Video Surveillance News

Arecont Vision provides Emprise Bank with megapixel camera surveillance solutionEmprise Bank is a name well known in Kansas for leadership, integrity and service to their customers and to the community. Headquartered in Wichita, the privately owned bank has over 40 locations in 20 communities across the state. Their culture of commitment and customer service is strongly instilled in nearly 500 dynamic and diverse individuals on the Emprise staff. In early 2007, led by the vision of Corporate Sec...

  TOA Canada Corporation promotes Danny Jang to Product SupportTOA Canada Corporation is pleased to announce the promotion of Mr. Danny Jang to the newly created position of Product Support. Mr. Jang has been with TOA Canada Corporation since 2006 with the majority of his time spent working in Customer Service and Accounts Payable. Reporting to Mr. Bill Soper, Product Support Manager, Mr. Jang will be responsible for R.A. requests, parts requests, service depot support, product inspect...

 Altronix hosted several of its security partners at a MontrealAltronix hosted several of its security partners at a Montreal Canadian's hockey game at the Bell Centre on Saturday, February 7th, 2009. Proceeds from the event were donated to The Gift of Life, Inc. - a non-profit organization which provides life-saving heart surgery for children around the world.

   GVI Security Solutions wins two-year contract from Samsung Electronics GVI Security Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of video security surveillance solutions featuring the complete Samsung Electronics line of products, has been awarded a two year contract extension starting February 1, 2009, to provide video surveillance equipment to a major U.S.-based international retailer for its United States asset protection and safety program. Revenue over the two-yea...

   26 Arecont Vision AV3130 cameras installed in Sofia to expand and enhance a system to catch traffic violators Anyone who speeds past a red light in Sofia, the metropolitan capitol of Bulgaria, may find themselves facing irrefutable evidence of their traffic violation in the form of a crisp, clear image from an Arecont Vision AV3130 megapixel IP camera. Sectron Ltd., a provider of turnkey security and communications systems in Bulgaria, has installed 26 A...

 Motorized zoom lenses from Rainbow are being used on the new Type 45 destroyerMotorized zoom lenses from California-based Rainbow are being used on the new Type 45 destroyer which will be the largest and most powerful air defence destroyer ever operated by the British Royal Navy. The first of the vessels, HMS Daring, sailed into Portsmouth, England, last month to be greeted by a 15-gun salute and thousand of well-wishers including schoolchildren from across Hampshire.The 7,350-tonne w...

  Arts college fitted out with inspired security systems from BoschIndustry:EducationEnd User:Franklin & Marshall College is a highly competitive, national, liberal arts college of 2,000 students located in the historic and vibrant city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The 180-acre campus includes functional and inspiring academic facilities and a supportive housing system. Founded in 1787, the college today is known as a place where the liberal arts and sciences are connected to the re...

  Rob Zivney, vice president of marketing at Hirsch Electronics to moderate panel of experts at TechSec solutionsRob Zivney, vice president of marketing at Hirsch Electronics, a leading manufacturer of security management solutions, will moderate a panel of security experts at the upcoming TechSec Solutions conference being held February 23-25, 2009, at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, TX. The session is scheduled for Wednesday, February 25, at 4:00 p.m. and is entitled "Where Will S...

  ISC Brazil expecting more than 100 exhibitors, 5,000 visitorsElectronic security companies looking to expand internationally will have one of their best opportunities of the year March 17-19 at the ISC Brazil trade show in Sao Paulo.With nearly 200 million people and a $2 trillion economy, Brazil has one of the world's highest potentials for growth, and the nation's electronic security market is projected to expand by more than 16 percent over the next five years. ISC...

 Pelco joins the Panasonic Solution Developer Network to support Panasonic i-Pro Cameras on its video management platformsPanasonic System Solutions Company and Pelco have aligned under the Panasonic Solution Developer Network (PSDN) in an effort to expand the interoperability of both companies' video surveillance solutions to best serve the needs of customers. As a new PSDN member, Pelco plans to support Panasonic's i-Pro network camera lineup under its enterprise-class IP-based video secu...

 Brivo Systems and network camera leader, Axis Communications join together in technology relationshipBrivo Systems, LLC, the leader in Web applications for access control and security systems, today announced that Brivo President and CEO, Steve Van Till, will join Axis Communications General Manager, Americas, Fredrik Nilsson, in delivering a highly topical panel presentation at the TechSec Solutions Conference in Dallas, commencing today. Brivo recently teamed up with Axis in a new c...

 Honeywell signs distribution agreement with COMPUTERLINKS which increases availability of IP access control and surveillance productsHoneywell recently announced that it has signed an agreement with COMPUTERLINKS for the distribution of Honeywell Internet Protocol (IP) access control, electronic surveillance and security monitoring systems in the UK and Ireland. The agreement allows COMPUTERLINKS value added resellers (VARs) to provide British and Irish businesses of all sizes wi...

  SAMSUNG | GVI Security new logo emphasizes video solutions provider's commitment to service, simplicity and integration in environmentally-friendly world SAMSUNG | GVI Security today announced that it is accelerating its commitment to service, simplicity and integration. This dedication is exemplified by a new green logo that represents integration, convergence and team building, all within an environmentally-friendly atmosphere. The arrows of new logo represent ho...

 Lambeau Field selected NUUO surveillance system to monitor the national football stadium The NFL stadium is home to the Green Bay Packers, winners of 12 league championshipsThe massive $295 million reconstruction was designed to update the facilities of the stadium and add more premium and suite seating, while preserving the famous and original seating bowl. The renovation project was completed in 2003, bringing the current seating capacity to 72,928. In order to prevent and cont...

  Ramon Grado has assumed the position of Managing Director for IQinVision's operations in Europe, the Middle East and AfricaIQinVision, market leader in high-performance megapixel IP security cameras, intelligent network cameras, and IP video recording systems, today announced that Ramon Grado has assumed the position of Managing Director for IQinVision's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Along with Grado, the company continues to grow and solidify the ranks of sales a...

 SIA approves revisions to its Open Systems Interoperability and Performance Standard (OSIPS)The Security Industry Association (SIA) has approved revisions to its Open Systems Interoperability and Performance Standard (OSIPS) Framework and Digital Video Interface efforts to support the requests of various organizations focused on IP video."New digital technologies for IP video require new standards for cameras, encoders and video analytics if these components are to integrate, or conve...

  MATE Adds Powerful Video Analytics to Hirsch's Velocity System MATE-Intelligent Video, a technology leader in intelligent video surveillance systems and Hirsch Electronics - a leading provider of security management systems -  recently announced the completion and availability of their integration empowering the award-winning Velocity™ Security Management System with MATE's Behavior Watch™ video content analysis capabilities to deliver intelligent surveillance a...

  Leaders in video security analysis implement all-inclusive offeringSony Professional, Milestone and Agent Vi  recently announced a complete solution for intelligent video analysis ahead of Milestone's Integration Platform Symposium in Las Vegas, February 12th - 14th. Following its introduction to the market several years ago, intelligent video analysis technology has been increasingly used by the security industry. However, up until now there has been no single cost-effective, s...

  American Fibertek Inc. celebrates a quarter century in video security industryIn 1984, the cost of a first class postage stamp was 20 cents and Ronald Reagan had just been elected to his second term in office. In the video surveillance and security arena, the CCTV market was in the process of shedding its stodgy reputation and re-creating itself as a high tech industry. Into this environment, American Fibertek Inc. (AFI) was introduced with a focus on the newly revolutionized industr...

  Avocado Security plans launch of four new products at ISC West 2009In previous years, most organizations' physical security and IT security have operated independently, and have been managed through separate departments. However, there is a new technological shift-taking place in the market, combining physical security with Business Intelligence (BI) to drive even greater operational efficiencies. The convergence of BI with physical security will not only transform the way companies...

  On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc., (OnSSI) joins with DNF Security to boost network storage On-Net Surveillance Systems (OnSSI), the market leader in non-proprietary, open architecture intelligent IP-based video surveillance software, has announced a strategic partnership to enable users of OnSSI's NetDVMS Enterprise scale network video recorder and camera management platform to take advantage of DNF Security's Seahawk platform of IP storage products offering capacities fro...

  Steve Clarke appointed as Managing Director at ComNet EuropeCommunication Networks of Danbury, Connecticut, doing business as ComNet™, parent company of ComNet Europe Ltd., and a leading manufacturer of fiber optic transmission and networking equipment, has hired Steve Clarke to be the company's Managing Director for its efforts throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Steve Clarke will be responsible for ComNet's entry into the region to meet the growing demand and...

 Ionit Technologies selects David R. Wedel as EVP, Director of Sales Chicago, IL - Ionit Technologies, industry leader in advanced digital video compression solutions for the security and process control industries, has appointed David R. Wedel EVP, Director of Sales. Mr. Wedel brings over 25 years of experience in the security industry as an end-user, specifier, integrator, and sales and marketing leader to Ionit. He assumes responsibility for Ionit's North American sales efforts...

 On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. (OnSSI) aims to promote its products further afieldOn-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. (OnSSI) has announced the addition of four new manufacturer's representative firms to promote sales of its open architecture IP-based video surveillance software solutions in the Midwest and Southern United States."As a supplier of best-in-breed software to empower video surveillance management, OnSSI looks to the best-performing rep firms to join our team," said...

 logiware gmbh has released the latest 3.7.2.9 version of its go1984 video surveillance software VIVOTEK has established strategic ties with logiware gmbh, a Germany-based software development company specialized in video surveillance and recording systems. As a new member of VIVOTEK's SIA alliance, logiware will integrate supports for VIVOTEK's IP surveillance products into its software to provide customers with more surveillance options.logiware gmbh has released the latest 3.7.2.9 v...

  Pictured (Left) is Tim Maslen, Sales Manager, D-Tec, receiving a Finalist Certificate for the 'Best Application' category in the IP-in-Security Innovation Awards from Paul Hennings of IP Security Events & Media Ltd.D-Tec - part of AD Group - announces that it was a finalist in the prestigious IP-in-Security Innovation Awards held at the Hilton Hotel, Coventry, during the recent IIPSEC 2009 exhibition.The company made the shortlist in the ‘Best Application' category, followi...

 JVC sales enquiries went up by 60% at IIPSEC this year For JVC at IIPSEC 09, sales enquiries were up 60% on last year at IIPSEC 08. Even in today's challenging economic environment, people are turning to specialist and high-performance products for their IP market needs. With a brand name well known for reliability and durability, JVC demonstrated its commitment to the IP market sector by putting on one of the most impressive stands at the show. The quality and innovation was evi...

 Colin Burgess and Tim Biddulph have joined the UK and Ireland sales team Samsung Techwin's Professional Security division has further strengthened its UK & Ireland sales team with the recruitment of Colin Burgess and Tim Biddulph. Colin Burgess, who has spent the last four years as National Accounts Field Sales for Norbain and whose twenty-two year career has seen him gain experience working for Philips and Visimetrics, has been recruited by Samsung Techwin as Account Manager...

 Pick-a-Point Icon has been designed to be intuitive for operators and builds on the success of earlier variants Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - highlighted the installation and end user benefits of integrator BBV's enhanced Pick-a-Point Icon Digital Matrix solution at the recent IIPSEC 2009 exhibition. This is now fully integrated with the latest range of DV-IP products, including the HighVu Excel, DV-IP Server, Decoder, RT and HD. The new Pick-a-Point Icon also has HDMI interfaces a...

 Raytec's security systems have to withstand extreme weather conditions The latest IR lighting technology from Raytec is being installed at the Anchorage Christian School in Alaska as part of an upgrade to a 30-plus camera CCTV system.As well as supporting an advanced IP video system, the Raymax 200 illuminators at the site have to withstand extreme weather conditions ranging from -30º C to  60º C including snow, ice and polar winds.The installer, Tecpro, was g...