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  Optelecom to showcase latest additions their line of Siqura® Surveillance SolutionsOptelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global producer of advanced IP-video network solutions, will introduce its new Siqura® Camera line at the Security Essen show in October. Optelecom-NKF will be launching also other latest additions to their line of Siqura® Surveillance Solutions, such as the Operator Storage software and the C-44 multi video codec. In order to continue adding to 'All Piec...

© Ken Grey, MotorPixMike Newton, CEO of AD Group, in his MG Lola EX257 sportscarMike Newton, CEO of CCTV specialist AD Group, and two-time class winner at the famous Le Mans 24 Hours was in the spotlight over the August bank holiday weekend. The entrepreneur and racing driver paraded his iconic MG Lola EX257 sportscar with its red, white and blue livery, in front of thousands of spectators at Oulton Park, Cheshire, as part of a celebration of 50 years of Lola racing cars.Said Newt...

Axis Communications announced that the company is opening a new sales office in Russia (Moscow).  There is great interest in network video in the region and by establishing a local office, Axis strengthens its presence on a market with development potential. In connection to this, the company also announces that the installation in Moscow Metro today comprises more than 3000 Axis network video products and has potential for further installations.By establishing a local office, Axis str...

  Mayflex invites customers to experience key products in the rangeMayflex, the cabling infrastructure, networking and IP physical security solutions distributor, will be partnering ACTi, the leading product developer and manufacturer of IP cameras and surveillance products, for a one day training session on Wednesday 17th September, 2008. With an extensive range of ACTi products in stock at Mayflex, the core range from this innovative manufacturer uses the advanced day and night...

 Former Mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, will be a keynote speaker at ISC East 2008  ISC East 2008 will feature keynote speaker Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and former U.S. presidential candidate at 11AM on October 29 in Hall 1E.  ISC East is scheduled for October 29-30, 2008 from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York, NY. Giuliani was selected to speak at ISC East because of his vast knowledge of New York City's infrastructure, how it operates...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - announces that it is now extending a special SD Range / ICED-HyperDome UK promotion until the end of November 2008 as a result of phenomenal demand from UK installers.This move will give installers an additional three months to buy any 8, 12 or 16 channel SD Range DVR and still be eligible to receive a free ICED-HyperDome at the point of purchase, with two free HyperDomes available to those who opt for a 32 channel model.Designed to celebrate the continued m...

Frontline Security Solutions has appointed Jason Hillier to be their Business Development Manager.Jason, who was previously with VSS, has been in the security industry since 1991.  He began his career as an apprentice engineer and progressed to gain experience of large projects whilst working in the company's installation and service departments.  He moved into sales in 2000 and whilst successfully winning core business, developed a reputation for developing new vertical markets....

Axis Communications recently announced that the company is opening new sales offices China (Beijing) and Brazil (São Paolo).  There is great interest in network video in both of the regions and by establishing local offices, Axis strengthens its presence on markets with development potential."The growing markets in China and South America make high demands on security and both of the regions have great potential," says Ray Mauritsson, President of Axis Communications. In Ch...

PCSC announces completion of the soon to be released LiNC-NXG, the access control management software for next generation security systems. An intense development cycle spanning the past three years has produced a revolutionary software platform upon which future growth and development will be exponential. LiNC-NXG is a fully integrated - scalable access control and security management solution - designed for facilities of all types and sizes. From one door to thousands of doors, the system&rsq...

Steven Wieczor has been appointed central USA Account Manager for Paxton Access Inc., the American sales arm for the leading UK access control manufacturer - Paxton Access Ltd.  News of his appointment reflects Paxton Access Inc.'s commitment to the American market, holding steadfast in their intention of establishing a comprehensive network of dealers and integrators throughout the United States.  In addition to this, Steve will consult and guide his customers, assisting with the sale...

Cisco's Director of Product Management and Marketing is to present the company's thoughts on the future of IP networks at the Chicago IP Security Conference.  Charlebois' presentation, ‘Issues Deploying Physical Security on IP Networks', will address some of the truths and myths of deploying video surveillance on IP networks; how to prepare networks for supporting video; bandwidth considerations; scalability; application interoperability; and a vision of the network as an application...

Arecont Vision enhances surveillance monitoring at College World Series for Hawkeye Vision, Inc. Every June, close to 300,000 fans make their way to Omaha, Nebraska for one of the high points of college sports - The College World Series. The top 8 teams in Division 1 Men's collegiate baseball can command over 23,000 fans at game time, filling Omaha's Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium to maximum capacity. Since 2007, safety and security of the games has been managed using megapixel cam...

Axis Security, one of London and the City's fastest growing security service providers, has appointed Roy Hudson as Account Manager.Roy has 17 years experience in the security industry and will have responsibility for operational and fiscal management of a portfolio of contracts.  He will also be taking over as line manager to two account support managers and will be based at the Wharfdale Road offices, London.  As Roy explains:  "I left the army after 16 years and the securi...

For more than twenty years, Dallmeier has been developing and manufacturing high-quality products and comprehensive solutions for the CCTV/IP area. As a provider of complete systems, the company offers perfectly integrated components, ranging from cameras, recorders and video analysis systems up to individually adjusted management systems.  Everything from one source, according to the motto:  "Quality made in Germany - Quality made by Dallmeier."At this year's Security 2008 i...

AD Group has announced that, as of 1 July 2008, the President and CEO of US-based Dedicated Micros Inc., Dr Alan Calegari, has transitioned to a new role as Non-Executive Chairman to DM Inc., providing strategic support to the Executive Team."We are very grateful to Dr. Calegari for his significant contribution to Dedicated Micros," said Nigel Petrie, AD Group Chairman.  "In this new role, he will continue to provide strategic support to the Dedicated Micros Executive Team in...

  Genetec expects that its local presence in the market will help build solid partnerships Genetec recently announced that the company has opened a sales office in Spain as part of its European growth strategy.  Due to increasing demand in the Iberian market, Genetec selected one of Madrid's most popular business centers as the hub for its new regional office. With over 2000 installed cameras already being managed in Spain by Genetec's revolutionary IP video surveillance solution,...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe (PSSEU) has selected five new work placement students to join the EU marketing team on a year long placement to build upon its business growth overseas. The placement students will be working alongside professionals on projects including events and exhibitions, website and portal design, advertising, and media relations to support and strengthen the existing central marketing team.  The newly appointed recruits include Luke Hansford who will be responsible...

Sony recently revealed how it has strengthened its market-leading security offering through a re-evaluation of its distribution network that sees Norbain SD, one of Europe's most successful distributors of electronic security systems, become one of two key distributors in the UK.  The announcement will place Sony at the forefront of Norbain SD's network of specialist dealers. Building on its extensive IP and analog line-up, which recently saw the introduction of nine new cameras including S...

 Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, has published financial results for the first six months of 2008, which confirm the company's leadership position globally, with strong sales growth of 37 per cent in local currency up to SEK 882 M (£73.4m) in its core network video market and in the EMEA region, where net sales amounted to SEK 469.5 M (£39m).Highlights for the period include Axis' announcement of its expansion into Russia with the opening of a new sales...

 HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that the EDGE™  family of IP-based access control products will be incorporated into the eAXxess™ security system by MAXxess, creating a complete open architecture system that extends the IP network all the way to the door.The IP-based EDGE™ provides a complete access control hardware infrastructure with contactless smart card capabilities.  eAXxess...

  Oliver Vellacott, IndigoVision CEO, giving the keynote speech at the launch launch conferenceIndigoVision, a leading supplier of integrated IP video security solutions, has opened a new regional sales and support centre for the Middle East in the Dubai Internet City, a free economic zone for Information Technology companies in the United Arab Emirates.  The opening ceremony was attended by local businesses and members of the press and was followed by a conference for IndigoVisio...

 Milestone has consistently grown 40-60% per year  Milestone Systems, a global developer of open platform IP video management software for surveillance systems, today announced $27 (€17) million in growth stage funding from Index Ventures, one of Europe's top venture capital firms.  This is the first ever external investment into Milestone, after nearly a decade in business, and marks the latest investment from Index Ventures' €400 million growth fund, which closed...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced recently the appointment of Ethan Vons as Director of Global Customer Services responsible for US, EMEA and APAC support centres.  ioimage is currently doing business in 35 countries and maintains a global network of over 100 business partners.Vons has a proven track record of managing global customer service departments and establishing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) programs and technical servi...

IndigoVision, a leading supplier of complete IP Video and Alarm management solutions, recently announced that it will support the network video standard being developed by Sony, Bosch and Axis, once it is ratified.Commenting on the announcement, Oliver Vellacott, IndigoVision CEO, said: "We are pleased to announce that IndigoVision's class-leading Security Management Software, ‘Control Center', will support cameras compliant with the forthcoming standard.  ‘Control Cen...

Siemens Building Technologies has announced a new partnership with Texas Instruments, which will see a whole range of new products developed for the video surveillance market.The first products to be launched were on show at the recent IFSEC 2008 exhibition as part of Siemens' Innovations Wall feature.  The popular SISTORE range of digital video recorders, manufactured in Germany, is the first to benefit from this technology partnership, with four new versions of the SISTORE MX hybrid recor...

Pelco was recently announced as the top sponsor of the World Game Protection Conference, an international conference and exhibition dedicated entirely to casino game protection.  Now entering its fourth year, the show features a smaller, highly targeted exhibition that focuses on the specific video security and game protection needs of the casino environment."What we really like about our association with Pelco is that there is probably not one casino in the world without something fro...

Bosch have recently made several improvements to their CCTV Technical Support organization in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, resulting in greater productivity of support specialists and superior levels of service for customers.  As part of the organizational changes, Bosch has created a dedicated IP video surveillance team to assist customers with our rapidly growing portfolio of network video products and systems. "Bosch Technical Support in Lancaster now consists of two CCTV...

Optelecom-NKF, Inc, a leading global supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, recently announced it received an ‘A' rating on an independent customer performance survey conducted by ICMA International, focused on the Americas market.ICMA International, a renowned bureau for international market research, granted Optelecom-NKF, Inc., an "A" certification rating based on a survey conducted among a cross-section of the Company's customers located in North America and Latin...

Fastlane Glassgate speed gates were used as part of CMP & HID Global's RFID & Smartcard feature stand at this year's IFSEC exhibition.CMP worked with HID to bring together the market leaders in a variety of sectors to demonstrate the latest technology working seamlessly with Smartcards and RFID.  Fastlane turnstiles from Integrated Design were the entrance control solution of choice.Billed as ‘a day in the life of a card' the stand functioned as a demonstration pavilion for re...

In a market segment where analog technology is quickly being replaced by IP video systems, Mobotix, a leading international manufacturer of digital, high-resolution and network-based video security systems, has far better growth prospects than most of its competitors since Mobotix decided not to offer any standard IP cameras, but to focus exclusively on high-resolution, complete systems. In the decentralised system structure established years ago by Mobotix, the intelligence resides in the...