Panasonic System Communications Company Europe News

   University of Bradford opts for Panasonic system to improve securityThroughout its recent period of frenzied development, the University of Bradford has evolved to become a progressive, forward thinking educational establishment, with a firm belief in offering leadership on sustainable development and community issues. The university has around 10,000 students enrolled, of which almost a third are mature students.  Almost 25% are international students, and they come from over...

  Panasonic System Solutions CompanyName change reflects broader systems based approachPanasonic System Solutions Company is the new name for Panasonic Security Systems, a change that reflects focus on the company's unique ability to deliver the broadest range of customer driven end-to-end technology solutions."In today's business environment, integrated solutions reach across multiple departments and disciplines.  Panasonic is in a unique position to deliver fully integrated...

   Milestone proved to be number one for open platform IP video management in the 'software only' category worldwide Milestone Systems held its bi-annual ‘MIPS' event last week: the Milestone Integration Platform Symposium.  Several hundred international security industry professionals gathered to learn the latest in digital surveillance solutions, and one of the first presentations from IMS Research announced that Milestone is the number one ‘softwar...

  Milestone IP video management  offers Cumberland Country Courthouse proactive control of security systemMilestone XProtect Enterprise: a simple and effective surveillance solution.The Sheriff's Office in charge of protecting the Cumberland County Courthouse had an outdated analogue system that provided little useful evidence for prosecutions.  Implementing a market-leading surveillance solution based on the user-friendly Milestone IP video managemen...

Lord and Company Technologies has implemented Milestone XProtect™ Professional IP video surveillance management software and easily upgraded to XProtect Enterprise as a central operational monitoring interface for the Madison Crescent complex. Located in Gainesville, Virginia, Madison Crescent is a 43-acre, mixed-use village providing residential, retail and office opportunities within a unique community environment.  From the key intersection here of James Madison Highway (Rt. 15) an...

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...

In these days of historically high oil prices, new drilling rigs and locations are in high demand.  Aker Solutions is building the latest-generation of semi-submersible platforms specially designed to conquer the challenges of deepwater drilling operations in harsh environments: the model H-6 drilling rigs.  They include the MH DrillView™ system for optimal monitoring of the operations in action, which has integrated Milestone IP video surveillance software at its core. The lates...

ImmerVision's new generation IMV1-1/3 panomorph lens is the only panoramic imaging lens in the world with the ability to survey an entire area with 360° coverage, free of blind spots and without any viewing downtime.  The panomorph lens can be mounted on any existing standard analogue and IP video surveillance system.  Traditional panoramic solutions using fisheye and mirror lenses, typically require important infrastructure modifications as well as special cameras and support equi...

Mayflex, the Cabling Infrastructure, Networking and Security solutions distributor, will be exhibiting at IFSEC for the second year running.  IFSEC is held at the NEC in Birmingham, 12th - 15th May, and is deemed the meeting place for the security industry, offering an excellent platform for both visitors and exhibitors to meet and source new products and opportunities.Mayflex will feature a selection of products from their product portfolio including the Mobotix range of IP security camera...

Panasonic's award winning System Solutions Division is once again a leading figure on the IFSEC floor plan this year from 12th to 15th May in Birmingham.  Its striking stand can be found at 12072 in Hall 20, with an exciting array of new products on display. Significant additions to the acclaimed i-Pro range will be showcased including the WV-NS950 and WV-NW960 indoor and outdoor Colour Network Dome cameras; equipped with intelligent surveillance performance and high image quality including...

The BM-ET330 Iris Reader from Panasonic System Solutions Company is being deployed in Clear kiosks at airports around the U.S. as part of Clear®, the airport security fast-pass system operated by Verified Identity Pass, Inc.®.  Clear was developed to help speed frequent travellers through security checkpoints, typically in four minutes or less.  Clear, which is already available to 100,000+ members at 14 airports across the country, utilises biometric data in the enrolment and...

Fibre Optech, the distributor of physical security and cabling solutions for the security and communication markets, has undertaken a major re-branding exercise, to bring the look and feel of the company in-line with its growth and position within the CCTV and fibre optics market.  This activity has seen the company introduce a new logo and produce an entire range of new company literature and stationery, as well as a new company website.Fibre Optech, based in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, spec...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe has announced a distribution partnership with Scott & O'Shea, Ireland's largest independent distributor of CCTV.Based in Dublin, Scott & O' Shea has partnered with Panasonic System Solutions Europe to drive the sales of Panasonic products across the whole of Ireland, including the entire range of CCTV products; both analogue and IP, NMStage digital signage software and medical cameras.Craig Wilkinson, Technical Sales Director of Scott and O' Shea, commen...

Panasonic System Solutions Company, a leader in professional video surveillance solutions, continues their thought leadership and consultative business with end users by offering substantial informational and educational resources via Steve Surfaro, Group Manager and Strategic Technical Liaison.  In high demand as a speaker and educator, Steve brings his tremendous experience and expertise to bear on a wide range of topics relating to all aspects of video surveillance.Steve's schedule of we...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe (PSSEU) has announced the appointment of Christina Burton as area sales manager for parts of the Midlands, South Yorkshire and North Wales.Christina joins Panasonic from Li Lin CCTV where she worked as a sales manager for the northern territory of England focusing on business development.  Christina has over 12 years of experience in the CCTV industry including 6 years with CCTV distributor Norbain and will be using this experience to drive sales throu...

In today's world of convenience foods, the supply of high-quality food products, delivered on time and at a reasonable cost, is an extremely competitive market place in which to operate.  Standing out as market leaders in their field, Kepak Convenience Foods (KCF) began as manufacturers of frozen beef burgers for the Irish food-service market.  By the end of 1989, the company's business had grown to such an extent, that it supplied half of the retail frozen beef burgers sold on the Iri...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe is pleased to announce that as of January 2nd 2008 it has increased the support provided to customers by extending the opening times of its UK and Ireland sales helpdesk.PSSEU has made this strategic decision to extend its sales helpdesk opening hours as it understands the importance of customer service and strives to ensure help is available throughout effective working hours, providing first-class support and assistance.  With this in mind, the helpdesk w...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe is delighted to announce its partnership with S2 Security Corporation.  The partnership means the addition of the S2 access control NetBox to Panasonic's extensive security portfolio, providing customers with an IP based access control system, offering event and alarm monitoring, video surveillance and much more.In addition to providing an extensive range of CCTV and IP security products, Panasonic System Solutions Europe (PSSEU) announces the inclusion of...

The Coliseum Leisure and Retail Park on the outskirts of Elsmere Port is one of the real success stories of the out of town leisure phenomenon.  Constructed on a brown-field site in 1998 the Leisure Park is owned by The Leisure Fund Ltd and complements the retail side of the Coliseum owned by Equitable Life. The Ellesmere Port facility comprises a large leisure park on one side, with the UK's largest designer outlet village on the other.  With over 140 shops, it features a wide range o...

Turning on a light bulb or watching television is something the population of the UK take for granted.  Whether relaxing at home, taking advantage of the latest consumer gadget, or hard at work in the office, we are all responsible for the consumption of ever larger amounts of electrical power, often with little thought to its source of generation.Centrica's Kings Lynn power station is one such source.  Its modern gas turbine and triple pressure heat recovery steam generator feeds 325...

Panasonic are exhibiting at Leisure Industry Week this year and will be showcasing its extensive product range.   As well as CCTV, Panasonic also offers a wide range of solutions ideal for the leisure and sporting industry including its digital signage software, NMstage, through to EPoS and till integration software. Retail outlets and sporting venues can protect their profits by utilising Panasonic's WINICS Retail software program that synchronises Epos transactions with CCTV footage t...

Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, announced recently it has signed an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to renew its Official Worldwide Olympic Partnership for a further eight years through to the 2016 Olympic Games.  The signing ceremony, held at The Banqueting House in London, was hosted by IOC President Jacques Rogge, and Fumio Ohtsubo, President of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Under the terms of th...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe (PSSEU) has appointed six new students to support and strengthen its EU marketing activities, and build upon the company's relations overseas.The new placement students will be working on their own projects as part of the central marketing team that covers events, exhibitions, point of sale and E-marketing.  In the UK team, Luke Whitehouse will be responsible for marketing and events, Kerry Long for E-Marketing and Gillian Littler for PR.Panasonic...

Students reflect on what security means to them.Panasonic Security Systems, a division of Panasonic System Solutions Company (PSSA), and Panasonic Authorized Dealer Allen Security & Consulting of Wendell, NC, recently sponsored an essay contest at three Raleigh, NC area schools.  Students from East Wake Academy, Zebulon GT Magnet Middle School, and Wakelon Elementary School were asked to write an essay about what security meant to them. Panasonic provided 20 lucky students with MP3 play...

Located on the perimeter of Heathrow Airport, the Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel is a modern, elegant hotel.  One of the largest hotels in the UK, it offers a wide range of facilities including 649 comfortable bedrooms, a 28 room dedicated conference centre catering for up to 700 delegates, Business Centre, health club, brassiere restaurant and lounge bar.Ensuring the smooth operation of the hotel’s day-to-day running requires a not insubstantial measure of professional management,...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe (PSSEU) has appointed Claire Millington as European PR Executive to support and strengthen its EU marketing activities as part of its new European structure. Working within the central marketing team which encompasses exhibitions, events, point of sale and e-marketing, Claire will be responsible for implementing a centrally led PR strategy across Europe for each of PSSEU's product categories, including CCTV, EPOS, iris recognition, medical cameras and digita...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe is delighted to announce that the WV-CW960 colour dome surveillance camera, featuring Super Dynamic III technology, has been awarded the PSI Premier Award for CCTV Product of the Year 2007.The awards evening, hosted by the Pro-Activ Publications team, took place on the 5th of June at the exclusive Moor Park Golf Club in Hertfordshire and recognised all those who had achieved excellence throughout the year in a variety of areas.  The awards were voted for by...

Panasonic System Solutions has been awarded the Best New Access Control Product for its 3x faster BM-ET200 Iris Recognition Reader at this year's Security Industry Innovation Awards.The 2007 awards ceremony, held during IFSEC on the 21st of May at Birmingham's exclusive Hilton Metropole Hotel, brought together the security industry's elite for a night of recognition, inspiration and entertainment.  Attended by over 500 professionals, the evening focused on recognising the people, products a...

American baseball team, St. Louis Cardinals' new home has the same name as its previous nest, that's where the similarities end.  Among the major enhancements at Busch Stadium III is state-of-the-art video security surveillance, which knocks the ball out of the park when it comes to going beyond other networked CCTV systems.St Louis Major League Baseball franchise has built itself a new $365 million palace and is protecting it with a virtual fortification, one of the most advanced n...

Panasonic's award winning System Solutions Division has established themselves as not only security manufacturing specialists but also as an integral fixture on IFSEC's floor plan for over 25 years now and will be exhibiting again at this years show, held at Birmingham's NEC from the 21st-24th May 2007.With new products including additions to the award winning i-pro range such as the WV-NS202 Colour Network Dome; featuring Super Dynamic III technology, and the slim line WJ-ND200 NDR; with remova...