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GJD to exhibit range of detectors and illuminators at ADI Madrid expo 2016

GJD to display D-TECT detectors, IP motion detectors and the Clarius Plus range of IR and White-Light LED illuminators GJD, a leading British manufacturer of professional security equipment, will exhibit at the ADI Madrid expo on Thursday 28th April 2016. The event will take place from 9am to 6pm at the Finca la Alqueria in Madrid. On stand number 15, GJD will display its full product range including wired and wireless external D-TECT detectors, innovative IP motion detectors...

Qognify showcases VisionHub VMS and Situator 8.0 PSIM/situation management solution at ISC West 2016

VisionHub includes new, robust VMS capabilities, while extending to offer, advanced situational awareness Qognify, formerly NICE Security, recently announced that it will be showcasing its next-generation video management solution (VMS), VisionHub, along with the latest release of its PSIM/Situation Management solution, Situator (release 8.0), at ISC West 2016, taking place April 6-8 in Las Vegas. Holistic video centric security solution VisionHub is Qognify’s next-gen...

Qognify EMEA head-office in central London houses regional sales and management team

The new office boasts a cutting-edge solution demonstration suite showcasing latest version of Situation Management platform Qognify, formerly NICE Security, recently announced the opening of its EMEA head-office in central London. The new office is the home of Qognify’s regional sales and management team that also provides training and support services to its partners and customers. Serving the expanding customer base Located in Blackfriars on the bank of The River Th...

Qognify releases VisionHub, web-based video management solution for situational awareness and security incident management

Qognify, formerly NICE Security, recently announced the release of VisionHub, a next-generation web-based video management solution (VMS) providing extended video surveillance and security management. Based on Qognify’s 20 years of experience, VisionHub includes new, robust VMS capabilities and extends to offer situational awareness and effective security incident management, making it the most powerful VMS in the market. Open platform solution Based on Qognify’s VMS core, trusted...

SeeTec video surveillance protects Colruyt, Belgium's largest retail chain

An owner-managed company of the size of the Colruyt Group is a rare phenomenon in the world of large corporations. Which makes the development over time of what began as a small Belgian general store all the more remarkable. Colruyt currently has more than 470 branches and over 25,000 employees in three countries (Belgium, France and Luxembourg) and a variety of different sales strategies (organic produce and products for babies, small children and urban lifestyles). That makes the company one o...

Promise technology to showcase Vess NVR appliances and external storage solutions at ISNR 2016

Reliable and high-performance NVR appliances and storage solutions are vitally important in the Gulf region Promise Technology Inc., a leading developer of open platform storage solutions for video surveillance, will join its distribution partner Business Automation and Security Systems (BASS) at next week’s International Exhibition for National Security and Resilience (ISNR) at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi. Promise will showcase its award-winning line of Vess NVR appliances a...

Promise to demonstrate Vess NVR appliances and storage solutions with SeeTec and Samsung at ISNR 2016

Promise will demonstrate Vess NVR appliances with SeeTec Cayuga and Samsung Security Manager VMS Promise Technology Inc., a leading developer of open platform storage solutions for video surveillance, will join its distribution partner Business Automation and Security Systems (BASS) at next week’s International Exhibition for National Security and Resilience (ISNR) at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi. Promise will showcase its award-winning line of Vess NVR appliances and external sto...

Promise Technology certifies over 60 system integrators and security professionals at IP video surveillance training courses

The participants will receive the Promise Certified Professional logo to use on their website, email signatures and business cards Promise Technology Inc., a leading developer of open platform storage solutions for video surveillance, announced it has certified over 60 system integrators and security professionals as part of its IP Video Surveillance Training Course in Dubai and Abu Dhabi with its partner Business Automation And Security Systems (BASS). The new Promise Certifi...

Promise Technology’s Vess A2330 and Vess A3340 NVR appliances to debut at Security Show 2016, Japan

Vess NVR appliances feature SmartBoost Technologies, which offer superior performance in video surveillance environments Promise Technology, a leading developer of open platform storage solutions for video surveillance, announced new NVR appliances for IP video surveillance that will debut at next week’s Security Show Japan - Vess A2330 and Vess A3340. Vess A2330 is a cost-effective and reliable solution for small sized surveillance projects of up to 40 IP cameras. Vess...

Qognify Situator 8.0 PSIM and Situation Management solution provides actionable intelligence

Qognify, formerly NICE Security, recently announced the release of Situator 8.0 with the introduction of the new Operational Intelligence Center (OIC). The latest version of the market leading PSIM and Situation Management solution provides a platform for leveraging the massive amounts of big data. Situator captures, monitors and correlates and turns it into actionable intelligence. Increases operational efficiency The Operational Intelligence Center, with its new advanced rules engine, monito...

Seetec releases Cayuga R7 video management software with improved performance

The trend of constantly increasing video systems and camera resolutions puts higher and higher demands on video management software. For SeeTec this has been the reason to focus intensely on performance and scalability aspects during the development period of the recent product release SeeTec Cayuga R7. Optimised camera image rendering and motion detection The performance of visualisation has been increased by up to 50 % by optimising the rendering and decoding components. In practice this mea...

SeeTec helps protect business and shopping district at Riverside Park in Nelspruit, South Africa

Shortly after the initial installation of the SeeTec security solution, crimein the district decreased by 25 % With four shopping centres, 33 car dealerships, one casino and two hotels, Riverside Park, a City Improvement District (CID) in Nelspruit, South Africa, offers a wide sphere of activity for tradesmen, investors and proprietors. In city development, the introduction of so called “Business Improvement Districts” is a preferred means to create sustainably...

SeeTec Cayuga Infinity X helps monitor railroad stations in Munich

SeeTec Cayuga offers unlimited ways of interfacing the software combined with flexible administration and an intuitive ease of use "Trust us!" – Munich City Utilities' (Stadtwerke München - SWM) motto is an important part of the corporate culture. SWM, as the holding company of Munich’s Transport Corporation (MVG), is also responsible for the safety of 544 million passengers each year. This entails the railway network with more than 100 kilometres of track...

SeeTec security management solutions prevent accidents and minimise safety hazards at Turkey’s Altas Ambarli port

SeeTec management solutions allow integration and usage of a great amount of cameras Introduction Altas Ambarli is the largest port of Turkey and an important hub between the Black Sea Region and the Far East. The Kumport terminal, which is located near Istanbul on the European side of the Bosphorus, is an active part of the port since 1994. Thanks to its steadily rising turnover and coincidental investments in human resources and technology, it has become one of the most...

SeeTec IP video solution streamlines business processes at DPD parcel delivery hub

The video system is synchronised with automatic conveyor belts used to transport the shipments throughthe building Introduction Over 78% of the German population has bought something over the Internet. And it‘s not just in Germany that the convenient way of shopping with just a few clicks has grown in popularity over the years, thanks to the wide range available and the attractive prices. A large part of the success of e-commerce is down to the parcel carriers, because...

Qognify's 5 operational security trends to deal with challenges in 2016

Qognify director of vertical marketing,Udi Segall highlights operational trends in order to achieve leaner operations These top five operational security trends will help deal with rising security threats, extreme weather conditions and endless operational challenges in 2016. Lean operations are in, more so than ever. Heightened security threats, extreme weather conditions and a tough macro-economy environment are all putting a significant burden on public sector organisation...

Albert Unterberger appointed Seetec Director of Strategic Alliances

Albert will be responsible for the initiation and management of strategic partnerships in the European project business Since January 1st Albert Unterberger (53) is responsible for the initiation and management of strategic partnerships in the European project business as well as for the development of new vertical markets in his new position as Director Strategic Alliances at SeeTec. Albert Unterberger joins SeeTec as a designated specialist looking back on nearly 30 years of...

Falling prices and open security systems see increased competition amongst security providers

Ups and downs tested the staying power of security system providers in 2015, which was a dynamic year for the security market. A key development in the security industry has been the acquisition of VMS leader Seetec by OnSSI, which has enabled it to serve customers globally. The security market in 2015 also witnessed a growing trend towards supporting diverse security systems from different manufacturers. Falling prices and increased competition On the bright side, while the economy has not ye...

SeeTec physical security solutions secure oil and gas industry

SeeTec video technology helps to detect situations at an early stage and thus assists in avoiding consequences Despite of the development of alternative and renewable energies, oil and gas still represent the engine of the world economy. Exploration takes place under increasingly challenging conditions often in remote locations. Security requirements, already high, continue to rise. This is not surprising as incidents during up-, mid- and downstream processing can cause immens...

SeeTec IP video management software protects Paris car park operator SAEMES

SAEMES decided to apply the SeeTec License Plate Recognition at two test locations 365 days a year, the French metropolis Paris is heavily frequented by tourists, commuters from the surrounding area and business travellers from all over the world. This inevitably leads to an overload of public transport and urban roads, and also puts a heavy strain on the parking situation. For almost 35 years, one of the largest provider of parking places in Paris SAEMES – Sociét...

SeeTec Cayuga BVI Retail combines article surveillance with video analytics for retail security

To avoid retail shrinkage, SeeTec BVI Retail provides an option to connect the video management system to ERP or POS systems If you believe recent surveys to be true, commercial damage in Germany caused by retail shrinkage accounts for about 3.8 billion Euro per year – this is one per cent of the total turnover of this industry. More than half of this is caused by shoplifting. Another 40 % of the total amount can be related in equal terms to employees and suppliers. The...

SeeTec IP video management solution for traffic and city surveillance at Maastricht, Netherlands

The Windows-based SeeTec Client can keep an eye on live streams and archive recordings to manage the flow of traffic on demand The large number of tourists and the narrow streets in the historical city centre repeatedly cause a traffic overload. To ease the situation, local traffic authorities installed several IP cameras at strategically chosen intersections. The large number of tourists and the narrow streets in the historical city centre repeatedly cause a traffic overload....

Qognify Situator and NiceVision remotely monitor leading oil and gas company’s 25 locations

Qognify Situator connects & correlates access control, intercoms, analytics, cameras, & brings real-time situational awareness to the GSOC One of the world’s largest companies in the oil and gas sector has saved more than a million dollars thanks to security solutions from Qognify, formerly NICE Security, that enable the organisation to remotely monitor and manage security for 25 locations. In its first year using Qognify security solutions, the company saved $1....

Security industry’s top 10 mergers & acquisitions of 2015

For the second year in a row, Canon made the biggest M&A move in the security marketplace in 2015. How could Canon top the industry shockwaves it created in 2014 when the Japanese giant acquired VMS company Milestone Systems? That’s easy: They bought Axis Communications for $2.8 billion in 2015.   Although the Canon-Axis deal grabbed the most headlines and was easily the most shocking M&A announcement of 2015, it was certainly not the only big news on the mergers...

Axis showcases innovation in network video at its Partner Showcase events in UK and Sweden

The two events saw more than 30 partners showing solutions covering a number of different areas Axis showcases software and technologies with partners to over 400 attendees at highly successful 2015 events in UK and Sweden. Axis Communications, the global market leader in network video was joined by its partners for two highly successful events showcasing some of the leading innovation in the network video industry. Convergence of software and hardware partners The two even...

2015 sees rise of drone detection systems and the convergence of physical and cyber security

Physical and cyber security convergence, perimeter intrusion detection systems and fibre optic-based sensors were some of the security trends that picked up pace in 2015 and will continue to grow in the coming year as well. The beginning of 2015 started out slowly as the implementation of security projects by a number of organisations was postponed for various reasons. Mid-year picked up momentum, and the year is ending on a strong note. A significant trend was the gradual progression of conve...

SeeTec, Zepcam partner to provide mobile video solution with live wireless transmission

Integration of mobile Zepcam cameras into SeeTec Cayuga video management software also enables live transmission of image With the partnership of SeeTec and Zepcam, two technological pioneers combine their competences for a mobile video solution. The integration of mobile Zepcam cameras into the SeeTec video management software enables both a gapless recording and a live transmission of the image data via wireless transmission. One application scenario in particular for the c...

Qognify Suspect Search and mobility solutions enhance security for world’s largest transit agency

Qognify’s mobile solutions integrate directly with the Situator command and control environment Qognify, formerly NICE Security, recently announced that one of the world’s largest transit agencies is now more secure than ever after expanding its investment in Qognify security solutions. With that investment, the agency adds Suspect Search and mobility solutions to better detect, manage, and analyse incidents, amplifying its use of Situator, NiceVision, and Qognify...

Qognify, formerly NICE Security, to help ensure passenger safety at Oslo Airport

NiceVision will enable the airport to effectively manage operational bottlenecks, safety hazards, and security threats As part of a major expansion project at Oslo Airport’s Terminal 2, slated for completion in 2017, Qognify, formerly NICE Security, has been selected to help ensure operational efficiency, business continuity and passenger safety and security, Qognify announced recently. Oslo Airport is already one of the largest airports in the Nordic region, and expect...

NICE Systems Physical-Security Business Unit acquired by Battery Ventures

Through the acquisition, Battery Ventures has established an independently operating business named Qognify Battery Ventures, a global technology investment firm, announced recently that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Physical Security Business Unit (PSBU), formerly part of the security division of publicly listed NICE Systems. Through the acquisition, which was originally announced in August, Battery Ventures has established an independently operating busine...

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