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Mango DSP, a leading provider of intelligent video servers for the CCTV, video surveillance and homeland security defence markets, and Steelbox Networks, developer of the world's fastest media appliance, have signed a partnership agreement.  The partnership will present the industry with a comprehensive intelligent video, processing, distribution, and storage and management solution.Current and future customers of Steelbox video surveillance network solutions will now have the option to int...

Unipart Security Solutions, the security arm of Unipart Group, one of Europe's largest, privately-owned logistics and business services providers, has appointed Les Ramsden to the position of Sales Manager for its rapidly expanding Remote Monitoring Services division.  Based at Unipart Security Solutions' new headquarters in Weedon, Northants, Les brings with him extensive experience in the provision of remote monitoring solutions, having spent the last seven years as Commercial Manager wit...

Milestone Systems, a leading global provider of open platform IP video management software, has announced a new Marketing Manager based out of headquarters in Denmark: Jens Taarnskov.The security industry's growing uptake of IP technology is well illustrated by the success of Milestone Systems.  As a company on the forefront of developing IP video software for best-of-breed integrated solutions, the ongoing addition of new partners, country offices and employees is keeping pace with the spe...

Twenty-year-old budding entrepreneur Paul Reddington is celebrating after being named apprentice to one of the region's business stars.Paul, a keen cricketer from Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, is the first "apprentice" to Sukhi Ghuman, managing director of the Octavian Group - the organisation famous for putting ex-Ghurkhas into IKEA.  And it's a great opportunity for Paul to learn from someone who has been named Businessman of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year and Emerging Leader of...

Brivo Systems, LLC, the leader in Web applications for access control and security systems, recently announced the addition of new senior staff, the creation of an additional sales territory, and the expansion of its headquarters to accommodate continued growth.Brivo has enjoyed strong sales growth over the past several years.  A rapidly expanding product line and projected sales increases in both North America and in new international markets require the addition of senior staff, as well a...

EVT Technologies, a developer of networked video management and recording software, recently announced the completion of its corporate identity change.  The new identity is designed to better reflect EVT as a company that simplifies video management and provides the market with genuinely useful video surveillance solutions that solve real market needs, both for the integrators and end users.In video surveillance sites, a major challenge is finding a way to efficiently and cost effectively m...

Paxton Access Ltd, the UK's leading supplier of access control systems, is pleased to announce their entry into the Slovak security market together with existing distribution partner Abbas Inc.  The partnership, originally announced at the Prague and Brno security shows August 2007, has exceeded expectations - both companies are confident of carrying this momentum into the new region.  "Since the launch we have been impressed by the professional service Abbas Inc. provide for thei...

The failure to maintain specific conditions such as temperature and humidity in a building can be detrimental to many industries; the damage caused is the biggest cause of insurance claims in the UK each year.Dedicated to delivering complete multi-brand security solutions, ADI-GARDINER (UK) has announced it is to become a distributor of the EnviroAlert critical environment monitoring products manufactured by Winland Electronics, Inc., a long-term supplier to ADI in the USA.  EnviroAlert mon...

IndigoVision, the leading supplier of complete IP Video and Alarm management solutions, has announced its half-year financial results.  The company reported an increase in product revenues of 48% to £9.18m ($18.6m) for the 6-month period ending 31 January 2008, with operating profit increasing by 269% to £1.29m ($2.62m).  This follows a similar trend in previous years, where IndigoVision outperformed similar companies in the increasingly important IP Video Security sector.C...

Videotec's Asian branch has just moved their offices to a more strategic position for logistics and sales in the Hong Kong area.From the new larger offices, show room and warehouse, the staff will act promptly to deliver its customers an improved service and to efficiently promote the Videotec products.  The ongoing growth of the Hong Kong branch demonstrates the success of the company's expansion policy to create a thoroughly integrated subsidiary in their own local area and which therefor...

Siemens Building Technologies has been awarded a contract to maintain all the electronic security equipment across London landmark, the Canary Wharf estate.The deal follows a tough competitive tender and will see Siemens take responsibility for the security equipment of all Canary Wharf-managed buildings and infrastructure within the 97-acre site.Siemens is to put in a team of on-the-ground engineers who will manage a multi-faceted security system that includes CCTV, vehicle scanning, road block...

CCTV surveillance equipment manufacturer TeleEye has won the prestigious Hong Kong Top Brand Award for 2007.  Presented by the Hong Kong Brand Development Council and the Chinese Manufacturers Association, the award is in recognition of the company's outstanding brand identity both in Hong Kong and internationally.  TeleEye was the only international company amongst the finalists to represent original technological development within Hong Kong.The award comes just three months after Te...

As part of an ongoing expansion programme, Unipart Security Solutions has further added to its management team with the appointment of Peter Wilkins as Operations Director.Peter Wilkins left the Metropolitan Police in 1988 to concentrate on a career in commercial security firstly as Group Head of Security for the MFI Furniture Group, before moving on to Sainsbury's supply chain, DHL Express and more recently Tradeteam, part of the DHL Network.Commenting on his appointment, Peter said: "...

Paxton Access Inc, a specialist manufacturer of access control systems, is pleased to announce a new distribution partnership with TransTech Systems Inc.Paxton Access is a market leader in the UK and Europe and strongly believes that their systems are a good fit for the US market.  Incorporated in the US 18 months ago, Paxton Access systems have been warmly received by many US installation companies.Key to Paxton Access' success in the UK and Europe has been their commitment to designing an...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, recently announced the appointment of Lars Paulsson as Regional Director for the Europe, Middle East & Africa region (EMEA).  Paulsson brings more than 15 years of brand strategy and marketing expertise in international roles to Axis to further strengthen the company's EMEA organisation.  Paulsson works out of the Lund office (Sweden) and reports directly to Bodil Sonesson Gallon, Vice President, global sales of Ax...

Dowshu, the world's leading 32 and 64 channel DVR manufacturer and home of the ICON and iQ CCTV product ranges, is pleased to welcome Les Beverley to the post of Business Account Manager in the UK.  Les joins Dowshu as a result of their rapid growth and brings a wealth of security experience to the company.  He has worked within the CCTV industry for over 15 years in manufacturing for Integral Technologies, in shopping centre security installation for G1 and CCTV distribution for ACAM....

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...

Dowshu, the world's leading 32 and 64 channel DVR manufacturer and home of the ICON and iQ CCTV product ranges, is delighted to announce that it has recently opened a new office in Schenzhen, China.  The office is part of the company's continued global growth and expansion plan and houses Dowshu's second Research and Development Centre - the first being based in Cork, Ireland.  The office also provides Dowshu with a new sales and service channel within the Far East which, until now, wa...

The latest research findings, published by IMS Research, have confirmed D-Tec's position as the global leader in the fast growing area of Video Smoke Detection (VSD), and the number one provider in key regional markets.In the IMS Research report, entitled: "World Market for Fire Detection and Suppression Products", D-Tec - part of AD Group - heads up the Video Smoke Detection category with an impressive market share of 41.3%, based on IMS Research analysis of 2006 data, way ahead of it...

VIVOTEK has won the "Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2007", awarded by Deloitte, for its remarkable revenue growth rates since 2005.  The ranking lists the top 500 companies in Asia Pacific for the outstanding achievement of fastest rates in annual revenue growth. Owen Chen, the chairman of VIVOTEK, commented: "This prestigious award is an honourable affirmation for VIVOTEK.  This achievement not only demonstrates our excellent capabilities in sales and marketing strate...

Swann Security® , the global leader in "Plug & Play" security monitoring solutions, is pleased to announce the addition of Ms. Faz Colbhie as Channel Manager for the UK and Ireland.  Based in Milton Keynes, Faz will oversee Swann's ever-expanding group of distributors and resellers in both Ireland and the UK.  Faz brings a wealth of experience in distribution, retail and dealer management to Swann's European division.  The addition of Faz to Swann's management te...

Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, has awarded Irish systems integrator Encom its Best Channel Partner in Ireland Award 2007, at its recent partner conference held at Sopwell House, St Albans.  Dublin-based Encom gained expertise in storage and PC deployments, working with the likes of Irish telecoms operator Eircom and data centre provider DEG, before building an IP-Surveillance business unit in 2004.  Since then, Encom has experienced strong growth through...

March Networks™ is pleased to welcome Ronald Watson to its sales management team in the position of Vice President, Commercial, Industrial and Government Sales.Mr. Watson has more than 25 years of experience developing public and private-sector accounts, as well as global sales and support channels, for leading security technology providers.  During his career, he has overseen the security requirements of large enterprise organisations and won global contracts with companies such as B...

Honeywell recently announced the appointment of Vineet Nargolwala as Managing Director for Honeywell Systems Group operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).Nargolwala was previously Director of Global Marketing for Honeywell's Access Control and Honeywell Integrated Security (HIS) businesses.  Prior to this, he was a Strategic Marketing Manager in Honeywell's Environmental and Combustion Control business, responsible for an extensive product portfolio including leading Honeyw...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has introduced a "limited edition" European launch promotion for its feature-rich SD Range which is setting new standards for DVRs in the mid-range CCTV market, from video analytics to uniform recording duration and smooth motion video on all cameras. The special SD Range promotion is targeted at European security installers giving them the chance to receive a 100€ Amazon.com voucher for every SD model purchased.  In addition, those who order mult...

HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that David R. Triber has been named Vice President, Legal Affairs, reporting to Dr. Tam Hulusi, Senior Vice President, Strategic Innovation and Intellectual Property.  In this newly created position, Mr. Triber will be responsible for managing the legal affairs of the global enterprise, and identifying and developing legal compliance policies for the growing organisation.  He w...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances, and EVT, a provider of video management software, recently announced that they have completed integration of their video security solutions.As a result of this partnership, EVT's open architecture video management software now supports ioimage's intelligent video encoders and IP cameras, enabling existing and new users to seamlessly and cost-effectively incorporate video analytics into their security networks.ioimage's intelligent video encod...

HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that it has joined forces with the ASSA ABLOY Identification Technologies (ITG).  Leveraging the long-term trust customers have in the HID brand worldwide, the merged organization will now operate as one company: HID Global.  The overall objective of the merger is to strengthen the value proposition to our customers by optimizing the combined resources and capabilities of HID G...

Market research conducted by Agility PR on behalf of IP-surveillance market leader Axis Communications at the International IP Security Exhibition & Conference (IIPSEC 2008) last month, showed that 77% of respondents saw the ability to monitor images remotely over the network was a key end-user benefit when installing an IP-surveillance system.The industry is also witnessing the impact of the latest technical developments in IP-surveillance:52% of respondents think that improvements in quali...

OPS will be key in providing in Genetec’s IP physical security solution to the Australia/New Zealand market Genetec, a pioneer in IP security solutions and a technology leader within the physical security industry, announced recently the appointment of Open Platform Systems (OPS) Pty Ltd as its value-added distributor in Australia and New Zealand.  The Asian market is considered critical to Genetec's global presence and growth, and the appointment of OPS will be key...