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 The new face recognition system assures boarding pass authenticationC-True Imaging Ltd. (C-True) is introducing the C-Gate system, a boarding pass authentication solution using face recognition technology. The C-GATE system assures that ticketed passengers will be allowed to board only their proper flight.The system was launched at IATA's AVSEC 2008 conference, in Seoul, South Korea and gained substantial interest by aviation security officials.C-Gate offers an innovative breakthrough solu...

  View larger imageIpsotek presents innovative intelligent video Casino suite to enhance profitability and management of roulette and blackjackIpsotek, the world-leading manufacturer of Intelligent Video Analytics Applications, today announced the launch at the International Gaming Expo of its revolutionary new Casino Suite, which is designed to increase productivity at roulette and Black Jack tables. A prototype system has been running very successfully for several months and has...

The installation of advanced access control systems in both hotels significantly contributed to the award wins Two new hotel projects in Bulgaria, the Hotel Metropolitan-Sofia and the Park Hotel Pirin-Sandanski, have won awards in the 2008 Building of the Year contest for their advanced SALTO Systems access control installations.The Building of the Year awards ceremony, held at Sofia's Ivan Vazov National Theatre and broadcast live by Bulgarian National Television, is sponsored and organise...

 Dr Ondrej Krajícek, General Manager R&D and Martin Uddin, CTO of Y Soft with Mario Morger, Head of Sales Europe of LEGIC LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, a leading developer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification, is further extending its international network of partners. With Y Soft s.r.o., LEGIC is gaining a licence partner in the Czech Republic which has further locations in Japan, Israel, Denmark and Hungary, and which distributes its highly developed Y Sof...

 Security industry veteran Jack Derrico to manage Hirsch's Mid-Atlantic salesHirsch Electronics, a global supplier of access control and security management solutions, announces the appointment of Jack Derrico as Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager. Mr. Derrico will manage Hirsch's sales activities and dealer development in the Mid-Atlantic region including the states of District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina.   Mr. Derrico brings to Hirsch more than...

 Customers can use the easy-to-manage Milestone graphical interface to control Basler's IP cameras Basler Vision Technologies has teamed with Milestone Systems to integrate the Basler IP camera series with Milestone XProtect™ open platform IP video surveillance management software. All Basler IP camera models are now supported by Milestone XProtect Basis+, Enterprise, Professional, and Corporate products. This integration brings a powerful, top-quality solution to the surveillance com...

 Vigilant takes part in the Pivot3 High-Definition Storage Alliane ProgramVigilant Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of BATM Advanced Communications, announced that it has joined the Pivot3 High-Definition Storage™ Alliance program, offering service and support for Pivot3 technology customers worldwide.  Vigilant NetView, end-to-end fully digital security and surveillance system provides enhanced video handling accuracy, flexibility and alarms management. NetView gives i...

  CSC is the only company to have achieved VdS certification in the IP alarms field  Extending its technical lead further in the IP alarms market Chiron Security Communications (CSC) has become the only company to achieve independent, Europe-wide VdS verification and accreditation with its best selling IRIS Touch range of IP diallers. Confirmation of the coveted VdS approvals - which is the benchmark standard most widely recognised across Europe - represents a major...

 Wil Korosec, Regional Sales Manager TOA Canada Corporation is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Wil Korosec to the position of Regional Sales Manager - British Columbia. Reporting to Mr. Rico Lucia, National Sales Manager, Mr. Korosec will be responsible for the British Columbia region of Canada. Mr. Korosec brings with him over twenty-five years of technical sales experience as manufacturers representative of Security & Audio product lines, distribution and integration.TOA...

 The inaugural Integrated Systems Middle East Africa (ISMEA) tradeshow has been postponedIntegrated Systems Events, LLC, and UBMI UAE Jersey Limited (formerly CMPi UAE Jersey Limited) have announced the postponement of the inaugural Integrated Systems Middle East Africa (ISMEA) tradeshow. Originally scheduled to be held 23-24 March 2009 at the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Center (ADNEC), the show will now be staged at a later date."We had a tremendous response from the AV and electronic system...

 Pelco combines forces with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Pelco is partnering with the Emmy award-winning television program Extreme Makeover: Home Edition along with other local businesses and community members to give a deserving Central California family a new place to call home.Extreme Makeover: Home Edition provides home renovations for deserving families that have been faced with recent or on-going hardship through partnerships with businesses and the local community. The R...

 Warren Collins, Technical Sales Manager (UK) , MAXXESS Systems Warren Collins has worked within the electronic security industry for over 17 years, the last four of which have been with MAXXESS Systems heading up their technical support team.Commenting on Warren's appointment, Lee Copland, MAXXESS Systems EMEA Managing Director said: "Warren's specialist knowledge of access control hardware and software acquired whilst working for ourselves and Nedap make him the ideal...

The investment demonstrates the company's commitment to developing an unrivalled training and technical support serviceCooper Security has committed to a new 10-year lease on its facility at Vantage Point Business Village in Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire.The new agreement coincides with a considerable investment in the site, which will house a dedicated customer service and training facility, a state-of-the-art R&D and product development department and a sales and marketing office.This lates...

  Don Cameron, President of Niscayah LtdDon Cameron has been appointed as President of Niscayah Ltd, the UK business of the international security systems provider Niscayah Group. A UK businessman, with extensive general management and sales and marketing experience in IT and telecoms, Don has a background of business development, working both within large corporations and in entrepreneurial, start-up companies. For the past four years he has been Sales & Marketing Director at Mobi...

 WiMAX™ demand drives BreezeMAX® shipment growth of 37% in 2008 to a new record Alvarion Ltd., the world's leading provider of WiMAX™ and wireless broadband solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December, 31, 2008.Q4 Highlights (compared to Q4 2007):WiMAX shipments up 55% to record $57.7 millionWiMAX revenues up 21% to $43.9 millionNon-GAAP EPS was breakeven; GAAP net loss was ($0.08), including restructuring charge2008 Highl...

   Samsung Electronics IP camera range to integrate with Milestone video management software Samsung Electronics, the industry leader in visual devices, semiconductor, mobile, networking, consumer electronics and video surveillance technology, has officially announced the successful integration of its newly released IP camera models (SNC-B2315, SNC-B5395, SNC-M300) with leading VMS (Video Management Software) providers Milestone Systems and On-Net Surveillance Systems...

 First Security now offers the Security Practioners' Qualification to its officers Following the launch of First Security's bespoke management development programme, which was launched earlier this year in association with Northampton College, and accredited by the Chartered Management Institute, it has again teamed up with Lambeth College to offer the Security Practitioners Qualification to its officers.The Security Qualifications: NOCN Level 2 Certificate for Security Practitioners i...

  Pecan announces the appointment of Jo Lomax to Northern Area Sales Manager Pecan CCTV has appointed Jo Lomax as Northern Area Sales Manager. In addition to offering existing customers the benefit of excellent levels of service and support Jo will also be utilising Pecan's ability to supply bespoke solutions and develop new business opportunities from installers.Originally from Warrington, Jo started her career in internal sales working for some of the industry's major players. O...

 BiKal Candy Bar Cam available in all Maplin storesMaplin, the well-known electronics retailer, has recently introduced the revolutionary BiKal Candy Bar Cam to its UK customers.  Although Maplin have experienced a 70% increase in sales of domestic security cameras in the past year, many home users are still apprehensive about the difficulty in installing such security equipment.  The BiKal Candy Bar Cam is the perfect response to such anxiety as it can be easily installed by home...

  New MOBOTIX Q22 offers low cost, Hi-Res solutions for estate agents and retail outletsLettings and estate agents are a growing market for the installation of CCTV, is the view of Darren Roe, Operations Manager at Ecl-ips, an Advanced MOBOTIX partner and specialist in environmental and security threat management, as the company installs its fifth system within this sector in only a few months."People often think of pubs, clubs and banks as the only place you will find CCTV on the...

 Samsung Techwin has announced the introduction of a three-year warranty on its entire range of CCTV products. The new warranty terms, which came into effect on the 1st January 2009, are part of the company's commitment to service and product excellence. "Our products are highly reliable and we are pleased to pass on the benefits of this reliability to our customers," said James Smith, Marketing Manager for Samsung Techwin's dedicated European professional security division....

  VIVOTEK won in the category of software / hardware system integration VIVOTEK has won the Outstanding I.T. Products Award in the category of software/hardware system integration presented by ITMonth 2008 for innovative IT products. The award is recognition of VIVOTEK's competence and efforts in integrating advanced surveillance technologies with reliable hardware design. The award refers to the 2.6x pan/tilt/zoom network camera - PZ7151/PZ7152, which features a progressive scan CCD s...

MOBOTIX offers a professional, complete gas station video surveillance solution at unbeatably low total costMOBOTIX offers a professional, complete gas station video surveillance solution at unbeatably low total cost. Thanks to superior HiRes-technology, camera-integrated storage and the absence of mechanical moving parts, it is now possible for the first time ever, to securely monitor 4 gas station lanes simultaneously for under 1,000 euro! Digital mass storage devices such as SD cards now make...

 Reliance triumphs at BSIA Awards Reliance Security Services people have swept the board in this year's BSIA Regional Security Officer of the Year Awards. Teams and individuals won fifteen awards - one third of all the awards available and twice as many as any other single security company. Awards were achieved across seven different regions and in four categories including ‘Best Use of Technology', ‘Service to the Customer', ‘Best Newcomer' and ‘Best...

  Gianni Viero is Videotec's new Vice President for USA and CanadaEffective from January 2009, Gianni Viero is the new VP of sales for Videotec in USA. Gianni will be based in Videotec's US subsidiary located in Totowa, NJ and will be responsible for the customers in North America. Gianni has been with the company for almost twelve years in the position of country sales manager for UK and Eastern Europe, where he gained extensive experience of the market. Gianni holds a Bachelor i...

 Overland Storage offers a complete set of smart, affordable data protection appliances Mayflex, the cabling infrastructure, networking and physical security solutions distributor, has come to an agreement to distribute the Overland Storage SnapServer product range. Overland Storage offers a complete set of smart, affordable data protection appliances that help small, midrange and distributed enterprises ensure data is constantly protected, readily available and always there. Overland...

 The Pelco Sarix technology received the Salute Award based on the concept behind the software platformPelco recently received a Government Video Salute award for its innovative Sarix Mega-Performance imaging technology platform at the GV Expo Dec. 2-4, 2008, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.  The Pelco Sarix technology received the Salute Award based on the concept behind the software platform, which can easily innovate to incorporate the latest technolo...

 Pelco employees raise money throughout the year with dozens of activities such as bake sales, raffles, voluntary payroll deductions, and solicitations from suppliers Employees of video and security systems manufacturer, Pelco, presented 70,783 Toys for Tots to the U.S. Marine Corps on December 24, during a fun-filled ceremony at the company's Clovis, California, headquarters. The company's cumulative contribution since 1993 has exceeded more than one million toys.  The festive oc...

  Milestone Systems continues to be at the forefront of the convergence of IT and traditional securityMany security companies today claim to offer open platform IP video solutions, but very few actually deliver what the security industry and end users really need. Milestone Systems has a Consultancy Department working full time with integration projects using a rich Application Programming Interface and an extremely well documented Software Development Kit.Milestone Systems has offered...

artec technologies AG extends  its sales team and expands further into the eastartec technologies AG based in Diepholz extended again its sales team and expands further into the east.Jens Ringlstetter, Director Sales & Marekting at artec technologies: "While extending our sales team, we are going to enforce our presence in the international market. To open local representative offices and having a contact person on site for these important  "keys markets ", is a...