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Axis Communications (UK) Ltd has opened the doors to its new UK headquarters, located in larger premises on the Ladygrove Court business park near Hitchin in Hertfordshire. Its new headquarters represents a significant increase in space, reflecting the growth in personnel and the growing requirement for training and conference facilities to accommodate its customers and partners.There are a number of active training programmes available to Axis partners, ranging from Axis Academy, Business...
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...
LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the world-leading supplier of contactless smart card technology for personal identification applications, and Dalian Modern Hi-Tech Development Co. Ltd., developer of high tech software and hardware and provider of smart card solutions for public transport and electronic payment in China, have agreed on a license partnership. This agreement strengthens Modern's position in the fast growing market for all-in-one cards in China and provides LEGIC with a renowned p...
FreedomPay, Inc., the leader in contactless transactions and settlements to the nation's largest hospitality foodservice providers, healthcare systems, Fortune 1000 corporations, and educational institutions, today announced that its online hosted network integrates fully with the read/write capability of HID's iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology. "The FreedomPay cashless application, when coupled with the iCLASS card, allows employees and students to link funds...
NICE Systems, the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organisations to extract Insight from Interactions™ to drive performance, recently announced that it won a major security project award, receiving an order at over US$5 million for the supply of its advanced IP-based digital video content analytics solutions for implementation at a major international city's police force. NICE was selected to help the city's police forces deter city centre terror and cri...
March Networks™, a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that a major U.S. retailer has selected its digital video software and systems as the preferred solution for the company's new and retrofit store builds in the U.S.The retailer, whose operations include international locations and more than 5,000 sites across the U.S., is already using March Networks IP video systems in a number of its production facilities. The March Networks solution w...
TeleEye Group, a dynamic and leading worldwide supplier of video surveillance systems, has appointed Mr. Duncan Ross as the General Sales Manager for TeleEye Europe Ltd., its subsidiary office in the UK.Duncan's role will focus on the strategic development of sales and marketing activities for TeleEye Europe Ltd. in the UK and Ireland. He will be responsible for promoting and developing TeleEye brand within the video surveillance and CCTV market place. Duncan will also be working...
COE Ltd, the UK based developer and supplier of advanced video systems, is delighted to announce that Lynette Pon has joined as Director of Sales, South East Asia, based in Singapore. Lynette will significantly expand COE's sales and account management capacity in Asia, and bring significant experience in both sales and marketing in the surveillance industry gained from a career with Bosch, Nice, Panasonic and others. Andrew Wallace, Chief Executive Officer of COE Limited, commen...
March Networks™, a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that it has signed a strategic partnership with Telepac Telecomunicações e Portas Automáticas Ltda. to provide integrated digital video systems and software to financial institutions throughout Brazil. Telepac is an electronic security systems provider with operations in Brazil and other locations worldwide. The company holds an estimated 30% share of the Brazilian banki...
The UK CCTV and security products sales division of JVC Professional Europe has appointed Simon Hedley, CCTV Sales Manager, North and Chris Saxby as CCTV Area Sales Manager, South. Both Chris Saxby and Simon Hedley will work with Phil Wring who is the CCTV Sales Manager, UK. In addition, Angela Orchard has been appointed as Personal Assistant to Yash Patel, Executive Director, CCTV Europe at JVC Professional Europe. Angela brings strong organisational skills from her previous b...
SectorGuard have acquired Euro Security Systems and have appointed Una Riley as Group Head of Communication. Euro has been established in the technology market since 1985 and has sustained a reputation for quality and innovation. Una Riley has attained a strong industry profile working on behalf of the profession in association with organisations such as NSI, BSIA, FSA and Euralarm. Una is Past Master of the Company of Security Professionals in the City of London and currently...
LILIN, one of the World's largest CCTV manufacturers, has today launched a new web site that provides customers with accurate, easy to access, useful information that will give them a greater understanding of LILIN products.The site, which features up to date product information is the most comprehensive and accurate source of CCTV information for LILIN customers. It shows a wealth of information about LILIN, its history, products, technology and news and events.The new site is much mo...
March Networks™ (TSX:MN; AIM:MNW), a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that it has received orders totaling $6 million during the first quarter of its fiscal year 2008 to provide its IP video management systems to a U.S.-based big box retailer. The company anticipates that the orders will be shipped prior to the end of the second quarter.March Networks' advanced solutions help big box, supermarket, convenience, general merchandise and othe...
Bosch Security Systems and Milestone Systems have strengthened their strategic alliance by extending the range of integrated hardware and software products. Bosch Security Systems is a global leader in IP cameras and encoders. The IP cameras are based on the award-winning Dinion, FlexiDome and AutoDome Modular cameras. Milestone's XProtect IP video management suite is one of the market-leading open platform IP video management system, with an extensive global presence. ...
Bosch Security Systems today announced that Frost & Sullivan, a global growth-consulting organisation, has awarded the company its 2007 Video Surveillance Emerging Technology of the Year Award. Bosch's Direct-to-iSCSI RAID recording solution received the award because of its value to customers and IT personnel and its competitiveness against the networked video recorder (NVR). Bosch is a foremost pioneer in iSCSI-based recording technology, which uses the IP-based storage sta...
Group 4 Technology (G4Tec), a world leading manufacturer of security management systems for the commercial market, welcomes Kevin Anderson to the marketing department. Kevin is the new UK Head of Marketing, and is responsible for the strategic and tactical execution of all UK marketing activity within G4Tec and G2IS. He reports to Vice President of Marketing, Kim Loy.His responsibilities include a plethora of activities to drive the business forward including:Identifying an attractiv...
Sutton and Birmingham based JLG Security were awarded the accolade of UK Installer of the Year. West Country Security, whose head office is in Plymouth, was chosen as the southern region Installer of the Year with the same award being given to Manchester based Fibre Optics UK Ltd for the northern region."The judging was carried out by an independent panel of judges," said Mark Hagger, Urmet Domus's Sales Director. "The judges told us that it proved to be a major ch...
Harry Whale, Winsted's recently appointed General Manager, played in a charity rugby match on the 16th June to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Falklands War and managed to tear two hamstrings and acquire some broken ribs in the process."Like most ‘friendly' rugby matches, this one was competitively fought, and perhaps fittingly ended in a draw of 33- 33," said Harry. "We did however achieve our objective of commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Falk...
Mirasys Ltd, a leading provider of video surveillance software for the security industry is this year celebrating its ten year anniversary.Since its founding as a small IT startup in 1997, Mirasys Ltd has grown to become the Scandinavian market leader and a leading provider of surveillance software in Europe and North America. Today, Mirasys software is used to monitor sites ranging from New York State school districts to holding cells in Queensland, Australia, and from diamond m...
Twenty members of the Frontline team recently took part in the 2007 London to Brighton Bike Ride and in the process raised over £6,000 for the British Heart Foundation."Members of our team individually raised many of hundreds of pounds through the support of their family and friends," said John Bryan the Director. "The sponsorship provided by a number of our key suppliers, which included Boon Edam, DvTel, Norbain, Specialized Security Products, Barclays Bank, Devine an...
Retailers have been warned that they are not taking security seriously enough to tackle the rising amount of retail crime.Security specialist TAC says that retailers are seriously damaging their bottom line profits by not addressing crime properly.The claim comes after research carried out by TAC revealed that only nine per cent of retailers nationally treated security as a priority - even though crime cost the industry £2.5bn in 2005.TAC asked managers from leading high street stores and...
Forward Vision's Mic1-400 was recently tested head-to-head against high pressure water spray from a fire hose. The test was conducted to confirm the Mic1-400's performance under extreme conditions well beyond its stated environmental specifications. Constructed of CNC-milled 6mm-thick aluminium or 316L stainless steel, Mic1-400 is IP68 sealed for total protection against ingress and periods of immersion under pressure, providing absolute performance in extreme conditions such...
Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has appointed Carol Cope as Partnership Manager to head-up the company's DM Fusion programme, which has been created to deliver enhanced support for key security installers across the UK.Carol brings more than 20 years of business experience in sales and marketing to her new role. She has worked previously for a market-leading engineering company and, most recently, for the blue-chip consumer electronics company Sharp.Already Carol has been instrum...
HID Global, the trusted leader in secure identity, today announced the EMEA region launch of HID Identity, a new organisation offering a comprehensive set of solutions for the deployment of contact and contactless smart card-based identity credentials. Following the successful launch of HID Identity in the Americas, the newly formed service organisation will operate under the auspices of HID Global AG in Geroldswil, Switzerland. HID Global combined the talents and resources of Interlock AG...
Global market leader in video surveillance, TeleEye Group has appointed Diamond Computers and Software and Sumikawa Sdn Bhd as authorised distributor in Greece and Malaysia respectively. Both Greek and Malaysian security markets have high development potential. Greece produced a GDP of US$251.7 billion in 2006. The principal economic activities mainly include the tourism and shipping industries, banking and finance, manufacturing and construction, and telecommunications. G...
Nortech Control Systems Ltd are pleased to announce their recent acquisition of proximity reader manufacturer JTI Technologies Ltd. JTI Technologies Ltd was established in 1998 and designed the ‘DualPROX™' family of readers. The DualPROX™ family of readers offers the choice of flexibility and cost effectiveness whether it is for a new access control system, expansion of an existing system or simply replacement readers.The DualPROX™ readers read both old PAC (153...
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...
Scyron, the security and surveillance services company announced today the appointment of Michael Wilks as Chief Executive Officer to spearhead the company's international growth. He takes up the new position with immediate effect at the company's UK headquarters and Security Research and Development Lab at the University of Birmingham Research Park. The privately-owned UK company is at the forefront of creating a new category of 'intelligent' CCTV and surveillance systems....
LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leading manufacturer of contactless smart card systems for personal identification applications, and InterCard GmbH Kartensysteme, the market leader in multifunctional card systems, have signed a licence agreement. LEGIC all-in-one card technology is a perfect fit with InterCard systems and makes it possible to tap into new markets.InterCard GmbH Kartensysteme, formed in 1978, is based in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany and has been developing and distributing m...
Octavian Security Ltd, the security arm of the Octavian Group of Companies has announced the launch of its first Canadian office. To be based in Downtown Vancouver, Octavian Security Inc is to offer manned security solutions to Canadian organisations and also provide high end security consultancy.The UK based, internationally operating security specialist is about to secure its first contracts in the city, which are expected to be in the construction and logistics sectors. Octavian...
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