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IndigoVision, the leading supplier of IP Video and Alarm management solutions, has been honoured by Frost & Sullivan with the prestigious 2006 Technology Innovation and Leadership of the Year Award in the European security industry.  This award has been presented in recognition of IndigoVision's advanced strategies for product and technological development of IP Video solutions for CCTV applications.The Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation and Leadership of the Year...

At this year's Security Excellence Awards, Siemens Building Technologies, Security Systems, not only won the event's most sought after accolade - the Security Installer of the Year Award - but also built on previous success by winning the Best Customer Care Initiative Award for the second year running.Siemens received the Security Installer of the Year Award partly in recognition of the work it carried out under exceptionally difficult conditions in the aftermath of the London bombings o...

CCTV innovator AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - has been presented with the Queen's Award for Enterprise, in the Innovation category, by The Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, Mr William Bromley Davenport, during a formal ceremony held at the company's Warrington offices.The Award, given for TransVu the company's advanced mobile digital CCTV recorder, was handed over to AD Group's Chairman Nigel Petrie and, founder and CEO, Mike Newton in the presence of other Board members and over...

Axis Communications, the global market leader in network video, celebrates ten years since the company introduced the world’s first network camera.  In October 1996 the AXIS 200 network camera was launched and heralded one of the first steps of the technology shift from analogue CCTV to network video.  From the beginning Axis Communications has been the market and technology leader within network video, a market growing by 40 per cent every year.In the mid-1990s, Axis Communicati...

Norbain SD has signed an agreement with Intruder Detector manufacturer Aleph Europe Ltd to be their primary distributor in the UK. Aleph is a leading manufacturer of internal wall and ceiling mount detectors, external dual technology detectors and external active IR beams.  All ranges of Aleph's internal PIRs, wall and ceiling mounts come with pet immunity and anti-tamper as standard.  Built to the highest standard with a strong focus on innovation, Aleph products offer a cost effectiv...

Bo Kastensson leaves Bewator. Ottmar Matthias Müller becomes Head Centre of Competence/ Product Line Access Control. In December 2005, Siemens Building Technologies (SBT) acquired Bewator. Over the course of the year and in the next few months, local Siemens and Bewator security products sales activities in all countries will have been brought together under one local management team.The global product management responsibilities for both Siemens and Bewator access control products have bee...

Philip Poulidis has been appointed the Director of Marketing, Tyco Intrusion Security, responsible for DSC®, Sur-Gard™ and Bentel® brands.Philip brings a diverse background in the home networking, telecom and Internet industries to Tyco Intrusion Security.  His vast experience lies in the areas of product marketing, marketing communications and marketing strategy.  Philip was Director, Marketing and Sales, Interlog Internet Services; Director, Marketing and Channel Develo...

Milestone Systems Inc., the market-leading provider of open platform IP video surveillance software, has signed a Validation and Trademark License Agreement with Motorola Inc.  Networks and Enterprise Business Group, a global leader in wireless and broadband communications and mission critical solutions designed to meet the needs of public safety, government and enterprise customers.  The agreement between these companies was the result of a software evaluation of Milestone's produ...

TAC to introduce products designed to meet Federal Homeland Security Directives and StandardsTAC, a world leader in building automation, security systems and energy solutions, is launching a Government Security Initiative.  Over the next few months, TAC will introduce the first of several new products designed to address the Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) and the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS-201) as well as other requirements often called for within gove...

IdentiSys Inc., the largest supplier of identification solutions to end users in North America, announced today that Joseph (Joe) M. Wright has accepted the position of Vice President of Sales for IdentiSys Inc. and Distribution Technology Connection (DTC).  Mr. Wright will have overall responsibility for all of the Company's day-to-day sales operations, including, but not limited to, direct sales, web sales, telesales and distribution sales."We are very pleased to welcome Joe to t...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has secured the coveted Best Security Manufacturer Award in the prestigious Security Excellence Awards.  The results were announced at a gala dinner held on 11 October at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London in front of hundreds of security professionals.It was the company's innovative approach to CCTV, which proved decisive in the judges' decision to select Dedicated Micros as the ultimate winner from a shortlist, which included Axis Communications, Pan...

Bosch Security Systems had appointed Controlware as its leading IP Bosch Security System Dealer (BSSD) in its recently launched programme for professional installers who want to build their business via long-term customer relationships.Controlware Communications is a leading provider of networking products, solutions and services to carriers, ISP's, cellular networks, service providers and corporate users throughout the world.  Controlware has been supplying and supporting thousands of...

Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, has welcomed Simon Cook into the position of Sales Engineer.Simon will be responsible for delivering Axis Training Academy programmes and for the management of the Axis Academy in the UK and Ireland.  All Axis channel partner scheme members benefit from a structured training programme designed to derive the maximum benefit for resellers from the IP-Surveillance opportunity.  He will also be working alongside Axis reseller partner...

Cost-Effective Explosives Detection System to enable high-throughput required by mass transit environments; can screen 100 percent of passengersSmiths Detection, the world's leading provider of trace and X-ray detection systems, today announced it has signed a letter of intent with RedXDefense, LLC, to jointly develop an advanced explosives screening system for the mass transit environment capable of screening 100 percent of passengers.  The two companies will partner to adapt advanced...

COE Ltd, the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, and ISM Ltd, the premier developer of Integrated Security Control Room Management Software have today announced a technology partnership in which COE will sell ISM's Genesys Control Room Management System (CRMS) integrated with COE's X-Net transmission range including its leading IP codecs with intelligent video analytics, its recording systems and matrices.  The companies will also partner to bid for larger...

PAC, the UK's leading manufacturer of integrated access control systems, is set to reaffirm its position at the forefront of the commercial and housing sectors with the promotion of Steve Tickle to national sales manager.Steve (39) brings over 15 years security industry experience to the position, the last seven of which he has spent at PAC, part of Stanley Security Solutions.  Having joined the company as a regional sales manager for the south west and London, Steve took charge of PAC&...

Sukhi Ghuman, managing director of internationally operating security firm, Octavian Security has become the first person to win Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce's Entrepreneur of the Year award twice - and for two consecutive years.Named Entrepreneur of the Year at the Chamber of Commerce & Industry's ‘Nottinghamshire BEST Business Awards 2006', Ghuman beat off fierce competition from his peers in Nottinghamshire - one of the UK's most prosperous centres of commerci...

G1 selected as one out of six finalists in the Best Security Installer CategoryG1 has been selected as one out of six finalists for the Security Excellence Awards, 2006 in the Security Installer Award category.  The Best Security Installer Award is presented to the individual or company who has shown the highest standard of workmanship and customer support during the year."Naturally we are delighted to be nominated as a finalist" states Chris Best, Director.  "G1 are a k...

HID Global technology used as application platformHID Connect, the partnership arm of HID Global, a leading manufacturer in the access control industry, is pleased to recognize its application development partners who participated in the 2006 iNNOVATION awards.  HID Connect salutes all iNNOVATION award participants for helping end-users "do more than open the door" with their access control credentials.  The awards were announced on September 29, 2006, at the culmination of t...

ioimage appoints Zeev Farkash to manage the EMEA and Latin America regions to strengthen customer and partner support, and to advance sales initiatives.ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity in installation and operation, has announced today the appointment of Zeev Farkash as Vice President for EMEA and Latin America, responsible for managing business and driving growth for these regions.Zeev brings over 12 years of experience in business development, sales,...

HID Global, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced that it has further increased its sales support for the EMEA region with the appointment of Robert Jansson as Regional Sales Manager for Scandinavia.  He will be based in Gothenburg Sweden, with sales responsibilities for the fast growing Scandinavian territory, including Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland.Robert Jansson comments, "I am confident that with m...

MDI, Inc., the leading manufacturer of Unified Technology™solutions for the security industry today announced that two separate initial orders for the ONE™ Unified Technology™ platform, have been placed by MDI certified integration partner Dyskret, Ltd., in Poland, specializing in building management and the centralized integration of security system components.  These orders will be installed as part of a physical and electronic security upgrade initiative for the Warsaw...

Retailers and other business sectors must co-operate more closely with security firms in order for the regulation of the industry to be a success, David Dickinson, chief executive of the British Security Industry Association, told a Reliance Security Services seminar in Birmingham.Mr Dickinson was commenting on the reforms introduced earlier this year, which outlawed unlicensed private security personnel and made their employment by businesses illegal.  However, some businesses were continu...

Collaboration turns cameras into intelligent edge devices enabling next generation video surveillance and analytics for enterprise customers at lowest reasonable cost.Agent Video Intelligence™ Inc., the global leader in enterprise-grade video analytics, today announced that Cohu Electronics has licensed Agent Vi's next generation video analytics software technology for use in Cohu's 3960 Series "i-view.net" IP camera.  With the addition of AgentVi's camera-optimized VI-Agent...

Urmet Domus' commitment to achieving success by investing in people has been recognised by the Essex Business Awards. Urmet, who are the UK's fastest growing door entry and access control supplier, were   highly commended in the Best Business Improvement through People category of the 2006 awards held at Braxted Park.Companies submitting entries for the award category had to show how an individual employee or group of employees had made a significant impact on its business...

Group 4 Technology (G4Tec) has hired David Hodgkiss to be the new Regional Sales Manager for the Group 4 Technology Electronic Security Systems group.  His territory includes the West Midlands and North West.  David is responsible for generating new business within his territory and for managing existing customer accounts.  He reports to Mark Robinson, National Sales Manager.David has worked at G4Tec for five years, first as a Senior Installation Engineer and then as a Principal E...

artec technologies, located in Diepholz, Germany, continues its course of expansion by further extending the marketing of its products.  For this, the company has been able to win over Paul André de Jong as its new Vice-President of Sales & Marketing.  Beginning on 01.10.2006, he will assume responsibility for all of artec's distribution and marketing activities.  For video branch insiders, De Jong is no stranger.  Most recently he was the sole managing director of...

CCTV specialist Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has been announced as a finalist in two categories of The National Business Awards 2006, sponsored by Orange, and described by The Chancellor of the Exchequer as "the UK's business Oscars."For The Orange Best Use of Technology in Business it was Dedicated Micros' groundbreaking TransVu Media mobile digital CCTV recording system, for buses and trains, which caught the eye of the first-round judges.  This allows operators to comb...

Visimetrics continue to grow its sales team with the appointment of John Gregory as Business Development Manager.  Focusing predominantly on a sales specification role, John will be working closely with Consultants, Specifiers and major End Users within targeted applications developing on the success achieved by the company since the launch of its FASTAR and VADER Digital Evidence Recorders.John is already familiar with Visimetrics and the product range through his previous roles at Link In...

Face recognition software aids tracing of suspect personsCognitec Systems, the leading provider of face recognition technology and systems, today announced that the company has been awarded a contract to provide software and services to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt - BKA) after winning a pan-European tender.On the basis of photographs and video material, Cognitec's face recognition software will support the research and identification of unknown suspects. ...