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Syd (Peter) Heals has been appointed to the board of directors of Bell Group Limited and Bell Security Limited. This board oversees Bell's UK security and fire systems businesses within the corporate structure of parent organisation Securitas Systems AB.Syd Heals has been Chief Operating Officer of Bell Security's Commercial Security and Fire UK systems operations since January 2006.  He entered the industry in 1978 and joined Bell Security in 1990, where he has gained extensive commercial...

SENKOADL has appointed a European sales representative to promote the company's range of IR-adjusted fixed, varifocal and zoom lenses.Stefano Ulliana, 33, hails from Milan.  Stefano speaks English, French and Spanish as well as his native Italian.  He has come across to CCTV from a background in ethical sales within the medical sector and sees many parallels between the two markets.Stefano said, "I'm looking forward to the challenge and expect to gain business for SenkoADL in the...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, announced today that IMS Research estimate Axis' global market share for network cameras at 32%.In the same report*, IMS rank all vendors providing video surveillance equipment, including digital and analogue security equipment such as cameras, recording solutions and video servers/encoders.  "Axis has moved from 12th in the world in last year's study to be positioned 8th in 2006.  This is very impressive for a co...

Ipsotek has opened the UK's first video analytics training centre.  Courses aimed at Value Added Resellers (VARS), specifiers, integrators, consultants and end-users will cover the theory and practice of behavioural analytics.  Few dispute the importance of CCTV analytics but with its educational Partner Programme, Ipsotek is the only developer offering formal training in this rapidly emerging technology.The courses - primarily for sales and technical professionals - are set at three l...

Jack Fernandes, President and CEO of American Fibertek, Inc., has announced the appointment of Theodore "Ted" Turczyn as Director of Distribution Sales.  Turczyn joined AFI this month following a successful career in the communication systems integration field, including positions with Belden Cable and International Fiber Systems.                      "Ted has extensive ex...

March Networks™, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that Stephen Nicolle has joined the March Networks senior management team in the position of acting Chief Operating Officer (COO), reporting directly to Peter Strom, President and CEO.                      Mr. Nicolle has more than 22 years of experience working in the comm...

SANYO Security Systems, a division of SANYO Fisher Company, has announced the appointment of Mr. Robert Schindler to the position of Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast region.Mr. Schindler brings more than 25 years of security industry experience in managing sales and market development for Toshiba, Sony and Panasonic.  Robert's appointment, which is effective immediately, was announced recently by Mr. Frank Abram, Vice President and General Manager, SANYO Security Products Division.&...

Control room furniture specialists Winsted announce that they have retained the services of PhD student Hina Keval. Hina will act as a consultant on all new major projects to ensure that advice offered to Winsted's clients in respect of the design of their control rooms takes into account important ergonomics issues."We have always taken great pride in our ability to offer our clients expert advice on how control rooms can be customised to meet specific operational requirements," said...

Paxton Access Limited, the UK's market leader in the manufacture of access control is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Cowling as Large Projects Manager.  With a degree in industrial design and over 6 years engineering and project management experience, Tom will support and manage large Net2 access control installations.                           A...

Norfolk based installer Check Your Security Ltd has won ADI-GARDINER's "NVIP Partner of the Year" award for its highly impressive 200% year-on-year growth since joining the scheme in 2005, and for a number of major projects including its recent upgrade at the University of East Anglia (UEA).    The award was presented to Check Your Security's Managing Director Carl Pace by ADI-GARDINER's Sales Director Hemant Trivedi at the distributor's latest NVIP Forum."We a...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced recently that it has signed a distribution agreement with CMI Inc., a leading Canadian channel management company of security and IT products throughout Canada.As part of the agreement, CMI Inc. will offer its customers ioimage's off-the-shelf intelligent video encoders and IP cameras with built-in video analytics.  CMI's client base spans Canada and includes security systems integrators, architects &...

Ipsotek and Kingston University in southwest London, both leaders in visual surveillance, are working together to create advanced motion tracking and object classification modules. The project is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), a business support scheme run by the Technology Strategy Board.  A recent graduate is employed to work on a strategic project for a company, jointly supported by a company supervisor and an academic expert.  KTPs receive funding of up to 60% of the proje...

Unipart Security Solutions has been awarded a seven-year contract to provide a range of security services for shoe retailer Dolcis' new distribution centre in Baginton, Coventry.  Dolcis, which was sold in 2006 by Alexon Group to a team of investors headed by retail entrepreneur John Kinnaird, currently have 65 high street branches and 150 concessions across the UK.Dolcis IT Director, Nigel Hickman, said, "Our high quality merchandise is just as attractive to would be thieves as i...

TeleEye Group sponsored a team of four to participate in Oxfam Trailwalker 2007, which was one of the largest fundraising sports events in Hong Kong.  The TeleEye team successfully finished the 100km MacLehose Trail in 26 hours and 28 minutes.Two TeleEye staff members and two volunteers formed the TeleEye team.  They started training with day and night trail routes a few months before the event in order to have better results.  Their effort was recognized with the successful compl...

G4S Denmark is part of the world's largest security company, Group 4 Securicor, with 500,000 employees in more than 100 countries, and Milestone's powerful XProtect™ IP video management software is now an important part of the company's product offerings. The agreement in Denmark follows similar agreements between Milestone Systems and G4S in Belgium, France and Luxembourg.  The Nordic collaboration, effective as of November 2007, gives more than 80,000 Danish G4S customers the opport...

Secure Design KK, the Japanese developer of biometrics fingerprint authentication technology, announces that it has reached an agreement to acquire 53.9% of Beyond LSI Inc ("BLSI"), a Japanese company which provides biometric fingerprint solutions for a wide variety of applications, such as cell phones, personal computers and physical access to its technologies for algorithms, LSI and embedded network systems.BLSI was established by members of the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Under t...

Pelco is pleased to announce a new collaboration with SmartConnect, a software development leader in 'Video-Centric Business Intelligence®' security applications.  The partnering of these two industry leaders has resulted in the development of a software management platform that allows Endura, the Pelco enterprise-class IP-based video security system, to work with the SmartConnect 'CasinoVision™ POS Version 4.1' security software application.  This solution en...

Fargo Electronics, Inc., a global leader in secure technologies for ID card systems, announced it has signed a joint marketing agreement with UK-based Optaglio Ltd., a leader in security microstructure technology.  The agreement will provide the framework for secure solutions utilizing Fargo's High Definition Printing™ series in conjunction with Optaglio's E-Direct® high-security holograms in Fargo overlaminates.Specifically aimed at government and financial markets, the a...

The Government should be doing more to encourage the use of energy-efficient lighting in the security sector, says a leading manufacturer.Raytec has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the issue, which could potentially cut thousands of pounds from individual electricity bills and across the whole country make a significant contribution to reducing CO2 emissions.A number of organisations have already joined the campaign and installers, specifiers and end-users are being urged to add their...

With great honour, VIVOTEK is pleased to announce its receiving of the 16th Taiwan National Outstanding Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Award, the highest honorary recognition for SMEs in Taiwan.  The awardees were all praised by Taiwan's Vice President on the award ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt Taipei Hotel on October 30, 2007.The National Outstanding SMEs Award is bestowed on small and medium size companies that are stable and have an extremely promising future.  After a r...

Genetec announced recently that it ranked Number 180 on Deloitte's 2007 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America.  Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth over five years, from 2002-2006.  Genetec grew 897% percent during this period.Genetec's CEO, Mr. Pierre Racz, credits the fact that Genetec took a software-centric approach in a hardware-centric ind...

Winsted, the leading control room furniture specialist, has promoted Terry Shough to the role of Contracts Manager.Terry, who joined Winsted 16 years ago as a designer, now has responsibility for all aspects of Winsted's pre-installation design service including the customisation of Winsted's control room furniture range to customers' specific requirements.Commenting on Terry's appointment as Contracts Manager, Harry Whale, Winsted's General Manager, said,  "Terry&#...

March NetworksTM, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that the Bank of New Zealand has selected its R5 Visual Intelligence management software and networked video systems for more than 170 retail banking branches throughout New Zealand.  The rollout is expected to be completed by the end of 2008.  Approximately 80 units have already been installed.Headquartered in Auckland, the Bank of New Zealand is the country's third...

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leader of 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology for personal identification applications, and MCX Systems Sp. zo. o., provider of comprehensive ICT solutions, signed a licence agreement in Poland.  The partnership strengthens LEGIC's position in the Polish market and enables MCX to implement state-of-the-art technology in its terminal card systems. MCX was established in 1988 and since its foundation has enjoyed a dynamic growth, keeping pace with the t...

Bell Security has launched a new range of four service programme options - Argentum, Aurum, Platinum and Platinum5 - as part of a restructuring of its approach to providing ongoing service support for security systems.  Bell claims this represents a radical re-think of the way security systems service is delivered in the UK.  The programmes are available to both existing Bell customers and other organisations seeking an alternative to their current service provider.The programmes are b...

The pioneering Octavian Group has announced the launch of a door supervisor training centre in South Africa - the first time a UK qualification in this field will be available overseas.Octavian Security Training, a division of Octavian Security, has established the training centre in Pretoria to provide the National Certificate for Door Supervisors Qualification.Jot Engelbrecht, Octavian's operations and training director, is himself from Cape Town in South Africa.Jot commented: "This i...

Emizon has appointed Glyn Rogers as Sales Director to support the company's rapid expansion into the UK signalling market. Glyn brings over 25 years experience in the alarm industry to his new role.  He started as an Engineer, and then progressed into sales where he has held a number of roles covering both installers and ARCs as well as launching new products. Prior to joining Emizon, Glyn was National Account Executive at SECOM, a role which provided invaluable experience in deali...

Vigilant Technology Limited, the global provider of intelligent video solutions for the high-end CCTV security and surveillance market, announces recently that it has won an agreement to be the sole supplier to a gaming corporation which currently has six casinos in the USA amounting to approximately US$4 million over the next three years.The contract includes design, installation and maintenance of IP video surveillance & security systems for three years in addition to existing and future c...

Pelco is pleased to announce that Mr. Dean Meyer has joined the management team of Pelco as its new Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Mr. David L. McDonald, Pelco CEO.  Meyer comes to Pelco from TAC Americas in Texas where he was President. "Dean's addition to our Pelco management group will bring us invaluable TAC / Schneider insight, along with his very impressive general management expertise," says McDonald.  "I have known Dean for some time and feel very...

Network cameras and video servers from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, will be installed to improve public transport security in a project being undertaken by Switzerland's largest transport operator - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB).  SBB has decided to install the recently launched AXIS 209MFD Network Camera in double-decker commuter trains serving Zürich to improve safety and security for passengers and personnel.The total installation order is estimat...