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High Definition Printing™ technology to help federal agencies comply with HSPDFargo Electronics, Inc., a global leader in secure technologies for card identity systems, today announced that its HDP600 and HDP600-LC have been approved by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) under the card printer station category of the FIPS 201 Approved Products List.  The certifications enable government agencies and other organizations to use Fargo's High Definition Printing (HDP®)...

North American Video, a leading security systems integrator, has added more than 40 new employees to date in 2007 bringing the company total to 98 full time integration specialists.  Appointments include a new Director of IP Systems and Special Projects, a Director of Healthcare Installations and a new Human Resources Director in addition to project managers and technical personnel.  The new appointments reflect North American Video's continued growth and immersion in emerging netw...

Anti-terrorism product, PAXCON® has become the first spray-on blast mitigation coating to achieve a coveted Secured by Design licence. PAXCON® is a non-intrusive coating that's painted onto building walls to contain fragmentation caused by an explosion or bomb blast.  Fragmentation is responsible for over 80% of bomb blast casualties, making PAXCON® a cost-effective solution with the potential to save multiple lives.The Secured by Design (SBD) scheme has previously focused o...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has appointed Eddie Dautry-Turner as Systems Application Manager. He will be able to bring more than 15 years experience in the security sector to this new role.  Previously, Eddie worked at integrators BBV, latterly as Product Manager for the market-leading Pick-a-Point Virtual Matrix solution where he played a pivotal role in its success. Eddie already has an in-depth understanding of DM systems having liased closely with the company on a number of ma...

D-Tec - part of AD Group - the world's leading exponent of Video Smoke Detection (VSD) has announced the appointment of Colin Greenman, 41, as Product Manager for Analytics.  Based at the company's office in Alton, Hampshire, England, he will have responsibility for the implementation of a portfolio of advanced video analytic solutions for fire, security and facilities management. In his new role Colin - who has an MBA, from Southampton University, specialising in product marketing and org...

Milestone Systems, the world market leader for open platform IP video management software, announces the establishment of an office in Germany, with Stefan Teuber as Sales Manager.Milestone Systems is continuing its global growth with the opening of an office in Germany, which will further strengthen the company's international business activities.  Stefan Teuber, previously at Sanyo, has joined the company as Sales Manager for this region.With headquarters based in Denmark, Milestone h...

Mayville Products Corporation formally announces the acquisition of the EMI Security Products business from APW Ltd.  On March 9, 2007, Mayville Products Corporation concluded the transaction and began manufacturing the EMI Security Products and fully supporting the EMI brand name.EMI Security Products is a well-recognized brand name and has provided camera housings to the security marketplace since 1985.  EMI Security Products include CCTV security camera enclosures, mounts, DVR and V...

Axis Communications announces that it has increased the warranty period on its network video products to three years from one year.  The new three-year hardware warranty applies to purchases made from January 1st 2007 onwards.  It is applicable to all Axis network video products except for the AXIS 206 and AXIS 207(W/MW) Network Cameras.Axis Communications (UK) has also reached an agreement with Comtek Network Systems to manage the Return Merchandise Authorisation (RMA) process for all...

COE Group, the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, is pleased to announce a conditional placing by KBC Peel Hunt of 3,125,000 new Ordinary Shares at a price of 40 pence per new Ordinary Share with institutional and other investors to raise approximately £1.25 million (approximately £1.17 million after expenses).  The Placing is conditional upon admission of the new Ordinary Shares to AIM, which is expected to take place on 21 March 2007.Key pointsCondi...

Dallmeier announces the publication of its 2007 catalogue under the title "CCTV/IP Products for Solutions".  From now on a new version of this main catalogue will be published each year.The catalogue introduces the reader to new developments in the CCTV/IP offering of the German manufacturer and presents the latest products and solutions concisely and comprehensively.  The catalogue is therefore an ideal planning and selling tool for partners and makes placing orders easy and...

Acquisition supports commitment to market leadership in smart card technology HID Global, a leading manufacturer in the access control industry and part of ASSA ABLOY's Global Technologies Division, announced that it has acquired Integrated Engineering (IE), the Amsterdam-based contactless smart card reader manufacturer.  Integrated Engineering is known for developing high quality contactless smart card solutions including MIFARE/DESFire products and solutions for security, identification,...

Mirasys Ltd, a leading provider of networked video surveillance systems, expands its ownership base.  The investment made by CapMan, one of the leading private equity investors in the Nordic countries, enables Mirasys to expand its international presence and to strengthen its competitive edge in the fast developing security industry.Mirasys develops and markets innovative solutions for recording, analysing, storing and managing video and other surveillance-related data for the security indu...

Milestone Systems, the world market leader for open platform IP video management software, continues to expand its organization by adding Martin Kaufmann as the Channel Marketing Manager.Milestone Systems will further develop its partner channel in 62 countries with new initiatives across key regions.  Based out of the company headquarters in Copenhagen, Martin Kaufmann will be responsible for handling Milestone partner programs worldwide, as well as events in EMEA and APAC.A graduate of th...

A leader in the manufacture of video security equipment, Pelco is pleased to announce several exciting new additions to its product line.  The following new products - and many more - will be on display at the Pelco booth, number 15037, at ISC West 2007.  Below is a brief summary of just a few of those new products.Plug the power of Pelco directly into your Ethernet network with Camclosure IP.  Choose from eight different camera/lens combinations that can be installed into a dome...

HID Global, a leading manufacturer in the access control industry, is proud to announce that John Laws, its Regional Sales Manager for UK North & Ireland, will be participating in the Marathon des Sables in Morocco in March 2007.Now in its 22nd year, the event aims to raise money for Facing Africa, an international charity concerned with the prevention and cure of Noma disease, which is a gangrenous infection affecting the face.  Victims of Noma are mainly young children living in extre...

HID Global, a leading manufacturer in the access control industry, today announced that Anthony Ball has been named Managing Director of HID Global, EMEA region  (Europe, Middle East and Africa), reporting to Steve Wagner, Chief Operating Officer.  Effective May 1, 2007, Mr. Ball will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of business objectives and growth for the EMEA region.  In his new role, Mr. Ball succeeds David Sullivan, who was recently named Presi...

Delta Scientific, the leading manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, today announced Bill Kirk, who rejoined the company in 2004, has been promoted to Vice President.  Kirk has been in charge of handling the nation's most important anti-terrorist applications, including embassies, power plants, airports and other infrastructure venues."In just the three years since I came back to Delta, we've made incredible prod...

EverFocus Electronics Corporation, a leading CCTV manufacturer, has chosen Lanier International Representation Group (LRG International) to represent the EverFocus brand in Latin America.  Latin America is broken down into four markets: Mexico, Central American, South America, and the Caribbean.  Glenn Patrizio, who serves as the Director of Sales for LRG International, has over 20 years of experience within the security industry.  Patrizio has managed installations/ operations, d...

COE Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video systems has successfully trialled high quality live security video streaming to and from a Capital Corridor train in Silicon valley, California, USA.   The video was sent from the train whilst simultaneously sending a level crossing camera video stream back to the train.  The trial was achieved using Nomad Digital WiMAX radio technology.  COE recently signed a partner agreement with Nomad Digital for its WiMAX techno...

HID Global, a leading manufacturer in the access control industry, today announced that Troy S.  Dunson has been named Senior Sales Engineer, supporting the company's recently released CrescendoTM series smart cards, reporting to Debra Spitler, executive vice president of HID ConnectTM.  In this newly created position, Mr. Dunson will be responsible for supporting the business objectives of the new smart card series to meet the growing demand for a single card for logical and physi...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced today it has acquired the technological assets of Unisor, a software and hardware design and manufacturing house for commercial and military markets.  With the acquisition, ioimage extends its technological capabilities, broadens its offering, and reinforces its position in the defense market.  The acquisition further strengthens ioimage's status as a one-stop-shop for video analytics, enhancing...

Agent Vi, IQinVision, IPVision Software and Appear Networks join forces to provide leading-edge IP-based network security information management system.IPVision Software together with IQinVision, Agent Video Intelligence, Inc., and Appear Networks today announced a collaborative marketing partnership that provides a fully featured security information management system. The collaboration integrates four industry security solutions to provide customers with a leading-edge IP-based network ca...

TeleEye, the world-class manufacturer of remote, visual CCTV systems has recently moved to new, larger premises in Maidenhead.TeleEye's UK Managing Director, Mark Thomas explained:  "We have experienced impressive growth over the last few years and completely outgrown the old Reading facility.  Our RX range of Digital Video Recording Transmitters has been very successful, becoming the new standard in single and multi site monitoring, central station monitoring and the increasi...

Bell Security is moving to unify and further develop its UK-wide fire systems business, renamed Fire UK.  Mark Petre has joined as General Manager to oversee the process. Mark brings 19 years' industry experience to his new role.As Bell Fire Ltd this business has operated successfully since the late 1990s.  In addition to supporting Bell's nationwide security systems activities with retail banks, other fire systems customers have been, to date, primarily clustered in the Glasgo...

IndigoVision, the leading supplier of IP Video and Alarm management solutions, has announced its half year financial results.  The company reported an increase in product revenues of 148% to £6.2m ($12.1m) for the 6-month period ending 31 January 2007, more than doubling revenues in each region.  This follows a similar trend in 2006, where IndigoVision continues to far outperform similar companies in this increasingly important sector of the security market.Commenting on the resu...

EverFocus Electronics Corporation is proud to announce that Joe Troiano has been appointed as the company's new Vice President of Sales. As the new VP of Sales, Troiano says, "EverFocus is the leader in high-quality and affordable CCTV equipments.  EverFocus' major advantage over other competitors is that we are a true manufacturer of CCTV products.  With this advantage, we are able to maintain cutting edge technologies and high standards of quality on every product...

CEM AC2000 SE® system secures Europe's largest urban tunnelTyco Fire & Security has announced it has completed a major contract to provide a comprehensive and fully integrated security management solution for the prestigious Dublin Port Tunnel, Ireland.  The solution to secure one of the largest tunnels of its kind in Europe incorporates the highly secure CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) access control system.  Installed by ADT Ireland, AC2000 SE not only provides the tunne...

Employees at Dowshu Electronica Ltd, the world's leading manufacturer of 32 and 64 channel DVRs, presented their top sales manager with a remarkable award this month.  In recognition of his outstanding sales performance in 2006, Paul Green, Northern area sales manager, received a framed and signed photograph of the Liverpool FC team.Paul, a life long Liverpool fan, explained, "The picture is of the team when they won the FA Cup final against West Ham last year, shown holding the tr...

Dowshu, the world's leading 32 and 64 channel DVR manufacturer is pleased to welcome its new team member, Ed Kohut.  Ed is now the company's technical services manager and brings 20 years of security installation experience to the post.Ed, a keen motor sports enthusiast, has a long career in security engineering and technical support, working previously for security integration companies Keyway Security Systems Ltd and Pointer Ltd.  His product, technical, IT and network knowle...

Chiron Technology has recruited a high profile industry figure to head up its newly formed security subsidiary.  Keith Donovan joins Chiron IP Security Ltd from his role as MD of Visonic UK, with a brief to further expand the applications for Chiron's Iris alarms-over-IP system and related equipment.Donovan's wide market experience includes engineering, sales and marketing with businesses including Chubb Group, using his electronic/engineering background and business management skil...