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RemGuard Visual Management - part of AD Group - and its remotely monitored, detector activated, CCTV technology is revolutionising how crime is dealt with 'down under' through the growth of its local franchise operation, RemGuard (Australia) Pty Ltd.Set up back in 2001, it delivers out-of-hours monitoring for scores of high profile industrial/commercial sites from its Sydney-based Remote Video Response Centre (RVRC), and is confidently predicting dozens of additional RemGuard system inst...

Hire signals company's commitment to education marketHID Global, the trusted leader in secure identity, has named Mark Doi director, business development, education market, supporting the company's recently launched HID Identity expertise group, reporting to Chris Sincock, vice president of HID Identity.  In this newly created position, Mr Doi will be responsible for promoting the benefits of HID technology in the education market, especially at the university level.  By workin...

The growth of CCTV domes at the expense of traditional box cameras in recent years has emphasised what an important surveillance tool these products are.However, while compact domes are suitable for general surveillance they are often found wanting in applications such as casino gaming tables and cash counting areas.  Here, the end-user needs close up detail but space is at a premium.  The camera must be either covert or at least discreet, and full-size domes can be too bulky and intru...

March Networks™ (TSX:MN; AIM:MNW), a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that it has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with a global systems integrator to deliver mobile video surveillance to a large transit authority.The agreement will see the March Networks mobile systems installed across the authority's entire bus fleet in a rollout expected to be completed by mid-2008.  The fleet currently serves millions of passengers each year in...

Featured at the show will be the new Cooper Fire range of conventional, bi-wire and analogue fire systems, the new Grade 2 intruder panel from Scantronic, the latest Mseries M2000 Grade 3 intruder panel from Menvier and the brand new Scantronic access control range At this year's Firex exhibition, Cooper Security, the name behind leading brands Menvier and Scantronic, is previewing a whole new series of product ranges.  These include the Cooper Fire range of conventional, bi-wire and an...

ADT, Salpomec and UPM Raflatac have announced the opening of a unique Apparel Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Solution Centre.  This new facility demonstrates how RFID can significantly enhance supply chain management and in-store retail operations for garment manufacturers, brand owners, retailers and logistics providers."Optimisation of the supply chain is a vital competitive factor for both apparel manufacturers and retailers alike," says John Smith, Vice President of Ret...

Building controls specialist TAC has launched EnergyEdge, a comprehensive energy-saving programme aimed at helping businesses deliver a competitive edge through reduced operating costs, improved building performance and environments and greater employee productivity.The program is unique in that it promises to help make energy savings at zero cost, on the same day that the assessment is carried out. TAC believes most employers could save 20 per cent from their current utility bills. Althoug...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - is celebrating an impressive 25 years as a pioneer in the CCTV industry.  For a quarter of a century it has maintained a global industry leadership position by staying at the very forefront of video management technology.  Today, more than seven million images every second of every day are recorded and viewed using the company's DVRs and network video products.Leading entrepreneur Mike Newton, CEO of AD Group and Deputy Chairman of Dedicated Mi...

ASSA ABLOY's Global Technologies Division (GTD) has announced the departure of its CEO, Joe Grillo, who also serves as Executive Vice President of Swedish parent ASSA ABLOY, AB. "The time is right for me to step down and search out new challenges," said Joe Grillo."Since its formation in 2003, I have had the pleasure of watching GTD grow and mature.  I'm proud of the achievements made by the excellent management team and employees at all three business units making up the Div...

In this article, SourceSecurity.com speaks to newly appointed MD of HID Global, EMEA, Anthony Ball, about trends and developments in the access control industry.SourceSecurity.com:  What are the key factors influencing the security industry, and particularly access control, in the near and medium term?Anthony Ball:  I believe security will need to be more ‘customer-aware' than ‘technology-aware.'  The development of products will need to be very...

March NetworksTM, a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that one of the largest retailers in the United States has selected March Networks Professional Retail Services for approximately 1,200 of its stores.The consulting and software maintenance services will enable the retailer to extract maximum value from March Networks business intelligence software already in use in the stores to reduce shrink, decrease in-store risk and improve overall store performan...

Leading food retailer deploys networked video solution at corporate stores and distribution centres and recommends solution for franchise-owned locationsVerint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for security and business intelligence, today announced that Domino's Pizza has deployed Verint's Nextiva™ Specialty Retail solution to enhance the security of certain corporate facilities, including distribution centers and corporate-owned stores.  Additiona...

In the first of two articles, Matt Gilmartin of Concept Smoke Screen introduces the idea of using artificial smoke as a final - and telling - barrier against burglary, and explains the basics behind this wildly under-reported technology. Around twenty years ago, a dramatic increase in the amount of smash-and-grab and "ram-raid" style burglaries made it apparent that for a lot of premises, the three layers of "conventional" security measures were no longer enough: Physical security...

When it comes to the protection of airports there are a number of key threats ranging from 'simple' criminal activity to full blown terrorism, both within the airport perimeter and on aircraft.  Some of these problems were underlined dramatically last summer with the heightened security at UK airports in response to the perceived threat of bombs manufactured by combining liquids.  This resulted in much more thorough scanning of hand baggage and restrictions relating to carrying...

With continual growth in and importance to the global security industry, ISC West, once again, received high marks in Las Vegas.  Pending a final third-party attendance audit, to be conducted by Exhibit Surveys, Red Bank, NJ, preliminary attendance figures are approximately 10% over last year; which will mark the fourth consecutive year of double digit attendance growth, with total industry professionals in attendance exceeding 25,000.  The ISC West show floor exceeded 300,000 net sq f...

Pelco is pleased to announce that the PelcoUTP active series of products won the Product Achievement Award for Video Storage and Distribution at the Security Industry Association's (SIA) 2007 New Product Showcase (NPS) during the recent ISC West 2007 trade show held in Las Vegas.The active series consists of products ranging from a single-channel active transmitter and receiver to multi-channel video receivers that can modify video signal to compensate for long run lengths-up to 4,000 feet i...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, received top honours for its ioicam mmp100dn, winning the Product Achievement Award for Video Analytics at the Security Industry Association's New Product Showcase at ISC West, March 27-30, 2007 in Las Vegas. ioimage received the Product Achievement Award for its newly released ioicam mmp100dn, the latest addition to ioimage's ioicam line of intelligent video cameras.  The ioicam mmp100dn, a 3-megapixel in...

  RemVu Aquila transmission equipment is playing a key role tackling out-of-hours crime at Stillwell TrucksRemGuard Visual Management's RemVu Aquila transmission equipment, supplied through its franchise operation RemGuard Australia, is playing a key role tackling out-of-hours crime at Stillwell Trucks based in Milperra, New South Wales. Stillwell is a Sterling, Freightliner, Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Dealership, specialising in new and used commercial vehicle sales, serv...

D-Tec's advanced CCTV-based Video Smoke Detection (VSD) system is being used to provide a rapid response to potential fires in the AU$554 million Sydney Harbour Tunnel.  Retrofitted to 80 of the tunnel's CCTV cameras - 40 in each tube - VSD offers a vital early warning of incidents in the tunnel which carries nearly 90,000 vehicles a day. The key benefit of the VSD, now being applied in Sydney, is its ability to use image-processing technology and extensive detection and known false alarm a...

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...

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,...

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...

JVC VN-C20U IP security cameras are being installed in the initial phase of installation in a state-of-the-art security system for Scania Great Britain.  The system is designed and integrated by SM Technology and is an on gong project On completion, the system will operate  VN-C20U cameras across Scania service centres throughout the UK.  Each VN-C20U colour network camera is powered using Power over Ethernet (PoE) for 24/7 monitoring.  "This is the first large installat...

Warringah Mall, one of Australia's largest shopping centres, is leading the way in video surveillance technology, following the recent deployment of March Networks 4000 C Series Networked Video Recorders (NVRs) alongside the R5 Visual Intelligence software suite.The converged platform 4000 C Series is one of the first NVRs on the market to accommodate both analogue and high-resolution IP cameras.The 125,000 sq m (1,345,500 sq. ft.) shopping centre, 15 kilometres (9 miles) from Sydney's central b...

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...

The CTO of Cisco's Emerging Markets Technology Group, Guido Jouret, will deliver the keynote address at ISC West on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 8:30 am PDT at the Sands Expo Center, Room 501 in Las Vegas.  The free event is sponsored by ISC West, the Security Industry Association (SIA), National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) and the California Alarm Association (CAA) and is open to all ISC West attendees.Jouret's presentation will include a discussion of convergence - the ad...

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...

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...

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...

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...