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Kevin Shahbazi, CEO of Avocado Security explains the growth and advantages of new Business Intelligence (BI) technologies. Society is constantly striving for better security, especially with the heightened concerns for safety in both the public and private sector.  Whether those concerns include protecting your business, securing your work environment or home, each of these concerns are contributing to the ongoing demand for video surveillance technologies that are simple, reliable an...

 Westcountry Security, a part of Chubb, assist Tally Ho! Coaches with protecting the company's assetsA sophisticated IP-based CCTV system from, has curbed the theft of expensive diesel from the yard of Devon-based coach and bus company Tally Ho! Coaches.A spate of thefts of fuel and other expensive commodities from transport depots and yards, often in remote locations, prompted Tally Ho! Coaches to take action. The company had been experiencing fuel theft sporadically for almost two years,...

  Research confirms Dedicated Micros dominant position in DVR market within EMEA regionThe latest research findings, published by IMS Research, have confirmed the market leading position of Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - as the number one supplier of own brand digital video recorders (DVRs) in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region and also the joint number one provider worldwide, with its proportion of the global market having increased by an impressive 18.8% compared to...

 Dedicated Micros streamlines operations in EMEA by 11 people to maintain its market position despite the current economic climateDedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has announced that employee numbers have been returned to 2006 levels in line with anticipated market volumes. This action streamlines operations in EMEA by 11 people so the world-leading CCTV specialist can continue to maintain its market position despite the current economic climate. Despite the market growth being below ex...

 National Trust adopted cost-effective sytems that use Dallmeier DLS 6 digital video recorders National Trust has an enormous security advantage over most organisations.  Every room is occupied during opening hours by one of thousands of volunteers who keep watch to prevent pilfering or damage.  Therefore there is no need to put a CCTV camera into every room, and so National Trust has been able to adopt cost-effective systems that use Dallmeier DLS 6 digital vid...

  All cameras are managed by a Visao DVR with NUUO H.264 DVR cards & software, featuring NUUO's innovative I-guard video analysisChallengeHow does a premier luxury hotel with 241 rooms and 6 restaurants salute their guests while offering the finest in modern luxury accommodations and personalized service?  With a high degree of internal security, the Brown Palace Hotel seated in Denver, Colorado, makes their guests feel like being at home, which is already far from common serv...

Milestone Systems' Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Eric Fullerton, outlines clear advantages of choosing an open platform IP video solution to deliver a video surveillance system that has room to grow and expand in any direction with the lowest cost of ownership. Choosing surveillance camera management solutions It is no surprise that  A camera management application limited to one camera vendor is high in risks, low in rewards   security camera vend...

  The surveillance solution is also a useful tool to solve crime and preventing vandalismVideo surveillance is a powerful tool for monitoring crime and preventing vandalism, as seen in the Tingbjerg housing complex in a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. Here they have experienced a significant reduction in vandalism since the installation of surveillance cameras in basements and laundry facilities. From January 2006 to August 2007, repairs due to vandalism had cost Tingbjerg more than DKK...

Simon Nash, European Product Manager, Network Video Monitoring, Sony Europe, explains the key benefits and potential impact of the new generation of groundbreaking intelligent cameras. It has long been known that there are inherent weaknesses in the process of manually scrutinising security  Intelligent cameras offer proactive network video monitoring monitors hour after hour, in the hope of pinpointing all possible risks.  The challenge has been to find a robust te...

 Dedicated Micros' NetVu Console remote CCTV viewing station is a finalist in the Innovation category of the Security and Safety Award 2008Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has announced that its NetVu Console solution has been shortlisted in the high-profile Security and Safety Award 2008 to be held at the Sicurezza exhibition in Italy (25 - 28 November). A powerful remote CCTV viewing station, NetVu Console, duplicates the local control functionality of a Digital Video Recorder (...

 Sony provided a Network Video Monitoring (NVM) system consisting of 19 Sony SNC-DF40P cameras PC ONE challengeThe PC ONE showroom is best known for being the largest supplier of office automation equipment in Doha, Qatar - more than 500 customers could visit the store at any one time. However, the current security system didn't meet the company's security requirements, and therefore needed to be replaced. The new system needed to have the capability of being controlled from various of...

  Bosch is lending its support to Certalarm, a recently created not-for-profit testing authorityBosch Security Systems is leading calls for the creation of a ‘one-stop' certification scheme that would require products to be tested by a single recognised authority to be cleared for use throughout Europe, rather than having to adhere to the multiple certification schemes currently in operation in each member state.In particular, Bosch is lending its support to Certalarm,...

Jeremy Kimber, Honeywell's EMEA Marketing Leader, analyses the rising phenomenon of video analytics in the security industry. Like the pharmaceutical industry, CCTV is always unveiling a new wonder cure.  Given the rapid pace of technology development, it is inevitable that new  Rapid growth predicted for analytic software market within the next two to three years solutions are constantly being brought to market.  However, in many cases these new solu...

 The results for the first quarter are above Mobotix AG's expectationsMobotix AG, a technologically leading system provider for digital high-resolution network-based video security systems, has reported the results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008/09 ending on 30th September 2008.The Mobotix Group (IFRS consolidated statements) has reached a sales growth of 48.2% in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008/09 resulting in sales of 10.3m EUR (previous year: 7.0m EUR).The group EBITDA r...

 Hirsch drives open and secure network computing standards into physical security industry Hirsch Electronics, a leading supplier of physical access control and security management solutions to enterprises and government agencies, announced it has joined the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) and will participate in its Trusted Network Connect (TNC) work group to enable more secure computing across the enterprise.  By joining with other TCG member companies such as IBM, HP, Microsoft,...

During this year's Security show at Essen in Germany, Sony showcased is entire Video Security line-up, including megapixel cameras and a preview of its next generation hybrid recorder - which supports both IP and analogue cameras.   Sony goes mega at Essen - click here to watch the videoblog function submitQuickLinksForm(){ if (document.quickLinksForm.articlesection.selectedIndex==0){ return ; } document.quickLinksForm.action+="&articlesection="...

 IndigoVision provides IP-CCTV solution for Sakhalin-2 project (© Sakhalin Energy)IndigoVision's complete integrated IP Video security solution is being used to monitor a LNG plant and 800km gas pipeline as part of the Sakhalin-2 project in Eastern Russia.  The company believes the 600+ camera system is the world's largest wide-area CCTV project and demonstrates that IndigoVision's technology is being deployed in the most demanding surveillance applications.  T...

 Cognitec Systems to feature on Alexander Haig's 21st Century BusinessCognitec Systems - a leader in face recognition technology and systems, today announced that it is going to be featured on Alexander Haig's 21st Century Business Television series."We are very pleased with the opportunity afforded to us by 21st Century Business to disseminate Cognitec's vision and product offering.  Over the last few years, Cognitec has achieved a leadership position within the face recogni...

SourceSecurity.com recently caught up with Jonas Andersson, business development director at Axis Communications, to talk in more detail about Axis' ground-breaking co-operative agreement to work collectively with Bosch and Sony on the development of a standard network interface for network video products.  The resulting collaboration, now called Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF), will strive to develop an open industry standard and is inviting would-be participants to register via...

  Ingersoll Rand takes off at Heathrow Airport, UKIngersoll Rand Security Technologies has supplied bomb blast resistant doors and Martin Roberts steel doorsets throughout Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 5.  The building was designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership at a cost of £4.3billion.Due to tens of millions of passengers using the facility each year, it was vital that this iconic building would be as accessible as possible.  It also had to be highly secure from...

   CERTALARM will be at the core of supporting new legislative initiatives The availability of a pan-European one-stop testing and certification scheme for the fire and security industries has taken a significant step forward with the announcement that CERTALARM has been successfully registered as a business. CERTALARM was registered in Brussels as a not-for-profit Association (Association international sans but lucratif, AISBL) to operate a pan-European certificati...

 HID hosts first high-level briefing meeting at Queen's College CambridgeHID hosted a lunch briefing in the magnificient surroundings of Queen's College, Cambridge.  It provided a memorable setting for the event that was the first high-level briefing meeting that HID has organised specifically for the EMEA region.  It offered an ideal opportunity to meet and chat to customers, partners and members of the press.  Over 50 guests attended the lunch in the Dining Hall and heard g...

 March Networks will supply its VideoSphere™ intelligent video management solution to a large, international hospitality groupMarch Networks®, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, recently announced  that a large, international hospitality group has selected the Company's VideoSphere intelligent video management solution for installation at four premier properties in the United Arab Emirates.  The order includes more than 600 IP...

Paul Naldrett, managing director of HID Global, EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa)HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that Paul Naldrett has been named managing director of HID Global, EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa), reporting to Tony Ball, global vice president of Sales and Marketing, Identity and Access Management (IAM). In his new role, Mr. Naldrett will be responsible for the strategic deve...

  AMG teams up with N-Tron on several projects involving Ethernet technologyAMG Systems Ltd. recently announced that they have entered a global OEM agreement with US based N-Tron Corporation, a world leading manufacturer of industrial strength Ethernet switches.  Under the new agreement, AMG Systems will sell N-Tron products and provide global technical and commercial support.Founder and MD of AMG Systems, Dr. Alan Hayes, says, "AMG has experienced significant market gro...

  Joining ONVIF would allow organisations to actively influence the development of the open standardThe Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF), founded by Axis Communications, Bosch Security Systems and Sony Corporation, today officially opens for membership.  The purpose of the forum is to develop a global open standard for the network interface of network video products.Joining the forum allows organisations to actively influence the development of the standard.  Variou...

 Sportspeople are able to film their training sessions and send them to their trainers via a secure connection thanks to BWA's mobile transmission unitMarkus Kohlöffel, the national taekwondo trainer, has numerous international business trips.  He can continuously track the progress of his team with the BWA equipment developed as a T-City (project of Deutsche Telekom) solution for mobile training.Just as Tauberbischofsheim is famous for fencing, Friedrichshafen is famous for taekw...

  Optelecom-NKF Siqura product line strengthens Genetec's security solutionOptelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, recently announced a new partner addition to their Alliances program of Genetec, a pioneer and technology leader in IP video surveillance security solutions. The companies have been working closely to ensure that Optelecom-NKF's Siqura® surveillance solutions are interoperable with Genetec's Omnicast 4.2, its latest...

  Both Milestone and MATE products are designed with open platforms which allows integration of their capabilitiesMATE Intelligent Video, the technology leader in video analytics and intelligent video surveillance systems, and Milestone Systems, a global developer of open platform IP video management software, recently announced a partnership agreement to deliver a comprehensive security solution.MATE's advanced security solutions, Behavior Watch™ analytic video server and Trigge...

  Axis Security hired to manage security in multi-tenanted buildings in London's City and West EndAxis Security, one of London and the City's fastest growing security service providers, has secured a major new contract with property company Savills, covering eight multi-tenanted buildings in the City and West End. Axis is providing manned guarding at six of these prestigious buildings, and response patrols at the remaining two, encompassing 25 officers and a dedicated Portfolio Supervi...