Switzerland News

Sony recently announced it will be unveiling for the first time in Europe, its latest offering to the security market.  From IP to analogue, indoor to outdoor, minidome to box cameras, and now megapixel models, Sony is able to offer its customers a choice of products to suit any application.  "Building on the success of Sony's existing security portfolio, the additional models have been introduced to afford customers and specialist Sony dealers even greater choice to suit their in...

Paxton Access Inc., the American sales office for the UK's leading manufacturer of access control Paxton Access, has appointed Tim Rose as their account manager for Florida.Tim will be the point of contact for installation companies throughout the State, assisting them with installation, specification, and training on Net2 networked access control.With over 25 years in the security industry, Tim's knowledge of the American security market is impressive to say the least.  Gained from various...

Mango DSP, a leading provider of intelligent video servers for the CCTV, video surveillance and homeland security defence markets, and Steelbox Networks, developer of the world's fastest media appliance, have signed a partnership agreement.  The partnership will present the industry with a comprehensive intelligent video, processing, distribution, and storage and management solution.Current and future customers of Steelbox video surveillance network solutions will now have the option to int...

CEM Systems, a leading access control brand of Tyco International, is set to release a range of new products at IFSEC 2008, including the AC2000 Lite security management system for small to medium sized facilities, as well as the S610e Fingerprint card reader.  Visit Stand 1046, Access Control Hall 6, IFSEC, NEC, Birmingham from 12-15 May.Taking advantage of core software features within the industry renowned AC2000 SE security system, AC2000 Lite provides a feature rich, yet affordable acc...

Milestone Systems, a leading global provider of open platform IP video management software, has announced a new Marketing Manager based out of headquarters in Denmark: Jens Taarnskov.The security industry's growing uptake of IP technology is well illustrated by the success of Milestone Systems.  As a company on the forefront of developing IP video software for best-of-breed integrated solutions, the ongoing addition of new partners, country offices and employees is keeping pace with the spe...

CCTV manufacturer TeleEye has helped tackle illicit rubbish dumping and fly-tipping throughout 15 local authorities in the Republic of Ireland.TEC Security Services installed TeleEye CCTV transmission systems to allow remote operators to view live images and record evidence of unlawful littering at multiple recycling points and common fly-tipping sites.  An in-built audio facility enables the operators to give verbal instructions to legitimate site users or issue warning messages to litter...

At IFSEC 2008, Dallmeier, a leading developer and manufacturer of digital CCTV solutions, will launch the VMC-1 "Eagle" (Video Management Centre), a Security Control Centre consisting of a keyboard, joystick, jog-shuttle and monitor.  As a result of user product research, the numerous outstanding features of the VMC-1 "Eagle" ensure the efficient operation of even complex video security systems without operator fatigue or loss of concentration. James Walker, Managing Dir...

Twenty-year-old budding entrepreneur Paul Reddington is celebrating after being named apprentice to one of the region's business stars.Paul, a keen cricketer from Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, is the first "apprentice" to Sukhi Ghuman, managing director of the Octavian Group - the organisation famous for putting ex-Ghurkhas into IKEA.  And it's a great opportunity for Paul to learn from someone who has been named Businessman of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year and Emerging Leader of...

To help better control and manage its citywide wireless video surveillance system during Super Bowl XLII, the Phoenix Police Department relied on its best-in-breed IP video management solution from OnSSI.  The OnSSI solution controls and manages over three dozen video surveillance cameras in and around downtown Phoenix, providing law enforcement officials with the ability to closely watch over the 200,000 spectators, citizens and dignitaries in town during the weekend of Super Bowl XLII.The...

IndigoVision's integrated IP video solution is being used to provide the CCTV surveillance system for a Community Safety Vehicle operated by the London Borough of Waltham Forest.  The vehicle is a joint initiative between the Borough, the Metropolitan Police and NCP, the council's parking enforcement contractor. The vehicle is equipped with five fixed cameras and two fully functional Forward Vision MIC cameras mounted on a six-metre hydraulic mast and an ANPR system connected to t...

Paxton Access Limited, the UK's market leading manufacturer of access control systems, will be unveiling two great additions to the Net2 control unit family at IFSEC 2008, NEC Birmingham.  Net2 plus and Net2 nano now make it even easier to introduce Net2 access control to a building.Net2 plus allows direct connection to a standard TCP/IP Ethernet network using a RJ45 plug.  This greatly increases the flexibility of installation options on sites that have an existing LAN/Wan networ...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced recently that it is launching a unique series of "bite-size" video analytics seminars to be delivered on the trade show floor at the upcoming ISC West Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas.ioimage will be the first video analytics provider to host such an extensive program designed specifically for systems integrators, dealers, end users, VARs and consultants.  Four different 30-minute sessi...

The school installed 5 KeyWatchers and Perkins is pleased with online monitoring Key control system solidly recommended in testimonials If keeping track of your car keys or house keys can sometimes be a challenge, imagine what it must be like to have responsibility for the day to day management of hundreds of keys, all coming and going and being used by a multitude of individuals. But if you ask this question of Bob Perkins, Director of Safety and Security at the Southern...

The Aquaparc, in Bouveret on the shores of Lake Geneva, is Switzerland's largest water leisure centre and a major tourist attraction.  Recently Compagnie des Alpes, the owner of the facility, commissioned Valimatic Engineering SA, Kaba and its partners to provide a cash point solution that would fully manage every cash point throughout the park.The challenge in this project was to guarantee that the existing 1,000 lockers with LEGIC technology could be refurbished, and to incorporate them i...

Siemens Building Technologies will be exhibiting at IFSEC 2008, using this international exhibition to present a comprehensive range of security and fire safety products, including innovative security solutions.The Siemens stand 8048 (Hall 6) will be themed around interoperability, demonstrating how the four key areas of video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection and fire safety, can operate together from a central point.Interoperability is a key focus for Siemens, offering the capa...

EVT Technologies, a developer of networked video management and recording software, recently announced the completion of its corporate identity change.  The new identity is designed to better reflect EVT as a company that simplifies video management and provides the market with genuinely useful video surveillance solutions that solve real market needs, both for the integrators and end users.In video surveillance sites, a major challenge is finding a way to efficiently and cost effectively m...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies recently announced that the City of Tahlequah in Oklahoma is using eleven Schlage HandPunch 3000 terminals to track and manage the city's 129 employees.  Eight of the hand geometry terminals reside on the city's network, while three remote locations use dial-up mode to transfer time and attendance data from the HandPunch time clocks directly to the HR Department."Having the HandPunch terminals working in tandem with our Novatime time and attendance...

Sainsbury's uses NVT's UTP camera video transmission network to secure its distribution centresTrading through hundreds of stores across the UK under the brands Sainsbury’s Supermarkets, Sainsbury’s Local, Bells Stores, Jackson’s Stores and JB Beaumont, leading food retailer J.Sainsbury plc strives to provide great products at fair prices, and to exceed customers’ expectations in the supply of healthy, fresh and tasty foods. Meeting the continual demand of supplying its s...

The failure to maintain specific conditions such as temperature and humidity in a building can be detrimental to many industries; the damage caused is the biggest cause of insurance claims in the UK each year.Dedicated to delivering complete multi-brand security solutions, ADI-GARDINER (UK) has announced it is to become a distributor of the EnviroAlert critical environment monitoring products manufactured by Winland Electronics, Inc., a long-term supplier to ADI in the USA.  EnviroAlert mon...

IndigoVision, the leading supplier of complete IP Video and Alarm management solutions, has announced its half-year financial results.  The company reported an increase in product revenues of 48% to £9.18m ($18.6m) for the 6-month period ending 31 January 2008, with operating profit increasing by 269% to £1.29m ($2.62m).  This follows a similar trend in previous years, where IndigoVision outperformed similar companies in the increasingly important IP Video Security sector.C...

Siemens Building Technologies has been awarded a contract to maintain all the electronic security equipment across London landmark, the Canary Wharf estate.The deal follows a tough competitive tender and will see Siemens take responsibility for the security equipment of all Canary Wharf-managed buildings and infrastructure within the 97-acre site.Siemens is to put in a team of on-the-ground engineers who will manage a multi-faceted security system that includes CCTV, vehicle scanning, road block...

ISC West, the United States' largest physical and electronic security event, is proud to announce its partnership with Mission 500.  Mission 500 is a non-profit organisation that serves the needs of children and communities in crisis-the security industry's response to children in need.With strong relationships throughout the security industry, Mission 500's goal is to leverage those relationships to ultimately reach their goal of sponsoring 500 children in the World Vision program.  I...

From February 19th through 20th 2008 German based CCTV/IP specialist Dallmeier presented its casino solutions at the World Game Protection Conference in Las Vegas, a 2-day international summit dedicated entirely to casino game protection.Dallmeier, the leading global supplier of network-based video surveillance systems for casinos, has been developing and producing comprehensive high-quality solutions for the CCTV/IP industry for over 20 years.  With recorders, cameras, video analysis syste...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, recently announced the appointment of Lars Paulsson as Regional Director for the Europe, Middle East & Africa region (EMEA).  Paulsson brings more than 15 years of brand strategy and marketing expertise in international roles to Axis to further strengthen the company's EMEA organisation.  Paulsson works out of the Lund office (Sweden) and reports directly to Bodil Sonesson Gallon, Vice President, global sales of Ax...

At IFSEC 2008, IndigoVision will be showing a range of new vandal resistant fixed IP domes.  These are the latest additions to the company's True IP camera family and are designed to work with their integrated end-to-end IP video solution. IndigoVision's new internal and external vandal resistant fixed IP domes are high-end professional CCTV cameras that incorporate a Sony EXview HAD CCD Sensor and the company's class-leading MPEG-4 or H.264 compression, ensuring excellent performance....

At IFSEC 2008, JVC Professional Europe will exhibit their latest technologies and most advanced product features, designed to build a more secure business for the future."The IFSEC show is the perfect platform to launch our products as well as to welcome visitors and our partners who will witness the high-quality, flexibility and durability of our new products," says Yash Patel, Executive Director, CCTV Europe at JVC Professional Europe Ltd.The vast range of products on display at IFSE...

One of the UK's largest IT equipment distributors Micro Peripherals, better known simply as Micro-P, recently completed a major upgrade from an analogue-only external Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system to create a comprehensive Internet Protocol (IP)-based surveillance system covering both the inside and external perimeter of its 120,000 square foot distribution centre in Altham, near Accrington, Lancashire.  The result has seen the creation of a security system in and around its wareh...

Fibre Optech, the distributor of physical security and cabling solutions for the security and communication markets, has undertaken a major re-branding exercise, to bring the look and feel of the company in-line with its growth and position within the CCTV and fibre optics market.  This activity has seen the company introduce a new logo and produce an entire range of new company literature and stationery, as well as a new company website.Fibre Optech, based in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, spec...

It's in London.  It's one of the most famous world sporting venues.  It holds international events and it's televised. These are just four of the reasons why the Brit Oval can be considered a prime target for troublemakers and why Senior Operating Manager and Safety Officer, Scott Carey, is determined that the cricket ground's security facilities are regularly updated to take advantage of the very latest technology.Scott who has been responsible for security at what is the home of Surr...

The latest research findings, published by IMS Research, have confirmed D-Tec's position as the global leader in the fast growing area of Video Smoke Detection (VSD), and the number one provider in key regional markets.In the IMS Research report, entitled: "World Market for Fire Detection and Suppression Products", D-Tec - part of AD Group - heads up the Video Smoke Detection category with an impressive market share of 41.3%, based on IMS Research analysis of 2006 data, way ahead of it...