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Verint Systems Inc. recently announced that German transit operator Deutsche Bahn has selected its NextivaTM Transit solution to enhance the safety of passengers traveling across Hamburg's urban railway network.Hamburg, Germany's second largest city, is home to more than 1.7 million people.  Deutsche Bahn's S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH has six lines and 67 stations with more than 147 kilometres of track, and its 164 three-part vehicles carry 500,000 passengers daily.  The Nextiva solution will...

IQinVision, market leader in high performance megapixel network cameras, smart IP cameras, and network video recording systems, recently announced that the Livingston Mall in Livingston, New Jersey has deployed IQeye megapixel IP cameras from IQinVision to improve security at the super-regional shopping centre.  Supreme Security Systems, Inc., Union, NJ, designed and installed the integrated, IP-based video surveillance system and is overseeing its continued expansion.The Livingston Mall in...

Wimbledon-based Ipsotek installed its video analytics software on a trial basis after motion detection and a competitor's analytics proved unable to cope with the demanding conditions at the site.  Using thermal imaging cameras, Ipsotek provided scenario-based detection software which met the client's stringent service level agreements (SLAs), particularly governing detection accuracy. Phil Foreman of Universal Security, the installation company for the project, described the unusual challe...

When it comes to fire safety in today's large-scale warehouse environments - which can cover thousands of square metres - undoubtedly an essential requirement is the ability to identify that there is a problem at the earliest possible stage so swift action can be taken to bring a fire under control.This has become even more of an imperative in recent times given the high value of materials which are stored in these buildings and the need to move workers to safety in what can, in many instances,...

Pelco and DSX Access Systems, Inc. have partnered to provide seamless integration of Pelco advanced digital video recording systems and IP video management software with DSX access control systems.  This collaboration provides a solution for the recording, storing and retrieval of video-based intrusion and access control events, allowing stored and live video from Pelco DX Series digital video recorders or the Endura Network Based Video System to be accessed from within the DSX WinDSX or Wi...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - announces that production of selected models from the award-winning range of Baxall ICE cameras and mini-domes has now commenced at its main manufacturing facility in Malta.Said Pauline Norstrom, Worldwide Head of Marketing at Dedicated Micros, "The move to ramp-up large scale production of Baxall ICE cameras and mini domes is a major landmark for us and, alongside extensive R&D at our headquarters in Daresbury, Cheshire, will ensure the future avai...

Xtralis Ltd has appointed Jos van den Boomen as a European Sales Manager for their ADPRO video surveillance and detection solutions, based in Pamplona, Spain.Jos has been in the CCTV and surveillance industry for over eight years and has considerable experience within Digital Video and Transmission technology, including Remote Site Monitoring and Alarm handling.Jos van den Boomen comments, "I am thrilled to be joining Xtralis at a time of rapid growth within the security industry and look f...

Hayley Preston has joined Vigilant Technology as Marketing Manager for the UK, Northern Europe and the Middle East.Hayley has extensive experience of the security industry having previously worked for Petards where she had responsibility for the company's marketing activities.  Prior to this, Hayley worked for AssetCo and BAE SYSTEM Land Systems.Commenting on Hayley's appointment, Mark Novak, Vigilant's Commercial Director, said, "We are very pleased that Hayley has joined our team.&nb...

When Tilbury Container Services invested in a new computerised check-in system, they set a specification for the vehicle barriers which very few gate automation manufacturers could aspire to.With a constant stream of vehicles accessing the site, the barriers would be expected to work 24/7.  Fibre Options Ltd, who had supplied and installed the site's CCTV fibre infrastructure, were therefore asked to recommend barriers that could reliably withstand a continuously high workload.After extensi...

Milestone Systems, global thought leader and developer of open platform IP video management software, celebrated its tenth year anniversary on February 1st.  Founded in 1998, the company has expanded successfully with high growth rates, as one of the world's innovative drivers of digital video surveillance. When Milestone Systems started in business, few people in the security industry anticipated their role in the coming revolution to move the analogue world to a digital one.  Milesto...

TeleEye, the Hong Kong based, world class manufacturer of CCTV surveillance and BS 8418 compliant transmission equipment, has recently appointed Andrew Jackson to the post of Account Director in the UK.  Andrew has extensive security industry experience, a proven track record in business development and a wealth of knowledge relating to Far Eastern and Middle Eastern business and culture.Andrew spent 17 years with Gardiner Security (now ADI-Gardiner), working ultimately as a CCTV divisional...

Axis Communications, the global leader within network video, has collected the prestigious IP User Group product innovation award for the AXIS 212 PTZ Network Camera.  The IP User Group award is nominated and voted for by thousands of IP User Group members across the globe to recognise innovation within IP-based security technology.The award was presented at the IIPSEC 2008 awards held at the Hilton Hotel in Coventry.  The AXIS 212 PTZ Network Camera features many groundbreaking innova...

Leicester-based De Montfort University has adopted an advanced NetVu Connected surveillance solution from DM Fusion member Security Design Services, featuring CCTV systems from Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - to maximise the safety and security of its 20,500 students and 3,240 staff.                  Key elements of the ambitious scheme include the linking back, over fibre, of 21 geographically dispersed c...

Panasonic System Solutions Company, a leader in professional video surveillance solutions, continues their thought leadership and consultative business with end users by offering substantial informational and educational resources via Steve Surfaro, Group Manager and Strategic Technical Liaison.  In high demand as a speaker and educator, Steve brings his tremendous experience and expertise to bear on a wide range of topics relating to all aspects of video surveillance.Steve's schedule of we...

MissionAfter the University of Aberdeen conducted a strategic review of security, the university decided to rationalize four stand-alone analogue CCTV systems and establish a central control room for the entire university.  The four systems varied in age and the university wanted a single system, which would feature new cameras as well as including existing analogue cameras.  The system would have to offer the flexibility to cope with future expansion, and to eliminate stand-alone prop...

IP-Surveillance system pays for itself fast, after theft caught on camera Mission Fast-growing microbrewery chain Zerodegrees was dissatisfied with the limitations of the analogue-based CCTV cameras and digital video recorders installed in some of the sites it acquired in London.  For its new restaurant and microbrewery sites, chief executive and co-founder of Zerodegrees, Nick Desai, wanted the ability to ensure evidence caught on camera was usable for police identification purposes. ...

MissionThe Shipton Group, which owns and manages Douglas Court Shopping Centre in Cork, Ireland, required a surveillance solution to cut crime, gather video evidence to dramatically cut slip and fall injury claims, reinforce tenants' health and safety obligations, and even improve customer experience to deploy support staff more effectively around Douglas Court.SolutionThe Shipton Group worked with Irish IT consultancy RPC Consultants, a leading Axis Communications partner in the region, to deli...

Data Electronics Group opts for Axis Communications' IP-Surveillance solution to provide additional layer of physical security in its Dublin-based data centre.Data Electronics Group (DEG) was founded in 1974 as a field engineering-based business installing, integrating, maintaining and carrying out network administration for computer equipment used by airport and airline staff for key activities such as tagging bags and checking in passengers.  Today one division of DEG still provides...

Hughes and Hughes gains control of security monitoring and achieves remote visibility of in-store activityMission Hughes and Hughes, Ireland's fastest-growing bookstore chain, required a cost-effective surveillance system to provide easy access to high quality images which could be used as evidence in cases of theft, vandalism or fraud across ten airport-based outlets including six at Dublin Airport.  The system needed to be straightforward to install and integrate with the airport's existi...

Compelling technologyAt the start of the last century, when the Fendt brothers began building their first tractors in the forge set up by their father, Johan Georg Fendt, they made a commitment to create technical solutions that would be as cost-effective as they were reliable.  In 1930, they built Europe's first small tractor, with a 6HP engine, mounted plow, and independently-driven mower.  With the Fendt ‘diesel horse', the small and medium-sized farms had their first financi...

The Emizon Group has received a significant boost from a regional investment fund to supports its ambitions of becoming a global provider of secure, managed messaging services specifically for any current or future IP/broadband networks.The South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF), a private and public sector investment vehicle specialising in high-tech businesses, has invested £500,000 for a 6.5% stake in the Emizon Group - an injection of cash that will go towards a rapid acceleration of t...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - introduced the DV-IP HD (High Definition) video server at IIPSEC 2008.  Visitors were able to see the DV-IP HD system as the centrepiece of a High Definition CCTV area on the DM stand throughout the show.This powerful addition to the DV-IP family has been developed specifically to offer end users a full desktop High Definition CCTV system that can operate in association with up to 8 of the company's advanced CamVu 2000 mega pixel cameras.The cost effect...

IMS Research's latest report on the video surveillance equipment market across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has confirmed that Axis Communications has grown its share of the network camera market in the region from 42 per cent to 46 per cent.Within the security cameras category of the report, which includes all cameras (analogue and network based), IMS ranked Axis as the number three brand within EMEA, an equal position to last year's report but with a marked increase in overal...

Milestone Systems, a leading global developer of open platform IP video management software, continues its fast growth by opening new country offices and hiring experienced professionals from both the security and IT industries.Milestone Systems has opened an office in Paris, announcing Jean Charles Barbou as the Country Manager, France.  He comes to Milestone with a stellar track record from working 18 years in the computer and software industry for companies such as Niksun, Tripwire, Axen...

Intelligent, attractive and likeableIntelligence, good looks, dedication - these professed brand values of the Czech automotive manufacturer Skoda a.s. have made a major contribution to the fact that this car brand is becoming increasingly popular in Germany.  While ‘intelligence' reflects the claim of developing products with outstanding functionality as well as customer-oriented detailed solutions at excellent value for the money, ‘good looks' describes the pioneering design...

March Networks, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cieffe S.p.A. and its related company Insignis Technologies S.r.l.Cieffe, based in Milan, Italy, develops high performance IP video surveillance solutions used by enterprise-class organizations across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.  With a reputation for innovative design and advanced functionality, Cieffe's prod...

ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire SimonsVoss Technologies AG.In the future, SimonsVoss will be organized within ASSA ABLOY's ‘Global Technologies Division' as a separate business unit and under the leadership of its current and well-established management team.Fully committed to this endeavour, the Executive Committee of SimonsVoss Technologies AG very much welcomes this step, which will enduringly foster the company, above all in t...

Dallmeier, the leading global supplier of network based video surveillance systems for casinos and gambling halls, has been developing and producing high-quality comprehensive solutions for the CCTV/IP area for over 20 years.  The Dallmeier solutions can be ideally used as stand-alone devices and can then be easily integrated into existing systems and networks thanks to the open system architecture.  All Dallmeier solutions are characterised by reliability, user-friendliness and scalab...

Raytec Ltd is taking part in a series of free educational seminars.  These roadshows will demonstrate how to bring together high quality components and services to optimise the performance of your distributed CCTV system.  Raytec will be highlighting the importance of dedicated CCTV lighting and will provide all visitors with a free CCTV lighting support pack.  Other exhibitors include Dallmeier UK, Optex and Visual Verification.The shows will be held in t...

Serv Security, the fast growing electronic security specialists, was pleased to sponsor the City of London Police/DARE float in the recent Lord Mayor's Show.Two of the company's directors, Jamie Howard and Lee Raife, took part in the procession, which boasted the largest turnout the show has seen.The DARE float comprised: a vintage charabanc, two immaculate Rover P4 classic cars, Wilkinson's (the hardware specialists) conveying a large group of DARE students on the back of their 40-foot articula...