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IndigoVision's integrated IP video solution is providing state-of-the-art CCTV surveillance for the new £5 million Automotive Centre of Excellence at Gateshead College.  The centre provides automotive, manufacturing and logistics training and includes a vehicle showroom, workshops and specialist welding facilities all fully supported with extensive IT.The college wanted a leading edge networked based solution to CCTV surveillance and chose IndigoVision over alternative IP based sy...

The SignHear signature verification system is the patented ground breaking technology developed by Sign Assured Ltd.  The SignHear system like no other uses the sound of your handwritten signature to verify your identity.  The traditional methods of comparing the images of signatures are both insecure and costly, though the acceptance by customers has kept it alive well past its sell-by date.  What SignHear bring to the market place is a system, which is low in cost, high in robus...

Vista, the UK's premier brand of CCTV equipment, has announced the lucky winners of their IFSEC prize draw, a Yamaha VX110 Sports Jet Ski.When Mike Kelly, Chris Asbury and David Edwards of Hafele visited the Norbain stand at IFSEC this year, they came away with a lot more than they bargained for.  "We couldn't believe the Vista prize draw this year and immediately agreed that if one of us won it, we'd all share it," says Mike Kelly, Purchasing Manager of Hafele.  "We'd v...

Zandar Technologies has successfully teamed up with security systems integrator, Guardian Security Services to upgrade the video system used to monitor a chemical facility in Ohio, USA.  Recognizing the need to scrutinize the site for potential threats, Guardian wanted to ensure that it could clearly monitor perimeters, parking lots, entry points, and busy internal areas to secure the site.  The result of this partnership is increased security for the chemical facility.Guardian Se...

First Security (Guards) Ltd - one of the leading companies within the manned guarding sector - has won a significant new contract to protect the Edmonton Green Shopping Centre in Enfield, North London, one of two Shopping Centres it protects for the property development company St. Modwen Properties Plc.The contract, managed by St. Modwen Developments (Edmonton) Ltd, is to provide a team of security personnel "to provide a safe and pleasant environment for both shoppers and retailers alike,...

Mitsubishi Electric, a world leader in the innovative design and manufacture of advanced security solutions, once again exhibited at this year's IFSEC. At the exhibition, Mitsubishi launched a new 16 channel digital recorder the DX-TL4516E and previewed a 9 channel version the DX-TL4509E, which will be launched later this year.   Also on display were examples from the current range of DVR’s.Mitsubishi’s range of DX-TL recorders have all been designed as fully featured, reli...

Two intrepid cyclists, Nigel Petrie - Chairman of AD Group and Dedicated Micros - and Peter Vince, are starting an epic ten-day journey from Pfetterhouse in Switzerland Thursday (18 May) in a bid to cover the entire 400 mile length of the Western Front, the scene of some of the most arduous and costly battles of World War 1.   With the invaluable help and support of the Royal British Legion, the duo hope that their journey will raise awareness of "the Line" and, cruciall...

Zandar Technologies, a leading innovator in the design and development of high quality multi-source display and management solutions, has upgraded its video surveillance and monitoring system for a Central Florida water utility.  Although the majority of the surveillance system was installed in 2003 by local experts SiteSecure, Inc., Zandar and SiteSecure teamed up again to update the system, providing full network access for the operators and a custom User Interface based on Zandar 's...

Axis Communications were selected as part of an innovative home digital television service Video servers from the global leader in network video Axis Communications were selected as part of an innovative home digital television service called Digital Bridge, which was officially launched in Shoreditch this week. Video streams gathered from analogue-based Pan Tilt Zoom dome cameras are being routed into Axis 241S Video Servers by leading Axis solution partner CNL (Compute...

Shopping Centre specialist systems integrator, G1 Ltd, have hired Paul Murray as Commercial Manager."The move is part of G1's future direction towards expanding and growing the business with an existing Shopping Centre customer base.  In this newly created role, Paul will be integral in developing new business opportunities as well as managing our sales and maintenance teams." comments Chris Best, Director of G1.  "I bring a solid operational knowledge of what soluti...

The debate over restrictions regarding the wearing of hooded tops - 'hoodies' - and baseball caps continues to hit the headlines in the UK.  It has been reported that shopping centres, some schools and even the courts (through Anti Social Behaviour Orders) have been clamping down on this type of attire.  In one Scottish town (Paisley) shops have been displaying signs to highlight their 'hats off, hoods down' policy, frustrated by the fact that many shoplifters use these...

Dedicated Micros – part of AD Group - has appointed Andrew Finn as its new Managing Director with responsibility for Europe, Middle East and Asia.Andrew who is also Group Finance Director at  AD Group, has been an invaluable member of the team at Dedicated Micros since 1998 when he joined as UK Financial Controller and rose rapidly to become, in under a year, Group Financial Controller.  He was appointed to the Dedicated Micros Board in 2002 and after his promotion to the po...

The 2006 BII NITAs, the most prestigious training awards in the licensed retail sector have been launched, and now is the time to get your entries in.  With the new mandatory licences for door supervisors, door supervisor training has become essential, and now is your opportunity to be gain formal recognition of your training programme by winning a prestigious BII NITA award. The door supervisor-training award is being sponsored by BIIAB and City & Guilds, and is aimed at the organisati...

Siemens Building Technologies’ new integrated motion detection system, Eyetec, has received the accolade “Best New Intruder Alarm Product”, at the IFSEC 2006 Security Industry Awards.  The award was presented at an official ceremony, supported by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), on 8th May 2006.  Another Siemens product, the Sistore CX EDS intelligent embedded codec, was also nominated as a finalist within the “Best New CCTV Product” categ...

With still another ten months to go before the doors open on ISE 2007 in Amsterdam, the show organisers have confirmed that sales are 40% up compared to the similar period before ISE 2006.  As a result, the three Halls already secured at the Amsterdam RAI are almost full.  With over 90% of space already secured from exhibitors at this years show, there is a growing interest from new companies, reflecting the consistent growth of this leading European show. Amsterdam next January will b...

Jim Earwaker has joined the PES (Professional Engineering Services) team at Frontline Security Solutions.  Jim, who has for the last six years been with TASC/Diabold, was previously a contractor for Cisco and as such was involved with providing IP related integrated security solutions for many blue chip end-users. “Jim’s IT knowledge and in particular his understanding of how access control and CCTV systems can offer additional benefits by working in harmony with a network infra...

WorlWorld Market Leaders in IP Video Management and Intelligent Video Team to Provide New Analytic Product Offerings.ObjectVideo®, the leader in intelligent video, and Milestone Systems, the world market leader for open platform IP video surveillance software recently  announced a new strategic technology and marketing alliance.  This innovative relationship will enable both commercial and government, public and private customers to deploy the best IP video management platform equi...

A CCTV system from Vicon is contributing to improved traffic management in Durham City Centre. Vicon’s Surveyor dome cameras and Kollector DVRs are assisting the local authority to encourage visitors to use the centre’s shopping and recreational facilities while discouraging them from travelling in their cars.  The CCTV system is contributing to the security of vehicles in Park and Ride facilities at three locations on the outskirts of Durham.  It is considered particularly...

Alarm Service Group Ltd, the leading independent installer in the South West, has opted for SeQuad Sequential Confirmation Detectors from Optex Europe for a major Schools PFI project currently underway in Swindon, where the need for maximum reliability and minimum false alarms is paramount.Sequential confirmation is one of the most popular ACPO-approved options for delivering confirmed alarm activations, requiring activations from two separate detectors within a defined period of time to indicat...

Milestone Systems has announced a free 1-camera license to further spread market awareness about the many advantages of IP video surveillance software.  An offer to download at no charge a 1-camera license of Milestone XProtect Professional is now available on the company’s website.The offer is notable compared to typical trial or ‘demo’ versions of software that only work for a limited amount of time: this is the real thing, since the software has no time limits on its us...

The advanced TransVu mobile digital CCTV recorder from AD Group – the parent company of Dedicated Micros - has been selected by First Manchester for a major trial, arranged by Digital Transport Solutions, to enhance the safety of passengers and its drivers as well as to act as a deterrent against fraudulent claims.For the initial trial phase of the project the TransVu system, which recently won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category, has been installed by Digital T...

JVC has appointed Colin Milligan to manage the sales of JVC IP and analogue products throughout the UK and Northern Ireland markets.  He brings over 13 years of solid sales experience working as Sales Manager with companies like Honeywell (formerly Video Controls Ltd) and Spyhawk."I am passionate about the security industry and have always been impressed by JVC for being a well known brand name that is widely recognized for its quality and reliability.  With JVC's portfolio of...

Naturally we tend to equate CCTV with security, and this is what makes the headlines, but the reality is that it has become much more than this.  Where fire is concerned, for example, no longer is it simply a question of CCTV capturing images of intruders who may commit arson.  Now, with the advent of smart video content analysis, CCTV can be readily applied to overcome previously problematic fire detection scenarios in commercial and public sector buildings.  The beauty of this&n...

HID Global, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced that it is set to host the company's second "Be Secure" charity promotion at this year's IFSEC tradeshow in Birmingham, UK on the 8-11 of May.  This promotion follows the great success achieved at the ASIS tradeshow held in 2005 in Orlando, where over 1000 attendees participated. The promotional idea was developed to educate and inform tradeshow attendees...

Bosch, The Independent newspaper and The Royal Academy of Engineering have joined forces to launch The Independent Bosch Horizons Technology Award, a writing competition for young people with an interest in engineering and technology. As a global brand and a leader in innovation, Bosch is supporting Britain's future engineers by offering them an excellent opportunity to share their interest in engineering and technology with thousands of readers.  They are being asked to put pen to pape...

SKIDATA AG and LEGIC Identsystems Ltd jointly announce  the market introduction of a SKIDATA Combi Card.  The new contactless ‘keycard iso combi LEGIC advant' combines the SKIDATA access solutions with the wide choice of LEGIC advant all-in-one-card applications.  It will increase services and convenience for guests and partners in tourist destinations. The new SKIDATA card offers two combined areas on the same chip.  The SKIDATA area supports their access applicati...

Best security installation and best Access Control productHoneywell recently announced that it has been short-listed in two categories for the prestigious IFSEC Awards - Sunderland Housing Group jointly with 2020Vision Systems for Best Security Project and WIN-PAKTM Pro Central Station for Best New Access Control Product.  The awards ceremony will take place on Monday 8th May at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel at the NEC.  The Sunderland Housing Group project involved the im...

Dedicated Micros, working together with Gardiner Security, has delivered an advanced CCTV solution to provide effective security for ITV Granada in Manchester, home to Coronation Street one of the UK's favourite soap operas.  The project called for four of the latest NetVu Connected Digital Sprite 2 network capable DVRs featuring NetVu ObserVer software, four Dennard 2060 outdoor dome cameras which feature vandal resistant, environmentally protected enclosures - with more to follow shortly...

Honeywell today announced that the WIN-PAKTM access control system has been installed at Tradition UK Ltd, a global leader in the brokering of financial and non-financial products, to ensure a high level of security and fast access for authorised personnel at their London offices.  The implementation was managed by, NSI Gold installers West London Security. Maintaining security has always been a high priority for Tradition, which operates several offices in London.  Mark Heneke, Tradi...

Integrated Design Ltd and A4Vision (Application for Vision) have teamed up for this year's IFSEC exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham on IDL's Stand B103A4 Vision's 3D Face Reader has been integrated with IDL's Fastlane Door Detective to showcase a complete approach to high security access control. The A4Vision Access 3D Face Reader can recognise users as they approach the doorway.  With read ranges up to two metres and a fast sub-second response time the Face Reader is designed to open the do...