Surveillance & Security News for August 2011

The comprehensive software and systems will help provide greater level of security to passengersMarch Networks®, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced two separate contract wins totalling $6.2 million with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The contracts include a $2.6 million deal to equip more than 200 buses with its Mobile Solution, as well as a five-year, $3.6 million Managed Services contract to provide OCTA with video system health monitoring s...

  Colorado's RTD Light Rail system selects NAV to service over 1,100 cameras and 150 card access doors North American Video (NAV) has been awarded a long-term contract to service all camera, access control, alarm and e-phone systems for Colorado's Regional Transportation District (RTD) Light Rail system. The system currently has over 1,100 cameras and 150 card access doors with numerous expansion projects in the works. "The award of this service contract is testimony to the high q...

 Malcolm Pye from Quadrant believes that the REDWALL Partner Programme allows him to offer a better serviceThe REDWALL Partner Programme, designed by Optex Europe to provide installers and their customers with the latest advice on installation and support, has again been praised by one of the UK's leading security organisations for delivering consistently reliable results. Malcolm Pye, Systems Engineering Manager at Watford-based Quadrant, believes the Optex REDWALL Partner Programme has al...

 Since the introduction of the first OSM-based Green Card, digital security has never been comprised HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that the U.S. Permanent Resident ("Green") Card that is manufactured by HID Global under its LaserCard brand has won the ACT Canada "International Innovation Award" for Identity Management. The U.S. Green Card is issued to all legal foreign residents of the U.S. under the Unit...

  Aimetis is only one of four companies to achieve top ten status in all three regions of the worldAimetis Corp., a global leader in intelligent IP video management software, recently announced that they are now ranked #6 in global market share for the software-only vendors of open platform network video management software, according to the 2011 edition of IMS Research's "World Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment" report."Aimetis continues to gain market sh...

  March Networks & Campus have been selected to provide their VMS and advanced video analytics in Italy March Networks®, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, today announced that it has been selected along with local partner Campus s.r.l to provide its Video Management System (VMS) platform and advanced video analytics for the protection of 50 remote solar farms across southern Italy. Italy currently represents the second largest market in the world for sol...

  artec technologies keeps Frankfurt's main tower safeIn this article, artec technologies AG, manufacturer of High Definition video surveillance systems, provides information about its data-protection compliant video surveillance at the well-known MAIN TOWER in the "Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen" in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Not only because of its striking architecture has the MAIN TOWER become a landmark in the city. Its observation deck in the 56th floor is also a ma...

 TeleEye MX763-HD camera has the lowest bitrate and good HD video quality compared with others Secutech Camera Excellence Award 2011 was held on 20-22 April. It was a major event in Secutech 2011 Exhibition to identify the outstanding High Definition cameras in the market. The judging process of the competition included measurements in video quality, network bit rate, performance in back-light environment, etc. TeleEye MX763-HD was selected as one of the finalists. Three HD Cameras from ot...

 Magal has won a security contract for the African Football Cup 2012Magal Security Systems, Ltd. announced that it has signed a $35.5 Million contract for a turnkey project, to provide a fully integrated security system, covering multiple sites, for the African Cup of Nations Football Championship to be held in January 2012 in West Africa. The vulnerability of sport games, as experienced by the Togo football team terror attack in the 2010 African Cup of Nations, was definitely in...

 Bosch was bestowed with the award in the "Best Mobile Marketing Vehicle" categoryBosch Security Systems, Inc. is very pleased to announce that its new Safe & Sound Security and Audio Tour truck has been recognised with a prestigious 2011 Event Design Award in the category "Best Mobile Marketing Vehicle."Bosch Security Systemspartnered with Creative Solutions Group (Clawson, MI) on the design and furnishing of the truck - the largest, most interactive product exhibi...

  RML AD Group remains unperturbed despite experiencing dual blows during preparations for Imola 6 Hours It takes more than a couple of blown turbos to wipe the smile off Mike Newton's face, and he shared the team's positive outlook on a race in which the final result hid a very encouraging discovery. RML AD Group's preparations for the Imola 6 Hours had not only been disrupted by the Italian weather, but also carried the legacy of the serious accident sustained at Spa. That had d...

 Upgrade of West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust upgraded it's Wavestore video recording systemVideo surveillance specialist, Puls Global Ltd has completed an upgrade of West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust's Wavestore video recording system which has resulted in an extension of the life of the existing analogue CCTV cameras, whilst expanding video surveillance coverage of the hospital by introducing new IP network cameras.It is sadly a familiar story throughout the NHS. Nurses, d...

  Recent British Crime Survey states a 14% increase in burglary at homes in England and Wales in 2010-11 With the most recent British Crime Survey suggesting a 14% increase in burglary at homes across England and Wales in 2010-11, the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has issued its top tips for home security. With the summer holidays fast approaching, many people across the country will be looking forward to getting away from it all, leaving their everyday lives behind and...

  The access control system provides developed provides protection to 30 doors in the buildingTDSi, a global leader in access control systems for all sizes of businesses and organisations has developed and supplied an integrated access control solution for the new, three storey Al Raya Newspaper production building in Doha, Qatar. At the heart of the system is EXgarde PRO, TDSi's access management software solution, supporting MICROgarde II IP controllers and EXprox readers and cards.T...

  ASIS International announces 2011 Student Writing Competition for security practicionersThe ASIS Academic Programs Council and the ASIS Foundation are calling for entries for the 2011 ASIS International Student Writing Competition. The writing competition rewards college and university students who conduct research, engage in thoughtful deliberation and write an academic paper between 3,000 and 6,000 words on an issue relevant to the security and assets protection profession."Th...

  Sam Cambrook is set to become an asset to CSL DualCom's sales teamThis year has been one of continued growth for CSL DualCom and in line with our growing connected base of over 110,000 units the Sales Team has grown too. Sam Cambrook joins the line-up in the North as North East and Scotland Sales Executive taking over from Tim Goodwill who has been promoted to National Accounts Manager.Sam has been on a rigorous training schedule since joining CSL DualCom so that she is ready to hit...

  SIRDEE enabled the emergency forces to work under very difficult circumstancesCassidian's SIRDEE (Sistema de Radiocomunicaciones Digitales de Emergencia del Estado) network delivered first class service to the emergency professionals during the terrible fire on Ibiza in May 2011, the largest forest fire ever in that part of the Balearic Islands. For a whole week, over 2,000 hectares of pine forest on the island burned uncontrolablly. More than 300 people were evacuated...

ASSA, a part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a division of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has launched Max CLIQ™ - a simple and intelligent electromechanical locking system.Combining advanced CLIQ™ technology with high quality ASSA dp cylinders, ASSA Max CLIQ™ is an accessible key control system designed to enable small businesses and homeowners to benefit from high security, electromechanical locking solutions, without the associated costs and complexity. As a small standalone system...

  The FWC 1000 and FWC 2000 WLAN controllers enable customers to secure their wireless networksFiretide Inc., a leading provider of wireless infrastructure mesh and broadband access solutions, announced the introduction of two new Wireless LAN (WLAN) controllers. The FWC 1000 and FWC 2000 expand the company's wireless portfolio to fit the needs of businesses of all sizes. Firetide's WLAN controllers enable customers to easily manage and secure their wireless networks from a centralized...

Samsung has added to its SMT range of TFT LCD environmentally friendly monitors with the introduction of new High Definition 32" and 40" models. As is the case with existing 17" and 19" models, the 32" SMT-3223 and 40" SMT-4023 are designed specifically for use in professional security systems. They are certain to attract the interest of installers looking to provide their clients with a competitively priced display solution but without any compromise on quality, an...

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has now released XProtect® Enterprise 8. Setting the standard in IP VMS, XProtect Enterprise 8 is comprehensive, open platform IP VMS for medium and large-scale installations, primarily multi-site, multi-server deployments. The consolidated single-management interface provides a coherent and efficient way to view and control an unlimited number of cameras giving situational awareness for quick response and ac...

Samsung has added two new ONVIF compliant encoders to its fast growing iPOLiS portfolio of network friendly products. The four channel SPE-400 and sixteen channel rack-mounted SPE-1600R, which houses up to 4 x SPE-400B four channel encoder blades, join the SPE-100 single channel encoder in providing a cost effective and easy to implement method of adding analogue cameras to an IP/network based video surveillance system.All three encoders enable images captured by an analogue camera to be trans...

Suprema, Inc., a global leader in biometrics and identification solutions, announced that the company launches RealScan-G10 ten-print live scanner, which offers improved image quality and cost advantage over its predecessor, RealScan-10. The device also tested in full compliance and received certification from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the agency's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) Image Quality Specification (IQS) Appendix F standards. FBI IQS...

IndigoVision, leading manufacturer of complete IP video security solutions, introduces 2TB disks to its NVR-AS 3000 range of ‘Plug & Go' Linux Network Video Recorders. This doubles storage capacity without increasing physical footprint, power consumption or associated environmental control equipment. With up to 6TB of usable RAID 5 storage in a single unit, the NVR-AS 3000 is a compelling alternative to Windows-based storage.Resilience, reliability and low-maintenance are the key to...

With the VKC-13100/IR-2810 eneo is expanding its range of bullet cameras by a compact model (further versions in this housing are currently in preparation). 650 TV lines horizontal resolution, switchable IR cut filter for full day/night operability and 40 integrated 850 nm LEDs with a maximum illumination range of 50 metres are among the major features of this series. The housing has an IP68 protection rating allowing full operational use in adverse weather conditions. Extremely practical: f...

A combined camera and audio module is now available for the popular Videx VX2200 range, reducing the size of the door panel on systems requiring both audio and video communication.  Available with either mono or colour camera, the module can also be used on coax or non-coax systems.  All cameras incorporate a 10° vertical and horizontal adjustment and subject illumination LEDs. The combined camera and audio module, which is available with 0, 1 or 2 buttons, can be expanded up to 32...

Surveon, the complete megapixel solutions provider, recently announced that its IP cameras are compatible with ONVIF protocol standards. By achieving ONVIF compatibility, Surveon ensures that its cameras can be easily integrated in surveillance systems featuring ONVIF-compatible products, thereby further contributing to a transparent market environment beneficial to end-users of surveillance networks. All of Surveon's IP camera products support the ONVIF standard, such as the Sony sensor-based 3...

Have you wished that you could enjoy similar interface and reliable service on a smaller recorder that would suit perfectly for small-scale limited budget projects with less than 16 channels? ACTi has a perfect solution for you! ACTi is pleased to announce the release of GNR-2000 - a small 16-channel desktop recorder supporting the full functionality range just like XNR-4200. Despite its compact size, it supports up to 5 hard disk drives so that the video evidence from all the 16 cameras can be...