Surveillance & Security News for February 2015

David will head up the Qsan UK and Ireland team which spans all three business groups: SAN, NAS and JBOD Qsan Technology, Inc. has just announced the appointment of a new managing director, David Kao, to lead the Qsan business in the UK and Ireland. In his new role, David will head up the Qsan UK and Ireland team which spans all three business groups: SAN, NAS and JBOD.  Qsan UK & Ireland, EMEA, with the task of growing value add services, technology solutions and...

ISE takes a majority share in respect to its Digital Signage Conference, an annual event that takes place in Munich, Germany Integrated Systems Events, the company that produces the ISE exhibition, recently announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with invidis consulting to take a majority share in respect to its Digital Signage Conference, an annual event that takes place in Munich, Germany. The Digital Signage Conference, run in cooperation with trad...

Amthal Fire & Security is able to offer guidance to schools on how to choose the right solutions to create safe environments The leading security specialist based in St Albans is working with leading education publications and using online and social media resources to highlight issues in school security as well as showcasing latest applications. Says Jamie Allam, Commercial Director at Amthal Fire & Security: “With school safety concerns intensifying, coupl...

Peter Poole and Tristan Norman has been appointed as Sales Director and Head of Business Development Security & Fire, respectively IFSEC Global Security & Fire Portfolio is pleased to announce expansion plans to continue to grow the worldwide show IFSEC International. Peter Poole has been appointed as Sales Director and will be responsible for all commercial activity across the portfolio whilst leading the sales team and the network of global agents to continue to...

ASSA ABLOY UK is reducing energy costs for education premises, by providing cheap to run and quick to install, wireless access control Access Control, a division of ASSA ABLOY UK is reducing energy costs for education premises, by providing cheap to run and quick to install, wireless access control. The Department for Education is faced with an estimated budget shortfall of £600 million in 2015-16, according to the Association of Colleges. Despite these financial constr...

By utilising all existing JANUS hardware, SATEON allows the University to automate several previously time-consuming processes Brunel University London has been able to simplify and speed up its access control management thanks to the superior automation and interoperability offered by Grosvenor Technology’s SATEON access control system. Each year the University issues around 20,000 student ID cards containing specific information on access rights to over 700 doors. Gro...

Zaplox’s strategy is teaming up with SimonsVoss to offer additional customer benefits & efficiency SimonsVoss is technology leader within digital locking and access control systems, with customers in many different lines of business. Zaplox mobile keys are now part of the SimonsVoss solution, an important and strategic partnership that opens up new markets in both Europe and Asia. ”We are very happy to have our mobile keys integrated in SimonsVoss’ l...

Cognitec has released the superior face recognition engine B9 and incorporated the algorithm in its market-leading face recognition product, FaceVACS-DBScan. Research and development for the B9 algorithm focused on significant performance improvement for images with low resolution or taken in less controlled environments, often found in police databases. The matching accuracy also increased for images with non-frontal poses, with faces turned upward, downward or to the side. FaceVACS-DBScan en...

Nedap launches AEOS 3.1.4, introducing intercom integration with Commend intercom. As a result of this integration AEOS not only instantly shows who is at the door, but at the same time verifies this person via the intercom. Controlled access can subsequently be given. ‘Giving controlled access is one of the tasks most frequently performed by receptionists and security guards’, says Arjan Bouter, Sales Manager at Nedap. ‘In the Graphical Alarm Handler of AEOS they already had...

ASUSTOR Inc., a leading innovator and provider of network storage solutions, has announced the release of the new innovatively enhanced version of the AiMaster mobile app. This new version of AiMaster is the first mobile app in the NAS industry that allows users to initialise their system and create RAID volumes along with other basic configurations. Users can also use AiMaster to log in to ASUSTOR’s App Central and install Apps for their NAS. Furthermore, users can connect to other relate...

LILIN Americas, an entity of IP video provider Merit LILIN serving North, Central and South America, today launched a new series of IP cameras featuring on-board Intelligent Video Surveillance (IVS) analytics, marking a significant milestone in the expansion of the company’s IP portfolio. Six cameras will make up the new LILIN IVS iMEGAPRO™ Series, including indoor and outdoor models in bullet, dome and box form factors. “Cameras with On-board analytics create more manageable...

BCDVideo’s enterprise-grade VRP solution has been designed for maximum performance on a Milestone XProtect platform Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has now tested and reported performance component certification of BCDVideo’s Nova Server and Storage Series. IT infrastructure, server, storage and client platforms are integral parts of networked video management deployments, so any miscalculations of the serve...

With elections due later this year in the UK, Spain and Switzerland, attitudes to the prevailing political landscape of austerity are changing rapidly. Are physical security budgets in the public sector ever protected from cuts, and what is the outlook for our industry? Consider the landscape: A left-leaning party has come to power in Greece on an anti-austerity platform and with the stated intention of halving the country’s €315bn debts. Angela Merkel, the German Chanc...

Drone is a toy with a bright future—until it causes a catastrophe Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, are today’s gizmo du jour. A recent Bloomberg article reported that Amazon alone is selling more than 10,000 a month, and with prices as low as $50, it’s a toy with a bright future—until it causes a catastrophe. Consider the January incident at the White House when a drunken National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency employee lost control of a quadcopter...

Mirasys Ltd., one of the leading suppliers of open platform Video Management and Visual Intelligence Solutions, launches its new Android application “Spotter mobile 7”. Powerful Spotter Mobile 7 brings true mobility and efficiency to video surveillance. It allows remote access to video surveillance footage via various mobile devices – such as phones and tablets. Mobility and remote surveillance are ever more important. Mobile video surveillance might be done in very challengin...

Also, Matrox will display its C420 quad-output cards as well as C680 single-slot six-output cards at DSE 2015 Matrox® Graphics recently announced that Matrox C420 low-profile, quad-output PCI Express® graphics cards are now available worldwide. Engineered for stability, reliability and advanced multi-display capabilities, C420 delivers the features systems integrators require when designing small-form-factor (SFF) systems and digital signage player PCs for applications...

Surprise – shock, even – was the initial reaction of most in the industry to the announcement earlier this week of Canon’s intent to acquire Axis. Maybe it was the (apparent) suddenness of the move, or its scale ($2.8 billion!) that caught us off guard. Maybe it’s the continuing ripples the move is likely to cause through the industry that has us still talking about it. It’s clearly the biggest story in our market in years. But after you think about it a couple of...

Customer: Dragon Steel Corporation is a subsidiary of China Steel Corporation, the largest steel producer in Taiwan. Phase 1 of a new greenfield integrated iron and steel works was recently completed at Dragon Steel. The new furnace increases China Steel's capacity by 25 percent to meet rising domestic demand. Challenge: Dragon Steel needed a video surveillance system to view entrances and exits, to monitor production processes, to ensure plant safety, to centralise management and boost effec...

The award recognises an alumni who has made a great impact in the community while achieving their personal goals AlliedBarton Security Services, the industry’s premier provider of industry personnel, announces that Winning Futures has selected Jason Gordon, AlliedBarton Business Development Manager, as the inaugural recipient of the Sam Cupp Alumni Community Service Award. Winning Futures is an award-winning non-profit in metro Detroit that empowers middle and high scho...

Thomas brings finance and global operations management experience to help advance AES transformation AES Corporation, the leading manufacturer of private wireless mesh alarm communication networks, recently announced that Thomas F. French has joined the Company's management team as Chief Financial Officer. He will assume Company-wide responsibility for corporate financial management, planning, inventory controls, accounting, financial analysis, human resources, and office admi...

TEC 2015 to be held in Westminster on May 4-8, 2015 will feature week of education & custom learning paths PSA Security Network, the world’s largest electronic security cooperative has announced its education conference agenda for TEC 2015. The premier education, exhibit, and networking event will be held in Westminster, CO on May 4-8, 2015. This year, TEC will feature an entire week of education with custom learning paths designed to benefit a company’s e...

Zwipe, a global leader in biometric authentication technology, announced that HID Global's iCLASS® and 125kHz ProxCard® users can now easily integrate the Zwipe Access biometric card, eliminating the need to add biometric readers to an existing HID Global®iClass® or Prox-based system. "As the largest smart and proximity card provider in the world, HID Global has thousands of users who would like to upgrade to biometric authorisation, but may not have the budget or the resources...

You can identify the military veterans among private security guards by the way they wear their uniforms, according to one security company executive. Each veteran looks comfortable in the uniform and exudes a confidence you don’t often see among those without a military background. It comes as no surprise that security companies like to hire veterans – more than practically any other industry. With a growing population of U.S. men and women coming out of the ser...

Better, faster networking plays into the optimistic outlook for the transportation vertical Our market has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the future of security systems in the transportation vertical. “Given the advances in processing power and technology, we can only imagine what the capability of an IP camera will be in five years,” comments Anthony Incorvati, business development manager, critical infrastructure and transportation, Axis Communications....

Increased processing power of DSP chipsets in cameras has created more opportunities to add value with Open Platform The BBC News magazine recently published an article online under the heading, 'The end of the CCTV era?'. The piece reported that some local authorities are questioning if further investment in video surveillance can be justified. So, is this the end of a long period of sustained growth for the video surveillance industry? Peter Ainsworth, Head of Product and...

GJD Manufacturing will also feature its new Clarius Plus LED illuminators and Pearl triple tech curtain detector GJD, the leading British manufacturer, designer and supplier of professional external detector equipment, has recently announced its attendance at this year’s ISC West, Las Vegas exhibition, at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, (15 - 17 April), on booth 29009. ISC West is the largest physical security event in the Americas and is attended by over 28,000 in...

AVI technology from Nedap enables airports to monitor, control and optimise taxi access Taxi transportation is an important way of travelling from and to an airport. To regulate traffic flow of commercial vehicles across terminals, airport authorities are using Nedap’s Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) technology. This system, based on long-range RFID technology, reduces waiting times at taxi ranks and allows a smooth, timely flow of taxis. The idea of regulati...

As a bank, protecting your integrity and reputation by complying with local laws, regulations and ethics is vital, but doesn’t need to be complex. The Nedap AEOS security management platform will help you enforce procedures such as Chinese walls to prevent conflicts of interest between departments. And it will simplify compliance with regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley. You’ll have a range of smart AEOS functionality to hand, from Anti-Pass, Back to Chief First, Response To Action, R...

ASUSTOR Inc., a leading innovator and provider of network storage solutions, announced the release of the ASUSTOR Data Master (ADM) 2.4 beta version. ADM is the exclusive operating system for ASUSTOR NAS. Following the release of ADM 2.3, the release of the ADM 2.4 beta version allows users to experience newly optimised performance and enhanced core system functions. One of the upgraded core functions is the brand new shared folder encryption mechanism which effectively increases data encry...

GJD Manufacturing Ltd, one of the world’s most innovative leaders in UK manufacturing, design and supply of CCTV LED Illuminators and professional external detector equipment has recently launched their Pearl Triple-Tech Wired Detector, a highly advanced PIR and microwave technology system to provide effective security against potential crime. The external ‘Pearl’ wired detector may be small in size but quality, performance and reliability are not compromised. It has been thor...