Surveillance & Security News for February 2015

Western Digital reported revenue of $3.9 billion for its second fiscal quarter ended Jan. 2, 2015 Western Digital® Corp. recently reported revenue of $3.9 billion and net income of $460 million, or $1.93 per share, for its second fiscal quarter ended Jan. 2, 2015. On a non-GAAP basis, net income was $539 million or $2.26 per share. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported revenue of $4.0 billion and net income of $430 million, or $1.77 per share. Non-GAAP net income i...

Mr. Puche will work closely on opportunities for OnSSI among the growing customer base within the region OnSSI has promoted Carlos Puche to the position of Director of Business Development for the Caribbean and Latin American (CALA) region. Mr. Puche previously held the position of Business Development Manager for CALA and has been instrumental in generating growth in the region for the company’s flagship Ocularis video management software. “We are pleased to reco...

Identiv, Inc., a global security technology company that provides trusted identity solutions for premises, information, and everyday items, recently announced that Identiv’s uTrust TS Government Readers for premises access are now included on the U.S. government’s FICAM Approved Products List (APL). The General Services Administration (GSA) lab, which is part of the Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) Testing Program, has evaluated and approved Identiv’s...

AlliedBarton hired more than 5,000 military veterans and reservists in 2014 AlliedBarton Security Services, the industry’s premier provider of highly trained security personnel, hired more than 5,000 military veterans and reservists in 2014, working toward their goal of 25,000 veteran and reservist hires in five years. To reach military hiring goals, AlliedBarton works closely with military assistance groups such as the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Wounded...

Boon Edam Inc. announces the launch of BoonAssist TQ, a new manual revolving door that provides an ease of use previously not available in manual revolving doors. BoonAssist TQ offers the unique combination of three features: “push and go” power assistance, speed control, and positioning, also known in the industry as quarter pointing. The new door was developed in response to customers asking for a revolving door that offers comfort, intuitive operation and safety, where an automat...

The sale of Siemens’ Security Products to Vanderbilt is expected to close by the end of March, and already the owner-to-be is making good progress to form a new stand-alone company. Notably, the pending transaction is not a sale of company shares but rather a sale of assets, in this case product lines in the access control, CCTV and intrusion categories. In effect, a company is being created to manage those assets, and Vanderbilt has been working for the last several months to create the...

Any part of a transmission infrastructure has a dramatic impact on system performance We often view network switches as transparent transmission products. What goes in comes out. In reality, nothing is further from the truth. In this article, Neil Heller - Vice President, Vigitron, Inc. highlights that any part of a transmission infrastructure has a dramatic impact on transmission and, therefore, on system performance. At the very least a network switch can be viewed as a piec...

Of the many benefits offered by new and advanced IP video surveillance cameras, the ability to easily customise these devices with third party apps has the potential to change the landscape in video surveillance system design and implementation. By providing the ability to customise individual cameras with the specific functionality desired for every specific camera location, camera apps not only increase functionality where needed, they deliver tremendous savings on a system-wide...

There’s a cloud hanging over the security market. Or rather, The Cloud is portending great change for our market (and other markets, too). But with all the talk about cloud-based systems, limitations still linger along the path to optimum implementation in the security market. We asked our panelists to reflect on those limitations and look ahead five years to how the situation is likely to change. From bandwidth and connectivity challenges, to geographic limitations and even a need to chan...

Argus Control installed ECKey Bluetooth readers to manage access to the inventory room ECKey, the market leader in Smartphone Access Control Systems and Bluetooth Readers, recently announced that Argus Control, located in Brasilia, Brazil, has implemented ECKey access control technology to provide low cost, highly effective control for its product inventory. “We were having issues of equipment being taken from the inventory without any documentation,” explained Cr...

The programme, which was created with close support from HABC, is comprised of seven HABC qualifications Representatives from Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) joined staff and dignitaries as Serco-run HMP Kilmarnock welcomed Group CEO Rupert Soames to the prison to congratulate trainees on being the first nationally to complete a new training programme. The visit took place just before Christmas (9 December 2014) and saw the Serco chief spend a full day at th...

The development order involves consulting and initial fingerprint sensors for the client seeking small device application NEXT Biometrics Group ASA announced it has received an initial development order, valued at $100,000 USD, from a new client in its “NEXT-enabled market” sector. NEXT, the leader in high-performance low-cost fingerprint sensors based on its patented technology, did not disclose the client company or specific applications being developed. Tore E...

The first successful event using Milestone networked video technology was the online broadcast of birth of a male rhino calf at the zoo Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has entered a strategic collaboration with Copenhagen Zoo. One of the main aims behind this partnership is to use video as a tool to extend and enhance visitors’ experience and create new business possibilities for Copenhagen Zoo. The first successful ev...

Hikvision has made stupendous achievements in both domestic and overseas markets in the last year Hikvision, the global leader in innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has announced revenues of US$2.82 billion for the financial year 2014. This corresponds to a 60.37% growth rate year on year and a compound annual growth rate over the last decade of 53%. "Hikvision's continued growth is attributable to our product innovation capability and complete product...

Butchko will partner with TransVoyant to integrate its Continuous Decision Intelligence™ live data streaming Houston-based Butchko, Inc., a provider of innovative solutions to challenging security requirements, announced recently a partnership with TransVoyant that will bring real-time decision-making capabilities to city management, business supply chains, and industrial customers, worldwide. “With over 30 years of experience in the risk and security solutions ma...

Surveon, the complete megapixel solutions provider, recently released the industry-1st compact server NVR to tackle installers’ common difficulties on maintenance, operation and video storage in megapixel surveillance. The new enterprise NVR5000 series offers a shorter chassis, cableless, redundant modules and powerful features to ensure high performance operations and easy maintenance for project installers. “We have designed the NVR5000 with friendly usability in mind,”...

Technical webinar to be conducted on 11 Feb 2015 will cover features and benefits of United VMS 6.4 DVTEL announces the general availability of our United VMS 6.4 platform. The United VMS 6.4 platform allows to monitor all of their systems - whether Latitude, Horizon, or Meridian - concurrently, remotely, or locally over any network type. Features & benefits Monitor all of their systems - Latitude, Horizon, or Meridian - in real-time, concurrently, remotely, or lo...

The acquisition expands CSG’s existing footprint in Oklahoma, under its Guardian Security Systems brand Continuing its growth strategy and on the heels of acquiring two Texas companies during the past three months, Central Security Group (“CSG”) recently has announced the acquisition of Allied Protective Systems, based in Oklahoma City. The deal adds close to 6,000 customers and expands CSG’s existing footprint in Oklahoma, under its Guardian Security S...

Tim brings over 20 years of sales management experience in the Physical and IT security industries 3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions, recently announced Tim Bell is the latest addition to the company’s growing sales team. Tim brings over 20 years of sales management experience in the Physical and IT security industries. He has spent the last 10 years managing territory start-up sales in the video analytics and video surveilla...

John Stroia, SIA chairman of the board of directors will present Brent with the award at ‘The Advance’ Louroe Electronics, world leader in audio monitoring within the security industry, is proud to announce that its CEO, Richard Brent, has been named the 2014 Security Industry Association (SIA) Committee Chair of the Year. SIA is honouring Brent for his extraordinary work as the chair of the SIA Government Summit Planning Committee. "To be named SIA 2014 Committee...

Jim will work closely with his customer base to help realise their revenue potential and increase the company's market share AES Corporation, the leading manufacturer of private wireless mesh alarm communication networks, is pleased to announce Jim Burditt has been named Vice President of Sales for the Americas. Contact him directly at (978) 535-7310, x109 or jburditt@aes-intellinet.com. Jim is a seasoned executive with extensive sales, marketing, and business development kno...

Moxa's ioPAC 8500 series of rugged, modular RTU controllers are an important part of the system The capacities of the new tram line in Suzhou City, China, which is 18 kilometres long and includes 27 controlled points (crossovers) needed to be lifted to the highest level of modern standards. Therefore, for design and deployment, the operator turned to Bombardier, who are well-known for their experience in signalling installation. The system was designed for controlling up...

The mesh radio network was chosen to protect the lives and property of citizens throughout New York City AES Corporation is pleased to announce that The City of New York Fire Department has officially accepted the following AES-IntelliNet® mesh radio network products for use by approved Central Stations to protect the lives and property of citizens throughout New York City. The AES-IntelliNet products are NFPA-72 compliant and UL 864 9th Edition listed.  The NYFD Ce...

Education is always a hot vertical market, so Panasonic’s acquisition of Video Insight is not a surprise considering the video management system (VMS) supplier’s popularity among school professionals. Panasonic cameras have been installed in a lot of schools, too, and the Japanese conglomerate has several other product categories that also play in the school market, such as interactive white boards, audio systems, etc. The surprising aspect of the acquisition, announced this week, i...

loT will assist installers and integrators to position themselves as total solution providers and professional connectivity consultants to consumers  The buzz over the Internet of Things (loT) isn’t likely to subside anytime soon, given recent developments over consumer adoption of network-connected technologies. According to the 2014 State of the Internet of Things Study from Accenture Interactive, 69 percent of consumers plan to buy an in-home device in the next...

This latest release is designed to address the needs of markets including security and control room, presentation and digital signage VuWall Technology announces its participation at ISE on February 10-12, 2015 in Amsterdam RAI, NL with its new series of products based on VuWall2 version 2.5. This latest release is an extended product line designed to address the needs of specific markets including security and control room, presentation and digital signage. By matching s...

Chiron Security Communications, well represented in Switzerland since 2008 with its renowned IRIS Alarm over IP system The Swisscom “2017 PSTN Sunset” announcement in March last year gave the Swiss Alarm over IP market a strong, dynamic realisation that immediate change was imperative. Chiron Security Communications, well represented in Switzerland since 2008 with its renowned IRIS Alarm over IP system, has, with this latest IRIS Secure Apps implementation, no...

The certificate recognises contribution made throughout practical demonstrations of security equipment in CPB’s display rooms TeleEye is honoured to announce its acceptance of the Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the Hong Kong Police Crime Prevention Bureau (CPB), on 30th January, 2015. The award was created in order to recognise CCTV manufacturers who have made a significant contribution to Crime Prevention throughout practical demonstrations of security equipment...

The Smart OOB™ platform includes a new F2C feature that ensures uninterrupted connectivity for remote networks during primary WAN downtime Opengear, (Cisco Live Milan, stand E44) will offer the first European public demonstration of its Smart OOB™ platform including a new Failover to Cellular™ (F2C) feature that ensures uninterrupted connectivity for remote networks during primary WAN downtime. Opengear’s Smart OOB™ combined with F2C enables c...

Geofire’s advanced, wire-free technology offers the most reliable way to legally ease access in these busy environments Agrippa wire-free fire door holders have been installed at one of Birmingham’s largest schools, enabling fire doors in school corridors to be legally held open, releasing them in the event of a fire alarm to protect students and staff. With over 1400 students and 270 Sixth Formers, Fairfax Academy in Sutton Coalfield is typical of many larger...