Surveillance & Security News for July 2013

The Indian states of Gujarat, Delhi and Maharashtra have successfully countered forgery and abuse of vehicle registration documents with new, highly secure certificates of registration. At the core of this programme are HID Global’s leading security features and advanced card design. The document fraud problem For many years, key transportation and tax officials of the states Gujarat, Delhi and Maharashtra were confronted with widespread fraud based on the abuse of paper-based vehicle re...

Oncam Grandeye wins Shannon airport contract - click here to read more. Airports and the Aviation industry require specialised security solutions and in an age of elevated threat, the identification of suspicious activity amongst passengers and staff in and surrounding Airports is imperative. Oncam Grandeye understands the need to secure critical infrastructure, and is dedicated to protecting airports in the transport sector. Following a thorough risk assessment, Oncam Grandeye can design and i...

The commercial success of any power plant depends on its ability to manage operational risks and provide continuity of supply. For Marchwood Power Limited, tackling the issue came in the form of installing more efficient and secure infrastructure. Marchwood Power Limited operates a £380million state-of-the-art natural gas-fired combined cycle (CCGT) power station developed by ESB International and Scottish and Southern Energy, adjacent to the River Test near Southampton. It began generat...

For management and display of images, nine Bosch VMS Operator Client Workstations and 37 Bosch 20-inch Monitors are installed Athens International Airport (AIA) was opened in 2001 to replace the now-closed Athens (Ellinikon) International Airport. It has become increasingly popular as a gateway to Southeast and East Asia. In addition, it is the largest European gateway airport to the Middle East, due to its nearness to the region. Business objective: To meet the challenges of the increase in...

Equipment from Siemens Building Technologies Security Products is playing a central role in a major refurbishment and upgrade project for CCTV installations at Salford University, which is being carried out by Renard Systems, a specialist supplier of integrated and IP-based security solutions. The central objective of the project is to the enhance the safety and security of students, university workers and members of the public by providing extended CCTV coverage, better performance and reliabi...

Korea Airports Corporation (KAC), the country’s leading public corporation, specialises in the efficient construction, management, and operatiorn of airports. KAC manages a total of 14 airports throughout Korea including Gimpo, Gimhae, Jeju, and Daegu. More specifically, KAC manages and operates the movement of airplanes on runways, in mooring areas, and in passenger and cargo terminals, as well as various buildings, roads, and parking lots. The business challenge Gimpo airport is consid...

Brown County, Wisconsin, has upgraded disparate DVR systems that were time consuming and unreliable to an improved system designed to keep workers and publicly owned property safe with streamlined efficiency. They installed a fibre communications network with an IP-based surveillance system. Network cameras from Axis Communications are interconnected through Milestone XProtect® Corporate video management software (VMS). Brown County now efficiently monitors public buildings including the mus...

The new team members will support the Mayflex Excel range of copper, fibre, and cabinet solutions across the region Mayflex Middle East has announced a trio of new recruits to manage and develop its growing customer base and demand for its Excel range of copper, fibre, and cabinet solutions across the region. Joining the team in the role of Business Development Manager with specific responsibility for Qatar is Krishna Thangavelu, who has relocated from the UK to take up this...

The appointments support TDSi’s commitment to offer the best customer service Integrated security solutions manufacturer TDSi has welcomed two new members of staff to its team with the appointment of new Technical Support Engineers Michael Lee and Jason Wakefield. Michael Lee joined the security industry in 2005 with Siemens Building Technologies looking after major contracts in Central London, including Selfridges, Harrods, Ministry of Justice and Enfield Coun...

Award categories include Cyber Security Solution of the Year and Security Manager of the Year Security Excellence Awards, organised by UBM Live, is pleased to announce the finalists for 2013. The industry’s most prestigious ceremony will once again present the worthy winners with their awards at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane on 23rd October. Carefully drawn up from the extensive number of entrants across the security industry, the finalists have been announced for the...

The ONVIF compliant SNP-6200 2 megapixel Full HD 20x PTZ network dome utilises Progressive Scan technology Samsung Techwin’s SNP-6200 Full HD 20x PTZ network dome camera has been voted 2013 CCTV Product of the Year by the readers of PSI (Professional Security Installer) Magazine. The prestigious award was announced at the PSI Premier Awards dinner which was attended by over 150 representatives from the security industry at Brocket Hall, Welwyn on 23rd July 2013. The awa...

MOBOTIX M12, M22, and Q24 cameras were installed covering all key buildings and doorways MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has released details of a project at Chigwell School that is helping to protect students, staff and property across the 100 acre site. Chigwell School is a Co-educational independent school that has existed on its original site since its foundation in 1629. The school maintains facilities f...

SightLogix SightSensor smart video security cameras provide a highly accurate means of automated detection SightLogix Inc., the leading manufacturer of smart thermal cameras for video security applications, is solving mission-critical outdoor security challenges for correctional facilities across North America. Accurate security and lowered costs make the SightLogix system an ideal solution for the unique challenges facing correctional organizations.  “A primary ob...

STANLEY Security, a leading provider of access control and integrated security solutions, introduces its new small format interchangeable core (SFIC) to the STANLEY Commercial Hardware brand. Designed to meet a wide range of applications for commercial use, the STANLEY Commercial Hardware SFIC cores can be used with a variety of manufacturers’ products to provide the highest level of flexibility. For existing key systems in need of re-keying, using the STANLEY Commercial Hardware SFIC cor...

Wavesight will manage the physical surveys, network desigh/layout and overall commissioning of the system OCS has been selected by Lincolnshire Council to supply, install, commission and deploy the communication infrastructure in a major fibre-to-wireless switch-out and IP camera upgrade in the area of Boston. In its tender, the council challenged the industry to come up with a solution capable of meeting a broad set of requirements that would effectively reduce its overall OP...

Dallmeier customers will receive free licences for 12 analogue channels by replacing their existing recorder Loyalty pays off: Dallmeier is offering all current customers an attractive and special upgrade path to the world of SMAVIA. Everybody who switches to future-proof technology by replacing their existing Dallmeier recording system with a SMAVIA appliance DLS 1600 receives the licences for 12 analogue channels for free! Everybody who replaces a Dallmeier recorder wit...

Jason Wakefield has been appointed as Technical Support Engineer for the new office Integrated security solutions manufacturer TDSi has opened a new office in Cannock, West Midlands. The new office, which is based at the Keys Business Village in Hednesford has been established to support its customers in the UK North and Midlands, offering a more convenient location from which to provide services to clients that are further away from its headquarters at Poole on the South Coas...

The market is forecast to reach $1.26 billion in 2017, up from $581.4 million in 2012 Shipments and revenue of video surveillance equipment in Russia and Eastern Europe are on track to approximately double from 2012 to 2017, buoyed by improving economic conditions and preparations for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup, both events to be held in Russia. According to a new report from IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. the East Europe and Russia market...

One of the highlights of the event was the Milestone Partner Open Platform UK Awards Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), held its largest ever annual UK & Ireland (UKI) Milestone Partner Open Platform Event (MPOP UK) on 3-4 July this year at the Holiday Inn, Stratford upon Avon. General Manager UK & Ireland, Glenn Fletcher and his team hosted more than 100 of its key integration and distribution partners for the two-day...

The new office includes a large customer and demo area and houses a team of local Brazilian experts Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalisation solutions, recently announced the opening of its new office in São Paulo, Brazil. With the dedicated local office, Datacard Group shows continued commitment to better serve customers and channel partners in the region.   The office, which includes a large customer and demo area and houses a...

Merz will be responsible for driving Diebold's transformation strategy and identifying other areas of improvement Diebold Incorporated recently announced that Stefan E. Merz has been appointed senior vice president of strategic projects, effective Aug. 1. In this role, Merz will be responsible for driving Diebold's transformation strategy, helping execute on the company's previously disclosed multi-year realignment plan, and identifying other areas of improvement that will dri...

The upgraded PWT will feature a total of 40 Christie Mirage WU-L WUXGA DLP 3D LED projectors Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected visualisation leader Christie for an extensive upgrade to its Powerwall Theater (PWT), an innovative facility that enables researchers to view the complex models and simulations they have created using some of the world’s fastest supercomputers. The new theater will feature a total of 40 Christie Mirage WU-L WUXGA DLP 3D LED projectors...

Stephanie has successfully built ASSA ABLOY Americas enterprise access control OEM business over a 5-year period Traka plc continues to strengthen its global commercial team with inter-company appointment from ASSA ABLOY America. Traka plc, a leading developer of intelligent key and asset management solutions around the world continues to match the growth of its business with the appointment of Stephanie Hensler as International Channel Manager, previously Director EAC OEM Sal...

Axis Security officers will provide 24-hour patrols, key holding and control room monitoring One of the UK’s leading suppliers of bespoke security solutions, Axis Security, has won a significant new contract to provide officers for a patrol car and CCTV operations at the UK’s largest Trading Estate. Two Axis Security officers will provide 24-hour patrols, key holding and control room monitoring on behalf of Valleywatch, one of the region’s foremost CCTV moni...

The PSI Premier Awards celebrate the greatest products in the security industry The Pyronix Enforcer two way wireless alarm system picked up another award, this time at last night’s PSI Premier awards ceremony held at the historic Brocket Hall in Welwyn. The evening, attended by snooker legend Dennis Taylor, celebrates the great and the good of the security industry and the products that have caught the attention of the market this year. By allowing installers to vote fo...

VidSys provides a transformational PSIM software platform used to run operations centres for public sector agencies VidSys, a leading provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, recently announced that NewSpring Capital led a $15.65 million equity financing in VidSys.  NewSpring Capital, a Radnor, Pa., family of private equity funds, invested through NewSpring Growth Capital, the firm’s dedicated technology and business services growth equi...

The seminar showcased the latest trends in the growing Data Storage, IP-security market SNB IT Distributor, a Technology Driven Value Added IT Distributor, together with its technology partners Nexsan, AxxonSoft, & Tandberg Data has hosted a roadshow under the theme "Empowering Information - Storage and Security" for partners, resellers, CCTV integrators, consultants on 18th July 2013, at Sankara, Nairobi. The event was a great success with the participation of more than 8...

Airline passengers who are having their documents examined at an airport’s security checkpoint often try to choose the particular conveyor belt onto which they will place their clothes, coins and laptops. Not so fast, says TSA. The agency is now planning to introduce what it calls “Randomisers” at security checkpoints, which will randomly determine the conveyor belt to which a specific passenger will be assigned. TSA has just issued a Request for Information (RFI) to prospect...

3VR, the video intelligence company, announced recently the launch of the 5000-series of network and hybrid video recorders (NVRs/HVRs), the company’s most powerful and scalable recording solution to date. The new line of 3VR’s NVRs and HVRs easily scales from medium-sized installations with the 5000 model, to large-scale installs with 128 cameras using the horsepower of the 5500 model. Optimised for the bundled 3VRVisionPoint™ VMS video management software, this turnkey solut...

Bosch Security Systems, Inc. has added the bullet 2000 AN, the bullet 4000 AN family, and the FLEXIDOME micro 1000 AN to its portfolio of analogue cameras. These new 960H cameras capture more pixels per target object for a maximum sensor resolution of 720 TVL – the highest available for the PAL and NTSC standard. Ideal for capturing fine scene details, they are capable of producing video images with 30 percent higher resolution than previous generation analogue sensors. FLEXIDOME micro 10...