Surveillance & Security News for July 2014

The SourceSecurity.com team attended this year's IFSEC International 2014 with great anticipation to view the new innovations first-hand on show and see how the move to London would impact visitor experience. To capture the show, we have provided a summary of IFSEC in pictures above. Highlights from IFSEC 2014 We saw an overwhelming number of people and products; here is a snapshot of our IFSEC experience for 2014: FLIR SourceSecurity.com attended FLIR’s press brie...

The contract involves maintenance services for CCTV and information infrastructure to Berlin’s main public transport operator, BVG Synectics plc has announced the extension of two major contracts for its European transport operation, Indanet, to provide maintenance services for CCTV and information infrastructure to Berlin’s main public transport operator, BVG. The total value of the two, four-year contracts is €4 million. Munich-based Indanet has provide...

Traka’s iPad lockers has enabled the academies to manage both the pool iPads and the student’s personal devices Traka, the key and asset management specialist, has assisted a ground-breaking e-learning initiative at Hastings and St Leonards Academy. The installation of iPad lockers has enabled effective management of both pool and personal devices, limiting classroom disruptions and ensuring the technology is utilised as effectively as possible. Hastings and St Le...

TDSi will talk about the benefits of  its partner program, which include technical and sales support for Platinum and Gold partners Integrated security solutions manufacturer TDSi will be exhibiting at the Security TWENTY 14 Conference North at the Hilton Deansgate Hotel in Manchester on Tuesday 8th July 2014. As well as exhibiting its latest integrated security products and services, TDSi will also be introducing its new Regional Account Manager for the north, Nick B...

Domino's Pizza UK and Ireland have adopted Connexion2’s Identicom through SoloProtect service The UK’s top pizza delivery company has underlined its commitment to employees by using the market-leading Identicom device as part of a health and safety initiative to protect staff working alone. Domino's Pizza UK and Ireland have adopted Identicom through the SoloProtect service and have been supplied with 150 Identicom 877 series devices, which are personally issued t...

‘E-vigilante’ has been designed to supplement human surveillance, operating in tandem with an off-site security agent EOS Innovation, an award-winning European start-up that specialises in the design and manufacture of mobile surveillance robots, recently unveiled its ‘e-vigilante’ robot at security industry trade show IFSEC International, which held from 17 to 19 June at the ExCeL convention centre, London. The ‘e-vigilante’ robot is a...

STANLEY Security, a leading provider of access control and integrated security solutions, announces the official launch of its updated STANLEY PAC Access Software, at the Door and Hardware Institute’s (DHI) 2014 Annual CoNEXTions Convention this week, June 26-27 in Dallas, TX. The STANLEY PAC Access software is an innovative and easy to use interface allowing local monitoring and management- including photo ID badging-for up to 250 entrance points and 25,000 users. Understanding that the...

HID’s trusted tags provide “proof of presence” of caregiver in the patient’s home, thereby eliminating opportunity to falsify records HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that its HID Trusted Tag Services™ meets the EVV requirements for home health agencies enacted by several states as a condition of Medicaid participation. HID’s trusted tags provide indisputable “proof of presence”...

A new Panasonic in-car video surveillance system allows police forces to capture footage through 360º using up to five cameras simultaneously. The MK5, or Arbitrator, is a solution aimed at police forces looking for an efficient way of recording footage whilst on the road. The video processing unit automatically starts recording when triggered by an incident, such as activating flashing lights or the opening of the back door. The system includes up to five freely controllable, full HD vi...

David Liu joined VIVOTEK in 2006 and has demonstrated his ability over wide range of leadership positions in the company VIVOTEK recently announced the appointment of David Liu (Yui-Juin Liu) as VIVOTEK USA’s president effective June 30, 2014. Harry Hu, the former President, stepped down for personal reasons and plans to return with his family to Taiwan. “It has been an honour and pleasure to work with our management team and employees for the past 8 years.”...

STANLEY Security, a leading provider of access control and integrated security solutions, announces the addition of a spring stop option to the STANLEY Commercial Hardware QDC100 door closer product line. The new spring stop option protects the door from the jarring effect of a hard stop. In cases when extreme force is applied to the door when opening – in instances of abuse, strong wind gusts that blow the door open, etc., the force is absorbed into the spring stop, versus the short, imm...

Matthew Cardwell has joined AMAG as central region Business Development Manager AMAG Technology has restructured and expanded its Business Development Department to provide increased coverage throughout the US and exceptional customer service to its engineer and consultant customer base. The newest member of the expanding team is Matthew Cardwell. He has joined the Business Development team as the Central Region Business Development Manager. Based in Texas, he will work with a...

The audiences were particularly impressed with how easy integration is when using IndigoVision's solution Organised in conjunction with UKTI, IndigoVision's German team demonstrated the benefits of IndigoVision's complete IP video security solution to an exclusive audience in Munich. The event also featured guest speakers including Paul Heardman, British Consul-General for Munich and Markus Groben of Groben Ingenieure GmbH. With topics including best practices for securit...

Panasonic’s WJ-NV300 is a stand-alone recorder which provides full feature IP video surveillance Panasonic used the 2014 IFSEC Exhibition to launch its new scalable Network Disk Recorder, which offers up to 32 recording channels. The WJ-NV300 is a stand-alone recorder which provides full feature IP video surveillance, including viewing, recording, alarming, searching, networking and management. Gerard Figols, Marketing Manager at Panasonic, said, “As a non-PC rec...

VIVOTEK’s IP-based solution comprised of FE8174V, FE8172, FD8134, and FD8363 fixed IP dome cameras as well as IP8151 IP camera Located in the busy central business and finance district in Taipei City, Taiwan, the Landis Taipei Hotel is immensely popular among domestic and foreign travellers. This luxurious 5-star hotel features a French Art Deco ambience, earth tone colours, and extravagant vintage decorations in each guest room to create a warm and cosy atmosphere for i...

ASSA ABLOY successfully held an IFSEC Academy discussion on commercial security utilising its experience with Aperio® technology ASSA ABLOY Access Control presented its innovative wireless locking solutions for secure access control in partnership with leading system integrators and OEM partners at IFSEC 2014. Key highlights for ASSA ABLOY Access Control included battery powered online and offline locks, cylinders and escutcheons from the revolutionary Aperio® wireles...

Green Gate Access Systems solar powered double gate deployed at waste management plant  Kent based company, Green Gate Access Systems, has finalised the installation of a solar powered double gate automation project at waste management solutions company, Agrivert. As the newest tenant in their Surrey based industrial plant, Agrivert have a specific need to access the site out of hours, when the gates are locked for security purposes; and with a number of different con...

ASSA ABLOY acquired the locks and hardware business under the ENOX brand from Pooja Hardware in India ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire the locks and hardware business under the ENOX brand from Pooja Hardware, one of the market leaders in India. "I am very pleased that ENOX is joining the ASSA ABLOY Group. ENOX is the Group’s first major entry into the large and fast growing Indian market and will constitute an important building block in our strategy to gro...

Tri-Ed partners with SmartTek to promote its line of virtual services Tri-Ed, North America’s largest independent security distributor, has forged an alliance with SmartTek to promote the SmartTek line of virtual services and distribute SmartTek's CommBadge hardware. SmartTek's cutting-edge mPERS services extend home security beyond the home with Smartphone apps that provide innovative life protection services. Their recently released trio of Smartphone apps are designe...

The new Data Library is designed to create branding opportunities for D-Tools MVP Program partners D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software recently announced that it demonstrated for ESX 2014 attendees the Company’s comprehensive new Data Library that was recently launched as part of a website refresh to support the new enhancements. Together, these provide highly valuable integrated analytics and communication systems for manufacturers and the...

Within the D-Tools System Integrator platform, J-STD-710 implementation consists of nine categories of Autodesk® AutoCAD symbols D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, recently announced the Company showcased Industry Standard SIA/IAPSC Security Drawing Symbols and J-STD-710 Audio, Video and Control Architectural Drawing Symbols at the ESX Conference June 18-20, 2014 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. in D-Tools’ booth #236. Now...

At IFSEC, several security consultants, physical security managers, technology partners and other experts in the industry joined Nedap to answer visitor's key questions regarding security and were also on hand to help them solve the challenges they were dealing with. Nedap Security Management also demonstrated the world’s first software based security management platform at the show: AEOS. AEOS uses generic controllers which can accommodate functionality for access control, intrusion dete...

The last day of April 2013 was a historical date in the Netherlands. Following his mother’s abdication, Prince Willem-Alexander’s swearing-in as the new king means the country once again has a male monarch for the first time in 123 years. As a result, the program for the festivities on this Queen’s Day in Amsterdam was particularly comprehensive. However, this also posed a large challenge for Amsterdam’s police force, who had to monitor the large crowds expected around th...

The Tohono O’odham Nation is one of the largest tribes in Arizona, with more than 31,000 enrolled members. It owns and operates three Desert Diamond Casinos, located in Tucson, Sahuarita and Why, Arizona, with plans to open a fourth facility near Glendale. The Tucson property was the first casino and hotel facility in Southern Arizona. The Nation has been continually reinvesting in their properties with new gaming and hospitality amenities that help keep them competitive. Desert Diamond C...

Videx Security's new VX126 two door Interlock Controller is a boxed PCB designed for high security applications including air locks. The system ensures that both doors cannot be operated at the same time. In addition, by linking multiple units together with additional PCBs it is possible to create an even larger system with more than two entrances -whilst only allowing a single entry point to be open at any one time. The doors are operated by a push button or can be triggered by Videx or third...

Sony cameras offer a perfect recording and monitoring solution for high quality image analysis and detection Mineirão Stadium, officially known as The Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, has been redeveloped into a 64,000 seat multi-event arena with intelligent security systems and sustainable power consumption. Background 48 years ago, on 5 September 1965, the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto was inaugurated with a match between Sele&cce...

Sony Electronics continues to expand its range of outdoor security applications with two new infrared (IR) bullet cameras, the SNC-EB632R and SNC-EB602R. Both IPELA ENGINE EX IP cameras come equipped with Sony’s Exmor® CMOS sensors for exceptional light sensitivity performance, and also feature Sony’s unique Wide Dynamic View-DR technology working together with built-in IR illuminators to capture objects clearly even under severe backlight or highlight conditions, and in very da...

Synology® UK Ltd. recently advanced its flagship XS series line-up with the all-new 12-bay RackStation RS3614xs and RS3614RPxs. They offer large-scale businesses an ultra-fast, highly scalable and reliable storage solution to meet their requirements for uptime and cost-efficiency. "Synology RS3614xs and RS3614RPxs deliver high performance and storage efficiency at a cost-effective price point," said Michael Wang, Product Manager of Synology Inc. "Synology even brings a higher value and peac...

Security installers have a much wider range of options for commercial video surveillance installations with the addition of 14 new HD and Mega Pixel IP models to Honeywell’s line of equIP® Series cameras. The equIP Series S is a family of IP-ready products – including box cameras, IR indoor domes and rugged domes – that integrate with Honeywell and third-party NVRs for complete video management. The new cameras deliver full HD video (up to 25 fps) with 720p, 1080p, 3MP or...

A gym and bike club for cyclists and runners commuting to work in London’s Soho has installed over 1400 lockers all equipped with smart electronic locks from SALTO to provide secure storage. Located next to Carnaby Street, in London’s media, advertising and entertainment district, H2 Bike Run is the brainchild of property developer and keen cyclist Piers Slater. Like many cyclists he was fed up with arriving at work hot and sweaty, then having to shower and change in cramped offices...