Surveillance & Security News for March 2013

VARIO IP is available in both Infra-Red and White-Light and provides dedicated IP lighting allowing for remote set up, commissioning, operation and maintenance of your lighting scheme. Once integrated into your network system, VARIO IP can be accessed and controlled via an integrated web interface at anytime from anywhere on the network. VARIO IP is provided as standard with discovery software for easy location and connection on your network. VARIO IP allows users to have full control over the...

AMAG Technology, an access control, IP video and intrusion detection (IDS) solution provider, announces that Certified Partner, HID Global®, has certified its EasyLobby® Secure Visitor Management (SVM™) v10 software with AMAG’s SymmetryTM v7.0.1 Security Management System, which combines the latest generation of visitor management software with AMAG’s newest version of Symmetry access control software.  AMAG and HID Global cooperatively tested and certified this in...

Compro Technology, a leading video technology developed company, recently with honor to announce TN50W, a cloud base name card size cube type IP Camera. TN50W adopts advanced plug-n-play (P2P) technology, turns IP camera setup as easy as skype, one can use iphone / Android app, WPS, or web-based iWizard to build the camera connection within only two minutes. TN50W designs QR-code scan for easy install and add camera like a 1-2-3 steps within one minute.  Thanks to intelligent graphic user...

AirLive, one of the most advanced worldwide brands for networking and communication equipment, introduced a new 8-port Fast Ethernet Switch POE-FSH804AT with 4 integrated PoE ports. New to the portfolio of AirLive is ethernet switch POE-FSH804AT containing overall eight 10/100Mbps ports, four with PoE (Power over Ethernet), meeting and exceeding the requirements of 802.3af norm, which required at least 15W per port, as well as newer and more demanding norm 802.3at, which among others requires a...

The extensive list of security hardware supported by the Axxon Intellect Enterprise PSIM platform has grown to include Intrepid II new-generation perimeter security systems made by Southwest Microwave, Inc. Combining Intellect software with Intrepid II provides in-depth protection from intruders for sites of all sizes and complexities. Intellect-based solutions combine with the MicroPoint™ II perimeter fence protection system and MicroTrack™ II buried cable intrusion sensors. The f...

Compro Technology, a leading video technology developed company, recently with honour to announce the new era product series will all powered by C4Home. C4Home is an intelligent security cloud solution design for home and business owner, it means Care for Home, which offers all the cares with convenience, comfort, connect and control, aim to create a new lifestyle via smart mobile device. C4Home founded in 2009 and has been dedicated to the Video-As-A-Service (VaaS) for the home and business se...

Panasonic has developed unique ‘micro colour splitters’, which separate the light that falls on image sensors by exploiting light's wavelike properties. Applying them to actual image sensors allows bright colour images to be achieved even under low-light conditions. This development makes colour filters unnecessary by using the micro colour splitters that control the diffraction of light at a microscopic level. Panasonic has achieved approximately double the colour sensitivity in com...

Nortech is set to release the latest version (v 2.7) of its well-received access control software, NorPass3 later this month.  A major update included in the latest Version is the ‘Accommodation’ feature. The feature has been specifically developed to cater for lodging applications such as student accommodation, hostels, hotels and social housing, and for sites with complex access level issues. Developed in response to requests from Nortech installers, the ‘Accommodation...

McKinney, an ASSA ABLOY Group company, announced the introduction of its two-knuckle Square Barrel hinge that combines a slim, crisp appearance with high-quality construction. “Our new Square Barrel hinge is perfect for architectural and designer applications where customers are looking for something that’s a little more distinctive,” said Dave Higginson, ASSA ABLOY. “It matches perfectly with decorative levers and trim sets from CORBIN RUSSWIN or SARGENT and square pull...

Design of the locking system was handled by Noora Piironen, an Abloy lock designer Designing a locking and door opening solution for the new 1,600-door Helsinki Music Centre in Töölönlahti, Helsinki, was no simple task, but Abloy rose to the challenge. A total of 243 designs were submitted for the Helsinki Music Centre building, in a competition won by Turku-based architects Laiho-Pulkkinen-Raunio with a proposal titled “A Mezza Voce”. The music cen...

The IN100 lock with ASSA ABLOY Aperio™ wireless technology is a part of the Aperio family of wireless locks SARGENT, an ASSA ABLOY Group brand, is pleased to announce that the IN100 lock with ASSA ABLOY Aperio™ wireless technology has received a 2012 Product Innovation Award (PIA) from Architectural Products magazine. The PIA honors innovation in the development and refinement of buildings-related products that run the gamut from cladding systems to interior finish...

ASSA ABLOY provided electric mortise locks and door closers to the centre ASSA ABLOY New Zealand was proud to contribute to the completion of the Carteron Events Centre in the Wellington Region of New Zealand’s North Island by providing cylinders, electric mortise locks and door closers from the Group brand Lockwood. By incorporating the public library built in 1881 into the overall design of the new multipurpose centre, Opus Architecture has created a link between Cart...

ASSA ABLOY supplied modular Smartair systems and tailored master key systems to the schools ASSA has supplied security products – including master key and access control systems, locks and door closers for the first two UK schools to be formally certified under the Passivhaus standard for energy efficiency. Continuing its involvement with energy-efficient public building projects, ASSA – working with West Midlands-based Architectural Ironmongers Locks & Fittin...

Sandviken Municipality has installed ASSA ABLOY ARX or RiTA in its newly constructed or renovated projects ASSA’s ARX access control system is used on a large scale in Sandviken, Sweden, where it secures thousands of doors to administrative offices, gymnasiums, concert halls, schools, preschools and homes. Sandviken Municipality has installed ARX or its predecessor, RiTA, in all of its newly constructed or renovated projects, including housing. “Access control fo...

The concert hall uses various ASSA ABLOY products including dp cylinders, locks and electric strikes The Harpa concert hall and conference centre – a visually stunning, ultra-modern landmark in Reykjavik’s historic harbour and waterfront area – makes use of a variety of ASSA products, including dp cylinders, locks from the Connect and Classic series, and electric strikes. Harpa, designed by architects Henning Larsen and Batteríið in cooperati...