Surveillance & Security News for November 2012

VingCard Elsafe provided 140 signature RFID locks to outfit the GKTW resort’s villas and VISIONLINE software VingCard Elsafe recently announced its continued involvement with Give Kids The World Village (GKTW) and donation of security solutions for wireless locking such as Signature RFID locks and VISIONLINE software in Kissimmee, Florida. In its latest charitable contribution, VingCard Elsafe provided 140 Signature RFID locks to outfit the resort’s villas and VIS...

The training provides government staffs with essential skills to promote safety awareness in fragile movements International security and protection specialist Pilgrims Group has been awarded the prestigious Security Excellence Award (SEA) for its industry leading training for UK government employees due to be posted overseas, sometimes to politically unstable countries. In a ceremony held at the London Hilton on Park Lane, Pilgrims’ COO David Freear and Training Manage...

Datacard Group will also be exhibiting at the show an demonstrating its government product portfolio Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalisation solutions, recently announced that John Lam, director of marketing and business development in Asia Pacific for Datacard Group, will be presenting at the Asia Pacific Smart Card Association’s (APSCA) 9th Government Discussion Forum on Electronic Identity taking place on Nov. 27-28, 2012 in Hong Kong....

Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre is part of a harbour development project One of the most stunning new buildings in Iceland has chosen SALTO GEO electronic cylinder locks to provide a state-of-the-art access control solution as part of its overall security package. Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre is part of an extensive harbour development project in Reykjavik, the East Harbour Project. Designed by Danish architectural firm Henning Larsen Architects and Icela...

Helen Wood to head the recently launched ProTouch Staff division Award winning Scunthorpe based ProTouch Security UK Ltd., recently announced the appointment of a new Staffing Manager for their recently launched ProTouch Staff division. Helen Wood, originally from Wolverhampton, will head up the newly created branch of the company, which not only provides a database of over five thousand staff to help with event set-up and full event management, including event managers, bran...

Aimetis Symphony was selected for its robust video analytics and open architecture system Aimetis Corp., a global leader in intelligent IP video management software, recently announced that The Electronic Power Board (EPB) of Chattanooga, TN, one of the largest publicly-owned providers of electric power in the United States is utilising Aimetis Symphony to improve infrastructure security and operational efficiency. A non-profit agency of the City of Chattanooga, EPB was estab...

ODSecurity’s new branch will be based at College Station, Texas and will provide sales operations ODSecurity, manufacturers of the SOTER RS Security Through Body Scanner, one of the world’s most advanced security x-ray scanning systems, continues to expand its presence around the globe with the opening of a new office in the USA. The new branch, ODSecurity USA, will be based at College Station, Texas, USA, and will provide sales operations, as well as offer custo...

The TASS consortium is comprised of a multi-level video and situation intelligence offering Verint Systems Inc. recently announced that it is leading and providing key technologies to the first Total Airport Security Solution (TASS) proof-of-concept at Heathrow in London. TASS is comprised of a multi-level video and situation intelligence offering specifically designed to help airports advance their threat detection capabilities.   Verint, the TASS consortium initia...

Risco Group to offer their full product range to the Australian market RISCO Group, a leading provider of integrated security solutions, has opened a new office in Australia enabling them to offer their full product range to the Australian market. Established in 1978 as Rokonet, a manufacturer of high quality detectors, RISCO Group has evolved to become an innovator of creative, advanced solutions for the security industry, renowned in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas....

The result shows 9.7% lead on projected sales figures TDSi, a global leader in access control systems for all sizes of businesses and organisations, announces excellent results for the first half of the financial year 2012 / 2013 with a strong 9.7% lead on projected sales figures. Managing Director of TDSi, John Davies, comments, “Our performance as a business in the first half of 2012/13 bares testament to the hard work we’ve all contributed in making TDSi strong...

The event aims to provide a dedicated forum for information destruction professionals to share technology With 100% of previous delegates planning to return to the event in 2013, the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is encouraging delegates to register early for its annual Information Destruction Exhibition and Conference. The annual event – now in its fifth year – is organised by the BSIA’s Information Destruction section, and aims to provide a...

The video solutions from ABUS attracted a great deal of interest from the trade fair visitors Several thousand trade visitors from 115 countries specifically sought out the ABUS trade fair stand in order to get a first-hand look at the new technical possibilities of the ABUS world of products. On roughly 528 m2 of exhibition space and a second exclusive trade fair stand that presented the new Ultivest wireless alarm system, the ABUS Group presented more than 30 product innovat...

In the highly competitive world of motor sport a video system is now a vital aid to saving time and getting ahead. Besides fast vehicles and skilled drivers, a winning team also needs ultra efficient pit stops. There is little point in gaining precious seconds on the race track if they are then lost in the pits because workshop procedures are not as fine-tuned as the car. This is why the Black Falcon GT3 team which is based at the German Nürburgring circuit uses a Geutebruck mobile video sy...

Winter all year round... With the perfect slope, the perfect snow, the perfect location; The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead is Britain's newest indoor snowsports destination. Designed to deliver the alpine conditions every skier and snowboarder dreams of, guests can enjoy a huge 160m main slope as well as the largest indoor lesson slope in the UK. Both slopes are over 30m wide and maintained with the perfect snow surface. The Snow Centre employs some of the most highly qualified and talented i...

HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that parent company ASSA ABLOY´s innovative Aperio® wireless lock family can now deliver all of the benefits of the Genuine HID value proposition for performance, value and service, including interoperability with Seos credentials from HID Global and ASSA ABLOY, and with the HID Global iCLASS SE reader platform.  Aperio lock technology enables doors to be integrated into an access control system w...

Matrox validated product range includes industrial motherboards and chassis Matrox Graphics Inc. recently announced a worldwide partnership with global embedded computing leader Advantech to launch a new portfolio of video wall solutions. The Matrox-validated product range includes industrial motherboards and chassis, as well as AVS series controllers that support up to two or five Matrox Mura™ MPX Series output/input video wall controller boards. The AVS series controll...

Monitronics received the award for excellence in business and customer service among DFW companies Monitronics International Inc., the nation’s second-largest residential security provider, has received the 2012 Consumers’ Choice Award® for excellence in business and customer service among Dallas-Fort Worth headquartered alarm system companies. Based in Dallas, Monitronics provides monitored home and business security system services to more than 800,000 resid...

PureTech Systems, a leader in geospatial video analytics, recently announced that its PureActiv video analytics solution has been integrated with Genetec’s video management software (VMS), Security Center. The integration allows PureTech’s customers to utilise advanced features, such as real object size, real target size and real location (3D-latitude, longitude and elevation) in their detection efforts, all real-time within Security Center. Security Center is Genetec’s unifie...

Arecont will provide Channel Partner Certification Programs consisting of online product training and tips Arecont Vision, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology, recently announced that “Arecont Vision University” has advanced to now provide an online portal for reseller partner education. Responding to the demand for the company’s popular Channel Partner Certification Programs (CPCP), Arecont Vision has developed an online learning cent...

COMPRION has been a pioneer in providing conformance test systems On its anniversary, COMPRION looks back on 10 exciting years in the testing industry. COMPRION has not only witnessed but actively driven the technological progress by its participation on various standardisation bodies. Any new technology implemented without the proper amount of testing will end in disaster. 10 years ago, UICCs, handsets and other mobile devices were already tested in terms of interoperability...

HID Global’s technology enables improved data collection reporting and tracking HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that its industry and logistics radio frequency identification (RFID) tag solution combined with HID Global readers have been chosen by the AMCS Group, a world leading supplier of software solutions to the waste and recycling industry to help customers optimise their waste management processes, reducing costs...

G4S Technology installs access control and barrier systems at four entrances G4S Technology, a leading provider of building security systems, has been awarded a contract to provide the latest access control and barrier entry systems to the University of West London. G4S Technology worked with the University to upgrade their existing access control system to the Symmetry Security Management system two years ago. Since then, the University has continued to grow and the need to...

Nearly 50% of UK retailers said that the IT department is the key to them being able to harness all the benefits of IP surveillance systems according to a recent survey by the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) into current and future use of CCTV by retailers, commissioned by Axis Communications, the global market leader in network video. The research revealed that a lack of collaboration with IT and a clear return on investment was preventing nearly three-quarters of UK retai...

The British Standard for lone worker security provision includes increased data protection for Red Alert data Connexion2 is the first company to be audited and approved against the updated BS8484:2011 approval. The British Standard for lone worker security provision has been updated and now includes increased data protection for incident or Red Alert data and customer data. In order to achieve compliance, all data needs to now be stored either in an ISO 27001 approved environm...

Hoteliers throughout the world are facing the need to reconcile short term investments in infrastructure and new technologies with the long term business goals of profitability, sustainability and investor value creation. India is emerging as one of the leading travel destinations, with the World Travel Organization forecasting increases in tourism year on year of almost 9 percent, with some 25 million tourists anticipated by 2015. This poses challenges for Indian hotel owners and operators. A p...

Bosch Security Systems, Inc. announces the latest release of its viewing client and storage software. Video Client 1.4 (BVC) from Bosch offers a number of enhancements—including improved search and support for advanced features of IP cameras from Bosch—to give customers more control over their video systems. The new version also adds support for ONVIF conformant cameras and an expanded range of storage solutions. With version 1.4, customers can conduct forensic and event contextual...

Matrox Avio F120 KVM extender can extend the HPC graphics output over fiber-optic cable Matrox and Exxact Corporation recently announced a joint demonstration, at I/ITSEC 2012 that will show how high-performance-computing content from a single NVIDIA® Quadro® K5000 GPU can scale in Full HD resolution up to a 16-monitor synchronised video wall while being controlled over an IP network device. This system features the Matrox Avio F120 fiber-optic KVM extender, Matrox Mur...

AMAG Technology, an access control, IP video and intrusion detection (IDS) solution provider, announces that Certified Partner, Salient Systems, has recertified its CompleteView v3.8 video surveillance management system with AMAG’s new Symmetry v7.0.1 Security Management System, which combines the latest generation of video management software with AMAG’s newest version of Symmetry access control software.  AMAG and Salient cooperatively tested and certified this integration. &...

Avigilon, a leader in high-definition and megapixel video surveillance solutions, recently announced that its high-definition video surveillance software solution, Avigilon Control Center, integrates with S2 Security’s S2 NetBox, a 100 percent browser-delivered security management system that offers integrated access control, alarm and temperature monitoring. The integration of the S2 NetBox and Avigilon’s high-definition surveillance solutions provides end-users, from small, single...

VideoIQ's HD cameras are equipped with almost seven times the resolution of a standard camera It’s normally associated with catching “bad guys” in the act, but video surveillance is becoming more than that. New video technology is improving the care and safety of patients, visitors and staff in Alberta Health Services health facilities. The new technology is iCVR high-definition cameras – intelligent surveillance cameras with built-in video recording....