Surveillance & Security News for November 2015

With the slogan "Improved inside, unbeatable on the outside", Fermax brings a new generation of its Smile monitor to the market. This new version maintains its successful award-winning design and captures interesting functional changes. Greater responsiveness It seems to be the same Smile monitor but it is not. On the outside, a small but significant change is observed as the framing of the product is now white. Nevertheless, there has been a major transformation improving the inside. This gen...

Tim Goodson as finance director to maintain and manage company's rapid growth DVS Ltd is the UK’s fastest growing multi-brand distributor of electronic surveillance products. They have recently recruited Tim Goodson as finance director to maintain and manage their rapid growth. Tim’s previous roles & responsibility Tim’s role as finance director was created as a result of Jemma Bowie taking a side step in the business to become the organisational d...

Matrix is set to showcase its all new range of Digital and IP Phones with EON510, SPARSH VP310, and SPARSH VP330E Matrix will showcase its complete range of business IP-PBXs, converged Voice & Data platforms, new IP and Digital phones, and Video Surveillance solutions. A leading manufacturer of IP based Phone Systems and Video Surveillance; Matrix will participate at the Sicurezza for the first time, along with its partner INTERTEL SRL. Suitable for small businesses &ldq...

Feenics new Director of Sales for Latin America Diego Cota will be responsible for expanding Keep to new markets When Feenics Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sam Shalaby sold his premier systems integration firm Future Security Controls to Convergent Technologies in December 2013, it was the beginning of the Keep™ by Feenics cloud-hosted security management platform. Now Shalaby, who built the industry leading Keep software program from the ground up, is fine-focused on gr...

With high volumes of passengers and staff rapidly moving around and the potential risks to people and property, transportation is a key application for security systems. Integrated security specialist TDSi works with clients right across the transportation sector - from airports, to railways, metro systems and sea ports.  Whilst the transportation methods vary, the challenges of safely moving large quantities of people or goods whilst keeping them secure is always the common goal. Many tra...

Access Technologies will offer SureView Immix CC software in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Southern California and Nevada SureView Systems, a global provider of enterprise command center software, announced recently it has partnered with Access Technologies, a full-service integration firm serving the Southwest United States, to provide the Immix® Command Center (CC) software platform to its current and future customers in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Southern Californi...

In continuing to deliver higher performance and added value to customers, OnSSI announces that the System Galaxy access control solution from Galaxy Control Systems fully integrates and supports the Company’s Ocularis 5 Video Management Software (VMS). The integration of these industry- leading VMS and access control solutions provides users with greatly enhanced real-time situational awareness and significantly streamlines the post-event investigation process.   VMS-access cont...

OT Systems guarantees high transmission stability and excellent service quality for the system OT Systems, a global leader in security transmission, announced the installation of their industrial PoE switches to enhance and extend the transmission capabilities for a system featuring more than 200 PoE IP and dome cameras needed to protect pedestrians in the newly opened circular, Citizen Footbridge in Taipia, Macau. Unveiled in September, 2015, the architecturally grand Citize...

BCDVideo announced the BCD228 video server as the newest edition to its SuperNova Series. Capable of supporting up to 224TB in a mere 2U of rack space, the BCD228 is the highest-density video storage server in the world. But this is so much more than how many drives bays can fit in a chassis. This is a superior-performing machine, capable of supporting hundreds of camera streams, with built-in intelligent power management capabilities at both the CPU and chassis level. The BCD228 is built with e...

The new price list features a raft of new products and updates COP Security, the professional trade only CCTV security products distributor, have released their new October 2015 price list. Packed with over 800 product lines, all available for next day delivery or from their trade counter, the new price list features a raft of new products and updates. Expanding the Dahua range of IP and HDCVI technologies, new 4MP cameras have been added to the IP range, and catering for...

Fibar Group, a leading manufacturer of wireless, intelligent home automation system, introduces the FIBARO INTERCOM, a Wi-Fi enabled security and communication device that lets users identify visitors and speak with them, even when they’re away from home. It will be offered in two models: doorbell/entry phone and indoor intercom. Ideal security solution This modern-looking, high-gloss device can be placed anywhere near the front door, gate or inside the house. It provides a 180-degree, h...

The discreet WV-SPW532L and WV-SPW312L bullet cameras, set for release in early November 2015, are packed with many of the features from the company’s 3 and 5 series cameras at a fraction of the cost. Saving both streaming and data storage costs The Variable Image Quality in Specified area (VIQS) option allows the cameras to select areas within an image to stream at a higher quality, while streaming the rest at a reduced quality. This reduces the file size, saving both streaming and data...

One of the most significant features of D-Tools SI 2015 is the remote functionality providing by Mobile Install D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, will showcase the availability of the newest version of its award winning System Integrator™ software platform, SI 2015, at ISC East 2015, being held at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, November 18-19. Mobile Install feature A recent recipient of 2015 New Product of the Year and...

Integration of new technologies in video surveillance will be under spotlight at the event The ongoing shift in demand from analogue to Internet protocol (IP) cameras in the Middle East is fuelling the region’s fast-growing physical security market, as global manufacturers prepare to launch their latest integrated security technologies at Intersec 2016. Growing at double the global rate, the Middle East’s physical security market – which was valued at $3 bil...

Social media channels have active and consistent users and may constitute a promising audience for security integrator’s marketing efforts  If you have any lingering doubts about the impact of social media, consider this: Worldwide, there are over 1.44 billion monthly active Facebook users, which is a 13 percent increase year over year, according to the social media giant. In addition, 936 million people log onto Facebook daily (as of March 2015), whi...

Prior to this role, Shekhar held a variety of responsibilities across different functions, including Strategy Pelco by Schneider Electric, a fully owned subsidiary of Schneider Electric, announced the appointment of Sharad Shekhar as Chief Executive Officer. Based at Pelco Headquarters in Clovis, California, Shekhar is responsible for the entire global video business.    Extensive general management experience “Sharad brings more than a decade of global busin...

Demand is high for high-resolution images that provide a maximum level of detail, whether for shops, stadiums or public spaces. As a result Geutebruck has been extending its 4K Ultra HD IP camera range. 30 frames per second and 8 megapixels per image ensure that users can see every detail. Hence end users can identify the driver and license plate of the vehicle that damaged another car in the parking lot or when returning goods they can prove to the sender that the scratches did not happen on th...

All students must enter the facility through the main entrance and choose one of the three staggered turnstiles Boon Edam Inc., the leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors in the Americas, recently announced that Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, has installed three Boon Edam Swinglane 900 optical turnstiles in its state-of-art student life center which opened in April 2014. Preventing tailgating DaSheek Akwenye, Associate Director of the Student...

The Surveillance HDD is tailor made for surveillance storage to keep systems in the field longer Seagate Technology plc, a world leader in storage solutions, announced recently at the China Public Security Expo (CPSE) 2015 in Shenzhen, China the world’s first 8TB surveillance hard drive disk (HDD), the largest drive of its kind for surveillance applications in the industry. Targeting surveillance system integrators, end users and system installers, the Seagate® S...

The transaction was valued at a pre-tax level of $131 million Universal Protection Service, a division of Universal Services of America and a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus and Partners Group, announced recently that it has acquired the ABM Security Business, a division of ABM. The acquisition further expands the largest and fastest growing American-owned security company. The transaction was valued at a pre-tax level of $131 million. Part of long-term strategic plan Ba...

WavestoreUSA, a world class innovator in open platform digital Video Storage and Management Systems, announces the release of the EX-Series Network Video Servers. The highly requested E-Series is the most scalable enterprise class model offered by WavestoreUSA and the EX Series brings more sophisticated features to the popular product line. Direct or remote connectivity The EX-Series comprised of the E2X, E3X and E4X models features up to 24 enterprise drives housed in a heavy-duty steel rack...

Savvy security professionals are choosing to proactively educate themselves on biometric best practices ZKAccess, a leading provider of biometric and RFID security solutions, offers free education on the benefits, installation, operation and maintenance of biometric systems. Biometrics is here to stay and gains more notoriety each day. And with each year, biometrics becomes more comfortable and familiar to consumers. Many end users today, particularly iPhone & Galaxy phone...

Fido X2’s guided user interface allows law enforcement to deploy units broadly across officers with minimal formal training FLIR Systems, Inc. recently announced the launch of the Fido® X2, the latest addition to its leading-edge Fido X-Series handheld explosives trace detectors (ETD). Offering high sensitivity at an accessible price, the easy-to-use Fido X2 features FLIR’s proprietary TrueTrace™ technology to quickly and accurately detect a broad range o...

The Pan-American Highway is the world's longest motorable road, connecting the U.S. and Canada with Latin America. Extending from the North Slope of Alaska to the southern tip of South America, the highway extends approximately 30,000 miles (48,000 kilometres) – greater than the circumference of the earth. Construction started in 1923 and, in some stretches, continues to this day. This is a massive project to be sure. But it is also a massive maintenance task. Imagine trying to service and...

OPTEX REDSCAN laser detection technology is at the heart of a new system developed and delivered in the UK by Tew Plus, a system integrator, to enhance the safety of more than 400 level crossings from Scotland to the South Coast. Incorporates the LIDAR Following nearly two years of testing, Tew Plus achieved full Network Rail Product Approval for its Level Crossing Obstacle Detector (LIDAR) using the OPTEX REDSCAN as the core detection element. The complete MCB-OD Level Crossings solution inco...