Surveillance & Security News for October 2012

MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has been selected by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) for use on the island of Skomer. The innovative CCTV technology will support CCW’s remit as the Government's statutory advisor on sustaining natural beauty, wildlife and the opportunity for outdoor enjoyment in Wales and its inshore waters. Sitting roughly one kilometre off the coast of southwest Wales, the Island of Skomer is sur...

Samsung has introduced a scaleable ‘building block’ network video recording system designed to uncomplicate the process of specifying a video storage solution large enough to meet immediate requirements, but which can be easily expanded if needed in the future. Samsung’s new ONVIF compliant SRN-1000 NVR provides up to 24TB of on-board video storage capacity and there is the potential of an additional 24TB of storage via two external e-Sata direct storage devices. An unlimited...

Sargent Manufacturing Company, a market leader in locksets, cylinders, door closers and related products, and an ASSA ABLOY Group company, announces the addition of two new decorative levers to its Gramercy Series line for Studio Collection™. The Sargent Studio Collection offering, which provides designers, architects and end-users with more decorative suiting options, now includes the RAG and RGM levers.  The RAG lever showcases a grooved insert, providing a distinct, contemporary...

Connect 421           This Full HD 4 input, 1 output HDMI switcher is equipped with a Digital Audio output so you can connect the audio of your TV directly to your Home Cinema receiver (codec formats as Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio are supported). The receiver automatically separates the audio from the incoming HDMI signal so you don't need to install separate audio cables from your A/V devices to the Connect 421. With one audio cable...

Sony recently announced its new IPELA ENGINE EX™ cameras, the first range of models based on the IPELA ENGINE advanced signal processing platform and part of Sony’s V Series. The latest models represent a new breed of security cameras designed to deliver advances in dynamic range, frame capture speed and low-light performance for demanding imaging applications, in the mid-to-high level video surveillance marketplace. The six new IPELA ENGINE EX cameras include the fixed-angle SNC-VB...

Sam’s experience in the industry is something that he is carrying forward to his position within Pyronix Pyronix introduced Sam Griffiths, their new Account Manager for the South East of England. Starting his career as an engineer, Sam’s depth of knowledge and experience in the industry is something that he is carrying forward to his position within Pyronix. In his previous employment with CSL DualCom, their team created a brand that has become a market leader in...

ProTouch UK Ltd. is divided into ProTouch Security, ProTouch Supplies and ProTouch Supplies Award winning Scunthorpe based ProTouch Security UK Ltd., have just announced their expansion and confirmed that the company will now consist of three new divisions. One of the UK’s leading providers of event safety and security, crowd management, event management and health and safety, the parent company ProTouch UK Ltd. is now divided into ProTouch Security, ProTouch Supplies a...

The new Cyclops 6 demonstrates the power of the Visualant ChromaID™ technology Visualant™, Inc. announced recently that its wholly owned subsidiary, TransTech Systems, Inc., will be exhibiting at the ISC East 2012 tradeshow on October 30-31, 2012 at the Javits Center in New York. The company will be demonstrating its latest ground-breaking product, Cyclops 6 with ChromaID™ Technology, in booth #1750. The...

The software enables officials to manage cameras from centralised, and mobile monitoring locations Allowing rapid deployment at special events and temporary installations, OnSSI's Ocularis video surveillance software will provide an added layer of security for the final Presidential Debate on October 22nd at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. Thanks to its open-architecture, all-IP design, OnSSI’s Ocularis enabled the City of Boca Raton to expand its video surveill...

Brazil’s analogue market represents larger proportion of its total video surveillance equipment market In its recently published, second edition report on the Latin American video surveillance equipment market, IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc.) estimates that the analogue equipment market accounted for nearly 60 percent of total video surveillance equipment revenues in 2011.  One of the key reasons for this is that Brazil is slightly behind the curve in...

IQinVision HD megapixel IP cameras secures 450 homes in Olive Branch IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, recently announced that the Plantation Lakes Homeowners’ Association (HOA), located in Olive Branch, MS, relies on a mix of IQeye HD megapixel cameras to enhance security at the 450-home development. Cyber Technology Security is the integrator for this on-going project. “We have 450 homes, located on three lakes, and we’...

The network will monitor Rembrandtplein and Leidseplein squares Requirement To provide a secure, reliable and flexible CCTV network capable of delivering high frame rates per second and CCTV images, together with telemetry control, simultaneously to a police station and the main city council building. To deliver all of this over a cost-effective wireless network without the costly expense of digging up the city’s historic cobbled streets and causing potential disruption...

Rosslare Electronics India will be responsible for local sales and support, appointing and backing distributors Rosslare Security, a worldwide provider of professional Access Control, Intrusion and Guard Patrol solutions, recently announced, as part of its continued worldwide expansion, the opening of a new office in Pune, India. Rosslare is currently focused on increasing its presence in access control and intrusion markets to 25% by 2013. Having a presence in the Indian mar...

BSIA urges homeowners and businesses to safeguard their properties The last Sunday of October brings with it two things – the official end of our British Summer Time (BST) and the start of prolonged hours of darkness. In light of this change to our daily routines, the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is reiterating to homeowners and businesses the importance of staying safe during this winter season. Since properties are left in darkness for longer, they...

DVTEL appointed Dr. Wassall as vice president of Global Marketing and Hans Klein as vice president DVTEL, Inc., the video security solutions provider, recently announced that it has expanded its executive team with the addition of two seasoned security professionals. Dr. Ed Wassall has been named Vice President of Global Marketing and Hans Klein joins the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, DVTEL Central & South America. Klein will also serve as General Manag...

REP will represent SightLogix thermal camera intrusion detection products in the region SightLogix® has appointed REP Marketing Solutions, Inc., as a manufacturer's representative firm in the Northeast United States for the company's outdoor video analytics security systems. REP Marketing Solutions will represent SightLogix thermal camera intrusion detection products in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island. The rep firm works thr...

Joe Cook will work to establish Moxa Americas’s business in the industrial IP video products market Moxa Americas, a global innovator in device networking products for industrial automation and ITS intelligent transportation systems, announced today that it has appointed Joe Cook as Business Development Manager for its IP (Internet Protocol) Network video products unit. Based at Moxa headquarters in Brea, CA, Cook will focus on developing the company's relationships wit...

3VR’s hybrid capability enables the credit union to use analogue, megapixel, PTZ and IP cameras in its video system As a former officer on the Pennsylvania State Police organised crime detail, Charles (Chip) McBreen has intimate and extensive knowledge of video surveillance equipment. He also spent a number of years working for a national alarm company before being hired to lead security at Members 1st Federal Credit Union in 2003. His experience with surveillance techn...

The Medical Centre deployed around 300 IQeye HD megapixel cameras IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, recently announced The Nebraska Medical Center, located in Omaha, has deployed nearly 300 IQeye HD megapixel cameras to ensure patient safety, upgrade medical care, and reduce staffing costs. When The Nebraska Medical Center wanted to streamline its operations and improve care for at-risk patients, IQinVision HD megapixel cameras and Milesto...

TeleEye’s product range is used in many professional remote video response centres TeleEye Europe recently announced a strategic partnership with Midwich Security. From now on, Midwich Security is an authorised distributor of TeleEye product range in the UK market. TeleEye Europe is the UK operating arm of TeleEye Group who focuses on developing professional video surveillance solutions. The TeleEye product range is now being greatly used in many professional remote vid...

The Prima 4 reinforces secure card issuance with a combination of inline and post-printing options Ultra Electronics Card Systems announces that the Prima 4 reverse-transfer printer from its Magicard series of ID card printers has successfully completed the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Evaluation Program for certification of the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201 card printer specification. As a result the Prima 4 has been added to the GSA Approv...

Partnership to combine Navtech’s millimetre-wave wide area surveillance with Vysionics’s ANPR Navtech Radar and Vysionics ITS have announced that they are entering into a strategic partnership. The union will combine Navtech’s expertise in millimetre-wave wide-area surveillance technology with Vysionics’s machine vision-based Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and average speed measurement competencies. Bringing together the two complementing a...

The trade body represented over 70% of the UK's private security industry Business leaders from across Scotland were given an exclusive insight this week into the security challenges they face at a brand new event organised by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the trade body representing over 70% of the UK’s private security industry. Entitled Scotland: Secure for Business, the comprehensive seminar programme included presentations on the impact of forth...

IMS Research forecasts growth of ANPR suppliers by 6.9 percent from the previous year Difficult economic times have caused ANPR suppliers to switch their focus, placing greater emphasis on applications that generate a return on investment (ROI). IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc.) forecasts the global market for Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) to reach $350.4 million by the end of 2012, growth of 6.9 percent from the previous year. Thanks to a strong ROI, p...

The Full Throttle Saloon has a mix of IQeye megapixel cameras located throughout the buildings and grounds IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, recently announced that for the third year in a row Michael Ballard’s Full Throttle Saloon utilised a newly-expanded array of IQeye HD megapixel cameras to keep a close eye on the crowd and provide critical high definition surveillance of the actions of staff and security personnel during the ann...

The first LEED certified green building in Malta, SCMO1 covers 12,000m2 of office space over The SituationSituated at the heart of SmartCity Malta, ‘SCM01’ is a commercial building covering 12,000m² of office space spread over seven storeys, providing a series of flexible office suites together with shared facilities and ample parking for knowledge workers and visitors.SmartCity Malta is continuously striving towards excellence andcommitting to green poli...

SAIC to combine SpotterRF radar with VidSys advanced camera technology for maximum visibility SpotterRF recently announced that its new, patented radar technology will be used to protect public bridges managed by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA). Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is leading a project to upgrade the security at five Maryland bridges as well as the security operations centre and will integrate SpotterRF radar technology in the pro...

ASIS Asia Pacific 2012 will be held at the Grand Hyatt in Hong Kong on 3-5 December 2012 ASIS International, the world’s premier association for security professionals, announced that Dr. Richard Weixing Hu, Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong will be a keynote speaker at the ASIS 6th Asia-Pacific Security Forum & Exhibition. He will speak about China and the Changing Security Environment in the Asia-Pacific. The event will be held at the Grand Hyatt i...

LILIN IP product range from megapixel cameras to Network Video Recorders can be used with Control4 systems Recently, LILIN had announced their integration with Control4, a leading provider of personalised automation and control solutions. This integration means users benefiting from the advantages of automation systems can now control LILIN IP products from the same software platform that controls other appliances in their home or business. The entire LILIN IP product range f...

BSIA members were recognised across sixteen categories during the judging process and won eight awards The Security Excellence Awards, held on Wednesday 17th October, proved to be a successful night for British Security Industry Association (BSIA) members, with victories in eight out of sixteen categories. The evening was organised by UBM Live Security Portfolio and Info4Security, and took place at the renowned Hilton Hotel on Park Lane with comedian Simon Evans as host. The...