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Operations Director, Southern RegionIan Foster has been appointed Operations Director - Southern Region.  Prior to joining Reliance in July 1996 he spent 22 years in the cable and pipe industry working in both sales and general management positions with HE Sampson, BICC, and latterly with Brown and Tawse as general manager of their Southern Region.  Since joining Reliance, Ian has held various general management positions within the business.Operations Director, Northern RegionChris Bu...

Rainbow's portable DVRs with built-in high resolution digital camera are being used by one of the leading department stores in South America, the Mexican chain Liverpool.The versatility of the equipment, notably its provision of motion detection with adjustable detect sensitivity rate, makes it suited to this client's varied usage which includes deployment at shops and distribution centres. The unit offers a low-cost video capture facility and records images on a built-in 128 MB Flash memory whi...

A high-quality video surveillance system has already proved its worth in catching thieves at the Kendleshire Golf Club - and new uses are constantly being foundThere are no easy pickings for thieves targeting the Kendleshire's clubhouse or its members' cars.  Even if something does happen, security camera recordings give a clear view of faces and number plates, thanks to constant vigilance over vulnerable areas such as the car park, bars, the professional's shop and the fruit machine.  ...

Cwmbran-based Access Security Specialist, Bewator, has assisted one man and his team of supporters in a charity fundraising motorcycle expedition to the Arctic Circle.Managing Director of Bewator Ltd, Robert Cotterill, lent his support to close friend, John Foster, in a 2,200 mile trip in aid of the British Heart Foundation, a charity John shares a personal affiliation with.Six years ago John, a keen motorcyclist, was diagnosed with incurable congestive heart failure.  Although his conditio...

Bosch Security Systems has been awarded the contract to provide CCTV systems for video surveillance at the world's most famous folk festival - and beer festival - Oktoberfest in Munich, for the sixth consecutive year.The contract has been awarded by the security authorities of the City of Munich for Bosch to install 12 AutoDome cameras at the main entrance, the tents' access points and along the rows of rides.Bosch's AutoDome camera is an automatic camera with a dome-shaped housing, which can sw...

Pan and tilts and camera housings from Conway Security have been installed on the £1.5bn Oresund bridge link between Sweden and Denmark, the £420m Dublin Port Tunnel and a £200m highway in China, which will stretch as far as Inner Mongolia. Now, closer to home, the same combination of units is being used as part of major roadworks on the UK's oldest motorway, the M1, in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.  Reflecting on this range of projects, Chris Newman of Conway, said: &qu...

Vision Fire & Security appoints Regional Sales Executive for ADPRO CCTV solutions in Continental Europe, Julius Klein Molekamp has a degree in Electronics Design and has worked in several sales and service engineering roles within the Video Security Industry.  Julius also has a Law degree and has gained practical experience in penal law, where video evidence from crime scenes is often gathered for evidential proof in courts of law. Julius comments: "With my electronic, sales and la...

ADT Fire and Security was recognised for its support of members of the Reserve Forces at a reception hosted by HRH The Prince of Wales, at his Clarence House residence, on Wednesday.  ADT employs 18 Reservists, of which 6 have been mobilised for service in Iraq. Hazel Nugent, ADT's Corporate HR Manager for Europe & South Africa, was one of more than 50 employers from across the UK who attended the reception.  She said: "We are proud to support our Reservists.  They perfor...

Videx Security has supplied over 200-door entry systems for a Care and Repair Project run by Stirling Council, which sees Stirling's older people, are benefiting from a new £400,000 home security scheme.  This was initially set up to provide homeowners over the age of 85 with security products to make them feel more secure in their own home.  Each home in the scheme is individually assessed and besides the Videx video security door entry system, homes may also be fitted with smok...

CCTV systems were installed to provide comprehensive surveillance coverage for each event locationThe 2005 Carling Weekend, Reading & Leeds Festivals saw the two cities play host to the annual pop & rock gigs, transforming them into the world's leading music venues. The events each attracted 50,000 enthusiastic music fans over their three-day duration and included performances from high-profile bands, Iron Maiden and the Foo Fighters. With the popularity of the events growing year on yea...

CCTV manufacturer AD Group, the parent company of Dedicated Micros, was one of only ten UK businesses - and the sole representative from the security sector - to be recognized as ‘One to Watch' in the authoritative annual Sunday Times Profit Track 100 survey.When making their selection for the ‘One to Watch' category - new for 2006 - the judges from Fast Track, the independent research company, and sponsors PricewaterhouseCoopers visited each of the contenders, focusing not only on a...

To help improve and update the security system at the Møller Centre, a leading Cambridge-based residential training and conference centre, the company has chosen to install the latest Siemens Building Technologies Security Products access security system.The conference centre is owned by Churchill College at Cambridge University and was designed by Danish architect, Henning Larsen.  The AP Møller Foundation of Denmark funded the building to promote continuing educati...

The historic market town of Thame in Oxfordshire recently implemented a new CCTV system throughout its centre.  Thame is home to twelve thousand residents including legendary Bee Gee Robin Gibb.  Curtailing Saturday Night Fever will be one of the primary objectives of the system.The Titan Heritage units are ideally suited to such an installation where the brief of the customer demanded aesthetic integration and compatibility with existing transmission and video management systems. ...

NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen), the Dutch rail authority, is one of the world's busiest rail systems with 25,000 employees operating over one million passenger journeys every day.  NS is currently operating over 385 full service rail stations throughout the Netherlands and running approximately 5000 train journeys every day.  To protect so many stations, it was neither practical nor cost effective to locate CCTV monitoring staff at every station and so a centralised remote monitoring...

DIS-1 and DIS-2 devices use Dallmeier's SeMSy technology which enables different media data streams There are many different applications for a modern CCTV system in retailing. CCTV is used to prevent theft in shops and stores, to provide evidence of robberies and break-ins and to uncover employee fraud or deception. Attractive product ranges don't just please honest customers, they also tempt light-fingered people to help themselves.  But it isn't just security which ben...

Security Camera "Turns protection into a design element" This year's most innovative designs, trendsetting concepts and coolest creations were winners of the 2006 Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA) competition, a celebration of the best product designs of the year and one of the world's most prestigious design competitions.  The IDEA award, co-sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America and BusinessWeek, celebrates the impact of good design on the...

ACTi's Video Server, SED-2100R, and Transcoder, SED-3200, has enabled St. John Grande hospital in Krakow, Poland to create an IP based live video conferencing system.  The national event even involved the attendance of the current Polish prime minister, creating a much publicized event in Poland.  ACTi's partner, "Dipol" was in charge for the successful project deployment.  The new system allows centralised control and high flexibility in areas where remote conferencing...

ioimage leverages global success and advanced line of intelligent video appliances with expanded presence in the North American market.ioimage Ltd., the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced today the opening of its U.S. headquarters expanding its presence in the North American security market."We are dedicated to building on our global experience and success to serve the North American security market by opening our new regional headquarters, ioimage US...

National systems integrator Bell Security has been using Europlex's Tracer Lite DVR to help a number of major clients bring their CCTV surveillance up to date. In the most recent project, an international university complex in the heart of London's West End has benefited from an upgrade to full digital recording.Using the Tracer Lite, the imposing 27,000 square foot listed building on the North-West corner of Trafalgar Square has been equipped with a fully networkable and scalable CCTV s...

COE Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems is pleased to announce the appointment of John Clarkson as UK Sales Director.John has joined COE from Wayfarer Transit Systems, the major supplier of integrated ticketing and smart card systems for public transport, where he was UK and Export Sales Director.  A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, John is a career transport professional who has specialised in systems sales to the transi...

Vicon's annual golf days always seem to bring out the best in everybody that attends and this year was no exception.  In addition to playing some high quality golf, guests collectively raised over £1200 for good causes via a charity auction of golfing prizes won on the day and donated by Vicon.The main beneficiaries will be the Royal Marsden Hospital and the Bobby Moore Bowel Cancer Charity although a proportion of the money will be donated to the Guide Dogs for the Blind. The main St...

Merit Li-Lin UK, Taiwan's largest CCTV manufacturer, today announced the extension of its Partner Programme with the introduction of an additional level of membership.Previously just open to Platinum Partners, the programme aims to continue to build and develop strong relationships with customers.  Tailored to meet individual business needs, the new Gold Partner level is based on the degree of sales each Partner commits to during the year.The popular programme offers a package of benefi...

The Kaba Group is currently negotiating the acquisition of Computerized Security Systems Inc. (CSS) from Masco Corporation (Michigan, USA).  CSS operates primarily in the USA, Europe, and Asia.  It's Saflok and La Gard brands will complement Kaba's position for hotel locking systems and security locks.  Now that the US Federal Trade Commission has finished its investigation of the planned acquisition, Kaba expects negotiations to be completed successfully within the next f...

Complus Teltronic Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Gregoriou as Sales & Marketing Director.  Greg has held a number of senior sales management roles within the security industry and he brings extensive knowledge of the security market, specifically in the emerging area of IP (Internet Protocol) solutions.  He is therefore well placed to help customers take advantage of the numerous benefits offered by Complus Teltronic's new IP based Integrated Intercom Soluti...

Tradition and technology came together at the offices of Dallmeier electronic in Pucklechurch, Bristol recently where Dallmeier hosted an Open Day in conjunction with The National Trust.  The event was arranged for The National Trust and its installers along with representatives from other similar organisations such as Museums and Heritage. Jason Piggott from Dallmeier electronic said "The National Trust has been using Dallmeier electronic digital recording and camera products for...

Due to the difficult cabling issues in the dock, Westcon AS, the Norway-based service provider for rigs chose ACTi's IP Surveillance products and Imenco's video surveillance system integration services to deploy their security surveillance.  There are a total of 16 channels with ACTi's video servers, IP cameras and IP speed domes installed in this surveillance project.Since the ISPS code (International Ship and Port Facility Security code) makes the requirements to surveillance of port faci...

EasyJet saves with Honeywell Access Control at 15 European locationsHoneywell today announced easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, will gain cost savings and efficiency without sacrificing security - easyJet's No 1 priority.With its upgraded access control solution and integrated ID card system, easyJet is replacing a number of stand-alone access control systems that had become outdated and could no longer accommodate the changing requirements of a growing business.  And, it...

The 1,850 seat Birmingham Hippodrome, one of the largest theatre complexes in the UK is upgrading to the latest generation of digital video recording using DVRs from the Vicon Kollector Elite range.The move to replace outdated first generation DVRs is part of a two-and-a-half year project being undertaken by national installer ADT. Birmingham Hippodrome Director of Operations Mike Bradford, said: "We wanted to modernise the way that CCTV at Birmingham Hippodrome was managed and ma...

Bosch Security Systems, a full-line manufacturer of high-quality fire alarm systems and components, announces that Senior Fire Product Manager Jack McNamara recently received two prestigious industry appointments. McNamara has been named chairman of the National Electrical Manufacturing Association (NEMA) Signalling, Protection and Communication Product Group, where he will work with association representatives to promote safe product installation, innovative product development, and ongoing ind...

To complement the successful launch of Bosch Security Systems' Dinion IP camera, Bosch has now embarked on a comprehensive IP training programme for all employees from senior engineers and sales teams through to the administrative and support staff.Jeremy Hockham, UK Managing Director of Bosch Security Systems explains: "Internet Protocol (IP) has revolutionised the way the world communicates and it is now set to transform CCTV surveillance systems.  Installers are receiving more a...