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Frost & Sullivan will host a free telephone and web briefing on Thursday 25 October 2007 at 16.00 BST to provide industry participants with an overview of the recently published study focusing on the European Active RFID Market.The increasing need to track assets and people is creating tremendous opportunities for active RFID market.  Moreover, the ability to track in real time and the accuracy of the active RFID systems are driving the adoption in many end user segments such as health...

Alert Services, the independent ARC division of Securitas, is encouraging security planners to make more use of the latest monitoring technology, with the introduction of new, low cost personnel protection, vehicle- and asset-tracking services."With our latest communications and trace-and-track techniques we can make it much easier for organisations to keep a watch on their premises, assets and people," says Bob Marston-Taylor, Alert's manager in the UK. "We have pioneered a n...

Genetec was selected, for the second year in a row, as one of Montreal Top Employers.  The annual listing, published by The Gazette, recognizes the best employers that offer dynamic and stimulating work environments. The employers entering this competition are evaluated by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers ranking, using the same criteria as for the national competition: physical workplace, atmosphere, health and family benefits, vacation, internal communication, performance man...

When it comes to remotely monitored CCTV, fact can often be stranger than fiction as the operators at one hardworking RVRC (Remote Video Response Centre) I talked to in the North of England can testify.One of the most blatant examples, captured by their cameras, concerns a mother and daughter who decided to stage a forecourt ‘incident' at a motor dealership.  While waiting for the daughter's car to be fixed an apparently dishevelled mother told garage staff that she had slipped on som...

Optelecom-NKF, Inc. recently announced the NASDAQ Stock Market has approved its application for upgrading its listing to the NASDAQ Global Market, formerly known as the NASDAQ National Market.  Optelecom-NKF expects to commence trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on October 16, 2007 under its current symbol, "OPTC.""Meeting the more stringent requirements for a NASDAQ Global Market listing is representative of the progress Optelecom-NKF is making in gaining worldwide vis...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity in installation and operation, has been recognized by security magazine Access Control & Security Systems with two products in its Top 20 New Product of the Year award list.ioimage is the only company with two products on the Top 20 list and the only video analytics products vendor to the make the list in 2007.  The ioibox trk1 intelligent video encoder with built-in analytics and the ioicam mmp100dn, a 3-megap...

Nicolas Richter, Head of Security Products for Siemens Building Technologies, looks at the increasing importance of interoperability in the security market. In trying to identify the greatest driver in the security market at the moment, I would have to say interoperability.  If you look at intrusion, for example, it is no longer just intrusion, particularly in the commercial sector.  The access control system operates during office hours but then out of hours, yes, you have the i...

Schneider Electric has completed the acquisition of Pelco, a worldwide leader in the design, development and manufacturing of video security systems.With the acquisition of Pelco, Schneider Electric significantly reinforces the offering of its Building Automation business, which encompasses power and HVAC control, electronic security and fire safety, and increases its ability to provide integrated solutions.Schneider Electric has acquired all shares of Pelco for a total consideration of $1,540 m...

IndigoVision's complete end-to-end IP Video solution is helping global logistics specialist Kühne+Nagel to streamline and secure its distribution network in Austria.  The new networked digital CCTV system provides both security surveillance and a video record of truck and parcel movements throughout their five Austrian distribution centres in Vienna, Schwechat Airport, Port Enns, Salzburg and Linz.As a truck arrives at a distribution centre an operator tracks its movement with a PT...

AMG Systems Ltd. recently announced that it has been contracted by ADT Fire & Security, the UK's leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, to supply the CCTV transmission system as well as the fibre optic infrastructure installation for the integrated safety and security solution for the new prison on Isle of Man.The £ 41 million, category B prison has been designed by Taylor Young, working in partnership with Isle of Man Architects McGarrigle and Jackson.  The I...

CEM Systems, a leading access control brand of Tyco International, announced recently that Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd (GASCO) has chosen the AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) security management system to secure its Ruwais plant.  CEM was awarded the contract by Wormald Italiana, Italy.Operating since 1981, GASCO is a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and is one of the biggest industrial projects in the UAE. One of the largest gas processing companies in the world, GASCO...

‘Innovation, information, and inspiration' are the three themes for this year's Integrated Systems Roadshow, as it prepares to depart on a five-city tour of some of Europe's emerging markets for AV and Electronic Systems technology.With the support of over 25 sponsors and exhibitors - more than double last year's number - the Roadshow, powered by Integrated Systems Europe, begins in the Danish capital of Copenhagen on 17 October, before visiting Warsaw (19 October), Prague (22 October), Vi...

COE has released its annual results for the year to 30 June 2007.  These results show significant continued improvements on many fronts including the highest new order levels for three years.  The company raised money to finance growth in March 2007 and has implemented the growth plans ahead of schedule.The plan has three important elements, firstly the expansion of the field sales team, secondly to recruit both a Finance Director and Sales Director into the senior management team and...

NICE Systems Ltd, the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract Insight from Interactions to drive performance, recently announced that Shanghai Pudong International Airport has placed a 7-digit order to provide its IP-based video solution with content analytics.  Shanghai Pudong Airport will use the NICE solution to enhance the safety and security for a capacity of tens of millions passengers per year.Located in the eastern part of Pudong district of Shangh...

Entries for the prestigious IP-in-Security Awards 2008 will be accepted from now until 1st December 2007, the team behind IIPSEC announced.  This annual competition encourages developers, manufacturers and system integrators of IP based technology to participate and gain reward and recognition for their products and installations. The award programme is run in conjunction with IIPSEC 2008, Europe's leading IP in Security Exhibition and Conference, and is endorsed by the IP UserGroup (IPUG)&...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has announced a number of key warranty initiatives to support its Dennard 2060 outdoor dome - from a 6 Months ‘No Quibble' Exchange scheme to a 4 Year Advanced Replacement service for installers - underlining its commitment to customer satisfaction and support for the best selling precision CCTV camera.Customers of Dedicated Micros who have purchased any 2060 dome camera from 1 September 2007 will now be able to take advantage of an industry-leading 6...

Ipsotek, a global leader in video analytics, is protecting armouries and perimeters at a key security base in Afghanistan. The company's video analytics suite is protecting over 300 expatriate, Gurkha and Afghan personnel by alerting the local guard force to threats including perimeter intrusion and loitering at ArmorGroup's Camp Anjuman, its forward operating base in Kabul.  Protected by blast walls and with underground bunkers, Camp Anjuman is one of the only purpose-built commercial...

VIT Innovation recently worked with one of its local authority clients to catch a fly-tipper.  Using bespoke state of the art GPS tracking hidden inside a glue tube, VIT Innovation was able to hide the glue tube amongst discarded waste that was due for collection by the suspected fly-tipper.  The waste was due to be collected as part of a regular collection by a contractor who was supposed to be disposing the waste at a registered waste disposal site.  The local authority suspecte...

Leading retail chain Toys ‘R' Us is set to make significant operational savings by switching the intruder and personal attack alarm monitoring for its total UK estate to Chiron Technology's Iris system. Adoption of the Iris technology - which is Europe's fastest growing IP alarm transmission and monitoring system - means Toys ‘R' Us will take advantage of Chiron's secure IP-based dual-path alarm signalling and reduce its alarm monitoring bill by around 70% compared with its previous...

The news that the Government is pushing for the phase-out of traditional light bulbs in favour of energy-efficient products by 2011 has been welcomed by Raytec, and the company is calling for security planners to take a lead in switching away from inefficient halogen lamps."To help installers and system designers better understand the energy-efficiency of their systems Raytec has produced an energy and cost-savings calculator," explains Shaun Cutler, Raytec Managing Director.  &qu...

Verint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for workforce-enterprise optimisation and security, announced an agreement with Motorola, Inc. to enable the use of Verint NextivaTM Wireless devices on MOTOMESH broadband wireless networks.  The Nextiva Wireless portfolio received MOTOMESH Ready validation, certifying that Verint Intelligent Edge Devices with integrated video analytics can be easily deployed by municipalities, public safety organisations and enter...

Thanks to its international operations and continuous development, CDVI is confirming its position as a leader in the access control and locking solutions industry.Since its creation in 1985, manufacturer of access control and locking solutions CDVI has developed strongly and now has around 20 production and distribution subsidiaries across the globe, which unites around well-known brands and a powerful identity - the "CDV Group".Due to a products strategy favouring innovation and high...

VSK Group, the Belgian subsidiary of Allied Defense Group, has been acquired for USD $49 million.  VSK designs, develops and markets sophisticated electronic security systems throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the United States.  Xtralis' globally recognised brands include ADPRO security surveillance systems, ASIM traffic detection systems, PROACTIV fire control and management solutions and VESDA very early warning smoke detection.VSK and Xtralis will be run by newly appoin...

McDonald's restaurants in Scandinavia are now using an integrated Point Of Sale and IP video surveillance system called CheckViewTM, which uses the powerful and easy-to-manage XProtectTM software from Milestone Systems, the global leader for open platform IP video management software.  The flexible and scalable solution installed by MDIS and IT Gruppen has been developed for the retail sector to help manage shrinkage. The old surveillance system at several McDonald's locations in Denmark on...

A charity that flies needy and vulnerable people for medical purposes is using dome cameras from Rainbow at a facility within Houston Hobby Airport.  Angel Flight South Central helps patients who do not have access to conventional transport or who are too ill to be driven or fly on a commercial service.  Private pilots volunteer their planes and time to take people from their local airstrip to hospitals and clinics in other cities, often combining in relays so that a journey of thousan...

MissionThe Institute for Children's Emergency Surgery and Traumatology in Moscow needed cutting-edge technology solutions for its new surgery ward to provide improved medical care to children with serious injuries and in need of emergency medical care, as well as to secure the hospital premises with a reliable video surveillance system.SolutionTo address its needs, the hospital decided to install network video surveillance systems for both medical and security purposes.  Axis network camera...

In the Am Bachgraben retirement home in Allschwil and Schönenbuch (AZB), Interflex AG uses an extensive online and offline security solution for both time & attendance recording and staff rostering as well as to provide efficient access control for residents and staff alike.  Attendance time recording and rostering is handled perfectly for all employees.  A LEGIC badge is used as the ID medium for both residents and staff.  Two hundred residents are accommodated at the re...

When you have over 2,500 employees, 70 separate premises and demanding security requirements, providing effective access control is a significant challenge.  And this is exactly the challenge that the East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) was recently facing.  Using products from the versatile Bewator Entro 5 range, however, specialist security installer, Presec Systems Ltd, was able to develop and implement a solution that is cost-effective, convenient and versatile.EMAS ha...

A revolutionary new online tool developed by Geutebruck promises to eliminate tedious paperwork and drastically reduce the time taken to produce tender documents for CCTV projects.  Their Interactive Specifier Library is now available free to planners, installers and architects at www.geutebrueck.com/isl/.In the Interactive Specifier Library you select system components from an extensive list.  As you click, the ISL collates the appropriate tender texts to generate a full tender specif...

Forward Vision announces the appointment of James Smith as Marketing Manager.  He was previously with the distributor, Norbain.  With over ten years experience in the electronic security industry, James has been involved with a number of high profile product launches and will be driving the company's marketing strategy forward as the company continues to expand both in the UK and overseas.Peter Beare, Managing Director at Forward Vision, said, "James' appointment give us t...