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Dowshu, the world's leading 32 and 64 channel DVR manufacturer, is pleased to announce the opening of its new research and development facility.  Located next to the company's manufacturing site in Cork, the new facility provides the company with even more scope to develop, build and test CCTV equipment prior to delivery to customers.  The new 90m² facility includes a technically advanced test area and extra manufacturing space.Cork Managing Director, Joe Leen, commented,...

Milestone Systems, the global leader for open platform IP video management software, intends to continue driving global business growth by appointing high-technology veteran Eric Fullerton to a new position as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer.  This expands his role beyond the Americas to have a global impact on new business expansions for Milestone. "We're extremely pleased to have Eric as the CS&MO for Milestone Systems.  His success in building our business in the Amer...

Parking at Dublin Airport has just become easier for the estimated 320,000 customers who park their cars in the QuickPark car park at the airport each year.  An innovative new online reservation system developed by ParkMagic, the Irish mobile payment and wireless technology company, integrated with the Net2 access control system from Paxton Access has transformed passengers' parking experience.www.quickpark.ie is a new online reservation system developed and powered by ParkMagic.  Cust...

Exceeded all expectations"I am a businessman at heart - and that's why I like to get down to business!"  Just one look at Franz Schreyer will have you convinced.  After all, with all his hard work, his innovative nature and his entrepreneurial spirit, this businessman has managed to build up a very respectable corporate group in just about 30 years.  In 1977, he first founded Schreyer Haustechnik GmbH Markt Indersdorf, just 30 km south-east of Munich, population 10,000.&...

Panasonic are exhibiting at Leisure Industry Week this year and will be showcasing its extensive product range.   As well as CCTV, Panasonic also offers a wide range of solutions ideal for the leisure and sporting industry including its digital signage software, NMstage, through to EPoS and till integration software. Retail outlets and sporting venues can protect their profits by utilising Panasonic's WINICS Retail software program that synchronises Epos transactions with CCTV footage t...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity in installation and operation, will showcase its extended line of video encoders and IP cameras with built-in video analytics at ASIS International's Annual Seminar and Exhibits in Las Vegas this September 24th through 26th, at booth #2835.At ASIS International, ioimage will reveal the new ioibox trk1, an affordable intelligent video encoder with built-in self-sustained video analytics for powerful automated detection a...

IPCCTV.COM has become only the fifth distributor in the UK to be appointed by Milestone Systems, the global leading provider of open platform IP video surveillance management software.IPCCTV.COM is the IP division of Y3K (Europe) Limited, a name which reflects a very forward-thinking company and one of the most pro-active in the security products market today.  From humble beginnings in 2000, the company has grown into one of the largest independent CCTV companies in the world. Behind the s...

COE Ltd, the UK-based developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, is delighted to announce two further high quality arrivals in its UK field sales team.Richard Allen-Miles has joined as Global Account Manager, based in the UK.  Richard brings significant experience in the surveillance industry gained from a career with Mitsubishi, Richardson Electronics, TAC and others.  He will focus on global Systems Integrators and selected other major accounts.Neil Smith has also...

When it comes to safety in the skies while the primary focus must be on the heightened terrorist threat, the same CCTV solutions can also be applied as a powerful tool to deal with a much more common and extremely disruptive problem, namely 'air rage' which can, in the worst cases, lead to physical assault and aircraft having to be diverted.Most of us on our travels will have come across examples of ill tempered, abusive, intoxicated and out of control passengers, for flight attendants a...

Fire UK, the fire systems division of Bell Security Ltd, has attained LPS 1014-certified status.  Bell regards this important third-party recognition of the quality of its installations - from the certifying audit group BRE, for the LPCB (Loss Prevention Certification Board) - as the attainment of a further goal in a strategy to help expand its portfolio of major customers nationwide.  Fire UK already holds BAFE/NSI Fire Gold accreditation and in recent months has made project wins in...

Axis Communications UK, the global leader in network video, has welcomed Daren Lang into the position of Business Development Manager.Daren will be responsible for developing Axis' sales activities with installation and integrator partners and to spearhead the Axis Architecture and Engineering (A&E) programme.  The recently launched A&E programme is designed to support network architects, engineers and consultants who are responsible for designing and specifying IP-based securit...

March NetworksTM, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that Banco del Bajio S.A. has selected its digital video software and systems for more than 140 retail banking branches throughout Mexico. Headquartered in Leon, Guanajuato, Banco del Bajio is the country's eighth largest financial institution with assets of more than $4 billion.  It is associated with Banco Sabadell, the fourth largest bank in Spain. Banco del Bajio is us...

IndigoVision, the leading supplier of end-to-end IP Video solutions, is providing its technology as a backbone for a new integrated traffic monitoring system for Bangkok's outer ring road network.  Existing toll plaza CCTV surveillance systems located across 75km of the ring road have been integrated into a new central control room.  Staff in the control room can now view high-quality video from inside and outside of the four toll plaza complexes, providing central monitoring for t...

CCTV transmission veteran Digby Hardy has launched a new company, VIOTRAN, offering a broad range of transmission products for both Coaxial unbalanced and Twisted Pair balanced video signal transmission.With over 10 years specialist experience in the transmission business, Hardy comments, "We have identified a growing demand for specialist providers of transmissions solutions in the CCTV sector.  VIOTRAN's comprehensive range of passive baluns, video launch amplifiers, high gain li...

On Tuesday September 11th 2007, many hundreds of Pelco employees, honoured guests and the public joined together in commemoration of the Sixth Anniversary of September 11, 2001, and to celebrate the lives of the fallen heroes from that day."We must never forget the thousands of innocent men and women who went to work that day and never returned home," explained Pelco President and CEO, David L. McDonald.  "I strongly believe that every American now shares this responsibility....

Raytec are once again holding a series of test nights during October and November, which will be open to all.The test sessions will be held at Raytec's facilities in Northumberland and Tavcom's facilities in Hampshire, and are open to all CCTV installers, specifiers and camera manufactures wanting to test the performance of a CCTV system with Infra-Red or White-Light.The test evening will be a practical test of CCTV lighting with different camera and lens combinations.  The test age...

Geutebruck and its Australian partner Crimewatch Video have formed a new company, Geutebruck Pacific.  Headquartered in Sydney, with State Offices in Brisbane and Melbourne, the new venture will appoint official partner integrators, provide local training and undertake joint exhibition and direct marketing activities aimed at expanding business in the Pacific region, particularly in Australia and New Zealand.  Geutebruck is a German family firm with an outstanding record for developing...

Milestone Systems, the global leader in open platform IP video surveillance management software, has signed a Milestone Solution Partner agreement with OPAX, a video analytics developer based out of Norway.OPAX develops software with unique detection technology, a type of Video Content Analysis (VCA) that is one of the fastest growing segments in the security market at the moment.  With Research & Development conducted since 1974, OPAX is a pioneer in this rapidly growing video analytic...

Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, announced recently it has signed an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to renew its Official Worldwide Olympic Partnership for a further eight years through to the 2016 Olympic Games.  The signing ceremony, held at The Banqueting House in London, was hosted by IOC President Jacques Rogge, and Fumio Ohtsubo, President of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Under the terms of th...

Siemens Building Technologies Security Systems, has been successful in winning an order worth £300,000 from Reigate and Banstead Borough Council for the complete refurbishment of the council's CCTV control room.  The refurbishment will provide improved monitoring and recording facilities not only for Reigate & Banstead, but also for neighbouring Mole Valley Council.  The procurement processes for this project took place under the terms of the framework established by OGC...

Billion euro investmentThere will always be paper.  Despite the digital, or so-called ‘paperless' age, the paper industry is still booming in Germany.  This means that bleached long-fibre cellulose, which is used to produce fine and printing paper as well as high-quality sanitary paper, also remains very much in demand.The high demand induced Mercer International Inc., an American-Canadian pulp and paper manufacturing company, to set up a new cellulose plant in the north of the G...

Pelco is pleased to announce an exciting new collaboration with Milestone Systems, the world market leader for open platform IP video management software. The partnering of these two global industry leaders has resulted in the development of a software management platform that allows Pelco Camclosure IP and IP3701 cameras to work with Milestone's XProtect family of software.  It allows users to seamlessly integrate Milestone XProtect to Pelco Camclosure IP and IP3701."We selected M...

Verint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for workforce-enterprise optimisation and security, recently announced that Metro Transit has selected its NextivaTM Transit solution to enhance the security of passengers and operators on-board its buses in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Metro Transit manages an integrated network of buses and trains and is the 18th largest transit system in the US, with approximately 240,000 rides provided each weekday.  As...

The technology event IIPSEC has announced the show will now feature a comprehensive VCA (Video Content Analysis) education programme and the latest solutions through a series of seminars, conferences and product demonstrations. Commenting on the news, Event Director Kevin Fagan stated, "Analytics is an ideal fit and complements the shows visitor profile and current need to provide ‘intelligent systems'.  IIPSEC is an established and trusted brand and has an excellent reputati...

The Mercia Technology Seed Fund has completed an investment in Scyron, the security and surveillance services company.  The Mercia Technology Seed Fund, a leading provider of venture capital to early stage technology in the West Midlands, invested alongside Datasat, the global turnkey communication solutions company, and management.  Scyron will reinvest use the funds from the additional stake to support its further growth further into the commercial sector within the UK as well as ove...

Contigo, the leading provider of turnkey GPS solutions for asset tracking, fleet management and personal safety, is pleased to announce its partnership with Bold Technologies.  This alliance was formed to enhance the functionality of Contigo's GPS platform by providing alarm integration into the most innovative software automation platform for the security industry, Bold Manitou.Subscribers using Contigo's revolutionary 8100 indoor-locatable asset tracking beacon currently receive email and...

Axis Communications, a global leader in the network video market, has installed cutting-edge network video surveillance systems in the newly opened surgery ward at the Institute for Children's Emergency Surgery and Traumatology in Moscow.  The equipment helps provide high-quality remote monitoring of patients, as well as ensures tighter security of the hospital premises.  For the special medical video surveillance system, 119 Axis network cameras were deployed in all patient wards to e...

Central Asia Secure Expo is the most important specialized security exhibition in Central Asia region.  With the exhibitors from more than 25 countries, it is a really international event. In 2007, International Exhibitions Ltd. plans to organize national pavilions from Germany, Italy, France, Finland, Poland, Egypt, Turkey, UAE, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.This year's security show has been put into new venue "Atakent" due to the major growth of the exhibitors as a...

IndigoVision, a leading provider of IP Video security solutions, has appointed Gavin Richardson to the new role of Group Sales Director, with full responsibility for the company's global sales operation.Gavin brings to IndigoVision more than 20 years of sales and account management experience, with the last 12 years in senior sales management roles with companies such as QinetiQ and BT.  He has managed large global teams that have delivered exceptional sales growth, an attribute vital t...

Leading security solutions provider Adams Rite has opened what is believed to be one of the first facilities in the UK able to test products to the highest grades of European lock durability and safety performance standards BS EN 1125 and BS EN 179.Simon Guy, Technical Manager at Adams Rite, explains, "The Test Room is an important part of Adams Rite's extensive and ongoing European product development program.  We use this state-of-the-art facility to rigorously evaluate locking produ...