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Dahua Technology presents its new iHCVR series products with face detection support

Dahua Technology, a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance products headquartered in Hangzhou, China announced to introduce its new iHCVR series products.  iHCVR, based on Dahua’s in-house High Definition Composite Video Interface (HDCVI) technology, new generation of smart face detection which realizes 1ch face detection, instant playback and face index playback. iHCVR series products not only support face detection but also can realise face image snapshot and...

AES approves 100% increase in quarterly dividend

The Board of Directors will continue to review the dividend on an annual basis The Board of Directors of The AES Corporation approved a 100% increase in the Company’s quarterly common stock dividend, to $0.10 per share from $0.05 per share. The Board of Directors will continue to review the dividend on an annual basis. The Company expects the dividend to grow at an approximate 10% annual rate, consistent with Parent Free Cash Flow growth of 10% to 15% per year on average...

AES appoints Bernerd Da Santos as Senior VP and CEO

Mr. Da Santos has been serving as Acting Chief Operating Officer since December 1, 2014 The AES Corporation announced recently that Bernerd Da Santos has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2015. Mr. Da Santos has been serving as Acting Chief Operating Officer since December 1, 2014. “Bernerd’s 30 years of experience in the electric utilities industry and in-depth knowledge of AES’ businesses, provides him w...

Oncam's new Regional President, Americas - Jumbi Edulbehram

Jumbi Edulbehram will be responsible for sales, marketing and development activities in the Americas Oncam Grandeye, the security division of Oncam Technologies, announced recently that it has selected Jumbi Edulbehram to succeed Graham Wallis as Regional President, Americas. He will be based in the company’s Lowell, Mass. office, responsible for sales, marketing and development activities in the Americas. Before coming to Oncam Grandeye, he was in charge of business de...

Hikvision surveillance cameras for Philadelphia recreation centres

In Philadelphia, Hikvision cameras and NVRs provide a highly scalable security network that protects residents Hikvision, the global leader in innovative video surveillance products and solutions, is excited to announce that the City of Philadelphia has been awarded a Gold Prize in Government Security News’ Homeland Security Awards as a result of partnership with Hikvision. Hundreds of Hikvision cameras installed in the Philadelphia recreation centres helped secure a win...

Oncam appoints Anish Puri as VP of Engineering Technology

Puri has more than 25 years of leadership experience in startups, corporate and defence environments Oncam Grandeye, the security division of Oncam Technologies, announced recently that Anish Puri will be its Vice President of Engineering Technology. Puri has more than 25 years of leadership experience in start ups, as well as in corporate and defense environments. At the beginning of his career, he built Polaroid’s India Software Center from the ground up, creating th...

Lian-Li introduces O Series wall-mountable chassis

Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd, recently launched the O Series open-air, wall-mountable chassis: PC-O5, PC-O5S, PC-O6S and PC-O7S. Previewed to the worldwide technology community in its prototype stage, the O Series chassis final design reflect the feedback of the DIY community, and feature oversized tempered glass windows, a PCI riser cards, and sleek aluminum construction. Four open-air, wall-mountable aluminum chassis The new O series includes four chassis: the mini-ITX PC-O5, the mini-ITX PC-O...

Essence predicts another landmark year for Internet of Things

Essence has defined the One PlayTM framework, giving service providers the flexibility to tailor a complete range of hardware Essence, the leading provider of IoT, cloud-based connected-living solutions, predicts another year of solid growth for the Internet of Things and Smart Solutions for the connected life. “2014 saw rapid growth across the connected home space, including significant investments from big players like Google and Apple. Similarly, Essence expanded...

Women’s Security Council opens nominations for 2015 Women of the Year awards

The WSC Women of the Year Award recipients will be honoured during ISC West 2015 in Las Vegas The Women’s Security Council, a network of successful security professionals focused on promoting the advancement of women in the industry, has opened nominations for its 2015 Women of the Year awards. The annual initiative is aimed at recognising the top female professionals in the physical security industry in a variety of categories. The WSC Women of the Year Award recipient...

DVTEL appoints Rony Atoun as Vice President of Research and Development

Mr. Atoun will be responsible for driving innovation, research and development, and quality assurance DVTEL, INC., the video surveillance solutions provider, announced recently it has appointed Rony Atoun as Vice President of Research and Development. Mr. Atoun has more than 25 years of extensive experience in high-tech industries in the fields of telecommunications, networking, defence and enterprise IT products and services, as well as computer vision and image processing....

SSAIB appoints Alex Carmichael as Chief Executive

Alex Carmichael will be taking over from Geoff Tate who will be stepping down as CEO after 16 years in the role SSAIB, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary as the UK and Ireland’s leading fire, security and telecare certification body, has appointed its new Chief Executive. Alex Carmichael will be taking over from Geoff Tate, who announced earlier this year that he will be stepping down as CEO after 16 years in the role. Alex Carmichael is joining SSAIB from his cu...

Security systems training course provider Tavcom launches online shop for installation and service engineers

The Tavcom shop includes installation tool kits, fibreglass wire running rod and telescoping poles Tavcom has launched an online shop to provide installation and service engineers with easy access to ‘need to have’ tools and test equipment. Accessible via the Tavcom Training, the online shop offers a wide range of equipment which engineers might not find easy to purchase elsewhere. “Virtually every technician and engineer who attends one of our BTEC accredi...

Matrox to exhibit new C-Series multi-display graphics cards and Matrox Mura MPX video wall controller boards at Intersec 2015

The attendees are invited to see how the latest Matrox products can be used to capture and display video and data in fire and rescue At Intersec 2015 (Dubai, Jan. 18–20) Matrox® Graphics will demonstrate new Matrox C-Series™ multi-display graphics cards and field-proven Matrox Mura MPX™ video wall controller boards on value added distributor NIT’s (Network Information Technology LLC) stand. Show attendees are invited to visit stand SA-J12 to see...

ASSA ABLOY signs agreement to acquire Digi Electronic Lock

The acquisition of Digi Electronic lock will strengthen ASSA ABLOY’s digital door lock segment ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire Digi Electronic Lock, the leading digital door lock manufacturer in China. "I am very pleased to have Digi Electronic Lock and its competent personnel joining the ASSA ABLOY Group. Digi Electronic Lock is another strategic step in our expansion into new growth segments in China and other emerging markets”, says Johan Molin, P...

LTV Europe’s 2-week roadshow across Germany to begin in May 2015

The roadshow will include LTV’s wide product range and complete product portfolio for small to big installations In May 2015, LTV starts a 2-week roadshow across Germany: The roadshow will take place at four cities and includes LTV’s wide product range and complete product portfolio for small to big installations. All products can be examined and tested. “Such an event series offers our customers and prospective customers the option to get to know to our vid...

Wagtail exhibits at 3rd World Borderpol Congress in Budapest, Hungary

Wagtail’s customers include UK Border Force for whom they provide live body detection teams Wagtail UK, supplier of Specialist Detection Dogs, sponsored and exhibited at the 3rd World BORDERPOL Congress, Budapest, Hungary from the 9th to 11th December, 2014. Wagtail is one of the UK's leading specialist dog companies providing dogs and handlers for a wide variety of uses including detection of explosives, firearms, drugs, cash, tobacco, live bodies and human remains (ca...

Axis expands modular AXIS F Series with AXIS F44 camera unit

Axis Communications, the world leader in network video, recently adds AXIS F44 Main Unit to its flexible and modular AXIS F Series. The series is based on a divided network camera concept where the camera is split into a sensor unit, made up of a lens and image sensor with a pre-mounted cable up to 12 m (39 ft.) long, and a main unit, which is the body of the camera. Since the main units and sensor units with different lens types are sold separately, customers can choose the components as requir...

NICE Systems participates in National Emergency Number Association ICE 6 Industry Collaboration Event

During ICE6, NICE was able to demonstrate interoperability of its NG9-1-1 solutions NICE Systems recently announced that it participated in the National Emergency Number Association’s (NENA’s) ICE 6 Industry Collaboration Event, a forum that promotes progress towards Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1). During ICE6, NICE was able to demonstrate interoperability of its NG9-1-1 solutions for capturing and managing multimedia, including audio, SMS and video, in a NENA i3...

British Security Industry Association to hold free Manchester Security event in March 2015

The event will facilitate discussion of security challenges faced by the region A popular exhibition and conference is set to return to Manchester next year, as the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has announced that its free-to-attend Manchester Security event will return to the city’s Bridgewater Hall on Thursday 26th March 2015. A favourite among local businesses, the event aims to educate and inform local businesses in the North West, bringing them toget...

NICE Systems receives award from Relatório Bancario for advanced technologies in financial services sector

This is the fifth consecutive year that NICE has been awarded by Relatório Bancario NICE Systems recently announced that it is the recipient of an award from Relatório Bancario (Banking Report) for its advanced technologies and contribution to innovation in the financial services sector. At the awards ceremony in Sao Paulo on December 1, NICE was commended for delivering multiple real-time solutions to address business challenges in this sector, such as risk and...

Incident management solutions authority PPM 2000 acquired by Klass Software

The company will continue to operate as PPM and their head office will remain in Edmonton, Canada PPM 2000, the industry’s leading authority on incident management, has been acquired by Klass Software (“Klass”), the acquisition group of Klass Capital, a leading enterprise software, growth equity fund headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.    Effective immediately, Will Anderson, the CEO of Klass Software, is now the CEO of PPM. Elaine O’Sullivan...

Matrox validates P690 and P690 Plus graphics cards for use alongside Mura MPX-based video wall controllers

Matrox Mura MPX-based video wall controllers will be featured in action at ISE 2015 and DSE 2015 Matrox® Graphics recently announced that Matrox P690 PCIe x16 and Matrox P690 Plus LP PCIe x16 graphics cards have been validated for use alongside Mura™ MPX-based video wall controllers to power up to four independent console displays. Clients benefit from the extra displays, powered by the same system, to run system diagnostics, wall layout control, and other applicatio...

IDIS to demonstrate expanded DirectIP one-stop-shop surveillance solution at Intersec 2015 in Dubai

IDIS will also showcase its most sophisticated DirectIP solutions to date Confirming its position as a world leading, dedicated surveillance powerhouse, IDIS recently unveiled plans to further extend the capabilities and range of its DirectIP™ one-stop-shop surveillance solution at Intersec 2015, due to take place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre on 18-20 January. Cementing a commitment to lead technological advances in surveillance monito...

PSA Security Network announces new vendor partnership with CheckVideo

The partnership enables PSA customers to specify CheckVideo into opportunities which require advanced video analytics functionality PSA Security Network, the world’s largest electronic security cooperative, recently announced a new vendor partnership with CheckVideo, the industry leader in Managed Video Security. “With the continued consolidation of manufacturers within the security industry, PSA was looking to add another vendor that offered a comprehensive range...

Airbus Defence and Space to equip German military airfields with ASR systems

The ASR systems will replace the 30-year-old radars which have been used until now in military air traffic control Airbus Defence and Space is to equip the military airfields in Germany with the most powerful airport surveillance radar (ASR) available today which will increase flight safety and improve the efficient use of airspace. With the inauguration of the first ASR system at Air Wing 33’s Büchel Airbase the company started the hand-over of 23 radars which are...

Airbus Defence and Space to upgrade German Armed Forces’ identification systems

Airbus Defence will upgrade NATO’s new Mode 5 IFF standard to improve friendly and hostile forces distinction Airbus Defence and Space will upgrade the German Armed Forces’ identification systems to NATO’s new “Mode 5” IFF (= identification-friend-or-foe) standard which will improve the distinction of friendly and hostile forces and thus help to avoid friendly fire. To this end, the German procurement authority awarded Airbus Defence and Space a t...

Surveon releases NVR5000 new generation server with rack mount compatibility

Surveon, the complete megapixel solutions provider, recently released the new generation server NVR series. The enterprise Linux NVR5000 is the industry-first rackmount NVR with a shorter dimension in depth (50 cm/19.7 inches), cableless and redundant design and scalable RAID storage, providing system integrators the professional solutions to increase efficiency, storage capacity and scalability, while lowering issues of installation, maintenance and integration that could easily go wrong when a...

D-Link to ship latest mydlink Network Video Recorder with HDMI Output

Recently D-Link announced it is shipping the mydlink® Network Video Recorder with HDMI Output (DNR-312L). Designed with small business owners in mind, the DNR-312L NVR is simple to set up and operate and allows users to keep a close eye on their businesses locally with a mouse and HD monitor, or remotely with a phone, tablet or PC. Users can customise the ideal security solution by mixing and matching up to nine D-Link® network cameras, and can view, record and play back footage from all...

Matrox to demonstrate new C-Series multi-display graphics cards at ISE 2015

Matrox will also demonstrate its Maevex AV-over-IP encoders/decoders and Mura MPX video wall controller boards Matrox® Graphics Inc. and Matrox Video will be sharing stand 11-F68 at ISE 2015 (Amsterdam RAI, Feb. 10-12). Matrox Graphics Inc. will demonstrate the new C-Series™ multi-display graphics cards, the cost-effective Matrox Maevex™ AV-over-IP encoders/decoders and the field-proven Matrox Mura™ MPX video wall controller boards. Matrox Video will show...

Navtech Radar to exhibit AdvanceGuard solution for surveillance and PDS at Intersec Dubai 2015

The AdvanceGuard solution is suitable for applications in oil & gas, airports, data centres and VIP residences At Intersec 2015, Navtech Radar will showcase its award winning AdvanceGuard solution for wide area surveillance and perimeter intrusion Detection (PIDS). The AdvanceGuard radar technology is suitable for applications in Oil & Gas, Airports, Critical National Infrastructure, Data Centres, Royal Palaces and VIP residences, as well as border security and many mo...

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