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Tamron Co., Ltd. a comprehensive optics manufacturer and a leader company in the security industry announced the release of seven models of machine vision 2.5 pitch sensor lenses. Development concept Tamron has been long recognised as an innovative source for Mega-Pixel Fixed-Focal length lenses for precision industrial applications such as PCB production, inspection machines and engineering devices, affording them valuable insight into industry needs and trends. Trending higher in recent year...

Mission 500's goal in Colombia is to sponsor 500 additional needy children through World Vision’s child sponsorship program Mission 500, a non-profit initiative focusing its efforts on the security industry and dedicated to serving the needs of children and communities in crisis, secured another 60 child sponsorships at its October 9 launch in Bogota, Colombia. The launch, which took place during an ALAS (Latin American Security Association) gala dinner, coincided with t...

Matrox Graphics Inc. recently announced a new Matrox Maevex PowerStream API enabling third-party software development to manage Maevex H.264 encoders and decoders. The API offers developers complete access to the PowerStream software feature set to facilitate development of customised control applications based on customer project requirements. The PowerStream API will be available to select partners in CQ1 2014. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Matrox to obtain the preliminary API d...

STANLEY Security’s EL Series Electronic Lock is offered as either a standalone lock or wireless system STANLEY Security, a leading provider of access control and integrated security solutions, announces it has received GreenCircle’s Recycle Content Certification for the EL Series Electronic Lock. GreenCircle Certified, LLC was established in 2009 to ensure accuracy in third-party certification after encountering many unsubstantiated claims in the marketplace....

Axis Communications, the market leader in network video surveillance, announced that Axis Camera Families, the collection of 3D camera models for Autodesk® Revit® users, is now available for Autodesk® Seek®, one of the industry’s most widely used building information modeling (BIM) web services. Additionally, Axis has launched an Axis Camera View add-in for Autodesk Revit, giving architects, engineers and security system designers a quick way to create 3D views from the cam...

The AMAG technology office comprises a fully-equipped and state-of-the-art Innovation Center and Training facility AMAG Technology, an access control, IP video, intrusion management (IDS) and HD camera solutions provider hosted an open house on October 17 to celebrate its new office location in McLean, Virginia. Over 80 Mid-Atlantic area security consultants, systems integrators and end users attended the daylong event.   Located in the popular Tyson’s Corner...

DVS will provide LG’s full offering of video surveillance products, including their new IP cameras and recorders DVS, one of the UK’s fastest growing distributors of security and CCTV equipment, has signed a distribution agreement with LG Electronics that will see it provide LG’s full offering of video surveillance products to UK installers and integrators – including LG's new Full HD IP cameras and recorders. Shaun Bowie, DVS's managing director, said...

The workshop will focus on the security hardening challenges faced within rail security CNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, is pleased to announce its CEO, Keith Bloodworth, will chair the Rail Security Workshop at the Transport Security Expo, which takes place on November 13-14, 2013. Recently recognised as one of the most influential people within the security industry, Keith Bloodworth has been a leading visionary withi...

www.tavcom.com has been redesigned to make it easier for visitors to navigate around and find information they need www.tavcom.com has been redesigned to make it much easier for website visitors to navigate around to find the information they need; be it a list of Tavcom’s traditional award winning BTEC certificated classroom courses or Distance Learning courses, which allow participants to learn in their own time and at their own pace. “The website now has a sect...

SIA members can attend The Advance meeting and awards ceremony Distinguished Security Industry Association (SIA) Members will receive awards during the SIA annual membership meeting at the upcoming ISC East exposition, announced Jay Hauhn, chairman of the SIA Board of Directors. The 2013 award honourees are: Steve Van Till, President and CEO of Brivo Systems, 2013 Volunteer of the Year Award for his tireless support of SIA Standards and advancement of the OSDP Access Cont...

The new UC-8100 Series computer and software platform will make it much easier for systems providers to offer a complete monitoring service for any and all of their remote field devices, according to representatives for Moxa at the Solar Power International show in Chicago last week. The UC-8100 Series will act as a compact, highly flexible, vendor-agnostic data logger that connects to inverters, string combiners, smart meters, and other devices made by any manufacturer, then transmits that data...

Representatives and delegations from the world’s leading security enterprises visited CPSE 2013 At CPSE, major Chinese and global security products manufacturers, including Panasonic, Huawei, Bosch, Honeywell, Samsung, Sanyo, Sony and Siemens presented their innovations, find reliable partners and achieve critical goals. The newest products from around the world will be on display, running the entire gauntlet from video surveillance, access control, anti-intrusion and al...

According to CCTV.co.uk, November also sees a surge in past customers having their existing CCTV systems serviced November is shaping up to be a record month for CCTV installations in London, a leading security company says. The clocks going back to winter time, fear of crime and recent statistics suggesting that November is the peak month for burglaries mean that companies and households are giving serious consideration to beefing up their security. UK-based company CCTV.co...

FICAM testing program ensures that products conform with existing APL approval procedures HID Global, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, and Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, announced recently that the companies have joined forces to deliver the industry’s first fully FICAM-compliant solutions for end-to-end physical access control systems (PACS). The complete offering comprises...

Axis Communications, the market leader in network video surveillance, recently announced AXIS Q1614 and AXIS Q1614-E Network Cameras designed for identification of people and objects in high movement scenes and demanding lighting conditions. With high video performance and innovative installation features, these new fixed IP cameras are ideal for traffic monitoring, city surveillance and industrial applications. Exciting features of AXIS Q1614/-E include: HDTV 720p video up to 60 frames per...

IDTechEx Research expects 3.1 billion passive UHF RFID tags to be sold this year According to a new RFID sector survey by IDTechEx Research, the RFID market will increase from $6.98 billion in 2012 to $7.88 billion this year, and will reach $23.4 billion in 2020. This includes tags, readers and software/services for RFID cards, labels, fobs and all other form factors – for both passive and active RFID. The market for RFID has grown steadily despite the economic meltdown...

The donation was made through Give Back, Avigilon's new corporate social responsibility program Avigilon, a leader in high definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, recently announced its donation of a full HD surveillance system to Harbor House of Central Florida, an emergency shelter and community organization for women, men, children and pets who are victims of domestic abuse. Harbor House seeks to eliminate domestic violence by providing safety, shelter,...

The partnership will see AMG's PanoCam360 cameras to integrate with Meyertech's FUSION-Core-Solar VMS AMG Systems, the British manufacturer of sophisticated Megapixel cameras and CCTV transmission technology, and Meyertech, market leading British supplier of Enterprise Video Management solutions, have announced a technology partnership that will see the AMG-Panogenics 5 megapixel 360 degree PanoCam360 camera range integrated into Meyertech's FUSION-Core-Solar VMS. David Wood,...

IDIS has launched a new range of flagship cameras that grows its DirectIP line up to suit a wide range of customers with external and low-light requirements. The expanded line-up includes two new domes plus a bullet and zoom camera that all leverage DirectIP plug-and-play capability as well as being ONVIF compliant. All these new full-HD and 30ips models feature an array of capabilities comprising multi-streaming, two-way audio and alarm input/output, true day and night, PIR motion detection an...

Point Grey, a world-leading Canadian designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, recently announced the release of the all new Cricket IP security camera family. The Cricket IP camera packs exceptional imaging quality and rich IP surveillance features into a low cost, PoE-enabled network camera. The first two available Cricket models offer 720p and 1080p resolutions at 60 fps, using Sony Exmor CMOS sensors suitable for challenging low-light conditions and dynamic...

Raytec is delighted to announce their integration with Milestone’s XProtect video management system. Their new range of VARIO IP network illuminators is the first range of CCTV illuminators in the world ever to be integrated into a video management system. The new integration allows the highest level of flexibility, management and control over your lighting in conjunction with all other network technologies in your security system, from one central platform. The integration is made possi...

Genetec's Security Center user interface consolidates and standardises the common aspects of security operations Genetec, a global leader in unified IP security solutions and ranked number-one in video management software (VMS), recently announced that Security Center—its unified  IP security platform —was recently deployed as part of a highly sophisticated security implementation for the brand new City of Toronto Forensic Services and Coroner's Complex (FSCC...

Verint VBI solution was shortlisted based on its innovative approaches to in-store surveillance Verint Systems Inc. recently announced that it has received two new industry awards for its advanced Video and Situation Intelligence Solutions. Nextiva Video Business Intelligence Earns Innovative In-Store Surveillance Distinction Verint’s Nextiva Video Business Intelligence (VBI) was among the awarded solutions that earned the 2013 Retail Fraud Award in the category of &ld...

CCTV Factory has achieved a turn over of £100,000 and started to manufacture their own range of security products 12 months ago Andrew Thomas (25), from Clifton, Rotherham, gave up his day job as a sales engineer for a local manufacturing firm and followed his lifelong dream to start his own company whilst on holiday in Mexico. Andrew started the company CCTV Factory UK LTD after been inspired by the enormous amount of people who were buying and selling on eBay, little...

QNAP Security, one of the leading developers of network video recorders, and eneo, the specialist for video security, announced recently that they will engage in an even stronger technological cooperation in the future. The cooperation is based on integration of eneo IP cameras in the QNAP Security NVRs. This relates to the complete eneo IP product portfolio: box, dome and bullet cameras, PTZ versions, thermal imagery as well as Full HD and 3-megapixel cameras are now all compatible with QNAP Se...

JVC Professional has launched a new 1080p Super LoLux HD network PTZ dome camera: the VN-H557U. Delivering excellent quality high resolution images, with wide area coverage, the camera is ideal for use in applications such as shopping centres, airports and petrol stations. The camera features 10x optical zoom and 350° pan/tilt operation, while its Super LoLux HD technology delivers brilliant high-definition resolution and remarkable light sensitivity to produce colour images at just 0.45 lu...

JVC Professional Europe Ltd. is pleased to announce the new Pixstar smart WDR analogue camera, the TK-WD9602E. The camera offers an excellent solution for optimising image quality in difficult back-lit areas, such as entranceways. It uses Pixstar technology, based on a multi-shutter Super WDR CMOS sensor, and benefits from JVC’s superior 17-bit DSP technology. Whether you need to use the camera in an entrance foyer, a railway station, or a high security bank, the TK-WD9602E offers clear s...

aptiQmobile will be available on Android NFC-enabled phones regardless of choice of carriers Organisations wanting to utilise Near Field Communications- (NFC-) enabled smartphones as their access control credentials for employees and students will be able to begin the transition through the use of aptiQmobile technology. Ingersoll Rand will be adding exclusive technologies that enable a secure peer-to-peer (P2P) NFC mode, letting organisations begin providing the convenien...

Image Sensing Systems offers its expertise and influence to help decision-makers work together Shrinking city resources. Growing crime rates. Increased security and parking needs. Jamming traffic. The future of our cities seems destined to be inadequately prepared to meet such challenges. Until you learn that Image Sensing Systems, Inc. a global leader in above-ground technology solutions, is dedicating significant resources to its "CitySync" initiative to improve saf...

Schneider Electric recently announced the launch of Pelco™ Infrared and White Light LED Illumination products for security camera installations. These new products provide energy efficient, targeted discreet or deterrent lighting for video security. In addition, this efficient lighting extends the effectiveness of megapixel IP cameras for evening and night use and help security camera installations comply with light pollution restrictions. Security cameras need a sufficient amount of ligh...