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Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, announced the availability of Stratocast, its powerful Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) powered by Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Azure cloud-computing platform. Stratocast delivers high-end and reliable video surveillance service for small and mid-sized businesses without the costs and complexities associated with installing and managing on-premise hardware and storage. St...

The study was carried out in France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and the UK about CCTV and its role in society New pan-European research commissioned by Security Products from Siemens has found that a clear majority of consumers do not believe that the widespread use of CCTV infringes on people’s civil liberties. In addition, the survey revealed overwhelming support for the use of CCTV in reducing crime. The study – carried out by YouGov between February and March 2013...

Aritech solutions include ‘Gliding Focus’ mirror optics which provide automatic target focus over the entire detection range The market leading Aritech range of intruder detection products, from UTC Fire & Security UK, provides security installers, integrators and specifiers with the best solution for every project. Backed by comprehensive technical support and training for installers across the UK, the Aritech intruder range is among the most trusted names in...

Secutech Excellence Awards aim to reveal trends and technical progress in IP surveillance The winners of the 2013 Secutech Excellence Awards were announced at the 16th edition of Secutech which was held from 24 – 26 April 2013 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre, Taiwan. Secutech, an annual international exhibition and conference for the electronic security, info security, fire & safety sectors was organised by Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd. It attracte...

A fire alarm system must be designed in accordance with a thorough, complete and approved risk assessment of a workplace Mint Security is encouraging businesses across the country to be vigilant when it comes to fire safety, and get their fire alarms serviced appropriately to prevent fires and increase staff safety in the workplace. Research from the Communities and Local Government Fire Statistics bureau has found that between 2010 and 2011, there were 24,900 fires recorded i...

ComNet's NetWave line consists of an easy pre-packaged Commercial Grade or Industrially Hardened Point-to-Point kits that contains everything you need to establish remote connections to Ethernet edge devices. Also available are Point-to-Multipoint models allowing multiple client/camera/networked edge device locations to connect to a single access point. NetWave... Supports up to 95Mbps throughput Supports a wide range of Ethernet devices such as megapixel/HD cameras, DVRs, encoders/dec...

IP audio and control specialist Barix introduces a unique solution helping media companies, businesses and other multi-site network users to route multicast traffic over remote network links, enabling bandwidth-efficient, multicast delivery over the public internet. Multicast uses special destination addresses to target groups of subscribed devices, and deliver data and streams such as voice (general paging) and audio (background music).  In contrast to standard connections where each devi...

The conference and exhibition will focus on advancing the “Beyond the Border” action plan Michigan’s St. Clair County Criminal Justice Association has relocated its September meeting to coincide with the opening of the US/Canada Border Conference on September 12th at Detroit’s Cobo Center.   Association membership includes local courts, prosecutor’s office, Chiefs of Police, Michigan State Police, Sheriffs, and federal agencies, includin...

As part of the partnership, STANLEY will market and support SenTech products to customers seeking an integrated EAS solution STANLEY Security (Stanley), a leading national security integrator, announces its strategic partnership with SenTech EAS Corporation, a leading supplier of EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) systems, tags, labels and accessories. As part of this partnership, STANLEY will market and support SenTech products to customers seeking an integrated EAS soluti...

Axis has evolved its ADP to increase intelligent software solutions for regional end-customers Axis Communications, the world leader in network video surveillance, recently announced it has evolved its Application Development Partner (ADP) Program to increase intelligent software solutions for regional end-customers by enhancing local support and creating a more defined partner program. The ADP Program enhancement announcement comes in time for Axis’ Global ADP Conferen...

NEC will showcase facial recognition, hybrid finger identification and video surveillance technologies NEC Corporation recently announced its participation in IFSEC South Africa 2013, from 18 to 20 June 2013 at Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. “Supporting African government and business to build a better, smarter and safer society with innovative Public Safety solutions is our top priority,” said Eugene le Roux, Managing Director, NEC Afric...

Hikvision has chosen to broaden its IR network camera portfolio with the introduction of DS-2CD2032-I 3MP IR Mini Bullet Camera and DS-2CD2132-I 3MP IR Mini Dome Camera, both of which are specially designed for applications that require extra illumination at night (retail stores, office buildings, residential communities, etc.). The two cameras contain a variety of excellent features, including high resolution video imaging, super low-light performance, DWDR (Digital Wide Dynamic Range), and 3D...

The detectors are installed in airports, office buildings, government facilities, hospitals and retail stores Bosch Security Systems Inc., announces its request-to-exit detectors have opened more than 2.5 million doors across the U.S. as the company celebrates the product family’s 20th anniversary. The detectors are installed in airports, office buildings, government facilities, hospitals, retail stores and in many other applications throughout the nation. The performan...

The standard allows companies to integrate multiple electronic offline locks from multiple suppliers Until recently it was hardly possible to combine several brands of electronic offline locks of different kinds of suppliers in one access control system. However, this is a demand of many large European companies, who have announced not to invest in electronic offline locks anymore, as long as there is no standardisation available. To meet up to this demand, ASSA ABLOY, DORMA,...

Panasonic System Communications Company Europe, Industrial Medical Vision is pleased to announce a new range of block module camera equipment suitable for many applications including; medical (or lighting, microscopy), industrial (quality control, machine vision), live science (research facilities, laboratories), broadcast (for example in nature documentaries) and even security (dome cameras). Panasonic has created a flexible range of new block module zoom cameras including the GP-MH322, GP-MH32...

Following the simplification of the Enforcer kits earlier this week, Pyronix is pleased to announce that there is another addition to the kits that can now buy from Pyronix, the Enforcer GSM Kit 1. The Enforcer was crowned the Innovation of the Year at last year's Security Excellence Awards due to its key features to reduce installation time and save you, the installer, money where it counts. Now, the Enforcer range has become even easier to install with the launch of the GSM kit. Forget about...

Sian Luxton has over eight years of experience in the security industry Sian Luxton is the New Account Manager for Videx Security. Sian has a security industry background, having worked with door entry systems and access control for the past eight years in various roles within her previous organisation. Her new role will be to develop new business for the full Videx door entry and access control product range with security product distributors, wholesalers and installers. Sia...

Raytec VARIO Infra-Red LED lighting provides quality images in utter darkness Raytec did something a little different this year at IFSEC by hosting their very own Infra-Red photo booth! Raytec asked all unsuspecting visitors of IFSEC 2013, ‘Have you ever wondered what you look like under Infra-Red?’, then invited them into their IR photo booth to find out and have a little fun in the dark - with props provided! In addition, there was the chance to win a Kindle Fir...

The seminar conforms to CPD core curriculum for construction skills giving attendees a general awareness of CCTV MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has had its seminar: “A Vision of Future Proof Digital CCTV” approved by Royal Institute of British Architects for credits towards CPD requirements. The seminar offers insight into elements of modern CCTV systems and covers topics including decentralised t...

The partnership enables Seos digital keys applet to be embedded in Oberthur Technologies NFC SIM cards Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, recently announced its partnership with HID Global that provides Oberthur Technologies the ability to support the use of Seos digital keys on NFC-enabled smartphones. The partnership enables the Seos digital keys applet to b...

Video walls will be a topic covered in Samuel Recine's InfoComm Manufacturer's Training session Matrox Graphics Inc., recently announced that the Matrox Mura™ MPX Series of output/input video wall controller boards will be used by Advantech, Exxact, Mitsubishi, VuWall Technology, and Matrox to drive a variety of video wall configurations at InfoComm 2013. Advantech — booth 4747 Exxact & VuWall Technology — booth 4362 Mitsubishi — booth 3701 Ma...

The CIR Awards recognise endeavours of business continuity, security, resilience and risk professionals Connexion2’s new 8 Series Identicom has been announced as the winner of the “Most Innovative Product of the Year” award at the CIR Business Continuity Awards 2013. Connexion2 won against a strongly contested category of nine finalists, announced at the prestigious award ceremony held in London on the 30th May. The Business Continuity Awards recognise the e...

The category recognises outstanding service, growth, innovation and investment in training Octavian Security, the industry-leading security provider, has added the Services Award at the Nottingham Post Business Awards 2013 to its 10 years’ worth of accolades. The company, which has won business and industry awards every year since it was founded in Nottingham a decade ago, beat hundreds of other entrants for the award. The category recognises outstanding service, growth...

QTS 4.0 integrates multi-window operations into web-based user interface  At the Computex Taipei 2013 opening day, QNAP Systems, Inc. showcased its app-centric QTS 4.0 Turbo NAS operating system providing exciting home multimedia applications, unveiled the high performance business-class 400 TB Turbo NAS solutions with VMware VAAI certification, demonstrated the developers platform for QNAP Turbo NAS, and displayed the VioStor NVR firmware v4.1.0. Visitors could experienc...

The SHRM Conference and Exposition will be held at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, IL HR Plus, www.hrplus.com, a leading provider of comprehensive solutions for employment and background screening, and a division of AlliedBarton Security Services, will present "Share It Forward: Best Practices for Hiring Military" at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Conference and Exposition. The SHRM Conference will be held at the McCormick Place Convention C...

OPTEX, leader in sensing technology, has launched two new advanced technology indoor sensors to complete an evolutionary tree and complement the entry level Saver Grade 2 PIR detector that launched in September 2012 aimed at installers with smaller budgets. The RXC-ST and DT are the next generation sensors of the well-established RX-40 family. The RXC-ST will offer installers the combined technology from three iconic OPTEX devices, the RX-40QZ, RX40PT and the CX502. The Grade 2 PIR provides ins...

MOBOTIX AG has unveiled the MxActivitySensor – a revolutionary technology that registers traveling movement of people and objects, while dismissing redundant changes and movement in the scene. This drastically reduces the number of false alarms. Through the development of the MxActivitySensor, MOBOTIX has re-invented a method for intelligent video motion detection. "MxActivitySensor is a completely new technology that is literally five years ahead of existing video motion detection system...

Honeywell recently announced the addition of advanced video verification and enhanced communications options to the Galaxy Flex integrated intruder alarm and door control system designed for small to mid-sized commercial businesses (SMBs) and large residential sites. Galaxy Flex is a cost-effective security solution (with 12 on-board wired zones to minimise expansion costs), and offers all the key features of the Galaxy Dimension security solution in a fully compliant EN50131-1 Security Grade 2,...

The Surveon NVR2100 series is a powerful network video recorder supporting up to 64 channels of megapixel quality video. Featuring a virus free, installation free embedded design that is fully burn-in tested, the NVR2100 eliminates compatibility issues while reducing maintenance overheads. In addition to this, the NVR2100 also features Surveon's Clustered Video Storage Technology (CVST), enabling seamless online storage expansion and configuration, while reducing maintenance, provisioning, and e...

The paper defines the group’s vision of cloud and mobility solutions The Security Industry Association (SIA) Standards Committee this week announced the first deliverable of the recently formed Cloud and Mobility Working Group: an industry white paper that explores the impact of the cloud on physical security. The paper, available as a free download from the SIA website, defines the group’s vision of cloud and mobility solutions as a technology and business driver...