Video surveillance - News
IMS Research places ioimage at the top of the global market for intelligent cameras and recordersioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, has been recognised by IMS Research for the second time running as the world's leading supplier of intelligent video surveillance devices. According to an IMS report published in June, 2008, ioimage holds a share of 37.7 percent of the global market for intelligent cameras and encoders with mid/high end VC...
D-Tec - part of AD Group - announces that it is a finalist in the International Achievement category of the influential Security Excellence Awards 2008 - promoted as the security industry's 'Oscars'. The company is a worldwide leader in CCTV camera-based Video Smoke Detection (VSD), which analyses images to provide early warning of fire, whether accidental or deliberate (arson).The shortlisting of D-Tec reflects the growing take-up of its Video Smoke Detection (VSD) solutions in large scal...
CCTV specialist Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has announced that the feature-packed 16-channel model from its SD Range of Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) has received an extremely positive review in an in-depth Bench Test which has just been published by UK magazine Security Installer.The review, entitled 'Instantly Likeable', which features in Security Installer's July edition, was conducted by independent testers and sees the SD DVR - which is targeted at small to medium sized applicati...
Bosch Security Systems and NetApp have formed a global partnership. Under terms of the signed agreement, Bosch will sell and support co-branded NetApp storage devices as part of its CCTV portfolio. Bosch Security Systems is a worldwide acting company for security systems, NetApp is a creator of innovative storage and data management solutions. The agreement is a strategic move anticipating continued rapid development of the IP video surveillance market."...
Honeywell recently launched The Security Channel™, a dynamic new website featuring a wide selection of videos that showcase the newest security technologies, introduce viewers to leading industry personalities and examine real-world security projects. The Security Channel's inaugufral programming lineup includes an inside look at a digital video surveillance application at Washington's RFK Stadium, part of a series of video case studies that demonstrate the application of video surve...
CCTV specialist Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - announces that the Prime Minister of Malta, Dr Lawrence Gonzi KUOM, LLD, MP, has undertaken an official visit to its global production facility on the island. The production site manufactures the company's industry-leading security products, including the new DV-IP HD (High Definition) video server and its advanced ICE CCTV camera range.The Prime Minister toured the factory at the Bulebel Industrial Estate accompanied by Dedicated Micro...
Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - highlighted a number of major user interface enhancements at IFSEC 2008, including an on-screen 'Point & Go' PTZ control capability - a key feature of the new advanced Oracle Dome camera - Embedded Camera Selection Maps, and the launch of an intuitive Video Timeline to replace ‘goto' as the de facto standard for the latest generation of NetVu Connected CCTV systems. The new on-screen 'Point & Go' PTZ capability provides an unrivalled dome contr...
Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - used IFSEC 2008 to unveil its groundbreaking Oracle dome camera, designed to be controlled and configured exclusively by the latest generation of DM DVRs and video servers such as the SD Range and DV-IP family.Available in both indoor and outdoor formats, the premium Oracle dome signifies a quantum leap in performance compared to the existing 2060 outdoor dome which it resembles externally. While the weatherproof variant of the Oracle may be compatible...
ImmerVision, the leader in panoramic imaging technology, has announced the appointment of Mr. Yves Messier as Vice President - Video Surveillance Applications. As a seasoned security industry professional, Messier has more than 18 years of international management and sales experience, in the marketing and development of video surveillance and access control products. In his new position at ImmerVision, Messier will be responsible for directing sales, marketing and project manag...
March Networks, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that it will collaborate with Sun Microsystems, Inc. to jointly market scalable, end-to-end IP video surveillance solutions to enterprise organizations across North America.The solutions combine intelligent video management software and systems from the March Networks VideoSphere portfolio with purpose-built Sun Fire x64 servers. They enable organisations to deploy advanced sur...
RISCO Group, a leading provider of integrated security solutions, will be presenting its industry leading solutions at IFSEC, May 12 - 15 2008 in Birmingham UK (stand 16180, hall 18). On exhibit will be SynopSYS integrated security & building management software, the ProSYS.FreeCom security system with dual-path communication, the new Agility™ 2-way flexible wireless solution, and a new access control solution - the MaxiMate.SynopSYS™ is a sophisticated software solution th...
Dedicated Micros, part of AD Group, is pleased to announce that NetVu Console, a powerful remote CCTV viewing station, has won a prestigious US award.During the ISC West 2008 show in Las Vegas, NetVu Console received the New Product Showcase (NPS) award - sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA) - in the Monitoring category.The innovative NetVu Console offers installers and end users a non-PC-based alternative to remote viewing and Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) control of CCTV cameras over the...
IndigoVision, the leading supplier of complete IP Video and Alarm management solutions, has been honoured by Frost & Sullivan with the prestigious 2008 European Network Video Surveillance Award for Customer Value Enhancement. The award is presented each year to the company that has demonstrated more innovative, value creation and enhancement strategies than competing vendors.This Award has been presented to IndigoVision in recognition of the company's ability to offer a complete range...
Axis Communications' network cameras will be installed on trains in Norway. Axis' partner, ESP Group, a systems integrator which specialises in intelligent video surveillance, has received an order for a security solution from Norway's state railway company, NSB. Initially the order comprises around 3,200 AXIS 209FD-R and AXIS 221 network cameras with a potential for additional installations. Axis network cameras are a key part of a solution to improve on-board security for NSB...
Verint Systems Inc. recently announced that it will exhibit the very latest developments within its proven range of Nextiva IP video surveillance solutions at IFSEC 2008 on stand 13031 in hall 20 at the NEC, Birmingham, UK on 12-15 May 2008.Verint will demonstrate the latest features of its Nextiva Video Management software, including CamAlert, an advanced analytics application that delivers automated alerts when cameras are blocked or out of focus.Verint will highlight its end-to-end analytics-...
Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, recently announced the introduction of a new generation of network video products built upon Axis' in-house developed ARTPEC-3 chip. This new generation of products includes the H.264 video compression standard which is more cost efficient and will simplify deployment and management of large systems.With the introduction of a new generation of network video solutions, Axis takes video surveillance to new heights. ...
Sony recently announced it will be unveiling for the first time in Europe, its latest offering to the security market. From IP to analogue, indoor to outdoor, minidome to box cameras, and now megapixel models, Sony is able to offer its customers a choice of products to suit any application. "Building on the success of Sony's existing security portfolio, the additional models have been introduced to afford customers and specialist Sony dealers even greater choice to suit their in...
At IFSEC 2008, IndigoVision will be showing a range of new vandal resistant fixed IP domes. These are the latest additions to the company's True IP camera family and are designed to work with their integrated end-to-end IP video solution. IndigoVision's new internal and external vandal resistant fixed IP domes are high-end professional CCTV cameras that incorporate a Sony EXview HAD CCD Sensor and the company's class-leading MPEG-4 or H.264 compression, ensuring excellent performance....
NICE Systems, the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract Insight from Interactions to drive performance, recently announced that is has received a 7-digit order for its digital video surveillance solution from a major European national rail infrastructure operator. The NICE solution will expand the existing implementation of NICE Inform, multi-media command and control solution. The NiceVision video security solution will be deployed in seven rail s...
Dallmeier, the leading global supplier of network based video surveillance systems for casinos and gambling halls, has been developing and producing high-quality comprehensive solutions for the CCTV/IP area for over 20 years. The Dallmeier solutions can be ideally used as stand-alone devices and can then be easily integrated into existing systems and networks thanks to the open system architecture. All Dallmeier solutions are characterised by reliability, user-friendliness and scalab...
March Networks, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, is pleased to announce its ranking as the second largest supplier of video surveillance equipment to the North American retail market in a new report from IMS Research.The report, Security in Retail: A Survey of Retailers in North America, estimates that March Networks is one of three video surveillance equipment providers with a 6 percent share each of the $437 million market, expected to grow to $586...
North American Video's announcement of the Venezuelan correctional facilities prison contract award is testimony to the company's continued global expansion and expertise in a wide range of security applications. The project, which is under the auspices of a United Nations program to improve correctional facilities in developing countries, initially involves 36 prisons in Venezuela with additional sites under review for similar system deployments."This Venezuelan prisons project reaff...
Network cameras and video servers from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, will be installed to improve public transport security in a project being undertaken by Switzerland's largest transport operator - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB). SBB has decided to install the recently launched AXIS 209MFD Network Camera in double-decker commuter trains serving Zürich to improve safety and security for passengers and personnel.The total installation order is estimat...
IndigoVision, the leading supplier of IP Video and Alarm management solutions, has doubled its sales for the third consecutive year, far outperforming similar companies in this increasingly important sector of the security market. In its preliminary year-end results the company has reported an increase in product revenues of 92% to £13.3m ($26.8m) for the year ending 31 July 2007, with operating profits increasing by 81%. In anticipation of continued growth, IndigoVision has in...
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...
CCTV camera-based Video Smoke Detection (VSD) pioneer, D-Tec - part of AD Group - has undertaken an intensive three-day training session in Hong Kong for its partners in the Far East, the first time that the company has delivered this type of event in the region.The in-depth training was designed to strengthen D-Tec's relationship with its key partners in this fast growing area, and to offer them valuable back-up and support as they expand the customer base in the Far East for VSD technology. In...
Mango DSP's Raven HX 104 to be integrated in ICI's Wireless Network solutions.Mango DSP, a leading provider of intelligent video servers for the CCTV, video surveillance, homeland security defense markets, and its affiliate ICI Networks, a leader in municipal wireless integrated systems, recently announced that the new ICI Wireless Metropolitan Base StationTM (WMBS) will now feature advanced video processing capabilities enabled by the integration of Mango DSP Raven HX 104 Intelligent Vi...
Stretch® Inc. and Pixim Inc. recently jointly announced their partnership to develop solutions for the video surveillance industry based on Pixim's ultra-wide dynamic range image sensors and Stretch's software configurable processor technology. The result is Stretch's IP Camera Reference Design Kit (RDK), an advanced-feature, multi-standard intelligent network camera that seamlessly supports Pixim's image sensors. Powered by the Stretch S6105 software configu...
Bosch Security Systems today announced that Frost & Sullivan, a global growth-consulting organisation, has awarded the company its 2007 Video Surveillance Emerging Technology of the Year Award. Bosch's Direct-to-iSCSI RAID recording solution received the award because of its value to customers and IT personnel and its competitiveness against the networked video recorder (NVR). Bosch is a foremost pioneer in iSCSI-based recording technology, which uses the IP-based storage sta...
March Networks™ (TSX:MN; AIM:MNW), a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that it has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with a global systems integrator to deliver mobile video surveillance to a large transit authority.The agreement will see the March Networks mobile systems installed across the authority's entire bus fleet in a rollout expected to be completed by mid-2008. The fleet currently serves millions of passengers each year in...
