Infinova's High Definition Network Cameras Monitor Porto Alegre, Brazil Traffic

Infinova announced the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, the country's 11th largest municipality, has just gone live with a traffic monitoring system featuring 30 Infinova H- and M-Series high definition (HD) cameras that replace a series of cameras from various manufacturers. The system provides assistance to first responders, including police and rescue teams, in cases of accidents and stranded travelers.  read more

ELSAG North America LPR Camera Provides Clue in Murder Case

Hours after ELSAG North America announced the newest product in its line of digital ALPR Systems, DC area police reported they received a major break in the high-profile murder of American University professor Sue Ann Marcum because of the technology.  read more

Suprema Reaches Overseas Customers with Global Partner Program

Suprema, a provider of biometrics and ID solutions, held a Suprema Global Training Program from Oct. 20 to 22 in Seoul Korea. With more than 50 participants from 30 countries, the three-day program was designed to deliver intensive technical training, new product introduction, marketing orientation and R&D insight. read more

Health Care Group Selects Alaska Communications for Videoconferencing

Alaska Communications signed a new, three-year strategic agreement with the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association (ASHNHA) to provide the Alaska Rural Telehealth Network (ARTN), a network of small, rural and remote hospitals and clinics across Alaska, with managed network and videoconferencing services.  read more

Secutech 2011 Features the World's Largest IP Surveillance Pavilion

Leading IP surveillance manufacturers and suppliers will display their latest products at more than 600 booths at Secutech, held April 20 to 22, 2011 at the Nangang Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan. The show is organized by Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media, a leading integrated media company dedicated to the security industry, organizing Secutech trade fairs as well as publishing 12 A&S magazines and operating several websites.  read more

Gunnebo Provides Flap Gates to China Metro for $6.6 Million

Gunnebo Security Group has successfully secured orders for entrance control systems for the extension to Beijing Metro Systems as well as to the new lines in Tianjin (Line 3), Shenyang, Hangzhou and Suzhou. The total order value amounts to US$6.6 million.  read more

Opgal Acquires Vumii, Long-Range Imaging Specialist

Vumii announces the acquisition of Vumii assets and select liabilities by Opgal of Karmi’el, Israel. Through this strategic move, Opgal will add Vumii’s unique laser and LED long-range day/night vision technology hardware (Discoverii and Claritii) and situation management software (Sensorii) to its portfolio of electro-optic products.Opgal will obtain a strong global brand, an experienced US management team, and a leverageable business entity for its US sales and support activities.  read more

Suffolk County, N.Y. to Advance Incident Response with Intergraph PSIM Software

The Suffolk County (New York) Police Department (SCPD) will deploy Intergraph incident management and mobile dispatch software to empower call takers, dispatchers and field personnel with actionable information in their emergency response efforts.  read more

US Energy Laboratory Chooses SightLogix Intelligent Video to Protect Facilities

The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has selected SightLogix outdoorvideo surveillance systems for deployment at the South Table Mountain campus in Golden, Colorado, as well as at the National Wind Technology Center near Boulder, Colorado. Video intrusion detection systems incorporating SightLogix Thermal SightSensor cameras and SightTracker (PTZ) controllers will enhance perimeter security and visual verifications of intrusion for real-time situational awareness at both locations. read more

Industry Veterans Join Pixim's Marketing Team

Pixim, a provider of image sensors and processors for enterprise security cameras, hired two security industry experts for its channel marketing team. As members of channel marketing, 30-year-security-industry veteran, Craig Robinson, and 32-year-industy veteran, Joe Peery, will be responsible for increasing the awareness ofPixim's brand as well as building channel relationships in their respective markets. read more

CEM Systems Integrated Solutions Secure Saudi Arabian King Khalid University Hospital

CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, announced that its security management system has been chosen to secure access to King Khalid University Hospital, Saudi Arabia. The contract was awarded to CEM-approved reseller, Best InfoTech Solutions.  read more

Integrated Security and Incident Management Center for Building Management and Campus Security

Virginia Tech has entered into a public-private partnership with information technology solutions and services provider L-3 STRATIS and decision-support solutions developer ERIS Technologies, to codevelop an integratedsecurity and incident management center of excellence at its campus in Blacksburg. read more

Gemalto Revolutionizes African Passport with Complete Solution

Gemalto, a supplier for digital security, delivered a complete solution for the Moroccan Mint: Dar As-Sikkah (Bank Al Maghrib), for the Kingdom of Morocco's biometric passport program. read more

Pixim Appoints Two Industry Experts for Building Channel Relationships

Pixim, a provider of image sensors and processors for security cameras, has hired two security industry experts for its channel marketing team. As members of channel marketing, 30-year security-industry veteran, Craig Robinson, and 32-year industy veteran, Joe Peery, will be responsible for increasing the awareness ofPixim’s brand as well as building channel relationships in their respective markets.  read more

Axis Communications Strengthens Northern European Team in Response to Increasing Network Video Demand

Axis Communications, a provider of network video, has strengthened its sales and business development teams with four key appointments in response to the demand for network video.  read more

New York Police Enhances Public Safety and Security with Intergraph Management Software

The Suffolk County (New York) Police Department (SCPD) will deploy Intergraph incident management and mobile dispatch software to empower call takers, dispatchers and field personnel with actionable information in their emergency response efforts.  read more

Entelec Control Systems Surveillance Cameras Petrol around French Commune

Ville de Puteaux, a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. It goes without saying this town is in need of some security, access and intrusion management. This is why Entelec Control Systems will come in, working together with Novadis. read more

Allied Telesis Takes the Wave of Growing IP Surveillance Market in the Middle East

Allied Telesis, a provider of secure IP/ Ethernet switching solutions and of multiservice networks, which allow the transmission of voice, video and data over a single physical infrastructure, revealed its plans to leverage the growing IP video surveillance market in the Middle East. read more

Cross Match Technologies Awarded Mobile ID Solution for Florida Law Enforcement Agencies

Cross Match Technologies, a provider of biometric identity solutions, is delivering its mobile rapid ID solution to local law enforcement in Martin County. read more

AMAG Technology and OnSSI Soar at Myrtle Beach International Airport

Myrtle Beach International Airport, a full-service airport that serves more than 1.5 million travelers each year to and from one of the most popular golfing destinations in the U.S., has chosen AMAG Technology’s security management system and intelligent field hardware, integrated with OnSSI’s VMS. Myrtle Beach International Airport is one of the first airports in the southeastern U.S. to install a digital security system. read more

Axis Communications Calls for Smarter Surveillance Management

Axis Communications, a provider of network cameras, asked how many of the UK’s six-million cameras in public spaces are managed as effectively and efficiently as they could be. read more

Gartner: Mobility Market to Surpass $1 Trillion by 2014

Worldwide mobile voice and data revenue will exceed US$1 trillion a year by 2014, according to Gartner. Mobile will generate revenue from a wide range of additional services such as context, advertising, application and service sales and so on. Each of these will be a significant business worth $70 billions of dollars per year. read more

mobiDEOS Provides Mobile Monitoring to US Construction Firm

Based in Arizona, Great Days Design & Development is a construction and full service design firm that works with clients on everything from consulting on initial design ideas through all aspects of construction to the final interior design, colorization and custom furniture.  read more

Tyco Integrated Systems Surveillance Solution Watches over UK Community

Tyco Integrated Systems has installed a complex video surveillance solution across Hounslow Borough Councilin a record time of just three months. The solution which included 120 cameras to supplement the existing 50 cameras was installed in half the time the council had given Tyco. read more