Frost & Sullivan: PSIM Market to Experience 37.6-Percent CAGR by 2015

Physical security information management (PSIM) is becoming fundamental for next generation fully integrated physical security systems to offer advanced functionalities and to present a clear ROI.  read more

US Retail Chain Purchases Genetec Surveillance Video Management

BJ's Wholesale Club introduced the warehouse club concept to New England in 1984 and has since expanded to become a warehouse club operator in the eastern U.S. Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, the company operates more than 180 locations in 15 states, 102 gas stations and three main distribution centers and sells everything from general merchandise to fresh meat and perishables across its retail enterprise.  read more

HID Global Finalizes the Completion of ActivIdentity

HID Global, a provider of secure identity, announced the completion of its parent company Assa Abloy’s acquisition of ActivIdentity. The acquisition will expand HID’s logical access offering and create a portfolio of converged physical and logical access solutions. read more

Legic Access Control System Takes Care of Chinese University

Tianjin Polytechnic University (TJPU) has partnered with Legic Identsystems, a manufacturer of contactless smart-card technology for personal identification. Its School of Computer Science and Software Engineering will be able to upgrade more than 3000 PoS terminals to the Legic technology and to develop new terminals and access control readers for the whole campus. read more

LRG International to Represent Sentry360 in Latin America

Sentry360, a developer of multimegapixel surveillance cameras has entered into a sales representative partnership with LRG International in the entire Latin American territory including Mexico, Central America, South America and Caribbean excluding Cuba. read more

Frost & Sullivan: Smart-Card Market to Reach $328.5 Million by 2014

The escalating need for high-level security, ease of access and secured mode of payment are driving the growth of smart-card market in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. read more

Genetec Acquires French Software Supplier Sipelia

Genetec, a provider of IP security solutions, expanded its custom solutions development team with theacquisition of Sipelia.  read more

US Caribbean Casino Bets on IndigoVision Surveillance System

The largest casino in the Caribbean has seen its surveillance operation transformed following the installation of an IP video solution from IndigoVision.  read more

IQinVision Megapixel Cameras Watch over Texas Bedroom Community

IQinVision, a supplier of HD megapixel network cameras, announced that the City of North Richland Hills, Texas has standardized on IP surveillance technology utilizing IQeye HD megapixel cameras equipped with virtual camera technology and LENSEC VMS. LENSEC is also the system designer and integrator of record for this city surveillance project.  read more

OnSSI Security System Hosted at Canadian Sporting Venue for Winter Games

To get ready for the Winter Games in 2010, OnSSI installed a networked video system at BC Place, the multipurpose stadium in Vancouver that was the site of the opening and closing ceremonies of the winter games. read more

Assa Abloy Door Security Opens for Cisco 2010 World Expo Pavilion

Assa Abloy has been helping to support Cisco’s pavilion at World Expo 2010 with its Lockwood and Trimec mechanical and electromechanical door security solutions. read more

In-Stat: High-tech Industries will Reshuffle the Deck in 2011

It may be a bold prediction, but the writing is on the wall, 2011 is likely to be a year that sees the beginning of the end of several technologies and high-tech companies. Despite the economic and industry rebound in 2010 from the depths of recession in 2009, economic and industry growth is likely to be subdued in 2011.  read more

IMS Research: US ALPR Market to Bounce Back

While suppliers of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) in the U.K. endure a stagnant market and budget cuts, growth opportunities in the U.S. continue to ramp up. In its latest ALPR market research IMS Researchfocuses on the key factors driving growth within this thus far, untapped market. read more

Inovonics Maps out 2011 Wireless Security Trends

Inovonics, a provider of wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, outlined major trends for wireless security systems for 2011. read more

OmniPerception Biometric Technology Adopted by Swedish Verticals

Face recognition expert OmniPerception is set to see its access control technology being offered to law enforcement and government agencies in Sweden. read more

SAIC Awarded $40 Million Homeland Security Contract

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection and Programs Directorate, to provide systems engineering services to the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program. read more

Axis Communications Helps Chinese Power Plant Move to IP

Founded at the end of 1992, Xinhui Shuangshui Power Plant is a joint-ventured coal-fired power plant with an installed base of 400,000 kilowatt, including four 25,000-kilowatt generating sets brought into production at an early stage and two 150,000-kilowatt circulating fluidized bed green generating sets brought into production in 2004. The total investment hits more than US$225 million with an annual production value of more than $150 million. read more

Magal Signs Kenyan Port Security System Contract

Magal Security Systems, has signed a contract with the Port Authority of Kenya, valued at US$21.4 million to secure the Port of Mombasa. read more

Nedap Security Management System Kicks off at Ukrainian Stadium

The Olympic Stadium in Kiev, which will host the final of the 2012 UEFA European Championship, will be secured with Nedap's security management system. read more

Fluidmesh and Wavestore Partner for Wireless Surveillance Efforts

Fluidmesh Networks, a provider of wireless IP backhauling systems, and Wavestore, a premier provider of DVR, NVR and HVR solutions, have entered into a technology partnership. Their combined technologies offer integrators a surveillance solution. read more

LaserCard Awarded Saudi Arabia National ID Card Program

LaserCard, a provider of secure ID solutions, has received follow-on purchase orders valued at approximately US$2.1 million for chip-ready, optical security media-based credentials for the Saudi Arabia National ID Card program. read more

Hoyos Partners with AGT To Optimize Cash Exchange for Gaming Industry

Hoyos, a Puerto Rico-based intellectual property holding company and R&D laboratory, has partnered withGaming Technologies' target='_blank'> Automated Gaming Technologies (AGT), a provider in handling the bulk cash processing demands of the gaming industry, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.  read more

Agent Vi Video Analytics Watch over UK Correctional Facility

Scott County Jail is a newly constructed facility that has been occupied since 2005. The facility covers 88,737 square feet, which includes 160 cells that house sentence and pretrial adult male and female offenders.  read more

Samsung Network Cameras Streamline UK Logistics Company

APC Overnight has never hesitated to invest in the latest technology to ensure that it provides an efficient and reliable service to its customers. With the help of electronic security experts, Securitec Systems and Samsung, it has applied the same philosophy to the surveillance system which it relies on to minimize shrinkage, protect its premises and monitor health and safety compliance at its national sorting center in Wolverhampton.  read more

CIBER Awarded US Port Perimeter Surveillance Contract

CIBER Federal, a division of CIBER, has been selected by the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) to provide enhanced waterfront and shore perimeter surveillance at the Norfolk International Terminals in Norfolk, Virgina.  read more

Chinese Bank Invests in HID Access Control System

HID Global, a provider delivering secure identity solutions, announced that Postal Savings Bank of China(PSBC) has deployed HID IP-based access control solutions at its Beijing building for effective, convenient and secure access control management. read more

Avigilon Expands Sales Team in Response to Growing Demand

Avigilon, a provider of HD and megapixel video surveillance systems, has promoted key executives within the organization and hired three new sales executives to address the growing demand for the company’s HD surveillance solution around the world. read more