Brivo: Three Guesses on What Rising Tablet Shipment Means for Physical Security Solutions

Gartner says worldwide media tablet sales are on pace to reach 19 million units in 2010 with 60 percent of those sales in North America. They predict 181-percent growth for 2011 to more than 54 million units. Gartner goes on to say that cellular/Wi-Fi tablets will grow from 55 percent of sales this year to 80 percent of sales by 2014. read more

OSI Systems Receives $7 Million US Governmental Inspection System Orders

OSI Systems, a provider of electronics and services, announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, has received orders totaling approximately US$7 million for the service and maintenance of several Rapiscaninspection platforms, including baggage and parcel inspection systems and cargo and vehicle inspectionsystems. All orders are in support of US government security and defense programs. read more

Mountain Secure Systems Expands Chicago Wireless Surveillance System

Mountain Secure Systems, a provider of electronics and wireless network solutions, shipped additional outdoor wireless routers to Avrio RMS Group, who will use them to expand coverage for the Chicago Police Department’s (PD) video surveillance system in the 4.9 GHz public safety band. read more

Visonic Transmission Technology Tracks Israeli Griffons

Visonic, a developer and manufacturer of wireless home security and safety systems and components, announced that the Israel Nature & Parks Authority (INPA) has chosen the company’s technology to enable research that will help protect the griffon vulture population in Israel.  read more

Digital Angel Awarded Extended Contract from US Animal Pharmaceuticals Manufacturer

Digital Angel, a technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, announced that its Destron Fearing unit has signed a contract extension with Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, to provide syringe and RFID microchip systems and readers.  read more

In-Stat: Video Surveillance Equipment Revenue to Drive Semiconductor Opportunity

After a slight downturn experienced in 2009 due to the worldwide economic condition, 2010 global sales of video surveillance equipment will return to the market status it had in 2008, along with a more optimistic look for the future.  read more

Petards Mobile Surveillance Keeps Portuguese Traffic in Order

Petards is delighted to announce it’s in-car surveillance and speed enforcement system will be helping the Portuguese traffic police continue to improve road safety throughout the country.  read more

March Networks VMS Takes Care of US Regional Medical Center

March Networks, a provider of IP video solutions, announced that MedWest Health System, an affiliation of three-hospital campuses in North Carolina, has standardized on the company’s VMS to enhance safety and security, and guard against false liability claims.  read more

Cognitec Systems Biometric Software Deployed by Canadian Tire Stores

Cognitec Systems, a provider for face recognition technology and systems, was selected by Razko Security as the face recognition provider for Canadian Tire locations.  read more

US Passengers Expect Better Air Travel Security Screening

As airports begin welcoming passengers during one of the busiest air travel periods of the year, a new surveyreveals three in four air travelers believe "there has to be a better way" to conduct air travel securityscreening.  read more

Preliminary FBI Stats Show 2010 Crime Rates Lower

According to the FBI’s Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report released today, the nation experienced a 6.2 percent decrease in the number of violent crimes and a 2.8 percent decline in the number of property crimes from January to June 2010, when compared with data from the same time period in the prior year.  read more

Brivo and Jolly Technologies Partner to Provide Integrated Access Control and Visitor Management Systems

Jolly Technologies, an identity software company, and Brivo Systems, a provider of Web applications for access control and security systems, announced Brivo’s ACS WebService Software as a Service access control solution has been integrated with Jolly’s Lobby Track visitor management software.  read more

Detroit Police Department Teams Up with Security Industry to Reduce Calls for False Alarms

On Dec. 1, the Detroit Police Department implemented a new initiative called Enhanced Call Verification (ECV). The ECV Initiative will significantly reduce false alarm calls for service, which will enable the police department to improve response time to crimes and other emergencies.  read more

Manchester Airport Alarm and Intercom Systems Enhanced with Cortech Software

Manchester Airport has undertaken improvements to its alarm and intercom systems across its three Terminals. An integral part of this new system, which has been managed by Security Installer ES North, is an integrated software solution provided by Cortech Developments.  read more

Morpho Detection Receives Fourth TSA Order for $32 Million Explosive Detection System

Morpho Detection, part of Morpho, Safran group’s security business, announced the fourth delivery order awarded under the Itemiser DX Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) base contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for more than 1,200 additional Itemiser DX desktop explosives trace detection (ETD) systems. read more

Yemen Customs to Deploy American Science and Engineering’s Detection Technology to Fight Terrorist Threats

American Science and Engineering (AS&E), a supplier of X-ray detection solutions, announced the receipt of an order for Yemen Customs for two of the Company’s top selling Z Backscatter Vans (ZBV) with an exercisable option for two additional ZBV systems. read more

Assa Abloy Acquires ID Solution Provider LaserCard

LaserCard, a provider of secure ID solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Assa Abloy, at a price of US$6.25 per share through a cash tender offer.  read more

Integrated Security Systems Discloses Plans to Sell B&B ARMR

Integrated Security Systems, has entered into an asset purchase agreement for the sale of substantially all of the assets of B&B ARMR to an affiliate of Strait Lane Capital Partners, of Dallas, Texas.  read more

Cisco Touts Surveillance and Access Control System at Russian High-tech Center

Cisco announced that Selectel, one of the data center networks in Russia, has deployed a Cisco physical security solution providing integrated video surveillance and access control at the company’s new data center in Moscow.  read more

SituCon System Watches over US Community without Compromise of Residential Privacy

The Town of Brookline, Massachusetts has deployed SituCon System’s emergency awareness solution, which features proprietary privacy protecting technology, to allow Brookline’s existing camera system to continue providing safety benefits while also satisfying community privacy requirements.  read more

Intransa Appoints New Canadian Senior Sales Director

Intransa has appointed Grant Foster as Senior Director of Sales, Canada overseeing sales functions, channel support and Intransa’s brand awareness with end users and authorized distributors, certified dealers and integrators. read more

Samsung Techwin Excludes GVI Security from US Distributors

Samsung Techwin America announced a realignment of its reseller strategies aimed at becoming a “significant contributing partner” to the distributor and systems integrator marketplace.  read more

Ascent Media Acquires Security Monitoring Company Monitronics

Ascent Media has acquired Monitronics International, one of the nation’s security monitoring companies. The transaction was valued at approximately US$1.2 billion, exclusive of certain hedge related and other liabilities but including the assumption of Monitronics’ existing structured financing. read more

Infineon Technologies Security Controllers Deployed by European ID Project

Semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies is supplying its security controllers for the new German ID card. The German authorities have been issuing the new electronic ID in chip-card format. Infineon is providing a share of the chips for Europe’s ID project.  read more

Infinova: The Importance of ONVIF for System Interoperability

There is simply no question about it. End users or integrators want the increased benefits of digital/IP video. But they run into big roadblocks on their journey from analog to digital.  read more

Washington Radiology Associates Streamlines Workflow with DigitalPersona Biometric Authentication

DigitalPersona, a provider of authentication and endpoint protection solutions, announced Washington Radiology Associates (WRA) has deployed DigitalPersona authentication software and fingerprint readers in conjunction with a new radiology information system (RIS). read more

WebGate Products First to Pass Rigorous HDcctv Compliance Tests

WebGate, a Korean leading manufacturer and developer for cutting-edge Digital Surveillance and HDcctv Alliance Member, has earned the World First HDcctv Compliance Certification from the HDcctv Alliance. read more