Infinova Listed on the China Stock Exchange Valued at $1.2 Billion

Infinova announced that shares of Infinova, one of the video surveillance systems manufacturers, were listed on the Chinese Stock Exchange. Infinova will use the US$300 million to grow both organically and through acquisitions. As of today, the market value of Infinova is $1.2 billion. With headquarters in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, in the U.S., the Initial Public Offering (IPO) was placed on the Chinese Stock Exchange because it is one of the top IPO markets globally. PricewaterhouseCoopers expects to see $60 billion raised in China in 2011. read more

ThruVision Systems Awarded UK Detection System Contract

ThruVision Systems has been awarded a key development contract by the UK government to explore the benefits of multifrequency sensing within its stand-off threat detection systems. The project is funded under the innovative research call in explosives and weapons detection (2010), a cross-government programme sponsored by a number of government departments and agencies under the CONTEST strategy. read more

IdentiSys Acquires Inland Business Products

IdentiSys, North America’s sales and service integrator of identification, card issuance, emergency response and access control security systems, acquired Inland Business Products, located in Spokane Valley, Washington. read more

HID Government Relations Director Becomes Committee Chair

HID Global, a supplier of secure identity solutions, announced that the company’s director of government relations, Kathleen Carroll, has been elected Chair of TechAmerica’s identity management committee. Carroll has been Vice Chair of the committee for the past two years, and will now serve as Chair through 2012. read more

Smiths Detection Wins Canadian Airport Screening System Contract

Smiths Detection received a US$19 million order from the Canadian Air Transportation Security Authority (CATSA) to provide X-ray systems for use at airport baggage checkpoints. read more

FLIR Awarded $101 Million US Customs and Border Protection Contract

FLIR Systems, announced that its ICx Technologies subsidiary has been awarded a contract from the U.S.Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) valued at up to US$101.9 million, for the procurement of mobile surveillance capabilities systems. read more

Instek Digital, Veracity and 2020 Vision Protect UK Museum

The Great North Museum: Hancock brings together the North East’s premier collections of archaeology, natural history, geology and world cultures under one roof. It incorporates collections from the original Hancock Museum and Newcastle University’s former Museum of Antiquities and the Shefton Museum. The museumreopened in mid 2009 and in the first 12 months of operation it had 850,553 visitors. Today it is recognized as one of the top 20 free visitor attractions in Britain and the top attraction in the North East.  read more

LaserCard Awarded $540,000 Italian Citizen ID Cards Contract

LaserCard, a provider of secure ID solutions, has received an order to supply additional credentials for Italy’s Citizen ID card program, known as the Carta d’Identità Elettronica or CIE. The multitechnology ID cards, based on LaserCard’s optical security media platform, are used by citizens for identification and travel. The order is valued at approximately US$540,000.  read more

Tomax Teams with DigitalPersona to Optimize Retail Operations

DigitalPersona, a provider of authentication and endpoint protection solutions, announced that Tomax, a provider of real-time merchandising and store execution software applications and services, has integrated fingerprint biometrics from DigitalPersona into their PoS and workforce optimization software solutions. By using fingerprint readers, Tomax PoS helps retailers boost productivity through efficient system login, decrease shrink from unauthorized voids and reduce payroll fraud. read more

Bosch Security Systems Watches over UK Fast Food Chains

A series of dome cameras from Bosch Security Systems have been installed at a new KFC restaurant in Blackpool following a trial at another location in the town.  read more

Anixter Acquires Clark Security Products and General Lock

Anixter International, a distributor of communication and security products, electrical and electronic wire and cable, fasteners and other small parts, announced it acquired all the outstanding shares of Clark Security Products, and the assets and operations of General Lock (Clark).  read more

L-1 Identity Solutions Stockholders to Vote on Merger with Safran

L-1 Identity Solutions, a supplier of identity solutions and services, will hold a special meeting of stockholders to vote on the previously announced merger transaction with Safran Son February 3. L-1 stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 27, 2010, will be entitled to receive notice of, and voting materials relating to, the special meeting.  read more

OnSSI Increase Sales Team to Support US Growth

OnSSI, the No. 1 manufacturer of open-platform network video management software in the Americas according to IMS Research, announced three new positions on the OnSSI sales team. Joining the company are Trevor Newton as Western Region Manager and Steve Kingsbury as Mid-Atlantic Region Manager. read more

Pixim Expands Marketing Team for EMEA

Pixim, a provider of imaging chips for enterprise security cameras, appointed David Beech, a surveillance security professional with over 28 years industry experience, as Channel Development Director-EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa). read more

Redvision Selects Italian Distribution Partner

Redvision, a European manufacturer of precision infrared speed domes appointed Trans Audio Video (TAV) as its channel partner for Italy. TAV is a major player in the Italian security distribution and systems integration arena.  read more

Magal Receives $2.6 Million Order for Seaport Security in West Africa

Magal Security Systems received a US$2.6 million order for an integrated solution to secure a seaport in WestAfrica. This is the second order received within the past few weeks for a port security solution in the region.  read more

ImageWare Selected to Expand Biometric Border Project for $37 Million

ImageWare Systems, , a provider of identity management solutions, has been selected to expand a previously announced biometric border management project with an undisclosed foreign country.  read more

Securitas Acquires Dutch Security Consulting Company for $6.4 Million

Securitas has acquired the security consulting company Interseco in the Netherlands. Enterprise value is estimated to US$6.4 million.  read more

ABI Research: What's NOT Going to Happen in 2011

For the sixth consecutive year, ABI Research puts a different twist on the traditional December activity of surveying the year just past and speculating about what the new one will bring, with a white paper titled “What's NOT Going to Happen in 2011.”  read more

Asia Pacific to Invest $100 Billion for 350 Airports, Says Frost & Sullivan

The aviation industry in Asia Pacific (APAC) has enjoyed relatively consistent growth over the past decade. Even during the economic crisis, the industry in APAC performed better than its’ western counterparts. Some of the sectors that sustain the industry in this region are from aircraft parts manufacturing; airlines; maintenance, repair and overhaul; as well as the airports industry. read more

Frost & Sullivan: Polish Physical Security Sees Promising Opportunities

Market participants and end users are increasingly aware of the importance of technical security. This trend, coupled with the recent consolidation activities in the manned guarding market, is gradually causing a positive shift in the structure of the physical security market in Poland. read more

CCTV Center Provides Surveillance System to UK Assembly Government Building

CCTV Center was key in providing the networked surveillance system installed by Chubb Fire and Security in the new Welsh Assembly Government building at Llandudno Junction in north Wales.  read more

HID Gets Site Certificate for Irish e-Government Manufacturing Facility

HID Global, a provider of secure identity solution, has obtained a site certificate for its Galway, Ireland e-government solutions manufacturing facility from the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), which supports product certifications conformance up to the Common Criteria assurance level EAL5+. read more

Aimetis VMS Distributed by EET Finland OY in Finland

Aimetis, a supplier of intelligent IP VMS, announced that Finland OY has been named a distributor in Finland for its software.  read more

Verizon Provides Intelligently Remote Home Monitoring

You're miles away from home when you realize that you've forgotten to lock the front door. With an integrated and customizable home monitoring and control service developed by Verizon, you won't have to panic and frantically call a friend or neighbor. read more

Optelecom-NKF Facilitates Middle East Shopping Mall Video Transmission

One of the largest shopping malls in the Gulf region opened its doors to an array of visitors. Since then, customers and sightseers have flooded into the Bawadi Mall to shop and admire the natural lighting and spacious atmosphere that makes this elegant edifice unique. read more

Proxim and Axis Provide Wireless Video Surveillance in Holland

Proxim Wireless, a provider of indoor and outdoor wireless broadband systems, announced that Bruers Service Security Goirle (BSSG), an integrator of security systems in Amsterdam, has deployed a wireless video surveillance network in Amsterdam’s Stadsdeel West neighborhood utilizing Proxim’s end-to-end wireless solutions and Axis Communications’ network cameras. read more

Frost & Sullivan: Indian Biometric Market Spurred by Increased Security Concerns

Biometrics is the fastest emerging technology in the Indian securities and identification market and is finding increasing application in various government and nongovernment applications such as driving license, e-passport, land records as well as time and attendance. It is gradually gaining ground at the expense of conventional methods of identification and security checks like physical checks, photo IDs, tokens and passwords. read more

Chubb Provides Integrated Security System to UK Charity

A fully integrated surveillance, access control and intruder alarm system from Chubb Security is providing families at the new Ronald McDonald House at Birmingham Children’s Hospital with a safe environment in which to stay. read more

HID Global Introduces TIP for Third-Party Product Developers

HID Global, a supplier of secure identity solutions, has engaged with strategic developers to license the company’s trusted identity platform (TIP). The initiative extends technology licenses to qualified development partners to enable the building of trusted nodes for the TIP infrastructure. read more