Frost & Sullivan: Developments in Adjacent Sectors Open Opportunities for Home Automation to Reach a Wider Audience

Home automation systems are becoming increasingly simpler for both end users and installers, driving the market forward and acquiring a wider audience. Technology advances also help create innovative and affordable systems that reach a more extensive customer base.  read more

Business Cloud Computing and Managed Hosting to Surpass $13 Billion in 2014, Says In-Stat

Businesses are moving to the cloud, at least as far as their IT spending is concerned. A new In-Stat report forecasts cloud computing and managed hosting spending by US businesses will surpass US$13 billion in 2014, up from less than three billion. read more

Firetide Wireless Surveillance Watches over Korean Rivers

To preserve the environment and prevent disasters caused by flooding, the South Korean government is undertaking a two-billion dollar restoration project of the country’s four major rivers including the Han River, the Yeongsan River, the Nakdong River and the Seomjin River and surrounding recreational areas.  read more

BSIA Calls for Security Measures Improvements for Reducing Retail Crimes

Following the publication of the results from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Retail Crime Survey 2010, the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) urges retailers to up their game in the fight against retail crime by improving their in-store security and seeking advice from reputable security companies. read more

IndigoVision Surveillance Kicks off at African Sporting Venue

An IndigoVision IP video surveillance solution has been deployed at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, near Rustenburg, South Africa as part of a multimillion dollar security upgrade for the recent 2010 Football World Cup. The 42,000 capacity stadium was one of the 10 venues used to stage the World Cup finals and was also used to host the Confederations Cup in 2009. read more

Frost & Sullivan: APAC RFID Market to Surpass $2 Billion by 2016

Governments of several countries in the Asia Pacific region have played key roles in supporting various industries in adopting RFID. Though the technology is expensive due to heavy investment in hardware, theRFID market continues to grow every year.  read more

Intrado and ShotSpotter Partner Up to Combat Crimes

Gunfire rings out on a city street. Within seconds, a 9-1-1 Center knows the exact location of the gunfire, how many rounds were fired and that a shootout is in progress: minutes before the first emergency call, if any, is placed to 9-1-1.  read more

Japanese Mobile Operator Deploys Gemalto Contactless Payment Trial

Gemalto, a provider of digital security, is selected by SOFTBANK MOBILE for the latest mobile contactlesspayment trial in Japan. SOFTBANK MOBILE is a mobile operator in Japan with 21-million subscribers. read more

RCG Steps into Mining Security through Partnership

For the past one year, RCG team had geared up on the development of vertical solutions on RFID, biometricsand security targeting at banking, telecommunication, property and entertainment sectors. RCG managed to click few deals on these sectors and were glad to mention that Xiangyang government had recognized RCG as a company with high-potential development and this endorsement will strengthen RCG foothold in China.  read more

Aimetis Appoints New Engineering VP

Aimetis, a provider of intelligent IP VMS, has named David Thompson to serve as VP of Engineering.  read more

An Outline of the 2010 UK Retail Crime from British Retail Consortium

This year’s retail crime survey was completed by 54 retailers, employing 1,304,931 staff and representing around 48 percent of total retail turnover.  read more

Lumidigm and i-Evo Form Technology Partnership

Lumidigm announced that i-Evo (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) is using the company’s multispectral imaging sensors to produce a line of versatile fingerprint readers that can be used both indoors and outdoors, including in harsh environments that render most biometric readers inoperable. read more

Paxton Access Control System Lies at UK Historical Hotel

Peckforton Castle is an enchanting hotel in the heart of Cheshire, described by English Heritage as "the only intact medieval style castle in the country." Built in the middle of the 19th century, it is one of the North West’s venues for leisure breaks, corporate events, conferences and weddings. The castle has been used as a film location for shows, including Robin Hood, Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes. read more

WVU Takes Efforts to Strengthen US Border Security

Knowing just who is coming into the country is key to security, but continues to be challenging. Researchers inWest Virginia University (WVU)’s College of Engineering and Mineral Resources are working with colleagues across the country to use biometrics to try to meet that challenge.  read more

Pivot3 Appoints IT Veteran as Sales VP

Pivot3, a company to consolidate servers and storage in a scale-out application platform, appointed Curt Wittich as its new VP of Sales. Wittich, who has a proven track record of driving growth in a variety of corporate environments, immediately assumes the role and reports directly to Pivot3 President and CEO Bob Fernander. In his new position, Wittich is responsible for overseeing sales efforts in the Americas on behalf ofPivot3.  read more

MarketsandMarkets: Global Biometrics Market to Exceed $11 Billion by 2015

The ‘Global Biometrics Technology Market (2010-2015) – Market Forecast by Products, End-User Application and Geography’ analyzes the biometrics market by different biometrics technologies and applications and studies the major market drivers, restraints and opportunities in regions such as North America, Asia, Europe and Rest of World. read more

HID RFID Deployed by Germany Data Gathering Company for ID Checks

HID Global, a supplier of secure identity solutions, announced that its RFID reader module has been chosen byDESKO for its personal identification mini dock identity-checking system. Jointly developed with Panasonic, the system is designed for border-control, policing and other security applications, and includes a DESKO-designed optical character recognition unit and a fingerprint scanner that are connected to Panasonic’s ultra-mobile PC device. read more

Edge Electronics Distributes Fingerprint Cards in the U.S.

Edge Electronics, headquartered on Long Island, New York and with ten sales offices strategically located around the U.S., has been appointed to market and sell FPC’s products and solutions in the U.S. read more

Bosch Cameras Weather Tough Climate at the Gulf of Mexico

Cameras from Bosch Security Systems have been selected to feed a Coastal Remote Monitoring Program for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division. Chosen for the camera’s ability to withstand wet conditions, high temperatures and corrosive salt water, the thermal cameras capture high-quality images in tough climatic environments along Alabama’s 200 miles of coastline. read more

Gunnebo Appoints New Service Senior VP

Gunnebo Anna Almlof has been appointed Senior VP Service in Gunnebo. She will take up the position on Apr. 1, 2011 and be part of the Group's executive team with her base in Madrid. read more

IMS Research Examines Video Surveillance Trends for 2011

IMS Research predicts wireless video, high resolution and 3-D will grow this year, among other key video trends. read more