Firetide Provides Wireless Surveillance System around The City of Norcross

The City of Norcross, Georgia has selected Iron Sky and Firetide to deliver a turnkey city-wide wireless surveillance solution that allows police to view live and recorded video from any computer on their network, including their patrol cars.  read more

Irish Shopping Center Purchases Axis Network Cameras

The complete renovation of one of Cork's largest shopping centers gave Douglas Village perfect opportunity to reconsider its surveillance requirement. It wanted a system that could assist with the day-to-day management of the busy shopping center and to ensure health and safety levels were maintained at all times. read more

Flir Systems and Sonardyne Awarded UAE Coastal Infrastructure Security Contract

Flir Systems, announced has teamed with Sonardyne International, UK on a substantial multimillion dollar project in the United Arab Emirates. The companies, with Flir as the project leader, will provide a commercial-off-the shelf, integrated perimeter and coastal protection solution for a key coastal facility. read more

OSI Systems Wins London 2012 Summer Olympic Games Contract

OSI Systems, a provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the security and healthcare industries, announced that its security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been appointed to be the exclusive supplier of security screening solutions for the London 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and has been awarded a contract with a value of up to US$31 million. read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

Infinova,
Stephan Cannellos, VP of Strategic Business Development

Infinova announced that Stephan Cannellos has joined the company to work with management on company strategy, acquisition processes and help new acquisitions integrate into Infinova.  read more

Bosch Security Systems Descends at the German Airport

Bosch Security Systems has received an order to install and put into operation the safety systems of the new Airport Berlin Brandenburg International BBI. The scope of the order includes the planning and installation for the fire alarm system, electro-acoustic emergency warning system, emergency exit door controllers, intrusion detection system, video surveillance, access control and building function control.  read more

ADT Helps Texas Police Fight against Crimes alongside National Coast

The city of Freeport, Texas has selected ADT Security Services to provide and install the first phase of a wireless video surveillance system to help reduce crime in a public housing project and a marina. Later planned phases of the system will help protect critical infrastructure in one of the nation's largest ports and home to the fourth largest oil reserve and 29 chemical companies.  read more

IndigoVision IP Surveillance Video Circulated at UK Political Publisher

IndigoVision's integrated IP video solution is at the heart of a major security upgrade at BBC Monitoring's sites in the U.K. BBC Monitoring is an open source news and information publisher that continuously compiles political news, comment and reaction from the world's press, radio, TV and the Internet.  read more

AMAG Security Management System Takes Care of US Medical Facility

Capital Health, a growing regional provider of advanced medicine in New Jersey, has chosen to install AMAG Technology's security management system at their new hospital in Hopewell Township, New Jersey. AMAG Technology, a security management system provider encompassing access control, IP video and intrusion detection, along with EDI, a consulting and design firm, worked together to provide Capital Health with a security solution that will protect patients, staff and assets at its new medical building, which is opening later this year.  read more

HID Upgrades French Manufacturing Company Access Control System

By choosing HID Global solutions, Socomec was able to upgrade its five-year physical access control system with logical access, providing a secure and improved working environment for its employees. read more

The iMega Revolution

Welcome to the iMega revolution: multi-megapixel cameras offering extremely flexible installation, applications, functions and specifications. Promelit is a leading manufacturer and developer of IP CCTV camera and video analytics. Company's culture embraces dynamism and high flexibility to adapt to the changing market, making Promelit the choice for many dealers. Promelit offers a wide range of high quality CCTV products and software. Promelit Megapixel cameras, including the new H264 iMega HC camera series, provide security professionals with the flexibility of various frame rates and best of breed compression technologies.

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Asset Manager The Carlyle Group Acquires DIGIOP Technologies

Digiop Technologies, a developer of video and data management software (VDMS) solutions for the surveillance industry, announced that an investor group led by The Carlyle Group, an alternative asset manager, has acquired the Indianapolis-based company. read more

Axis Network Cameras Watch over Spanish Hospital

Ceuta is an autonomous Spanish city located on the African coast close to the Strait of Gibraltar. In light of the age of sanitary installations it became necessary to improve conditions by means of the construction of a new hospital. The following principle objectives had been determined from the design stage: improvement of quality of assistance, accessibility, clinical security, management of services and installations, all based on information and communications technology (ITC).  read more

Salto Systems Provides Visitors with Safe Environment at Dublin Hotel

Dublin's newest designer hotel, The Gibson, has installed a bespoke electronic access control solution from Salto.  read more

TimeSight Systems VLM Deployed for Nevada Gaming Control Environmrnt

TimeSight Systems, a provider of video lifecycle management (VLM) for video surveillance, announced that the company's networked video recording solutions utilizing VLM have been implemented in a Nevada Gaming Commission-certified environment for security and surveillance in commercial casinos.  read more

Idesco Sets Limited Access Control to Finnish Prison

Idesco was chosen by the Kuopio Prison in Finland to supply its access control readers during the renovation and expansion project of its prison building. Construction of the new building has been completed and renovation of the old complex will follow during the next few months. read more

Western Digital Acquires Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

Western Digital (WD) and Hitachi have entered into an agreement whereby WD will acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately US$4.3 billion. The proposed combination will result in a customer-focused storage company, with significant operating scale, strong global talent and the industry's broadest product lineup backed by a rich technology portfolio. read more

GVI Security to Distribute LG Electronics in North America and Mexico

GVI has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with LG Security to represent their line of LG video surveillance solutions in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. While LG has had a global presence in the security market for some time, this is their initial entrée into the North American market with LG-branded products.  read more

Switzerland Luxury Store Deploys Fujitsu Biometric Authentication

Fujitsu announced that Compagnie Financiere Richemont has deployed the palm vein authentication system for security access within its headquarters located in Geneva, Switzerland. Richemont is known as one of the three largest luxury goods holding companies in the world, and carries such world-renowned brands as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Piaget, Montblanc International, Alfred Dunhill and Vachron Constantin. read more

Safety Vision Acquires ICOP for Law Enforcement Mobile Video Efforts

Safety Vision, a provider of mobile video and fleet automation solutions, acquired ICOP Digital of Lenexa, Kansas, a provider of Tier I mobile video solutions for law enforcement, fire and EMS markets worldwide. The combination immediately vaults Safety Vision into a position in market share and technology delivery for the law enforcement market.  read more

US Food Systems Take in Envysion Managed Video Service

Envysion, a provider of Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS), announced that OTAC, has selected Envysion as its exclusive video provider and is deploying the company's solution to all existing locations. OTAC, an operator of 21 franchised Hardee's locations throughout Maryland and Delaware, will use Envysion's PoS integrated managed video to support loss prevention, improve operations and drive bottom line profit improvements.  read more

Standards for US Driver License and Identity Documents Delay till 2013

An announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that it would delay, for the third time, implementation of the REAL ID Act, demonstrates that the security of the nation continues to take a backseat to politics, charged the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). As Governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano opposed passage of REAL ID and continues to resist its implementation as Secretary of DHS. read more

Surveillance Becomes Crucial for Crime Prevention

Following the second reading of the Protection of Freedoms Bill in the House of Commons, the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is welcoming the positive comments made by many MPs in support of the crime-solving capabilities of surveillance systems. read more