Nice Converges Security Operations for Portuguese's Private Bank

Nice Systems announced that Portugal's private bank, Millennium bcp, has launched production of the Nice situation management solution to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of its physical security monitoring and response. The solution is enabling the bank to reduce operational costs and optimize the alignment of its corporate physical security policies, standards and procedures across hundreds of branches in Portugal. NIice partner Diebold Portugal is the system integrator for the project. read more

TeleEye Establishes New Office in Sri Lanka

TeleEye Group, a provider of video surveillance systems with offices in the U.K., China, Japan, Singapore, Mauritius, Macau, South Africa, the Philippines and Croatia, established TeleEye Lanka Limited in Sri Lanka. Working with Safrex International, the company is confident that it could provide the most professional and comprehensive range of HD surveillance products to cater for the strong demand of professional video surveillance products and services in Sri Lanka. read more

Lenel Partners with Henry Bros. Electronics to Serve More Vertical Markets

Lenel Systems, a provider of enterprise software and integrated systems for corporate and government security customers, expanded its business relationship with Henry Bros. Electronics (HBE), part of the Kratos Public Safety and Security Solutions group. Henry Bros. Electronics is a Lenel national business partner providing security solutions and support to customers through a nation-wide network of US security professionals. Lenel is a business of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies. read more

Cross Match Supports Argentinean Government for More Biometric Adoptions

Cross Match Technologies, a global provider of biometric identity solutions, has entered into an agreement with the Argentinean government to support the deployment of identity management systems throughout the country. read more

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Concerns about Terrorist Attacks on Important Sites Persist, Says Unisys Research

Nearly ten years after 9/11, a majority of citizens surveyed in the U.S., Europe and Latin America report that they are "extremely" or "very" concerned about malicious or terrorist attacks on airports, airplanes, railroads, buses, subways or large gatherings of people at office buildings, sporting events or other locations, according to new research conducted by Unisys. read more

Nice IP Surveillance Travels along Chinese Tianjin Metro Stations

Nice Systems, announced that China's Tianjin Metro will implement Nice IP video security solution with video analytics to enhance the safety and security of 23 stations along its Line 2 route. This implementation will constitute the ninth deployment of Nice security solutions across different lines and cities in China's mass transit system, once again expanding the company's footprint in the country beyond Beijing. read more

Y3K Distributes EverFocus HDcctv Products in the U.K

EverFocus UK has announced a distribution partnership with European surveillance and security equipment distributor Y3K to capitalize on EverFocus' growing HDcctv product range.  read more

Ingram Micro Physical Security to Distribute Paxton Access Solutions

Expanding its physical IT security solutions portfolio, Ingram Micro announced an exclusive distribution relationship with Paxton Access. read more

Radwin Wireless Network Connects Brazilian City Surveillance

Radwin, a provider of backhaul and broadband wireless solutions, was chosen by the City of Colombo in Brazil for a large-scale digital city project aimed at improving public safety. Radwin's links transmit real-time, high-resolution video from surveillance cameras situated across the city back to the municipality control center where information is accordingly monitored and processed. read more

Global IBM Study Indicates More CIOs Will Flock to Cloud Computing

An IBM study of more than 3,000 global Chief Information Officer (CIO) shows that 60 percent of organizations are ready to embrace cloud computing over the next five years as a means of growing their businesses and achieving competitive advantage. The figure nearly doubles the number of CIOs who said they would utilize cloud in IBM's 2009 CIO study, and is one of dozens of new insights and trends learned from CIOs worldwide in businesses of all sizes. read more

US Chemicals Manufacturer Complies with Security Regulations with Verint IP Video

Verint Systems announced that Eastman Chemical Company is benefitting from its use of the IP video management platform from Verint. Eastman Chemical Company uses the physical security solution integrated with technologies from EMCR and Orion Systems Group to further its focus on and commitment to securing people, property and assets. read more

SAIC to Resell Proximex Security Management Platform

Proximex, a provider of event and information management for both physical and logical security markets, has signed a reseller agreement with Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC). SAIC will resell Proximex solution and use SDK to develop integration modules for specific advanced security sensors and back scatter scanners as part of the management system.  read more

Global Machine Vision and Vision Guided Robotics to Exceed $15 Billion by 2015, Says MarketsandMarkets

According to a new market research report entitled "Global Machine Vision and Vision Guided Robotics Market (2010 - 2015)" published by MarketsandMarkets, the total global machine vision system and component market is expected to be worth US$15.3 billion by 2015, out of which the camera and smart camera will account for nearly 27.3 percent of the total revenues. The global market is expected to record a CAGR of 9.3 percent from 2010 to 2015. read more

Axis Network Cameras Watch over Brazilian Mining Company

Minera Vale is a private Brazilian mining company that trades in the stock exchange, and is an iron ore producer worldwide. Currently, it has more than 100,000 employees and offices in Brazil, Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Switzerland. read more

European Security Market Sees Promising Path, Says Frost & Sullivan

A Frost & Sullivan survey of 355 end users and channel players is reporting a three-percent increase in budgets for video surveillance systems in Europe while budgets for access control and security systems integration will rise by around two percent over the next twelve months.  read more

Axis IP Video Surveillance Renovates South African IT Infrastructure Distributor

AxizWorkgroup, a South African IT infrastructure distributor, surpasses its competitors through its commitment to providing a comprehensive product range without compromising on quality. AxizWorkgroup supplies a wide variety of hardware and software including desktop PCs, servers, laptops, monitors, computer components and printers. read more

VidSys and Quantum Secure Security Managements Command New York Complex

VidSys, a provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software that allows organizations to resolve business and security situations in real time, and Quantum Secure, a provider of enterprise software to manage and streamline security identities, compliance and events across disparate physical security systems, announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has selected the companies' PSIM and Physical Identity and Access Management (PIAM) technologies, respectively, to manage the complex security operations of the new World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City. read more

TagMaster Teams with RICHOR and FTRD to Optimizes Chinese Railway Warning System

TagMaster, a producer of RFID solutions, together with its Chinese distributor RICHOR and FTRD, a technology supplier to the rail industry in China, have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) which covers the joint development of an RFID system for use on mainline railways in China. The RFID system will form part of a new onboard warning system which will be used to improve train safety when passing temporary speed limits and work sections along the line.  read more

ADAS Market to Reach $130 Billion by 2016, Says ABI Research

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) have been expensive add-on technical features for luxury vehicles for more than 10 years. During 2011, or perhaps more accurately Model Year 2012, features such as adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and low-speed collision mitigation will finally become available on higher-volume models. read more

Colombian University Deploys Axis Network Cameras

Sabana University was founded in 1979 and has been growing steadily to become one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in the country, receiving the High Quality Institutional Accreditation (Acreditación Institucional de Alta Calidad), in 2006. The institution has also strengthened its physical environment which has a campus in Bogota's savannah (among other locations), equipped with a wide range of human and technical resources. read more

Canon IP Surveillance Upgrades Roman Historical Site Security System

As one of the most impressive surviving buildings of the Roman Empire, the Colosseum is also one of the most visited archaeological sites in the world. While the vast majority of tourists, who flock to the site every year, are happy to simply experience one of the wonders of ancient Rome, a few either want to take a piece home with them or to leave their own mark on the monument.  read more

Russian Rail System Transports with Nice Video Surveillance

Nice Systems, a provider of intent-based solutions that extract insight to impact business performance, reduce financial risk and ensure safety and security, announced that AeroExpress, a provider of rail transportation services between Moscow's rail terminals and its three airports, will implement Nice solution to improve overall security operations. read more

Salient Stills Provides US University Security Equipment for Video Forensics and Image Enhancement

Salient Stills, a vendor for video forensics and image enhancement, announced collaboration with the National Center for Media Forensics (NCMF) at the University of Colorado Denver. The program is using Salient Stills' solution to teach graduate students how to secure, capture and process evidence from video samples. read more

Nedap Paerners with London Security Installer First City Care

Nedap, a provider of security management platform, announced First City Care has become an official business partner following a significant year of growth in sales and new implementations in 2010. First City Care is installer of a variety of security and safety equipment covering electronic, technical and physical installations in both modern and historic office buildings in the City of London. read more