Escalating Security Concerns Stimulate Growth in the world EACS Markets, Says Frost & Sullivan

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "World Electronic Access Control Systems Market (EACS)" to their offering. read more

CEM Access Control System Shops at New Zealand Department Stores

CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, announced that the CEM security management system has been selected to secure fashion department stores in New Zealand. The stores are part of New Zealand owned Farmers Trading Company, (or Farmers) and CEM system will be installed by reseller, Vitag Security Solutions. read more

Firetide Wireless Video Surveillance System Cracks down on Crimes in Pennsylvania

Muggings, home break-ins, armed robberies, drug deals and even medical emergencies have been caught on Bethlehem, Pennsylvania's police department's wireless video surveillance system since it was first deployed in September 2009 and has dramatically helped improve the city's safety. read more

BSIA Provides Advice to Lone Workers for Personal Safety

With more than six million people in the U.K. working alone or without close or direct supervision, personal safety is of paramount concern. read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

Americans 
Applied DNA Sciences,
Tony Benson, Director, Risk and Security

Applied DNA Sciences, a provider of DNA-based security, anticounterfeiting technology and product authentication solutions, announced Tony Benson has been appointed Director, Risk and Security for the company. Most recently at Loomis UK, Benson has consistently brought fresh ideas, rigorous strategic thinking and leadership to a hard-scrabble UK environment which experiences approximately 77 percent of all the Cash and Valuables in Transit (CViT) robberies. read more

Danish Dormitory Enhances Campus Security with IQinVision Megapixel Cameras

IQinVision, a supplier of HD megapixel network cameras, announced that Sonderborg Kollegierne, a dormitory campus in Denmark, has installed approximately 75 indoor and outdoor HD megapixel cameras to provide enhanced security for the students in residence. Necom is the integrator for this project. read more

March Networks Security System Optimizes US Financial Services Company Management

March Networks, a provider of IP video solutions, announced that Associated Banc-Corp has standardized on a March Networks financial solution for enhanced security across approximately 270 retail branch locations, multiple data centers and its corporate headquarters. The bank chose the solution for its scalability, video management following extensive evaluations conducted by both the bank's security and IT groups. read more

Axis IP Surveillance Looks after Jewish Community Buildings in the U.S.

Update the ageing security system for the Barry Family Campus (BFC), which contains 200,000-square-feet of Jewish community buildings on 25 acres. With facilities that include a school, health and fitness center, Talmud Torah learning center and daycare, BFC needed to have future-proof and cost-effective security solutions. read more

Nice Security Management Descends at Los Angeles Airport

Nice Systems, announced that the City of Los Angeles' Department of Airports (also known as Los Angeles World Airports, or LAWA) has completed its implementation of Nice open-platform situation management offering. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) selected Nice solution in 2010 for its new consolidated Airport Response Coordination Center (ARCC) at the LAX. The LAX ARCC is the coordination hub for all LAX airport operations and response activities. read more

Mirasys Expands Bangkok City Surveillance

Mirasys, a provider of open platform digital surveillance solutions, announced that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has expanded their City Safe project into the second phase with Mirasys technology. In this new phase, 8,000 cameras will be installed throughout Bangkok City, and managed through Mirasys VMS from the centralized locations of Bangkok's 88 police stations. read  more

Smiths Detection Acquires Its Brazilian Distributor EBCO Systems

Smiths Detection has purchased its Brazilian distributor from EBCO Systems to take direct control over sales of its security and detection products in one of the fastest-growing economies. read more

FBI Annual Report Indicates Substantial Crime Decrease in 2010

According to the FBI's Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report , the nation experienced a 5.5-percent decrease in the number of violent crimes and a 2.8-percent decline in the number of property crimes in 2010 when compared with data from 2009. The report is based on information the FBI gathered from 13,007 law enforcement agencies that submitted six to 12 comparable months of data for both 2009 and 2010. read more

Polish Police Combats Crimes with Axis Network Cameras

The city of Ursus, Poland decided to introduce IP surveillance for better public security to allow the police to react to acts of vandalism in schools, nurseries and parks. Local authorities wanted a system that was upgradeable, cost-effective and most importantly, could easily integrate with pre-existing hardware. read more

Brivo Cloud-based Access Control Manages US Organic Food Retailer

Brivo Systems, a provider of Software as a Service applications for security management, announced that a Whole Foods warehouse located in Aurora, Colorado, near Denver, has installed Brivo cloud-based access control to improve security and operations at the 110,000-square-foot facility and adjoining bakery. Security Install Solutions is the integrator for this installation. read more

SMB Network-attached Storage Revenues to Reach $2 Billion in 2015, Says In-Stat

According to a recent In-Stat survey, more than seven in ten small and medium-size businesses that use cloud-based storage solutions also use networked-attached storage (NAS). While SMB NAS represents a smaller portion of the total NAS market, SMB NAS is expected to grow at a much faster rate over the forecast period with revenues reaching US$2 billion in 2015, says In-Stat. read more

1.5-Billion Smart Credentials to be Issued by 2014, Says ABI Research

The increasing use of smart cards and biometric capture has changed the way government and health care citizen ID documentation is viewed, managed and deployed. Many governments are adopting smart, chip-based solutions for several reasons: read more

DVTel Video Management Provides Cure to UK Health Care Institution

DVTel, a supplier for smart security solutions for video surveillance, announced that the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), London, U.K., has selected DVTel from among eight video management software providers as the central platform for a newly-upgraded IP video management system. read more

Italian Gaming Company Bets on Axis Network Cameras

Neapolis 1799 is a company in the gaming sector, with five entertainment halls throughout central and southern Italy. Faced with increasing numbers of robberies, damage and vandalism to cash desks, gaming machines, billiards, bowling and bingo facilities, Neapolis wished to equip its premises with a discreet and effective network video surveillance system to guarantee the security of the gaming halls, their patrons and employees. read more

Ubiqz Distributes Canon Video Surveillance in the U.K. and Ireland

Canon Europe, an imaging-solution provider, has partnered with Ubiqz, a distributor of security products and solutions. Together, Canon and Ubiqz will offer customers a complete network camera security solution for mid- to high-end market segments; from design and installation, through to completion and on-going customer service. read more