Jun 3, 2011

Ademco Secures Resorts World Manila

Resorts World Manila is Asia's newest playground, a modern live-work-play community and the first integrated tourist hub in the Philippines. read more

iView Systems Awarded US Gaming Provincial Agency Contract

iView Systems, a provider of loss prevention solutions for the security and surveillance environment, has won a multiphased contract providing a centralized management solution for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's (OLG) voluntary self exclusion program at its 27 casinos and slot facilities across the province. read more

Remote Monitoring at US Computer Solutions Supplier through mobiDEOS

With services that extend from virus removal, virus protection to computer parts, laptop repairs and computer sales, Arlington Computers is offering lower prices and higher value in the Arlington, Tennessee area. So it is no wonder that because this business actually delivers on its word, Arlington Computers has expanded to two store locations. read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

ComNet,
Ricardo Acle, Director of Latin America Sales
Communication Networks of Danbury, Connecticut, doing business as ComNet, a manufacturer of fiber optic transmission and networking equipment, named Ricardo Acle as the company's Director of Latin America Sales. Acle will be responsible the company's Latin America sales effort. read more

TI Joins the Embedded Vision Alliance

Texas Instruments (TI) announced its membership in the Embedded Vision Alliance (EVA), reinforcing a long-standing commitment to vision technology and enabling its customers to develop the most innovative hardware, development tools and software to make vision application development easier. read more

Jun 2, 2011

Cisco Systems: Global IP Traffic to Quadruple by 2015

Cisco predicts that the number of network-connected devices will be more than 15 billion, twice the world's population, by 2015. In the fifth annual Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) forecast from 2010 to 2015, the company also said the total amount of global Internet traffic will quadruple by 2015 and reach 966 exabytes per year. read more

Johnson Controls Expands US Health Care Facility Security

Union Hospital is the largest provider of health services between Indianapolis and St. Louis, serving west central Indiana and eastern Illinois. The hospital strives to meet the health care needs of the region through compassionate, efficient and high-quality services. read more

US Beverage Company Takes in Toshiba Security System

Based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Bernick's Beverages & Vending is a provider of beverages and foods, representing brands such as Pepsi, Dr Pepper, Miller Brewing Company and New England Coffee. read more

Surveon Storage Devices Back up Taiwanese University Captured Images

Kainan University, founded in 2000, is located in Taoyuan, Taiwan. It occupies an open area of nearly 17 hectares, and has 2500 students, 25 departments, 16 graduate schools and four master programs. read more

Security Suppliers Draw up PSIA Access/Intrusion Product Plans

Standards for the physical security industry took an important step forward with  interoperable products from Honeywell Security, UTC Fire & Security, Tyco Fire and Security, Hikvision, Arecont Vision, IQinVision and ObjectVideo. It was clear that the objective of the PSIA developing a systems specification supporting video, storage, analytics, access control and intrusion has been achieved.  read more

Jun 1, 2011

Secutech Thailand Displays Latest Technology and Innovative Solutions

Secutech Thailand, set to become the trading platform for the security, fire and safety industries in Thailand, has confirmed two new government supporters for its upcoming show which will be held from Jun. 30 to Jul. 2 2011 at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center. The annual show is organized by Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media and IPEX–International Promotion & Exhibition. read more

Swiss Bank Invests in Bioscrypt Facial Recognition

Bioscrypt, a provider of enterprise access control technology, announced the main integrator for Pictet & Cie, Swiss Interflex, a business of the Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies sector, expanded the deployment of the Bioscrypt 3-D facial recognition system at the bank. read more

Kaba Group Acquires Web-based Access Control Provider e-Data

Kaba Group is acquiring the business of e-Data, based in Dallas and Stuttgart, planned to be effective as of end of May 2011. e-Data specializes in Web-based appliance solutions that combine physical access control and time collection. e-Data products include an integrated fingerprint biometrics module, complementing Kaba's products. e-Data employs 38 people and achieved in 2010 a turnover of approximately US$7 million. read more

Magal Awarded African Integrated Security System Contract

Magal Security Systems, has signed a US$35.5 million contract for a turnkey project, to provide an integrated security system, covering multiple sites, for the African Cup of Nations Football Championship to be held in January 2012 in West Africa. read more

TagMaster RFID Streamlines Vehicle Deliveries at West African Seaport

TagMaster, a producer of RFID solutions for long-range identification, installed automatic vehicle identification for access control in Conakry Harbor, West Africa. The installation is handled by TagMaster's systems integrator, ETL Security of Conakry West Africa. read more

Milestone Helps Norwegian E-commerce Company Manage Product Deliveries

Milestone Systems, a provider of open-platform video management software is used to manage shrinkage by Komplett, a major e-commerce company with nine web shops in Scandinavia selling PCs and computer components, consumer electronics, home and leisure products, appliances, tools, kitchen and gardening equipment. read more

May 31, 2011

Chubb Security System On Sale at U.K. Shopping Center

Chubb has been chosen by the developers of Westfield Stratford City, the gateway to the Olympic Park, to provide fire and security systems for what will be the largest urban shopping center in Europe. Chubb is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies. read more

HID Provides Access Control to US Insurance Company

As a mutual insurance company, Employers Mutual Casualty Company (EMC) serves policyholders and independent insurance agents and prides itself on comprehensive protection, superior service and financial stability. read more

Agent Vi Video Analytics Streamline Logistics Work

Founded in 1991, KDL Trans is a globally-oriented logistics provider that specializes in electronic and computer equipment, offering services such as air freight, ocean freight, packing, storage, customs brokerage and more. The company is based out of a new 11,000-square-meter facility close to Brussels airport, which offers access to important trans-European highways. read more

Albis Active RFID Provides Museums with Heritage Condition Monitoring

Growing numbers of museums and art galleries are enhancing the power of active RFID-based object security from Albis Technologies, an international manufacturer and developer of electronic products and solutions, to protect their valuable works of art. read more

MaxID Acquires Enterprise Air's Physical Access System

MaxID, a provider of mobile identity solutions, has reached agreement to acquire Enterprise Air's Mobile Badge Management Manager (MBM) software suite. The MBM product portfolio offers integration to the physical access system (PACS) of an organization and provides a secure "virtual door or turn style" for facilities. The MBM server integrates with more than a dozen different PACS systems from third parties. read more

May 30, 2011

Surveillance-based Biometric and Behavioral Suspect Detection to Reach US$3.2 Billion by 2016, Says HSMR

In an attempt to mitigate crime and terror, the global installed base of more than 45-million surveillance systems has been experiencing dramatic growth throughout the last decade. The current decade will be marked by the fusion of surveillance with biometrics and human behavioral signatures, which will create a new multibillion premium security market of surveillance-based remote biometric and behavioral suspect detection. read more

GeoVision Storage Backs up Irish Harbor Captured Videos

Howth, originally a small fishing village, is now a busy suburb of Dublin, Ireland. More than 2,000 yachts dock at Howth harbor every year for regattas and sea voyages. To ensure visitors' safety and prevent damages to the luxurious yachts, harbor authority turned to Osmosis Ireland for surveillance solution. read more

Scottish Communications Updates UK School Surveillance System

Following the success of the installation of surveillance at its Junior School, St Columba's in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire has extended and upgraded its surveillance to cover all parts of the campus. read more

Morpho Biometric System Facilitates Canadian Police ID Checks

Morpho announced the first deployment of its biometric identification system, in Canada to both the Calgary Police Service and the Edmonton Police Service. This automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) is a solution for investigation, identification and verification in law enforcement applications. read more

G4S Acquires Security Provider Detcon

G4S, a secure solutions group, acquired G4S Applied Security of Detcon ("Detcon"). Detcon is dedicated to the design, engineering and installation of fire detection, surveillance, building management and access control systems. Accordingly, it complements the acquisition of Control Systems Argentina in Oct. 2009 by expanding the group's presence within its current customer base as well as providing access to other targets which are using complementary technologies. read more