Mobile Devices to Increase Demand for Image Sensors 130 Percent by 2015

After decades of interest and false starts, 3D is finally becoming a mainstream technology through gaming and video content. Not only will this have an impact on traditional home CE devices, but mobile devices as well. These media consumption devices including handheld game consoles, smartphones, and tablets will drive demand for image sensors—a key technology component for 3D—over 130 percent by 2015, says In-Stat (www.in-stat.com). read more

UK Shopping Mall Installs Megapixel System from Zada

Zada Technology has recently installed SharpView, the state of the art IP Megapixel CCTV system to solve a key requirement at Bentall Centre, one of the UK's most prestigious shopping centers. read more

New Zealand Airports Deploy More Biometric Gates from Morpho

Morpho (Safran group) announced that it will deliver additional SmartGate equipment to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch airports in response to the expected increase in air traffic during the Rugby World Cup 2011. This important phase strengthens the long term partnership between New Zealand Customs Service and Morpho for the implementation of improved border control solutions. read more

Nottingham City Council Upgrades Control Room with JVC Monitors

Based in the East Midlands, Nottingham City Council has recently installed twenty GM-F420S LCD monitors in their upgraded control room. Replacing aging CRT models, the screens, which use Tecton's Wideview system, are part of a large format monitoring wall used to monitor the streets of Nottingham. read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

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Brivo,

Rajeev Dubey, Director of Product Management

Brivo Systems a provider/supplier of Software as a Service for security management, appointed Rajeev Dubey as the company's Director of Product Management. read more

IP Video from IndigoVision Boosts New Jersey Police Performance

Town of Harrison Police Department in New Jersey has vastly improved their performance by deploying a city-wide wireless surveillance system based on IndigoVision's IP video technology. Harnessing the power of IP Video has meant the department's incident response has improved and the percentage of investigations resulting in arrests and prosecutions has significantly increased. read more

Axis Secures Bancolombia's New Headquarters

Bancolombia Group is a regional company with operations in Colombia, Panama, El Salvador, Miami, Peru, and the Cayman Islands. It has approximately 20 thousand employees and 6.3 million active accounts. It is described as the seventh most important bank in Latin America. During 2008 Bancolombia finished construction of its headquarters in the city of Medellin, a construction of 138,000 square meters; two towers, each with 12 stories and a working population of 4,200 people. The construction lasted 18 months with an approximate cost of $180 million dollars. read more

VidSys Helps NCAA Players Score Safely at 2011 Finals

VidSys, the leading provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software that allows organizations to resolve business and security situations in real time, today announced that its PSIM software system was leveraged by the City of Houston, in conjunction with multiple public agencies and private organizations, to manage and respond to potential security threats related to this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four. read more

Prominent American University Secures New Facility with L-1 4G Fingerprint Readers

While the use of biometrics in higher education is still relatively a new concept in North America, it has seen success in the few facilities it has been implemented in. The latest educational institution to implement a biometric access control solution is considered to be one of the top research universities in the world. read more

Morpho and Selex Elsag Sign Partnership Agreement

At the 2011 Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, in the context of a wider relationship between Safran and Finmeccanica, Morpho (Safran group) and SELEX Elsag (Finmeccanica Group) today signed a “Partnership Framework Agreement” for development of commercial and industrial operations in the field of “Road Enforcement and Safety” equipment which could lead to a Joint Venture. read more

Spanish Sant Joan Reus Hospital Installs Smart Access System from Salto Systems

The brand new University Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Barcelona's most up-to-date health care facility, has chosen SALTO Systems XS4 smart access control system to provide advanced security management. read more

University of Brighton Graduates to IP with ATEC

The University of Brighton is placing its CCTV security requirements in the hands of security integration expert, ATEC. The popular south coast university awarded ATEC the contract to replace its existing analogue CCTV system with the latest in digital surveillance technology following a ten-way tendering process. The new IP CCTV network is expected to be fully installed and operational by the end of July this year, recording over 75,000 images every day. read more

New Zealand Chooses IBM's Joint Border Management System

A joint border management system (JBMS) designed to significantly improve border processing for New Zealand traders and travellers, and to make border agencies more efficient, will be the result of a contract signed today by New Zealand Customs and information technology provider, IBM. read more

Argentinean Government Explores Biometrics with Cross Match

Cross Match Technologies, a leading 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

Morpho's Small-Size Explosives Detection System Approved for EU Airports

Morpho Detection, the detection business of Morpho, Safran group's security unit, today announced its medium speed CTX 5800 hold baggage explosives detection system (EDS) has been evaluated by the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) as meeting European Union Standard 3 requirements. The CTX 5800 is also certified by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. read more

Intellicheck Mobilisa Secures $800,000 Contract

Intellicheck Mobilisa, a global leader in access control and wireless security systems today announced a sale for their identity systems group, valued at approximately $800,000, for access control equipment and services. read more

iControl Networks Raises $50 Million to Accelerate International Expansion and Management Offerings

iControl Networks, a leader in broadband home management, today announced the close of over $50 million in Series D funding, bringing total investment in the company to more than $100 million. This round of funding will accelerate the deployment of iControl's energy management solution and other broadband home management services, while also positioning the company for international expansion. read more

Intrusion Detection from Smarter Security Systems Helps Nab Copper Thief in Texas

Smarter Security Systems, provider of intelligent entrance control and outdoor security solutions, today announced that its customer, the City of Denton, Texas successfully apprehended an intruder set on stealing copper from a substation due to the alarm provided by SmarterFence. Cameras for verification and a rapid police response led to the arrest of one criminal in the act of committing the crime. The city has installed SmarterFence, a fiber optic intrusion detection system, on thirteen of its substations and equipment storage yards. read more

TagMaster Installs Traffic Control for Capri, Italy

TagMaster, the leading producer of advanced RFID solutions for long-range identification, announces the installation of automatic vehicle identification for traffic control on the island of Capri in Italy. The installation is being handled by TagMaster's long term partner, Generale Sistemi and their systems integrating partner Zucchetti SpA div. Kronotech.  read more

Honeywell Estimates Smart Buildings and Homes to Meet 20% of Electricity Demand by 2020

Collaboration between Users and Utilities Expected to Account for More Than 100 Gigawatts of Power Annually, Altering Current Energy Delivery Models and Determining Success of the Smart Grid Within the next decade, more than 20 percent of electrical demand in the United States is expected to be met by building operators and homeowners more effectively optimizing their energy consumption and resources in collaboration with their utilities, said energy experts at Honeywell. read more

VideoIQ Takes Care of Onondaga Central School District

Nestled in a valley with rural surroundings, the Onondaga Central School District is located in picturesque upstate New York, just seven miles outside of Syracuse. Despite its tranquil environment, the school district's administration wanted to help ensure that students and staff would be safe at all times while on school property. read more

Axis Presents Interim Results for the Half Year

Axis today forecasts interim net sales for the first half-year 2011 of approximately MSEK 1,550. This is equivalent to a sales increase of 17 percent in Swedish kronor and approximately 30 percent in local currencies.
The sales result for the half-year is thus in line with the previously communicated long-term growth expectations, but is lower than the latest compilation of the market's expectations produced by SME Direkt*. read more

FLIR Systems Wins Multimillion Dollar Sub-Contract with Northrop Grumman

FLIR Systems, announced today that it has secured a multimillion dollar sub-contract with Northrop Grumman. As part of this contract, FLIR has developed a new medium-range ground-based radar designed specifically for desert environments, the LSR-5000. The final systems will be deployed in the Middle East region for wide area perimeter security at critical facilities. read more