VidSys PSIM Software Helped to Protect National Mall Visitors during Fourth of July Celebrations

VidSys, the leading provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software that allows organizations to resolve business and security situations in real time, announced that it collaborated with the United States Park Police (USPP) on a technology trial to protect the hundreds of thousands of people from around the country during the annual Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C. The VidSys PSIM software system was leveraged to monitor for, respond to and manage potential security threats throughout the National Mall and Memorials area. read more

Malaysian City in Spotlight with Wireless IP Video System from IndigoVision

Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) has deployed a fully-integrated wireless CCTV surveillance system using IndigoVision's IP Video technology. MPSJ administrates the city of Subang Jaya, which has a population of 4.7 million and is located in the state of Selangor on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. This is the first large scale deployment of centrally monitored CCTV cameras by a local municipal council in Malaysia. The 100 camera system was designed and installed by IndigoVision's approved Partner GTC Global Sdn Bhd, who specialise in deploying integrated wireless security solutions. read more

UK Tunnel Selects Sicura Command and Control for Complete Picture

Sicura Systems are supplying a fully fault-tolerant, integrated command and control solution to the ￡260m New Tyne Crossing Project. read more

Hikvision Provides Video Encoders and Megapixel Cameras to Macedonian Telecom’s Retail Outlets

Digital video encoders and megapixel cameras from Hikvision are being used throughout Macedonia by one of the country's leading telecommunication companies, Makedonski Telekom AD – Skopje, at stores, corporate offices and relay stations.  read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

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Tom Raftery, VP of Corp Services & Purchasing
Protection 1, the second-largest electronic security company in the United States, has appointed Tom Raftery as VP of Corporate Services and Purchasing. Reporting to Chief Financial Officer Dan Bresingham, Raftery will oversee purchasing and inventory management, vendor relations and pricing, as well as corporate services such as real estate, fleet management and travel.In addition, Raftery will play a key role in acquisition assimilation.  read more

Mayflex Partners with Axis

Mayflex, the distributor of converged IP solutions, announces a new partnership with Axis, the global leader in the network video market. read more

American Science and Engineering Receives $2.1 Million Mobile Detection Order from APAC Agency

American Science and Engineering, a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced that the Company received an order for $2.1 million for multiple Z Backscatte Vans (ZBV) from a Customs organization in the APAC region. The order includes operator training, service, and warranty. read more

EtherWAN Provides Onboard Monitoring for German Buses

There is an increasing demand for mobile, field based surveillance systems especially on motor vehicle. These systems reply on Power over Ethernet technology to reduce installation costs and make data transmit to a central server very easy. KVS Bus company in Saarlouis Germany chooses EtherWAN and Plustek to provide a robust in-vehicle IP surveillance solution. read more

Infinova Partners with Digifort for VMS Integration

Infinova announced that Infinova's megapixel N-Series security cameras are fully integrated with Digifort's IP surveillance software. Digifort is the leading video management system provider in Brazil and, as a result of a partnership between Infinova and Digifort, integrators can easily provide their customers with Infinova IP and megapixel cameras fully integrated with the Digifort IP surveillance software and products, including license plate recognition and biometrics-based sign-on.  read more

Xtralis Acquires HeiTel Digital Video

Xtralis, a leading global provider of powerful solutions for the early detection of fire, gas and security threats, announced the acquisition of Germany-based HeiTel Digital Video. This acquisition enhances significantly Xtralis' position as the premium manufacturer of video surveillance and central monitoring solutions globally. read more

RICHOR Orders Heavy-duty ID-Tags from TagMaster for Mainline Rail Project in China

TagMaster, the leading producer of advanced RFID solutions for railway applications has received a important order from RICHOR, TagMaster's Premium Chinese Distributor, to supply 10,000 Heavy-duty ID-tags. These customised 2.45 GHz ID-tags form part of several equipment orders relating to the Letter of Intent announced in May 2011, which covers the joint development of an RFID system for use on mainline railways in China. read more

New Hirsch Learning Center Serves Growing EMEA Business

Hirsch, a leading security systems manufacturer, has launched a new Learning Center training facility in Ismaning, Germany to support its growing activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Duplicating the physical design and course content of its award-winning Learning Center at Hirsch's headquarters in Santa Ana, California, the Ismaning facility offers hands-on classes for end-users and channel partners on Hirsch DIGI*TRAC access control hardware and Hirsch Velocity security management software. read more

Dallas Gold & Silver Exchange Deploys RFID Solution from EIS to Automate Inventory Count and Improve Article Surveillance

Dallas Gold & Silver Exchange recently deployed a radio-frequency identification (RFID) inventory management solution from Electronic Inventory Solutions (EIS) in its showroom stores in Texas, California, and South Carolina for the dual purposes of automating the inventory count process and adding additional physical security. Using RFID tags, handheld RFID readers and EIS software, DGSE has achieved significantly reduced inventory count times (up to 85 percent), increased inventory accuracy (99.7 percent) and improved inventory control processes which cumulatively will improve margins across the entire organization. read more

Hikvision and NeoVSP Deliver Plug & Play VSaaS IP Surveillance Solution

Hikvision, the leading manufacturer of video surveillance products and NeoVSP global leader in carrier grade VSaaS platforms, announced that Hikvision's broad range of network cameras are integrated with NeoVSP platform. A plug and play camera service offering combined with NeoVSP's OVS can be available in the market, which brings a revolution in the use of IP surveillance. read more

Suprema Fingerprint Scanner Passes FBI Certification

Suprema, a global leader in biometrics and identification solutions, announced that the company launches RealScan-G10 ten-print live scanner which offers improved image quality and cost advantage over its predecessor, RealScan-10. The device also tested in full compliance and received certification from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the agency's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) Image Quality Specification (IQS) Appendix F standards. FBI IQS standards for live-scanning systems are mandatory for the purpose of FBI and most countries' government procurements. read more

Indigo Identityware Teams with MorphoTrak for Health Care Biometric Authentication

Indigo Identityware, a leader in the Identity & Access Management industry, has announced a collaboration with MorphoTrak, a subsidiary of Morpho, Safran group's security division and the world's leading biometric technology provider. read more

TagMaster announces Traffic Control Installation at the Island of Capri in 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

AVerMedia Information Changes Name to AVer Information

AVerMedia Information announced its evolution of the company brand and name to AVer Information. In addition to the new name, the company also unveiled a brand new company logo. Both the new AVer name and logo will be incorporated across all company products, materials and website beginning July 1, 2011. read more

Assa Abloy Sells Paper Maker Lorentzen & Wettre to ABB

ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement with ABB to sell Lorentzen & Wettre, part of the former Cardo group. The selling price is SEK 750 M on a cash and debt free basis. read more

Scallop Imaging D7-180 Cameras Integrated With OnSSI Video Management Platform

Scallop Imaging, the market innovator in high resolution, panoramic video cameras, and On-Net Security Surveillance Systems (OnSSI), the market leader in open-architecture, intelligent IP-based video surveillance software, announced the integration of Scallop Imaging's D7-180 camera with OnSSI's Ocularis video management system (VMS). read more

Sentry360 expands to UK Market with New Sales Representation

Sentry360 has appointed Harper Morgan as the official partner to grow the sales of Sentry 360 products in the UK security market. Sentry360, a leading developer of advanced multi-megapixel surveillance cameras has entered into a business development partnership with Harper Morgan to promote and support the full range of IP Video products manufactured by Sentry360 into the UK and Ireland. read more

Port of Boston Selects Intellicheck Mobilisa TWIC Readers for Pilot Project

Intellicheck Mobilisa, a global leader in access control and wireless security systems, announced that the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) began an official pilot test using the Company's IM2700 TWIC devices. read more

NEC Asia Pacific Establishes Competency Centre for Display Solutions

NEC Asia Pacific (“NEC APAC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation (“NEC”, HQ: Japan), has established the Asia Pacific Display Solutions Competency Centre (APAC DSCC) which starts operations officially in Singapore on 1 July. read more

Morpho to Develop Liquid Explosive Detection for 2013 EU Requirements

Morpho Detection, the detection business of Morpho, Safran group's security unit, announced its XDi X-ray diffraction-based (XRD) screening solution is under development for 2013 deployment in time to meet the EU requirement to reliably detect liquid explosives, and their components, in passengers' carry-on bags at the checkpoint. XDi is being developed at Morpho's XRD Center of Excellence in Hamburg. read more