SeSys Partners With Mobotix to Help UK Police Catch Metal Thieves

MOBOTIX advanced partner SeSys, a specialist in network vision solutions, has helped local police to catch intruders attempting to steal high value metals from Portsmouth City Council's recycling centre. The site, which had no access to high speed broadband, was assumed not to be covered by remote CCTV. However, the council had recently deployed a SeSys Torch CCTV system, which uses high resolution day and night, cameras to cover the entire site from the top of a high vantage point. read more

City Surveillance Project in Marseille, France Utilizes Turnkey Solution from ZTE NetView Technology

Good news arrived from Marseille France a few days ago. Shenzhen ZTE NetView Technology(ZTE NetView) made great efforts to get “Peace City” project for Marseille, which symbolizes a big breakthrough in European high-end market. read more

March Networks Solution Helps Ease Traffic Congestion on Italian Highway

Italian highway operator Autovie Venete has deployed a state-of-the-art March Networks video recording solution to monitor the comings and goings of the 40 million vehicles a year that make use of three busy toll highways in northeastern Italy. read more

Dutch Hotel Chooses Nedap Parking Solution for Guest Access and Experience

Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin is a luxury five-star hotel in a unique location direct at the beach at Noordwijk. The hotel has 230 rooms, 20 suites and 4 penthouses topped off with a Michelin Star restaurant. The hotel is host to many famous celebrities such as the Dutch football team. read more

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Ole Holmen Kraglund, Zone Manager for the Scandinavia Region

As demand for Europe's best-selling alarm signalling technology, IRIS, continues to grow, Chiron Security Communications has appointed Ole Holmen Kraglund as Zone Manager for the Scandinavia region.
He joins Chiron at a time of rapid growth and will play a key role helping both alarm monitoring centres and alarm system users take advantage of the evolving IRIS AoIP solution. read more

Historic Brooklyn Church Upgrades Security With Mobotix Solution

MOBOTIX, an industry leading provider of high-resolution, network-based security solutions, announced that Greenpoint Reformed Church, a 150-year old congregation in Brooklyn, N.Y., has deployed MOBOTIX high-resolution network cameras in its church located on Milton Street, just off Manhattan Avenue. read more

IndigoVision IP-Based Video Keeps Traffic Moving in Yunnan, China

IndigoVision's end-to-end IP Video surveillance systems are being used throughout the Chinese province of Yunnan for urban monitoring and traffic management. Used by 10 different police forces in cities and districts throughout the province, the systems are helping the authorities to better manage traffic and increase public safety through the use of help points. read more

Memoori: Difficult Times Ahead for Physical Security but Growth Opportunities Are Available

One of the most encouraging conclusions from Memoori's 3rd annual report The Physical Security Business in 2011 is that the Physical Security Industry has outperformed most of its peers; and despite a troubled economic climate it has increased revenues and profitability whilst merger and acquisition has surged by more than double in the last 2 years to $9.847 billion. This business looks like a very safe port in a storm. read more

Vivotek Makes Safety in Belgrade a Walk in the Park

The city of Belgrade, Serbia, can sleep much more soundly now, with Vivotek looking after them. Distributor Netiks helped implement the cameras as well as other network communication devices, both active and passive components, at the Tasmajdan Park, the biggest park in the City of Belgrade. While the reconstruction of the park was taking place, it attracted tremendous media attention, with Serbian President Boris Tadic opened Tasmajdan Park after the reconstruction project was completed. read more

Arecont Vision Cameras Protect Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club

In a lush hilltop setting in an affluent suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1.3 and 3 megapixel video cameras from Arecont Vision provide surveillance at the expansive Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC). The club, which offers a choice of two 18-hole courses, is the site of numerous international championships and hosts more than 100,000 rounds of golf a year. The KLGCC video surveillance system incorporates Arecont Vision megapixel cameras to provide better image quality, greater system efficiencies and advanced functionality. read more

Romanian Home Improvement Retailer Covers Store Expansions With Bosch Solution

Bosch provides state-of-the-art technology for Dedeman, the rapidly expanding leader of the Romanian home improvement and construction market. Dedeman's many large stores require a comprehensive solution that ensures protection and comfort to both staff and costumers as well as security against theft and fraud. The volume of this project presents a challenge Bosch is eager to meet. read more

Dutch Concert Venue Opts for Nedap Integrated Access and Intrusion Solution

The new Ziggo Dome concert venue in Amsterdam, which is currently under construction, has chosen to install access control and intrusion detection systems from Nedap Security Management. Automatic Signal Rijsenhout will carry out the project implementation. read more

Cross Match Technologies Receives Indian Government Technology Approval for National IDs

Cross Match Technologies, a leading global provider of biometric identity solutions, announced that it has been certified as one of the first suppliers of biometric devices for India's unique identification (UID) program. This milestone signifies that the company has successfully completed a rigorous two-step certification process and has received the Certificate of Approval from the Indian Government to continue to supply the program. read more

ABI Research: SaaS Providers Dominate HA Market With 1.3 Million Shipments in 2011

Following a spate of well-documented forays into the home automation market by several renowned service providers, open source technology from SaaS partners is expected to be present in the vast majority of home automation systems (HAS) brought to market in 2011. In fact, of the 1.8 million HAS shipped during the year, approximately 1.3 million will utilize this technology. read more

Successful Secutech Vietnam 2011 Attracts Record Number of Visitors

Secutech Vietnam 2011 set a new attendance record of 4,529 visitors for the show, held August 24 to 26 at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh City. The fourth exhibition was co-organized by Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media and VIETFAIR. read more

ABI Research: Chinese Smart-Card Manufacturers Gaining Market Share

Major growth in developing markets over the last two years has allowed smaller Asian vendors, such as Eastcompeace, Watchdata, Datang, and Wuhan Tianyu, to increase their market share to 16 percent in 2010, up from just 12.4 percent in 2009. Asian vendors are increasingly challenging the top four all European vendors, Gemalto, Giesecke & Devrient, Oberthur, and Morpho, who saw their market share drop from 71.4 percent to 66.6 percent in 2010. read more

Danish Airport Fortifies Security Using Axis and SeeTec Solution

SeeTec, one of Europe's leading suppliers of video management software, makes travelling a little bit safer. Together with Solar Denmark as the solution provider, SeeTec delivered a cutting edge video surveillance system to Karup Airport (Denmark), thus updating its security system to latest standards. read more

Secutech Thailand 2012 Helps You Tap into Fast Growing Market

The second edition of Secutech Thailand, which will take place from 28 – 30 June 2012 at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, is expected to attract 140 exhibitors and 5,500 professional buyers. read more

Sentry View Systems Monitors Green Flight Challenge by NASA and Google

Sentry View Systems (“Sentry View”) announces proud support of the CAFE Foundation's Green Flight Challenge, sponsored by NASA and Google, which took place September 26 through October 3rd at the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport and NASA's Moffett Field in California. read more