Arecont Vision Megapixel Cameras Help Determine Race Results in Serbian Stadium

Megapixel video cameras from Arecont Vision are being used in European sporting events to help officials better determine race results in close competitions. At the Vojvodina Track & Field Club in Novi Sad, Serbia, the Arecont Vision 1.3 megapixel IP camera is capturing detailed images of sporting events so that athletes, and the order in which they finish, can be more easily identified. Read more 

Rapiscan Systems Wins Six-Year Screening Agreement for $400 Million to Mexico's Tax Collection Authority

OSI Systems, a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronics and services, announced that its security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been awarded a six-year authorization by Servicio de Administracion Tributaria (SAT), Mexico's tax and customs authority, to provide inspection services by implementing a wide-ranging program of cargo and vehicle security screening systems and services throughout Mexico. Read more 

University of Miami Expands IQeye Camera Deployment in Video Surveillance

IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, announced that the University of Miami in Florida continues to expand its IP video surveillance system by increasing the deployment of IQeye HD megapixel cameras. The University of Miami is a private research university with more than 15,000 students. Read more

Magal Receives $1.2 Million in Critical Infrastructure Orders from the Far East

Magal Security Systems announced that it received $1.2 million of orders for critical infrastructure in the Far East.
The first order is for a project to protect the perimeter and outdoors of a chemical industrial site. The project is based on an integrated CCTV solution with day and night cameras and Maestro DB – an advanced Video Management Software (VMS) with powerful Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA), optimized for outdoor security applications. Completion of the project is expected in 2012. Read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

Video Surveillance Axis Communications
Sudhindra Holla, Country Manager for India Operations Axis appoints Sudhindra Holla, as the new Country Manager for its India Operations. Holla is an industry veteran with rich experience in building businesses and developing channels.
In his new role, Holla will lead Axis operations in India, driving business strategy in addition to overlooking sales & marketing verticals. Since 100 percent of the company's revenues come from channels, Holla will place considerable emphasis on channel development to expand the reach of Axis products and services in the country. Under his leadership, the Axis India team will continue to tap India's growing physical security market and drive the ongoing shift to IP-based surveillance. Read more 

Bosch Supplies Security Technology for Football Stadiums in South America

Large crowds and big emotions are a dangerous combination. Therefore it is crucial for every sports stadium to have accurately designed emergency plans and advanced safety measurements in place. At two major South American arenas, Bosch Security Systems recently demonstrated which precautions it takes to enable trouble-free sports competitions on a large scale:
To mark the completion of the Copa America in 2011, the Malvinas Argentinas Stadium was overhauled. Its renovation included an enhancement of amenities and facilities, as well as a major update of the stadium's safety technology. Read more

Global Retailer Expands March Networks Video in $1 Million Deal

March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced that a major retail customer has selected its retail solution to replace analog-based CCTV technology in select U.S. stores. The order expands the customer's existing March Networks digital video network, which currently includes more than 30,000 recording systems and software and is thought to be one of the largest video surveillance installations worldwide. March Networks will complete delivery of the solution, valued at $1 million, by January 31, 2012. Read more

AxxonSoft Joins Intel Software Partner Program

AxxonSoft joined the Intel Software Partner Program and received the Premier Elite status which opens up broad prospects for optimizing the work of AxxonSoft software run on Intel hardware.
The optimization of resource-intensive apps, such as video processing software, is a priority task for software developers since a properly optimized software will not require excessively powerful hardware and as such will be more cost-efficient. Read more

UK's Largest Casino Selects Dallmeier Surveillance Solution

Dallmeier has installed a high-tech video surveillance solution at Britain's largest casino, the Aspers Westfield Stratford City Casino.

Opened in December 2011 and located at Westfield Stratford City, in the heart of east London, the Aspers Westfield Stratford City Casino represents a new model of casino in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. The Casino currently has 50 gaming tables, 150 gaming machines, 100 electronic gaming terminals, a sports book as well as bars and restaurants with views over the 2012 Olympic park. Read more

Fluidmesh Achieves Record Growth

Fluidmesh Networks is pleased to announce that it acheived record growth in 2011. Despite a down economy, the leader in wireless IP backbone systems increased the number of radios it deployed by 100 percent and boosted its customer base by 60 percent.Read more

Video Surveillance Semiconductor Revenue to Approach $3.5 Billion in 2015, Says NPD In-Stat

After a slight downturn in 2009 due to the worldwide economic conditions, the video surveillance equipment market returned to healthier levels and continued to improve. Boosted by 2011 sales, the market has witnessed the rise of the IP camera, which is about to overtake the long-established analog camera in revenues. As a result, new NPD In-Stat research forecasts that video surveillance semiconductor revenues will approach $3.5 billion in 2015. Read more

Hikvision Protects Brazilian Public Transport at World Cup City

While much of the world is gearing up for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in England, Brazil has a little bit of a different focus. Obviously, a country with such a rich and varied sporting history is excited to see how their compatriots will fare in London; but for many Brazilians, the real excitement begins in 2014 – when they host the FIFA World Cup Games.
These 2014 Games offer much more for Brazil than simply athletic entertainment. Instead, they present a wide variety of additional benefits that have nothing to do with swimming or wrestling. While Sao Paulo is one of the official host cities, the massive influx of tourists and publicity allow the entire country to prosper. Read more

Iris Recognition Leader AOptix Opens New Singapore Office

AOptix Technologies, a leading developer of advanced biometrics-based identity solutions, announced the opening of their latest sales office in the Republic of Singapore. Led by Anthony Hay, Director of Asia Pacific Sales, AOptix will serve their Asia Pacific customers from this new office central to India, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Read more

Anti- Crime Technology Helps to Fight UK Drug Ring

Applied DNA Sciences, a provider of DNA-based security, anti-counterfeiting technology, law-enforcement and product-authentication solutions announced today that its anti-crime technology has played a key role in the dismantling of a major drug ring in the United Kingdom, where eleven drug cartel members were sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison. A massive police operation, conducted over a period of three years, resulted in seizures totaling more than $400,000 of cocaine, heroin and cannabis, along with nearly $75,000 in cash. Read more 

Helsinki Music Center Ensures Safety With Access Control System

Hedengren Security has delivered Powernet's new battery back-up power supplies securing the power of the access control system at the Helsinki Music Center.
Hedengren was responsible for the system delivery, a third party for the planning and Powernet for the power supply delivery. The project took off a year and a half ago and was completed in the summer of 2011.Read more

VideoIQ Announces Record Growth in 2011

VideoIQ, the recognized leader in intelligent all-in-one video surveillance solutions,  announced record sales in 2011. VideoIQ's success was driven by continued adoption of its intelligent all-in-one video surveillance systems, including the award winning iCVR-HD cameras, iCVR dome cameras, iCVR encoders, and the iCST line of streaming cameras and encoders, as well as significant channel partner development, investment in new partnerships and the introduction of VideoIQ's Tier 1 partner program.Read more 

French Logistics Center Relies on Arecont Vision Parking Management System

The Sogaris Group is a French-based specialist in the design, development, investment, marketing, operation and management of multi-modal and urban freight logistic platforms. The multi-modal traffic hubs are located on strategic transport corridors and allow participants in the logistics supply chain to benefit from a wide range of services including transit-loading bays, warehousing, offices and general services such as security monitoring, maintenance services, living quarters, etc. Sogaris currently manages seven logistic platform locations throughout France with nearly 480,000 square meters of facilities. The company is at the forefront of the industry and continues to modernize its portfolio of properties, integrate new technologies, develop new projects and create new concepts to stay ahead of changes in the logistics profession. Read more

Scottish National Heritage Sites Deploys Streaming Video to Protect Wildlife

Vemotion Interactive, specialists in live video transmission over low bandwidth connections, announced a new deployment by Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary and Scottish National Heritage (SNH), who provided the funding for the project, to assist in the protection of a number of vulnerable wildlife sites in the area. Read moe

Assa Abloy Provides Access Control Solution for Manchester Social Housing

ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions has supplied door-opening solutions, door closers and other access-control solutions to City West Housing Trust regeneration project in Salford Greater Manchester, UK. Read more 

Memoori: Smart Grid in Smart Buildings Looking To Outperform Utility Smart Grid

Memoori's annual report The Smart Grid Business 2011 to 2016 shows that some 40 percent of the worlds annual spend on Electrical Transmission and Distribution Equipment goes to the Industrial and Commercial markets. It's therefore not surprising that whilst the main body of the industry preoccupies itself with the utility market the traditional manufacturers are also targeting the industrial and commercial business. Read more

Australian Harbor Enhances Security With Vivotek Cameras

The Jones Bay Wharf marina, developed in the early twentieth century in Darling Harbor, offers spacious berths for commercially registered super-yachts. The wharf is located right by one of the busiest entertainment districts in Sydney, Australia, where convention centers, aquarium, museums and attractions are within close proximity. Read more