Webgate HD Video Tracks Traffic Along Korean Expressway

Webgate HD-Camera gives the public and first responders access to high-definition pictures.
The Korea Expressway Corporation (KEP) selected Webgate high-resolution cameras to provide a clear picture of traffic for its intelligent transportation system (ITS). "The old analog system with its black-and-white screens was almost impossible for recognizing details, especially in poorly lit areas at night," said Mr. Park, Traffic Control System Manager. Read more

Samsung Techwin Appoints New Sales and Marketing Director for Europe

Gary Rowden has been appointed Sales & Marketing Director of Samsung Techwin Europe. Rowden, who until recently was Sales Director of IP distributor Anixter International, has worked within the electronic security industry for over 20 years for both manufacturing and distribution companies. Read more

Los Angeles Airports Order Imageware Biometric Credential Solutions

ImageWare Systems, a leader in multimodal biometric security solutions, announced that Los Angeles World Airports, a City of Los Angeles department that owns and operates Los Angeles International, LA/Ontario International and Van Nuys airports, has placed an order for a number of biometric identity management and credentialing software products developed by ImageWare Systems. Read more  

Axxonsoft VMS Deployed at Major Russian Oil Depot and Four Gas Stations

According to the Russian Fuel Union, the Lipetsk Fuel Company is Russia's third largest independent company in oil products sales and capital turnover tailing only the Moscow and St. Petersburg Companies. The LFC runs a retail network including 92 gas filling stations in 7 regions of the Central Federal District where it successfully competes with major players, such as Rosneft, TNK-BP and Lukoil. The company is stepping up its presence in the market and in line with its program to build 100 new stations intends to enter new regions this year, including the Moscow, Tula, Rostov, and Volgograd regions and Ukraine. Read more 

UK Surveillance Market to Grow in 2012, Says Key Note

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Closed-Circuit Television Update Market Report 2012" report to their offering.
This Key Note Market Report Update analyses the recent changes in the UK closed-circuit television (CCTV) market, covering equipment, installation and maintenance, but excluding the cost of monitoring. Owing to the slight recovery in the economy and an increase in output within the construction industry, Key Note estimates that the CCTV market will increase by 2.2 percent in 2011, compared to the previous year, reaching a value of 418m at end-user prices. Read more

Distribution Center Boosts Business with Arecont Vision Megapixel Video

The high quality, detail-packed images originating from Arecont Vision megapixel cameras are finding new applications above and beyond conventional video surveillance solutions. At General Trading Company, a private wholesale food distribution company in Carlstadt, NJ, the Arecont Vision cameras were installed to update the operation by providing an overview of employee performance and productivity and to review inbound and outbound shipments for quality control as well as expand existing surveillance coverage of the facility. Read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

Lumidigm
Mark Shermetaro, CEO Lumidigm, the multi-imaging biometric identity management company, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Lumidigm Board member Mark Shermetaro as CEO. Lumidigm Co-founder, Chairman and CEO Bob Harbour will stay on as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective February 1.
Shermetaro comes to Lumidigm from his position as VP of Business Development at Methode Electronics, where he was responsible for leading corporate M&A activity. Shermetaro served on the Lumidigm Board of Directors for two years. Read more

Historic London Football Club Protects Patrons With Genetec Video System

Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, is proud to announce that Fulham Football Club, London's oldest first class football club, has installed Genetec's video surveillance system in its 22,000-seat stadium. Read more

Australia's Largest Retailer Enhances Surveillance with March Networks Software

March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced that Woolworths – an Australian company with extensive retail interests throughout Australia and New Zealand – is deploying new Visual Intelligence software across thousands of existing March Networks video recording systems in a phased upgrade program. The software delivers enhanced live monitoring and searching capabilities that make it even easier for the retailer to centrally manage surveillance video used for security and loss prevention in more than 1,300 remote locations. Read more

American Ranch and Home Retailer Improves Loss Prevention With Envysion Managed Video

Envysion, the leading Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) provider, announced that Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply has selected Envysion as its exclusive video provider and is deploying Envysion Insight to all its stores. Murdoch's, a general merchandise and ranch supply retailer, will utilize Envysion's MVaaS solution to improve loss prevention and merchandising efforts, increase HR efficiency in issue resolution and drive store-level profitability. Read more

Bosch Supplies Security Technology for Sports Stadiums in South America

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. Read more

Rapiscan Systems Selected by Charles De Gaulle International Airport for Baggage Inspection

OSI Systems, a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronics and services, announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, was selected by Aeroports de Paris (ADP), one of the world's largest airport owners and operators, to implement the Rapiscan carry-on baggage screening system at Charles De Gaulle International Airport and Orly International Airport. Approved for use by multiple international regulators, the system is one of the most widely deployed passenger baggage screening systems in the world. Read more

IndigoVision Ensures Passengers Travel Safe on Santiago Metro

Passengers on the Santiago Metro system can travel more safely due to a new security monitoring system from IndigoVision. More than two million passengers a day travel on the Santiago metro, the backbone of the Chilean capital's public transport system. Metro system management was keen to ensure the security of passengers, and worked with IndigoVision partner Diebold Bitelco Chile to find the ideal solution. Read more

Italian Civil Security Market to Exceed $2.52 Billion, Says Frost & Sullivan

Technology upgrades and life cycle replacements of security systems will promote the steady expansion of the Italian civil security market, particularly in the airport and critical infrastructure domains including mass transport, roads, subways, tunnels, and schools. Forthcoming international events, such as the World Expo in 2015 in Milan, are set to boost passenger throughput at airports, railways, seaports and along roads, motivating security spending in the country over the forecast period.
The overall market is expected to grow from $206 million in 2010 to $419 million in 2015, reaching a peak of $513 million in 2012, driven by investments in the seaports, oil and gas, and critical infrastructure domains. Market opportunities are largely centred around critical infrastructure projects with a cumulative investment of over $977 million over the forecast period for this domain, followed by a total of $609 million for airport security and $606 million for oil and gas. Read more

Russian Petrochemical Company Deploys Axxonsoft Integrated Video and Access System

The Krasnoyarsk Synthetic Rubber Plant is a unique and Russia's largest producer of nitrile butadiene rubber that is in demand both in domestic and international markets. The plant is a subsidiary of the Sibur Holding, the largest petrochemical company in Russia and Eastern Europe covering the entire industry cycle. The enterprise's infrastructure includes its own access roads, feedstock discharge and finished products loading racks, and feedstock and finished products storage facilities. The plant supplies its products both to the domestic market and to China, Thailand, the United States, India, and Turkey. Read more

Traditional Market in Madrid Enhances Security With Axis Network Cameras and Integrated Access Control

Refurbishing the San Anton market in Madrid has meant recovering the space of a traditional market to construct an innovative retail and leisure building. The aim was to find a new environment for entertainment and culture that would respond to the growing interest in gastronomy while also being completely safe and integrating well into the local area. Read more

Daycare Center in Taiwan Strengthens Security With Messoa Surveillance

With the new campus recently constructed, the Affiliated Kindergarten of Renhe Elementary School in the suburb of Tainan, Taiwan was looking to deploy an improved network video surveillance solution from the school's original analog system. The new system not only had to provide video images in high definition, it also had to be a cost-effective solution that could be easily installed, operated and maintained. Read more 

HID Global Completes NFC Mobile Access Control Pilot at Arizona State University

HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced it has successfully completed the world's first university pilot of NFC smartphones carrying digital keys. The pilot was implemented using the company's SIO technology that transforms how secure identity is delivered and managed while enabling new levels of access control security, portability and performance. Read more

Starwood Resort in Thailand Protects Guests With Salto Access Control Solution

Guests at the Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa, a new hotel on Koh Samui Island in the Gulf of Thailand, bordering the South China Sea, can now experience the latest in contactless access technology thanks to SALTO's electronic mortise cylinder.
Called the “Coconut Island” Koh Samui is Thailand's third-largest island and the hotel, located on an exclusive stretch of Lamai Beach on the island's east coast, is part of the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Group and is the brand's seventh hotel in Thailand and 99th Le Meridien in the global portfolio.  Read more

March Networks to Provide Stadium Security System for Hockey Games in Ottawa

March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced that it has partnered with the Ottawa Senators to provide its next-generation video surveillance platform to enhance security and operations at Scotiabank Place – a world-class sports and entertainment facility and home to the National Hockey League (NHL) team. This week, the Ottawa Senators and Scotiabank Place will play host to the NHL All-Star Game. Read more

Magal Wins $2.1 Million Contract for Perimeter Detection of Two Prisons in Latin America

Magal Security Systems announced that it has won a US$2.1 million contract to supply and install multi-layer Perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems (PIDS) for two new high security prisons in Latin America.

The multi layered solutions are mostly based on Magal′s core products: volumetric covert buried cable detection systems, microwaves systems, fence mounted cable sensors and several third party complementary products.Read more

Arizona Health Center Standardizes Management With Brivo Access Control

Brivo Systems, leader in Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for security management, announced that Adelante Healthcare, a private non-profit located in Arizona, has standardized on Brivo for access control management at its current and future health care and administration facilities. Adelante Healthcare currently operates seven health centers throughout Maricopa County, offering a wide array of services to patients of all economic backgrounds. Accel Communications is the integrator for this expanding installation. Read more

Memoori: Security Industry Will Confidently Ride Out 2012's Economic Storm

Traditionally this is the time for reflection on the past year and forecasting the trends over the next 12 months.
Memoori's annual report on the world's Physical Security industry showed that in 2011, despite a troubled economic climate, it increased revenues and profitability whilst merger and acquisition surged by more than double in the last 2 years to $9.847 billion. Read more

Russian Oil Company Streamlines Operations With Axxonsoft Video Surveillance Management

Magnat RD is a dynamically developing company that has worked in the refined oil products market since 1994. The company specializes in wholesaling and retailing oil products through its own gas station chain as well as refinery products delivery via a variety of transport means.
The company manages two oil depots, 33 gas stations in Krasnoyarsk and the Krasnoyarsk region, 22 large tank trucks, a unique diesel fuel treatment unit using the Dito Research and Production Company technology, and a GOST R-certified test lab. Read more

Morpho Opens Service Center in Australia

Morpho (Safran group) announced that it has opened its new Morpho Service Center in Canberra, Australia. The center was opened by Doug Smith, CEO, CrimTrac, and by His Excellency the French Ambassador to Australia, Stephane Romatet, and attended by His Excellency the High Commissioner of New Zealand, Martyn Dunne. Read more 

Messoa Surveillance Cameras Keep a Watchful Eye on Private Villa in Cyprus

A private villa, situated on a hillside nearby Limassol, Cyprus, consists of a 3-storey house, a backyard, and an outdoor pool. Enclosed only by low walls and fences in order to open up to the verdant surroundings, the villa was an easy target for break-ins and trespassing. To safeguard his family and property for a secure residential environment, the home owner was looking to set up a video surveillance system. Read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance systems, announced the appointment of Bradley Bardua, CA, to the position of CFO effective immediately, Keith Marett to VP of Marketing and Communications and Amir Javidan to VP of Customer Service and IT.
Bardua has extensive experience working with fast-growing public companies in sectors such as technology, gaming, hospitality and energy. Over the past two decades, he has helped companies raise hundreds of millions of dollars through equity and debt offerings in Canada and the US and has led teams responsible for mergers and acquisitions, financial management and corporate governance. Read more