Africa's Largest Mall Secured by Vivotek Cameras

Situated in the largest city of Morocco, the newly finished Morocco Mall in Casablanca, at 2.7 million square feet, is dubbed as the biggest mall in North Africa - if not the entire African continent. After four years and $260 million in the making, the sprawling complex featuring well-known designer and luxury western brands and a massive indoor cylindrical aquarium containing more than a million liters of water opened its doors to the public in December 2011. An effective and comprehensive surveillance system would dissuade shoplifting and pickpocket activities while monitor and ensure the safety of staff and customers at the same time. Read more

AOptix Partnered With SITA to Provide Biometric Identity Solutions for Air Transport Security

AOptix Technologies, a leading developer of advanced biometrics-based identity solutions, announced that SITA, the world's leading specialist in air transport communications and information technology, has become an AOptix Value Added Reseller (VAR) partner. SITA has more than 2,700 customers in over 200 countries and territories across 300 airport locations worldwide. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA. Read more

Maternity Hospital in Saint Petersburg Installs Axxonsoft Video Management

The maternity hospital on the Furshtatskaya Street in downtown St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, provides a wide range of services and includes an in vitro fertilization center, a well woman center, a diagnostics and out-patient center as well as prenatal care, in-patient obstetric, and childcare departments. Read more

Judicial Center in Denver Deploys AMAG's Security Management Solution

The Ralph Carr Judicial Center in Denver, Colorado, on track for completion in spring 2013, selected AMAG Technology's Security Management System which is designed for government and affiliated organizations needing a security management system that meets stringent government requirements and certifications. AMAG Technology is a security management solution provider that specializes in converged access control, IP video and intrusion management solutions for the commercial and government markets. Read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

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Joe Boissy, CMO 3VR, the video intelligence company, announced the addition of CMO Joe Boissy to the company's leadership team.
Boissy joins 3VR from IBM where he was director of go-to-market strategy and industry marketing for WebSphere enterprise software. Boissy, with more than 20 years of technology marketing experience, previously served as VP of worldwide marketing for ILOG, a supplier of business rule management systems, where he guided the company on a double-digit growth path resulting in an acquisition by IBM in July 2008. Prior to ILOG Boissy ran product marketing and product management at SunGard Trading and Risk and at Infinity Financial Technology, which was acquired by SunGard in 1997. He began his career at Paris-based Diagram Financial Software, now part of Thomson Reuters. Read more

Oman Fertilizer Company Deploys CEM Security Management System

CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, announced that the Oman India Fertilizer Company S.A.O.C (OMIFCO) has chosen CEM's security management systems to secure their premises. The system was installed by CEM Approved Reseller, Majees Technical Services. Read more

Chinese Hospital Protected by Axis Digital Video Surveillance

Longgang Hospital is located in Universiade New Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China. The hospital required a stable, reliable, real-time networked monitoring system, which needed to include the routine medical monitoring system of the outpatient building and the monitoring and surveillance system of patients in the hospital wards. A network digital monitoring system has been used, with user-friendliness being the main consideration, to create a safe, reliable, high-definition and intelligent video monitoring system. The system also satisfied the hospital's high standards regarding security technology requirements at the same time. Read more

Pivot3 Raises $23 Million in Funding

Pivot3, the leading provider of unified storage and compute appliances, announced the closing of a $23 million round of new equity financing, which will principally be used to fund expansion of its product development, sales and marketing activities. Pivot3 has been widely recognized for innovation in converged scale-out IT infrastructure since its founding in 2003, and has deployed solutions for more than 500 customers worldwide. Read more 

Global Revenues for Commercial Building Automation Systems Will Reach $146 Billion by 2021, Says Pike Research

Because commercial buildings consume roughly 23 percent of all electricity globally, the automation systems that ensure efficient performance are a critical part of energy management. Until the mid-1990s, modern building automation consisted of little more than individual systems with simple control panels for switches, timers, and alarms. Today, the market for commercial building automation systems is in the midst of revolutionary change in terms of technology and utility. In the last several years, the focus has shifted from an individual system view to a more holistic view so that the “building system” can be defined to include virtually any device or data source within the building. The amount of data created by automation systems can be overwhelming, but real competitive and economic value exists in using the data to monitor performance and uncover trends. According to a new report from Pike Research, the market for commercial building automation systems will double over the next decade, increasing from $72.5 billion in 2011 to $146.4 billion by 2021. Read more

Vietnam's Largest Commercial Bank Deploys Surveon Cameras

The Agribank is the largest commercial bank in Vietnam in terms of capital, assets, workforce, operating network and customer base. It has 37,500 staff in 2,300 branches and transaction offices, serving 10 million households and 30,000 enterprises nationwide. Agribank wanted to expand its video surveillance system in order to meet business growth and achieve centralized management for its surveillance networks. Agribank planned to set up a new system at its provincial headquarters in Yen Bai, while managing surveillance networks of six other locations in the province, including one branch and five offices. Read more

Johnson Controls Helps Housing Authority Enhance Fire Safety

The South St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) recently completed a project designed to enhance fire safety for two high-rise apartment buildings. The improvements were made possible by a Fire Prevention and Safety Grant of nearly $530,000, awarded to the organization in June 2011 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In 2010, approximately $780,000 in Fire Prevention and Safety Grants were awarded to Minnesota organizations. Read more

Florida School District Enhances Campus Safety With March Networks Surveillance Solution

March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced that Escambia County School District – which oversees 60 schools serving more than 40,000 students in Pensacola, Florida – has standardized on the company's video surveillance system to enhance school safety. Equipped with March Networks video management software and hybrid NVRs, the school district now has an easy-to-use, IP-based surveillance solution that allows it to resolve incidents quickly and better respond to potential threats. Read more

Identive Provides Logical Access With Smart Cards for Dutch Ministry of Defense

Identive Group, , a provider of products and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, announced that it has provided the Dutch Ministry of Defense (MoD) with 59,500 smart card readers that enable secure access to the ministry's computer network for MoD employees working remotely. Read more

Safran Launches MorphoTrust USA After L-1 Acquisition

Government agencies and businesses in the U.S. now have a dedicated identity solutions provider in MorphoTrust USA – a Morpho company part of the Safran group – and the only company dedicated to simplifying, protecting and securing the lives of the American people.
MorphoTrust was formed from the integration of three former L-1 Identity Solutions business divisions and corporate headquarters. The company delivers complete, integrated identity and enrollment solutions and is a trusted partner for all 50 states, as well as numerous federal agencies and commercial businesses. Headquartered in Billerica, Mass., it employs approximately 1,100 individuals, and operates over 1,200 ID service centers across the country. MorphoTrust currently provides driver license issuance solutions to 41 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the facial recognition solution for the FBI's Identity program, and the multi-modal biometric software for the Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise. It also is the prime contractor for the Department of State's U.S. Passport Card program and the Biometric Systems Integration Services program for passports and visas, as well as the primary supplier of iris recognition software for tactical use within the DoD. Read more

Axis Monitors Petrochemical Company in Northeast China

The IP surveillance system of the northeastern petrochemical company was put into operation initially at the end of 2004 with 84 surveillance points. After gradual expansions each year, it has now reached a total of over 500 surveillance points. The IP surveillance system promoted the cooperation between internal and external daily operations, realized continuous inspection, and has discovered the cause of several dozen incidents, providing evidence for many cases of major accidents. It has provided good support for plant safety and border security. Read more 

Moonblink's Video Surveillance as a Service Deployed in Retail Store on Las Vegas Strip

Moonblink Communications, a value-added distributor delivering wireless and video surveillance solutions, announced it has deployed its Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) offering to secure a retail store located on the Las Vegas Strip. Moonblink was selected by Top Speed Internet Service, the retail location's service provider, because Moonblink's VSaaS service – powered by EMC and Axis Communications – offers better security, greater ease of use and lower cost of deployment than building its own hosted infrastructure. Read more

Migration to IP Affects EMEA Intrusion Detection Market, Says Frost & Sullivan

The migration from public switched telecommunications network (PSTN) to Internet Protocol (IP) throughout the security sector will influence the capabilities of intrusion detection systems (IDS). This migration will enable the integration of video verification, as well as compel telecom service providers to incorporate IDS into their communications services. The strategy will not only reduce false alarms but also provide another distribution channel for IDS.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan finds that the market earned revenues of $2 billion in 2010 and estimates this to reach $2.11 billion by 2017, mostly driven by revenues from the residential, commercial and critical infrastructure segments. Read more

Car Dealer Combats Theft and Vandalism With

Cars and car parts are hot items for thieves, leaving a car dealer's inventory especially vulnerable to the most common threat to be dealt with. Sophisticated thieves know how to circumvent security systems to quickly strip or steal them. Vera Cadillac, a dealer in Pembroke Pines, Florida, wanted to combat this threat with an improved security system. The current system, using CCTV cameras connected to motion sensors, proved ineffective and easily vandalized or disabled by thieves. Read more

Burg-Wachter Acquires German Distributor Santec

BURG-WACHTER Group, Wetter, has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in Sanyo Video Vertrieb AG, Ahrensburg, from the founding shareholders. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
BURG-WACHTER Group, Wetter (Ruhr), is a family run corporation with a heritage of over 90 years. The company is an internationally renowned manufacturer of electronic and mechanical locks, letter boxes, door and window security, safes and cash boxes. BURG-WACHTER develops its products exclusively in Germany and maintains production facilities in Germany, Eastern Europe and China. The Group sells its products worldwide via DIY and hardware stores. Read more

HD Camera Grow Market Share for In-Car Police Video Surveillance, Says IMS Research

IMS Research forecasts that despite police department budgets coming under increasing pressure across the USA, the HD (High Definition) camera market onboard police cars is set to grow at over 20 percent over the next four years. This is just one of the findings from IMS Research's latest report on the mobile video surveillance equipment market.
Currently 4RE solution is the only HD solution specifically designed for the police in-car video surveillance market. However, a number of other mobile video surveillance equipment manufacturers are currently developing HD solutions, with release dates ranging from between nine and twelve months. Read more

Conway Cameras Watch Over Australian Prison

UK-based manufacturer Conway Security Products have supplied a large number of their custodial corner-mounted cameras as part of a refurbishment and updating project at a high-security correctional facility in New South Wales.
The project called for Conway's standard corner-mounted camera, plus the external product which has been fitted in the individual exercise yards attached to each high-security cell. Read more

Morpho Detection Receives TSA Order for Explosive Detection Systems

Morpho Detection, the explosives and narcotics detection business of Morpho, Safran group's security unit, announced it has received a delivery order under a U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) new equipment contract for its explosives detection systems (EDS) valued at more than $17 million. Read more

Grand Hyatt in San Francisco Deploys VingCard Comprehensive Locking System

VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, announces that the luxurious Grand Hyatt San Francisco has selected a complete package of VingCard Elsafe solutions for installation as a key component of the comprehensive renovation of its 659 guestrooms. The completed renovation features the addition of VingCard's energy management system and RFID locks powered by the cutting-edge wireless online access management system. Read more

Ievo Biometrics Installed at UK School

Spider Technologies have been at the forefront of another Ievo biometric installation – This time biometrics in schools. The project began in July 2011 at a school in North Wales, and required six readers for the site. The biometric units are fitted both internally and externally and also secure the sites main entry points. Almost 1,500 pupils are registered as well as teaching and domestic staff. Read more