AMG Systems Delivers Toll Management Solution to Indian Highway

AMG Systems announces that they have supplied their AMG 9000 managed ruggedized Ethernet switches for ITNL in India. ITNL is using the transmission equipment for the new 119 km addition to Highway No 8 which the company is implementing asBuild, Operate and Transfer (BOT) on behalf of the Indian Government's Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. read more

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Offer to Acquire Niscayah

Stanley Black & Decker, an S&P 500 global diversified industrial company, announced that it has made an offer to acquire all of the outstanding common stock and warrants of Niscayah, a leading commercial security and monitoring company specializing in electronic security services and solutions based in Stockholm, Sweden, for SEK18.00 per share in cash. The total transaction value including assumed financial debt would be SEK7.6 billion (USD$1.2 billion). read more

Axis Cameras Help Keep Bangkok Drivers Moving

The Genius Traffic Company was commissioned by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to provide a traffic monitoring and driver information system to alert drivers of traffic congestion and incidents. The new traffic monitoring system would allow the BMA central control staff to visually monitor the traffic conditions at more than 40 key intersections around Bangkok, and in turn allow staff to feedback traffic information to drivers on the roads via display signs. read more

Paxton's Access Control Promotes Greener Practice at Canoe England

With the UK facing one of the worst droughts in fifty years this month, the need to conserve water is more important than ever. Paxton's market leading electronic access control system, Net2, has energy efficient features built in. This helps companies to save money on utility bills and promote a greener outlook. read more

Biometric-Based Access Control to be of Interest to 1/3 of Businesses Polled, DigitalPersona Survey Finds

As data protection mandates become stricter and high profile instances of data loss proliferate in the media, a new survey of more than 360 attendees at Infosecurity Europe 2011 found that more than two in five respondents (42 percent) were interested in biometrics for network access control. The study was conducted by authentication and endpoint security provider DigitalPersona. read more

Occidental College Upgrades to Onity Locking System

Occidental College is upgrading its current locking system to Onity's Integra 5, a highly-specialized security lock designed for college campuses. The Integra 5 system offers individually customized access privileges to specific doors, along with any associated time and date parameters. The system greatly reduces the cost of installation by eliminating the need for expensive wiring to offline doors. Onity, one of the world's leading providers of electronic locking solutions, is a business of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. read more

IMS Research Expands Its APAC Footprint through Japan

Extending its reach into the key high-growth Asia Pacific region, IMS Research today announces the establishment of its research and sales operation in Tokyo, Japan. This is the fourth office the company has opened in Asia in recent years following China, Taiwan and South Korea. read more