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