Milestone Expands with New Hires and Promotions Globally

Milestone Systems, the open-platform company in IP video management software, announced internal promotions and new salespeople in the U.S. and Europe working with Milestone partners to win more customers and support the increasing amount of high-level projects. read more

Infinova Gives Surveillance Equipment to Argentinean University for Training Program

Infinova announced that Infinova Argentina has donated megapixel cameras, network cameras, a DVR and software to a new university program in Rosario that includes video surveillance in its IT program. In addition, under the Infinova Argentina banner, its integrator is providing literature, presentations and their technical manger's time as the professor for the classes. Attending the signing celebration August 23 were Adolph Salas,Infinova VP, Latin America and the Caribbean and Diego Nannini, President of Infinova Argentina.  read more

Digital Angel Fields Acquisition Bid from PositiveID

Digital Angel, a technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, confirmed that it has received a unsolicited non-binding proposal from PositiveID (PSID) that, subject to due diligence and other unstated conditions, PSID is prepared to make an offer to purchase all the common shares of Digital Angel for US$0.60 per share in PSID common stock. Additional details of the possible offer have not yet been made available.  read more

Rapiscan Systems Awarded $325 Million X-Ray Contract from TSA

OSI Systems, a vertically integrated provider of specialized electronics and services, announced that its security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract by the US Transportation Security Administration for the checkpoint X-ray baggage inspection system. The contract is valued at up to US$325 million in potential future orders. read more

SimplexGrinnell Names New President

Robert Chauvin, a leader with a record of success over three decades in the fire and life-safety industry, has been named President of SimplexGrinnell, a Tyco International company.  read more

FBI Finds 2009 US Crime Falls For Third Straight Year

According to the figures released by the FBI, the estimated number of violent crimes in the U.S. declined in 2009 for the third consecutive year. Property crimes also declined in 2009, marking the seventh straight year that the collective estimates for these offenses dropped below the previous year’s total. read more

Mexico's Largest State Invests in IndigoVision City Surveillance

Chihuahua State in Northern Mexico has deployed a wide-area distributed surveillance system based onIndigoVision's IP video technology. Covering nearly 100,000 square miles, Chihuahua is the largest Mexican state. Its capital and largest city has the same name, Chihuahua and it includes the other major cities of Delicias, Cuauhtemoc, Parral, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Camargo, Creel, Meoqui and Jimenez. The truly distributed nature of the system allows an operator in the state capital to view video from any other city in the region from a PTZ camera that they can control.  read more

Avigilon HD Surveillance Patrols at US Community

Avigilon, a provider of HD and megapixel video surveillance systems, announced that the City of Selma, Alabama has deployed the Avigilon HD surveillance system to boost community safety and reduce criminal activity. Deployed at the Selma Police Department (SPD) and at the Selma Housing Authority’s George Washington Carver (GWC) complex, a 215- apartment facility with more than 500 tenants, the Avigilon HDsurveillance system has helped reduce criminal activity by 75 percent.  read more

NAV IP Surveillance Watches over US Casino

Honoring a 232-year reputation for quality, the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, has deployed a Pelco IP-based video surveillance system in its new Casino Club gaming facility. Designed and built by North American Video (NAV) and M. Malia and Associates (MMA), the video surveillance system features approximately 400 cameras installed in a building designated as a National Historic Landmark.  read more

March Networks Improves Public Safety and Security with Secure City Technology Alliance

March Networks, a provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced its founding membership in the Secure City Technology Alliance (SCTA), a newly formed coalition of technology and market leaders focused on providing government authorities with interoperable, city-wide security solutions that improve public safetyand emergency response.  read more

Salto Systems Acquires Swedish Distributor Carl F Access

Salto Systems in partnership with EVVA have jointly acquired the business of Carl F Access in Stockholm, Sweden.  read more

Bosch Provides Complete Security for Large Bulgarian Mall

Bosch Security Systems has supplied all security technology for the Serdika Center in Sofia. The systems were installed by local partners. The new complex became one of the largest shopping centers in Bulgariawhen it opened in March 2010. Besides 51,000 square meters of retail space on three levels, the Serdika Center also includes an eight-storey office complex with 30,000 square meters of office space, which should be completed at the end of the year, as well as 1,600 parking spaces.  read more

Morpho Handheld Explosive Detection Deployed for TSA Pilot

Morpho Detection, part of Morpho, Safran group’s security business, provided mobile systems in support of a recent Transportation Security Administration (TSA) pilot program that tested the application of mobile advanced explosives detection technology solutions. The field pilot took place at surface transportation sites in and around New Orleans, including a major interstate bus station as well as ferry and cruise ship terminals at the Port of New Orleans.  read more

Next Level Security Systems Hires Texas Instruments Veteran as Engineering VP

Next Level Security Systems, a manufacturer of unified, networked security solutions, appointed Danny Petkevich as VP of Engineering. In this capacity, Petkevich will oversee Next Level's engineering initiatives and spearhead the development of strategic partnerships with hardware vendors.  read more

ScanSource Security Distributes DVTel IP Video Solutions

DVTel, a provider of smart security solutions, entered into an agreement with ScanSource Security, a distributor of physical security solutions, to distribute DVTel’s entire product suite of intelligent IP video security solutions.  read more

Invizeon Resells Augusta Systems Remote Monitoring Solutions

Augusta Systems, a provider of technologies that power the convergence of devices, systems and networks, and Invizeon, a provider of communications solutions, have partnered to advance remote monitoring in emerging markets.  read more

TSA Awards $20.3 Million to Milwaukee Airport for Baggage Screening

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded approximately US$20.3 million to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the construction of a new inline baggage handling system designed to enhance TSA’s efforts to strengthen security at airports.  read more

IMS Research: Wireless Video Surveillance Grows 20 Percent in 2010

According to a new report from IMS Research on the market for wireless infrastructure used in video surveillance, the market was estimated to be worth around US$175 million in 2009, in the Americas and EMEA regions combined. Additionally, both the EMEA and Americas markets are forecast to grow at a rate approaching 20 percent in 2010. So what is driving this growth?  read more

Nice Security Solutions Gear Up for Indian 2010 Commonwealth Game

Nice Systems, a provider of intent-based solutions that extract insight to impact business performance, reduce financial risk and ensure safety and security, announced that India's HCL Security, Nice's strategic partner and the project's prime contractor, will be implementing Nice's integrated security solution at India's Delhi Police. Nice will enable Delhi Police with an integrated command, control, coordination and communication center (C4i) solution to meet operational requirements for the upcoming October 2010 Commonwealth Games 2010 and beyond. read more

SISYS Keeps Track of Visitors at BAE Systems UK Sites

BAE Systems Military Air Solutions (MAS), part of global defense, security and aerospace company BAE Systems, has chosen visitor management system from SISYS to control visitor access across four of its sites.SISYS is a division of Chubb Systems, part of UTC Fire & Security.  read more

HP Acquires Security Management Company ArcSight

HP and ArcSight signed an agreement for HP to acquire ArcSight, a security and compliance management company, for US$43.50 per share, or an enterprise value of $1.5 billion.  read more

Code Locks Take Care of UK Hospital

Upgrade and replacement of damaged mechanical digital locks at Worcester Royal Hospital has led facilities managers on site to specify electronic locks from Codelocks.  read more

3M Closes Cogent Acquisition

3M announced that its direct subsidiary, Ventura Acquisition, has commenced its tender offer for all shares of common stock of Cogent at a price of US$10.50 per share. The tender offer is being made in connection with the agreement and plan of merger, dated Aug. 29 by and among 3M Ventura Acquisition and Cogent, which 3Mand Cogent announced on Aug. 30. 3M will pay $943 million for Cogent.  read more

G4S Extends Service Contract from UK Football Club

G4S, a security company in the UK and Ireland, won a contract extension of providing security, stewarding and crowd management services to Aberdeen Football Club.  read more

TSA Awards $938,000 to US Airport for Baggage Screening

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded US$938,000 to Rochester International Airport (RST) for the construction of inline baggage handling systems designed to enhance TSA’s efforts to strengthen security at airports. read more

CompoSec 2011 Digs Out Product Design for HD, IP and Green Security

Nearly 50 security component manufacturers and suppliers from around the world are exhibiting atCompoSec, the world’s only event for component suppliers. The show will take place from April 20 to 22, 2011, at the Nangang Taipei World Trade Center and will offer a series of product design solution seminars for security product manufacturers.  read more

Bosch Security Systems Watches over Croatian Mall

A security solution from Bosch Security Systems has been installed in the Garden Mall in Zagreb, Croatia. 75 international and national retailers and service companies are represented on this retail complex, which covers an area of 38,425 square meters and offers parking space for 1,400 vehicles. The Bosch security solution encompasses customized surveillance, fire alarm and emergency evacuation systems to provide the security and safety for customers and employees. The solution was installed by Tehnozavod-Maru?i? of Zagreb.  read more

Nedap Management System Retouches Dutch Car Coating Plant

AkzoNobel Car Refinishes, a producer of performance coatings, has chosen Nedap security management system for its production plant in Sassenheim, the Netherlands. The implementation will be executed by Nedap’s business partner Imtech Security Solutions read more

RSA Professional Services and Canon Smart-Card Encryption Meets US Security Requirements

RSA, the Security Division of EMC, announced RSA Professional Services has worked with Canon U.S.A., a provider of digital imaging, to provide US government standard encryption for its embedded platform used to validate smart cards in Canon printers, copiers and multifunction products. RSA's technology has enabled the company to sell equipment that achieves the security requirements for smart card authentication to the U.S. public sector, such as the US Department of Defense.  read more

Insease Distributes Emza Visual Sense Intelligent Sensors in China

Emza Visual Sense, a provider of autonomous outdoor video analytic sensor, entered into an exclusivedistribution agreement with Insease Technology, a system integrator and distributor of security video products throughout China.  read more

Bosch Provides Comprehensive Security to Hungarian Mobile Operator

Bosch Security Systems has installed an all-embracing security solution at Telenor House in T?r?kbálint, Hungary, the headquarters of Telenor, one of Hungary's mobile operators. The solution consists of a centrally controlled, IP video surveillance system; an access control system for employees and vehicles; and an intrusion alarm system.  read more

March Networks Hybrid Video Solution Enhances US County's Safety and Security

March Networks, a provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced the government of Campbell County, Wyoming, is using the company’s VMS, encoders and hybrid recorders for integrated security across its facilities. The county’s IT department standardized on the solution based on its proven reliability, management and ability to support a phased transition to all-IP video surveillance.  read more

Barix Audio over IP Networked Device Deployed at Switzerland Railway

Barix, a provider of IP-based audio transmission, intercom, control and monitoring, announced that Montreux-Oberland-Bernois (MOB) Railways in Switzerland will become the first customer of a networked audio over IPdevice designed for harsh everyday operation on railways, buses and ships.  read more

Integrated Approach to Residential Security

PCS stresses integrated approach at BCCT residential security seminar 

Speaking at a presentation on residential security organized by the British Chamber of Commerce, panel member and PCS Residential Safety and Security specialist Steve Woodward emphasized the importance of implementing an integrated physical and technical approach in minimizing security threats. read more