Axis Spruces Up Pituacu Stadium for the 2014 World Cup

Inaugurated on March 10, 1979, the Roberto Santos Stadium, better known as the Pituacu Stadium, located in Salvador (in the state of Bahia), Brazil, didn't have a single video surveillance camera, inside or outside of the stadium. The lack of security resulted in a high number of conflicts between organized supporters, complaints of thefts inside the stadium and a relative delay for the Military Police to intervene on behalf of the victims. read more

ObjectVideo Sues Bosch, Samsung and Sony

ObjectVideo, the leader in intelligent video, announced it has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) requesting the commencement of an investigation pertaining to products from Robert Bosch GmbH; Bosch Security Systems; Samsung Techwin; Samsung Opto-Electronics America; Sony Corporation; and Sony Electronics. The complaint seeks an exclusion order and a cease and desist order barring the importation, sale for importation, or sale after importation of products from Bosch, Samsung and Sony that contain software features and functions which infringe certain ObjectVideo patents. read more

Milestone Systems and Infortrend Partner Up

Infortrend, the networked storage expert, and Milestone, a leader in open platform IP video management software, announced a partnership whereby Infortrend is a Milestone Solution Partner (MSP). Infortrend's ESVA and EonStor DS storage systems are compatible with Milestone software, and customers can be confident Infortrend systems operate seamlessly in video surveillance applications featuring Milestone solutions. read more

March Networks Expands in Southeast Asia

March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced a strategic partnership with Milcon Gulf Group to aggressively address growing demand for video surveillance solutions in Southeast Asia and select countries in the Middle East. The partnership marries March Networks' strengths providing scalable, high-performance systems to leading financial institutions, government organizations and remote critical infrastructure operators worldwide with Milcon Gulf's proven success in large-scale infrastructure installations in those regions. read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

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Milestone Systems Creates a Safe Environment in Exclusive Copenhagen Nightclub

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software, is the foundation for an innovative, integrated solution from Info-Connect that manages safety, security and discrimination claims in an exclusive Danish nightclub, Karel van Mander. read more

GuiZhou Industrial Corporation Upgrades with Axis HD, Intelligence and Integration

Guiyang Tobacco Factory has a long history. In 2006, Guizhou Tobacco industry gathered 6 companies from the province, including Guiyang Tobacco Factory, and founded the China National Tobacco GuiZhou Industrial Corporation. As the pace of IT infrastructure and modern technology continues to accelerate, the IT needs of Guiyang Tobacco Factory have also increased. To achieve a unified and highly efficient management, Guiyang Tobacco Factory had to realize a truly digital video surveillance system and improve their employee productivity. read more

VideoIQ Continues Rapid International Expansion in Australia, Scandinavia and China

VideoIQ, the leader in video surveillance innovation, announced the addition of new distributors in Australia, China and Scandinavia to its international team of partners, further accelerating VideoIQ's strong presence in Asia and Europe. Each of these new distribution partners will be responsible for sales, technical support and distribution of VideoIQ's line of intelligent video surveillance systems within each of their territories, including iCVR-HD cameras, iCVR dome cameras, iCVR encoders, and the iCST line of streaming cameras and encoders. read more

Orix Venture Makes $12.5 Million Commitment to DVTel

ORIX Venture Finance, a leading provider of growth capital to mid- and late-stage private companies, announced it has closed a $12.5 million customized debt financing with DVTel, Inc. a multiple award-winning market leader in Smart Security Solutions for video surveillance. This financing will be used to refinance debt and support the growth plans of the Ridgefield Park, N.J.-based company. It also marks the first facility to close under the leadership of Michael David and William Bishop, the recently-announced new Co-Heads of ORIX Venture Finance. read more

Dubai Schools Adopt GPS and RFID System from EarthSearch Communications

East Coast Diversified, through its subsidiary EarthSearch Communications, announced that it launched its schools transportation and class attendance monitoring system. read more

Nice Systems to Further Enhance Security at Brooke Army Medical Center

NICE Systems announced that Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), a U.S. Army Hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, is expanding its implementation of NICE security solutions and upgrading its video surveillance capabilities with NiceVision Net 2.0. read more

Port of West Sacramento Chooses DNF for Surveillance Upgrade

The Port of West Sacramento is located 79 nautical miles north of San Francisco. Boasting some of the world's richest agricultural and industrial regions, the port is central to network interstate and state highways, an international airport and national railway systems. read more

Line of Business Products Will Help Boost RFID Software Market to $500 Million by 2016

RFID software continues to grow in uptake and according to the latest forecasts from ABI Research, software revenues are set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 20 percent through 2016. read more

Fujitsu Partners with Software Provider for Contactless K-12 Food Service Payment

Fujitsu Frontech North America, a leading provider of IT-based business solutions, including advanced technology products, biometric security, and digital media solutions, and MCS Software, a leading provider of completely functional and user-friendly software for the school food service environment, have announced their strategic partnership featuring the Fujitsu PalmSecure palm vein authentication solution. The PalmSecure technology has been integrated into the existing MCS Software's Point-of-Sale (POS) system to provide a more reliable, hygienic, accurate, and secure authentication solution that is also easier to use and maintain. read more

HID Global Delivers Multi-Technology National ID Cards to Saudi Arabia

HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that Saudi Arabia has increased requirements for national ID cards based on the company's LaserCard OSM (optical security media) technology. The multiple technology smart cards are issued to Saudi citizens for identification, e-government, and regional travel purposes. read more

Morocco Bank Invests in Integrated Solution from Maxxess, Assa Abloy and Hikvision

BMCE Bank, one of the largest banks in Morocco with a network of 620 branches, has placed its trust in a fully integrated security solution from MAXXESS Systems, which includes systems from ASSA ABLOY Aperio and HiKvision CCTV, to create a secure and safe working environment for staff at its head office in Casablanca. read more

Pennsylvania Schools Expand Wireless Surveillance Network with Firetide

What began as a wireless video surveillance system to secure Easton, Pennsylvania's West Ward school and parks is growing into a city- and county-wide effort to give local, neighboring and county police an edge in deterring and solving crimes. Two years ago, the Easton Police Department (EPD) obtained a Department of Justice “Secure Our Schools” federal grant matched by city funds to improve security around an elementary school, just a block away from the site of a 2007 gang-related triple homicide in the city's West Ward. To do so, the EPD commissioned Let's Think Wireless to deploy a Firetide-based wireless video surveillance network. read more

North American University Leverages Verint to Secure Its Campus, Students, Faculty and Staff

Verint Systems announced that a leading North American university has completed implementation of the Nextiva IP Video Management solution from Verint Video Intelligence Solutions and is using the technology to help ensure a safe learning and working environment for its students, faculty and staff. read more

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