asmag.com Launches Security 50 Website

asmag.com, a leading source for the security industry, announces the launch of Security 50 Website. Security 50 has drawn the global attention in the security industry for about a decade and identified the leaders of security industry. The security 50 website provides security players the latest viewpoints from those top players and the future trend of security industry. Also, the list of security 50 ranking helps global buyers find their trustworthy business partners and prioritize their shopping list. Read more

Axis Solution Secures Onboard Cable Cars in Italian Ski Resort

Cable Car Merano 2000 needed to equip the new facility at the Merano 2000 ski resort with a surveillance system that would enable reliable, quality monitoring of the 3 stations, the cabins and the path. The solution needed to be rugged and reliable, given the difficult installation conditions of some system components. Read more  

Miami City Fights Crime With Messoa Surveillance

Downtown Miami, Florida has a long history of crimes related to mob and drug activities, and the city still ranks among the top of having one of the highest crime rates in the United States. In effort to make the city safer, the Miami Dade County pledged to improve its public safety. A key part of the plan was to deploy a video surveillance system at security hotspots in high-risk neighborhoods. Read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

Cross Match Technologies, a global provider of biometric identity solutions, announced that Claus Hunting has joined the business to lead the company's Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) sales team.
A former director of sales with LaserCard Corporation with extensive experience in the ID document industry, Hunting joins Cross Match as VP, EMEA sales. He has driven global ID solutions initiatives and successfully penetrated the national ID market in the Middle East and Africa, having managed projects for the Saudi Arabian and Angolan governments' national ID programs. Read more

Security 50 website

Security 50 website offers security players an open platform for security elites to gather the first-hand industry trends and mingle with other security top players. 


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Major Energy Supplier in UK Installs Winsted Monitoring Center

Leading control room furniture manufacturer Winsted EMEA has supplied a range of futuristic equipment for SSE plc (Scottish & Southern Energy).
Winsted was selected to design, manufacture and install the control room consoles at SSE's Equipment Performance Centre (part of the company's Engineering Centre located at Ferrybridge C Power Station complex near Knottingly, West Yorkshire), which looks after all the energy company's power generating operations around Britain. SSE is the second largest supplier of electricity and natural gas in the UK, and the country's largest generator of renewable energy. Read more

Biometric Application in Border Control Market to Reach $8.74 Billion by 2019

Travel documents are for terrorists just as important as weapons, according to the key finding from the 9/11 Commission Report. This is the reason border control systems based on biometric applications have become the solution of choice in identifying potential threats. There is also considerable emphasis on the identification of immigrants using e-Passports and e-Visas to channel biometric data to destination countries to reduce illegal immigration. Read more 

Wilmington Police Department Deploys SST Gunfire Alert and Analysis Service

The Wilmington, N.C. Police Department and SST, the world leader in wide-area acoustic surveillance, and gunshot detection and location technology, announced today that the Wilmington Police Department has implemented SST's gunfire alert and analysis solution to support its proactive policing strategies and deployments, in its ongoing commitment to improve the safety, security and quality of life for its residents by ridding the city of gun crime and gun violence. Read more

Norbain Offers New IP Security Network Solutions

Norbain can now offer customers an extended range of network solutions from Webnet, designed specifically for the IP security market. The Security Network Solution products include cables and connectors along with management and containment solutions to help ensure that customers can fulfill all their IP requirements through Norbain. Read more

Axis IP Video Stops Unregulated Waste Disposal in Italy

Illegal activities related to waste disposal in recent years have seen alarming expansion, especially in the south of Italy and specifically in the province of Salerno. In Buccino, the situation has reached the tolerable limit and the mayor decided to take action against unregulated waste disposal to preserve artistic heritage and to fight petty crime. Read more

NEC Biometric Solution Selected for Criminal Identification across Eight American States

NEC Corporation of America, a leading provider of innovative IT, communications, and biometrics solutions, announced that it has been awarded a multiyear contract with the Western Identification Network, (WIN) to modernize WIN's multistate criminal identification system. The updated system will include advanced identification capabilities (such as high-resolution palm and fingerprint matching and other emerging biometric functions), disaster recovery facilities, and enhanced system performance. Read more

March Networks Announces a $2.5 Million Deal from a Top Global Bank

March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced more than $2.5 million in orders from a top ten global financial institution for new video recording systems. The financial institution is deploying the hybrid network video recorders (NVRs) to outfit new retail banking branches, as well as existing branches as part of a planned upgrade program. In addition, it plans to use the company's integrated Searchlight software applications in a number of locations to more aggressively reduce losses from ATM skimming, cash harvesting and other banking crime. Read more

Russian Cinema Installs Axxonsoft Video Management Software

The IMAX movie hall established in Ufa's Iskra multiplex is Russia's first digital movie theater that meets all the IMAX standards. The movie hall boasts a screen over 12 meters high by over 21 meters wide and dual digital projectors that provide a picture of unique purity and intensity. So far, IMAX has opened over 400 movie halls in 40 countries. The Ufa hall is the region's largest in terms of seating capacity. Read more 

Messoa Cameras Keep Taiwan Metro Safe

Built and operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC), the Taipei Metro system consists of 96 stations and 110.1 km of revenue track, carrying an average of over 1.66 million passengers per day. Since the operation began in 1996, the system is ranked one of the best in terms of reliability by Nova International Railway Benchmarking Group (Nova)/CoMET and has held the title for four straight years. Read more

Flora Festival in Thailand Deploys Axis Surveillance Solution Flora Festival in Thailand Deploys Axis Surveillance Solution

The 2011 Royal Flora Ratchaphruek is a huge event in Thailand with over 30 different countries exhibiting. As it is much larger than the previous festival, held in 2006, the organizers wanted to invest in a reliable physical security solution. Read more