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Genetec products now integrated with full line of Bosch devices for greater compatibility of physical security solutions

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Genetec's unified security platform, Security Center is now integrated with Bosch's HD cameras

Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, announced recently that the integration with the full line of Bosch devices goes beyond basic functionality to offer customers deeply compatible...

IndigoVision secures Santiago Metro with new security monitoring systems

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

IndigoVision's security monitoring system covers 48 stations

Passengers on the Santiago Metro system can travel more safely to their destinations due to a new security monitoring system from IndigoVision.

More than two million passengers a day travel on the Santiago metro, the backbone of the Chilean capital's public transport system. Metro system management was keen to ensure the security of passengers - both in the sense of safer travel and reduced crime - and worked with...

March Networks video access solution manages surveillance video for Woolworths

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

March Networks’ software makes it even easier for the retailer to centrally manage surveillance video March Networks’ software makes it even easier for the retailer to centrally manage surveillance video March Networks’ software makes it even easier for the retailer to centrally manage surveillance video...
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March Networks enhances security and operations at Scotiabank Place

March Networks announced recently that it has partnered with the Ottawa Senators to provide its next-generation video surveillance platform to enhance security and operations at Scotiabank Place - a world-class sports and entertainment facility and home to the National Hockey League (NHL) team. This week, the Ottawa Senators and Scotiabank Place will play host to...

Azerbaijan’s security exhibition CIPS 2012 attracts global security and fire safety industry

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

CIPS 2012 will cover key areas such as security technologies, CCTV and surveillance

The only security event in Azerbaijan and the Caucasus, the Caspian International Protection, Security and Rescue (CIPS) Exhibition, returns for a 5^th year. The event will be held on the 17^th - 20^th October 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Each year CIPS attracts over 8,000 visitors and over 30 participants from across Europe, Middle and Far East, Russia and CIS Central...

Quantum Secure develops SAFE enterprise software to solve problems related to multiple access control systems

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Managing identity and credentialing of employees is a labor-intensive challenge for any enterprise. Making matters even more complex, many companies have multiple access control systems and disparate databases. Quantum Secure has developed SAFE enterprise software to solve these problems. The SAFE suite of...

mobiDEOS launches Pole-Camera mobile surveillance solution for law enforcement

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Video surveillance and remote monitoring company mobiDEOS Inc. is bringing the power of mobile surveillance and "pan/tilt/zoom" to law enforcement agencies tasked with ensuring public safety in an increasingly mobile world.

mobiDEOS is the creator of MobileCamViewer, a software-based surveillance solution used globally by businesses, police agencies and consumers to remotely monitor properties and locations from smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices. The company introduces the MobileCamViewer Pole-Camera application to empower remote video viewing for law enforcement agencies where bandwidth is limited.

The Pole-Camera application uses cloud-based technology to allow multiple officers and detectives to access and watch live streaming video from the same pole camera - giving law enforcement agencies the power to assign more than one officer to monitor activity among public walkways, busy intersections, school and university campuses,...

ACTi introduces 4-Megapixel hemispheric camera KCM-3911

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

ACTi introduces a new 4-Megapixel hemispheric camera KCM-3911 with the 360-degree ceiling mount view and 180-degree wall mount view.

Applications such as retail stores, warehouses, gas stations, train stations, lobbies, banks, etc, represent rather complex environments - they may have bright windows on one side and darker corners on the other side. There may be different lighting conditions for day and night time. How can one camera that looks in all directions at the same time handle it all? With the newest Superior Dynamic Range technology and 2D+3D Digital Noise Reduction, the camera is able to maintain clear 360-degree video 24 hours a day regardless of lighting conditions!

What if there are regions in the view of the camera that are more sensitive and require different permission levels to watch? No problem! You can switch the camera into 6-Region mode instead and have each of the regions streamed individually to VMS where different management and permission rules can...

Acuity launches management application allowing businesses to monitor card data security

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

A free management application that allows businesses to measure, monitor and report on their compliance to PCI-DSS v2.0 payment card data security standards, has been launched by governance, risk and compliance (GRC) specialist Acuity. Available for download from the Acuity website www.acuityrm.com, the compliance software monitors progress against the six milestones in the PCI-DSS Prioritised Approach and will identify, assess, manage and report on risks to cardholder data. It will also track residual risk status in relation to performance of PCI controls and key metrics and provide visibility of information for auditors.

The Acuity PCI DSS tool reduces the time it takes to gather, collate and report on compliance; while also improving governance and reducing the cost of external audits and due diligence by always having up-to-date status information. And by mitigating the risk of incidents resulting from non-compliance, companies will also save costs associated...

TKH Security Solutions to showcase IP video surveillance systems at ISC West 2012

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

TKH Security Solutions will demonstrate a total video surveillance system at its booth at ISC West

TKH Security Solutions recently announced its intention to participate in the ISC West 2012 trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from March 28^th through the 30^th (booth 10115). TKH Security Solutions will show how its...

Hikvision to focus on camera image quality in 2012

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Hikvision is to explore ISP technology by mixing in electronic image stabilisation and defogging technology

In the coming year, Hikvision's focus will remain squarely on image quality as the company continues to meet its users' demand for crystal-clear images regardless of lighting conditions.

Over the past few years, Hikvision has made great effort in both research and development for its camera product lines. As such,

Leading surveillance manufacturer Hikvision celebrates 10 successful years of service

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Over 2700 Hikvision employees attended the celebration

Hikvision celebrated its 10th anniversary with a gala show in Hangzhou, China on December 31st, 2011. Over 2,700 employees including staff in headquarters and representatives from branch offices attended the birthday celebration. The employees from overseas branches also gave their blessing to Hikvision through the greeting videos and together everyone shared the happy moment.

From the beginning, Hikvision has taken active part...

Wavestore's video management software prevents theft in retail shops

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Wavestore works with video analytics solutions suppliers to capture and record merchandising

With the January sales over, retailers worldwide will need all the help they can get to survive and hopefully prosper in what is widely acknowledged as the most difficult trading conditions for many years.

The very latest generation of video surveillance cameras, such as Full HD and 360 degree cameras, which are supported by the Wavestore video...

Axis Communication’s network cameras used in Hollywood movie

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

AXIS P3304 Network Camera and AXIS P1344 Network Camera were deployed in the movie

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, has cracked Hollywood as three of its network cameras have featured in the recently released film "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo."

This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, played by Daniel Craig, as he investigates the...

Opengear introduces a high capacity infrastructure management gateway - Opengear IM4216-34

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Opengear, provider of next generation, secure console server and remote management solutions, recently announced the Opengear IM4216-34, a high capacity infrastructure management gateway that proactively monitors and maintains the health of all the IT equipment in data centers and remote locations; delivering faster troubleshooting and problem resolution.

Opengear console servers provide leading-edge, secure remote access to network devices including servers, routers, switches and firewalls, as well as PDU and UPS devices. The IM4216-34 provides one point of control for managing all the servers, networking and power equipment in a rack. The IM4216-34 provides sixteen serial ports for advanced console management, a 32 port Ethernet gateway for SNMP device management, three USB ports and 16GB of internal flash memory.

Highlights of the Opengear IM4216-34 include:

Security: Opengear's enterprise-grade security technology...

eIQnetworks launches beta version of SecureVue Express

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

eIQnetworks®, Inc., the only global provider of a unified situational awareness solution, recently launched the beta version of SecureVue® Express, a free download that gives information security professionals the opportunity to experience the power of situational awareness in their own network. SecureVue Express demonstrates much of the key functionality in SecureVue, the company's unified situational awareness platform, providing a look into many of the key elements that are essential for delivery of situational awareness.

"With SecureVue Express, IT personnel can collect, correlate, report and analyse all security data to address modern security threats like APTs and cyber attacks," commented Bryan R. Cote, director of product management at eIQnetworks. "Organisations can quickly and easily understand why SIEM and log management products alone are no longer effective in fighting today's increasingly sophisticated attacks...

Pecan CCTV launches new vandal resistant dome in the security market

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Pecan CCTV has announced the launch of the VRD146 Series a fully featured easy to install vandal-resistant True Day/Night (TDN) dome with On Screen Display (OSD) technology. This new high specification 600TVL 1/3" Sony Super HAD II CCD colour/mono dome is fitted with a 2.8-11mm F1.4 DC auto iris lens in a durable IP66 rated weather-resistant vandal-resistant housing. Features include Digital Noise Reduction (2DNR), Digital Wide Dynamic Range (DWDR), Backlight and Highlight Compensation (BLC/HLC), 8-zone Privacy function and 4-zone Motion Detection. An IR LED option (VRD146L) provides accurate night time viewing coverage of up to 15 metres.

However the key benefit to installers is the versatility offered by the VRD146 Series' alternative cabling arrangements. Recognising that every installation is different Pecan have designed their new dome so it can be surface-mounted, with cable entry at the bottom or the side or using existing cables terminating inside...

AGS releases "Stream Line VEW" video surveillance workstation

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

AGS is based in Orlando, Florida, and is serving the security market with server, workstations and storage solutions since many years.

This week AGS is releasing a very exciting and unique product that will enable users to easy lyynify most video streams (both analogue and IP) either live or from recorded material. The "Stream Line VEW" video surveillance workstation will take most existing video formats and can also run most VMS video management software systems.

March Networks’ retail solution deployed to replace analogue-based CCTV technology in select U.S. stores

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The retailer's March Networks solution includes Visual Intelligence software and hybrid 4000 C Series NVRs
March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced recently that a major retail customer has selected its retail solution to replace analogue-based CCTV technology in select U.S. stores. The order expands the customer's existing March Networks digital video network, which currently includes more than 30,000 recording systems and software and...

Cryptography Research and INVIA SAS enter into agreement for DPA countermeasures

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Strong countermeasures to DPA help protect tamper-resistant products used in applications
Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), a division of Rambus, and INVIA SAS (INVIA) recently announced they have entered into an agreement enabling INVIA to develop products incorporating Differential Power Analysis (DPA) countermeasures for...