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 Avigilon becomes member of Lenel OpenAccess Alliance Program Avigilon announced that the company's Control Center software received Lenel factory certification for their interface to the OnGuard solution by Lenel. Now a member of the Lenel OpenAccess Alliance Program, Avigilon is able to offer its customers integration between Avigilon's HD and megapixel video surveillance systems and the OnGuard solution. OnGuard delivers access control, ID credential issuance and management, alarm monito...

Axis Communications, global market leader in the network video market, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2009 Axis Communications, global market leader in the network video market, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2009. Over the years Sweden-based Axis has built on its strong heritage of excellence in networked hardware products to become the global market leader in IP-based network video surveillance, driving the shift from analogue to IP in this emerging sector that IMS forecasts will grow...

 Lumenera is continually exceeding customer expectations in providing high quality and innovative products Lumenera is proud to offer and deliver products that consistently meet and exceed our customers' standards and expectations. Many consumers of Lumenera's high performance digital cameras test each shipment and rate our performance based on delivery time and quality. Organizations differ in how they rate their suppliers and which measurement criteria they use. Examples of the standards...

BriefCam raises $2.6M in funding Round led by Aviv Venture Capital and a Group of Industry Professionals BriefCam Ltd. a unique provider of systems for video synopsis and indexing of surveillance camera content, announced today that is has secured a first round of funding totalling US $2.6 million. The funding round was led by Aviv Venture Capital along with a group of professionals, included many from the CCTV surveillance industry, and they were joined by multiple additional investors in Israe...

 The SAS 70 Type II certification assures customers that a service provider's controls and processes provide reasonable assurances of service levels and data securityBrivo Systems, LLC, the leader in Web-hosted applications for access control and video, announced successful completion of a SAS 70 Type II information security audit. The SAS 70 Type II certification assures customers that a service provider's controls and processes provide reasonable assurances of service levels and data secu...

 ADI keeps industry Up-to-Date on Legislation and Technology with new training daysADI Global Distribution, offering training for Access Control, CCTV and Fire, has announced details of its nationwide 2009 training programme for companies operating in the security industry. The range of courses has been specifically developed to help companies learn new skills, train staff effectively, diversify into new markets and stay up-to-date with the latest legislative technological advances.Access C...

 D-Tec is a world leader in CCTV camera-based video smoke detection D-Tec, part of AD Group and a world leader in CCTV camera-based Video Smoke Detection (VSD) - announces that it is a finalist in the prestigious Fire Excellence Awards, run in conjunction with the International Firex and Fire & Rescue exhibitions.The company has been shortlisted in the key Export Innovation category for its successful deployment of VSD, which analyses images to provide early warning of fire, in a g...

 Milestone Systems sets up subsidiaries in Australia and Spain to support continued long-term business growth in these regionsMilestone Systems, the open platform company within IP video management software, sets up subsidiaries in Australia and Spain to support continued long-term business growth in these regions.Milestone Systems is a demonstrated international leader in the security industry, with a decade of development behind their robust and proven IP video management software. Since...

 Oncam Global Group acquires worldwide rights to Grandeye's award-winning imaging technology and products for security applicationsSecurity and imaging expert James Ionson, Ph.D., has been appointed chief executive officer of Oncam Global Group, a global total-security-solutions company, for which award-winning 360-degree-imaging-technology developer Grandeye Ltd. is its technology and engineering arm.Oncam Global Group acts as parent to worldwide subsidiaries and will provide board- a...

 New distribution partnership presents Videor with a great opportunity to provide installers with newest Samsung Techwin productsSamsung Techwin, one of the world's fastest growing professional security brands and Videor, a distributor with a well earned reputation for offering its customers the highest possible service levels, have formally agreed the terms of a distribution partnership.From 1st April, 2009, Videor customers throughout EMEA will have access to the entire range of...

Axis Security on merger with Temple Security is to extend its manned guarding operation nationwide Axis Security, one of the UK's fastest growing security service providers, is to extend its manned guarding operation nationwide, following the merger with Temple Security. The move follows demand from Axis Security's London and City-based clients to deliver the same quality of service to their regional offices.The merger creates a £26 million business, and gives Axis the opportunity of havi...

Digimerge has entered the European market offering its ‘Fortress' warranty on all digital video recorder units Digimerge, the Canadian-based DVR and camera manufacturer, has entered the European market offering its ‘Fortress' warranty on all units signifying that the company's backing for its products has no loopholes.The scaled warranty agreements underline Digimerge's build quality and commitment to customers with few if any manufacturers offering such no-quibble backing for DVRs....

AD Group announces that Pauline Norstrom has been appointed to the main Group Board CCTV specialist AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - announces that Pauline Norstrom has been appointed to the main Group Board.Pauline's new role will incorporate her existing responsibilities for the direction of Worldwide Marketing but in addition she will now contribute directly to the overall strategic direction of the Group.Commented Nigel Petrie, AD Group Chairman: "I am delighted that...

 Adam Wiseberg joins Mirasys as ChairmanMirasys, one of the world's leading providers of open platform digital CCTV and video surveillance solutions, appointed Adam Wiseberg as group chairman following its Annual General Meeting in Helsinki yesterday. Wiseberg was most recently a main board director at CCTV manufacturer AD Group, where he spent 12 years and helped in growing turnover from under £1 million to nearly £90 million in 5 years, winning widespread industry recogni...

 Western Digital Corp. announced that it has completed a $65 million cash acquisition of SiliconSystems, IncWestern Digital Corp., a world leader in hard drive storage for computing and consumer electronics applications, announced that it has completed a $65 million cash acquisition of SiliconSystems, Inc., Aliso Viejo, Calif., a leading supplier of solid-state drives for the embedded systems market.Since its inception in 2002, SiliconSystems has sold millions of SiliconDrive® products...

  Axis Security, has been awarded the internationally recognised ISO 14001 environmental accreditationAxis Security, one of London and the City's fastest growing security service providers, has been awarded the internationally recognised ISO 14001 environmental accreditation, in recognition of its firm commitment to help the environment and reduce the environmental impact of its processes.ISO 14001 is the international management standard for the environment, providing businesses with...

Arecont Vision appoints Scott Schafer as Executive Vice President of Sales and MarketingArecont Vision, the industry leader in megapixel IP camera technology, has appointed Scott Schafer as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In the new position, Mr. Schafer will manage the company's global strategy to market IP-based high-resolution megapixel video surveillance solutions throughout its domestic and international markets.Mr. Schafer brings extensive executive management sales a...

 GarrettCom, Inc sponsors webinar giving information and tools required to design security systems for challenging environmentsOverview: Physical security management is now a fundamental element of overall Critical Infrastructure Protection, applicable to any major industries with distributed and potentially vulnerable outside assets. Capabilities and expectations for security systems have risen greatly, even in more traditional industrial security applications.Reliance on these systems is...

 Raytec has been confirmed as a double-category finalist for the Small Business AwardLeading LED lighting manufacturer Raytec has been short-listed as a double-category finalist in one of the UK's most prestigious business awards.The North East Business Awards, now in its 10th year, is a hard-fought annual competition which this year attracted more than 374 entries.Raytec has been confirmed as a finalist for the Small Business Award, recognising the achievements of companies showing im...

BSAI statistics show attacks against cash-in-transit courier remains a serious issueThe latest statistics from the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) show that attacks against cash-in-transit couriers remain a serious problem, despite the criminal standing a significant chance of getting caught. Industry, Government and the Police are acting with renewed vigour and absolute determination to combat cash-in-transit (CIT) attacks during 2009.2008 saw 1000 attacks against cash-in-tran...

 VSG's Chairman, Bill Muskin; top prize winner Ben Dawson; and Chief Executive of Skills for Security, David GreerAt an event with enough pomp and ceremony to shame the Golden Globes, leading security provider VSG took over 200 of its employees to the Heritage Motor Museum near Warwick recently, for its annual ‘One Vision' Awards luncheon.Open to all of the company's 4,500 employees, ‘One Vision' is an internal incentive programme conceived originally in 2002 by Managing Directo...

 Steve Kirby joins Mayflex as Extreme Networks Vendor ManagerMayflex, the cabling infrastructure, networking and physical security solutions distributor, has appointed a new Extreme Networks Vendor Manager to look after sales of the Extreme Networks product range. Steve Kirby joins Mayflex with over 15 years experience and knowledge of the data networking and managed services industry. Prior to joining Mayflex, Steve has held senior sales roles at a leading network integrator and at a numbe...

 Pelco appoints Clifford S. Holtz of Nortel Networks, as Senior Vice President, Americas SalesPelco is pleased to announce that Mr. Clifford S. Holtz has joined the executive management team of Pelco as its new Senior Vice President, Americas Sales, reporting to Mr. Dean A. Meyer, Pelco President and CEO. Holtz comes to Pelco from Nortel Networks Corporation in Denver, Colorado, where he was President of Enterprise Sales, North American."The addition of Cliff our management team brings...

 The Technology Day will educate customers on the latest advances in CCTV technology introduced by Samsung TechwinThe ‘ADI and Samsung Techwin Technology Day' will take place on 16th April at the Birchwood Golf Club, Warrington."Samsung Techwin has been creating quite a stir recently with a rapidly expanding market presence and a constant stream of new competitively priced premium products," said Glenn Davies, UK Business Product Manager for ADI Global Distribution. &qu...

   The Security Industry's first collaboration open IP speculation ratified; Developers meeting scheduled at ISC WestThe Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA), an industry organization created to define, recommend and promote standards for IP-enabled security devices and systems, announced today that its 1.0 IP Media Device API specification has been ratified by the organization and released for public use. The 1.0 specification is available today free of charge and c...

 Barix AG is the latest technology partner to join Milestone Systems MAP programBarix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, recently announced that Milestone Systems, the leading global developer of open platform IP video management software, has accepted Barix into its Manufacturers Alliance Partner (MAP) program. The partnership enables Milestone customers to integrate legacy hardware devices with Milestone XProtect™ software over IP, using the Bar...

 Enhances third party NVR integration with Ocularis IP video management platformOn-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. (OnSSI), the security industry's leading developer of professional IP video surveillance solutions, announced the expansion of its Ocularis open-architecture platform to include integration with third party NVRs, recorders and managed NVRs. This expanded integration initiative further extends the availability of Ocularis' intuitive advanced user interface, alerting system and in...

 AD Group sponsored Lola-Mazda race car on track for Le MansMarch has been a busy month for the AD Group sponsored Lola-Mazda B08/80 Coupé, being run by racing team RML, with the announcement of a new driver for the Le Mans 24 Hours in June and the completion of a successful two-day test programme at the Paul Ricard circuit in southern France.The confirmed third driver for the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours is 31-year-old Chris Dyson, the lead driver and Sporting Director of Dyson Racing in t...

 VIVOTEK announces new partnership with Taiwan-based IP surveillance system developer, GVDVIVOTEK is pleased to announce its new partnership with GVD, a Taiwan-based IP surveillance system developer. The partnership launched with the addition of support for several VIVOTEK 7-series models, namely IP7138, PZ7151 and SD7151, in GVD's network video recorders. Supported functions of the three models include live viewing, recording, playback, multi-streaming, PTZ control and motion detection, wi...

 The new Group 4 Technology office in Dubai will become the Middle East sales headquartersIntegrated Security Management supplier Group 4 Technology is pleased to announce the opening of their new support office in Dubai. This move underlines the commitment to strengthen their position as a key security provider within the region.Located in Dubai's Airport Free Zone, one of Dubai's fastest growing Free Zones, the new Group 4 Technology office will become the Middle East sales headquart...