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COE Limited, the UK based developer and supplier of integrated video surveillance systems, announced recently that it has won a competitive contract to supply codecs to Transport for London (TfL), and has been sole supplier of codecs for extensive trials by TfL staff.  These trials have proved the use of MPEG-4 compressed video for several applications within TfL.The COE X-Net MPEG-4 codec won TfL's selection process and COE was contracted to provide codecs and support for several trial...

Pelco is pleased to announce a new collaboration with On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. (OnSSI), a software development firm and market leader in non-proprietary, open architecture IP-based video surveillance technology solutions.The partnering of these two industry leaders has resulted in the development of a software management platform that allows Pelco Camclosure IP and IP3701 cameras to work with OnSSI recording software.  It allows users to seamlessly integrate current or new OnSSI re...

Ipsotek, a world leader in video analytics, has appointed Chris Gomersall as Chief Executive Officer. Chris is accustomed to developing companies in their start-up phase, having helped Sequent Computer Systems grow in eight years from a business employing a handful of staff to one of over 500 with 70% market share for high-end UNIX systems. Following on from Sequent, Chris held senior management positions in Oracle, Tivoli and Peregrine Systems.He then set up the EMEA organisation of PolyServe.&...

Their head office may be in the UK but Frontline Security Solutions' ambition to be the leading electronic security integrator stretches far beyond the White Cliffs of Dover.Frontline have established a network of Local Service Providers (LSPs) across Europe and Scandinavia to ensure that their multi-sited, multinational clients' security systems are installed and serviced to the highest standards regardless of where the site is located."We have carefully selected and comprehensivel...

Pyronix Ltd, a leading global player within the security industry, celebrates its 21st anniversary this year.  During this time, the company has grown from a singe PIR manufacturer to producing a full range of patented award-winning intruder alarm equipment from Detectors to communicating Control Panels for high security environments.In recognition of this achievement and as a token of their continuing partnership, ADI-Gardiner recently presented Pyronix with an engraved crystal bowl.Julie...

ADI-Alarmsystem Norway, a leading security integrator, and Mirasys Ltd, a leading provider of video surveillance software for the security industry, are strengthening their position in the Nordic security market through tightened cooperation.  The main field for the tightening cooperation is in product integration, as Mirasys products provide a valuable core to ADI-Alarmsystem security solutions.The first joint seminar was hosted by ADI-Alarmsystem on September 21, with 35 security professi...

Jeremy Hockham, Managing Director of Bosch Security Systems in the UK, has been promoted to take over the company's sales operations in the Americas with effect from 1st October. Jeremy, who will be based in Fairport, New York, will become Vice President Sales - Americas, officially responsible for the sales and marketing strategies for all Bosch Security Systems products in the Americas as the company looks to further accelerate its growth within the region.During his time in charge of the...

IdentiSys, Inc., North America's largest sales and service integrator of identification, tracking and security products, recently named Tony J. Dick as its new chief financial officer.  Dick will be a key member of IdentiSys' executive team, reporting to IdentiSys president and chief operating officer, Debra R. Ferril. Most recently, Mr. Dick was vice president of finance at Fargo Electronics, Inc., a company he joined in January 1997.  At Fargo, he helped lead the company thro...

Reed Exhibitions, organisers of leading US events ISC West and ISC East, have selected SourceSecurity.com as sole European / EMEA news and content provider for their newly launched website, ISC365.com.SourceSecurity.com, the leading European portal and promotional medium serving the security industry, will be providing news and content on a real-time basis."We recognise that the security industry is a global one, and that there is an increasing need to provide our audiences with news and is...

Milestone Systems, the global leader for open platform IP video management software, maintains strong momentum with continued rapid growth in the IP video surveillance industry, announcing several important new appointments and strategic organizational expansions.  Milestone Systems plans to grow from the present 117 employees to a conservative projection of 160 by the end of 2008. To support the continued fast growth, Milestone Systems has been consistently expanding its staff - almost dou...

Geutebruck has been awarded the contract to supply an extremely resilient CCTV system to secure the outer perimeter of Aramco's oil terminal at Ras Tanura on the Persian Gulf.  Here in Saudi Arabia the world's biggest oil company Saudi Aramco has an oil operations centre, a refinery and a port with artificial islands to facilitate deep-water docking for tankers.  The vast oil terminal with a 25-kilometre perimeter is now being equipped with a high security, high redundancy, CCT...

AES Corporation is pleased to announce that Martin Tee, of European Sales Office in Belgium, will be supporting and expanding AES-IntelliNet sales in the Western European region.  Mr. Tee was brought onboard to address an increasing need for centralised alarm monitoring which has amplified the popularity of the AES-IntelliNet 'MultiNet' mesh radio alarm communications system.The AES-IntelliNet's system is a long-range wireless mesh radio communication network that provides Central Monitorin...

MATE Intelligent Video, a leading developer of video analytics and its partner, Mango DSP, a leading provider of intelligent video servers for the CCTV, video surveillance, homeland security defence markets, announced recently the extension of their cooperation that will yield advanced analytic capabilities.MATE has decided to leverage its experience with Mango DSP platforms to extend its existing DSP product line by utilizing Mango DSP's Raven line of products ranging from a single camera u...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced recently that it has signed a distribution agreement with Supercircuits, a leading manufacturer and distributor of video and audio surveillance equipment with more than 100,000 customers in North America.Through the agreement, Supercircuits will offer ioimage's off-the-shelf intelligent video encoders and IP cameras with built-in video analytics to its diverse law enforcement, government and enterprise se...

Traffic Safety Systems (TSS) - part of AD Group - has appointed Phil Frost as its UK Sales Manager to further expand its already successful mobile CCTV business in the police, emergency services and local authority sectors.Phil brings an impressive track record to the role having been involved with the motor vehicle industry for more than 37 years, 17 of those in a technical sales environment.  For the last nine-and-a-half years he was at Federal Signal, which specializes in visual and audi...

Axis Communications, the market leader in network video, has announced that the company has received the "MAP Partner of the Year Award" from the international software company Milestone Systems. Axis was selected to receive the "MAP Partner of the Year" award because of its excellent product range supporting common business goals, committed support to Milestone's collaborative certification and sales activities and a mutually strong local, as well as central partnership...

Jonathan Webster has joined leading distributor and solutions provider ADI-GARDINER as national sales manager for its Integrated Systems Division, bringing all the experience of an international track record which includes IT solutions and manufacturing.Fluent in German, Jonathan has spent recent years providing corporate IT services including data storage, networking and business continuity.  In joining ADI-GARDINER, he sees a large part of his role as both educator and enabler within the...

Optelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global producer of advanced IP-video network solutions, announced recently that it has won an award from leading gaming industry systems integrator, Southwest Surveillance Systems, to provide security solutions for a major Indian-owned casino located in Southern California.  Terms of the contract were not disclosed.The casino is one of Southern California's premier entertainment and gaming destinations, drawing millions of visitors each year and paying out...

IndigoVision, the leading supplier of IP Video and Alarm management solutions, has doubled its sales for the third consecutive year, far outperforming similar companies in this increasingly important sector of the security market.  In its preliminary year-end results the company has reported an increase in product revenues of 92% to £13.3m ($26.8m) for the year ending 31 July 2007, with operating profits increasing by 81%.  In anticipation of continued growth, IndigoVision has in...

COE Ltd, the UK developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, announces that Mark Norton joins COE this month as Global Sales Director responsible for all COE's sales activities worldwide.      Mark's distinguished sales record includes having been one of Compaq's first salesmen in the UK.  Over a period of 12 years Mark helped build Compaq from zero to a turnover of US$3 Bn, split equally between hardware and services.  Mark's...

VIVOTEK has successfully passed a rigid selection procedure and has been awarded with the "10th Rising Star Award" by Taiwan's Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA), Ministry of Economic Affairs.  There are more than 70 companies applying for this award, and only 9 of them obtain this honour.  Those winners, possessing the potential to be the rising star of Taiwan, all have outstanding achievements in the global market, a remarkable competitive edge ...

The new Videotec website is online.  With a complete restyling of both graphics and structure, as well as versions in four languages, the new website is an efficient working tool for users and potential users of our products.  The general area contains information about the history of the company, its values, the people who work there; and then news and events in real time, the much appreciated views of our customers and installers and examples of installations all over the world....

Kaba Group's sales for the 2006/2007 financial year were up 20% at 1.25 billion.  Net profit rose 24.5% to CHF 84.8 million.  The newly acquired companies Wah Yuet Group and CSS Inc. made significant contributions to this excellent result.  Acquisitions- and currency-adjusted, sales were up by 5.7%. In financial 2006/2007, the Kaba Group achieved a 20%, or CHF 207.7 million, increase in sales to CHF 1,248.7 million.  Part of this rise is due to the first-time consolidatio...

AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - has concluded a deal with the administrators of Baxall Limited, KPMG Corporate Restructuring, which will secure the ongoing supply of the Baxall ICE range of mini-domes and cameras.  The Daresbury-based CCTV specialist has acquired the intellectual property, current inventory, as well as the production equipment, ensuring the smooth transition of the range into AD Group and, specifically, the Dedicated Micros CCTV product family. &nbs...

The IP UserGroup, the fastest growing physical security technology forum in the world, recently announced the appointment of Susan Brady as the new Managing Director of the IP UserGroup USA, effective September 15th.  Brady takes over from Bruce Doneff, who has led the organization since its launch in April 2006.  Doneff will continue with the IPUG, serving as the Public Relations and Media Officer. Brady takes over the IP UserGroup after more than 17 years as Editor in Chief with Secu...

With the dark, long, winter nights fast approaching, CCTV systems will come under increasing pressure to perform in low light conditions.  Some systems may not be up to the task and will fail to achieve the effective night-time images required.  With this in mind, Raytec have developed a "CCTV Lighting Pack" which is available to all installers, consultants and end-users.  The pack includes a complete set of CCTV lighting tools to help you achieve effective night-time im...

Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Mirasys has been growing fast on the European surveillance software market.  With a local presence in Scandinavia and Spain, Mirasys continues its expansion into Central Europe with a new office in Hückelhoven, Germany.  The office will be headed by regional Sales Manager, Mikael Winqvist. "Central Europe is an interesting opportunity," comments Mikael Winqvist.  "The market is very active, but I am certain that the technolog...

Dowshu, the world's leading 32 and 64 channel DVR manufacturer, is pleased to announce the opening of its new research and development facility.  Located next to the company's manufacturing site in Cork, the new facility provides the company with even more scope to develop, build and test CCTV equipment prior to delivery to customers.  The new 90m² facility includes a technically advanced test area and extra manufacturing space.Cork Managing Director, Joe Leen, commented,...

Milestone Systems, the global leader for open platform IP video management software, intends to continue driving global business growth by appointing high-technology veteran Eric Fullerton to a new position as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer.  This expands his role beyond the Americas to have a global impact on new business expansions for Milestone. "We're extremely pleased to have Eric as the CS&MO for Milestone Systems.  His success in building our business in the Amer...

IPCCTV.COM has become only the fifth distributor in the UK to be appointed by Milestone Systems, the global leading provider of open platform IP video surveillance management software.IPCCTV.COM is the IP division of Y3K (Europe) Limited, a name which reflects a very forward-thinking company and one of the most pro-active in the security products market today.  From humble beginnings in 2000, the company has grown into one of the largest independent CCTV companies in the world. Behind the s...