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artec technologies AG has been certified by DIN EN ISO 9001:2000.  This contains the fields of service, development and production for video surveillance and streaming media technologies.  It grants that artec technologies AG is working to the popular standard for quality management as a developer and manufacturer for video security and streaming media/IPTV.DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 is focused on customer orientation, process management as well as the ongoing process of continuous impr...

LILIN today announced the appointments of Jana Gresova as Internal Account Manager for the Midlands region and Tara Williamson as Office Administrator.With a wealth of experience within the CCTV industry, Jana's previous roles include Account Management at ADI-Gardiners.  Her appointment will provide additional support to both new and existing customers in the Midlands.Jana said, "Working in the CCTV industry I know all about LILIN's commitment to perfect customer service and I...

CBC, the manufacturer of Computar & Ganz CCTV products has expanded its sales and support team in Ireland, and Northern Ireland, in response to growing customer demand.  George Quate, who has more than 25 years experience in security distribution and installation, has been appointed as sales executive and he will be working closely with the Area Sales Manager for Ireland, Michael Grufferty. "We are expanding our team in response to significantly increasing business in both the sout...

iOmniscient announces new partners and the opening of European Support CentresWith increased demand and sales throughout Europe, iOmniscient announced today the setting up two European operations to offer local support to its customers and partners.  These centres with teams in England and Germany will enable iOmniscient to better service the European partners and customers.  The establishment of these centres will ensure a significant part of their 24x7 support is provided locally.Pro...

A charity day hosted by Conway Security Products at the Weston Turville Golf Course near Aylesbury raised £4,000 for the John Watson School in Wheatley, Oxfordshire.  In its seventh year now, the day has raised a total of £20,000.  The John Watson School is a facility for children with learning difficulties aged 2 - 16.  It is committed to offering children opportunities to integrate educationally and socially in the mainstream schools of Wheatley.  Whenever stude...

Integrated Systems Events, organiser of Integrated Systems Europe, Integrated Systems Russia and the Integrated Systems Roadshow, is announcing five new appointments to strengthen its team as its activities continue to broaden.To begin with, ISE is appointing three new members to its Board of Directors.  Each Board Member can serve a two-year term and the new members are Timothy Penn, Managing Director of AMX UK; Matt Teevan, International Director of Da-Lite Screen Company; and Thierry Oll...

Milestone Systems, the world leader for open platform IP video surveillance management software, has achieved a benchmark this summer: over 1,000 security professionals worldwide have now been certified through special training in the top-of-the-line XProtectTM solutions.Since November 2004, when Milestone Systems introduced its Partner Program for authorized Milestone Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and Systems Integrators (SIs), the business channel and number of partners has grown significantly....

BSB Electronics Ltd has appointed Elvey to distribute its Progeny range of access control products. Announcing the appointment, BSB Managing Director, Brett Burby said, "We are delighted to be working with leading distributors, Elvey and look forward to a long term partnership with them to support the continued expansion of our business base."BSB's industry-leading Progeny range provides access control solutions for all applications, from small to large and also remote sites.&...

March Networks™, a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, recently announced that a progressive financial services institution in Latin America has standardised on the company's digital video software and systems for deployment across more than 350 retail banking locations.  The company expects the systems to be deployed across all locations during the first quarter of its current fiscal year.The financial institution's banking branches are located wit...

LILIN, one of the World's largest CCTV manufacturers, recently revealed a new demonstration room at their UK head office.Incorporating the new corporate identity, the demonstration room reinforces LILIN's commitment to continuous technological development with the showcasing of cutting edge products.The demonstration room provides the capability to view cameras and digital video recorders on CRT's, LCD's and projection screens.  This is further enhanced by network and b...

Industry veteran leads development of secure identity products and servicesHID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that Dr. Scott Guthery has joined the company in the role of System Architect, in charge of leading the formulation and development of secure identity-based products and services.  In this newly created position, he will report to Dr. Tam Hulusi, executive vice president, HID Global. Dr. Guthery's hi...

Pelco is pleased to announce that Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has awarded Pelco the 2007 Company of the Year Award in the North American video surveillance market.  Each year, this award is presented to the company that has demonstrated excellence within its industry. According to Frost & Sullivan, Pelco was chosen for this award due to its status as the premier manufacturer in the video surveillance market and its ability to increase revenues at a very str...

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification applications, and AZS System AG, one of the major companies supplying comprehensive and complex solutions in the fields of personnel management, time recording, access control and safety technology, have recently signed a licence partnership.  AZS already has experience of LEGIC all-in-one card technology, and the deal means that it now has direct access to the technical ex...

Robert Pether of security integrator Touchstone Electronics has been presented with a 32" Sanyo HD ready LCD Television, following a prize draw on Computar/Ganz stand at IFSEC.Touchstone - which has offices in Bicester, Poyle and Crawley - was one of more than 400 new customers entered into the draw.  The company is a leading provider of turnkey integrated electronic security systems for a wide range of customers in both the private and public sectors.The prize was presented this month...

IdentiSys, Inc. recently announced that it has acquired the assets and ongoing business operations of 4Site Systems, Inc., a provider of efficient workflow solutions for both standard and custom digital scanning, variable printing, finishing and mailing applications.  Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.Founded in 2000, 4Site Systems, Inc. is a Minneapolis-based company that specialises in the sale and integration of software, hardware and equipment used for the storage and delive...

ADT, Europe's leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, is set to significantly enhance its retail loss prevention and management offerings in the UK by adding new business intelligence applications to its existing suite of solutions.  This enhanced data analytics capability follows the acquisition earlier this year of USA-based company Retail Expert, Inc. by ADT's parent company Tyco Fire & Security. Founded in 1996, Retail Expert has been helping customers such as To...

Open Options, a provider of access control solutions, has integrated Milestone open platform IP video management software for a total security offering that is scalable to any size installation.The security industry is waking up to the many advantages of IT technology, and open architecture allows integration of once-disparate systems into efficient and effective solutions.  Open Options is on the forefront of this trend with an integration between their NPower DNA™ access control and...

An auction held during Vicon's annual Golf Day saw over £2500 raised for charity.  Players who enjoyed 27 holes of golf at Cuddington Golf Course in Surrey on 5th July were then given the opportunity to bid for a variety of donated prizes during the awards dinner.The money raised will be shared by the Bobby Moore Bowel Cancer Trust and the Children's Trust in Tadworth."There was some impressive golf played," said Mel Hatchard, Vicon's Deputy Managing Director.  &qu...

Bewator has announced availability of a new catalogue, which provides details of all Bewator and Siemens branded security products. The combination of access control, CCTV and intruder products makes this the most comprehensive security catalogue available on the UK market.As well as pricing details, the catalogue includes technical product specifications, which will be invaluable to installers and specifiers alike.   According to Alistair Enser, sales and marketing director for B...

Brivo Systems, LLC, the leader in web applications for access control and security systems, recently announced that it has hired William Savage as the new Vice President of Operations.William Savage comes to Brivo from AMAG Technology/Group4, where he was Vice President of Technical Operations, overseeing all technical services for the security management systems manufacturer.  Prior to that, Mr. Savage was with Pelco, where he held the position of Global Manager, Technical Services, o...

Group 4 Technology (G4Tec) remains committed to protecting people, property and information with top-quality solutions as they announce a technology update to its Symmetry Security Management System (SMS).  Symmetry SMS combines all of the requirements needed for building security including access control, video management, alarm management, identity management, visitor management, and command and control into a single deeply integrated security management system for any size organisation....

Axis Communications (UK) Ltd has opened the doors to its new UK headquarters, located in larger premises on the Ladygrove Court business park near Hitchin in Hertfordshire.  Its new headquarters represents a significant increase in space, reflecting the growth in personnel and the growing requirement for training and conference facilities to accommodate its customers and partners.There are a number of active training programmes available to Axis partners, ranging from Axis Academy, Business...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe (PSSEU) has appointed Claire Millington as European PR Executive to support and strengthen its EU marketing activities as part of its new European structure. Working within the central marketing team which encompasses exhibitions, events, point of sale and e-marketing, Claire will be responsible for implementing a centrally led PR strategy across Europe for each of PSSEU's product categories, including CCTV, EPOS, iris recognition, medical cameras and digita...

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the world-leading supplier of contactless smart card technology for personal identification applications, and Dalian Modern Hi-Tech Development Co. Ltd., developer of high tech software and hardware and provider of smart card solutions for public transport and electronic payment in China, have agreed on a license partnership.  This agreement strengthens Modern's position in the fast growing market for all-in-one cards in China and provides LEGIC with a renowned p...

FreedomPay, Inc., the leader in contactless transactions and settlements to the nation's largest hospitality foodservice providers, healthcare systems, Fortune 1000 corporations, and educational institutions, today announced that its online hosted network integrates fully with the read/write capability of HID's iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology.  "The FreedomPay cashless application, when coupled with the iCLASS card, allows employees and students to link funds...

NICE Systems, the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organisations to extract Insight from Interactions™ to drive performance, recently announced that it won a major security project award, receiving an order at over US$5 million for the supply of its advanced IP-based digital video content analytics solutions for implementation at a major international city's police force.  NICE was selected to help the city's police forces deter city centre terror and cri...

March Networks™, a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that a major U.S. retailer has selected its digital video software and systems as the preferred solution for the company's new and retrofit store builds in the U.S.The retailer, whose operations include international locations and more than 5,000 sites across the U.S., is already using March Networks IP video systems in a number of its production facilities.  The March Networks solution w...

TeleEye Group, a dynamic and leading worldwide supplier of video surveillance systems, has appointed Mr. Duncan Ross as the General Sales Manager for TeleEye Europe Ltd., its subsidiary office in the UK.Duncan's role will focus on the strategic development of sales and marketing activities for TeleEye Europe Ltd. in the UK and Ireland.  He will be responsible for promoting and developing TeleEye brand within the video surveillance and CCTV market place.  Duncan will also be working...

COE Ltd, the UK based developer and supplier of advanced video systems, is delighted to announce that Lynette Pon has joined as Director of Sales, South East Asia, based in Singapore.  Lynette will significantly expand COE's sales and account management capacity in Asia, and bring significant experience in both sales and marketing in the surveillance industry gained from a career with Bosch, Nice, Panasonic and others.  Andrew Wallace, Chief Executive Officer of COE Limited, commen...

March Networks™, a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that it has signed a strategic partnership with Telepac Telecomunicações e Portas Automáticas Ltda. to provide integrated digital video systems and software to financial institutions throughout Brazil. Telepac is an electronic security systems provider with operations in Brazil and other locations worldwide.  The company holds an estimated 30% share of the Brazilian banki...