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Bosch and Siemens have entered a strategic supplier partnership in the area of video systemsIn this partnership Bosch will supply Siemens with a comprehensive video portfolio focusing on imaging and recording devices in the EMEA and Americas markets. Gert van Iperen, president of Bosch Security: "We are proud serving Siemens with our advanced technology and look forward to a prosperous and long-term cooperation." Leveraging the strengths of Bosch's video portfolio, Siemens can offer ev...

Integrated systems solution - The future proof option Does the key to a successful long-term investment in security systems reside in integration? Patric Meyer, SDK support manager, Geutebruck answers 'yes'.If you are only interested in a stand-alone CCTV system for screening and recording video - full stop - then this article is probably not for you. However, most CCTV users these days want much more for their money. Many want their video surveillance system to communicate wi...

 UTC Fire & Security set to enhance status with the acquisition of GE Security  United Technologies Corp., recently announced it has reached an agreement to purchase the GE Security business from GE for $1.82 billion. The closing is pending regulatory approvals. GE Security, part of GE Technology Infrastructure, supplies security and life safety technologies through a broad product portfolio for commercial and residential applications that include fire detection and life safet...

MOBOTIX International Partner Conference (IPC) graced Germany with a special international flairOnce again this fall, the MOBOTIX International Partner Conference (IPC) graced Germany's Palatinate region with a special international flair. More than 100 sales partners from around the world took part in the four-day conference at the company's headquarters in Langmeil near Kaiserslautern. Dr. Ralf Hinkel, founder and CEO, held the opening presentation, pointing out both MOBOTIX AG's con...

Mobotix AG continued its strong performance in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2009/10Mobotix AG, a technologically leading system provider for digital, high-resolution, network-based video security systems, has announced the achieved financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2009/10 ended September 30, 2009.Mobotix AG continued its strong performance in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2009/10. This made it possible to exceed by 2.8% the revenue growth of the strong fi...

 The Dusseldorf fire and rescue service installed new integrated video and intercom-over-IP solutionThe Düsseldorf fire and rescue service replaced its ten-year old video and intercom systems with a new integrated video- and intercom-over-IP solution from manufacturers Geutebruck and Schneider Intercom (also known as Commend International).  The system links twelve fire stations via the existing municipal IP network and serves two functions.  Some of the cameras mon...

SafeVision to distribute artec technologies' MULTIEYE® software in many European countriesartec technologies AG, developer of the IP Video Surveillance Products known as MULTIEYE®, decided to extend the co-operation with the long time Partner SafeVision, Denmark. SafeVision has been distributing the software in Scandinavia and will now extend its reach to many European countries.SafeVision, a value added distributor of video surveillance equipment, established in 2004 by Michae...

In good hands Nobody really likes to be in hospital. But knowing that you're in good hands makes everything a little bit easier. The patients at the Maria Hilf Clinics in Moenchengladbach can be sure of that. After all, each hospital that the clinic operates, Maria Hilf, St. Franziskus and Kamillianer, has a very thorough approach to patient care. The whole person "We aim to provide each and every patient with the most modern medical treatment available," said Stefan Bahun, head of security,...

When technology giant Olympus Osyris developed in conjunction with the UK National Health Service an integrated suite of component modules for improving blood transfusion safety, they turned to Alpro (part of IEC Ltd.) to provide electronic locking to store and track the units of blood.The system known as "Bloodtrak" ensures the right blood is given to the right patient and has been proven in hospitals around the world. Each fridge and blood safe is locked by an Alpro cabinet lock and...

IQinVision, market leader in high-performance megapixel IP security cameras, intelligent network cameras, and IP video recording systems, today announced that Bonifacio Hospital, on the island of Corsica, has deployed 23 IQeye megapixel cameras, managed by a Viseox VXCORE video management and storage system. The use of megapixel camera technology allowed the hospital to reduce by more than 50% the number of cameras needed to accomplish their surveillance objectives. The island of Corsica, at th...

Against a background of significant budget cuts and a demographic shift towards an aging population (in the Western world life expectancy is approximately seven years higher than it was 50 years ago), a major challenge for the healthcare sector is to reduce costs without compromising on the quality of treatment and care.  Integration is fast becoming the watchword in healthcare as it is in many industries when it comes to building solutions.  Whether it is a hospital, an out-patients...

   Hospitals need stronger 'in-depth' physical security at different entry points Within the course of any given day, a hospital or health care chief security officer (CSO) faces the task of not only protecting multiple points of access but also doing so in a way that enables movement and activity, is convenient for staff and patients and does not impede the facility's primary function: saving lives. Health care facilities exist in a wide variety of medical focus, adm...

Artec technologies AG and Tenzor d.o.o partnership for the Slovenian Market for the MULTIEYE® video surveillance productsartec technologies AG and Tenzor d.o.o annouce distribution partnership for the Slovenian Market for the MULTIEYE® video surveillance products.Tenzor d.o.o. has been successfully providing technical security services in the Slovenian market since 1993. The company has since then grown into leading technical security service provider for retail and one of the leadi...

 QED has completely revamped its website for improved customer experienceQED national distributor of CCTV consumables and equipment has given their website a total overhaul.  Visitors to the new site will be greeted by a fresh interface with a straightforward navigation system using branded icons and the companies purple colour staying constant throughout.As well as a new look, QED have informed us that the website packs in more products, more specification sheets, more product im...

  Octavian has been appoitned by Balfour Beatty to provide services for Nottinghamshire road schemeConstruction security specialist Octavian Security has won the contract to provide services to contractors working on a multi-million-pound road scheme in Nottinghamshire.Engineering and construction giant Balfour Beatty has appointed Octavian to provide static and mobile services as it delivers the A46 Newark to Widmerpool Improvement Scheme.The assignment will require a team of security...

 Being across from the Central Criminal Court makes Old Bailey a high-risk target for terrorist attacksFarebrother Chartered Surveyors, a comprehensive property services firm in central London since 1799, is responsible for the management of 20 Old Bailey, a 300,000 square foot office building located across from the United Kingdom's Central Criminal Court. Because the Central Criminal Court deals with the most contentious criminal cases from across Britain and is a high-risk target for ter...

  Katharina Geutebrück (right) receives the ‘Top AREVA Supplier' award from Areva chairman and president Anne LauvergeonThe accolade of ‘Top AREVA Supplier' was recently bestowed on video security specialist Geutebruck at a ceremony in Berlin.  The French energy technology giant's award program promotes good supplier relationships by bestowing top supplier status on companies who meet its performance criteria in 25 categories.  These include quality, competit...

 The Siqura brand has experienced a widespread market success since its introduction in 2006Optelecom-NKF, Inc., (NASDAQ:OPTC-News) a leading global supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, recently announced that all products developed and distributed by the company will use the Siqura® brand name as of January 1, 2010. The Siqura registered trademark was adopted in 2006 to distinguish Optelecom-NKF's IP product line, even as the company's fibre products continued to be...

 The Leadership in Security award was given to Maine Senator Susan M. CollinsThe CSO Roundtable of ASIS International recently awarded its first Leadership in Security Award to Sen. Susan M. Collins, who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in reaching across the aisle to draft and pass several critical pieces of U.S. homeland security legislation. The Maine Republican, who currently serves as ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, boasts an impr...

CzechVision to offer artec technologies' complete MULTIEYE® product range of software and recorders The system integrator CzechVision O.M.T. from Brno, Czech Republic andartec technologies AG, Germany signed a partner agreement this week. CzechVision will offer the complete MULTIEYE® product range of Software and Recorders. The country wide net of 9 locations assures efficient communication and superb local support for the customer base."Our partners especially in larger installatio...

  ONVIF is a forum which drives the development of a standard global interface for network video productsONVIF has recently announced that its member base has grown to 103 companies. The forum, which drives the development of a global standard for the interface of network video products, now boasts 12 full members, 13 contributing members and 78 user member companies. Over the last months, Canon and IDIS have joined as full members and Dallmeier, General Electrics, Genetec, Hitachi, In...

  Walter Fitzpatrick has been appointed to head Axis Security's electronic systems division Walter Fitzpatrick has joined the Axis Security Group of Companies, to head up its electronic systems division. He will report directly to Jonathan Levine, the Group Managing Director. Walter will play a lead role in developing Axis Security's systems capabilities, designing and installing sophisticated CCTV and access control solutions for a range of applications, notably within the retail...

The missionEgnatia Motorway wanted to develop a wireless traffic surveillance project along the 9 km of the motorway that runs from the Metsovo interchange to the Peristeri interchange. Despite being only 9 km in length, this route has the most difficult and varied terrain on the motorway, hence the need for surveillance cameras. The solutionEgnatia Motorway installed a total of 14 AXIS 213 PTZ Network Cameras to monitor traffic flow and provide surveillance and security at the point of the two...

The Düsseldorf fire and rescue service replaced its ten-year old video and intercom systems with a new integrated video- and intercom-over-IP solution from manufacturers Geutebruck and Schneider Intercom (also known as Commend International).  The system links twelve fire stations via the existing municipal IP network and serves two functions.  Some of the cameras monitor the emergency call points outside the fire stations which the public can use to raise the...

The search for greater energy efficiency Green initiatives and reducing carbon footprints are at the top of many organisations and according to the Carbon Trust Organisation, by simply switching machines off after use or turning the heating down in warm weather, a real savings of energy can be made. Just reducing energy usage by 20 percent could add as much as the same amount to your profits as a 5 percent increase in sales. Axis Communications, the global market leader in network video, is on...

First AID for the El Fresno Tunnel Getting to the beach is about to get a whole lot easier. A new highway, the A-63, is currently being built on the northern coast of Spain in the mountainous region of the Principality of Asturias. The road is intended to cut traveling time between the capital, Oviedo, and the coastal city of Canero. Just the section of the highway between the cities of Grado and Doriga alone will reduce an auto- mobilist’s journey by more than ten minutes. Advancing at s...

One of the UK-based largest banks in the world has recently specified TeleEye CX784 video recording servers for its ATM sites, including self-banking centres all over the Asia Pacific region.  They have commenced the installation in Hong Kong and the project will be continued in other Asia Pacific countries. Some of the main reasons for selecting TeleEye CX784 are listed in the following: 1) Efficient compression Our proprietary SMAC-M compression in CX784 is proven to be...

RemGuard Visual Management - part of AD Group - is urging users of remotely monitored, detector activated, CCTV to follow a simple five point winter 'healthcheck' of their sites, to stay safe and secure, as the nights draw in and Britain's weather becomes even more unpredictable.Said Alan Collinge, Operations Director at RemGuard: "A few simple checks now can avoid headaches later. Undoubtedly, winter is a challenge for any sort of equipment. Just as you would have your car or boiler inspec...

  Axis' firmware version for AXIS P3301 fixed dome network camera has support for ONVIFAxis recently announced firmware version 5.10 for AXIS P3301 Fixed Dome Network Camera. The new firmware includes support for ONVIF, the global interface specification for network video products. "This demonstrates our commitment to supporting the ONVIF specification in our products," says Erik Frännlid, Director of Product Management at Axis Communications. "At the same time, thi...

  Sales for Axis Communications have increased continuously over the first nine months of the yearNet sales during the period amounted to SEK 1,642 M (1,474), and sales amounted to SEK 568 M (543) for the third quarter. Operating profit during the period totaled SEK 188 M (291),and operating profit totalled SEK 95 M (131) for the third quarter. Profit before tax during the period amounted to SEK 187 M (291),and profit before tax amounted to SEK 94 M (131) for the third quarter.Profit a...