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 Sportspeople are able to film their training sessions and send them to their trainers via a secure connection thanks to BWA's mobile transmission unitMarkus Kohlöffel, the national taekwondo trainer, has numerous international business trips.  He can continuously track the progress of his team with the BWA equipment developed as a T-City (project of Deutsche Telekom) solution for mobile training.Just as Tauberbischofsheim is famous for fencing, Friedrichshafen is famous for taekw...

  IndigoVision has been very successful in the last year with projects in the retail and law enforcement sectorsIndigoVision, the leading supplier of IP Security Management Systems, has announced another outstanding set of financial results, with significant growth of sales in the Americas (+51%) and EMEA (+45%) and a tripling of operating profits.  The company, in its results for the year ended July 2008, has reported an increase in total product revenues of 37% to a record &poun...

  Optelecom-NKF Siqura product line strengthens Genetec's security solutionOptelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, recently announced a new partner addition to their Alliances program of Genetec, a pioneer and technology leader in IP video surveillance security solutions. The companies have been working closely to ensure that Optelecom-NKF's Siqura® surveillance solutions are interoperable with Genetec's Omnicast 4.2, its latest...

  Both Milestone and MATE products are designed with open platforms which allows integration of their capabilitiesMATE Intelligent Video, the technology leader in video analytics and intelligent video surveillance systems, and Milestone Systems, a global developer of open platform IP video management software, recently announced a partnership agreement to deliver a comprehensive security solution.MATE's advanced security solutions, Behavior Watch™ analytic video server and Trigge...

  (Left to right) Ken Johnson, Mayoress of Pendle Ann McGeorge, Mayor Cllr Shelagh Derwent, Adam Hosker, Venita Burby and Brett BurbyPendle and Burnley's Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Group are set to benefit from more than £7,500 raised at a sell out "Glitz and Glamour" evening - sponsored by BSB Electronics - of fun and entertainment held at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Accrington on Friday 26th September.Well over 200 local people, including many local businesses, attended...

  AMG Systems office in Muscat, OmanAMG Systems Ltd. announces that their Middle East Regional office has opened in the Omani capital Muscat.  The office will service the entire region where AMG is seeing growing demand for its unique CCTV transmission solutions.Founder and MD of AMG Systems Dr. Alan Hayes says: "AMG has experienced significant growth in the number of projects we're involved with in the Middle East over the past couple of years.  Our new office in Oman i...

  Axis Security hired to manage security in multi-tenanted buildings in London's City and West EndAxis Security, one of London and the City's fastest growing security service providers, has secured a major new contract with property company Savills, covering eight multi-tenanted buildings in the City and West End. Axis is providing manned guarding at six of these prestigious buildings, and response patrols at the remaining two, encompassing 25 officers and a dedicated Portfolio Supervi...

Raytec, the CCTV lighting specialists, continues to deliver innovative LED lighting solutions for the CCTV professional and will be showcasing a number of new and enhanced products at Security Essen (hall 2, stand 204). Raytec's latest innovation, which will be previewed at Security Essen, is FUSION, a full range of low voltage Infra-Red and White-Light illuminators designed to be powered from 12-24V.  FUSION is due for launch in November and is set to be Raytec's most important product int...

 The DV-IP Server network DVR will be one of the products highlighted by Dedicated Micros at Security Essen 2008CCTV specialist Dedicated Micros, part of AD Group, will be using Security Essen 2008 to unveil a number of new and enhanced NetVu Connected surveillance products, including the latest generation DV-IP Server network DVR and the advanced, entry-level DV-IP Express.Features built-in to the new DV-IP Server transform this popular network DVR into a fully scalable, hybrid, syste...

IP-Surveillance technology is proving its worth in terms of real Return on Investment (ROI) in contrast to traditional, analogue-based CCTV systems.  This was the conclusion of a study based on a large IP-Surveillance installation completed in the last month at Knowsley Community College, near Liverpool.The bulk of the savings came from ongoing system maintenance costs.  With a standalone analogue-based CCTV system the college's estates management team would have been obliged to purcha...

With the new football season in England now in full swing, it is perhaps opportune to reflect on the scenes captured on CCTV of Rangers fans running amok in Manchester city centre before and after the 2008 UEFA Cup Final - including a vicious attack on a police officer who became detached from his unit.  To some commentators, this eruption of violence may have appeared to signal a return to the bad old days of soccer hooliganism in England.  For my part, I believe that however shocking...

 American Fibertek will introduce its new range of fiber optic transmission products at ASIS 2008Reaffirming its commitment to legacy systems and their leading line of core fibre optic transmission products designed specifically for security applications, American Fibertek, Inc. is displaying several new point-to-point fibre transmission solutions here at ASIS 2008.  The new products include unique new contact closure systems that do not require any soldering, as well as a selection of...

  Lease-sure offers a single fixed price repayment scheduleSecurity and fire systems specialist Niscayah has announced a new range of systems / support rental options which it is branding as Lease-Sure.  This flexible financing facility allows customers to benefit from the opportunity to not only procure and install a system, but also opt to have it maintained and managed - all via a single, fixed price repayment schedule.  This schedule is adaptable to allow for "techno...

  Phil Allen, IDL UK Sales teamIDL are pleased to announce the appointment of Phil Allen as part of the UK Sales team, covering outside London.  Phil steps into the role left by Tom Sharrard who recently departed IDL to travel the world.Phil brings with him over 8 years of sales experience in the security industry, from companies such as Castle-Care and OPTEX.  He is also an avid football fan and enjoys watching his son play football, and even sp...

 Derwent REG-SENTRY can be used to control any vehicle access barrier or gate including those guarding car parks Ship chartering brokers, customs agents and freight forwarder; DTS's International Freight Terminal is a world class 10.5-acre freight handling facility just outside Newcastle in the North East of England.Operating from its base in the heart of the North, the DTS International Freight Terminal offers 100,000 square feet of customs approved warehousing with loading facilities...

  Samsung Techwin SDC-415 CCTV cameras installed in Cepac packaging plants One of the world's largest and most technologically advanced corrugated packaging plants is fully exploiting the benefits of CCTV.  Cepac are utilising cameras manufactured by Samsung Techwin at their Rotherham site for both health and safety and management information purposes, as well as for security.Cepac produce ‘retail friendly packaging' with a corrugator machine capable of running at...

 Access control management system, LinkNet ideal for large scale installations ADI-GARDINER (UK) announced an exclusive distribution agreement with CDV to supply the LinkNet access control management system in the UK, designed to make IP (Internet Protocol) technology more accessible. LinkNet is a comprehensive access control management system that facilitates interaction with IP interfaces.  It incorporates software and hardware solutions which allow the reading of all standard techno...

 Siemens access control solution integrated with existing CCTV installation at Burnley Football Club A new access control system based on products from Siemens Building Technologies and installed by Thorne Access & Security, is playing a key role in the transformation of an under-used executive suite at Burnley Football Club.  Part of Pennine Lancashire's No Limits programme, the suite will become a vibrant Enterprise Haven that provides accommodation and suppor...

 New training facility helps industry players expand knowledge in security solutions  Honeywell recently announced its first Training Centre of Excellence (TCoE) in the UK.  The state-of-the-art training centre will provide security installers with a comprehensive understanding of the key trends in security, as well as in-depth training sessions on technical topics covering installation, maintenance and monitoring of security systems. The Training Centre of Excellence will pl...

Welcome guests During the 2006 World Cup Championship in Germany, Kaiserslautern was one of the 12 World Cup Cities to host the games.  Fritz-Walter Stadium on the Betzenberg hilltop was the venue of four games in the preliminary rounds and one quarter-final.  Kaiserslautern has 105,000 inhabitants, making it the smallest World Cup city in which a second stage (last 16) game has ever been played. The football frenzy in Kaiserslautern was not only restricted to native Kaiserslaute...

An obvious taskThe Waste Management Companies in Wiesbaden (ELW) know exactly the job they have to do.  "We secure the quality of life in Wiesbaden - we're customer-oriented, present and competent."  The numbers speak for themselves: some 760 employees make sure day after day that 550 km of the highways and 380 km of the sidewalks are cleaned, 1,600 waste receptacles and 13,000 garbage cans are emptied, 2,450 m of channels are cleared and a total of 86,000 m3 of sewage water...

24/7 availabilitySelf-service terminals such as bank statement printers and ATMs have since long become part of our every day lives.  Banks have found them to be the ideal solution for taking the burden of routine tasks from their customer service staff.  The customers, in turn, benefit as cash is available 24/7 - everywhere.  The Internet financial service company Forium, for example, estimates that there are about 60,000 ATMs at approximately 40,000 locations in Germany.Key and...

Creating knowledgeWhen and under what conditions do banner clouds occur?  How high is the snow at the Zugspitze peak, Germany?  What is the resulting reflection rate of the Zugspitze plateau needed for evaluating the measured ultra-violet radiation?  How much have the European and American continental plates moved away from each other last year?  These are some of the questions that keep the scientists at the Meteorological Institute of the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Mu...

A "star" in its own classFor more than 100 years the name Mercedes has stood for the most innovative automobile brand in the world.  When ‘Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft' delivered the first Mercedes on December 22, 1900, it marked the beginning of a dynamic development defined by technical perfection, high standards of quality, innovative strength and a host of automobile legends.  In 1998, Daimler- Benz AG and the Chrysler Corporation merged - two companies with long t...

FLIR Systems' Christiaan Maras highlights the benefits between cooled and uncooled thermal imaging systems. The demand for thermal imaging to enhance the CCTV environment is increasing markedly.  Thermal imaging provides 24-hour, all-year-round, long-range asset and personnel protection.  Unlike other cameras thermal imaging cameras require no lighting that may draw unwanted attention to a facility or site.  They provide vivid, high-contrast images of intruders even whe...

  The ioibox appliances deployed are intelligent video edge and centralised devices ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity recently announced that its intelligent video appliances have been implemented at several key sites in South Korea. Most recently, ioimage ioibox appliances were installed at Korea Electric Power Cooperation (KEPCO), a government-invested electric utility facility located in Uijeongbu (Kaesong) and Yangju.  ioimage al...

   New College, Oxford, selects SALTO Access Control systems to protect its students and staffNew College, Oxford, has selected an advanced access solution from the leading manufacturer and supplier of access control equipment within the education sector, SALTO Systems, to upgrade their security requirements. The College awarded the contract to approved SALTO Inspired Business Partner, Smiths Security. One of the largest colleges in Oxford, New College was founded in 137...

  The Symbio billing and administration system usee the existing LEGIC media in the form of company IDs As in many large organisations, the State Government of Lower Austria used to manage various applications of personal identification - such as charging for meals, access control, time and attendance, parking permits - using separate cards.  In order to guarantee maximum quality when it comes to charging too, the Lower Austrian catering kitchen swiftly implemented a scheme t...

Attractive and safeArrival and departure, welcome and farewell, staying and shopping - a train station is not just a traffic hub, a building or a site of transition.  It is quite a complex operation designed to serve numerous interests, desires and functions.  About 5,800 active train stations are located in Germany.  Since Deutsche Bahn (DB, German Rail) was privatised in 1994, DB Station&Service AG has been in charge of operating the German train stations.  In order to...

  Pictured is the upgraded, new look, MG Lola EX2 65C racecar Principal sponsor, CCTV specialist, AD Group and racing team RML are delighted with the performance of the comprehensively upgraded, new look, MG Lola EX265C racecar in the final round of the 2008 Le Mans Series at Silverstone last weekend, where it ran to fourth place in the LMP2 class on its first competitive appearance.The external and internal changes including, most notably, a closed-cockpit are all designed to hel...