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When it comes to remotely monitored CCTV, fact can often be stranger than fiction as the operators at one hardworking RVRC (Remote Video Response Centre) I talked to in the North of England can testify.One of the most blatant examples, captured by their cameras, concerns a mother and daughter who decided to stage a forecourt ‘incident' at a motor dealership.  While waiting for the daughter's car to be fixed an apparently dishevelled mother told garage staff that she had slipped on som...

Nicolas Richter, Head of Security Products for Siemens Building Technologies, looks at the increasing importance of interoperability in the security market. In trying to identify the greatest driver in the security market at the moment, I would have to say interoperability.  If you look at intrusion, for example, it is no longer just intrusion, particularly in the commercial sector.  The access control system operates during office hours but then out of hours, yes, you have the i...

Schneider Electric has completed the acquisition of Pelco, a worldwide leader in the design, development and manufacturing of video security systems.With the acquisition of Pelco, Schneider Electric significantly reinforces the offering of its Building Automation business, which encompasses power and HVAC control, electronic security and fire safety, and increases its ability to provide integrated solutions.Schneider Electric has acquired all shares of Pelco for a total consideration of $1,540 m...

AMG Systems Ltd. recently announced that it has been contracted by ADT Fire & Security, the UK's leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, to supply the CCTV transmission system as well as the fibre optic infrastructure installation for the integrated safety and security solution for the new prison on Isle of Man.The £ 41 million, category B prison has been designed by Taylor Young, working in partnership with Isle of Man Architects McGarrigle and Jackson.  The I...

COE has released its annual results for the year to 30 June 2007.  These results show significant continued improvements on many fronts including the highest new order levels for three years.  The company raised money to finance growth in March 2007 and has implemented the growth plans ahead of schedule.The plan has three important elements, firstly the expansion of the field sales team, secondly to recruit both a Finance Director and Sales Director into the senior management team and...

Entries for the prestigious IP-in-Security Awards 2008 will be accepted from now until 1st December 2007, the team behind IIPSEC announced.  This annual competition encourages developers, manufacturers and system integrators of IP based technology to participate and gain reward and recognition for their products and installations. The award programme is run in conjunction with IIPSEC 2008, Europe's leading IP in Security Exhibition and Conference, and is endorsed by the IP UserGroup (IPUG)&...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has announced a number of key warranty initiatives to support its Dennard 2060 outdoor dome - from a 6 Months ‘No Quibble' Exchange scheme to a 4 Year Advanced Replacement service for installers - underlining its commitment to customer satisfaction and support for the best selling precision CCTV camera.Customers of Dedicated Micros who have purchased any 2060 dome camera from 1 September 2007 will now be able to take advantage of an industry-leading 6...

VIT Innovation recently worked with one of its local authority clients to catch a fly-tipper.  Using bespoke state of the art GPS tracking hidden inside a glue tube, VIT Innovation was able to hide the glue tube amongst discarded waste that was due for collection by the suspected fly-tipper.  The waste was due to be collected as part of a regular collection by a contractor who was supposed to be disposing the waste at a registered waste disposal site.  The local authority suspecte...

Leading retail chain Toys ‘R' Us is set to make significant operational savings by switching the intruder and personal attack alarm monitoring for its total UK estate to Chiron Technology's Iris system. Adoption of the Iris technology - which is Europe's fastest growing IP alarm transmission and monitoring system - means Toys ‘R' Us will take advantage of Chiron's secure IP-based dual-path alarm signalling and reduce its alarm monitoring bill by around 70% compared with its previous...

The news that the Government is pushing for the phase-out of traditional light bulbs in favour of energy-efficient products by 2011 has been welcomed by Raytec, and the company is calling for security planners to take a lead in switching away from inefficient halogen lamps."To help installers and system designers better understand the energy-efficiency of their systems Raytec has produced an energy and cost-savings calculator," explains Shaun Cutler, Raytec Managing Director.  &qu...

Verint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for workforce-enterprise optimisation and security, announced an agreement with Motorola, Inc. to enable the use of Verint NextivaTM Wireless devices on MOTOMESH broadband wireless networks.  The Nextiva Wireless portfolio received MOTOMESH Ready validation, certifying that Verint Intelligent Edge Devices with integrated video analytics can be easily deployed by municipalities, public safety organisations and enter...

VSK Group, the Belgian subsidiary of Allied Defense Group, has been acquired for USD $49 million.  VSK designs, develops and markets sophisticated electronic security systems throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the United States.  Xtralis' globally recognised brands include ADPRO security surveillance systems, ASIM traffic detection systems, PROACTIV fire control and management solutions and VESDA very early warning smoke detection.VSK and Xtralis will be run by newly appoin...

A revolutionary new online tool developed by Geutebruck promises to eliminate tedious paperwork and drastically reduce the time taken to produce tender documents for CCTV projects.  Their Interactive Specifier Library is now available free to planners, installers and architects at www.geutebrueck.com/isl/.In the Interactive Specifier Library you select system components from an extensive list.  As you click, the ISL collates the appropriate tender texts to generate a full tender specif...

Forward Vision announces the appointment of James Smith as Marketing Manager.  He was previously with the distributor, Norbain.  With over ten years experience in the electronic security industry, James has been involved with a number of high profile product launches and will be driving the company's marketing strategy forward as the company continues to expand both in the UK and overseas.Peter Beare, Managing Director at Forward Vision, said, "James' appointment give us t...

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...

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.&...

CEM AC2000 AE (Airport Edition) system provides UK's fastest growing regional airport with IP, airport-specific security       CEM Systems, an access control brand of Tyco International, announced recently that Durham Tees Valley Airport, UK, has chosen the CEM AC2000 AE (Airport Edition) security management system.  The system will be installed by CEM Approved Reseller, Advance Integrated Systems PLC. Durham Tees Valley Airport, Robin Hood Airport and Liv...

Raytec is staging the latest in its series of CCTV lighting test nights on 8th November in Northumberland, and 15th November in Hampshire. The test sessions are open to all CCTV installers, specifiers and camera manufacturers wanting to check the performance of a CCTV system with Infra-Red or White-Light.  They will be held at Raytec's facilities in Northumberland and Tavcom's facilities in Hampshire.The sessions will include a practical test of CCTV lighting with different camera a...

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...

COE Limited, the UK based developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, has completed the supply of a major system to DW Projects for safety monitoring on the M1 widening scheme near Watford, London, UK.  The 10-mile-long Motorway widening scheme is planned for completion in December 2008 and will add a fourth lane to this southern section of the M1 between J6A and J10 that links to the M10 and M25 London orbital.  Principal Contractor Balfour Beatty Skanska JV (BBS JV...

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...

Security planners at the new Heathrow Terminal 5 have specified Forward Vision's Mic1-400 PTZ cameras for surveillance of key external areas, in a project being handled by NTL Business.  Forty-six of the rugged speed domes, also known as 'Metal Mickeys', are being used as part of the £70m security and telecommunications network at airport. Previously, 20 MIC1-400s - featuring high-precision resolver technology for pin-point accuracy and 18X optical zoom (12X digital) - had...

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...

CCTV surveillance using IndigoVision's IP Video technology is being made available to London's schools via the London Grid for Learning's (LGfL) existing IT network.  The LGfL was established in June 2000 to provide capital-wide broadband internet services to London's 33 Local Education Authorities (LEA).  The network, supplied by Synetrix, went live in 2002 and now covers over 90% of schools in London.IndigoVision's IP Video technology will allow any participating...

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...

Rushden and Diamonds Football Club were formed at the end of the 1991/92 season following a merger between Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds. The brainchild of Max Griggs, a local businessman and owner of Dr. Martens, millions were spent bringing the ground, Nene Park, up to and beyond the required standards.Since the club gained promotion to the Football Conference in 1996, Rushden and Diamonds have risen through the leagues reaching Division Two in 2003.  Following a period of tur...

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...

JVC Professional Europe presented a "CCTV over IP" talk to over forty Irish-based installers at a seminar hosted by leading Irish CCTV product distributor, Borsatec.The event was held on Tuesday, 18 September at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin, and provided the perfect platform for manufacturers and installers alike to share their expertise and experience of operating CCTV over an IP network infrastructure. James Prendergast, Marketing Manager at Borsatec, takes up the story: "Th...

The IP UserGroup, the fastest growing physical security technology forum in the world, have recently announced their events calendar for 2008.IP-in-Action LIVE is a series of one-day networking and educational events that provides timely information on the latest trends, best practices, and new technologies involved in the design, implementation and support of IP-centric and integrated physical security solutions.These events build on the success of the group during 2007 and span both Europe and...

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...