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Network cameras from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video have been installed in 10 Hughes and Hughes bookstores - Ireland's fastest-growing bookstore group.  Working with IT consultancy and Axis Partner, OmniSys, Axis network cameras are being rolled out to its bookstores across Ireland and the UK.  A driving force in airport book retailing, Hughes and Hughes currently has 10 airport stores including six at Dublin airport, one at London's City Airport.  It has...

At Integrated Systems Europe 2007, numerous Zandar Predator VC MultiViewers shall be integrated in the Diamond Control area of the Mitsubishi stand, A10.Diamond Control is a tailor made solution for traffic and security applications encompassing the display of multiple video inputs across a variety of Mitsubishi large screen display systems including cube and LCDs.  It also has the flexibility to display a large image of a single frame on the Mitsubishi Display Wall cube. The Predator VC Mu...

Urmet Domus has moved to new premises in Gt. Notley "After seven very happy and successful years, we recognised that we had outgrown our offices and warehouse facilities in Great Dunmow," said Mark Hagger, Sales Director.  "Our new facilities comprise a new purpose built 10,000 sq ft building that provides us with the ability to continue to expand our sales, technical and customer care teams."Urmet's new premises provide the company with the capacity to hold in exces...

One of the UK and Ireland's largest travel agencies and tour operators, Thomas Cook, has switched intruder and personal attack alarm monitoring at its network of 604 High St and retail park stores to Chiron Technology's Iris, Europe's fastest growing IP alarm transmission and monitoring system.Following High St retailer Halfords' decision to upgrade to Iris, Thomas Cook has replaced its Redcare signalling and the associated telephone costs - a service that had been costing the company around &po...

LILIN today announced the promotion of Kelly Ford to Business Development Executive and the appointment of Tim Stone as South Area Internal Account Support.The promotion of Kelly Ford reflects her outstanding performance in her first two years at LILIN, which has been rewarded with a customer-facing role.  In her new role Kelly will be responsible for Customer Account Management and New Sales Development.  The promotion will also allow LILIN to benefit from Kelly's experience in sa...

In order to meet the demands of a rapidly growing company, Dowshu Electronica is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Leen, the company's new Managing Director.Joe brings a wealth of security industry knowledge and management experience to Dowshu.  He began working in the security industry in 1991 and managed a national installation company in Southern Ireland since 2003.  Joe is familiar with the latest CCTV technological developments which, when combined with his extensive...

Bell Security Ltd has introduced a new support package, Warranty-Plus.  This provides an enhanced reactive and preventative maintenance profile for security systems installed by Bell during the first 12 months of their operational life.Claiming to offer 24/7 peace-of-mind, Warranty-Plus has been created to counter the 'grey areas' of responsibility that can often exist during the warranty period of an integrated security system, usually when system delivery involves a main contracto...

Leading remotely monitored CCTV provider RemGuard Visual Management - part of AD Group - has appointed Geoff Colley, 48, as its Business Development ManagerGeoff brings more than 24 years experience in the security industry to the role - having designed and implemented large remotely monitored installations - across all disciplines of CCTV, Access Control and Integrated Systems.  He has worked for a number of notable companies in the sector including: Videoscan, Focus Limited (part of Brook...

Paxton Access Limited, a market leader in the design and manufacture of electronic access control systems, has announced significant price reductions across its range of TOUCHLOCK keypads.  Recommended retail price savings range from 12.5% to 33% and are valid throughout 2007. TOUCHLOCK keypads are available as compact systems or for use with Switch2 and Net2 systems, thereby providing a suitable keypad for every application. Two models are available.  The ‘K' series backlit...

Nortech Control Systems have appointed Rod Munn as the new Engineering and Operations Director.Munn, 37, is a Chartered Engineer with an Electronic Engineering B.Eng Hons and has been with Nortech for a number of years as General Manager. His role will focus on product development in the access control and parking solutions.  He is also driving the company's expansion plans.More on Nortech Control Systems

Group 4 Technology (G4Tec) has hired Simon Press as a new Sales Consultant for the Group 4 Technology Electronic Security Systems group.  His territory includes the East Midlands / South Yorkshire region.  Simon is responsible for generating new business within his territory and for managing existing customer accounts.  He reports to Mark Robinson, National Sales Manager.Simon has worked in the security industry for 10 years.  He began his career at Gardiner Security Ltd, wor...

IIPSEC 2007 will see the UK launch of IndigoVision's range of IP Video products supporting H.264.  The new 9000 range includes updated versions of products currently available in the 8000 range: transmitters, IP domes and Networked Video Recorders (NVRs).  ‘Control Center', IndigoVision's class-leading video and alarm management software has also been updated for the 9000 range.  IndigoVision partners can therefore deploy a complete end-to-end IP Video solution based on the...

Axis Communications, leading IP-Surveillance vendor, today announced that it will be offering four education sessions on each of the three days of the exhibition in its Education Theatre in the main hall Stand Number 29 at IIPSEC this year.The sessions will run as follows:10.00-10.45Exploiting the Opportunities in IP-Surveillance':-  Information on market growth, convergence and Channel, ADP and Consultancy programs11.15-12.00Factors to consider when buying a network camera13...

To help improve the safety and security of its premises and computer systems, Microgaming, the world's leading creator of software systems, has chosen to install Siemens Building Technologies Security Products' latest access and CCTV security systemMicrogaming is the world's leading creator of software systems for the rapidly expanding on-line gaming business.  It developed the first online casino software more than a decade ago and has retained its market leading position by cont...

CCTV Lighting specialist Raytec are hosting two nighttime tests to look at the performance of CCTV lighting in situation.  The test sessions will be held at Raytec's test facilities in Northumberland and are open to all CCTV installers, specifiers and camera manufacturers wanting to test the performance of a CCTV system with Infra-Red or White-light.  The test evening will be a practical test of CCTV lighting with different camera and lens combinations.  The test agenda will...

Raytec's RAYMAX series of Infra-Red illuminators have been chosen to provide night-time footage of the Big Brother house in Santiago, Chile. A Chilean television crew used RAYMAX 50 illuminators to provide continuous footage of the housemates during the hours of darkness.  The footage is screened 24 hours a day on Chilean TV so high quality images are essential to deliver the highest television audiences.Big Brother has been a hit in over 70 different countries.  Housemates are confine...

Although incidents are rare, at airports baggage remains an attractive target for criminal elements often using their cover as baggage handlers - during loading and unloading from commercial aircraft - to steal valuable items well away from public view. Over the years there have been a number of high profile cases with the authorities often resorting to surveillance technology to catch the culprits in the act.  In August 2002, for example, 36 baggage handlers at Milan's Malpensa airport...

Paxton Access Limited, a market leader in the design and manufacture of electronic access control systems, has announced a further expansion to its field sales team.  Dave Smith joined the company at the beginning of October and is responsible for the South West and Midlands region.  Prior to Paxton Access, Dave worked for Initial Fire and Security specifying intruder alarm, CCTV, access control and other security systems to end users and electrical contractors.With almost ten years...

Appointment signals commitment to the Identification Systems ChannelHID Global, a leading manufacturer in the access control industry, recently announced that Dani Brunner, HID's Mid-Atlantic regional manager for the installing channel, has accepted the newly created position of Western regional manager for the AccessID subsidiary of HID Global.  Reporting to Chris Sincock, vice president of business development, Ms. Brunner will be responsible for sales of the Identification Syste...

Croma Photobase has recently completed the rollout of its "Touch & Go" biometric security system to 13 cash deposit centres around the UK for a major financial institution.  The sale reflects increased acceptance within the banking industry that biometric solutions are now reliable and sophisticated enough to operate at business critical sites. "Touch & Go" (T&G) is a scaleable security platform.  The recent release adds active/passive tag technologies for monitoring and t...

Singapore Airlines is reportedly one of the world's leading carriers with 16 million passengers per year flying its top-ranked gateway spanning five continents and 59 cities.  Widely known as a symbol of service excellence, Singapore Airlines is committed to providing customers with the best flying experience through an innovative product and service offering.First class security ...Safety and security is seen by Singapore Airlines as a top priority.  As a sign of this commitment and w...

Complus Teltronic, innovators in Intercom Technology, bring Interactive Help Points, designed specifically for the Mass Transit Market, to Railtex 2007.  Visitors to the stand (W70) will be able to operate the Help Points via a built in touch screen and see how the application would work in a station or platform environment.The Help Points achieve crystal clear hands free speech using Full Open Duplex® technology (talk and listen at the same time), even with high ambient background nois...

LILIN, one of the World's largest CCTV manufacturers, today announced the launch of a new corporate identity, in readiness for its move towards a single brand solution. The company is to change its brand, with immediate effect, from CS Li-Lin to LILIN.  A new logo is to be introduced, reinforcing the company's values of offering cutting edge products and continuous technological development, whilst remaining committed to the provision to the highest standard of service and product o...

Dallmeier's Video over IP workshops in November proved a total success.  Due to the high interest additional dates were arranged and were swiftly booked up."Video over IP" is a subject that you see everywhere at the moment.  Dallmeier is manufacturer and project manager of the world's biggest real-time IP video system in the Venetian Macau and of the first fully digital CCTV/IP casino system in the USA for the Barona Casino in San Diego.  These are just two examp...

JVC's VN-C625U IP network dome cameras are integrated in a state-of-the-art deployable camera system that uses 3G mobile phone technology.  The camera systems are designed by ClearView Communications based in Chelmsford Essex, UK.  Crime prevention officers, local authorities, developers and housing associations are currently using the system for a variety of applications including vandalism, fraud, theft, fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour.  The ability to rapidly deploy d...

IndigoVision has released a suite of advanced analytics integrated within its complete IP Video solution.  These algorithms run both in real-time on live video and also on recorded video using ‘Control Center', IndigoVision's enterprise video and alarm management software.  Real time analytics are located at the edge of the network, i.e. at the camera, making the solution totally scalable.  CCTV operators can now detect events as they happen such as congestion, stolen object...

When it comes to the use of measures such as CCTV and ID cards the approach taken by individual countries has, in the past, been markedly different.  Recent developments however suggest a growing convergence in approach. In France for example the use of ID cards - although not compulsory - is a long established practice whereas, until relatively recently, CCTV was tightly controlled, driven by a desire to uphold privacy.  When it comes to Britain the experience is very much the reverse...

Sadly in many areas of the UK arson accounts for a worryingly high proportion of fires.  In some locations this can amount to 70% of all incidents, causing tens of millions of pounds worth of damage and disruption every year.  Fortunately, protection against the threat of criminal attack, and specifically in this case arson, can be provided by remotely monitored CCTV - particularly overnight. This is especially important given that, according to the Arson Prevention Bureau, 84% of &lsq...

The Octavian Group of Companies, the parent company of internationally operating security company, Octavian Security, has appointed solicitor Avi Pawar as its director of global strategy & compliance.In this new role, the litigation and employment law specialist will head up the Octavian Group's HR and Legal teams as it expands internationally in Dubai, Holland and beyond. Avi joins Octavian from leading West Midlands law firm, Pickerings Solicitors with five years experience as a practi...

COE Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, announces that it has appointed Ian Jefferson to the Board as Finance Director.Mr Jefferson is currently Group Financial Controller of the 600 Group plc, an international manufacturer of machine tools, and was formerly Finance & Operations Director of Mila Hardware, a subsidiary of Heywood Williams Group plc.  He is a qualified accountant with audit experience at Robson Rhodes and also has degrees in physi...