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With the development of its next generation of megapixel cameras, DINION starlight HD 720p and FLEXIDOME starlight HD 720p RD, Bosch Security Systems, Inc. introduces products specifically designed for high performance in extreme low-light conditions. They represent a breakthrough in light sensitivity in cameras; showing colour images where others can show only monochrome, and transmitting monochrome video when others show no image at all. HD security breakthrough With their high sensitivity i...

Background North Carolina State University, located in Raleigh, NC, has approximately 35,000 students, 8000 faculty and staff, over 2000 acres, 500 buildings, as well as critical infrastructure installations such as a nuclear reactor and other sensitive biological and animal material handling sites. After the 2007 tragedy at Virginia Tech, universities have redoubled efforts to deploy security technologies that more effectively protect people and as-sets while still maintaining a...

The system upgrades surveillance and safety, reduces total cost of ownership, and significantly enhances return on investment Healthcare Organisations face a myriad of issues and challenges in addition to ensuring the safety of staff and patients. Hospitals often have large geographically dispersed facilities and multiple perimeters for which they must provide rapid response to any security threats that arise. Healthcare facilities are like mini-cities, complete with a constan...

DVTEL’s Latitude NVMS serves as the command and control centre for IP network video surveillance Background Baltimore's location on northern Chesapeake Bay has been at the heart of its social and economic development. Through careful city planning and cooperation between public and private investors, Baltimore entered the ranks of one of America's "comeback cities". Its down-town business district has been transformed into a mecca of new hotels, retail centers, and offi...

City of Los Angeles Los Angeles, the nation's second largest city, has more than 900 government buildings and facilities spread out over hundreds of square miles.  These facilities range in size and function from city-sponsored day care centers to City Hall to the Los Angeles Zoo. Prior to 9/11, the City of LA maintained an uncoordinated, rather antiquated system of video surveillance for its buildings and facilities. The events of 9/11 set in motion plans to fundamentally change the city...

Delta Scientific, the leading manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, recently announced that taller trucks, especially those found in Europe and the Middle East, will not be able to tumble over anti-terrorist, crash-proof bollards. In a full scale crash test, the new Delta Scientific DSC720 1M bollards, which raise and lower in seconds, passed an independent lab test following ASTM test criteria for an M50 level test. Tested as a...

Moxa's live demonstration shows remote video triggered by sensor and viewable from within InduSoft's WebStudio SCADA software Moxa will mark its presence at the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) by demonstrating easy integration of IP video and Ethernet I/O into the mission-critical SCADA systems used by the oil and gas industry for data collection and real-time operations management. "SCADA has changed dramatically over the last few years, and today's offshore oil fi...

Middle Atlantic Products has introduced new height-adjustable Sit/Stand functionality for its family of ViewPoint consoles and technical furniture. Sit/Stand lift system functionality promotes proper ergonomics for healthy work environments, and is now available pre-installed in welded ViewPoint console bays or as a standalone work station model.  Ideal for dispatch, call centre and surveillance and monitoring environments, these new models feature three convenient pre-set height settings...

HID is driving an initiative for partners to develop NFC Trusted Tag applications with the launch of its HID Trusted Tag SDK HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, is driving an initiative for partners to develop NFC Trusted Tag applications with the launch of its HID Trusted Tag™ Services Software Developer Tool Kit (SDK). Operating within the Trusted Identity Platform™ (TIP), HID Trusted Tag Services is the company’s latest NFC in...

IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, recently announced that Waterford Regional Hospital, a public hospital located in Waterford City, Waterford, Ireland, has deployed a mix of IQeye HD megapixel cameras throughout the hospital and grounds and Milestone XProtect Corporate video management software in a major upgrade to their video surveillance system. GVD, a specialist value-added distributor of IP technology, and Park 100, an innovative security integrator, wer...

NHA buildings are located in nearly every neighbourhood in the city of Newark, comprising over 8,700 units, and providing housing for over 20,000 residents. Many NHA developments were rife with drugs and gangs, mothers and children were prevented from moving freely throughout their neighbourhoods, and seniors needed more protection. In 2006, the Newark Housing Authority was labouring under the threat of a Federal takeover and hired a new Executive Director, Keith Kinard who compl...

Background One of North America's largest investors, owners, and managers of commercial real estate has been leading the way in commercial real estate with innovative design, development, and management. An enthusiastic desire to understand and meet the needs of retail and office tenants drives this company to create exciting shopping venues and professional hassle-free office environments. With a multi-billion dollar portfolio and close to 100 properties including many landmark d...

Matrox will present its new video wall controller boards, video distribution over IP solutions and KVM extenders Matrox Graphics Inc. and Matrox Video and will be sharing booth 4759 at InfoComm 2013 (Orlando, Fla., June 12-14). Matrox Graphics Inc. will present new video wall controller boards, video distribution over IP solutions, and KVM extenders. Matrox Video will showcase video streaming and recording appliances, and multiviewers. Matrox Mura MPX Series output/input vide...

SoleraTec LLC, provider of innovative video lifecycle management and storage products, has begun shipping new version 6 of its Phoenix RSM surveillance video management software. Phoenix RSM delivers a unique solution for affordable long-term retention needs of today’s video surveillance systems. By integrating online, near-line, and offline storage devices, Phoenix RSM version 6 makes available the most efficient use of hard disk capacity along with the most economic use of offline storag...

Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, recently announced the world’s smallest HD Dome camera. The small yet powerful 1 and 2 megapixel (MP) HD Micro Dome cameras open up the advantages of HD surveillance to budget-conscious installations requiring discreet cameras. “Stores, hotels, office buildings and restaurants want discreet cameras that provide exceptional image detail. Traditionally, you could get one or the other. Now with our H...

The Schlage card reader has been chosen for the 2013 Security Products’ Govies Government Security Award A Schlage card reader that is integrated into the electronic lock to provide a wireless solution for applications that meets government standards was chosen for the 2013 Security Products’ Govies Government Security Award in the Wireless Security category.  As a result, the Schlage FIPS 201 (Federal Information Processing Standards Publication) AD-401 wirel...

Sergio Sanchez will manage channel sales and develop new business relationships OnSSI has named Sergio Sanchez as Regional Sales Manager for North CALA (Caribbean and Latin America). Sergio brings his extensive industry experience in sales, project development and technical support in the CALA region to the market leader in open-architecture and intelligent IP video surveillance software. As the new RSM for Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Venezuela and Colombia, Sergio wi...

Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital is the premiere tertiary acute care hospital in Windsor-Essex County, Ontario, Canada. Combining a century old tradition of compassionate care with cutting edge diagnostic imaging technology, Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital leads the provision of advanced care in the areas of complex trauma, renal dialysis, acute mental health, advanced cardiac care, stroke and neurosurgical care and the broad foundation of medical and surgical services required to support these areas of spec...

The security solutions will secure YNHH’s 1,500-bed flagship teaching hospital and various other sites Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, announced recently that Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH), one of the largest hospital in the United States, has chosen an integrated security solution from its Software House and American Dynamics brands. The solution will be used to secure YNHH’s 1,500-be...

Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalisation solutions, recently announced the availability of its latest financial product— the Datacard® CD820™ instant issuance system—giving financial organisations and retailers an affordable approach to instantly issuing payment cards. With the ability to reduce issuance costs and deliver cards to consumers in a customised and personalised way, the CD820 system offers a wide-range of features to help support a...

Included as part of SMS4™, IndigoVision's Security Management Software suite, this latest release uses a revolutionary new user interface design, making it easier for operators to visualise alarms in real time and to view cameras through target based maps. Additional intelligence has been introduced to Control Center 4.8 giving operators an easy way of accessing cameras on a map rather than having to memorise camera locations. "When the first release of Control Center was launched in 2002...

Talk-A-Phone has enhanced its blue light towers with an integrated high-efficiency LED area lighting solution Recognising that many security deployments are often compromised with inadequate lighting and poorly coordinated with CCTV cameras, Talk-A-Phone has enhanced its blue light towers with an integrated high-efficiency LED area lighting solution. To learn more about this product join us on either May 7th or May 14th for our LED Area Lighting Platform Webinar! Register soo...

HID Global is demonstrating its extensive suite of RFID transponders at the Orange County Convention Center HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, is showcasing its broad portfolio of radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions from its Identification Technologies division, including its new SlimFlex™ Laundry tag at this week’s RFID Journal LIVE! conference and exhibition. HID Global’s advanced and innovative SlimFlex™ Lau...

Bosch Access Easy Controller meets the company's basic access control needs End user: Innoventor, Inc. is a 10-year-old engineering solutions company located in St. Louis and serving customers throughout the U.S. It has grown over the decade to more than 70 engineers providing solutions in the aerospace/defense, medical/pharmaceutical, transportation, food/beverage and industrial automation industries in the areas of process, production and product development. It innovates...

DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced recently that it has released the latest generation high-performance switch matrix, a module that connects electronic signal inputs and outputs, such as an antenna to a receiver. Dubbed the SI-9332, the switch matrix is packaged in an industry-leading compact, lightweight, low power design. Its chassis uses only one-tenth of the rack space of comparable units, weighs less than 18 pounds, and consumes less than 130 watts of power. Deve...

Bosch’s Security Escort is a wireless personal security system useful for people with limited mobility Eskaton Village Grass Valley, a 42-acre residential community for seniors in northern California, enhances residents' safety and well-being around the clock with the Security Escort wireless personal security system. In 2000, as Eskaton developed plans for Eskaton Village Grass Valley in California, a multiservice retirement community in the scenic foothills of the Sie...

LTW chose Bosch Security System’s AutoDome modular digital cameras to install on traffic signals and to mount on lamp posts Challenge: Not long after three college students were killed in a Newark schoolyard in 2007, city officials announced plans to install over 100 surveillance cameras via a wireless network by the year 2009 in order to deter crime.  Solution: Let's Think Wireless (LTW) was contracted to design and implement a high-speed wireless network for...

For eight years, Ron has served as a residential sales consultant (RSC) for Protection 1 Protection 1, the largest full service business and home security company in the U.S., is pleased to announce the promotion of Ron Larson to residential district sales manager in Kansas City, reporting to District Manager, Rick Delloma. “Ron’s passion and dedication to be the best and succeed at all he does inspires me daily to be a better manager and person,” explained...

AlliedBarton is a provider of highly trained security personnel AlliedBarton Security Services, the industry’s premier provider of highly trained security personnel, and HR Plus, a leading provider of comprehensive solutions for employment and background screening, will host a free workplace violence prevention seminar on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The seminar will take place at Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Colum...

Diebold received the award for enhancing the security operation for an award-winning beach resort in Florida Diebold Incorporated has enhanced the security operation for an award-winning beach resort, earning an award for itself in the process. Streamlining security across the expansive St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort & Residences in Miami Beach, Fla., Diebold infused innovation throughout planning, installation, testing and training to earn the 18th annual SAMMY Award for In...