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First Automatic Fare Collection System with Integrated Explosives Detection Undergoes Operational Testing as part of Baltimore PilotCubic Corporation and GE's Security business, today announced the successful conclusion of the first real-world operational test of the companies' jointly-developed automatic public transit ticket vending machine with integrated early warning explosives detection and supporting faregate capability.The Baltimore Rail Security Study tested and collected data f...

Jeff Kitching, ADPRO Sales Director, encourages the security industry to give Video Motion Detection another look. Video Motion Detection (VMD), three words that arrived on the scene in the late 1980s to herald the start of a detection revolution.  Only the hype did not quite match the reality. Much was written at the time and subsequently about the potential for VMD.  It was, we were told, not just an alternative to PIRs, fence vibration systems and other detection technologies, but...

Security Camera "Turns protection into a design element" This year's most innovative designs, trendsetting concepts and coolest creations were winners of the 2006 Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA) competition, a celebration of the best product designs of the year and one of the world's most prestigious design competitions.  The IDEA award, co-sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America and BusinessWeek, celebrates the impact of good design on the...

Advanced Plastic Technology reduces spread of micro organismsIngersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that it is using an advanced plastic technology to reduce the spread of micro organisms from people using its new GT Series biometric HandPunch readers for time and attendance applications.  HandPunch readers take a three-dimensional reading of the size and shape of a hand to verify the user's identity in less than one second.  A special silver-based material, using Bio...

Cogent offers a comprehensive Biometric Solution for PIVCogent Systems today announced it had received approval from the General Services Administration (GSA) for its fingerprint algorithmic technologies to be used in conjunction with the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) smart cards to be issued to U.S federal government employees and contractors beginning on October 27th, 2006.  Cogent's leading fingerprint algorithmic technologies were the first to receive GSA approval for use in...

ioimage leverages global success and advanced line of intelligent video appliances with expanded presence in the North American market.ioimage Ltd., the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced today the opening of its U.S. headquarters expanding its presence in the North American security market."We are dedicated to building on our global experience and success to serve the North American security market by opening our new regional headquarters, ioimage US...

The ski rooms in one of North America's largest skiing areas have been fitted with electronic LEGIC locks from GANTNERThe winter sports paradise of Northstar on Lake Tahoe on the border between California and Nevada belongs to Booth Creek Resorts, a private company employing 6,400 people.  Booth Creek Resorts is comprised of six giant winter sports resorts in various American states, with a total of 75 ski lifts and 2.2 million visitors annually.  With its excellent piste condition...

The Kaba Group is currently negotiating the acquisition of Computerized Security Systems Inc. (CSS) from Masco Corporation (Michigan, USA).  CSS operates primarily in the USA, Europe, and Asia.  It's Saflok and La Gard brands will complement Kaba's position for hotel locking systems and security locks.  Now that the US Federal Trade Commission has finished its investigation of the planned acquisition, Kaba expects negotiations to be completed successfully within the next f...

Bosch Security Systems, a full-line manufacturer of high-quality fire alarm systems and components, announces that Senior Fire Product Manager Jack McNamara recently received two prestigious industry appointments. McNamara has been named chairman of the National Electrical Manufacturing Association (NEMA) Signalling, Protection and Communication Product Group, where he will work with association representatives to promote safe product installation, innovative product development, and ongoing ind...

HI SEC is proud to announce that it was awarded Microsoft Gold Partner Status for 2006.  Gold Certified Partners represent the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies, and have the closest working relationship with Microsoft.  HI SEC will receive Microsoft direct technical support and advanced information about Microsoft product releases.  This will enable HI SEC to continue to react quickly with the support of the latest Microsoft operating systems a...

To help ensure the security and safety of its patients and staff, the new Evelina Children's Hospital in London has installed SiPass Entro access control system from Siemens Building Technologies Security Products.The state-of-the-art children's hospital is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and has 140 inpatient beds, including a 20 bed paediatric intensive care unit for the sickest children, and three operating theatres.  In addition to the health and wellbei...

Student convenience critical factor in choosing Biometric TechnologyIngersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that West Virginia University's Student Recreation Centre is using its biometric handreader technology, in addition to the card swiping system already in place, to control access to the facility.  HandKey readers simplify credential management and ensure that only authorized individuals enter the recreation centre.  Handreaders automatically take a three-dimensio...

The MG Lola EX264 owned by CCTV manufacturer AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - and run by RML has emerged victorious once again in the LMP2 class at the Le Mans 24 Hours.  Securing the "baby" prototype class two years running - unprecedented for a British team - is impressive by any standards in such a testing endurance race at what is the most famous sports car venue in the world. Sponsored by AD Group companies including AD Aerospace, Dedicated Micros, D-Tec, R...

The city of Stuttgart has installed an IndigoVision integrated IP Video solution as part of its security system for the 2006 Football World Cup being held in Germany.The new system has upgraded and extended the existing analogue CCTV infrastructure to provide monitoring for the city's transport network in a 16M/30Km radius around the stadium.  The CCTV surveillance inside the stadium has also been updated to IP Video to provide a totally integrated solution that delivers continuous high...

Richardson Electronics, Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has completed the process to change the name of its Security Systems Division (SSD) to Burtek (Burtek Systems) in the United States.Richardson Electronics is making this change to improve branding consistency of this division and the efficiency of communications with its partners.In 1997, Richardson Electronics SSD acquired Burtek Systems Inc in Canada and encouraged continuing operations under this name. Burtek is a well-known brand wi...

Keyware access control systems to be part of RISCO Group's integrated security and building management solutionsRISCO Group, a leading provider of Integrated Security Solutions, has acquired Keyware SA from its previous owner, Keyware Technologies NV.  The company, based in Brussels, Belgium, is a leading European manufacturer of access control systems.  The acquisition is another step RISCO Group is taking to increase its range of solutions and competitiveness in the security and...

Students and also professors and staff at the College of Technology and Economics in Chur (HTW Chur), Switzerland, are profiting from the contactless LEGIC smart card in the form of a student and staff ID.  This has brought their identification IDs into line with the very latest state of the art, and also gives them many advantages besides the visual ID.  Thanks to the solution realized by EVIS AG and Kaba AG, the HTW Chur is placing new trails in both student and staff identification,...

Integrated smart card functionality is helping ‘fuel' efficiency at the international headquarters of Petro-Canada, one of Canada's largest oil and gas companies.Around 250 staff benefit from the user friendly system that combines e-payment technology with access control at a newly refurbished London office block where workers could in the future also be using their individual cards for computer log on.The new technology was introduced in May 2005 and followed a move to new premise...

The ruggedised TransVu mobile digital CCTV recorder from AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - is playing an invaluable role ensuring the safety and security of the students who travel daily on 100 school buses serving the public schools system in Tallahassee, Florida, with a further 100 planned as part of an ongoing program by integrator North American Video.TransVu - which recently received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category (Britain's most prestigious bu...

BackgroundHeart FM is one of the Midlands' most popular commercial radio stations.  From its studios in a courtyard just off Birmingham's busy Broad Street, it serves a weekly audience of some 778,000 listeners across Warwickshire and the West Midlands, with a core target audience of 25 - 44 year olds.Like all media outlets, it needs to have tight security - especially due to its central location, which offers an open face to the public.  This makes strictly controlling access to all,...

Efficient Pedestrian And Vehicle Access Control Certified According to ISPSThe port installation at Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) received International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS-Code) certification on July 1, 2004.  This code encompasses a wide variety of internationally binding measures designed to improve port safety. Similar to airports, for example, the approximately 600,000 ship passengers passing through Lübeck are required to go through a security gate...

Dense NetworkThe city of Kaiserslautern is committed to serving its citizens well.  This is also reflected in the wide network of public transportation the city operates: 13 day bus and six night bus lines as well as approximately 450 bus stops throughout the city make sure that the 105,000 inhabitants of the German metropolis can get conveniently from A to B.  It is no wonder, therefore, that around 13 million passengers use the services of the TWK Verkehrs-AG each year.  This tr...

When ASDA, the UK's second largest retail chain, decided to install an Access Control system in their stores, they had some specific requirements.  They wanted to use the Mifare Smartcards already carried by their staff, and the system needed to be flexible and simple to use.  City Building and Engineering Services (CBES) were brought in to handle the job and spoke with Norbain about supplying the most suitable solution.Previously, there was no Access Control system in place at the...

Axis cameras were deployed by CNL to help secure priceless art works including ‘The Scream' on loan to the Royal Academy of Arts from the Munch Museum in OsloNetwork cameras by the global leader in network video Axis Communications, were selected as part of a comprehensive surveillance solution put together for the Royal Academy of Arts (RAA) by leading integrator CNL (Computer Network Ltd).  The RAA was given less than a week to install a new security system in its main galleries pri...

Fujitsu CG-311 Day/Night cameras monitor all movements at the gates in the front security zone at Frankfurt Airport.  The current video surveillance cameras are being replaced by Japanese leading technology in stages to view the most sensitive areas of the largest airport on the European continent around the clock.   Equipped with 18x motor zoom lenses (F1.9/11-200 mm), the Fujitsus’ strengths fully come into their own for the 24-hour video surveillance.  The compact 1/...

"No key leaves the building!"An events centre, which is the only one of its kind in Germany, is currently being created in the west of Stuttgart.  Here for the first time, it will be possible to use two connected halls - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle and the Porsche Arena - either individually or together for all types and sizes of events.In order to adapt the events and the available space to the greater demands placed on capacity and comfort, safety, flexibility and multi-function...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, recognised Gardiner for its achievements over the last 12 months in growing the IP-Surveillance market in the UK, at Axis' annual global distributor conference held in Mauritius on 3rd-6th May 2006.Gardiner was awarded ‘UK Distributor of the Year' for its commitment to building the IP-Surveillance market and a corresponding increase in sales of IP-Surveillance equipment. Steve Gorski, managing director, Axis Commun...

ACTi's Video Server, SED-2100R, and Transcoder, SED-3200, has enabled California's high school incorporate IP based CCTV systems.  Incorporating with customer's current DVR system, the new system solves the distance limitation between analog camera and DVR.  By deploying a hybrid CCTV+IP system, it provides simple and cost effective solution over LAN environments.There has been DVR system in the school already and the DVR system is planned to extend to remote cameras, which...

IndigoVision's complete IP Video solution is providing the innovative technology behind the new $1.3m City of Santa Monica Public Security Video System.  Installed by Federal Network Services, the 123-camera system is fully integrated with the City's existing security network.  The advanced CCTV system helps local officials detect and investigate suspicious activity, including potential acts of terrorism, around the Pier and Third Street Promenade - Santa Monica's popular l...

CBC has reported a significant increase in the number of customers visiting its stand at Ifsec this year.The manufacturer of Computar and Ganz branded surveillance products says serious business leads at the show were up by around 15% compared with last year, with enquiries from security installers and system designers showing the most significant rise."We're very pleased because we took a more strategic approach to our stand design and qualifying visitors", says Marketing Manager, Bin...