Surveillance & Security News for July 2015

VIVOTEK is proud to announce the launch of its all-new smart and efficient ND8422P PoE NVR. With the full-features of a Linux- embedded system, this new NVR supports up to 16 channels of network cameras, and is equipped with 8 built-in PoE complaint ports. This advanced connectivity means users can connect cameras directly to the NVR without any additional hardware. The new ND8422P PoE NVR is also equipped with a fisheye network camera de-warping function, which makes it an ideal choice for a wi...

De Fina also made his mark at several other companies, including Samsung-Techwin, SightLogix, and Hikvision Frank De Fina, a security executive whose career spanned more than two decades at Panasonic, died suddenly over the weekend. Since leaving Panasonic in 2008, De Fina also made his mark at several other companies, including security industry players Samsung-Techwin, SightLogix, and Hikvision, where he was employed at his death. 26 years at Panasonic A statement from...

As part of celebration, OT Systems honoured its local and international employees for their commitment and dedication OT Systems, a leading security-industry company dedicated to transmission solutions, recently commemorated its 10-year anniversary with a celebration, honouring many of its local and international employees for their commitment and dedication to the company's growth over the last decade. "It's been a wonderful decade of achievements for OT Systems," said Domen...

The new partnership will allow Seek Thermal the opportunity to reach the millions of people across the globe in Europe Through a partnership with Kondor, Seek Thermal, creators of heat seeking thermal imaging smart tools designed for consumer and commercial applications that save energy, time, and improve safety, announced that after winning the CE Week Innovation Zone Technovation Award and the Prism Award for Imaging & Cameras, their thermal image smartphone camera i...

61 local and international companies showed their latest products and innovations to the security industry SecProTec East Africa powered by Intersec took place for the third time. The first edition in partnership with Messe Frankfurt and its world famous brand “Intersec” proved to be the leading security business platform for the whole East and Central African region. From 9th – 11th July 2015, 61 local and international companies showed their latest products...

Wireless locks react in a heartbeat with the new Aperio® V3 platform. For organisations looking to supercharge unlocking speeds, ASSA ABLOY’s new generation of battery-powered locks pack more powerful electronics and guarantee faster response times. And that means less time wasted hanging around at the door. Instant remote unlocking commands “Using the new V3 platform, remote unlocking commands pass from system to door almost instantly,” says Gareth Ellams, Aperio® Bu...

Tyco Security Products announced recently the expansion of a strategic global partnership with Alarm.com that will enable smart interactive services for both the residential and small-to-medium commercial market. Integration with Alarm.com Alarm.com is a leading platform solution for the connected home, making connected home services broadly accessible to millions of home and business owners. With the integration of Tyco Security Products’ PowerSeries Neo system and Alarm.com’s clo...

CFD Sales will be offering the complete range of COMPRO's products and solutions to the Japanese market COMPRO Technology Inc., leading Cloud IP video surveillance solution provider, recently announced the appointment of CFD Sales as COMPRO's distributor in Japan. From now on, CFD Sales will be offering the complete range of COMPRO's products and solutions to the Japanese market. Established in 1974, CFD Sales is a one-stop-supplier where customers can buy various kinds of pr...

AlliedBarton will host the seminar on Wednesday, August 26, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. in the South Terraces AlliedBarton Security Services, the industry's premier provider of highly trained security personnel, will host a seminar on the Components of a Comprehensive Workplace Violence Preparedness Program on Wednesday, August 26, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. in the South Terraces located at 115 Perimeter Center Place, Atlanta. Understanding violent minds Paul Merritt, co-founder of Fortr...

Wavestore’s Video Management Software (VMS) has been successfully integrated with SureView Systems’ Immix® Command Center software platform. The Immix® Command Center is a web based networked solution designed for enterprise businesses and central stations to protect critical assets. “In simple terms, we have achieved a high level of integration between the Wavestore and Immix® platform software platforms to enable operators to effortlessly be in control of the ma...

The residences were fitted with UNION’s Optimus3 72mm lockcases, providing reliable access to the students’ flats and rooms UNION, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions has supplied products to student accommodation for the Arts University Bournemouth (AUB). UNION’s Optimus3 lockcases deployed Madeira Road halls of residence opened in 2014 and are conveniently situated near the to...

The appointment supports growing IDIS customer base and partners, particularly supporting DirectIP full-HD surveillance offering IDIS has appointed Charles Penning to the position of Technical Specialist to support its growing number of customers and partners, particularly supporting the company’s flagship DirectIP™ end-to-end and plug-and-play full-HD surveillance offering. Based out of the IDIS European headquarters in London, Penning will strengthen the UK tech...

Honeywell, Twitter integration brings security communication to its life safety products Honeywell, Northford, Conn., is leveraging the Twitter social media platform to bring higher levels of situational awareness and emergency communications to its life safety products. This move focuses to improve emergency response by monitoring various security, safety or building systems and providing information to identify potential threats. Gamewell-FCI’s Focal4 Now, Gamewe...

David Bleisch, ADT general counsel, addresses the media at a conference Door-to-door selling can be an effective tool to garner new security subscribers, and it’s been practiced for decades, according to Jay Hauhn, executive director of the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA), Alexandria, Va. But it has to be done right, he says. A recent conference by ADT Security Services focused on deceptive alarm sales practices and the need to report such practices. In her late...

Monitronics’ ProShop offers sales and marketing materials to its dealer network as a valuable resource Monitronics Security, headquartered in Dallas, continues to stress the importance of professional monitoring services to its dealers and their customers as a critical component of recurring monthly revenue (RMR). “Traditional dealers need to emphasise the advantages of live, around-the-clock monitoring for anyone considering a non-traditional provider or do-it-yo...

As the home automation industry has expanded with an ever growing number of devices and services, companies are placing bets on which wireless protocols will dominate. The past few years the leaders have been Z-Wave and ZigBee. Companies are also using a variety of other standards including Crestron’s Infinet, Insteon, and proprietary technologies such as Lutron’s ClearConnect. Next-generation protocols: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi “Right now companies are releasing really i...

Honeywell MAXPRO Cloud integrated video surveillance and access control security system wins ESX award The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) - the national trade event where electronic security and life safety dealers, integrators, and monitoring professionals connect, learn, and prepare for the future - announced the winner of ESX 2015 TechVision Challenge. ESX continues to highlight next-generation technology in the electronic security and life safety industry. This year, ESX...

Adams Rite will also focus on installing the -eForce 3090P/C (Prox/iClass) keyless entry Adams Rite, an ASSA ABLOY Group company, is exhibiting its newest electronic access control solutions for the locksmith community at the ALOA 2015 Security Expo. The company is highlighting electrified options that are simple to install and result in vastly improved access control at ASSA ABLOY booth #101 in the Reno Events Center, July 24-25. Latest enhancements Three important upgrades...

FIBARO, a leading manufacturer of wireless, intelligent home automation systems, announced that its three most popular sensors now integrate with the HomeSeer home control system. The three sensors join a lineup of eight FIBARO devices that already integrate with the HomeSeer system. Built-in motion sensor The award-winning FIBARO Motion Sensor is a highly advanced wireless device with a built-in motion sensor, temperature sensor, light sensor, and accelerometer. With a diameter of less than 1...

Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, introduces the new version of the victor Video Management System (VMS), which significantly reduces the time needed by busy investigators to organise and manage events and create incident reports. Enables management of alarms The case management tool enables the holistic management of alarms, reporting and video-associated alarms and investigations from such systems as access contro...

The doorsets are designed to withstand abuse from simple hand tools, through to prolonged attacks with a range of power tools ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has recently installed high security doors at the National Cycling Centre. National Cycling Centre Located in Sports City, Manchester, the National Cycling Centre is Britain’s first indoor cycling track and has become one of the world’s...

The update is based on country crime updates given by representatives of 19 countries in SEPA and 2 non-SEPA countries The European ATM Security Team (EAST) has just published its second European Fraud Update for 2015. This is based on country crime updates given by representatives of 19 countries in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and 2 non-SEPA countries, at the 36th EAST meeting held at Europol in the Hague on 10th June 2015. Card skimming at ATMs was reported by sev...

The ELSDH is for doors that require additional security without the expense of installing a conventional access control system Pro-Vision Distribution Limited, the distributor of branded CCTV and access control equipment, are pleased to announce that they can now offer the EL door handle from PAC to the UK installer. New EL Smart Door Handle Simon Davies, Internal Sales Manager for Pro-Vision Distribution, said “PAC has recently launched a new robust locking soluti...

A number of BSIA’s security systems and equipment manufacturer members provided their knowledge during the consultation Key organisations from across the security industry have produced an industry agreement on an interim update of the PD 6662 scheme for Intruder and Hold-up alarm systems. The agreement was written with the input of trade associations, insurers, inspectorates and the police and has taken around four months to produce. The decision was made to produce th...

The Ministry of Finance, Nigeria oversees various financial and economic affairs of the federal government of Nigeria including managing, controlling, and monitoring all federal revenues and expenditures. To provide high-end security to this prestigious site, CEM’s AC2000 access control was selected and installed by CEM Approved Resellers Acti-Tech Ltd. Introduction AC2000 offers the Ministry of Finance a fully integrated and comprehensive access control, alarms processing, and photo ID...

Vemotion with Synectics to integrate its video and streaming solutions with the Synergy command and control platform Wireless transmission technology specialist Vemotion has announced a key strategic alliance with a major global security brand. The Thirsk-based security group is working with Synectics to integrate its video and streaming solutions with the Synergy command and control platform. Synectics and Vemotion first came together on a project for Wakefield Council an...

At the summit, Matrix introduced products in both security and telecom range Matrix Comsec, recently concluded its seventh annual partners Growth Summit at Daman. It was a two day event where top performing Matrix system integrators were acknowledged and awarded for their outstanding sales performance in the previous year. More than 200 Matrix partners from 20+ countries attended the summit. Complying with its tradition of introducing products during the summit, this year too...

Residential sector will be the key driver of overall electronic lock category growth Rita Liu, analyst for Security and Building Technologies at IHS Inc., in her research note discusses about the Chinese market opportunity for electronic locks. China’s electronic lock market is forecast to grow quite fast at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 percent, from 2015 through 2019. The residential sector will be the key driver of overall category growth, with a CAGR o...

We asked this week’s Expert Panel: What are the limitations on where video cameras can be placed because of privacy? With hundreds of new cameras installed every day, the likelihood increases exponentially that a camera will be placed in a location where it violates privacy. In fact, threats to privacy are often among the largest objections when video surveillance is proposed, whether in a public area or in the workplace. Allaying fears about undermining privacy is a basic requirement to m...

Designed to assist installers where equipment storage space is limited, Dantech Electronic Engineering has released a slimline 19” rackmount wall cabinet. A novel design providing installers with the option to rackmount 19” equipment into a shallow depth (20cm) wall mount enclosure, two versions of the enclosure include the DA816-S standard unit and DA816-F, which is a standard enclosure but includes a power distribution unit and 2 x cooling fans. The ideal solution for installers...