Surveillance & Security News for September 2014

Linear LLC, a leader in residential and commercial access control, health and wellness, home automation and security solutions, announced recently that it has begun shipping the QUADStor™ NVR 400 Series Network Video Recorders, the cornerstone of Linear's IP video ecosystem. The embedded-browser based NVRs are simple to install, cost-effective to manage and allow users to integrate, capture, and store video data, and then retrieve and view the video images remotely with the QUADView™...

Unum installed its first security revolving door Boon Edam TourLock 180+90 at their Portland, Maine location Through a decades-long partnership with Boon Edam Inc., Unum Group has standardised its approach to building entrance security for its multiple locations across the United States. Unum is a leading provider of financial protection benefits for employees, including disability, life, accident and critical illness insurance that it markets under the Unum and Colonial Life...

Attendees and media can register at isceast.com ISC East sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), the largest security event in the Northeast United States, recently opened registration for the Nov. 19-20, 2014, conference. Attendees and media can register at isceast.com. More than 200 exhibitors and brands will attend the show, including a number of new faces — including ADI, as well as ScanSource and Ingram Micro, to name a few. The conference draws thous...

Xtralis will highlight the latest ADPRO FastTrace and HeiTel VideoGateway at Security Essen 2014 Xtralis is the leading global provider of powerful solutions for the early detection of fire, gas and security threats will introduce the latest products from its renowned brands VESDA, ADPRO, HeiTel, ICAM and ECO at this year’s Security Essen from 23rd to 26th September at booth 2-309 in Essen. Among the highlights are The VESDA Laser Quantum (VLQ) aspirating smoke detector...

The refreshed branding reflects the evolving functionality of CriticalArc’s SafeZone CriticalArc recently announced a revamped identity along with significant new SafeZone product features. The rebranding follows a period of expansion for the Australian-based security technology business, in particular across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The rebranding also includes a new website using the new visual identity. The refreshed branding reflects the evolving functional...

QSG integrated antennae, radio and lightning protection into compact radio units Across the UK, ANPR cameras provide the police with critical data for crime prevention and prosecution. Retrieving this data quickly, securely and cost-effectively - from fleets that often stretch across whole counties - is a challenge many forces face. At Cleveland Police the response to this challenge seemed obvious. The Force explored technical options and specified a solution that would invol...

School authorities and budgeting committees are realising the importance of prevention over response Competent access control is the prime mover of school safety. From primary schools to the largest colleges, prevention and deterrence are the keys to protecting our most valuable asset, our children and young people. Access control was once just a big-city concern, but today many suburban and rural schools are just as interested or even more interested in access control than th...

Datasat Communications has been delivering secure and reliable global networks to customers for over a quarter of a century Wavestore is increasingly being specified for high security and mission critical projects which are in remote, hard to reach places. Wavestore’s technology partnership with Datasat Communications ensures that live or recorded high definition video surveillance images can be remotely viewed via satellite, regardless of the location of the client&rsqu...

infinias, an industry-leading manufacturer and provider of IP-based access control software and hardware, has announced the release of a newly integrated access control and video management system – the Intelli-M Access NVR. Initially launched this year at ISC West, the Intelli-M Access NVR can support up to 300 eIDC32 doors and up to 32 channels of IP video recording. The product is outfitted in an industrial 2U rack mount chassis and comes equipped with an Intel i5 processor and 8GB of...

Fluidmesh Networks, a worldwide leader in wireless systems for security, industrial, and mission-critical applications, is pleased to announce the release of its new FM 3200 radio range. Two versions of the radio are available, including the FM3200 BASE, which hosts an integrated sector antenna, and the FM 3200 ENDO, which comes without an antenna to enable customers to integrate an external one. This new radio can be used to create highly customised point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, mesh, a...

John Romanowich will moderate the webcast on September 10 at 1:00pm SightLogix President and CEO John Romanowich will moderate a webcast on Wednesday, September 10 at 1:00pm on impending regulations and their impact on owners and operators of the North American electric grid.The Security Industry Association (SIA) webcast will discuss the role for security providers to help utilities meet increased physical security requirements, the potential scope of applicable fac...

IQinVision’s next generation IQeye Sentinel delivers up to 12MP resolution and is ideal for outdoor applications IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, recently announced availability for its new generation 12MP/4K IQeye Sentinel camera. IQinVision’s next generation IQeye Sentinel delivers up to 12MP resolution and is ideal for outdoor applications. It offers vibrant, crisp images using cutting-edge imaging sensor and encoder techno...

 IPSecurityCenter PSIM supports organisations to reduce costs, increase control ensure compliance and homogenize security protection levels CNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, is pleased to announce that it will be demonstrating the latest release of its IPSecurityCenter PSIM solution, at ASIS International, in booths #1043 and #2211 from Sept 29 – Oct 2, 2014 at the Georgia World Congress Centre in Atlanta, Geor...

Philip Morant School and College is also using door handles from Alpro’s Impressionist range The Philip Morant School and College in Colchester, Essex, is using transom door closers from Alpro Architectural Hardware. The school is a high achieving 11- 18 academy that was rated as ‘outstanding’ in its last Ofsted inspection. The Alpro closers have been fitted on doors manufactured by Essex-based IDF Aluminium Ltd. Major works at the school have seen the creat...

The e-ID cards for Nigeria are equipped with a wide variety of built-in visible and invisible security elements Trüb AG, one of the worldwide leading providers of high security identity and travel document solutions, has been selected as supplier of the new multi-purpose e-ID card for Nigeria. This highly unique electronic card is a combination of a national Identity Card complying with the ICAO standards and a MasterCard complying with the EMV standards for payment cards...

Wavestore and Axis are experts in providing video to their users in the most accessible way Having successfully collaborated on a number of major projects, AXIS Communications and Wavestore have formally announced their commitment to a technology partnership which will see full interoperability between their respective video solutions. Commenting on the degree of cooperation between the two companies which ensured premium clothing retailer SuperGroup was provided with a state...

Anna will be responsible for driving Nedap Poland to the next level From the 1st of September Anna Twardowska will join Nedap Security Management in the role of Country Manager Poland. She will be responsible for driving Nedap Poland to the next level, building on the solid foundation and momentum achieved by the Polish team. Bas Kamermans, Nedap Business Development Manager Eastern Europe confirms: “We are very happy that such a professional lady, like Anna, with an imp...

The ability to measure and analyse the effectiveness of security operations is extremely useful – not only for identifying and addressing an organisation’s vulnerabilities, but also for demonstrating security’s mitigating impact on overall risk levels along with the higher-level value security delivers to a business. Brian McIlravey, Co-CEO at PPM, explains how security metrics can provide a powerful toolset for accomplishing these objectives. By quantifyi...

As the newest provider of the PSA programme, Security Partners will offer access to 24/7 monitoring services Security Partners, a national monitoring company with three central stations across the United States, has partnered with PSA Security Network as part of its Business Solutions Programme, which offers a suite of exclusive value-added resources for its owner members. PSA Security Network is the world’s largest electronic security cooperative with members responsib...

3xLOGIC, Inc. recently announced the availability of the SONIP FlexIP CPU Card. Supporting 16 Alarm Inputs, 16 Audio Sensor Inputs, and 4 Auxiliary Outputs, FlexIP represents a multi-communication protocol (IP, cell, and modem) plug-and-play upgrade path for legacy SONIP-Series FlexiBase Control Panel users. Developed at 3xLOGIC’s Innovation Center in Orlando, FL, the SONIP FlexIP Card represents the first of many deliverables resulting from the recently announced acquisition of Sonitrol-b...

Viscount Systems, a leading provider of IT-based access control software and services, recently announced that its Freedom Access Control security solution has been approved as a fully-compliant FICAM solution under the program’s Physical Access Control Systems (PACS) 13.02 topology. Successful completion of FICAM testing ensures Freedom meets the security and interoperability requirements outlined within the U.S Government’s FICAM testing process. FICAM (Federal Identity Credential...

Ganz announced several specialty cameras have been added to the Ganz PixelPro GXi IP Camera series. The PixelPro GXi Pinhole Camera, Height Strip and Door Frame cameras are all built with GXi Technology, maximising surveillance capabilities by bringing an added feature set of Imbedded Intelligence, WDR performance and full video recording to SD card. The GXi Technology adds a suite of Imbedded Intelligence for detailed analysis of video. Several license options are available with application ar...

Kantech, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, announces the release of the Intevo integrated security platform which now includes the latest version of the exacqVision video management system (VMS) software. Designed to unify access control, IP video and intrusion for small to medium size businesses, Intevo seamlessly integrates the Kantech EntraPass software with exacqVision VMS software into a single sol...

Fluidmesh Networks, a worldwide leader in wireless systems for security, industrial, and mission-critical applications, is pleased to announce the release of its FM4200 MOBI. Designed specifically for mobility projects, the FM4200 MOBI radio is based on Fluidity, a Fluidmesh technology that offers broadband connectivity and enables data/video streaming in mobile environments, such as in trains, buses, ferries and cars, even at high speed. The FM4200 MOBI follows in the footsteps of FM's MITO an...

ASUSTOR Inc., a leading innovator and provider of network storage solutions, announced recently that the warranty period for all ASUSTOR NAS products has been extended to three years from the previous two year warranty. It is ASUSTOR’s mission to continue to provide its customers with products of the highest quality along with the most reliable and attentive after-sales service possible. “Providing first-class service to our customers has always been a top priority for us here at AS...

Samsung Techwin’s new Beyond 1280H series of 1000 TV Lines analogue cameras are equipped as standard with a long list of innovative and technically advanced features which until now, users might have only expected to see built into IP network cameras. To ensure that customers can gain maximum benefit from the outstanding quality images captured by the eight new analogue models, Samsung Techwin has also introduced new high performance 4, 8 and 16 channel Beyond DVRs which can simultaneousl...

Honeywell recently introduced the IS3000 and DT8000 Series of hardwired sensors - a portfolio of seven high-performance indoor motion detectors that satisfy the demands of virtually any installation, from the most basic residential to the most complex commercial application. Offering superior performance combined with Honeywell’s exclusive Snap & Set installation technology, the IS3000 and DT8000 Series provide outstanding premises protection while saving dealers time and money through...

A new, upgraded version of Syntegro's SynGuard system incorporates Aperio®, CLIQ®, and Hi-O™, leading access control technologies from ASSA ABLOY. SynGuard is now able to manage doors with different types of ASSA ABLOY locking system within a single, 100% web-based software platform. SynGuard's Aperio® integration incorporates the latest online and offline wireless escutcheons, cylinders, and locks from the Aperio® range. Online access is enabled by ASSA ABLOY's 1-to-8 Ape...

Public address systems from Electro-Voice and Bosch were installed at the legendary Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro Public address systems from Electro-Voice and Bosch are ensuring both excellent sound quality and safety for spectators at multiple soccer stadium venues in Brazil. One of the most extensive installations is at the legendary Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, installed and configured by Erhardt Projetos Acústicos e Eletroacústicos...