Security product news & launch announcements

WavestoreUSA, a provider of professional digital video and audio recording solutions for surveillance applications, recently announced the availability of the latest version of its open platform video management software platform. Wavestore V5 is an intuitive VMS solution that enables users to integrate 360-degree cameras into existing surveillance systems. A new licensing structure also streamlines the user experience and reduces upfront and long-term investment. V5 facilitates the recording o...

ComNet Europe Ltd of Leeds in the United Kingdom, a USA-based manufacturer of fibre optic transmission and networking equipment, is introducing its new product selection app for the iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®. The ComNet Fiber Optic & Ethernet Products app is a solution identifier that allows you to choose the right transmission product for virtually every application. The ComNet app allows the user to search by application or model number, it also gives the user the op...

Schneider Electric announced the release and availability of its all-new Pelco Esprit® SE IP Integrated PTZ Camera System including both standard and pressurised models for video surveillance and IP network connectivity. Built upon the Esprit SE positioning system platform, the system now features dynamic window blanking, auto tracking, internal scheduling clock, electronic image stabilisation, and multi language menus – all formerly reserved only for high-speed domes. Designed and bu...

OnSSI, the market leader for intelligent IP video surveillance software, has demonstrated the advantages of their open architecture solution by integrating with ELSAG’s Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology. The collaboration gives both Ocularis and ELSAG customers the ability to enhance security processes by pairing the industry’s leading ALPR technology with the Ocularis video recording and management platform. “License plate recognition technology is becomin...

Pivot3, Inc., a leading supplier of video surveillance and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) Serverless Storage Appliances, announced recently that it has officially launched a new professional services package. The comprehensive professional services, which include training, installation and consulting support, will accelerate and optimize the deployment and management of Pivot3 highly available converged storage appliances for video surveillance, VDI and other storage markets.  Pivot3...

Axxon Intellect Enterprise physical security information management software platform now offers integration for the KeyKing access control system, developed by KeyKing Group Ltd. (China). KeyKing is a perfect solution for today’s smart buildings and facilities, which require the precise configuration and high adaptability that KeyKing provides. The integration spans five controller models, supporting from 1 to 8 checkpoints and 2 to 8 readers:     TC312NT — 1 chec...

Tamron Co., Ltd. an integrated manufacturer of optical products and a leader in the security market, has released the Model 300QV-P-CM, a mega-pixel IP Panorama Camera 180-View, a new type of security camera with a fish-eye lens that delivers a 180° horizontal angle of view. Development concept The security market has recently experienced upgrades of installation infrastructure, and the installation of highly convenient IP cameras is expanding. There are also a large number of customers wh...

DoorKing is introducing wireless expansion boards for its 1830 series of telephone entry and access control products.  The new wireless expansion boards make it possible to add up to 16 card readers (or other access devices) to an access control system without the need for additional wire&...

IDIS has announced plans to launch its next generation video surveillance solution powered by their revolutionary DirectIP protocol.  With a fifteen-year history leading the surveillance market as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for some of the world’s largest security organisations, IDIS will launch its own suite of IP high-definition (HD) cameras, network video recorders (NVR) and video management system (VMS) built on IDIS’s game changing DirectIP framework and prot...

Video encoders offer a valuable solution to the challenge of migrating analogue CCTV video to IP-Surveillance. Hikvision's DS-6700 series of encoders offer users the flexibility to harmonise features, performance, and cost while never sacrificing video quality for their digital encoding needs. Adopting the latest embedded processor, this DS-6700 series provides more powerful capability in audio/video encoding, data storage via built-in Micro SD card slot, SATA or network disk, and support of va...

The innovative Axis Camera Families for Autodesk Revit provides 3D camera models to illustrate what the camera set-up will look like in real life and which areas the surveillance system will cover once installed. The 3D models are specifically made for security system designers when designing surveillance systems directly in Autodeskr Revitr 3D CAD building layouts. Axis Communications, the world leader in network video, recently launches a strong addition to its offer of tools for security sys...

Suprema, Inc., a global leader in biometrics and ID solutions, announced recently that the company’s latest BioMini Plus(SFU500) fingerprint scanner tested in full compliance and received final certification from the Government of India’s STQC (Standardisation Testing & Quality Certification) for the country’s UID (Unique ID, India’s next generation national ID) based fingerprint authentication demands. The STQC certification is an essential requirement for procuremen...

Pelco™ by Schneider Electric™ and HuXinHuTong (Megaeyes) Co. Ltd. are announcing the integration of Pelco network cameras, including Sarix Mega-Performance Cameras (IX, IM, ID series cameras), Spectra IP High Definition cameras, and multi-channel Network Encoders with the full range of HuXinHuTong (Megaeyes) Video Management Platform. “We are very excited about the new level of interoperability achieved between Megaeyes VMS and Pelco edge devices,” says Dave deLisser, di...

The KX15DC-WE is a digital curtain detector with a range of 15 metres. The detector boasts the advanced two way wireless technology that enhances the security between the Enforcer and KX15DC-WE. Furthermore the ease of installation provides a very important advantage with key features such as the one push to learn button and Signal Strength Indicator (SSI). The KX15DC-WE incorporates blue wave technology along with other popular features of the KX family such as auto sensitivity, digital temper...

Access Control Technology has released their latest access control software application, ACTpro Enterprise, for use with the ACTpro range of door controllers and card readers. Enterprise is a role based platform designed and built to meet the requirements of increasingly complex access control solutions where regular traffic places heavy demands on software. ACTpro Enterprise delivers 3 modules with the functionality based on the role of the user: ACT Install - Used by the installer to set u...

DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced recently the launch of DRS Camera Control Software v1.5. This new version of the application software enables OEM system integrators to perform custom lens calibration. DRS Camera Control Software is a graphical user interface that simplifies access to camera features and is included in the Tamarisk® Product Documentation Package made available to all customers who purchase a Tamarisk® module from the Network and Imaging Systems...

ULIS, a manufacturer of high quality infrared (IR) imaging sensors for thermography, security and surveillance, automotive and military applications, announces recently that Micro80P(TM), its first 80x80 small pixel pitch high-sensitivity thermal sensor array, is available for sampling.   Selected customers have started testing the first units of Micro80P, which is based on amorphous silicon (a-Si) a microbolometer technology industry proven for its reliability. Micro80P aims at improving...

Leading control room furniture manufacturer Winsted Europe & Middle East has unveiled its brand new EnVision Command Console, designed and constructed specifically for control room technology. EnVision’s introduction is Winsted’s first product news for 2013, a year in which the company celebrates its 50th anniversary. EnVision’s radical new modular design blends form and function in an ergonomically optimised single, double or triple tier configuration. Whatever the format...

ASSA ABLOY’s Aperio™ Technology will enable mechanical doors to be integrated into access control systems at an even more favourable price in the future. A communications hub providing a wireless connection with up to eight doors has just been added to the AperioT product portfolio. The new Communications Hub AH30 can operate up to eight doors within a transmission range of about 15 to 25 metres. Suitable for interior doors, this hub is particularly practical for hallways with a num...

AirLive, one of the most advanced worldwide brands for networking and communication equipment, introduced a new Night Vision Dome type IP camera DM-720 designed for day and night time usage. AirLive network camera DM-720 is aimed for indoor usage. Equipped with high quality low lux sensor, 4mm wide angle lens and IR led, this device delivers video in 720P HD resolution, even during night. That is three times as much pixels as other CCTV security cameras of common type. Bigger field of view and...

ComNet, Communication Networks of Danbury, Connecticut, a USA-based manufacturer of fiber optic transmission and networking equipment, is introducing its new product selection app for the iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®. The ComNet Fiber Optic & Ethernet Products app is a solution identifier that allows you to choose the right transmission product for virtually every application. The ComNet app allows the user to search by application or model number, it also gives the user the o...

QNAP Systems, Inc., provider of professional network video recording (NVR) and network attached storage (NAS) solutions, and Grandstream Networks, the leading manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions, recently jointly announce the certification of Grandstream’s GXV36xx IP video surveillance cameras and GXV350x IP video encoders with QNAP’s video management solutions. Grandstream’s ONVIF-compliant GXV36xx IP cameras, featuring SIP integration, re...

The Invincibell from Pyronix utilises the latest technology to bring you a high quality, sleek and stylish external sounder. Much like the Deltabell range of sounders, the Invincibell range can be fully customised with a wide choice of coloured bases, as well as the option to screen print your logo onto the cover. With the same features as the Deltabell and more, you will find the Invincibell almost identical to install, making it quick, easy and simple to switch between the two. And with innova...

Designed to meet the most up-to-date market requirements, this new generation of housings presented by Videotec combines innovative intelligent control technology and advanced features for the protection and ideal functioning of IP cameras. These special housings, thanks to the innovative IPM (Intelligent Power Management) system, make the most of PoE and Hi-PoE technology, using the power provided by the Ethernet cable as the sole power source for all managed devices. The result is a greater r...

VIVOTEK announced recently the launch of the latest compact design fixed dome camera, FD8151V. With several unique, market-leading features such as vandal-proof housing, IR illuminators up to 5 meters, low light capability, built-in microphone, and easy mounting and installation, the camera is regarded as an ideal choice for a variety of indoor applications. The FD8151V, equipped with a 1.3-Megapixel CMOS sensor enabling the camera to capture 1280 x 1024 resolution video at 30 fps, supports the...

This month, we introduce a compact and versatile reader - OTR38. With a small footprint of 100x80mm, this elegantly designed reader has the capability to read most LF chip (EM4XXX, Unique, ATA55XX, HITAG 1, HITAG 2, HITAG S, HITAG u, Q5, Titan etc). OTR38 provides an ideal platform for a uniform deployment across a variety LF identification systems, perfect for R&D and proof of concepts. OTR38 also boast a good range of input/output option that you can use for special customized requirements...

ARGYLL, the UK’s leading provider of safeguarding services, recently announced the launch of Companion, one of a new range of personal safety applications for Smartphones. The app, which is the first of its kind on the market, converts compatible smartphones into a fully functioning personal safety solution with a dedicated SOS button. Companion is complemented by SmartClip, a body worn clip-on accessory that looks like a simple hands-free or MP3 device but is in actual fact a discreet S...

SightLogix, the leading smart thermal camera manufacturer for outdoor security applications, introduces the SightSensor NS60, a new low-cost addition to the SightSensor line of thermal video analytic cameras. With an MSRP of $4,995 in the United States, the NS60 brings thermal analytic accuracy and the clearest thermal images 24 hours/day to a broad range of price-sensitive applications.   SightSensor NS60 accurately detects intruders over a large area – up to 60 meters at a 63°...

Grandstream Networks, the leading manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions, recently announced that three high definition (HD) IP outdoor cameras and a new free video monitoring/recording management software are now being added to the popular GXV36xx Series of IP Video Surveillance Cameras. Designed for both business and residential applications, Grandstream’s new GXV cameras are made to withstand harsh outdoor conditions relating to temperature, light and...

The PNR-5216 stands for pure video surveillance: the network recorder forms the basis for straightforward IP solutions without system requirements as it features user-friendly management, live playback and recording for up to 16 eneo IP cameras and IP domes without a client PC. This makes the recorder, bundled with integrated software, a keyboard and mouse, the ideal choice above all for small and medium-sized applications. Recommended applications include retail outlets, petrol service stations...