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IndigoVision, the leading supplier of complete IP Video and Alarm management solutions, has been honoured by Frost & Sullivan with the prestigious 2008 European Network Video Surveillance Award for Customer Value Enhancement.  The award is presented each year to the company that has demonstrated more innovative, value creation and enhancement strategies than competing vendors.This Award has been presented to IndigoVision in recognition of the company's ability to offer a complete range...

North West access control manufacturers BSB Electronics and installers AGS Tech have joined forces in a collaboration expected to bring real benefits for their respective customers.Announcing the decision, Brett Burby, Managing Director at BSB, said, "We are very much looking forward to establishing a long term working relationship with AGS for the benefit of all our customers.  AGS are experienced installers with an excellent track record for effective solutions, successful teamw...

At 50 km long with 37.8 km running underneath the English Channel, the Channel Tunnel is the longest underwater tunnel in the world.  It is hailed by international civil engineering experts in the US and Europe as "the greatest infrastructure success of the 20th century."  Eurotunnel owns the concession to operate it until 2086.  212 million passengers and 196 million tonnes of merchandise have passed through the Tunnel since the commercial opening in spring 1994.So it w...

Frontline Security Solutions, Europe's fastest growing electronic security system integrator, has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Peter Kidd to the position of Technical Services Manager."Our business has grown substantially and we now have over 30 people collectively in our technical support, maintenance and PES (Professional Engineering Services) teams," said John Bryan, one of Frontline's founding Directors.  "The time is therefore right to appoint...

BQT Solutions Ltd (Europe) are pleased to announce that a major oil company in the UAE has chosen BQT's Bio-XK Series solution to meet their stringent biometric access control requirement. The Bio-XK Series combines three technologies to ensure the very highest standards of security: triple (3) DES (Digital Encryption Standard), biometric fingerprint scanning and programmable key pad function.  This means triple protection. The Bio-XK biometric unit incorporates DESFire fingerprin...

Milestone Systems, a leading developer of open platform IP video management solutions, and Vidient Systems, Inc., a leading developer of video analytics software used for security and safety applications, recently announced a partnership to deliver solutions that substantially improve the productivity of IP video surveillance. The companies will integrate Vidient's flagship analytics software, SmartCatch® 3.0, into Milestone's open platform XProtect™ IP video management solution. ...

High performance access control products have been at the heart of the security and safety regime at Ninewells Hospital, located on the western outskirts of Dundee, since it opened in 1974.  Today, over 57,000 doors at the hospital, which is part of Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust and serves 400,000 people in Tayside and the North East Fife region of Scotland, are fitted with an ABLOY product.As the hospital expanded, local locksmith Lock Shop & Security Services met the security...

The new Charlestown, Rhode Island police station was built just over a year ago, providing the opportunity to upgrade their surveillance tools with the latest technology, including scalable IP video software from Milestone Systems. The coastal community of Charlestown, Rhode Island, includes the largest camping grounds on the entire Eastern seaboard of the USA, and eight miles of beachfront.  There are two state beach facilities and two town beaches, plus about six miles of unprotected beac...

CCTV surveillance using IndigoVision's IP Video technology is being made available to London's schools via the London Grid for Learning's (LGfL) existing IT network.  The LGfL was established in June 2000 to provide capital-wide broadband Internet services to London's 33 Local Education Authorities (LEA).  The network, supplied by Synetrix, went live in 2002 and now covers over 90% of schools in London. IndigoVision's IP Video technology will allow any participating school to be monit...

"We have a stable, leading-edge technology system that is helping our fight against criminal activities very successfully.  We would recommend this system to everybody." - Ashley Willoughby, Computer and Security Manager for Three Counties ShowgroundThe challengeBecause of the sheer physical size of the Three Counties Showground with numerous entranceways and public access areas, vandalism was becoming a major problem.  After normal closing time people could still wander into...

Background The Junta General del Principado de Asturias is the autonomous parliament of Asturias in northern Spain.  The headquarters of the parliament are located in Oviedo. Customer challenge / business needs After 12 years, the technical services team of the Parliament of Asturias realised that the building's security system needed to be replaced.  As the headquarters of the autonomous parliament of the region, the tender required the most technically advanced, yet economical sol...

Introduction La Praille, adjoining the Stade de Genève stadium, is Geneva's second largest shopping mall - with 80 shops, 550 staff and an excess of 3.7 million customer visits a year.  The shopping mall occupies 33,300 square metres of floor space, with an additional 25,000 square metres allocated for parking.  When La Praille's doors opened in mid-November 2002 it immediately housed name brands such as Coop (a large food market), Zara, Oysho and Massimo Dutti.  The well...

Fibre Optech, the distributor of physical security and cabling solutions for the security and communication markets, will be once again attending the IFSEC exhibition which is being held at the NEC in Birmingham from 12 to 15 May.  The IFSEC show is in its 35th year and covers every aspect of security.  The event is one not to be missed, as it plays host to over 10 key industry technologies including CCTV, physical security and security solutions.Fibre Optech will be showcasing th...

Huddersfield Technical College, situated in West Yorkshire, is starting to reap the practical benefits of an advanced NetVu Connected CCTV solution specified and installed by DM Fusion member Oracle Vision, to deliver effective protection for its 22,000 full and part-time students studying courses from GCSE to degree level.The geographically dispersed College has four key sites, all of which are now covered by the new digital CCTV solution which comprises two DS2 DVRs (Digital Video Recorders) f...

Remote CCTV surveillance manufacturer, TeleEye, provides an end-to-end monitoring and surveillance solution.  The all-in-one package comprises a DVR Transmitter, a secure and managed ADSL broadband connection, a pre-configured router, a secondary GPRS connection and 24/7 RVRC monitoring - complete with one year, on-site warranty.MLC Security of Gateshead, UK has developed "Secure at Source", the ADSL broadband network connection used in e2e.  This connection fully supports th...

Paxton Access, the UK's leading manufacturer of access control, has announced the integration of Net2, its networked access control system, with NetVu Connected Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) from Dedicated Micros.  With both companies designing intelligent reliable products with mass appeal, this integrated security platform should prove very popular with installation companies. With the demand for integrated security becoming more apparent, the ability to locate a specific event, authoris...

Leading security and access control company Abloy UK will be showing a host of new products at IFSEC 2008 - including an access control product specifically aimed at SMEs.Ideally suited to smaller sites, Smartair is an off-line access control system.  Offering the protection of a technologically sophisticated and accurate access control system for a fraction of the price, and without the need for a more complex on-line system - which can be expensive and time-consuming to maintain - it is p...

A visit to the Extreme, Derwent and Forward Vision stand (#16045) at this year's IFSEC exhibition could leave you with more than just the lo-down on the very latest products in the IP, illumination and PTZ technology arenas.They will be offering a brand-new Suzuki RMZ250K8 Trials Bike to one lucky visitor who enters their free prize draw at their stand.  Designed to tackle any environment, the RMZ250K8 is robust and designed to offer maximum performance in challenging conditions - the perfe...

Orsus, the pioneer in the field of situation management, with a new holistic approach to optimizing situation planning, response and analysis, has announced a strategic partnership with ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances, to provide the full benefits of a situation management solution with video analytics from ioimage.As a result of this partnership, Situator from Orsus fully supports intelligent video encoders and IP cameras from ioimage.  This alliance also enables those...

A police force in South East England has chosen VIT's covert equipment for use in a number of vehicles to capture evidential images - in day and night conditions - of "smash and grab" thieves who break into parked vehicles to steal valuables.In ongoing operations, the unmarked vehicles will be placed in hotspot areas where vehicle break-ins occur regularly.  Each one is equipped with up to 8 of VIT's covert ultra-low-light cameras.The disguised covert cameras are strategically pla...

At IFSEC 2008, Emizon will be demonstrating the continuing success of its fully managed dual-path signalling service designed for today's digital networks, and why so many installers are realising the benefits in terms of ease of installation and enhanced customer service.  It will also be revealing details of its collaboration with eight of the leading alarm panel manufacturers, and highlighting a new cash-back incentive for installers."Emizon has always been about working collaborati...

HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently showcased a new line of ID accessories at the ISC West International Security Conference and Exposition.  This new line will include a wide selection of lanyards, retractable reels, badge holders and strap clips that complement HID's line of ID card printer/encoders, software and materials. Included in the line are: Lanyards - five different types including woven and flat styles are avail...

Vicon's stand (#17057) at IFSEC 2008 will feature a multi-monitor video wall simulating a traditional control room environment but displaying live and playback video from both network and analogue sources via a Virtual Matrix."Visitors to our stand will have the opportunity to see the power and flexibility of our Virtual Matrix solution which combines the functionality of a traditional matrix switching system with all the advantages of digital video management," said Chris Wall, V...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies recently announced that one of its industry leading brands, Von Duprin, will celebrate its Centennial year throughout 2008.  With a 230,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, Von Duprin continues its uninterrupted 100-year tradition of high-quality American-made life safety and security products.  Festivities are planned over the next nine months and will include multiple customer and employee events."Since 1908, Von Duprin has helped protect...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, recently announced the appointment of John Whiteman as Vice President and General Manager of ioimage North America. Whiteman brings to ioimage more than 20 years of experience in the security industry and a strong senior level management background.  His expertise reaches into the commercial, transportation, government, and homeland security markets, where he established numerous business relationships workin...

Samsung Techwin has joined the Milestone Systems' Manufacturers Alliance Programme.  This initiative will facilitate cooperation between the two companies to develop Milestone Milestone XProtect support for Samsung Techwin's network surveillance products.During 2008 Samsung Techwin will be introducing a wide range of innovative IP cameras and other network CCTV products which will provide customers with the ability to take full advantage of the benefits offered by Video over IP.&n...

Watchdogs Ltd, a leading UK provider of security dog services, has been awarded CTP approval.CTP (Career Transition Partnership) is a Ministry of Defence initiative to provide a range of services to retiring service personnel, which includes training for alternative employment.Philip Hingle, a Director of Watchdogs and a NTIPDU Instructor, said, "Obtaining CTP approval means that we have become an approved training centre for the Ministry of Defence and as such we can offer specialist train...

Thore Wahlin has been appointed as Regional Director for Idesco in Sweden.  Besides of his major responsibility of the Swedish market, he will be also responsible for the Scandinavian market area as a whole, including the sales of Idesco's identification solutions for Idesco's customers in the field of access control, vehicle identification and other applications. "We are very happy to welcome Thore to our team," says Mr. Timo Jauhiainen, VP, Sales & Marketing from Idesco.&nbs...

Leading security doors and screens installation company, Meesons, has drawn on its 20 years of experience in access control to implement the UK's first iris biometric access control portal.  The bespoke solution has been designed and fitted for controlling and monitoring staff access to restricted areas at Manchester Airport. Working with HumanRecognitionSystems Ltd (HRS) and CEM Systems - a provider of fully customised security management solutions, Meesons has played a critical role in t...

Low costs long-termWhat can communities do to avoid increasing costs of public services?  As most communities are struggling to maintain balanced budgets, this is not an easy question to answer.  And yet, there are promising concepts and solutions.  Consider the WVE (Westpfälzische Ver- und Entsorgungs-GmbH) that has been founded in the Kaiserslautern area in 1994 as a public services company.  The WVE provides fresh water, sewage treatment and zoning/development servic...