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January 7th, 2008 marked a historic event in our advancement as the leading provider of biometric access control solutions with the announcement of the Company's agreement to be acquired by L-1 Identity Solutions.  As an organization, L-1 is purpose built to acquire Bioscrypt.  We think of it as a ‘hand in glove' acquisition.L-1 Identity Solutions is a portfolio of companies that has achieved its leadership in the global identity management solutions market by acquiring strategic...

North London-based IP consultancy UBIQZ has overseen a 50-camera Internet-addressable installation at a Church of England school on the southeast London/Kent border. The site is a significant case study in that it employs Power over Ethernet (PoE) from the Israeli manufacturer PowerDsine with both camera data and power being transmitted across CAT5 wiring from the principal server room.  The cameras monitor a range of situations and behaviour among pupils, staff and visitors. The school and...

Lumenera's Le11059 series of megapixel cameras target critical surveillance security applications, particularly those where detailed scene analysis and/or coverage of a large area is required. The security of airports, border crossings, rail, ports of entry or critical assets should never be compromised.  Lumenera's Le11059 multi-megapixel cameras provide the resolution of 30+ analogue cameras, delivering outstanding picture quality and performance.  Streaming 3 fps at full 4000...

Verint Systems Inc. announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) will expand its deployment of Verint's NextivaTM Critical Infrastructure (CI) solution and integrated analytics to enhance passenger safety at all security checkpoints within LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International Airports. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey manages regional transportation infrastructure, including bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports in the New York - New Jersey ar...

bmibaby, one of the UK's largest low fares airlines, has again selected AD Aerospace to supply Cockpit Door Monitoring System for its B737 aircraft. This time bmibaby has opted for the CabinVu-123 system that has less LRUs, lower weight and simplified installation over earlier systems.  The pilots will experience increased situational awareness with a clear and unrestricted view of any activity in the area outside the cockpit door and in the adjacent galleys thus improving aircraft securit...

Vicon have manufactured video management solutions for airports and ports throughout the world. For St. Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, simply wanting a high performance CCTV system wasn't enough.  They wanted a system that could be expanded over an extended period of time without replacing the existing infrastructure.  They found that solution in the Vicon family of video products and a business relationship that began almost 10 years ago is still going strong.Building a bett...

Using Axis video servers, Biarritz Airport migrated its video surveillance system to IP.MissionThe Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport is located 75% in the town of Anglet and 25% in that of Biarritz, in the French Basque Country.  Approximately 500 people work at the airport, which welcomes 865,000 passengers per year.  In order to strengthen the airport's security measures, management decided in March 2006 to upgrade its video surveillance system.  The airport had an installed base...

Driving within the site of Port of Tauranga, the atmosphere is a peculiar combination of constant activity (mainly the flow of heavy vehicles) and a tranquil continuity of business. Policing security cars patrol the site and the 40km speed limit is adhered to by all.  With the Cardax FT system installed, drivers have details of speeding infringements noted against their cardholder details, maintaining the organisation's stand on safety within the boundaries of the Port. New Zealand's pref...

With a market share of 40 percent, Lübeck is Germany's biggest Baltic port.   Last year, 25.4 million metric tons of goods were handled here.  The port's heavy traffic, with around 150 departures a week to 24 partner ports, contributes to Lübeck's success, along with the exceptional ability to handle roll-on/roll-off traffic and the excellent hinterland access. The public port facilities, operated by LHG (Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH), include four zones with a...

Well before September 11 2001, airports grappled with the problem of balancing security with access - how to run airports securely, but smoothly.  The solution adopted long before the September 11 atrocity by Brussels Airport, at the heart of the European Union, is hands-free technology, which not only enables more than 30,000 employees and contractors to pass to and fro freely and securely, but also demonstrates the value of real partnership. Background Brussels boasts one of the...

March NetworksTM, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that the retail arm of a global consumer products organization is using the company's data analytics software in more than 150 US retail stores for advanced loss prevention.The organization, which operates nearly 500 retail locations worldwide, selected the March Networks LP Data Mining software suite to help reduce inventory shrinkage and improve overall store performance.  L...

Turnkey solution includes 10 million cards to be rolled out for the parliamentary elections in April 2009Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has been selected to deliver the electronic ID cards solution commissioned by the Ministry of Interior of Yemen for the next national elections.  Under the contract, Gemalto will implement the whole solution including enrolment processes, creation of a secure biometric national registry, maintenance, local support, tr...

Integrated Design Limited is again exhibiting the Fastlane range at Intersec, Dubai.  This year IDL have a larger purpose built stand, 3432C.  In response to IDL having an excellent 2007, with Fastlane sales doubling in the Middle East over the last 12 months.  A custom stand was decided as an ideal platform to showcase the increasing Fastlane range of entrance control solutions, while building upon the excellent outcomes of the previous years exhibitions.  The Intersec exhib...

The current trend in security and communications requires comprehensive and sophisticated networkable audio communication.  IIPSEC will be reviewing architecture, hardware and software and how to choose the optimum system in a session on Wednesday 30th January, starting at 10.30 GMT.  Covering emergency call systems, data and image transmission, IIPSEC will also take an in-depth look at audio analytics and some actual installations, and will present the findings from live audio an...

Remote Video Response (RVR), the Gloucester-based video monitoring business, has appointed Marcus Eaves as its new Business Development Manager responsible for developing new business within the Southern region.Marcus has considerable experience of the security industry generally and the remote monitoring business specifically, having worked for ADPRO for the past four years promoting its range of video management, transmission and recording technologies to key end users, installers and consulta...

Pelco demonstrated its strong desire and commitment to become an Open Systems Provider in 2007 by taking strides to develop and release numerous third-party systems integrations throughout the year.  In the upcoming months, please look forward to receiving additional press releases on our successful integrations and partnerships in the following areas: Electronic Access Control SystemsVideo Analytic SystemsCentral Station Alarm Monitoring and Video Monitoring SystemsCellular Phone - Video M...

Reed Exhibitions, producers of the ISC events, has aligned its management team to leverage the continuing growth of the portfolio in North and South America.  Former ISC VP Dean Russo has been promoted to Senior Vice President with continued responsibility for the ISC portfolio while Ed Nichols fills the gap upon his promotion to Vice President, overseeing the ISC portfolio while maintaining management responsibility for Reed's EMS and Buildings NY events.  Nichols will report to Russo...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that Community Hospice is using Schlage HandPunch terminals to record time and attendance information at its multiple locations throughout the greater Modesto (Calif.) area.  Depending on which of the locations are reporting, attendance data is transmitted via TCP/IP network or dial-up."Previously, our timekeeping was done manually, relying on handwritten time cards and then calculated," reports Elaine Orozco, payroll clerk for...

North London-based IP consultant UBIQZ has assisted a local installer with a £250,000 Internet-addressable camera surveillance project in Tripoli, Libya.   Forty Sony cameras have been installed over 11 floors of a finance tower block in a project that is one of the first instances of a Middle East building adopting IP on a significant scale.The location is the Dat el-Emad complex in the heart of Tripoli's financial district and near the site of the old city.  As with o...

Ipsotek's UK Business Manager, Richard Lack, will review audio analytics trials in Manchester, Nottingham, the London Borough of Hackney and the London Borough of Enfield.Ipsotek is the only company worldwide to provide true integration of video and audio analytics.The trials were designed to detect violence, aggression and gun crime, and Richard will discuss the results as well as giving an overview of analytics as it relates to bank robberies and incidents involving cash in transit.  The...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe is delighted to announce its partnership with S2 Security Corporation.  The partnership means the addition of the S2 access control NetBox to Panasonic's extensive security portfolio, providing customers with an IP based access control system, offering event and alarm monitoring, video surveillance and much more.In addition to providing an extensive range of CCTV and IP security products, Panasonic System Solutions Europe (PSSEU) announces the inclusion of...

Verint Systems Inc. today announced the availability of a new information pack and CD for security consultants across Europe, detailing the Verint NextivaTM portfolio of Networked Video Solutions.The pack comprises a binder with a wealth of information on Verint's Nextiva portfolio of Networked Video Solutions, including technical briefs and white papers, brochures and data sheets, A&E specifications, articles, case studies and contact details for more specific support."We want to ensur...

Network cameras from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, have been installed by one of Ireland's premier network integrators, DNA IT Solutions, inside the Kaziranga Forest Trail Habitat at Dublin Zoo.  The birth, which is due to take place within the next few weeks, will be the second elephant birth ever caught on camera in Europe.  Traditional analogue-based CCTV cameras have been replaced by Axis network cameras, because the old ones were not delivering the high...

12 Arthur Street, a multi-tenant building in London, has recently installed Fastlane plus turnstiles from Integrated Design.  The building is home to many prestige companies, including Prudential and Vanquis Bank that needed to be protected from unauthorised entry.Arthur Street Management Company, who looks after the building needed a solution to protect the clients in the building, and create a safe, secure workplace for staff and visitors.  As the system was to be installed covering...

CCTV distributor Videcon PLC has opened a new 31,000-sq.ft head office at Concept Business Park in West Yorkshire.  The new facility has increased their stockholding capacity by 85% and office space by 100%, with ample space for future expansion.  Furthermore, the premise boasts a fully equipped demonstration and technical training facility.In order to avoid any disruption for customers, Videcon completed the move over the Christmas holidays and was up and running by 2nd January. The n...

Leaders in EuropeA total of more than one billion CDs and DVDs are being produced annually in the village of Dassow, Germany, population 4,000, making ODS Optical Disc Service GmbH one of the leading manufacturers of optical storage media in Europe.  ODS is also a leader when it comes to creating jobs in an economically underdeveloped region: with 1,300 employees, ODS is the largest employer in the district of north-west Mecklenburg.  With a second factory in France and distribution c...

The session will focus on real-world experience implementing large-scale IP CCTV systems, video analytics and wireless technology.Verint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for workforce-enterprise optimisation and security today announced that it will present a break-out seminar entitled ‘Real-world experience implementing large IP CCTV systems, video content analysis and wireless CCTV' at the 2008 IIPSEC conference, which runs from 29-31 January at Stone...

We are seeing a considerable escalation in metal theft driven by an insatiable appetite for all things metal from the fast expanding Chinese and Indian economies.  Nowhere seems to be immune from attack, even churches are not a safe haven as thieves target their roofs, with Ecclesiastical Insurance having dealt with 1,400 claims worth £5 million across the UK.  And it does not stop there: on a daily basis there are reports regarding the wholesale removal of road signs, railings,...

Remotely monitored, detector-activated, CCTV specialist RemGuard Visual Management - part of AD Group - is reporting that the last 12 month period has seen a record number of sites taking advantage of its service, with a dramatic 16 per cent increase year-on-year for connections to its BS8418 compliant RVRC (Remote Video Response Centre).According to Geoff Colley, RemGuard's Business Development Manager, the growth in take-up of this event-driven approach to CCTV can be attributed to a number of...

Brivo Systems, LLC, the leader in web applications for access control and security systems, has announced that St. John's College High School in Washington, DC, has deployed the Brivo OnSite SE access control system in key locations throughout their 27-acre campus.  eVigilant of Arlington, VA, specified and installed the Brivo system.St. John's, an independent school with 1,100 students and 150 staff, formerly used a standard lock and key system.  The SJC Administration sought improved...