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AMICO Security’s non-conductive, radar friendly ANC fence system is ideal for use in multiple perimeter security applications AMICO Security announced that its ANC fence system has received an M5.0 security rating in compliance with the ASTM F2781-10 standard, which is used to test the forced entry resistance of security fence systems, an important designation for the military, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, industrial businesses, and utilities. The next gene...

Matrix will demonstrate its range of biometric access control and time-attendance solutions at the event Matrix, a manufacturer and provider of telecom and security solutions, is participating in Intersec Dubai 2017, from 22nd – 24th January, 2017. Matrix will be showcasing its video surveillance and people mobility solutions at the event. Centralised security Matrix will showcase its enterprise-grade video management solution designed and engineered specifically for g...

Nedap provided Unilever with a new security solution for physical access to its sites across the world Unilever wanted to enhance user experience, in the long run increase security and reduce costs, and chose AEOS as the solution to this challenge. AEOS will secure 20,000 doors across more than 800 Unilever sites, as well as providing video surveillance and a range of other access management services. Ian Dunning, Unilever’s Global Facilities Director, and Jeroen Gielin...

The Nedap AEOS system has been split over multiple servers in multiple countries In 2007 the ABN AMRO was a major global bank, with some 140,000 employees, activities in over 100 countries and an annual turnover of 71 billion USD, making it the 15th largest bank in the world. ABN AMRO was listed as the 67th largest company in the world in the 2007 global fortune rank. In 2007, ABN AMRO was taken over by a consortium of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Banco Santander and Fort...

With the introduction of smart card technology, the police force will be able to implement a single sign on IT strategy The UK police force is already familiar with Nedap technology, as it has been working with Nedap’s former access control system WinXS and Nedap cards for more than 10 years. However, with nearly 2000 police officers; almost 300 special constables and over 200 police community support officers to enforce the law for a population of nearly 1.1 millio...

Operation of the locks on the door makes the system comfortable and easy to use TweeSteden Hospital had no fewer than 1600 lockers. Each employee had access throughout the year to a personal locker with a traditional lock. This had a number of disadvantages: keys disappeared without a trace, there was no insight into use of the lockers and management of them was opaque. During a major renovation project in the hospital, it became clear that there would no longer be suffic...

Dublin Airport provides on-site maintenance facilities for many of the hundreds of aircrafts that use it every day Presented with the requirement to provide a security installation for refurbished offices associated with a busy aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin Airport, Gallant Security Systems selected SiPass Entro access control equipment from Vanderbilt Security Products as the basis for its solution. This range of equipment was chosen because of its excellent track r...

Vanderbilt SMS helps make sure that all personal information at the Sheriff's office is protected Home to 30,000 residents, Bradford County is a rural community located 45 miles Southwest of Jacksonville, Florida. The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office is mandated to protect its citizens and at the same time, safeguard sensitive criminal justice information, such as fingerprints and backgrounds from unauthorised exposure. Bradford County started out using security technol...

The primary purpose of the new Granta system at Ewood Park is to ensure safe exit of spectators from the ground It is a very unusual access control system that is more concerned with exits than entries, that has no security cards or badges and no door readers. This is, however, an accurate description of the system, based on the Granta access control security management system from Vanderbilt, which has just been installed at Ewood Park, the home ground of Blackburn Rovers Foo...

“Mode 5” employs highly sophisticated encryption techniques to avoid hostile signal manipulation Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS), future HENSOLDT, equips the recently ordered A330 MRTT multirole tanker aircraft of the South Korean armed forces with cryptographic technology employing the latest “Mode 5” NATO standard. Under a contract awarded by Airbus Defence and Space, the future HENSOLDT will deliver until beginning of 2018 eight crypt...

Dusk-till-dawn lights deter thieves and alert neighbours to any unwelcome activity With the New Year, comes the chance to make a fresh start. Many of us make a bid to drop bad habits and pick up those which will increase our health and happiness, but one important practice which we rarely focus on is checking and maintaining our home security. According to Dr Steffan George, Development Director of the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA), a trade association for the locksmith...

Decline in oil prices has not impacted the expansion plans due to the UAE’s diversification policy The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries continue with multi-billion-dollar worth of airport expansion projects with a view to cater to the rapid growth in the number of air travellers, projected to double by 2035, and expanding fleets of airlines, particularly their national carriers. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will lead the Middle East growth in number of air tra...

The sale includes the commercial hardware brands of BEST Access, phi Precision and GMT Stanley Black & Decker, an S&P 500 global diversified industrial company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the majority of its Mechanical Security businesses to dormakaba for $725 million in cash. The sale includes the commercial hardware brands of BEST Access, phi Precision and GMT, which together represented LTM revenues and EBITDA of approximately...

Trigion Security Services will secure a construction site in Oxford Trigion Security Services has started a manned-guarding contract with Laing O’Rourke, through its Select Plant Hire section on a large construction site in Oxford. The contract is initially in support of the in-house team. Construction sector expertise Neil Barham, Trigion Operations Director – Manned Guarding, said, “Laing O’Rourke chose us for this project due to our knowledge and e...

Wide Dynamic Range helps capture details in scenes with both very bright and very dark areas Digi Security Systems, a provider of integrated electronic security systems, announces that it designs cutting-edge electronic security solutions for educational environments. In addition, Digi’s experts, who are highly knowledgeable about a range of electronic security technologies and their applications in school settings, provide quality support and service to all of their cus...

Intersec 2017 to host a record international coverage of exhibitors for security, safety, and fire protection solutions European exhibitors are making their presence felt at a trade fair for security, safety, and fire protection, with the UK, Germany, Italy, and France leading the way in boosting exports to the buoyant Middle East market. Intersec 2017 will feature more than 1,200 exhibitors from 52 countries when it opens from 22-24 January at the Dubai International Convent...

Abloy has received the Gaia Award for sustainable building products at Big 5 in Dubai, winning the accolade for its range of Low Energy Locks Abloy has received the Gaia Award for sustainable building products at Big 5 in Dubai, winning the accolade for its range of Low Energy Locks. The Big 5 The Big 5 in Dubai is the largest construction event in the Middle East, connecting thousands of global suppliers and buyers of construction products. The Gaia Awards honour constructi...

The partnership offers customers new, comprehensive physical access control and business operations solutions Brivo, a provider of cloud-based access control and mobile credentials, and Savance, a provider of business automation and employee tracking software solutions, announced its integration partnership. The partnership will provide customers with unified, customisable, and fully scalable solutions—combining access control with visitor management, staff tracking, tim...

Over 60 employees have achieved qualifications whilst working for the Bradford based security firm and a lot of staff have been given national awards Employees at Kings Security are celebrating following a year of personal achievement. Over 60 employees have achieved qualifications whilst working for the Bradford based security firm and numerous staff have been singled out in national awards. During 2016, over 150 individuals passed through Kings Training Academy where employ...

The East West Security Conferences are held to promote understanding and exchange ideas and information Attending the 34th East - West International Security Conference organised by Capricorn Conferences and Exhibitions on 21st and 22nd November 2016 at the Best Western Universo Hotel in Rome, Italy, were delegates from commercial, private and public sector organisations from the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Albania. Conference Co-Chairmen, Patrick Somerville, Vice Presid...

Laidlaw was relaunched as an independent business in January 2016 Laidlaw—a provider of architectural ironmongery, balustrades, and security systems—is looking forward to continued growth in 2017 after its first 12 months as a successful independent business. Successful first year The company, which has eight regional centres across the UK, was relaunched in January 2016 and Managing Director Peter O’Brien says the first year of business has already seen it...

Bosch offers integrated solutions with G and B Series for intrusion detection, door control, video integration, fire functionality and mobile access More than ever, customers are demanding cost-efficient solutions applications while also requesting to cross boundaries of single domains in many applications. As a response, Bosch introduces the new G and B Series control panels and systems. Both solutions offer an integrated use of different physical security and safety domains...

Zwipe’s new COO, Orlando Martinez and Director of Sales Access Control EMEA, John Laws Biometric tech company Zwipe announces the addition of Orlando Martinez as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and John Laws as the new Director of Sales access control EMEA. Zwipe’s new COO Orlando Martinez has an extensive background in bringing innovative biometric technology to market and driving international business expansion and organisational developme...

The Castel IP intercoms contribute to the centralisation of video and audio feeds for the campus security team The University of Huddersfield has installed two-way IP audio-video intercom from European IP intercom manufacturer Castel at its Queensgate Campus. The new system will manage the exit and entry of vehicles and visitors. The Queensgate site has seen investment of £100 million on infrastructure and resources over the past 10 years and Castel worked with installe...

The XXL 2.0 ID card printer is a unique solution designed to personalise oversized ID cards on demand Idesco, a New York-based security systems integrator, announced significant enhancements to its XXL 2.0 ID card printer for oversized badges. Optional UHF encoders are now available, making the XXL printer the first portable card printer capable of personalising oversized badges with RFID and UHF encoding. UHF card applications offer a far greater read range, added memory and...

ISONAS’s new software platform, Pure Access includes Pure Access Cloud, and Pure Access Manager ISONAS, a Pure IP access control system manufacturer, announces a major expansion of its network and engineering team. The security market has changed dramatically and the time for rapid adoption of IP access control is here. The ISONAS leadership team recognised this unique opportunity and sought out technology professionals who could create new innovative products and servi...

The Adams Rite RITE Touch digital lock is battery-operated, programmable via touch-screen, and supports up to 40 credential cards ASSA ABLOY Group brand Adams Rite is now shipping its RITE Touch digital door lock with the new ADA compliant accessibility lever. The new ADA compliant accessibility lever option offers compliance while providing an aesthetically pleasing security solution for design professionals and building owners. RITE Touch digital lock Intended for indoor s...

Farpointe’s tactile laser engraving option creates an extra level of security for proximity and smart card access control solutions Farpointe Data, the access control industry's global partner of choice for premium RFID solutions, announced that security system access control manufacturers, integrators and dealers can order proximity and smart card credentials with tactile laser engraving. Whether clamshell, printable, printable with magnetic stripe card or key ring or d...

Peter Bergstrom, the CEO and CTO of CIVINTEC Europe, will introduce CIVINTEC company technical service and CRYSTAL new smart card reader and terminals at TRUSTECH 2016 in Cannes. CIVINTEC company strategy CIVINTEC have over 10 years’ experience in the development and manufacturing of smart card-related products. CIVINTEC’s company strategy; to provide more than just standard, good-quality products with customising and modification; has been an ambition for a couple of years now. Th...

Aperio meets BS EN 179 and BS EN 1125 standards, and offers real-time access control ASSA ABLOY Access Control, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, a manufacturer of door opening solutions, will be partnering with Net-Ctrl at the upcoming Bett Show, highlighting the benefits of its innovative Aperio wireless locking technology for the education sector. Taking place from 25th to 28th January, 2017, at ExCeL London, representatives from ASSA ABLOY Access Control and technology reselle...