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Dutch global supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, Siqura, launched its next generation “ExPLORE” range CCTV systems on 10 November 2015. An improved range of state-of-the-art video surveillance solutions, these systems are explosion protected and perform safely and reliably in harsh environment. The range of analogue, IP and thermal cameras, provides everything needed to successfully monitor all kinds of CCTV projects no matter how complex, both onshore and offshore, in...

The changes take into account introduction of CCTV Code of Practice issued by SCC as required by Freedoms of Information Act 2012 BSI, the business standards company, revised BS 7958:2015 Closed circuit television (CCTV) – Management and operation – Code of practice. The changes take into account the introduction of the CCTV Code of Practice issued by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner (SCC) as required by the Freedoms of Information Act 2012. Closed circuit tel...

Mr Hayes has held a number of shadow ministerial and Government roles including Minister of State at the Department for Transport On 2nd December, the Rt Hon John Hayes MP, UK Security Minister at the Home Office, will be officially opening this year’s Transport Security Expo at Olympia London. An MP since 1997, Mr Hayes has held a number of shadow ministerial and Government roles, including Minister of State at the Department for Transport and senior Parliamentary advis...

Customer support, application engineering and training will be integrated and reinforced under new executive leadership S2 Security, the leader in IP-based access control, video management and mobile security management systems, recently announced expansion plans for its pre-sale and post-sale product support. Technical support functions including customer support, application engineering, and training will be integrated and reinforced under new executive leadership to ensure...

Millions of tons of cargo. Billions of dollars in goods. The activity of a small city with miles of perimeter fencing, uneven infrastructure, blind spots, and ever-changing weather conditions. Port security is no small task, yet increasingly, security operators are asked to assume more responsibilities with static, if not shrinking, budgets. As drivers of a global economy, the demands placed on port security continue to grow and with them, the challenges and complexity increase exponentially. L...

BrandDog Media specialises in B2Bmarketing & global sales management After 18 years as VP of Marketing & Sales with Network Video Technologies (NVT), Guy Apple is now working as an independent consultant and owner of BrandDog Media. BrandDog Media will supply exemplary marketing services to business-to-business organisations with a focus on electronic security and surveillance. Proven ability in globalisation BrandDog specialises in B2B marketing and g...

Verisure Securitas Direct has broken new ground in the European home alarm industry with a new personalised portable wireless camera that customers can use to monitor their homes, providing added security and peace of mind. Verisure Securitas Direct is the first professional alarm company in Europe offering a Smart Cam service. The Verisure Smart Cam is a small camera operated remotely via the web or the Verisure app. It takes photos automatically by motion sensor and on command, storing them i...

Hikvision's South African office will deliver best in class support and backup to local partners Hikvision has announced the opening of its South Africa facility in Johannesburg. Having registered the Hikvision South African office two years ago, the facility now supports the rapid growth of Hikvision and will support regional demand and provide assistance and training. The office is equipped with a demonstration area and seminar rooms for customers and will be led by James Do...

The U.S. presence at MILIPOL Paris, featuring 70 industry leading is organised by Kallman Worldwide Looking to capitalise on regional economic growth, modernization spending and changing defense and security requirements, U.S. companies competing for air, land and sea contracts in Europe will showcase innovative technologies, equipment and services at MILIPOL, November 17-20 in Paris. The biennial business event is the most comprehensive of its type in the region, and is expec...

The revised version of the standards feature a new high level structure which includes common text, terms and definitions BSI, the business standards company, has become one of the first certification bodies to receive the official UK accreditation status from The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for the new Environmental Management Systems Standard, ISO 14001:2015 and the new Quality Management Systems Standard, ISO 9001:2015. This adds to BSI’s previous accr...

Wayne Arvidson, Quantum's VP, will deliver keynote address on major transformation the video surveillance industry is undergoing Quantum Corp. has announced its sponsorship of The Storage, Network, Cloud Conference, taking place Nov. 19 at All-over-IP Expo 2015 in Moscow. It is the first time this year that the show examines the future of storage, archiving and networking technology related to video surveillance. The Storage, Network, Cloud Conference The conference features...

Transport Security Expo have brought together speaker and opinion leaders from government, industry and academia Transport Security Expo will this year be delivering more learning opportunities than ever before – and all of them will be free-to-attend for all delegates on a first-come, first-served basis. The conference and seminar sessions will cover the full range of transport security sectors – Aviation, Maritime, Rail & Public Transport, Secure Transpor...

On behalf of ONVIF Steering Committee, Per Björkdahl shared the goals and strategies for the upcoming year ONVIF, the leading global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, hosted its annual membership meeting and elections in late October, providing an update to members on ONVIF activities and accomplishments over the past year. Attendees around the world heard presentations on such activities as the development and publication of two new prof...

The exhibition will let delegates get hands-on with some of the most innovative products in the CCTV industry A number of companies involved in the design, installation and operation of CCTV systems will be exhibiting as part of a sell-out seminar in London next week. Organised by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the event will take place at London’s Emmanuel Centre on Marsham Street – close to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey &ndash...

VIVOTEK has unveiled new H.265/HEVC surveillance solutions, including a series of 3-Megapixel and 5-Megapixel* network cameras, NVRs (network video recorders), and professional VMS (video management software). To maximise bandwidth and storage efficiency, VIVOTEK introduces Smart Stream II technology to achieve greater cost-effectiveness. By adopting VIVOTEK’s Smart Stream II and H.265 technology, users will benefit from reduced bandwidth and data storage demands by up to 80% more than sys...

Redvision and Ogier Electronics have jointly produced a radar controlled X-Series rugged dome. Operating as either a standalone, automatic PTZ camera system, or integrated with leading video management solutions, Ogier’s Scan-360 plug and play radar unit has been combined with Redvision’s IP-based and analogue rugged domes.Ogier Electronics Scan-360 system can intelligently learn about its environment and be programmed with up to 30 detection areas. X-Series’ rugged domes have...

MOBOTIX dual lens capabilities and hemispheric models allow the entire site to be secured using just 6 cameras Systems specialist Vicom recommended an innovative solution which combined MOBOTIX thermal imaging technology and hemispheric cameras which utilise advanced analytics alongside IP access control, intruder alarms and public address systems. The London Underground depot's security upgrade project has also taken into considerations such as limitations imposed...

360 Vision are inviting visitors to discuss how one can future-proof an existing CCTV installation’s imaging performance CCTV design and manufacturing company, 360 Vision Technology, will be showing their latest Predator Hybrid PTZ ‘all-in-one’ high-performance imaging camera, at next week’s Global MSC Security Conference & Exhibition. The optional Predator ‘Hybrid’ upgrade provides both analogue and HD functionality in one camera p...

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in networked video management software (VMS), has released Device Pack 8.2 for partners and customers using Milestone XProtect monitoring solutions. A highlight of this release is support for perspective correction of video from 180, 270 or 360 degree panoramic cameras from Pelco by Schneider Electric. The support is achieved by a plugin to the Milestone XProtect Smart Client. Global unit shipments of 180/360 degree panoramic network camera is foreca...

PureTech provides safety and operational information via real time speed notifications and alarming on anomalies PureTech Systems® announced recently that the Tom Lantos tunnels, which officially opened in early 2013 to replace a rockslide prone portion of State Route Highway 1 known as Devil’s Slide, have been equipped with the company’s PureActiv® video analytics capability to aid in the protection and safety monitoring of the tunnels. Video surveillance...

The new installation employs Fluidmesh VOLO 2x2 MIMO-based wireless radios 3200 Base radios The Willow Lane Trading Estate in Surrey, England, a well-established centre of commerce and industry for many years, houses over 150 businesses and employs over 2,500 people. When they were required to upgrade their existing analogue video surveillance system, the Business Park chose the wireless solutions from Fluidmesh Networks to meet their needs. The consultant on the project, Gar...

Addition of argus, the thermal imaging camera business of e2v, will further broaden Avon’s products offerings to its customers Avon Rubber has acquired the thermal imaging camera business argus, a subsidiary of e2v technologies plc. Argus, based in Chelmsford, UK, is a leading designer and manufacturer of thermal imaging cameras for first responder and fire markets. Commenting, Andrew Lewis, Interim Chief Executive Officer, said “The addition of argus to the Grou...

The solution, professionally installed by Casicuro, documents all entries, exits and pay station transactions Geutebruck's expertise with video security in car parks and underground garages has been well known for some time. Numerous satisfied customers continue to rely on the experts in video security from Geutebruck for the modernisation or expansion of their systems. In March 2014, Stadtwerk am See GmbH & Co. KG put a Geutebruck video solution into operation. The system...

Tim Goodson as finance director to maintain and manage company's rapid growth DVS Ltd is the UK’s fastest growing multi-brand distributor of electronic surveillance products. They have recently recruited Tim Goodson as finance director to maintain and manage their rapid growth. Tim’s previous roles & responsibility Tim’s role as finance director was created as a result of Jemma Bowie taking a side step in the business to become the organisational d...

Matrix is set to showcase its all new range of Digital and IP Phones with EON510, SPARSH VP310, and SPARSH VP330E Matrix will showcase its complete range of business IP-PBXs, converged Voice & Data platforms, new IP and Digital phones, and Video Surveillance solutions. A leading manufacturer of IP based Phone Systems and Video Surveillance; Matrix will participate at the Sicurezza for the first time, along with its partner INTERTEL SRL. Suitable for small businesses &ldq...

With high volumes of passengers and staff rapidly moving around and the potential risks to people and property, transportation is a key application for security systems. Integrated security specialist TDSi works with clients right across the transportation sector - from airports, to railways, metro systems and sea ports.  Whilst the transportation methods vary, the challenges of safely moving large quantities of people or goods whilst keeping them secure is always the common goal. Many tra...

The new price list features a raft of new products and updates COP Security, the professional trade only CCTV security products distributor, have released their new October 2015 price list. Packed with over 800 product lines, all available for next day delivery or from their trade counter, the new price list features a raft of new products and updates. Expanding the Dahua range of IP and HDCVI technologies, new 4MP cameras have been added to the IP range, and catering for...

The discreet WV-SPW532L and WV-SPW312L bullet cameras, set for release in early November 2015, are packed with many of the features from the company’s 3 and 5 series cameras at a fraction of the cost. Saving both streaming and data storage costs The Variable Image Quality in Specified area (VIQS) option allows the cameras to select areas within an image to stream at a higher quality, while streaming the rest at a reduced quality. This reduces the file size, saving both streaming and data...

Prior to this role, Shekhar held a variety of responsibilities across different functions, including Strategy Pelco by Schneider Electric, a fully owned subsidiary of Schneider Electric, announced the appointment of Sharad Shekhar as Chief Executive Officer. Based at Pelco Headquarters in Clovis, California, Shekhar is responsible for the entire global video business.    Extensive general management experience “Sharad brings more than a decade of global busin...

The transaction was valued at a pre-tax level of $131 million Universal Protection Service, a division of Universal Services of America and a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus and Partners Group, announced recently that it has acquired the ABM Security Business, a division of ABM. The acquisition further expands the largest and fastest growing American-owned security company. The transaction was valued at a pre-tax level of $131 million. Part of long-term strategic plan Ba...