CCTV software News

  The establishment of VIVOTEK USA will enable better customer services and customer relationshipVIVOTEK is pleased to announce that its US subsidiary, VIVOTEK USA, will have the grand opening in September.  Due to continuously increasing businesses in the United States, which accounts for a major share of VIVOTEK's total sales, VIVOTEK decided to set up its subsidiary, VIVOTEK USA, in California.  The company will be responsible for marketing, sales and technical suppor...

  VideoSphere solution provides Ras Al Khaimah airport with world-class surveillance capabilitiesMarch Networks®, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced today that Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) International Airport has selected the VideoSphere™ intelligent video management solution to enhance passenger and asset security in its main terminal and adjacent facilities. Located in the United Arab Emirates, RAK serves 27 airlines linking i...

From 7 - 10 October 2008, SECURITY 2008 will take place again in Essen, Germany.  The latest EverFocus CCTV product developments will be presented on stand 217 in hall 2. All digital video recorder models with MPEG-4 compression technology are equipped with programmable motion detection, Ethernet interface, e-mail and network alarm functions, local and network PTZ control and a free EverFocus DDNS service enabling users to register their DDNS account directly from the DVR setup.The new &quo...

CCTV specialist Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - reports that the work of Spectre, a DM Fusion programme installer, to secure Little Aston Primary School in Sutton Coldfield has been spotlighted in an extensive three-page feature in the latest issue of Security Installer magazine. The article, entitled 'Spectre Helps School Play Safe', appears in the magazine's August edition as part of its 'Network Solutions' supplement and highlights how Little Aston Primary School, which has the UK's fir...

The issues surrounding surveillance and security are never static and so require the development of new technologies to keep up with the changing demands.  In response, the electronic security sector has developed a very dynamic approach to introducing new technologies.You will be able to see first hand a range of fascinating advancements at LIVE08, a few of which are mentioned below.Axis, the world leader in network video, now announces the first products with H.264 in a new generation of...

Axis Communications announced that the company is opening a new sales office in Russia (Moscow).  There is great interest in network video in the region and by establishing a local office, Axis strengthens its presence on a market with development potential. In connection to this, the company also announces that the installation in Moscow Metro today comprises more than 3000 Axis network video products and has potential for further installations.By establishing a local office, Axis str...

Dallmeier's CCTV recording system is proving ideal for handling changing requirements while Croydon College undergoes major redevelopment.  Extensive building work will be taking place over the next few years but the Dallmeier hard disk recorders will remain operational throughout, thanks to the adoption of an innovative layout that will simplify the CCTV network's cabling.Some 13,000 students attend Croydon College, which offers Entry Level through to Postgraduate qualifications in a range...

Move gives customers better access to products and spacious trade counter.ADI-GARDINER (UK) has opened a new branch at Exeter's Mamhead Business Units to serve its growing customer base in the area.  The opening forms part of ADI-GARDINER's national plans focused on targeting key growth areas.  ADI-GARDINER has one of the largest branch networks in the UK's specialist security industry and, as a result of its successful growth year-on-year, the Exeter branch has become the latest to re...

Axis Communications recently announced that the company is opening new sales offices China (Beijing) and Brazil (São Paolo).  There is great interest in network video in both of the regions and by establishing local offices, Axis strengthens its presence on markets with development potential."The growing markets in China and South America make high demands on security and both of the regions have great potential," says Ray Mauritsson, President of Axis Communications. In Ch...

Mayflex, the cabling infrastructure, networking and IP physical security solutions distributor, continues the recruitment drive that began at the start of the summer months, despite recent press reports that six out of 10 channel firms feel that headcount is unlikely to rise this year. The distributor has expanded its internal sales teams by welcoming on board two new recruits: Alan Gardner joins the company as Internal Sales Executive for the Mobotix brand and will primarily focus on new busine...

March Networks® (TSX:MN), a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced that the Ministry of Public Security for the Federal District of Mexico City has selected the Company's mobile video management software and systems for installation across its fleet of 500 tow trucks.  The solution will help the government authority resolve customer disputes more efficiently and ensure that operational processes are properly followed.The Secretar&iacu...

IndigoVision's integrated IP Video technology has been deployed as part of a massive CCTV central monitoring and recording project for First Capital Connect (FCC), one of the UK's newest train operating companies.FCC operates trains between London, Brighton, Bedford, Peterborough, Cambridge and King's Lynn over the UK's busiest rail network.  As part of its five year, £8 million, network-wide Station Improvements Programme, FCC selected IndigoVision and its partner ATEC Security to in...

CEM AC2000 SE security management system installed at Hong Kong's new Shaw Studios Movie City complex. CEM® Systems, a leading access control brand of Tyco International, recently announced that Shaw Studios has implemented the CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) security management system to provide security at their new Hong Kong movie city complex.  Forming part of a central building management system, the AC2000 SE access control system was installed by ADT® Hong Kong and secures a...

  Intronics signed a European distribution agreement to offer EVT's video surveillance solutionsIntronics, member of TKH Group, selected EVT's video surveillance platform to complete their offerings in the video surveillance arena. EVT, a developer of video management and NVR video management software, announced that it has received a large license order to deliver its networked video management and recording software to Intronics B.V. Holland, a member of the TKH Group.  The TKH...

The AXIS 209FD-R, Axis's network camera specifically designed for use in transportation applications, has been installed by Axis partner PC-1 and Secure-IT on behalf of EST Buses based near Bridgend, South Wales.PC-1 was approached to partner Secure-IT and installed a solution comprising three AXIS 209FD-R network cameras per bus operating on public routes between Cardiff and Llandow.  As part of the solution one camera is installed looking out through the front windscreen to capture the dr...

MOBOTIX becomes first video security system vendor to bridge the gap between traditional Security Installers and IT systems integrators with network friendly technology and training.MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has announced its tiered channel programme which was launched last year and now boasts over 70 accredited regional partners.  The MOBOTIX UK channel is the fastest growing of any CCTV vendor and ranges from tradit...

IndigoVision's integrated IP-CCTV solution is helping to dramatically reduce crime in the suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa, through an innovative security initiative.  CSS Tactical, a company that provides mobile security patrols, is breaking new ground with the delivery of security services in South Africa by integrating CCTV surveillance with its area patrols."Manpower and visible presence will always be the foundation of our business," explains Ricky Croock, Business Devel...

Queen Mary, University of London, one of London and the UK's leading research-focused higher education institutions, has begun work on a three year grant-funded research project to gather real world data and build models and algorithms for software application development relating to BEWARE.  This stands for Behaviour based Enhancement of Wide-Area Situational Awareness in a Distributed Network of CCTV Cameras, and has important implications for security in the UK.  Running from 2007 t...

PAK Supermarkets, Europe's largest Asian supermarket chain, and a favourite for ethnic cuisine lovers across the Midlands, is benefiting from the latest NetVu Connected CCTV technology developed by Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - and installed by DM Fusion installer Security Direct.Since opening in April, PAK Supermarkets' new £7 million store, based in Washwood Heath, Birmingham, has been attracting a plethora of shoppers from as far afield as Leicester and Banbury.  With a vas...

Pauline Norstrom, the Director of Worldwide Marketing at CCTV specialist AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - has been re-elected as Chairman of the CCTV Section of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA).  The result will see Norstrom remain in this pivotal role allowing her to continue to oversee the development and promotion of CCTV best practice.Alongside being Chairman of the CCTV Section, Norstrom heads-up its technical committee, TC/10, which focuses on CCTV s...

The 34th G8 summit which took place in Toyako on the northern Island of Hokkaido, Japan from July 7 - 9, 2008, brought together heads of the world's most wealthiest and most industrialised countries such as France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA, Canada and Russia. The G8 summit is a forum for these countries to discuss issues of a worldwide concern and negotiation of topics such as climate change, intellectual property rights, political issues, world economy and food shortages. Forming part of...

For more than twenty years, Dallmeier has been developing and manufacturing high-quality products and comprehensive solutions for the CCTV/IP area. As a provider of complete systems, the company offers perfectly integrated components, ranging from cameras, recorders and video analysis systems up to individually adjusted management systems.  Everything from one source, according to the motto:  "Quality made in Germany - Quality made by Dallmeier."At this year's Security 2008 i...

All that glitters in the ironworksMagnificent crowns, expensive jewellery, precious tiaras - surrounded by huge, slightly oily, black machines made of iron: that is what an exhibition of glittering gold looks like in a closed-down ironworks.  Exhibition expert and General Director of the Völklinger Ironworks World Cultural Heritage Site, Dr. Meinrad Maria Grewenig, recently succeeded in bringing 120 masterpieces from the Larco Museum in Peru and 50 other exhibits from the Linden-Museum...

PAK Supermarkets, Europe's largest Asian supermarket chain, is benefiting from the latest NetVu Connected CCTV technology developed by Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - and installed by DM Fusion installer Security Direct.Since opening in April, PAK Supermarkets' new £7 million store, based in Washwood Heath, Birmingham, has been attracting a plethora of shoppers from as far afield as Leicester and Banbury.  With a vast 80,000 sq ft of ground to cover across the store it was imper...

IndigoVision's complete end-to-end IP Video solution is being used to provide event-wide CCTV surveillance for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, held each year in the grounds of Edinburgh Castle.  First staged in 1950, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo is the largest show of its kind in the world, attracting over 200,000 visitors each year and an international TV audience of around 100 million.As with any high-profile event the Tattoo is a demanding security environment, in which CCTV plays a very...

AD Group has announced that, as of 1 July 2008, the President and CEO of US-based Dedicated Micros Inc., Dr Alan Calegari, has transitioned to a new role as Non-Executive Chairman to DM Inc., providing strategic support to the Executive Team."We are very grateful to Dr. Calegari for his significant contribution to Dedicated Micros," said Nigel Petrie, AD Group Chairman.  "In this new role, he will continue to provide strategic support to the Dedicated Micros Executive Team in...

D-Tec - part of AD Group - announces that it is a finalist in the International Achievement category of the influential Security Excellence Awards 2008 - promoted as the security industry's 'Oscars'.  The company is a worldwide leader in CCTV camera-based Video Smoke Detection (VSD), which analyses images to provide early warning of fire, whether accidental or deliberate (arson).The shortlisting of D-Tec reflects the growing take-up of its Video Smoke Detection (VSD) solutions in large scal...

Axis partner Check Your Security has installed network cameras from Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, at the University of East Anglia based in Norwich. The University of East Anglia (UEA) has nearly 15,000 students and employs around 3,000 staff.  The campus is set in 320 acres of parkland and located just two miles west of Norwich city centre.  It was founded in 1963 as part of the ‘New Universities' government initiative, and has seen sig...

CCTV surveillance equipment manufacturer TeleEye is setting new standards for security industry remote monitoring.  The company has developed a specialist BS-8418 academy designed to create and promote high quality CCTV monitoring solutions with BS-8418 compliance throughout.Central to the academy's charter is a commitment to reducing false alarms from CCTV monitoring systems.  End users and the police both benefit by saving the time and money wasted on unnecessary call outs.  The...

DM Fusion security installer Crimewatch Systems has rolled-out an advanced, remotely monitored, detector-activated CCTV solution - built around Dedicated Micros NetVu Connected CCTV systems and NetVu ObserVer management software - to provide out-of-hours protection against vandalism and criminal attack for 15 widely dispersed sites in Cheshire, England, operated by HW Martin Waste Ltd.The sites secured by Crimewatch Systems - and its associated SSAIB accredited RVRC (Remote Video Response Centre...