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Bill Ward, Managing Director of Mill Volvo (left) with Chris Cunningham, Chief Executive of The Protector Group Mill Volvo has extended a contract with Gateshead-based The Protector Group to install state-of-the-art security monitoring systems after the company generated cost savings of almost £500,000 at dealerships across the North East.The intelligent CCTV systems, which have already been installed at Mill Volvo sites in Newcastle, Sunderland and Stockton, offer a hugely cost-effective...

  The ASL Safety & Security system improves audibility of train platform announcements Conventional noise sensing equipment at transport hubs takes a crude sample of background activity before the broadcast and cannot adjust for varying background noise. ASL's dynamic Ambient Noise Sensing (ANS) system uses digital signal processing to distinguish ambient noise from the announcement and continuously optimise the volume level. This ability to address the familiar prob...

COE Ltd is proud to appoint Anixter as authorised distributor for COE's video transmission products COE Ltd, the UK leading designer and developer of digital video surveillance systems and Anixter Inc. are entering into partnership to provide safety equipment for rail level crossings.According to Network Rail, last year there were more than 3400 incidents of misuse at level crossings, accumulating 55 days of delays to trains and costing Network Rail about £1.8million.COE Ltd is proud to ap...

MOBOTIX CCTV solution helps the UK's premier skiing and snowboarding centre protect their staff and guestsMOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has released details of an innovative installation of its MOBOTIX CCTV solution which is helping the UK's premier indoor skiing and snowboarding centre protect staff, guests and helping spectators keep an eye on friends and family enjoying the slopes. The project, carried out by...

 Guy Combrinck from Panasonic, Mike Newton, CEO of AD Group and John Seargant, broadcaster and journalist Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - is celebrating after receiving a prestigious Security Industry Award for its revolutionary capability that transforms NetVu Connected CCTV systems into an Emergency Messaging and Mass Notification System. The result, which saw Dedicated Micros come away with the Integrated Security Product of the Year title, was announced during a hig...

NVT has released a Hybrid Video surveillance application guide for CCTV designers, specifiers and installersNetwork Video Technologies (NVT), has released an all-encompassing UTP Hybrid Video™ Applications Guide. Designed to assist CCTV designers, specifiers and installers to obtain high-performance results for their CCTV camera image transmission, the guide features a wide variety of system solutions information. Included is practical content on 'real-world' application examples, bre...

Alvarion range of WiMAX solutions confirms 802 Global's position as the premier one stop shop802 Global, the specialist value added wireless technology distributor, has announced an agreement with Alvarion, the worlds leading WiMAX product vendor, to add its product range to the 802 Global portfolio. Already leading the field in the supply of wireless solutions through its network of channel partners, 802 Global is now even more strongly positioned as the premier one stop shop for wireless techn...

 The new product catalogue introduces a number of new security products to the already extensive Excel rangeExcel Networking Solutions, the copper and optical cabling infrastructure provider has released its much awaited new product catalogue. This new product guide introduces a number of new products to the already extensive Excel range. The continued development of the Excel product offering means customers can be sure that they are installing the latest and most cost effective produ...

 IQinVision video surveillance system keeps helps police to prevent crime and prosecute criminalsA fitness centre parking lot in Southern California has been plagued by car break-ins for years. In fact, over a 12-year period not a single robbery had ever been prosecuted. The proprietor and the police department had tried several different camera makes for the video surveillance system, but could never get sufficient image resolution to prosecute.Recently, an IQeye 852 recording on motion, m...

Sony IP cameras and RealShot Manager protect the Parliament buildingBackgroundThe 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 needsAfter 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...

The Sony video solution in Verbania uses 10 SNC-RX550 cameras, 2 NSR-100s and 3 RSM clientsThe challengeVerbania, the capital of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, was created when the towns of Intra and Pallanza merged. As one of the most idyllic and famous tourist destinations on Lake Maggiore, the town relies heavily on holidaymakers to fill its streets and generate income.The regular influx of visitors means greater attention must be given to the security of people as they go about their...

Bosch's latest Praesideo technology has become the first to attain the new EN54-16 accreditation Bosch Security Systems' latest Praesideo technology has become the first Public Address and Voice Alarm System to attain the new EN54-16 accreditation - a qualification that brings PA/VA systems in line with the most stringent fire alarm standards in the world. EN54-16 is the successor to the former British Standard (BS) 5839 and requires all new product to be independently tested...

 City of San Jose Police Department deploys NICE Inform for its communications centreNICE Systems, the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organisations to extract Insight from Interactions to drive performance, today announced that the Police Department for the City of San Jose, the tenth most populous U.S. city and the third largest city in the State of California, has decided to implement NICE Inform and other NICE solutions to enhance handling of critical calls at its comm...

The newest technology in ACTi IP Surveillance Solution deployed at LA FOCACCIA Pizza restaurant in ItalyLA FOCACCIA is a family-owned Pizza restaurant located in Naples, Italy. During the daytime, more than 1000 students visit LA FOCACCIA for its delicious hand-made pizza. The store is always very crowded so it is impossible to keep an eye on every customer entering the shop. Safety is always the first concern for the owner. Even if it is after regular business hours, the owner still has to...

  Alan Lefford, new Director of Video Solutions  at AD GroupCCTV specialist AD Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Alan Lefford as its Director of Video Solutions who will be responsible for bringing to market, combined, AD Group product solutions through the new AD Network Video service which he will head-up.Alan's focus is to be primarily on the EMEA region and he was much in evidence at IFSEC 2009 where AD Network Video had its own high profile stand. Representing...

 Stan Schreyer, VP of North American SalesFluidmesh Networks, a major manufacturer of wireless systems for security applications based on mesh networking technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stan Schreyer to VP of North American Sales. Schreyer, a pioneer in the field of computer product sales, brings over 25 years of experience in building and managing sales teams. Prior to joining Fluidmesh, Schreyer held positions of Vice President of Sales at Exinda Networks and Firetid...

 Video Surveillance System from March networks at Washington University in St. Louis performs flawlesslyHunkered down in a Joint Operations Center on the sprawling campus, law enforcement personnel representing the St. Louis County Police, the University Police Department, the City of St. Louis Police, the Missouri Highway Patrol, the U.S. Secret Service and a number of other federal, state and local government agencies relied on the University's March Networks® video surveillance...

Taipei Port Container Terminal Corp installs VIVOTEK's video servers and video receiversMissionTaipei Port, an important water transport in northern Taiwan, is a hustling and bustling seaport with 14 wharfs in operation. TPCT (Taipei Port Container Terminal Corp), the construction company of Taipei Port, installed a CCTV surveillance system to maintain security at this wide open seaport, but serious signal degradation from long distance transmission led to poor image quality, making it extremely...

 G-Tec GT808H 8-channel H264 DVR  G-Tec Distribution Ltd and Hunt Electronics announce that they have entered to an agreement where G-Tec Distribution Ltd. will be the exclusive distributor for the full range of Hunt DVRs in the UK. The latest release of DVRs are the H.264 range which offer installers highly featured DVRs at very competitive prices together with the reliability and the excellent customer service back up offered by both G-Tec and Hunt. G-Tec is now offering 3 years warr...

  ioimage opens up a new office in Beijing to accomodate demand ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced today that it has opened an office in Beijing to support growing demand of its products and to better support partners and end users in China.  The Chinese video surveillance sector is predicted to exceed $3 billion by 2012, according to IMS Research. ioimage partners with Tung Po, Bellsent and Honeywell with several installat...

   Millwall FC's stadium ground has thirty-eight dome cameras Thirty-eight dome cameras are deployed at carefully selected locations both inside and outside Millwall FC's ground, known as "The Den", to monitor crowd activity and to ensure everyone visiting the club on match days can do so in a safe environment. The images from the dome cameras, which were installed five years ago at the South East London stadium, were until recently recorded on S-VHS analogue video r...

 Nobody was able to win Bosch IVA Challenge at ISC West 2009 The final score for the latest Bosch IVA Challenge was Bosch IVA: 1,870 ... Challengers: 0.That's right -1,870 people tried to get past Bosch IVA on the football field of dreams at ISC West. And not one was successful! So far, over 6,500 people have tried to get past the Bosch IVA in a variety of challenges ...Speaking of standing up to challenges, the EX49 Camera was hit so hard with a mallet that the table underneath it col...

The recent ASIS International Security Conference took place in Montreux, Switzeralnd, in April 2009The ASIS International 8th European Security Conference took place on 26-29 April at Montreux Music & Convention Centre in Montreux, Switzerland. 312 security professionals, corporate executives, consultants, and officials from 44 different countries attended 30 high-level educational sessions on topics ranging from supply chain security to convergence of physical security and IT. Although due...

 VIVOTEK's network cameras installed at National Gallery of AustraliaMissionNational Gallery of Australia (NGA), home to numerous exquisite and valuable artworks, is a thrilling work of art with subtle exterior and delicate interior design. Initially, a CCTV system was employed to protect gallery assets, but monitoring of the gigantic gallery remained difficult and inefficient. Because the interior of the gallery is frequently changed to accommodate a variety of exhibitions, the CCTV c...

 Pelco, configures IP and megapixel cameras for use with Mirasys networked video recorder systemsMirasys has announced that its customers will now be able to use Pelco's high quality IP and megapixel cameras in conjunction with Mirasys recorders. Pelco's IP drivers are available as standard in the newest versions of Mirasys NVR Pro and NVR Enterprise, while the previous versions of Mirasys recorders are easy to update with the latest software upgrades. Pelco and Mirasys both have a wid...

 Expansion of partner programme helps Sony resellers to embrace new security solutions Sony Professional today reinforced its commitment to its reseller community through the expansion of its partner programme. Sony believes that working more closely with its Independent Software Vendor (ISV) community will encourage innovation in the security market and the uptake of new products, enabling partners to grow their businesses more effectively.  To date the support scheme has encoura...

 Winner Mohammed Farooq with his award, BSIA Chaiman, Stuart Lowden and HRH Prince Michael of Kent The British Security Industry Association's Meet the Buyers event at IFSEC saw the presentation of a BSIA Chairman's Award for Services to Exporting to Mohammed Farooq, Commercial Officer to Saudi Arabia.The BSIA's Chairman's Awards recognise outstanding contributions to the work of the British security industry and are usually presented at the Association's Annual Luncheon in July. This year...

QNAP Systems, Inc. will exhibit at the Computex 2009 Taipei, the largest computer exhibition in AsiaQNAP Systems, Inc., the leading provider of network-attached storage (NAS) and network surveillance system (NVR) appliances, is pleased to announce they are exhibiting at the Computex 2009 Taipei, the largest computer exhibition in Asia. It is going to demonstrate the new generation TS-219P and TS-219e Turbo NAS (with CoverFlow-like AJAX web interface), high definition (HD) NMP-1000...

 HRH Prince Michael of Kent at IFSECThe British Security Industry Association (BSIA) welcomed HRH Prince Michael of Kent to its hugely successful Meet the Buyers event held at IFSEC. The royal guest visited the event in his role as Patron of the BSIA's Export Council to gain an insight into the work of the Export Council and meet with some of the BSIA members and overseas buyers. Chris Pinder, BSIA Export Manager, comments: "We were delighted to welcome HRH Prince Michael of Kent to IF...

 Sony Professional's new flagship range of cameras is transforming video security monitoring Sony Professional are demonstrating the capabilities of its SNC-RH range of HD PTZ cameras at IFSEC 2009 in hall 4 at stand J10. The world's first HD pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) IP network security cameras were launched at the 2009 ISC West conference in April and are on show for the first time in Europe at IFSEC 2009. Sony's SNC-RS new series of standard-definition PTZ cameras will also be on show. &n...