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 Timet UK has selected CCTV from Chubb to monitor production at its Witton Mill plant in BirminghamTimet, one of the world's largest suppliers of high quality Titanium products, has chosen CCTV from Chubb Electronic Security to monitor production at its Witton Mill plant in Birmingham. Chubb is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.The system is designed to monitor the plant's forging equipment, in which melted Titanium is shaped into slabs or large bars (bille...

 PSIA will demonstrate the final pieces of its security suite of specifications at ISC West 2011The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) announced it will host a reception at ISC West 2011 to demonstrate the final pieces of its security suite of specifications. Arecont Vision, Hikvision, Honeywell, IQinVision, ObjectVideo, Tyco, and UTC Fire & Security will demonstrate products relying on five PSIA specifications to support systems interoperability.The reception, sponsored...

 Security analysis will be a primary concern at the third Afghanistan Aviation and Defense Summit in Washington   Over a hundred prime contractors and defense executives from the United States and around the world have registered to attend the third Afghanistan Aviation and Defense Summit (third AADS) on March 24-25, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The third AADS is the premier networking event where delegates will meet with Afghan government officials who are responsible for security and def...

 Lars Thinggaard, President and CEO of Milestone Systems addressed the attendees at MIPS 2011 with success  Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software, held its ninth annual Milestone Integration Partner Symposium (MIPS) conference March 2-4 in San Antonio, Texas. Over 200 people attended from the Milestone ecosystem of distributors, systems integrators, consultants, Manufacturer Alliance Partners and Milestone Solution Partners.The first day of the ga...

 ADT sponsored half marathon will raise funds for local and national charitiesADT, Europe's leading provider of electronic, fire and security solutions, has announced it has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Edinburgh Half Marathon. As title sponsor, the race will be branded the ADT Edinburgh Half Marathon and will take place on Sunday 10th April 2011. The race attracts between 4,000 and 5,000 runners from across the United Kingdom ranging from professional athletes to those just star...

 ADPRO V3100 hybrid network video and audio provides high quality images to be transmitted for visual verification Highly trained CCTV operators from Visual Verification and the very latest ADPRO V3100 Video and Audio Transmission and Recording technology from Xtralis have combined to thwart an attempted robbery of more than £20,000 of lead at a metal trading business in Barnsley.The incident, which resulted in the intruder's arrest, occurred just four days after the new ADPRO V3100 s...

 Workshop is scheduled on Wednesday, April 6, in room 505 of the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Las VegasThe Department of Defense force protection community continues to rely heavily on using commercial, off-the-shelf products alongside their own in-house products and specifications. To promote synergy between the physical security industry and one of its largest end-user bases, the Security Industry Association (SIA) will host a Security Equipment Integration Working Group (SEIWG) wo...

 Spire Shawfair Park Hospital has been provided security management software by CEM Systems a brand of TycoCEM Systems, a brand of Tyco Security Products, announced that the CEM AC2000 Lite security management system has been installed by ADT Glasgow to secure Edinburgh's new ‘Spire Shawfair Park hospital' . The AC2000 Lite system secures patients, visitors and the state-of-the-art medical equipment at the hospital.Spire Shawfair Park hospital is a new hospital in the East of Scotland...

 Organisers received a record number of registrations from twenty-two countries for the security conference by GallagherOver two hundred channel partners from around the globe will attend the Gallagher Group's security conference in Hamilton, New Zealand, prompting the need to move off-site to a larger venue.Titled "A Break with Convention", the four day security conference for channel partners is the fifth hosted by Gallagher Security in New Zealand and General Manager, Curtis Ed...

 The Annual BAPCO 2011 Conference and Exhibition will take the centre stage on 13th - 14th April 2011Arguably, the range and scale of present threats to business continuity and public safety has never been greater on the domestic and international level. At the more extreme level, the last few months alone have seen a range of extraordinary situations, with both national and global impact, from the rescue of the Chilean miners to the appalling devastation caused by the terrorist b...

 Simon Jennings joins as new Northern Sales Manager with Unipart Monitoring ServicesThe Monitoring Services division of Unipart Security Solutions Ltd has appointed Simon Jennings as its new Northern Sales Manager.Simon, who has worked within the security industry for 17 years, was until recently the Control Room Manager for Cougar Monitoring, having previously worked for the alarm receiving centre divisions of ADT and VSG.Working alongside Les Ramsden, Sales Manager for the South of Englan...

 SightLogix whitepaper explores issues and challenges while implementing outdoor video surveillance systems SightLogix®, the leading supplier of outdoor video analytics for perimeter security, is offering a new whitepaper titled Best Practices for Securing Outdoor Areas with Video Analytics. The document, available on the SightLogix website offers tips and practical advice for deploying accurate and cost-effective video security outdoors."As a leader in providing video analyti...

CSL DualCom’s first ever attendance coincides with the launch of its Gemini Managed Network in Ireland CSL DualCom is exhibiting at ISEC which is now well established as Ireland's National Security Exhibition, this bi-annual event is now in its fifth year and CSL DualCom’s first ever attendance coincides with the launch of their Gemini Managed Network in Ireland. The UK’s most advanced Alarm Managed Network delivers secure alarm monitoring to Alarm Receiving...

Dr Dave Sloggett will debate on the implications of political changes from transnational terrorism in the westThe Counter Terror Expo being held in Olympia in April 2011 comes at a time of dramatic changes in the political landscape in the Middle East. In this piece Dr Dave Sloggett debates the implications of these political changes for Al Qaeda and how that may change the nature of the threat from transnational terrorism in the west. The horrific scenes of September 11th 2001 will not rea...

 Mission 500, a non-profit initiative driven by the security professionals Mission 500, a non-profit initiative driven by the security professionals dedicated to serving the needs of children and communities in crisis, has announced that Pelco by Schneider Electric will be recognised as the 2011 Mission 500 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award winner. Additionally, Barbara Holliday of Monitronics will receive the 2011 Mission 500 Humanitarian Award. The Awards will be presented at a...

 EMIRAJE Systems has forged a long-term collaboration between EAI/C4AS and Cassidian EMIRAJE Systems LLC has received the contract for command and control system of the UAE (Emirates Command and Control System ECCS) by the Forces Headquarters Armed Arab Emirates (UAE). The first phase of this contract is valued at 500 million U.S. dollars. ECCS is an important programme of command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance C4ISR) to coordinate, integr...

 Unipart's Monitoring and Response Centre was officially opened by Jeff Little OBE, Chief Executive, NSIUnipart Security Solutions Ltd, new Monitoring and Response Centre in Oxford was officially opened by Jeff Little OBE, Chief Executive of the National Security Inspectorate (NSI) at a ceremony which took place on 1st March, 2011."Today is a visible declaration that Unipart Security has set the highest standards of operation," said Jeff Little. "Early discussions with the NS...

 DRK rescue control centre alerts the home emergency personnel giving the PIN of the person requiring help The German Red Cross (DRK) has installed a state-of-the-art key and data protection system from Traka to control its home emergency service in Kreisverband Bitburg-Prum. Over 650 households in the Kreisverband Bitburg-Prum district are connected to the DRK home emergency call centre. To ensure fast response, the service works closely with the DRK emergency medical service, which mainta...

 Johnson Control will deal with procurement and installation of systems and equipmentThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has notified Johnson Controls, the global leader in delivering products, services and solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, that the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center of Huntsville, Ala. has awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to Johnson Controls Building Automation Systems, LLC (JCBAS).Under this IDIQ Elec...

  HID Global has provided secure identity to AEHN with contactless smart card technology for the employees HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, has enabled the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network (AEHN) to simplify the re-badging of more than 7,000 personnel following the firm's spin-off and corporate re-branding, while also migrating to higher-security 13.56 MHz contactless technologies."HID Global provided the existing Wiegand magst...

In the retail banking sector, requirements for intrusion detection and related security measures are necessarily more stringent and more specialised than in most other areas of business and commerce.  Alistair Enser of Siemens Building Technologies Division, Security Products business segment, addresses some of these special requirements, and explains how they are being met by modern security systems. In the banking world, the threat of unwanted intrusions into premises leading to loss of...

 Diebold is the top-level sponsor of SIA's Customer Appreciation Reception at ISC West, an international security eventThe Security Industry Association (SIA) is proud to welcome Diebold as the top-level sponsor of the SIA Customer Appreciation Reception at ISC West.Diebold, a leading security integrator that provides comprehensive protection and detection solutions to the commercial, financial, government and retail markets, is a long-time member of SIA, and V. John Stroia, vice president...

 David Walsh, Salford Council's Operational Services Manager received the AwardThe Government Business Awards recognise local authorities and central government departments that have demonstrated sound business judgement  in a range of disciplines including outsourcing, environmental innovation, safety and, security.The ‘Public Sector Security Award' is given to the Local Authority or Central Government project that gives due consideration to security in the enhancement of the sa...

 The Bosch Video Solutions tour follows two routes covering northern and southern Europe separatelyBosch began its new Video Solutions tour in Copenhagen visiting cities across Europe and beyond. Aimed at system integrators, consultants, engineers and distributors, the tour gives people the opportunity to catch up with the latest in security solutions and experience them first-hand. People can also find out about the benefits and features of Bosch products directly from on-site specialists....

 SIA has announced course dates across the United States and Canada for its upcoming programmeThe Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced 11 course dates across the United States and Canada for its Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM) programme, the only project manager training programme that focusses on the unique demands of electronic security projects.SIA's four-day CSPM course stresses the hands-on aspects of designing and managing security projects and is aimed at...

 Quantum Secure SAFE suite automates the compliance of key NERC standards CIP 004-3 through CIP 006-3Quantum Secure, the leading provider of enterprise software to manage and streamline security identities, compliance and events across disparate physical security systems, announced that one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States has selected the SAFE software suite for its physical identity, access and compliance management, including audit, attes...

 ASIS 2011, the leading security event, will feature the latest security technology and innovationsASIS International, the largest organisation for security professionals worldwide, announces that Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida, and Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, will be keynote speakers at the ASIS International 57th Annual Seminar and Exhibits (ASIS 2011), to be held Sept. 19-22 (Monday-Thursday) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fl.As the 43rd G...

 Optex Europe will exhibit its complete perimeter protection offerings from its REDWALL to Fiber SenSys rangesLeading detector business Optex Europe will be showcasing its complete perimeter protection offering from its REDWALL and Fiber SenSys ranges at the Counter Terror Expo at the Olympia in London on April 19th and 20th.Included on the stand will be the award winning REDSCAN laser detector which when mounted vertically, creates a 60-metre detection area that functions li...

 Next Level Security Systems, a developer of a new breed of unified, networked security solutionsNext Level Security Systems, a developer of a new breed of unified, networked security solutions, has announced that its full product line is now available to members of PSA Security Network, the world's largest electronic cooperative representing security system integrators.The PSA Security Network is an organisation that encompasses more than 200 electronic security systems integrators and ali...

 Protex Arabia 2011 will provide the platform for safety and security market in Saudi Arabia which is growing fast thereSaudi Arabia is the second largest market in the world, with a $97 billion forecast spend on homeland security alone over the next 8 years; equating to a massive $12 billion per year on projects in a rapidly evolving market. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has 24 separate agencies and organisations employing more than a quarter of a million people; there is priority for instal...