Digital video recorders (DVRs) News

The TASS consortium is comprised of a multi-level video and situation intelligence offering Verint Systems Inc. recently announced that it is leading and providing key technologies to the first Total Airport Security Solution (TASS) proof-of-concept at Heathrow in London. TASS is comprised of a multi-level video and situation intelligence offering specifically designed to help airports advance their threat detection capabilities.   Verint, the TASS consortium initia...

In the highly competitive world of motor sport a video system is now a vital aid to saving time and getting ahead. Besides fast vehicles and skilled drivers, a winning team also needs ultra efficient pit stops. There is little point in gaining precious seconds on the race track if they are then lost in the pits because workshop procedures are not as fine-tuned as the car. This is why the Black Falcon GT3 team which is based at the German Nürburgring circuit uses a Geutebruck mobile video sy...

Hoteliers throughout the world are facing the need to reconcile short term investments in infrastructure and new technologies with the long term business goals of profitability, sustainability and investor value creation. India is emerging as one of the leading travel destinations, with the World Travel Organization forecasting increases in tourism year on year of almost 9 percent, with some 25 million tourists anticipated by 2015. This poses challenges for Indian hotel owners and operators. A p...

Panoptech installed IndigoVision's security management system, SMS4 One of the UK’s leading technology colleges, Farnborough College of Technology, has chosen IndigoVision to safeguard students and premises by replacing its existing and non-integrated surveillance systems. IndigoVision was selected by the College to provide a reliable and integrated platform that would make use of existing cameras, cover multiple sites, improve performance and allow new IP cameras to be...

Matt Raban to work closely with installers, system integrators and Samsung distributors Matt Raban has been recruited by Samsung to be Account Manager for the Midlands and South of England. As such he will be working closely with installers, system integrators and Samsung distributors to identify new opportunities for the company’s extensive range of access control and video surveillance solutions. Immediately prior to joining Samsung, Matt performed a business developm...

The Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, which as its name suggests, is within walking distance of Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, has 370 rooms and suites spread over 14 floors. Ultra modern in design, it has facilities to attract both business people and tourists, with several restaurants, 10 conference rooms, a half Olympic size swimming pool and a spa area. The hotel incorporates renewable solar and photovoltaic panels, and has an on-site borehole to reduce water consumption – making it on...

The Scandic Hotel Group offers business and leisure travellers alike the finest accommodation in some of the world's greatest cities. Maintaining each guest's enjoyment of their stay, within the highest standards of accommodation is the four-star, hotel chain's priority. Allied to guest security and peace of mind, the management at the flagship 204-bedroomed Scandic Hotel, Antwerp, felt a comprehensive update to their CCTV surveillance system would prove beneficial. To fulfil their vision, Scan...

ALLNET GmbH has extensive knowledge of network based solutions ALLNET GmbH, a specialist provider of network solutions, has been appointed a distributor for Samsung’s complete range of IP based access control and video surveillance products. Founded in 1991, ALLNET GmbH is one of Germany’s fastest growing ICT distributors which has built an enviable reputation for providing installers, system integrators and resellers with very high levels of pre and post sales su...

Tristan Norman previously worked at UBM on Call Center and Customer Management Expo Tristan Norman has been appointed Group Sales Manager at IFSEC International, the world’s largest annual security and fire event, organised by UBM Live.  Having previously worked at UBM on Call Centre & Customer Management Expo (Europe's No. 1 trade exhibition and conference for the contact centre and customer service market) for approximately three years, Tristan has risen thro...

Pro Sales Reps will represent Digimerge CCTV product line in Southern California, Southern Nevada and Arizona Digimerge Technologies is proud to announce its partnership with Professional Sales Representatives. As of October 2012, Pro Sales Reps will represent the Digimerge CCTV product line in Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Alaska, Idaho and Montana. “We are excited to announce our partnership with Digimerge and be able to of...

All products in the LILIN IP camera range are now compatible with Heitel Video Gateway products LILIN have announced the complete integration of the Heitel Video Gateway series of professional digital video transmission and recording systems with all LILIN IP cameras. This integration will allow users of both LILIN and HeiTel products to create security solutions for professional video surveillance and alarm management. The entire LILIN IP camera range can now be used with He...

The past Looking back at the way DVRs came to dominate the CCTV sector, it is learnt a little from history; the first Digital Video Recorders on the market were PCs with capture cards and recording software. As demand increased manufacturers invested in developing ‘stand-alone’ appliances. These DVRs used hardware to digitise the video channels and store the data on hard drives without using a PC. As time went on the prices came down the functions improved and most importantly, end...

Panogenics, the British manufacturer of sophisticated 5 Megapixel cameras, announces that their integration of PanoCam360 with Milestone’s XProtect® video management software has been completed and the camera is now fully working with Milestone. Christian Bohn, VP Corporate Marketing & Alliances at Milestone Systems, says, “I don’t think we have ever seen such a fast integration by a manufacturer using our MIP SDK and ONVIF driver. I must credit AMG-Panogenics: the plu...

Background – ensuring that hospitals are safeThe Treviglio Hospital Trust was formed in January 1998 and comprises four hospitals in Lombardy, Italy: the Treviglio-Caravaggio hospital in Treviglio, the ‘S.S. Trinità’ hospital in Romano, the ‘F.M. Passi’ hospital in Calcinate and the ‘Ospedale Civile’ in San Giovanni Bianco (BG). In addition to these hospitals, all of which have an inpatient department, there are seven outpatient units that provide...

The top 40 will represent the entire security buying chain from manufacturer to distributor As IFSEC approaches its 40th year, the IFSEC team would like to know who deems the 40 most influential players in the global security and fire industry today.  From the hottest conference speakers, to the most followed tweeters, IFSEC wants to compile a global list of the top 40 leading thinkers and innovators. With a plethora of exciting developments taking place in these innovat...

The Whitegate Health Centre, a new NHS Primary Care Centre located in Blackpool, Lancashire, was opened to the public in September 2009. Eric Wright Construction was the primary building contractor responsible for the project and its Facilities Management division was selected to manage all aspects of the buildings security and general maintenance. The Primary Care Centre was built as part of a wider NHS initiative to bring non emergency / surgical health services such as x-ray, physiotherapy,...

QNAP's website provides content product information, latest news, reviews and  awards QNAP® Systems, Inc. recently added ‘British English’ language to its official website in order to provide better services and achieve seamless communication with native British English speaking users who are interested in QNAP's solutions.“We have seen tremendous business growth in UK,” said Brian Pan, sales director of QNAP. “The launch of UK website wi...

DVTEL India to announce its aim to deliver in-country repair services at IFSEC India exhibition Building on its success and growing customer base across the globe, DVTEL, Inc., the video surveillance solutions provider, has expanded its market share in India since opening its subsidiary office here last year. DVTEL India is ranked the country’s number one supplier of Video Management Software (VMS) and the number two supplier of network security cameras, by market share,...

BAE Systems, QinetiQ, TPS and various other companies alongwith University of Nottingham have formed LiMBS BAE Systems, QinetiQ, AIGIS Blast Protection, TPS, Permali Gloucester Ltd, MIRA, Sigmatex and the University of Nottingham have formed LiMBS (Lightweight Material & Structures for Blast and Ballistic Survivability). Co-funded by the government-backed Technology Strategy Board, LiMBS aims to develop enhanced lightweight cost effective multi-layer/ multi-material struc...

With this move, CheckMySystems aims to bring the software to an international audience CheckMySystems - the CCTV health and operation monitoring software specialist - has signed-up electronic security product provider IPX360 Solutions to act as its agent for 'CheckMyCCTV' in the North American market. This is a major step forward in CheckMySystems' desire to bring the software to an international audience following its successful UK launch. The CheckMyCCTV application, to be o...

New headquarters to serve as base of operations for its rapidly growing business in DACH Xtralis®, the world’s leading provider of early detection and visual verification safety and security solutions has established a new headquarters in Molfsee, Germany to serve as a base of operations for its rapidly growing business in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH). The headquarters is the former home to HeiTel Digital Video, now a division of Xtralis. The headquarters...

BSIA urges homeowners and businesses to safeguard their properties The last Sunday of October brings with it two things – the official end of our British Summer Time (BST) and the start of prolonged hours of darkness. In light of this change to our daily routines, the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is reiterating to homeowners and businesses the importance of staying safe during this winter season. Since properties are left in darkness for longer, they...

LILIN is honored to have partnered with such a committed distributor as Tri-Ed / Northern Video Distribution The world’s first standalone, touch screen NVR capable of recording 16 channels of 1080p at 25 fps is now available through Tri-Ed / Northern Video on a national scale The surveillance industry is currently experiencing the inevitable migration from Analogue CCTV, to the new age and competitive cost of IP surveillance. 10 years in the making, this change is final...

ASIS Asia Pacific 2012 will be held at the Grand Hyatt in Hong Kong on 3-5 December 2012 ASIS International, the world’s premier association for security professionals, announced that Dr. Richard Weixing Hu, Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong will be a keynote speaker at the ASIS 6th Asia-Pacific Security Forum & Exhibition. He will speak about China and the Changing Security Environment in the Asia-Pacific. The event will be held at the Grand Hyatt i...

Panasonic aims to provide competitive advantage to loyal and high-performing resellers of its B2B product solutions Panasonic, a leader in delivering technology solutions for government, enterprise and SMB markets, recently announced its new Panasonic Authorised Reseller Program. It is the first cross-product category, comprehensive program at Panasonic System Communications Company of North America and was formed with the objective of providing a competitive advantage to loya...

Samsung SCB-3000 day/night cameras have been installed at various locations around the town centre The recently installed CCTV system in Theydon Bois is an interesting example of how cross community co-operation can produce a highly effective solution, which does not compromise on performance, when it may have been thought that the project was not possible because of cost restraints. There may not at first glance appear to be anything particularly significant about the recent...

Bromberg’s territory includes Arizona for Residential, Security and DataComm channels Middle Atlantic Products has appointed David Bromberg as Regional Sales Manager for the Western Region. Bromberg’s territory includes Southern California and Southern Nevada for all market segments and Arizona for Residential, Security and DataComm channels. Prior to Middle Atlantic, Bromberg was Senior Business Development Manager and Senior Account Manager specialising in local...

Farooq has worked within the electronic security industry for nine years Samsung has further strengthened its technical support team with the appointment of Farooq Hejazi as Field Service and Test Engineer.  Farooq has worked within the electronic security industry for nine years. Prior to joining Samsung he was the Products Evaluations Engineer for Norbain and he has also carried out development engineering roles for MOD contracting companies. “Farooq’s app...

Over 80% UK retailers agree that CCTV has had a direct reduction on their internal and external losses According to a recent Centre for Retail Research survey into current and future use of CCTV by retailers, commissioned by Axis Communications, the global market leader in network video, over 80% of UK's retailers agreed that CCTV has had a direct reduction on the level of internal and external losses they had incurred. The research showed that of the 261 responses from UK re...

American Dynamics, part of Tyco Security Products, is introducing a wide variety of new LED monitors to answer customers’ diverse viewing requirements. From cost-effective Performance and General Purpose Series featuring 8-inch models, to a Professional Series offering up to 55-inch panel displays, these monitors deliver exceptionally sharp and crisp pictures for every type of business. The Performance and Professional Series of monitors offer VGA and DVI input especially for DVRs or PC a...