Digital video recorders (DVRs) News

IMS report focuses on the installation and maintenance of security systems A new report from IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc.) forecasts the Americas market for security systems integration will exceed $30 billion in 2016, and will grow at an average rate of more than 7 percent from 2011 until then. The report, which focuses on the installation and maintenance of security systems, finds that the U.S. is forecast to remain the largest market in the Americas thro...

MobileCamViewer offers secure mobile phone-based video surveillance and remote monitoring solutions The Caribbean life has its perks, but business owners and residents deal with the same property-related security concerns as most populated countries.  Therefore, it’s no surprise that mobile surveillance is catching on across more Caribbean nations as service providers upgrade from 2G to 3G technology. Elston Lewis, owner of Family Bookstore on the island of St. Maa...

Pedro will work closely with installers and distributors to provide pre-sales support in system design Samsung has recruited Pedro Correia to take on the newly created role of UK Pre-Sales Manager. Pedro has worked within the video surveillance industry for seven years. Immediately prior to joining Samsung he was IP Sales Support Executive for CBC Europe and he has also carried out a Sales Engineering role for Indigo Vision. Reporting to Simon Shawley, General Manager, UK an...

Crime, loitering and general disorder are common problems at inner-city, public housing sites. Most of the crime is committed by outsiders who typically come into the facility to deal drugs, gamble, drink or congregate. At the very least, this is disturbing to the housing residents and often progresses to include property damage, vandalism and theft. At its worst, residents may be verbally and/or physically assaulted as they enter and leave their homes. Such was the case with the Housing Authori...

The president of Dahua Technology, Mr. Fu Liquan also attended Security Essen 2012 Security Essen 2012, a world-leading trade fair for Security and Fire Prevention Technology, was held from Sept 25 to 28 at the Messe Essen, Germany. The security gala is renowned as the most eminent platform in the world for presenting innovative security technologies and the latest security concepts. Dahua Technology, one of the world Top 10 security manufacturers, covered a display area of 90...

The Dahua website will reflect the language needs of the growing client base Dahua Technology has added five more languages (Spanish, Russian, French, German and Arabic) to its official website so as to further meet the language needs of its customers.As the company is now facing an increasingly expanding business trend in the global dimension, the demand to enrich online information and services is important.As Michael Chen, the vice president of Dahua Technology, said, &ldqu...

The SourceSecurity.com team on the ground at this year's Security Essen recorded many of the exhibitors in their full glory. There was a strong presence of high definition (HD) and megapixel products on show, alongside a mirage of access control and integrated solutions to explore. One conspicuous feature was the strong presence of smartphone-capable developments: See the album with captions

CCTV Distributor Videcon - exclusive distributor of the Concept Pro range - has announced that its flagship DVR is now integrated with Remote Monitoring Stations using the Sentinel Plus monitoring platform from Monitor Computer Systems Ltd. Videcon brought the first Concept Pro Remote Monitoring DVR to the market in 2007,  followed by the VXH264 in 2011. Since launch it has won many installers over for its ease of installation and use, and it is now  compatible with the ‘Sentine...

Dallmeier’s Panomera has multiple lenses, each with a different focal length An extraordinary stand concept for a very special product: The Colani Panomera® Truck in Outdoor Area 2 was far and away the most frequently photographed exhibit at this year’s Security Trade Fair. But it was not only the truck that created a stir, Panomera itself also made a great impression on the visitors. While other market players are engaged in a grim struggle to deliver more a...

IndigoVision ‘s  Brazilian partner Setha Prosegur worked with MetroRio to create the surveillance system MetrôRio, Rio de Janeiro’s metro system, has chosen IndigoVision to supply a complete IP video security solution to protect the 700,000 people who travel daily on its network and to allow for future expansion of the metro service. IndigoVision won the contract to replace MetrôRio’s ageing analogue surveillance system because of the superi...

The founder members of the Harmony Alliance are Elmdene International Limited, GJD, Texecom and TDSi The forthcoming Global Security Summit being held at London Olympia on 10 & 11 October, will provide a high profile platform for the launch of a ground breaking initiative in the worldwide security industry, the Harmony Alliance. For the first time, four of the leading UK-headquartered electronic security product manufacturers are combining forces to offer 'best of breed' t...

The event will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong, China on 3-5 December 2012 Chris Smith, Head of Security & Fraud Risk of HSBC (Asia Pacific), Hong Kong, will speak on information security threats to banking at the ASIS 6th Asia-Pacific Security Forum & Exhibition. The event will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong, China on 3-5 December 2012. Chris Smith has spent the past 25 years in the corporate security environment, in the UK, Africa, Europ...

IndigoVision’s new system developed with partner Deininger Eletronik replaces aging analogue equipment One of Europe’s most modern health clinics, in Kork Southern Germany, has commissioned IndigoVision to incorporate the latest surveillance technology into its medical diagnosis system to aid in the diagnosis and evaluation of high dependency patients. The new system was jointly developed by IndigoVision’s authorised partner Deininger Elektronik GmbH and the...

Verint to deliver surveillance for company’s entire network of ATM and teller operations Verint Systems Inc. recently announced that a leading financial services institution is implementing its Nextiva Financial IP Video suite, including the Nextiva EdgeVR versatile network video recorders, powerful Nextiva S5000 series IP cameras, and robust Nextiva Vid-Center and Nextiva Op-Center video management and viewing software. The organisation will use the comprehensive soluti...

LILIN demonstrated its latest NVR touch, HD decoder and latest generation of iMEGAPRO cameras at Skydd  LILIN delivered ‘the complete HD experience’ at Skydd 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden last week.  Those who visited the LILIN stand learnt about three innovative HD IP technology solutions; the NVR Touch, the HD Decoder and the latest generation of iMEGAPRO cameras. LILIN demonstrated the recently launched NVR Touch; the world’s first standalone NVR t...

eneo and Mirasys co-operate development of camera drivers and customer projects eneo, the specialist for video surveillance and Mirasys one of the leading developer of video management systems, have released recently that they are co-operating in the development of camera drivers and customer projects. To support this, both companies have entered in to a so-called Platinum Partnership. Until end of November 2012 all eneo IP-cameras will be supported by Mirasys software. The M...

ADPRO FastTrace2x is a true hybrid multi-service platform channels for IP and analogue cameras Xtralis, the world’s leading provider of early detection and visual verification safety and security solutions, today released a trio of products including the ADPRO FastTrace 2X, the first hybrid multi-service security platform capable of rapid and easy deployment of new services on all 16 channels; IntrusionTrace, a downloadable intrusion detection analytic for the FastTr...

3VR enables HarborStone to remotely search video captured from cameras across 12 branch locations Customer Profile Harborstone Credit Union ($750 million in assets) is a community based cooperative that has been operating for nearly 60 years serving South Sound and 52,000 individual, family and local business members with 12 branches, 16 automated teller machines plus a contact center and vibrant online center at www.harborstone.com. Harborstone is headquartered in Lakewood,...

3VR, the video intelligence company, recently announced the integration of its Video Intelligence Platform with Veridocs identity authentication and compliance solution. This will enable 3VR customers to better combat fraud and reduce investigation time by associating video events with the use of fraudulent identification documents “Our partnership with Veridocs underscores our vision for the Video Intelligence Platform – to allow 3VR customers to deploy a wide variety of applicatio...

NevioHD series cameras supports H.264 and MJPEG compression formats and has built-in support for SDHC cards From 25 to 28 September 2012, SECURITY 2012 will take place in Essen, Germany. The latest EverFocus product developments will be presented on stand 215 in hall 2.0. The new NevioHD series of 1.3, 2.0 and 3.0 Megapixel Cameras targets the dynamic demands of the modern surveillance market, and encompasses advanced box, bullet, dome type and speed dome cameras for a wide r...

American Dynamics, part of Tyco Security Products, is pleased to announce the latest version of its revolutionary network video management system comprised of the VideoEdge NVR and victor unifying client.  This NVMS provides the very best in embedded analytics, mapping, and bandwidth management, and is now unified with Software House C-CURE 9000 access control and a host of other applications. The completely re-architected VideoEdge NVR is available in a variety of form factors (rack-mount...

American Dynamics, part of Tyco Security Products, announced recently several new additions to its Illustra line of IP cameras with the introduction of the Illustra 210 and 610LT Mini-Domes, and the addition of a new Theia telephoto lens for our Illustra 600/610 Mini-Domes. The Illustra 210 Mini-Domes offer Standard Definition (SD) resolution, and include face detection, auto-focus and motorised zoom. The indoor mini-dome comes with a UL plenum-rated mount and features a built-in heater ring th...

Surveon’s Full HD Sony Exmor sensor camera series provides high-sensitivity and low noise imaging quality Surveon, the complete megapixel solutions provider recently announced that it will showcase its proven end to end solutions at Security Essen 2012 in Germany from September 25th to 28th. Surveon is one of the few manufacturers with the in-house design and production capacity, offering the complete solutions from a full line of megapixel cameras and hardware RAID NVR...

Over 100 Zara fashion stores across China have installed 800 MESSOA SDR431U cameras. Zara is expanding across China and chose the SDR431U because it is an easy to install and operate camera. Not to mention the camera matches the interior of Zara stores. Over 100 Zara stores in China have the SDR431U fixed dome installedZara is a Spanish clothing store that is quickly expanding worldwide. China currently has over 200 Zara stores and counting. Several of these new stores needed interior...

Pilot v.5 Video Management Software delivers advanced system functionality and broader industry compatibility American Fibertek Inc. (AFI) debuted two new software releases that improve video management and control activities at ASIS 2012. Pilot v.5 Video Management Software delivers advanced system functionality and broader industry compatibility while the newly developed AFI-2089 Virtual Keyboard does all the heavy lifting of the American Dynamics’ physical keyboard at...

The two new economically priced DVRs are apt for smaller scale applications Samsung Techwin America, a global supplier of  video surveillance and security products combining superior performance and value, debuted two new DVRs here at ASIS 2012. The SRD-1640 16 channel and SRD-840 eight channel stand-alone DVRs feature high quality CIF recording in real time, across all channels as well as the latest technology for web access and remote monitoring. Offered at an attractiv...

Xtralis will exhibit smoke and gas detection products in Hall 2, Stand 209 at Security Essen Xtralis, the leading global provider of powerful solutions for the early & reliable detection and remote visual verification for the prevention of fire, gas and security threats, will exhibit from 25-28 September at Security Essen 2012, the preeminent European trade show for security and fire prevention. Xtralis will exhibit in Hall 2, Stand 309, featuring solutions from its HeiTel...

The Panasonic exhibit encompasses education, retail, and public safety Panasonic demonstrates the practical benefits of a broad range of technologies working in harmony in a simulated “Connected and Protected City” at ASIS 2012 Booth # 3715. The Panasonic exhibit encompasses multiple “experiences” that focus on applications in education, retail, and public safety, all feeding into a central command center.  “Panasonic products are not just...

Videcon's Concept Pro DVR VXH264 has been integrated with the Gemini control room platform Bold Communications has added the popular Concept Pro range of DVRs from Videcon to the Gemini CCTV alarm monitoring platform.  Gemini is well established in the UK alarm and CCTV receiving markets, providing a unified management and automation solution for video, alarms, access control and lone worker protection.  The Concept Pro DVR VXH264 has been integrated with the Gemini...

Exhibit includes demonstration encompassing education, retail, and public safety Panasonic demonstrates the practical benefits of a broad range of technologies working in harmony in a simulated “Connected and Protected City” at ASIS 2012Booth # 3715. The Panasonic exhibit encompasses multiple “experiences” that focus on applications in education, retail, and public safety, all feeding into a central command centre. “Panasonic products are not jus...