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'A safe digital product for use in British and European courts of law'  LGC Forensics has certificated the Geutebruck re_porter digital CCTV system as being ‘a safe digital product for use in British and European courts of law.' With its recent acquisition of Kalagate, LGC Forensics has replaced Kalagate as the official certification authority for evidential quality video equipment. In stringent testing re_porter was found to meet all the necessary criteria for picture quality an...

 Sony's new SNT-EX/EP series of video encoders will help users integrate analogue and IPSony recently reaffirmed its commitment to helping customers move from analogue to IP technology. Announcing the launch of the new SNT-EX/EP Series of video encoders, Sony brings a true hybrid offering to market that allows users to seamlessly integrate analogue and IP. Significantly the new range makes it possible for anyone using an analogue system to access the image improvements normally associated w...

The refurbished Langham, London boasts a hi-tech infrastructure with PA/VA systems from TOA London hotels don't come much more historic or prestigious than The Langham, London in Portland Place at the top of Regent Street, London. Opened in 1865 as Europe's first ‘Grand Hotel' and reopened in June 2009 after an £80 million refurbishment, it is the flagship hotel of Langham Hotels International. Beneath the Victorian splendour of its fabric, however, the...

Beijing Metro is a rapid transit rail system that has served downtown Beijing and its outlying suburbs since 1969. Today, its four separate lines (Lines 1, 2, 5, and 13), traversing more than 122 kilometres, help about 2.6 million commuters get to their destinations every day. At more than 31 kilometres long, Line 1 is the longest east-west subway line in the system. Line 2, known as the "Loop Line," was built on the site of the original Beijing city wall and spans more than 23 kilometres to for...

Axis advises retailers to use latest surveillance to keep shoplifting to minimum during holiday seasonThe six weeks from mid-November to the end of December is peak season for shoplifters. Up to 80 per cent of a whole year's shoplifting takes place in the run up to the festive period and the British Retail Consortium estimates that the total cost of retail crime, including costs for stolen goods, vandalism and measures from CCTV to security guards, is about £2bn a year. And with the knock-...

Mayoral visit to the offices and manufacturing facilities of GJD Based in Heywood, Lancashire, GJD are industry leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of professional exterior detection equipment as well as CCTV and lighting controllers utilised in the intruder surveillance industry.Well established in the UK, the company continues to refine and develop new, innovative and highly reliable products and has been exporting an increasing volume of its production over the last four years. Thes...

Fabrizio Campanale now works for IP-based communications and control technology specialist,  Barix AGBarix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, has hired Fabrizio Campanale as Engineering Manager. Campanale will work out of the company's headquarters in Zurich, leading and managing the development team and its operations to ensure proper and efficient planning and execution of all engineering projects.Campanale comes to Barix with a rich engineering...

ASL Safety & Security provides IP-networked public address systems for installation at over 50 stationsASL Safety & Security are providing IP-networked public address systems for installation at over 50 stations on London Overground Rail Operation Limited's network, with some of the locations using the company's pioneering dynamic ambient noise sensing system (DANS) to overcome background sounds and reduce noise pollution.Through three different contract routes, ASL have won 95% of the L...

Vicon reports that the BSEC event was a resounding successVicon participated in the first BSEC North Conference which took place at Liverpool's BT Conference Centre on 19th - 20th October and report that the event was a resounding success.BSEC conferences have taken place in the UK for the last five years but this was the first targeted at the north of England. They are highly regarded as being a major source of information and inspiration for people involved in school building program...

Standalone solutions on display include Barix Paging Station PS16, to be exhibited in China for the first timeBarix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, announces that partner SkyWare Communications of Hong Kong will exhibit a range of new and existing Barix Audio over IP products for professional security applications at the 2009 CPSE show (China Public Security Expo), taking place November 1-4 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, China. (...

Mayflex has become a leading distributor of cabling infrastructure, networking and physical security Mayflex is pleased to announce the opening of a brand new London office. Situated in the heart of the City, opposite the landmark ‘Gherkin' building, the new premises will be home for a London focused sales team and a suite of demonstration products taken from across the Mayflex range.The new office highlights Mayflex's commitment to growth, even in these difficult times. With many key indu...

 CEO of Veracity USA Scott Sereboff will speak at the ISC East 2009 in New York later this monthJoin Scott Sereboff, the CEO of Veracity USA - the world leader in making IP installation simple -  as he brings you "What, no wireless? How to move from analogue to IP without changing existing infrastructure".Scott will be speaking at two different times at ISC East, which is October 28th-29th at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City:October 29th, 10:30AM - 11:30AM in the IP-T...

 Being across from the Central Criminal Court makes Old Bailey a high-risk target for terrorist attacksFarebrother Chartered Surveyors, a comprehensive property services firm in central London since 1799, is responsible for the management of 20 Old Bailey, a 300,000 square foot office building located across from the United Kingdom's Central Criminal Court. Because the Central Criminal Court deals with the most contentious criminal cases from across Britain and is a high-risk target for ter...

 The Siqura brand has experienced a widespread market success since its introduction in 2006Optelecom-NKF, Inc., (NASDAQ:OPTC-News) a leading global supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, recently announced that all products developed and distributed by the company will use the Siqura® brand name as of January 1, 2010. The Siqura registered trademark was adopted in 2006 to distinguish Optelecom-NKF's IP product line, even as the company's fibre products continued to be...

  Walter Fitzpatrick has been appointed to head Axis Security's electronic systems division Walter Fitzpatrick has joined the Axis Security Group of Companies, to head up its electronic systems division. He will report directly to Jonathan Levine, the Group Managing Director. Walter will play a lead role in developing Axis Security's systems capabilities, designing and installing sophisticated CCTV and access control solutions for a range of applications, notably within the retail...

  Hikvision will release its 1.3-megapixel IP speed dome at the China Public Security Expo 2009 in ShenzenHikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., the leading supplier of digital video surveillance products with the headquarters in China, will release its latest winning technology product -- DS-2DF1-671 1.3-Megapixel IP Speed Dome -- at CPSE 2009, which is held Nov. 1 to 4 at Shenzhen, China. The DS-2DF1-671 1.3-Megapixel IP Speed Dome delivers exquisite surveillance video with resoluti...

 Axis moves up to fourth in world rankings of vendors providing video surveillance equipmentThe 2009 edition of the annual IMS Research report "The World Market for CCTV & Video Surveillance Equipment" is based on data compiled in 2008 and provides an overall view of the video surveillance market for both traditional analogue manufacturers and the network video market where Axis is active.In the report, Axis is ranked fourth in the world in the category - vendors providing vid...

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IndigoVision's IP-CCTV solution has been integrated with access control and intruder detection IndigoVision's IP-CCTV solution has been integrated together with access control and intruder detection to provide one of Madrid's newest hospitals with a state of the art security system. Opened in 2008, the Infanta Sofía Hospital is located in San Sebastián De los Reyes and was built by the Madrid Regional Government as part of plans to improve healthcare services for towns in Northern...

ASL Safety & Security won a contract to supply their IP-enabled public address products to JernbaneverketUK-based ASL Safety & Security have won a £0.6m contract to supply their IP-enabled public address (PA) products to Jernbaneverket, the Norwegian rail network.The preliminary installations covering 75 stations will allow local and central staff to make platform announcements to their individual stations as well Long Line Public Address announcement transmissions to individual an...

Genetec ranked 37th among the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™Genetec is ranked among the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Canada, based on the percentage of revenue growth over five years. Genetec's increase in revenues of 423% percent from 2004 to 2008 resulted in a 37th place ranking.  This is the fourth consecutive year that Genetec is ranked in the Fast 50™.For over 12 years, the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ p...

 CCTV IN FOCUS has become the first consultancy-based organisation to be accredited by Secured By DesignCommenting on the accreditation which was awarded as a result of an approval process carried out by the Secured by Design Independent Assessment Panel, Andy Hays, Operational Manager for CCTV IN FOCUS said: "Until now accreditation has only been given to companies supplying physical products. We are therefore naturally delighted that the work we are doing to raise the standards of CC...

 ioimage solutions outranks competition ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced that its products have been installed at Bosch Korea's automotive motor plant in Buyong (RBKB).RBKB is a leading Korean domestic automotive motor and system supplier, wholly-owned by the Bosch Group since 1998. The company has annual sales of approximately $255 million and produces about 29 million automotive motors per annum.  The RBKB plant was retrofit...

  Edward Liu, Managing Director of CEMS gives his address at the Safety & Security Asia 2009Today marked a momentous occasion for Singapore's security industry with the formation of Singapore's very first security alliance. Spearheaded by five organizations, the Singapore Security Alliance (SSA) is a joint initiative formed to forge closer ties among the organizations to better promote the well-being of Singapore's security industry and its members. This alliance is anticipated to...

  The 21CN test results focus on 21CN compatibility and network delay induced by the network changeThe British Security Industry Association has published the results of its members' testing on the BT 21st Century Network.The testing, which has taken place over 18 months, has been undertaken on a live 21CN network in order to understand how communications equipment is affected by the network. BT has been the only Communications provider that has fully engaged with the security industry...

Excel Networking Solutions launched its new official websiteExcel Networking Solutions, the copper and optical cabling infrastructure provider has this week, launched its new official website. The website has been totally re-vamped and updated with a new look and feel. A whole host of exciting new features have also been introduced.One of the key developments is that the site is now multilingual, initially launching with English, Spanish, French and Italian. More languages will be added in time....

Panasonic's Virtual Site Manager (VSM) provides complete control of integrated video/POS systemsPanasonic integrates its superior video imaging and industry-proven Point-of-Sale (POS) system solutions to create a powerful, multi-faceted business tool. Virtual Site Manager (VSM), being demonstrated at ASIS 2009, provides complete control of integrated video/POS systems with advanced remote management capabilities.VSM's integrated software platform combines Panasonic's Stingray POS workstations wi...

  Optelecom-NKF will present new award-winning surveillance releases at Salon APS in Paris 22-24 SeptemberOptelecom-NKF, Inc., well known for its reliable, high-quality fibre products and Siqura line of advanced IP surveillance systems, will present its latest releases at Salon APS in Paris, France from 22-24 September.   Visitors to Salon APS will witness the awaited release of the newest Siqura product: the Siqura TrafficServer™. This intelligent traffic monitoring so...

Vicon Industries has promoted Russell Baker to the newly created role of UK Channel Sales ManagerVicon Industries has promoted Russell Baker to the newly created role of UK Channel Sales Manager."We are delighted to appoint Russell to this new role," said Vicon's Sales Director for the UK & Ireland, Richard Allen-Miles. "During the five years he has worked for Vicon he has built an enviable track record of sales success and an equally impressive industry-wide reputation f...

Pelco is reinforcing its commitment to the emerging Asian and Latin American marketsEffective immediately, Pelco is reinforcing its commitment to the emerging Asian and Latin American markets by acquiring Crockett International. According to officials, this move will solidify the long-term commitment to sales, marketing and product support that is necessary to build upon Pelco's position as a world leader in video.For more than fifteen years, Crockett International has served as Pelco's Manufact...