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Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has taken delivery of a state-of-the-art demonstration vehicle which, for the first time, will allow the company to bring its latest NetVu Connected CCTV systems directly to installers and end users in the UK and mainland Europe.In preparation for its road trip, the 10-metre vehicle has been fitted out with High Definition displays, work benches for training workshops and seating for up to 20 people, with the HD video capabilities of Dedicated Micros' soluti...

AMG Systems Ltd. has announced that Gurpreet S. Basra has joined as Business Development Manager for India.  Gurpreet Basra has an electronics engineering background and joins AMG Systems from a position in the UAE as Head of Projects, Intelligent Traffic Solutions at Scientechnic Siemens in Dubai.  Prior to this, Gurpreet has gained extensive experience working as Head of Projects on highway traffic management systems in India.  He has also worked with Compsis (Brazil) and Philip...

Mirasys video surveillance software solutions are to integrate with pioneering H.264 megapixel cameras from Arecont Vision.Mirasys, one of the world's leading providers of open platform digital CCTV and video surveillance solutions, recently announced that its networked video recording product line, NVR Pro and NVR Enterprise that launched at IFSEC 2008, will support the world's first full line of H.264 megapixel video surveillance cameras from Arecont Vision, the leading manufacturer of IP...

Samsung Techwin, the provider of high quality CCTV solutions for a wide range of applications, has appointed Simon Shawley as Senior Sales Manager for the UK and Eire. Simon, who has previously worked for Samsung Techwin and returns after a spell with DVTel, said: "I am very happy to return to Samsung Techwin at this exciting time.  Some of the technical innovations that we have recently introduced are simply breath-taking as was evident from the interest shown...

CCTV specialist AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - announces that Hugh Devereux is being promoted to the position of Director of Product Management for DM, accountable directly to the CEO of AD Group, with reporting responsibilities to the AD Group Board.Devereux, who is currently Head of Product Management, joined Dedicated Micros from Baxall in 2005.  In his enhanced role, he will be responsible for all aspects of product management from initial concept to the development...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - used IFSEC 2008 to unveil its groundbreaking Oracle dome camera, designed to be controlled and configured exclusively by the latest generation of DM DVRs and video servers such as the SD Range and DV-IP family.Available in both indoor and outdoor formats, the premium Oracle dome signifies a quantum leap in performance compared to the existing 2060 outdoor dome which it resembles externally.  While the weatherproof variant of the Oracle may be compatible...

ImmerVision's new generation IMV1-1/3 panomorph lens is the only panoramic imaging lens in the world with the ability to survey an entire area with 360° coverage, free of blind spots and without any viewing downtime.  The panomorph lens can be mounted on any existing standard analogue and IP video surveillance system.  Traditional panoramic solutions using fisheye and mirror lenses, typically require important infrastructure modifications as well as special cameras and support equi...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has introduced a special UK promotion which means that installers who buy any 8, 12 or 16 channel SD Range DVR are now eligible to receive a free ICED-HyperDome at the point of purchase, with two free HyperDomes available to those who opt for a 32-channel model.Designed to celebrate the continued manufacture of the popular ICE camera and mini-dome range, the promotion focuses on one of its standout lines, the award-winning ICED-HyperDome.  Its buil...

CCTV specialist AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - announces that Pauline Norstrom is being promoted to the position of Director of Worldwide Marketing for the Group, accountable directly to the CEO and with reporting responsibilities to the AD Group Board.Norstrom has been with the group for eight years, seeing through the most dynamic and innovative changes in the business and industry during this time.  For the last two years, she has been Head of Marketing at AD Group W...

While network-based security and surveillance applications are becoming more common, the full realm of benefits from the implementation of IP technology in video surveillance applications is yet to be realised.  One benefit which is easily identified is that of enhanced system control and management through the use of video control and management software suites such as OnSSI's IP video surveillance control and management solution."The versatility and cost-efficiencies that network-bas...

Pat Curran, the co-founder of Bell Security/Bell Group, has announced that he will step down from his role as Chairman of UK & Ireland operations within the parent business, Niscayah Group AB (formerly called Securitas Systems AB), on 30 June 2008.  He will do so to enable him to devote more time to other non-competitive business interests inside and outside the security sector.  Bell will rebrand and rename itself Niscayah on 1 June 2008.Pat has served in the security industry fo...

Genetec announced recently that the City of Manchester has selected Omnicast 4.1 for a major system upgrade project.  With approximately 700 analogue cameras spread throughout the city, Manchester is gradually migrating to IP, and all cameras will eventually be managed by the IP platform.Working with C-ways Limited, a UK-based IT Integrator, Omnicast was selected for the flexibility and benefits offered by its new Federation feature.  "Where before we could only use either unicast...

Sony recently revealed how it has met one of Europe's most complicated security challenges by creating and delivering an intelligent and efficient security system for Spain's Line 9.  The system will provide reassurance and protection for the 90 million passengers that use Line 9 every year by connecting more cameras than the rest of the Barcelona's underground lines put together, to guarantee constant, blanket surveillance.  Altogether, 2937 SNC-CS50P IP network cameras are insta...

Axis Communications, Bosch Security Systems and Sony Corporation have announced that they will be cooperating to create an open forum aimed at developing a standard for the interface of network video products.  Currently, there is no global standard defining how network video products such as cameras, video encoders and video management systems should communicate with each other.  The new standard is expected to comprise interfaces for specifications such as video streaming, device dis...

  EVT and Mango DSP provide an ideal security solution EVT, a developer of networked video management and recording software, and Mango DSP, a leading provider of intelligent video servers for the CCTV, video surveillance and homeland security defense markets, have partnered to create a complete product integration of video management, multi-analytic servers and content analysis features.  Both companies announced the integration of Mango's Raven line of multi-analytic servers tha...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced recently that Trusal S.A., a leader in the Chilean aquaculture industry, has implemented ioimage video analytics to protect its salmon pools in Puerto Montt from threats approaching from sea and land.The second largest producer of farmed salmon after Norway, Chile experiences up to $2 million a year in theft of salmon and salmon eggs.  With 28 salmon pools and a total perimeter of 8,000 square meters, Tr...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, and leading surveillance solutions provider Encom, have installed an IP-surveillance system consisting of 24 Axis network cameras at Lily O'Brien's chocolate factory based at Newbridge, County Kildare in Ireland. Lily O'Briens is a runaway Irish success story.  The luxury chocolate manufacturer was founded in 1992 by Mary O'Brien and named after her daughter, Lily.  It is famous for chocolates based on desser...

Safety is a vital concern for the energy industry.  When potentially flammable materials such as oils and natural gas are used in generating power, the need to maintain all plant, equipment and machinery to the highest level of excellence is an absolute priority.At the same time, the hazardous environment created while a plant is operation can make it difficult or impossible for engineers to check equipment and track down any faults - and remote monitoring devices can often give insufficien...

BQT Solutions, a company already well established in the provision of access control, biometrics and surveillance systems, will be exhibiting their design capability to provide full security solutions combining CCTV and perimeter security to meet the demanding needs of transport gateways at TranSec World Expo 2008 in June (stand F-12).BQT's existing customers include high security government and military installations, corporate customers and SMEs.  By utilising the integrated capabili...

  The market uptake of high-resolution network video cameras is growing quickly H.264 is the newest standard in uncompromised surveillance data compression and it is supported in Sony network cameras by Milestone Systems, a leading developer of XProtect™ open platform IP video management software.  This will be demonstrated at the IFSEC security industry show in the UK next week. In Birmingham UK from 12-15 May at the Milestone Systems IFSEC stand, two top range models of So...

Optelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, recently announced it has been awarded two projects totalling in excess of €1.1 million ($1.7 million) by Imtech, N.V; a European technical services provider in the fields of electrical engineering, IT, and mechanical engineering.  The orders support the delivery of Internet protocol (IP) and optical fibre transmission solutions for the Dutch Ministry of Transportation's fast-growing...

CCTV cameras utilising SANYO's unique Pan-Focus technology are helping to create a safe and secure environment at the new Docklands Light Railway, Langdon Park Station.30 SANYO cameras have been located at the station, the majority incorporating PAN-Focus technology, which ensures that the camera lens keeps all objects in focus no matter how close or far away they are from the camera.  The x2.6 lens depth of field is such that it does not require any manual focus adjustment to deliver clear...

IndigoVision's complete end-to-end IP Video system is providing the CCTV surveillance for an impressive integrated security system for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality located in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.  The metro area is home to over 1.3 million people, covers an area of 2000 km² and includes the towns of Uitenhage and Despatch, together with Port Elizabeth which will be a host city for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.The IP-CCTV system, which was supplied...

Mayflex, the Cabling Infrastructure, Networking and Security solutions distributor, will be exhibiting at IFSEC for the second year running.  IFSEC is held at the NEC in Birmingham, 12th - 15th May, and is deemed the meeting place for the security industry, offering an excellent platform for both visitors and exhibitors to meet and source new products and opportunities.Mayflex will feature a selection of products from their product portfolio including the Mobotix range of IP security camera...

AMG Systems Ltd. has announced it will launch a new range of analogue and digital wireless transmission products at IFSEC 2008.  The announcement follows AMG's breakthrough in spring 2006 when it launched the AMG 3700 series, the world's first fibre optic transmission system to integrate ethernet with high quality uncompressed video.SkywaveT will be available for both single and multi-camera systems.  The product series can transmit video, RS485 data, un-directional audio and alarm con...

Samsung Techwin has recently recruited Gary Fletcher-Moore as UK Technical Manager for their CCTV division.Gary has worked within the electronic security industry for over twenty-two years, the last six of which were as the head of Technical Support for Pelco UK. Commenting on his appointment, Gary said:  "Samsung Techwin's R&D programme continues to generate some truly impressive advances in CCTV technology.  My objectives are to provide the best possible levels of pre and po...

March Networks, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that it will collaborate with Sun Microsystems, Inc. to jointly market scalable, end-to-end IP video surveillance solutions to enterprise organizations across North America.The solutions combine intelligent video management software and systems from the March Networks VideoSphere portfolio with purpose-built Sun Fire x64 servers.  They enable organisations to deploy advanced sur...

In Port Elizabeth in the United States, New Jersey-based Maher Terminals, one of the world's largest independent multi-user container terminal operators, relies on JVC to enhance traffic monitoring of the facility including loading areas and cranes loading containers on to ships.The company utilises JVC's VR-N1600U network video recorders (NVR) and VN-C655U high-performance IP-network based dome cameras.  Here, Maher Terminals can easily provide access for up to 10 users to view terminal ac...

Following on from the success at the North East Business Awards where its AEGIS Intelligent-IR illuminator won both the Product Innovation and Technology categories, Derwent is celebrating again with the news that AEGIS has made it to the last six in the prestigious CCTV Product of the Year Award category at IFSEC 2008. Derwent also joins select nominees in the Access Control Product of the Year Award with REG-SENTRY™, the company's first automated vehicle access control system b...

Optelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, recently announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Revenue for the quarter advanced to $10.5 million, an increase of 19% compared to the same quarter last year.  Gross profit increased to $6.5 million, up 31% for the three months ended March 31, 2008.  Operating expenses were $5.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 compared to $5.0 million in the first quarter of...