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Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - plans to use IIPSEC 2008 (29 - 31 January) to underline the industry-leading IP capabilities of its NetVu Connected CCTV solutions, by spotlighting innovations from real time and high definition recording to embedded video analytics.One of the most significant product launches at IIPSEC 2008 for Dedicated Micros is the new DV-IP HD video server which will be introduced as the centrepiece of a High Definition (HD) CCTV area on the DM stand.  This powerfu...

At Chase Farms in Walkerville, Michigan, Milestone XProtect Enterprise IP video software from Milestone Systems is the powerful security platform chosen to manage over 100 surveillance cameras by this spring.  In the fall of 2007, over 60 Axis 223 M (2 megapixel) cameras from Axis Communications were already running at the full 1600 image size to deliver the exceptional clarity of true megapixel images. Chase Farms is leading the way in new technology for processing vegetables and frui...

Miami Miller School of Medicine as part of a campus-wide CCTV upgrade.  The University's medical campus spreads out over 45 acres in downtown Miami, Florida but it also has a number of remote sites, including one that is 100 miles north in Palm Beach County and another which is home to the new Miami Institute for Human Genomics, located 25 miles southwest of the medical campus.  This type of wide-area application was too demanding for the existing analogue CCTV system, leading to many...

As the theft of metal continues to hit the headlines on a daily basis, with everything from statues to church roofs in the firing line, one company - Oldbury Aluminium Alloys, is fighting back.  This is thanks to the remotely monitored, detector activated, CCTV service provided by RemGuard Visual Management, part of AD Group, and its BS8418 compliant Remote Video Response Centre (RVRC).West Midlands-based Oldbury Aluminium Alloys is applying this sophisticated event-driven CCTV technology t...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - will be using Intersec 2008 (13 - 15 January) to underline the growing success of its NetVu Connected IP CCTV solutions in the Middle East area, which has become such a pivotal market for the business in a wide range of sectors from banking to retail.One of the key product developments on display will be the HighVu Excel enterprise range.  This modular, expandable, high performance CCTV recording and IP transmission solution - with embedded analytics an...

North London-based IP consultant UBIQZ has assisted a local installer with a £250,000 Internet-addressable camera surveillance project in Tripoli, Libya.   Forty Sony cameras have been installed over 11 floors of a finance tower block in a project that is one of the first instances of a Middle East building adopting IP on a significant scale.The location is the Dat el-Emad complex in the heart of Tripoli's financial district and near the site of the old city.  As with o...

Verint Systems Inc. today announced the availability of a new information pack and CD for security consultants across Europe, detailing the Verint NextivaTM portfolio of Networked Video Solutions.The pack comprises a binder with a wealth of information on Verint's Nextiva portfolio of Networked Video Solutions, including technical briefs and white papers, brochures and data sheets, A&E specifications, articles, case studies and contact details for more specific support."We want to ensur...

Network cameras from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, have been installed by one of Ireland's premier network integrators, DNA IT Solutions, inside the Kaziranga Forest Trail Habitat at Dublin Zoo.  The birth, which is due to take place within the next few weeks, will be the second elephant birth ever caught on camera in Europe.  Traditional analogue-based CCTV cameras have been replaced by Axis network cameras, because the old ones were not delivering the high...

Leaders in EuropeA total of more than one billion CDs and DVDs are being produced annually in the village of Dassow, Germany, population 4,000, making ODS Optical Disc Service GmbH one of the leading manufacturers of optical storage media in Europe.  ODS is also a leader when it comes to creating jobs in an economically underdeveloped region: with 1,300 employees, ODS is the largest employer in the district of north-west Mecklenburg.  With a second factory in France and distribution c...

The session will focus on real-world experience implementing large-scale IP CCTV systems, video analytics and wireless technology.Verint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for workforce-enterprise optimisation and security today announced that it will present a break-out seminar entitled ‘Real-world experience implementing large IP CCTV systems, video content analysis and wireless CCTV' at the 2008 IIPSEC conference, which runs from 29-31 January at Stone...

Leading CCTV systems supplier Ganz is warning that lighting is a critical, but often overlooked and misunderstood element of CCTV cameras' performance.  With increasingly important ‘green' issues and new legislation to consider, as well as valuable cost savings available from the latest lighting technology, the company has published a topical and useful 50-page Ganz Lighting Guide to help installers, end users, specifiers and consultants alike.The handy pocketsize guide provides a wea...

Vicon have manufactured video management solutions for airports and ports throughout the world.  For St. Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, simply wanting a high performance CCTV system wasn't enough.  They wanted a system that could be expanded over an extended period of time without replacing the existing infrastructure.  They found that solution in the Vicon family of video products and a business relationship that began almost 10 years ago is still going strong.Building...

CCTV specialist AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - has supplied a written submission to the House of Lords Committee on the Constitution, which is currently examining the impact of Surveillance and Data Collection upon the Privacy of Citizens and their relationship with the state.In the submission, AD Group notes that the application of CCTV has grown dramatically in the UK in the fight against crime and terrorism and, in light of this, stresses that it is vital that sufficient...

IQinVision, market leader in high performance megapixel network cameras, smart IP cameras, and network video recording systems, recently announced that it continues to expand rapidly and add staff to support strong global sales growth.  Wendi Grinnell has joined the company as Marketing Communications Manager, while Don Ashley was promoted to Technical Services Manager and Dawn Miller promoted to Marketing Programs Specialist.  In addition to a number of recent US hires in engineering,...

Advanced monitoring and analytics capabilities enable more effective law enforcement and cost savings. With the rising crime rates in Savannah, GA, beginning to have a tangible impact on the safety of residents, tourists and the local economy, local government and law enforcement officials sought new solutions to their growing problem. Like many cities across the country, Savannah turned to public video surveillance systems as a counter measure.  They selected Tropos® Networks as the wi...

Between 13th and 15th January 2008, Intersec in Dubai - the largest Security, Fire, Safety & Health and Police & Homeland Security Exhibition in the Middle East - will open its doors.  With a new stand design, Dallmeier will be present at the show again in Hall 1, stand 3101C.Under the theme "CCTV/IP security solutions: diversity and integration", Dallmeier will show its complete product range: box and dome cameras, DVRs and the full scope of Dallmeier's analysis...

The requirement - extending CCTV reachAs part of a wider regeneration project to encourage investment in the town, Medway Council decided to make substantial changes to the road network in Chatham.  Its one-way ring road system was identified as a restriction affecting inward investment in the retail centre of the town. The major road works involved upgrading the town's ring road system route to two-way traffic.Following a review it identified a gap in the CCTV coverage that it needed to fi...

IndigoVision's integrated IP Video CCTV system is providing monitoring for a traffic calming system in the Belgian city of Antwerp.  The CCTV system monitors a series of automated bollards that regulate traffic on a number of the city's streets, alerting the Antwerp Police to malfunctions, accidents and acts of vandalism.The bollards can be lowered automatically during pre-determined hours or when buses and trams pass using on-board transponders.  Local residents and other authorised p...

Acquisition extends Bosch Security Systems' product portfolio and geographic presence in Canada, U.K. and U.S.Extreme CCTV Inc. and Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, recently jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Bosch will acquire all outstanding shares of Extreme common stock at a price of C$5.00 per share in cash, resulting in an aggregate purchase price of approximately C$93 million.  The purchase price represents a premium of approximate...

The latest Ganz C-Allview high-speed ruggedised PTZ cameras from CBC Europe have been chosen to secure Medway Council's new headquarters in Chatham, Kent.  The installation is a key part of a major, four-year upgrade contract, which the council has awarded to TJW Electrical.Medway, which is a unitary authority covering five major towns at the heart of the Thames Gateway development, has pioneered the use of microwave transmission to hub-sites, such as schools and council premises.  Fro...

Fibre Optech, the specialist distributor of cabling infrastructure and CCTV security communication products, has recruited two new field sales account managers to provide extensive coverage of both the north and south of England.  Between them, Chris Lawson and Neal Endean bring over 15 years experience of the CCTV industry to Fibre Optech.  Chris Lawson, Northern field sales account manager, has previously held a senior regional sales consultant position, selling medium to high end br...

PurposeBased in Markham, Ontario, Canada, mobile robot development company, Dr Robot Inc., was looking for a high performance IP camera for its new series of mobile robots, i90. i90 robots were developed for applications such as security, remote monitoring, automatic tour guides and academic research and development platforms.  i90 is a fully wireless robot, and operates as an autonomous mobile wireless device providing remote monitoring, control and communication.  i90 communicates wi...

From 22nd to 24th January 2008 it is once again time.  The International Casino Exhibition ICE, one of the most prestigious exhibitions for the gaming and gambling industry worldwide, will open its gates again in London.  Regensburg based CCTV/IP specialist Dallmeier will also participate again, this time with a new stand design. Dallmeier, the leading global supplier of network-based video surveillance systems for casinos, has been dealing with the development and production of high-q...

The same technology behind the ICD-809P and the ICD-879P (two new Ikegami high sensitivity cameras), available exclusively through its long-term distribution partner ADI-GARDINER, have been successfully used to take moving images from the Japanese KAGUYA (SELENE) lunar explorer. It is the first time that such high definition images of the earth have been shot so deep in space - about 110,000 km away from the earth.  The explorer was developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)...

Axis Communications, the global leader within network video, is experiencing increasing interest in its training program - Axis Communications' Academy.  The extended use of network cameras in various applications around the world is one reason for this.  However, the main driver is the ongoing technology shift from analogue CCTV to IP-based video surveillance systems.To support Axis partners and customers globally, Axis' Academy conducts training at a number of locations in the US, Eu...

Ernitec, the leading supplier of video surveillance equipment, will increase its efforts in Sweden with sales offices and staff in Stockholm and Göteborg.  A unique combination of circumstances makes it clear why Sweden has been chosen as Ernitec's next target.  Ernitec focuses on IP solutions, as does Sweden, a major player in surveillance solutions using IP technologies."Ernitec is already a strong brand in Sweden", states Vice President Sales Henrik Falshøj.&nb...

IndigoVision's complete IP Video solution has helped transform the local policing of a small town in Northern Italy.  Sergnano has a population of just 3,000 and employs only two law enforcement officers to police the town.  The installation of an IndigoVision IP-CCTV system has enabled the police officers to cover a much larger area more effectively, reduce vandalism and respond more quickly to incidents and crime.The cost effective IndigoVision solution was the key to the success of...

Tradition obligates"We know most of our 800 car dealership customers personally.  As a result, we can offer them very individualised service, which distinguishes us from our larger competitors."  For Heinrich Krawietz, co-owner and managing director of Auto-Schöttle in Stuttgart-Botnang, consistent customer care is not just another slick marketing phrase.  In his dealership, word is worth just as much as a signed contract.  Hard work, cost savings, trust,...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, announced today that IMS Research estimate Axis' global market share for network cameras at 32%.In the same report*, IMS rank all vendors providing video surveillance equipment, including digital and analogue security equipment such as cameras, recording solutions and video servers/encoders.  "Axis has moved from 12th in the world in last year's study to be positioned 8th in 2006.  This is very impressive for a co...

Mark Thomas, managing director of iWatch UK, one of the country's leading Remote Video Response Centres (RVRCs), is a guest speaker at IIPSEC in January 2008.  Mark, a recognised expert on end-to-end CCTV monitoring, will present a seminar entitled "The Changing Landscape of IP Alarm and Visual Verification."Mark's experience in the three key areas of successful monitoring, namely CCTV system installation, remote monitoring and video transmission equipment makes him a unique autho...