Network video recorders (NVRs) News

Using V-TAS Pro's powerful reporting and control facility, vital statistics can be acquired for each camera Bridgend County Borough Council’s control room has recently benefited from a comprehensive upgrade, at the heart of which is the latest V-Tas Pro Integrated Security Application Platform from icomply. Already utilising icomply’s V-TaS back office system prior to the control room’s refurbishment and following a demonstration of the powerful icomply tech...

Schmode will continue to expand his sales team around the world to accelerate Avigilon’s growth Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, announced the promotion of Bryan Schmode to executive vice president of global sales. Mr. Schmode has been instrumental in building Avigilon’s record-setting sales growth. Avigilon recently announced its 2011 year-end and fourth quarter results in which sales revenues for the year wer...

IndigoVision’s mapping makes it easy to locate surveillance cameras and identify alarms Shanghai Diamond Exchange (SDE), the only diamond exchange in China, has installed a state-of-the-art IndigoVision CCTV system to provide assurance of legal and fair transactions. SDE worked with IndigoVision partner, Shanghai Tuijin Electronics Co Ltd, to identify the ideal monitoring solution for its premises. IndigoVision was chosen because of its full frame rate guarantee, which...

Founder of Geutebruck GmbH, Thomas Geutebrück bids farewell after 40 years of entrepreneurial activity After around 40 years of dynamic entrepreneurial activity Thomas Geutebrück, founder of Geutebruck GmbH bids farewell to his active leadership role. He will continue to offer his extensive knowledge on a consultative basis. There has been careful preparation for this generational change of senior management. Katharina Geutebrück has been a succ...

The town centre of Hanham, Bristol, in the local authority area of South Gloucestershire, combines a busy high street lined with a unique mix of retail outlets and historical landmarks, such as one of the oldest public houses in Britain. As more and more towns throughout the UK enlist the benefits of effective CCTV system deployment, Hanham has joined the ranks, recently deploying a comprehensive network of public surveillance cameras, connected using Network Video Technologies' (NVT) Unshielded...

QNAP Security, the leading Linux-based NVR solution provider, introduced an improved video experience with NVR firmware upgrade VioStor 3.5.2. It offers enhanced multi-streaming, USB joystick controls and support for the latest network camera models. The upgrade includes greater multi-streaming functionality for high-resolution storage and live viewing at lower resolutions. Users can control PTZ cameras with a USB joystick remotely — not just locally — for powerful monitoring capabil...

Santander selected QNAP VioStor 2012 Pro NVR The department of Santander, Colombia, chose QNAP Security’s network video recording solution for public monitoring. Located north of Colombia’s capital Bogota, Santander is known for picturesque mountains, pristine rivers and paragliding. Local authorities wanted to monitor crime and keep citizens safe. Legal mandates required recorded videos to be stored for at least 180 days. The department of Santander needed a high...

The latest addition in the BSIA's award portfolio is sponsored by Camberford Law PLC The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has launched a new Close Protection Special Award, to recognise and reward excellence in the field of Close Protection, and raise the profile of the many outstanding professionals operating in this dynamic sector. The latest addition in the BSIA’s awards portfolio is sponsored by Camberford Law PLC and will be presented alongside the Secu...

Captain Sir Edward Walter founded what was originally known as the Corps of Commissionaries in 1859 A helmet belonging to Captain Sir Edward Walter has successfully returned to the company he started over 150 years ago. Corps Security is now the proud owner of this precious artefact after bidding at a military auction. Captain Sir Edward Walter (1823-1904), a retired officer of the 8th Hussars, founded what was originally known as the Corps of Commissionaires in 1859 as a way...

Corps Security will be promoting Identicom to a wide range of sectors including Transport and Logistics Connexion2, developer and manufacturer of the award winning, lone worker security device, Identicom, has announced a partnership with Corps Security, a specialist security provider and one of the most respected companies in the UK market.   The Corps Monitoring Centre (CMC), is one of the most modern and advanced CCTV Monitoring facilities in the industry. The CMC...

The SMR8000 Series offers up to 48-channel megapixel recording with high availability and easy maintenance Surveon, the complete megapixel solutions provider, continues to strengthen its megapixel recording solutions and will showcase its all-in-one desktop megapixel hardware RAID NVR solution, the SMR8000 Series, at ISC West 2012, USA. Supporting eight hot-swappable hard disk drives, the SMR8000 Series offers up to 48-channel megapixel recording with high availability and ea...

Panasonic is taking steps to engage, raise awareness and educate those growing up in a world of challenges Panasonic is well advanced in transforming its global organisation and introducing environmentally sustainable product innovations, bringing hundreds of new eco technologies to the market including; high efficiency heat pumps, photovoltaic solar panels, energy storage batteries and new fuel cell technology. Since Panasonic was founded in Japan in 1918, the company’s...

Intersec 2012 has become an essential expo for manufactures and buyers all around the world The annual security event, Intersec 2012, was held at the International Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Dubai. Dahua was invited as one of the world’s top 10 security manufacturers. As the financial centre of the Middle East as well as one of the world’s largest trade ports, Dubai has its reasons to be chosen as the host location, and Intersec 2012 has become an essent...

LILIN and NUUO will be working closely to achieve global interoperability of network video surveillance products LILIN, one of the world's leading providers of IP Video solutions, have announced their close partnership with NUUO. Combining IP and analogue technologies with IVS detections, NUUO are world leaders in delivering open platform Video Management Solutions (VMS). This new partnership is exciting for both LILIN and NUUO who going forward, will be working closely togeth...

QNAP protected the military site with reliable performance and strong integration QNAP Security’s network surveillance solution helped secure a military complex in Colombia. Located in the thriving capital of Bogota, the customer wanted to protect members of the 13th brigade at all times. It turned to turnkey consultant Gabasip for a suitable video surveillance solution. Solution “A military site demands effective video surveillance equipment with zero downtime,&...

Samsung’s new four channel SRD-440 H.264 DVR offers users the convenience of remotely monitoring live or recorded images via an iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone. The SRD-440 is fully compatible with the free Samsung iPOLiS MOBILE app which can be downloaded from iTunes and the Android market. It supersedes the SRD-450 and is likely to be equally popular with installers who are looking to recommend an economically priced recording solution for small retail and office environments, and pa...

The Samsung stand will be packed with interactive product demonstration areas Samsung has announced that its stand in hall 5 at IFSEC 2012 will be dedicated to demonstrating its ability to support installers and system integrators with Smarter Security solutions.  “Smarter Security is primarily about how customers can upgrade from an analogue system to an IP and network based solution in the smartest possible way for their businesses with the help of Samsung,&rdquo...

Milestone managers shared important information on new products, tools, and services in the conference Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), held its annual Milestone Integration Platform Symposium (MIPS) conference February 12-14 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Two-hundred seventy people attended MIPS from the Milestone ecosystem of distributors, system integrators and consultants. A record number of Manufacturer Alliance Partners a...

Barco has also been selected to provide both the VPU and triple head driver display for the programme Visualisation pioneer Barco is proud to announce that General Dynamics UK, the prime contractor for the British Army's Scout Specialist Vehicle (Scout SV), has selected Barco's 8” rugged extreme displays in triple head configuration and Video Processing Unit for the programme. Scout SV is one of the British Army's most important vehicle programmes. In addition to a prev...

The new IndigoVision system offers better resolution and frame rate Thurrock Council, a unitary authority in Essex, UK, has upgraded its aging CCTV network with state-of-the-art IndigoVision IP technology that has drastically reduced the amount of time council staff and local police need to spend reviewing footage. As a result a number of crimes, from theft to anti-social behaviour, have been detected and arrests made. Thurrock Council is dedicated to reducing anti-social beh...

Videor sales were in excess of 8 million euros in January 2012 The multibrand distributor Videor kicked off the new year with the best monthly results in the history of the company. Sale in excess of 8 million euros made January 2012 the month with the highest sales in the over 35-year history of the company. A well balanced mix of project business and standard supplies across all business segments made this special success possible. “We are proud of our supplying partne...

Opengear, a leading provider of secure enterprise-grade console servers and remote management solutions, recently announced the launch of its next-generation, customisable remote monitoring and management (RMM) gateway product family, the Opengear ACM5500. Opengear makes it easy for MSPs (Managed Service Providers) to remotely monitor and manage their customers' network infrastructure, whether on the road, in an office, or at another customer site. Customised alert thresholds proactively track d...

The SMT-1930 joins existing 22", 32" and 40" models in the Samsung SMT range in offering users the ability to view in 16:9 format the superb quality images which can be captured by the latest generation of HD megapixel cameras, such as Samsung's WiseNetI and WiseNetII DSP chipset models. Utilising Samsung DNLe technology, which optimises colour reproduction and enhances contrast, the competitively priced SMT-1930 is designed for use in professional security systems and its compact size makes it...

Pelco by Schneider Electric announces the release of its DS NVs version 7.3.54 software. With added support for Pelco analytics as one of the key new features, the growing audience of Sarix customers can now use any of 8 analytic behaviors to trigger soft alarms in ControlPoint, the client software for DS. The DS supported analytics include abandoned object, adaptive motion, camera sabotage, loitering detection, and more there are no additional fees for the analytic behaviors, either for Sarix o...

Samsung Techwin America, a leading supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, has introduced an outdoor 3 megapixel network video surveillance camera with an IR range of 30 meters in total darkness. The SNO-7080R, complete with a 2.8X varifocal motorised zoom lens, can capture 16:9 full HD images at 1920 x 1080p with wide dynamic range (WDR) and features a dual H.264 and MPEG codec. It is IP66 environmentally rated for severe or varying weather conditions and can be powered via PoE and 2...

PService scans the video network for Dallmeier devices, automatically detects those and displays them in an overview. Recorders and cameras can thus be administered conveniently. The comprehensive functions range from changing IP addresses to updates for camera and recorder software and up to user and rights administration. It is also possible to restart the devices via PService. PService can be used for all Dallmeier network cameras and all Dallmeier recorders as from the fourth generation....

Axis Communications has introduced its new chip, ARTPEC-4. The latest version of the market-leading system-on-chip for network video products significantly enhances image quality and video analytics performance in Axis' network video cameras and video encoders. ARTPEC-4 is designed to offer video with lower noise and higher light sensitivity for sharper images of moving objects. The chip is a key enabler of Axis' unique Lightfinder technology, which allows cameras to 'see' clearly in dark an...

  MOBOTIX cameras function properly under the world's most extreme conditions Winter temperatures of down to -65°C, raging storms with wind speeds of more than 250 km/h and millions of penguins - this is Antarctica. This is where O'Higgins, the German Antarctic Receiving Station, is located. It was founded in 1991 by the German Aerospace Center and the German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy to collect data from geographical satellites and stars. MOBOTIXcamer...

  The Smarter Security Days show how Samsung equipment can help upgrade to an IP solution in the smartest possible way The Samsung Smarter Security Days are intended to give installers and system integrators from both the security industry and IT sector a better understanding of the continuing transition from analogue to IP technology and the influence it is having on the marketplace. "Smarter Security is primarily about how customers can upgrade from an analogue system t...

  The management selected Bosch's Digital Congress Network (DCN) Wireless Discussion System Requiring a state-of-the-art conference system, the Holiday Inn Resort Baruna Bali has chosen Bosch conferencing technology for its banquet hall and its five conferencing rooms which can accommodate up to 350 people. For the luxurious five-star hotel located directly on the picturesque waterfront, both aesthetics and top quality standards play an important role. This is why the buil...