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Steve Cox, central services manager for the Unitary Authority of Blackburn with Darwen in East Lancashire, is delighted with the P3.net access control system manufactured by Lancashire based BSB Electronics and installed by Darwen based Atlas Alarms.  He says, "Three major multi-user Borough Council buildings have the up-to-date P3 online, proximity card access system.  Nearly 2,500 users now benefit from this very reliable and easy to use access control system."Steve, who is...

Amasia Technologies have been appointed by the IP People as agents for the 2008 IIPSEC Show in Coventry, UK.  Dedicated to the latest security technology and integrated solutions, IIPSEC has lead the field in delivering quality visitors and presenting world class networked and digital security solutions to an eager international audience. With an already proven international attendance, the IP People developed the concept of an Asia Pavillion to enable Asian exhibitors to showcase their pro...

IndigoVision, the leading supplier of IP Video and Alarm management solutions, has doubled its sales for the third consecutive year, far outperforming similar companies in this increasingly important sector of the security market.  In its preliminary year-end results the company has reported an increase in product revenues of 92% to £13.3m ($26.8m) for the year ending 31 July 2007, with operating profits increasing by 81%.  In anticipation of continued growth, IndigoVision has in...

COE Ltd, the UK developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, announces that Mark Norton joins COE this month as Global Sales Director responsible for all COE's sales activities worldwide.      Mark's distinguished sales record includes having been one of Compaq's first salesmen in the UK.  Over a period of 12 years Mark helped build Compaq from zero to a turnover of US$3 Bn, split equally between hardware and services.  Mark's...

VIVOTEK has successfully passed a rigid selection procedure and has been awarded with the "10th Rising Star Award" by Taiwan's Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA), Ministry of Economic Affairs.  There are more than 70 companies applying for this award, and only 9 of them obtain this honour.  Those winners, possessing the potential to be the rising star of Taiwan, all have outstanding achievements in the global market, a remarkable competitive edge ...

The new Videotec website is online.  With a complete restyling of both graphics and structure, as well as versions in four languages, the new website is an efficient working tool for users and potential users of our products.  The general area contains information about the history of the company, its values, the people who work there; and then news and events in real time, the much appreciated views of our customers and installers and examples of installations all over the world....

Milestone Systems, the global leader for open platform IP video management software, last week held its fourth international partner conference, called MIPS, the Milestone Integration Platform Symposium.  The event gathered over 200 participants in Denmark, coming from 27 countries and representing 85 companies: distributors, system integrators, solution partners and manufacturers of IP network surveillance systems. Designed to build knowledge and increase business skills for the Milestone...

Kaba Group's sales for the 2006/2007 financial year were up 20% at 1.25 billion.  Net profit rose 24.5% to CHF 84.8 million.  The newly acquired companies Wah Yuet Group and CSS Inc. made significant contributions to this excellent result.  Acquisitions- and currency-adjusted, sales were up by 5.7%. In financial 2006/2007, the Kaba Group achieved a 20%, or CHF 207.7 million, increase in sales to CHF 1,248.7 million.  Part of this rise is due to the first-time consolidatio...

AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - has concluded a deal with the administrators of Baxall Limited, KPMG Corporate Restructuring, which will secure the ongoing supply of the Baxall ICE range of mini-domes and cameras.  The Daresbury-based CCTV specialist has acquired the intellectual property, current inventory, as well as the production equipment, ensuring the smooth transition of the range into AD Group and, specifically, the Dedicated Micros CCTV product family. &nbs...

High impact dome cameras from Rainbow have been installed at a flagship leisure venue in Cardiff. Technology at the Liquid Nightclub allows managers to transmit aromas onto the dance floor and create computer graphics, which transform the building into a swimming pool or the Albert Hall.The site is using 60 of the dome cameras on dance floors and in bar areas.  These 1/3" cameras use a DSP image sensor and are available as colour or black and white models.  The monochrome uni...

Situated in Sheffield, in the heart of the Don Valley, the Valley Leisure Park complements the adjacent Sheffield Arena and Don Valley stadium, as one of Sheffield's premier leisure facilities.  Attracting thousands of visitors each week, the leisure park boasts one of the UK's largest multiplex cinemas with over 20 screens, a large Hollywood Bowl complex, and multiple restaurants, including Old Orleans, Frankie and Benny's, Chiquito, The Boardwalk and a Burger King.As part of t...

Salford Rugby Club has completed an upgrade of its security system, based on DS2 digital technology from Dedicated Micros.Staff at the club's retail unit decided to invest in the latest digital video recording technology following problems with the quality of images from the old analogue system.  A DS2 digital multiplexer has been installed in the club's on-site offices, housing the ticket office, the stock warehouse and the Reds' popular shop, selling t-shirts, rugby balls and...

Network cameras from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, have been installed in The Rose Bowl, home to the Hampshire County Cricket Club and the venue for the first day of the recent England versus India one-day series.   AXIS 214 PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Network Cameras have been installed by iCode Systems Limited as part of a comprehensive upgrade of the stadium's surveillance system over the last year.  The upgrade, which was installed by Taylor Ma...

Häfele supplied the Schlosshotel in Kitzbuhel (Austria) with 220 door terminals for guests‘ rooms and administrative areas plus emergency escape door furniture, 25 wall-mounted terminals for the wellness area and the main entrance door plus 90 changing room locks for the SPA area. All these locking and access authorisations are operated by the LEGIC transponder system which functions as a key in this case.  In addition, other services such as the thermal baths, ski lift and indoo...

Exotic environmentThe jungle paths wind their way through the rainforest, round 500 different types of plants, 14-m high trees, under waterfalls and over a mangrove swamp in temperatures of 28 °C with close to 60 % humidity. In the world's largest freestanding hall, 66,000 m² and five million m³ of interior space, the Tropical Islands Resort Berlin-Brandenburg is an authentic man-made tropical landscape.  The huge hall with its 10,000 m² of rainforest and housing Euro...

By concentrating on backdoor threats (thieves, vandals & intruders) security systems often neglect the threat posed by visitors to a site.  Net2 access control provides security against both, as well as helping a site to conform to health and safety regulations.    An ordinary pass based visitor management system may be efficient at recording arrival and departure times, but it's limited to just that.  Unlike Net2, it can't restrict visitors' movements ar...

Over the years, the BMW International Open in Munich has gained a reputation with the world's golfing elite as one of the most important golf tournaments in Europe.  This year for the first time, Regensburg-based company Dallmeier participated, presenting its CCTV/IP solutions for major sporting events. As an organizer of amateur as well as professional golf tournaments around the world for 22 years, BMW recognises the growing importance of the sport for its target audiences.  The...

Intercede, a worldwide leader in smart card and identity credential management systems, will be exhibiting its MyID® card management system (CMS) / identity management system (IDMS), integrated with Hirsch Electronics' Velocity™ physical access control system at ASIS 2007, Hirsch booth 3047.MyID is the only commercial off-the-shelf product that delivers end-to-end management of employee identity credentials.  The combined solution provides many benefits including:A single interfac...

The IP UserGroup, the fastest growing physical security technology forum in the world, recently announced the appointment of Susan Brady as the new Managing Director of the IP UserGroup USA, effective September 15th.  Brady takes over from Bruce Doneff, who has led the organization since its launch in April 2006.  Doneff will continue with the IPUG, serving as the Public Relations and Media Officer. Brady takes over the IP UserGroup after more than 17 years as Editor in Chief with Secu...

Dallmeier has announced that it will present at Sicherheit 2007.  Held in Zurich, Switzerland, between 13th and 16th November 2007, it is the only Swiss tradeshow for fire, safety and security.  Dallmeier will be present at the show again with a brand new stage design. Under the theme "CCTV security solutions: diversity and integration", Dallmeier will show its complete product range, including box and dome cameras with the innovative Cam_inPIX® t...

With the dark, long, winter nights fast approaching, CCTV systems will come under increasing pressure to perform in low light conditions.  Some systems may not be up to the task and will fail to achieve the effective night-time images required.  With this in mind, Raytec have developed a "CCTV Lighting Pack" which is available to all installers, consultants and end-users.  The pack includes a complete set of CCTV lighting tools to help you achieve effective night-time im...

Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Mirasys has been growing fast on the European surveillance software market.  With a local presence in Scandinavia and Spain, Mirasys continues its expansion into Central Europe with a new office in Hückelhoven, Germany.  The office will be headed by regional Sales Manager, Mikael Winqvist. "Central Europe is an interesting opportunity," comments Mikael Winqvist.  "The market is very active, but I am certain that the technolog...

Dowshu, the world's leading 32 and 64 channel DVR manufacturer, is pleased to announce the opening of its new research and development facility.  Located next to the company's manufacturing site in Cork, the new facility provides the company with even more scope to develop, build and test CCTV equipment prior to delivery to customers.  The new 90m² facility includes a technically advanced test area and extra manufacturing space.Cork Managing Director, Joe Leen, commented,...

Milestone Systems, the global leader for open platform IP video management software, intends to continue driving global business growth by appointing high-technology veteran Eric Fullerton to a new position as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer.  This expands his role beyond the Americas to have a global impact on new business expansions for Milestone. "We're extremely pleased to have Eric as the CS&MO for Milestone Systems.  His success in building our business in the Amer...

Parking at Dublin Airport has just become easier for the estimated 320,000 customers who park their cars in the QuickPark car park at the airport each year.  An innovative new online reservation system developed by ParkMagic, the Irish mobile payment and wireless technology company, integrated with the Net2 access control system from Paxton Access has transformed passengers' parking experience.www.quickpark.ie is a new online reservation system developed and powered by ParkMagic.  Cust...

Exceeded all expectations"I am a businessman at heart - and that's why I like to get down to business!"  Just one look at Franz Schreyer will have you convinced.  After all, with all his hard work, his innovative nature and his entrepreneurial spirit, this businessman has managed to build up a very respectable corporate group in just about 30 years.  In 1977, he first founded Schreyer Haustechnik GmbH Markt Indersdorf, just 30 km south-east of Munich, population 10,000.&...

Panasonic are exhibiting at Leisure Industry Week this year and will be showcasing its extensive product range.   As well as CCTV, Panasonic also offers a wide range of solutions ideal for the leisure and sporting industry including its digital signage software, NMstage, through to EPoS and till integration software. Retail outlets and sporting venues can protect their profits by utilising Panasonic's WINICS Retail software program that synchronises Epos transactions with CCTV footage t...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity in installation and operation, will showcase its extended line of video encoders and IP cameras with built-in video analytics at ASIS International's Annual Seminar and Exhibits in Las Vegas this September 24th through 26th, at booth #2835.At ASIS International, ioimage will reveal the new ioibox trk1, an affordable intelligent video encoder with built-in self-sustained video analytics for powerful automated detection a...

IPCCTV.COM has become only the fifth distributor in the UK to be appointed by Milestone Systems, the global leading provider of open platform IP video surveillance management software.IPCCTV.COM is the IP division of Y3K (Europe) Limited, a name which reflects a very forward-thinking company and one of the most pro-active in the security products market today.  From humble beginnings in 2000, the company has grown into one of the largest independent CCTV companies in the world. Behind the s...

COE Ltd, the UK-based developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, is delighted to announce two further high quality arrivals in its UK field sales team.Richard Allen-Miles has joined as Global Account Manager, based in the UK.  Richard brings significant experience in the surveillance industry gained from a career with Mitsubishi, Richardson Electronics, TAC and others.  He will focus on global Systems Integrators and selected other major accounts.Neil Smith has also...