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Fibre Optech to exhibit at IFSEC 2008

Fibre Optech, the distributor of physical security and cabling solutions for the security and communication markets, will be once again attending the IFSEC exhibition which is being held at the NEC in Birmingham from 12 to 15 May. The IFSEC show is in its 35th year and covers every aspect of security. The event is one not to be missed, as it plays host to over 10 key industry technologies including CCTV, physical security and security solutions.Fibre Optech will be showcasing th...

An integrated security system with mass appeal

Paxton Access, the UK's leading manufacturer of access control, has announced the integration of Net2, its networked access control system, with NetVu Connected Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) from Dedicated Micros. With both companies designing intelligent reliable products with mass appeal, this integrated security platform should prove very popular with installation companies. With the demand for integrated security becoming more apparent, the ability to locate a specific event, authoris...

Innovation from Abloy UK on show at IFSEC

Leading security and access control company Abloy UK will be showing a host of new products at IFSEC 2008 - including an access control product specifically aimed at SMEs.Ideally suited to smaller sites, Smartair is an off-line access control system. Offering the protection of a technologically sophisticated and accurate access control system for a fraction of the price, and without the need for a more complex on-line system - which can be expensive and time-consuming to maintain - it is p...

Idesco to strengthen their position in Scandinavia

Thore Wahlin has been appointed as Regional Director for Idesco in Sweden. Besides of his major responsibility of the Swedish market, he will be also responsible for the Scandinavian market area as a whole, including the sales of Idesco's identification solutions for Idesco's customers in the field of access control, vehicle identification and other applications. "We are very happy to welcome Thore to our team," says Mr. Timo Jauhiainen, VP, Sales & Marketing from Idesco.&nbs...

Robert Bosch GmbH to acquire Extreme CCTV Inc.

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...