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LEGIC employees are already using NFC-based badges with several applications on a daily basis. Visitors are also impressed with the mobile phone, which opens doors, orders photocopies or pays for drinks in automatic vending machines. Since 13th August 2013, LEGIC has been using badges based on Near Field Communication (NFC) – alias smartphones – in addition to card-based badges to open doors or print documents by laying the mobile phone on a reader at the photocopier. LEGIC employee...

Hikvision aims to broaden its customers’ choices for versatile and affordable IP surveillance by introducing new 3MP vari-focal IP models into its successful 2-line HD network camera series. This series, initially launched in early 2013, has already achieved raves by customers worldwide. The 3MP Vari-Focal IR Network Cameras (DS-2CD2632F-I(S) Bullet and DS-2CD2732F-I(S) Dome) incorporate advanced features in onboard storage, audio and alarm functionalities and provide users an easier and...

This latest release introduces the VideoIQ Rialto R-Series. The R-Series is a 1U rack-mount analytics appliance that analyses and records up to 16 security cameras per unit. The R-Series is available in IP, analogue or hybrid base models and supports standard analogue (PAL or NTSC) cameras or IP cameras utilising h.264 video streamed across RTSP. In addition, the R-Series includes two, user-replaceable,1 TB HDDs for local storage. The two hard drives can be configured as Raid 1 – a mirror...

TDSi has seen a 15% rise in turnover during the first quarter of 2013 Integrated security solutions manufacturer TDSi has celebrated another year of success by holding a Summer Party for its UK-based team. The event, which took place at the stunning coastal setting of Branksome Dene Chine near Bournemouth, was a chance for the team to get together and celebrate the company’s impressive achievements over the last 12 months. These included a 15% rise in turnover during the...

BSIA’s Vacant Property Protection Group also released its official Code of Practice, providing guidelines for security Last Sunday, 1st September, marked the one year anniversary of the anti-squatting law that made residential squatting a criminal offence. The milestone also saw squatters’ internet sites encouraging action in order to mark the anniversary. As such, the Vacant Property Protection Group of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is reiterati...

Rod Wilson has over 30 years’ experience within the security sector In order to build on the continuing success of the industry leading Menvier and Scantronic ranges, Cooper Security is delighted to announce the appointment of Rod Wilson as its new area sales manager for the South East. Wilson is tasked with enhancing Cooper Security’s presence and driving demand for its innovative solutions amongst installers and distributors in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East S...

Whether during the day or at night, indoors or outdoors – the new generation of PTZ network domes allows the video surveillance specialist ABUS Security-Centre to focus on an inconspicuous, and yet highly effective, observation. Once integrated into existing IP networks, the new 24-hour guards combine all the flexibility of speed domes with the optical precision and long-term availability of network cameras. Everywhere video surveillance is required at the same time as maximum flexibility...

Exclusive UK/Ireland distributor Pyser-SGI Limited has announced the availability of TV-Logic’s new high quality TSM Series 18.5 inch and 23 inch LCD monitors for CCTV applications. The TV-Logic 18.5 inch TSM-182W (above) and 23 inch TSM-232W high quality picture monitors from Pyser-SGI are ideal for improved control room monitoring and evidential suites. (Digital images available from Stefan Czich at Pyser-SGI). The two new monitors will accept a very wide range of input signals from th...

Reflex Systems, one of the UK’s leading integrated security system specialists, has announced a new reseller partnership with Avigilon to offer the latest high-definition surveillance technology to customers. Avigilon designs and manufactures high-definition surveillance solutions that deliver the best evidence. Their industry leading HD network video management software and megapixel cameras are reinventing surveillance by providing the world’s best image quality.  Avigilon co...

The agenda for the CPD seminar includes an introduction to ASSA ABLOY and its Access Control business unit ASSA ABLOY Access Control has launched a new CPD Seminar to help clients understand how keyless access solutions operate and can work effectively to enhance security in a range of applications. The new seminar, accredited by RIBA, aims to deliver a better understanding on keyless access solutions such as ASSA ABLOY Access Control’s wireless Aperio™ locking so...

Security Technology Live 2014 will be the event for the security channel to see the launch of new products and solutions With just under 9 months till the launch of Security Technology Live, the dedicated security channel event, organisers Clarion Events have announced the show is well on course for a successful debut with over 50% of current floor space now sold for the event, taking place 13-15 May 2014 at the NEC, Birmingham. Security Technology Live 2014 has seen a hi...

ONVIF, the leading global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, announced the availability of the Release Candidate for Profile C, which enables interoperability between clients and devices of physical access control systems (PACS) and network-based video systems. This new Profile, which is available for review on the ONVIF website, extends the functionality of the ONVIF global interface specification into physical access control. With Profile C, systems integrator...

Hytera introduced PD79X EX, the intrinsically safe radio and X1P, the ultra-thin digital radio at the event Among all the products presented by Hytera at Interseg 2013 (International Trade Fair for Technology, Products and Services for Public Safety) which took place in Rio de Janeiro, 18-20 August, its TETRA Solutions received intense attention from Public Security sectors. Representatives of local and international government, fire, police, power companies conferred the adv...

The new season of football featuring the TDSi sponsored Under 8s team commences on the weekend of the 8th September Longfleet Youth FC’s Under 8s Cubs team has proudly played its first friendly game wearing its new kit sponsored by Poole-based integrated security solutions manufacturer TDSi. Longfleet Youth FC was founded in 1988 and has steadily grown into a well-established club based in Poole and currently running 17 teams with age groups running from U6s to U15s. In...

Mr Harry Dhaul, Chairman of Securing Asia reflected on the opportunities and challenges in Asia’s security threats Government officials, entrepreneurs and leading academics from both Asia and the West, gathered in London’s Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to mark the start of Securing Asia 2013, the Asian Homeland Security, and Defence & Counter Terror Summit. In his opening words, Mr Harry Dhaul, Chairman of Securing Asia reflected on the opportunities an...

Elbit Systems will launch MRJ - Electronic Warfare system, ELSAT2000E Satellite Communications at the show At the upcoming Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEi) 2013 exhibition, set to take place in London ExCel from 10 -13 September, Elbit Systems (Booth S8-220) will present an array of solutions, providing an excellent opportunity for visitors to view displays, demonstrations and video presentations of the Company’s latest generation systems and core bu...

INSIDE Secure announces it has licensed TrustedShow digital rights management (DRM) technology from Trustonic and incorporated it into its DRM Fusion Agent solution for embedded development. With the TrustedShow technology, INSIDE’s embedded DRM Fusion client software now offers full ARM TrustZone support, providing device manufacturers with the quickest and most cost-effective way to implement commercially proven, hardware-assisted content protection within trusted execution environments...

IndigoVision recently launched its new Enhanced High Definition (HD) cameras. With the latest camera sensor and processor technology the Enhanced HD camera range delivers both stunning HD video and advanced camera intelligence while reducing total security project costs. Discussing the challenges presented by HD security cameras, John Semple, IndigoVision Head of Product Management, commented “As camera resolution increases from Standard Definition to HD, more network data is transmitted...

Hikvision continues its highly-successful HD-SDI DVR series with its newest edition: the high-end HD-SDI DVR series. Bolstered by the success of the previous cost-effective HD-SDI DVR series (DS-7200HFHI-ST 720p DVRs and DS-7200HFHI-SE 1080p DVRs) in June, Hikvision is proud to introduce the DS-8100HFHI-ST with HD-SDI technology to allow uncompressed and non-packetised Full HD 1080P video over analog cabling with no lag time. While many manufacturers have joined this HD-SDI product competition,...

QNAP Security, a professional Linux-based stand-alone NVR provider, recently announced new VioStor NVR firmware v4.1.0, introducing storage expansion solution, smart recording, user-defined multi-stream setup, and more. “VioStor NVR firmware v4.1.0 provides a great solution to expand the storage capacity of VioStor NVR with QNAP Turbo NAS,” said Andrew Yu, product manager of QNAP Security. By installing the Storage Expansion app (QPKG) on the Turbo NAS, administrators can connect th...

It happens all too often. You have installed an advanced surveillance system. The video looks bright and smooth to your eyes. You expect everything to work correctly. But when you try to retrieve the video looking for evidence after a crime, the details you need are not there. The culprit is the motion blur. Motion blur makes moving objects such as car or a person blurry, particularly in low light conditions. You don’t realise this until you pause a video looking for details. Therefore, y...

Dallmeier’s HD Picodome is not only impressive for its small size and elegant design, but above all for its high performance capability. Hybrid Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) dome camera The Picodome DDF4220HDV provides real-time HD video (720p/30) using the H.264 codec, currently the most advanced standard for high-efficiency video compression, and supports resolutions up to 1.3 megapixel. In addition to HD video over IP, the hybrid camera provides for a simultaneous analogue SD (PAL/NTSC) vi...

TDSi will showcase its DIGIgarde PLUS access control reader, MICROgarde, and EXpert controller range Integrated security solutions manufacturer TDSi will be meeting its South East Asia partners and customers at this year’s IFSEC South East Asia in Kuala Lumpur, from 11th-13th September, as well as introducing its products and services to a wider audience in the region. The company will be exhibiting its latest EXgarde 4.1 software at the show, which offers full access co...

Dahua Technology releases Eco-Savvy network camera series — DH-IPC-5000/4000-series — offering 1.3-Mp, 2-Mp as well as 3-Mp with diverse designs and sizes. The series features low consumption and low streaming, making this product a stand-out in power efficiency. Featuring new Ambarella chipset and in-house ISP technology, this new series cameras manage to encode @1080p with bitrate 2M and @720p with 1M, which is 75% saving of networking bandwidth and storage compared with the exist...

AirLive introduces bundle packages for home and enterprise at its 20th anniversary This year, AirLive producer, Ovislink Corp. is celebrating two decades of providing high quality technological products. In 1993 begun the history of networking products, in 2003, AirLive launched the first multifunction wireless access point in the world, and in 2005 announced the first multi 5GHz AP for WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider).   Currently, AirLive is already an in...

The Group leads in areas such as access control, identification technology, entrance automation ASSA ABLOY has been ranked 78th in Forbes' list of the world's most innovative companies 2013. "I'm very pleased that we have achieved such success with our R&D," says Johan Molin, President and CEO. “This is the result of our substantial investments in innovation in the past seven years. ASSA ABLOYs R&D investments have increased by 129% since 2005. Our ambition is t...

Agent Vi has updated and enhanced their integration using the Milestone Integration Platform Software Development Kit Agent Video Intelligence, a global leader in video analytics products, and Milestone Systems, a global leader in video management software (VMS), announce the certification of their integrated products. The certification strengthens the Agent Vi-Milestone partnership and verifies the joint product offering available to Agent Vi and Milestone channel partner...

The global multi-technology reader market was worth an estimated $33 million in 2012, up from $30 million in 2011 Despite the exciting trends and industry buzz surrounding mobile technologies, wireless locks and hosted access control, more long-standing and less sensational trends such as encryption and multi-technology readers are taking centre stage in the access control market. The global multi-technology reader market was worth an estimated $33 million in 2012, up from $3...

The Quick-View eyepiece attaches directly onto ClipIR mounting bracket to give thermal imaging hand-held display Thermoteknix will launch a Quick-View eyepiece accessory for their ClipIR clip-on fused thermal imager at DSEI 2013. ClipIR is designed to attach to Image Intensifiers (I2) to provide fused night vision, thermal imaging and I2. The new Quick-View eyepiece attaches directly onto the ClipIR mounting bracket to give pure thermal imaging hand-held display for the user...

Michael was president of Crime Stoppers International where he was responsible for its Law Enforcement & Interpol liaison Michael Gordon Gibson will join Facewatch to focus on the National and International roll out of the service to Police forces. Currently 9 UK forces have adopted the Facewatch system and the goal is to increase coverage rapidly over the next 12months. Michael Gordon Gibson, commented: “This is a superb opportunity for me to join a highly innovati...