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  Mirasys expands in Europe so as to ease relations with clients Mirasys Ltd, a leading provider of open platform digital CCTV and video surveillance solutions, has today announced the opening of local offices in France and the Benelux region. As the latest strand to the company's aggressive global expansion strategy, which has seen offices open in the Gulf, German, Baltic, Indian, Italian, Thai and North American markets over the past 12 months, this move forms part of Mirasy...

 VIVOTEK won award at Secutech 2011, the key global security industry exhibitionVIVOTEK, a leading vendor of surveillance cameras and other security solutions, has won prestigious Camera Excellence Awards at Secutech 2011, the key global security industry exhibition. The Awards are given to winning cameras from a two-phase selection process, in which experts first screen entrants to ensure they meet rigorous eligibility requirements, and then buyers attending the exhibition vote for which...

 CNL Software and Barco jointly provide a solution for one of the largest police forces in the UKCNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, announces it has integrated with the MatrixPRO 8x8 DVI router by Barco, a global technology company that designs and develops visualisation solutions.The integration strengthens the on-going technology partnership between the two companies, who are currently jointly providing a solution for one of the lar...

  SALTO Systems sponsors ECCA conference & exhibition 2011 held in Bristol SALTO Systems were one of the corporate sponsors of the annual European Campus Card Association (ECCA) conference held this year at the University of West England, Bristol 12th & 13th June 2011.Fifty countries were represented among the delegates attending the conference and exhibition, which did its usual excellent job of bringing together a variety of campus card professionals from a wide arr...

  Cloud will upgrade the level of video surveillance storage as compared to present technologies The world of enterprise video-surveillance storage has changed much over the past fifteen years: first from VHS to the DVR; later to IP solutions, with customers choosing NVRs, IP SANs or even server storage devices. Could cloud be the next generation in video-surveillance storage?A cloud based solution is very appealing to enterprise customers because it offers flexibility...

  DMP adds features and builds RMR for Central Stations at ESX 2011Attendees to this year's ESX show will find a spectrum of security innovations when visiting DMP at Booth #304. In addition to feature-packed panels, DMP will show off the 463G Digital Cellular Communicator, recently UL-certified as a primary fire communicator. On the software side, booth visitors can test drive Entré™ Access Control Software and learn more about the SCS-VR™ Virtual Receiver. They can...

  Nedap Security Management moves to new offices in Belgium to support growthThe new complex and training centre will support the continued growth of Nedap Belgium. The building is located in a scenically inspiring setting, which is reminiscent of the head office in Groenlo, the Netherlands."Kanaalpark Vilvoorde" is expanding rapidly and will ultimately become a combination of office facilities and residential developments. The imposing historical presence of the "Tuchth...

Samsung's new ONVIF compliant SNP-5200 1.3 Megapixel High Definition network PTZ dome camera incorporates a true day/night camera and features a 20x optical zoom lens for unrivalled flexibility. "The SNP-5200 is an impressive addition to our iPOLiS 1.3 Megapixel network camera range," said Peter Ainsworth, Senior Product Manager at Samsung Techwin Europe Limited. "Despite being competitively  priced, it is packed full of features and ‘bandwidth friendly' which make it t...

 Barix surpassed the 100,000 device threshold for sales as part of a highly successful 2010Barix AG, a pioneer in IP audio, monitoring, control and automation, announces it surpassed the 100,000 device threshold for sales as part of a highly successful 2010 that also saw major project wins and double-digit growth."2010 was a huge success for Barix," said Johannes G. Rietschel, CEO and Founder of Barix AG. "We passed a major sales milestone and experienced a substantial revenu...

 Apart from setting new offices Milestone has doubled its UK team to six in the last few months to enhance its marketMilestone, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has opened a new UK office complete with large demonstration area and training room in Derby in the Midlands. It has also doubled its UK team to six in the last few months and expects to boost this number again before the end of 2011.Milestone Systems' UK and Ireland Country Manager, Glenn Fletcher, e...

VIVOTEK's SUPREME series fully fleshes out the most extensive network camera line in the industry. With high end features and enhanced resolution as well as increased reliability and ease of installation, users will be sure to find a camera suitable for their applications, whether the requirements are low lux, extreme weather, or other challenging conditions.SUPREME series cameras are characterised by their extreme video clarity, which ensures accurate color reproduction and fulfills requireme...

  Samsung demonstrated the latest video surveillance products and technologies at IFSEC 2011 Samsung's largest ever booth at IFSEC 2011, the international security exhibition which took place at the NEC, Birmingham on 16th-19th May, provided Europe's fastest growing security brand with the opportunity to give hands-on demonstrations of the latest video surveillance products and technologies.Unsurprisingly, a large number of end-users experts were particularly interested in the...

VIVOTEK, a leading vendor of surveillance cameras and other security solutions, has won prestigious Camera Excellence Awards at Secutech 2011, the key global security industry exhibition. The Awards are given to winning cameras from a two-phase selection process, in which experts first screen entrants to ensure they meet rigorous eligibility requirements, and then buyers attending the exhibition vote for which of these they judge to be best. Competing cameras were set up in identical simulat...

VIVOTEK is proud to be the world's first and foremost in IP surveillance industry to unveil Scalable Video Coding (SVC), the next-generation video codec.Scalable Video Coding (SVC) is a video standard based on H.264 that allows video data to be divided into multiple layers with different resolutions, picture sizes, and frame rates. Such feature turns a single video stream into multiple layers by selectively discarding some data to create independent layers. Users with limited resources, such a...

   IFSEC 2011 draws an array security professionals to view the latest technology innovations in the industry More than 25,468* security professionals and key decision makers from across the globe congregated at IFSEC from 16-19 May 2011 at the NEC, Birmingham, UK, a 12% increase year on year, confirming why IFSEC is the world’s leading annual security event.Uniting an even greater number of security managers and directors from an array of disciplines within the security sect...

The competitively priced SRD-852D and SRD-1652D eight and sixteen channel DVRs join the existing network friendly DVRs in the highly successful SRD series, all of which capitalise on Samsung's high level H.264 compression to ensure superb picture quality, whilst minimising bandwidth and video storage requirements."These models have been introduced to provide a recording solution for those applications that wish to benefit from the quality that Samsung provides, but do no...

 TETRA Intrinsically-Safe radio and is designed to meet the newly-clarified and demanding ATEX and IECEx tests Sepura used Tetra World Congress 2011 in Budapest to announce the addition of Intrinsically-Safe products to its already market-leading range of TETRA radios. The launch strengthened still further Sepura's leadership of the global TETRA terminals market and extends its reach into hazardous "Gas and Dust" sectors, such as fire, oil and gas exploration and opencast min...

  EverFocus extended its HD-CCTV range to include three new hybrid HD-CCTV DVRs and four HD-CCTV cameras EverFocus launched a complete HD-CCTV solution delivering 720p/1080i resolution high definition images through standard coaxial cable, which has proved popular in the analogue-dominated surveillance market of the UK. EverFocus has also recently extended its HD-CCTV range to include three new hybrid HD-CCTV DVRs and four HD-CCTV cameras.EverFocus is also well positioned for gr...

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Nedap now gives three years warranty on purchase of all its hardware products Nedap Security Management announced that it has increased the warranty period on hardware products to three years on new purchases. For many years Nedap has been investing in its leading Security Management platform AEOS, in which system behavior is determined through software rather than hardware. To guarantee innovation, quality and to be able to utilise the full potential of the AEOS software, Nedap is the on...

 Ranked 3rd fastest - growing in Canada, Avigilon HD surveillance solutions portfolio is constantly expanding Avigilon, the performance and value leader in high definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, today announced that it has been ranked the third fastest-growing company in Canada and the fastest growing company in Western Canada in PROFIT Magazine's 23rd annual PROFIT 200 ranking. The PROFIT 200 ranks Canada's Fastest-Growing companies by five-year revenue growt...

D-Link has recently announced an addition to its EasySmart range of switches to help small businesses looking to cost-effectively manage rising data volumes passing through their networks. The new DGS-1100 series combines Gigabit Ethernet switching with the latest energy saving technology. As part of D-Link's Smart family the DGS-1100 has been developed to sit between the company's unmanaged and Web Smart switches.  The DGS-1100 series is part of D-Link's third generation Green Ethernet s...

 Application Programmer's Guide covers the services included in the ONVIF specification including discovery,setup etc. ONVIF, the leading standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, announced that it hosted a successful networking event at the IFSEC 2011 trade show in Birmingham, England. The event drew approximately 80 integrators, end users, consultants and manufacturers who attended to hear about ONVIF's success in promoting a global standard for the interf...

  iOmniscient masters Video Analytics applications and thrives in the airport industry iOmniscient provides the most comprehensive suite of Video Analytics applications, which has specially designed of the crowded and complex Airport industry. Airports consist of multiple departments such as Security, Safety, Operational, Airlines, Police, Quarantine, Immigration, Traffic Management, Car Park Management, Retail and Cargo each of which may have their own specific requirements and object...

ComNet Europe, Communication Networks of Leeds, UK, a leading manufacturer of fibre optic transmission and networking equipment, has expanded its Ethernet product line by introducing a 1000FX fiber optic media converter with Power over Ethernet (PoE). The CNGE2MCPOE provides a PoE function to those POE compatible peripheral devices. This device supports the latest IEEE 802.3 at PoE standard for use for as Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE), supplying up to 25 Watts of power. Designed for use in hars...

Texas Memory Systems, Inc. (TMS) is proud to introduce its second RamSan Series-7 system: the 1U rackmount RamSan-710. Powered by the new Series-7 Flash Controller with 32nm SLC Flash from Toshiba, the RamSan-710 is the fastest (5 GB/s) 1U shared storage system. It is easy to install, with four 8-Gb Fibre Channel or QDR InfiniBand ports. The RamSan-710 turbocharges datacentres with minimal impact on power and space.The Series-7 Flash Controller that powers the RamSan-710 is based on high-perform...

Pecan CCTV have added two new colour options and two mounting accessories for their highly successful VRD130CMHVL colour/mono vandal-resistant dome.Since its introduction the firm's ‘eyeball' designed dome has proved to be extremely popular and many thousands have been sold for a wide variety of external applications. However Pecan's policy of continued review and refinement has resulted in product enhancement and the addition of several new options.For example heated front glass has been...

Arecont Vision, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology, is displaying its expanded line of lower-cost H.264 compact megapixel cameras that are half the size and a third of the weight of previous models here at ISC West 2011. The new AV3115, AV5115 and AV10015 3, 5 and 10 megapixel cameras are the latest additions joining the Arecont Vision AV1315 (1.3 megapixel) and AV2815 (1080p HD) cameras. All Arecont Vision compact megapixel cameras are easy to install and fit into small...

 iView's modular iGWatch IP platform to deliver seamless integration of Cognitec's FaceVACS(R)iView Systems, a leading provider of loss prevention solutions for the security and surveillance environment, announced its' partnership with Cognitec, a recognised leader in biometric facial recognition technology.iView's modular iGWatch IP platform delivers seamless integration of Cognitec's face recognition engine, FaceVACS(R). Cognitec's software experts have been developing face recogniti...

  Ingersoll Rand announce appointment of JHS Integrated Systems as PegaSys Approved InstallerIngersoll Rand is delighted to announce that JHS Integrated Systems has been granted Approved Installer status for its PegaSys Intelligent Access Control System. The Birmingham-based company will support the specification of the new PegaSys Intelligent Access Control System, create quotations, supply and install systems and provide after-sales service, support and maintenance for the Midlands.P...