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Norfolk based installer Check Your Security Ltd has won ADI-GARDINER's "NVIP Partner of the Year" award for its highly impressive 200% year-on-year growth since joining the scheme in 2005, and for a number of major projects including its recent upgrade at the University of East Anglia (UEA).    The award was presented to Check Your Security's Managing Director Carl Pace by ADI-GARDINER's Sales Director Hemant Trivedi at the distributor's latest NVIP Forum."We a...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced recently that it has signed a distribution agreement with CMI Inc., a leading Canadian channel management company of security and IT products throughout Canada.As part of the agreement, CMI Inc. will offer its customers ioimage's off-the-shelf intelligent video encoders and IP cameras with built-in video analytics.  CMI's client base spans Canada and includes security systems integrators, architects &...

G4S Denmark is part of the world's largest security company, Group 4 Securicor, with 500,000 employees in more than 100 countries, and Milestone's powerful XProtect™ IP video management software is now an important part of the company's product offerings. The agreement in Denmark follows similar agreements between Milestone Systems and G4S in Belgium, France and Luxembourg.  The Nordic collaboration, effective as of November 2007, gives more than 80,000 Danish G4S customers the opport...

Pelco is pleased to announce a new collaboration with SmartConnect, a software development leader in 'Video-Centric Business Intelligence®' security applications.  The partnering of these two industry leaders has resulted in the development of a software management platform that allows Endura, the Pelco enterprise-class IP-based video security system, to work with the SmartConnect 'CasinoVision™ POS Version 4.1' security software application.  This solution en...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, teamed up with wireless applications market leader Proxim Wireless Corporation, on a joint stand at the Transport Innovations exhibition held at the NEC in Birmingham (10 -11 October).  Both companies were attracting interest from the transport sector to the benefits of network video.The Transport Innovations exhibition is a showcase of the latest technological innovations within the passenger transport sector, bringing tog...

The upcoming IIPSEC 2008 exhibition will see the biggest ever line-up of IP equipment on offer from JVC Professional Europe.Yash Patel, Executive Director, CCTV Europe at JVC Professional Europe takes up the story, "JVC's current strategy is that all of their acquisition, network video recording and monitoring products operate using an open architecture over a network.  This means that any installation company is able to seamlessly integrate our products with third-party equipment...

Vigilant Technology Limited, the global provider of intelligent video solutions for the high-end CCTV security and surveillance market, announces recently that it has won an agreement to be the sole supplier to a gaming corporation which currently has six casinos in the USA amounting to approximately US$4 million over the next three years.The contract includes design, installation and maintenance of IP video surveillance & security systems for three years in addition to existing and future c...

Network cameras and video servers from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, will be installed to improve public transport security in a project being undertaken by Switzerland's largest transport operator - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB).  SBB has decided to install the recently launched AXIS 209MFD Network Camera in double-decker commuter trains serving Zürich to improve safety and security for passengers and personnel.The total installation order is estimat...

March NetworksTM, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that it has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America in the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 listing.The company achieved revenue of $76.2 million in fiscal 2006, representing an increase of 712% as compared to fiscal 2002.  The company also ranks as one of the top 50 fastest-growing Canadian technology companies and leads five Ottaw...

Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, teamed up with leading surveillance solutions provider Encom to present the benefits of integrating the latest IP surveillance technology to an audience of Irish security end users and consulting engineers.  The seminar was held at Croke Park in north Dublin, the home of Gaelic sports.The seminar was jointly presented with representatives from Axis and Encom to explain the benefits of IP surveillance and how to integrate it into an or...

Following its ‘live' launch at IFSEC 2007, Emizon 21 - the secure, managed messaging service for 21st century networks - has passed the latest in a series of major milestones proving that the technology of the future is very much the technology of the here and now.Emizon 21 now has more than 2,000 units in distribution, making it already the largest IP security signalling service deploying in the UK as well as completing its first connections in the Republic of Ireland and the Channel...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, has reached a milestone in its business.  The company has now delivered one million network cameras since it launched the world's first network camera 11 years ago.  The market is showing increasing interest in network video products for various security installations.  In the first half of 2007, the company increased its sales in the video product segment by more than 40 per cent.Since the launch of the first...

VIVOTEK is pleased to announce the spin-off of its SoC Department into a subsidiary company, VATICS INC.  VIVOTEK held a grand opening on September 14th to celebrate this milestone and officially declare this news to the public.VATICS will still specialize in the development of multimedia SoC (System-on-Chip).  Prior to the spin-off, VATCIS had successfully developed an encode SoC, called VVTK-1000, that is currently used for all VIVOTEK's 7000-series IP surveillance product lines...

A clear sign that 'IP' has come of age has been confirmed as end users and consultants now represent almost half of the registered visitors to attend IIPSEC 2008.With arrangements for IIPSEC 2008 well underway and visitor registration at unprecedented levels, some trends are emerging.  The team behind IIPSEC, the IP People, are reporting that there has been a considerable swing towards End Users and consultants registering for the event now representing nearly half of the...

Genetec was selected, for the second year in a row, as one of Montreal Top Employers.  The annual listing, published by The Gazette, recognizes the best employers that offer dynamic and stimulating work environments. The employers entering this competition are evaluated by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers ranking, using the same criteria as for the national competition: physical workplace, atmosphere, health and family benefits, vacation, internal communication, performance man...

AMG Systems Ltd. recently announced that it has been contracted by ADT Fire & Security, the UK's leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, to supply the CCTV transmission system as well as the fibre optic infrastructure installation for the integrated safety and security solution for the new prison on Isle of Man.The £ 41 million, category B prison has been designed by Taylor Young, working in partnership with Isle of Man Architects McGarrigle and Jackson.  The I...

Entries for the prestigious IP-in-Security Awards 2008 will be accepted from now until 1st December 2007, the team behind IIPSEC announced.  This annual competition encourages developers, manufacturers and system integrators of IP based technology to participate and gain reward and recognition for their products and installations. The award programme is run in conjunction with IIPSEC 2008, Europe's leading IP in Security Exhibition and Conference, and is endorsed by the IP UserGroup (IPUG)&...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has announced a number of key warranty initiatives to support its Dennard 2060 outdoor dome - from a 6 Months ‘No Quibble' Exchange scheme to a 4 Year Advanced Replacement service for installers - underlining its commitment to customer satisfaction and support for the best selling precision CCTV camera.Customers of Dedicated Micros who have purchased any 2060 dome camera from 1 September 2007 will now be able to take advantage of an industry-leading 6...

VSK Group, the Belgian subsidiary of Allied Defense Group, has been acquired for USD $49 million.  VSK designs, develops and markets sophisticated electronic security systems throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the United States.  Xtralis' globally recognised brands include ADPRO security surveillance systems, ASIM traffic detection systems, PROACTIV fire control and management solutions and VESDA very early warning smoke detection.VSK and Xtralis will be run by newly appoin...

In hall 7, stand 3L81 at Milipol, Porte De Versailles, Paris, NICE Systems will be demonstrating its full suite of next generation security solutions that support governments, public institutions, transportation systems and emergency control rooms.  NICE will be showcasing solutions including NICE Inform, multimedia incident information management solution, its integrated telecommunication interception and analysis solution and its end-to-end IP-based digital video security solution with co...

Pelco is pleased to announce a new collaboration with On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. (OnSSI), a software development firm and market leader in non-proprietary, open architecture IP-based video surveillance technology solutions.The partnering of these two industry leaders has resulted in the development of a software management platform that allows Pelco Camclosure IP and IP3701 cameras to work with OnSSI recording software.  It allows users to seamlessly integrate current or new OnSSI re...

ADI-Alarmsystem Norway, a leading security integrator, and Mirasys Ltd, a leading provider of video surveillance software for the security industry, are strengthening their position in the Nordic security market through tightened cooperation.  The main field for the tightening cooperation is in product integration, as Mirasys products provide a valuable core to ADI-Alarmsystem security solutions.The first joint seminar was hosted by ADI-Alarmsystem on September 21, with 35 security professi...

Milestone Systems, the global leader for open platform IP video management software, maintains strong momentum with continued rapid growth in the IP video surveillance industry, announcing several important new appointments and strategic organizational expansions.  Milestone Systems plans to grow from the present 117 employees to a conservative projection of 160 by the end of 2008. To support the continued fast growth, Milestone Systems has been consistently expanding its staff - almost dou...

JVC Professional Europe presented a "CCTV over IP" talk to over forty Irish-based installers at a seminar hosted by leading Irish CCTV product distributor, Borsatec.The event was held on Tuesday, 18 September at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin, and provided the perfect platform for manufacturers and installers alike to share their expertise and experience of operating CCTV over an IP network infrastructure. James Prendergast, Marketing Manager at Borsatec, takes up the story: "Th...

The IP UserGroup, the fastest growing physical security technology forum in the world, have recently announced their events calendar for 2008.IP-in-Action LIVE is a series of one-day networking and educational events that provides timely information on the latest trends, best practices, and new technologies involved in the design, implementation and support of IP-centric and integrated physical security solutions.These events build on the success of the group during 2007 and span both Europe and...

Traffic Safety Systems (TSS) - part of AD Group - has appointed Phil Frost as its UK Sales Manager to further expand its already successful mobile CCTV business in the police, emergency services and local authority sectors.Phil brings an impressive track record to the role having been involved with the motor vehicle industry for more than 37 years, 17 of those in a technical sales environment.  For the last nine-and-a-half years he was at Federal Signal, which specializes in visual and audi...

Axis Communications, the market leader in network video, has announced that the company has received the "MAP Partner of the Year Award" from the international software company Milestone Systems. Axis was selected to receive the "MAP Partner of the Year" award because of its excellent product range supporting common business goals, committed support to Milestone's collaborative certification and sales activities and a mutually strong local, as well as central partnership...

Jonathan Webster has joined leading distributor and solutions provider ADI-GARDINER as national sales manager for its Integrated Systems Division, bringing all the experience of an international track record which includes IT solutions and manufacturing.Fluent in German, Jonathan has spent recent years providing corporate IT services including data storage, networking and business continuity.  In joining ADI-GARDINER, he sees a large part of his role as both educator and enabler within the...

Optelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global producer of advanced IP-video network solutions, announced recently that it has won an award from leading gaming industry systems integrator, Southwest Surveillance Systems, to provide security solutions for a major Indian-owned casino located in Southern California.  Terms of the contract were not disclosed.The casino is one of Southern California's premier entertainment and gaming destinations, drawing millions of visitors each year and paying out...

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...