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The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance’s IP device specification is gaining traction with industry leader

  The PSIA remains dedicated to representing and reflecting the broadest set of inputs and industry perspectivesThe Physical Security Interoperability Alliance's (PSIA) IP Media Device Application Programming Interface (API) is quickly gaining the attention of the industry's leading companies involved in networked professional security and surveillance systems.  This document, which was released at the ASIS conference in September, has already had more than 100 companies register...

PCSC announces completion of its "LiNC-NXG" access control management software

PCSC announces completion of the soon to be released LiNC-NXG, the access control management software for next generation security systems. An intense development cycle spanning the past three years has produced a revolutionary software platform upon which future growth and development will be exponential. LiNC-NXG is a fully integrated - scalable access control and security management solution - designed for facilities of all types and sizes. From one door to thousands of doors, the system&rsq...

Octavian Group celebrates its fifth birthday in style

Nottingham based, globally operating security led business, the Octavian Group celebrated its fifth birthday in style, holding a stunning "Ocean's Elevenesque" birthday bash for clients, staff and all friends of the business at the Alea Casino in Nottingham.The party, compered by GMTV newsreader and celebrity, Priya Kaur Jones, was thrown by Octavian Group CEO, Sukhi Ghuman, as a thank you to his team, clients and friends of the business whose collective hard work and vision has made O...

Ministry of Defence CTP approval for Watchdogs Ltd

Watchdogs Ltd, a leading UK provider of security dog services, has been awarded CTP approval.CTP (Career Transition Partnership) is a Ministry of Defence initiative to provide a range of services to retiring service personnel, which includes training for alternative employment.Philip Hingle, a Director of Watchdogs and a NTIPDU Instructor, said, "Obtaining CTP approval means that we have become an approved training centre for the Ministry of Defence and as such we can offer specialist train...

Frost & Sullivan to host briefing on Convergence of Physical Security with IP in the European Market

Frost & Sullivan will host a conference call on Tuesday 4 December 2007 at 14.00 GMT to provide industry participants with an overview of the recently published study focusing on Convergence of Physical Security with IP in the European Market.As technology advances in the security industry from analogue to digital, and to IP, vendors and customers are reviewing opportunities to secure facilities more comprehensively through multi-layered or integrated technology instead of isolated security...

PSA® partners with 1nservice to bridge gap between physical security and IT security

1nservice of Bellevue, WA., and PSA Security Network® of Denver, CO., announced a national collaboration that will deliver the most expansive convergence of physical and IT security across a broad array of services.  This relationship is the first of its kind in the network technology industry, where two of North America's largest, and influential collaborative organizations, have demonstrated an integrated effort to create a single-source for all security services across all indust...