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IQinVision’s new Alliance-Pro, vandal dome camera simplifies installation

The Alliance-pro is a full featured, H.264 main profile vandal dome camera with support for up to 5 MP resolutions. Designed with the installer in mind, installation is quick-and-easy thanks to the remote motorised zoom and focus (with A1 or A2 lenses), a hinged pivoting shroud, and 3-axis gimbal. This and other IQeye cameras allow for seamless integration with current and future technologies such as exacqVision® Edge which utilises the on-camera SDHC storage to create a low-cost, low-power...

Avigilon releases HD bullet camera series that captures incredible detail in complete darkness

Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, recently announced the HD Bullet camera series that captures incredible detail in complete darkness with its built-in adaptive infrared (IR) illumination. Available in outdoor 1 MP, 2 MP, 3 MP and 5 MP resolutions, Avigilon’s HD Bullet cameras can see facial detail two times farther than average bullet cameras. “Being able to identify faces in the dark is a huge advantage when securing your busine...

Moxa releases new VPort p26 outdoor IP dome camera for harsh outdoor installations

Moxa announces the release of a new IP dome camera that enables more reliable video surveillance performance in harsh outdoor installations.    Able to operate in temperatures ranging from -40°F to 122°F without a fan or heater, the Moxa VPort P26 outdoor IP dome camera is housed in an exceptionally rugged metal enclosure with IP66 rain/dust protection and an IK10 vandal-resistant dome cover. The camera is designed to withstand impacts of up to 20 joules or approximately the i...

Toshiba America Information Systems introduces new IK-WD04A 720p HD mini-dome camera

Toshiba Surveillance & IP Video Products Group, a business unit of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., is helping security professionals cost-effectively replace outdated analog CCTV cameras with state-of-the-art IP network video by introducing the new IK-WD04A, a 720p HD mini-dome camera that combines superior value and performance. Available immediately, it is well-suited for high-definition (1280 x 800) indoor monitoring of retail shops, public spaces and businesses. Toshiba IP pr...

LILIN’s IPD-2220ES HD IP low profile camera compliments iMEGAPRO II range

The IPD-2220ES is a 2MP/1080P HD IP internal low profile camera that compliments LILIN’s established iMEGAPRO II range. Equipped with a 4.3mm lens, the IPD-2220ES is capable of streaming HD video at up to 30 FPS. Measuring just 105mm in diameter, it provides a small and discreet HD IP solution. Connecting the IPD-2220ES to your IP system is simple. Connect it to the NVR-116 and the installation wizard, WS Discovery, will automatically detect it. WS Discovery works to locate all IP cameras...

Samsung Techwin announces collaborative partnership with Pivot3

Samsung Techwin and Pivot3 will be offering a unified IP video surveillance solution for new and existing clients Samsung Techwin, a global supplier of video surveillance and security products combining superior performance and value, recently announced a collaborative partnership with Pivot3 wherein the two companies will offer a unified IP video surveillance solution to new and existing clients. The agreement follows a Pivot3 Series E round of funding led by Samsung Ventures...

Opengear appoints Derek Watkins as its new Director of Sales for EMEA

Derek Watkins joins Opengear as Director of Sales for EMEA following record growth Opengear, a leading provider of critical infrastructure management solutions, has appointed Derek Watkins as its new Director of Sales for EMEA following record growth as organisations embrace smarter solutions to reduce overheads through remote management. Watkins brings a proven track record of over 25 years of sales management experience and joins Opengear following a Sales Director role at...

IMS Research: Chinese video surveillance market witnesses substantial growth in revenue

The report mentions the market's worth as $2.6 billion in 2011, an increase of more than 30 percent over 2010 In its fifth edition report on the Chinese video surveillance market, IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc., estimated that the market was worth $2.6 billion in 2011, an increase of more than 30 percent over 2010. A key driver of this growth was the network security camera market.   City surveillance and transportation are the largest end-user industri...

Channel Vision announces new WDR 6901 vandal proof surveillance camera

Channel Vision is pleased to announce the new Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) camera, the 6901, as the latest addition to its line of surveillance solutions. As a Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) and Vandal Proof camera, it is suitable for high contrast scenes with the ability to show image details between dark and light in the toughest conditions. The 6901 Vandal Proof dome camera uses a high resolution colour 1/3” Colour Sony Super HAD II, producing clear images reaching 700 TV lines. Using Super Wide...

Samsung appoints new Account Manager for the Midlands and South of England

Matt Raban to work closely with installers, system integrators and Samsung distributors Matt Raban has been recruited by Samsung to be Account Manager for the Midlands and South of England. As such he will be working closely with installers, system integrators and Samsung distributors to identify new opportunities for the company’s extensive range of access control and video surveillance solutions. Immediately prior to joining Samsung, Matt performed a business developm...

Avigilon ranked fastest growing technology company in Canada at Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards

Avigilon ranked eighth fastest growing technology company in North America on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, was ranked the fastest growing technology company in Canada by the 15th annual Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ Awards Program and the eighth fastest growing technology company in North America on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™. This marks the second year that Avigilon ha...

IFSEC International appoints new Group Sales Manager

Tristan Norman previously worked at UBM on Call Center and Customer Management Expo Tristan Norman has been appointed Group Sales Manager at IFSEC International, the world’s largest annual security and fire event, organised by UBM Live.  Having previously worked at UBM on Call Centre & Customer Management Expo (Europe's No. 1 trade exhibition and conference for the contact centre and customer service market) for approximately three years, Tristan has risen thro...

QNAP announces major expansion of its Turbo NAS peripherals compatibility list

QNAP® Systems, Inc. has announced a major expansion of the number of compatible peripherals available for its family of Turbo NAS products. The major additions include a Seagate® 2.5-inch 1TB internal SATA hard drive and 2.5-inch 1TB external storage device, two Arkeia® Software 3rd party software apps and seventy network cameras. The newly compatible 2.5" internal SATA hard drive: Seagate® - ST91000640NS (1TB) The newly compatible 2.5" external storage device: Seagate® - Bac...

Sony launches a new range of IPELA ENGINE EX security cameras

Sony recently announced its new IPELA ENGINE EX™ cameras, the first range of models based on the IPELA ENGINE advanced signal processing platform and part of Sony’s V Series. The latest models represent a new breed of security cameras designed to deliver advances in dynamic range, frame capture speed and low-light performance for demanding imaging applications, in the mid-to-high level video surveillance marketplace. The six new IPELA ENGINE EX cameras include the fixed-angle SNC-VB...

REP Marketing Solutions to represent SightLogix outdoor video analytics systems in the Northeast United States

REP will represent SightLogix thermal camera intrusion detection products in the region SightLogix® has appointed REP Marketing Solutions, Inc., as a manufacturer's representative firm in the Northeast United States for the company's outdoor video analytics security systems. REP Marketing Solutions will represent SightLogix thermal camera intrusion detection products in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island. The rep firm works thr...

SeSys’s Torch Camera supports 4G commectivity

SeSys’s Torch Camera is an IP based camera solution that uses mobile/cellular network connectivity to deliver video images to users via an ARC (Alarm Receiving Centre), control room or web browser. With integrated high resolution camera, storage, battery and router the Torch Camera is a self-contained camera system. With ten hours autonomy the Torch Camera can be deployed in minutes and uses mobile networks for remote access to live and recorded video. Not only will users be able to downl...

SoleraTec announces the certification and validation of Imation’s RDX A8 HD

SoleraTec LLC, a provider of innovative video lifecycle management and storage products, announces the certification and validation of Imation’s RDX A8 removable hard disk storage library. This certification provides the compatibility and interoperability between SoleraTec’s Phoenix RSM™ video storage management software and Imation’s RDX A8 product line delivering affordable long-term video surveillance retention. Comprehensive testing by SoleraTec on the compatibility a...

Lumenera's Lu375C camera equipped with Tamron's CCTV lens receives FIPS201 certification

The joint solution meets US federal government standards specifying  Personal Identity Verification Tamron USA is pleased to announce that its joint partnership with Lumenera Corporation, a leading manufacturer and developer of high performance digital cameras and custom imaging solutions for scientific, industrial and surveillance markets, in the form of Lumenera's Lu375C camera equipped with Tamron's M12VM412 CCTV lens, has received the award of Federal Information Proc...

Milestone XProtect Smart Client 7 receives ‘Security Software Product of the Year’ award

The award was presented to Milestone Systems at the ASIS Expo 2012 Milestone Systems, the open platform company for IP video management software (VMS), has been recognised by Security Products magazine for its XProtect Smart Client 7 as the ‘Security Software Product of the Year’. The award was presented to Milestone Systems at the ASIS Expo recently held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Security Products 'New Product of the Year Award' honors the outstandin...

Global Security Summit provides platform for the launch of Harmony Alliance

The founder members of the Harmony Alliance are Elmdene International Limited, GJD, Texecom and TDSi The recent Global Security Summit at London's Olympia exhibition centre provided an ideal backdrop for the high profile launch of the Harmony Alliance, a solutions-driven initiative created by four leading UK-headquartered electronic security product manufacturers. The Harmony Alliance is looking to bring new thinking to the world of security integration, and product selection,...

Samsung appoints Pedro Correia as UK Pre-Sales Manager

Pedro will work closely with installers and distributors to provide pre-sales support in system design Samsung has recruited Pedro Correia to take on the newly created role of UK Pre-Sales Manager. Pedro has worked within the video surveillance industry for seven years. Immediately prior to joining Samsung he was IP Sales Support Executive for CBC Europe and he has also carried out a Sales Engineering role for Indigo Vision. Reporting to Simon Shawley, General Manager, UK an...

Red Hawk Fire & Security to offer Sony Electronic's complete range of professional security video products

Red Hawk is also a member of the Sony Security Preferred Reseller (SSPR) program Red Hawk Fire & Security U.S., a leader in fire, life safety and security services, recently announced it will begin offering Sony Electronics’ complete line of professional security video products including the award-winning Sony IPELA Hybrid technology. Red Hawk is also a member of the Sony Security Preferred Reseller (SSPR) program. “Red Hawk has a solid heritage of customer se...

CNL Software and Atlanta Police Foundation will showcase ‘Operation Shield’ at Secured Cities Conference 2012

Operation Shield has created a citywide surveillance system protecting  35 million visitors to the City of Atlanta CNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, and the Atlanta Police Foundation will be presenting the ‘Operation Shield’ video integration initiative, one of the largest public/private camera integration projects in the US, at the Secured Cities conference in Philadelphia October 10-11, 2012. The O...

Carlos Puche joins OnSSI as Business Development Manager for Caribbean and Latin America

Puche will work with dealers, resellers and partners to increase the presence of Ocularis video security software OnSSI, the market leader in open-architecture, intelligent IP video surveillance software, has appointed Carlos Puche as Business Development Manager for Caribbean and Latin America (CALA). He will work with dealers, resellers and partners to increase the presence of OnSSI's Ocularis video security and surveillance software platform among end users in the region....

Surveon megapixel cameras integrates with Digifort System

Surveon, the megapixel solutions provider, and Digifort, a leading developer of IP video management software, recently announced that Surveon megapixel cameras will be fully integrated with Digifort System to deliver cutting-edge solutions, guaranteeing high performance, reliability and scalability. Surveon offers a full line of megapixel cameras and enterprise iSCSI/SAS video storage subsystems designed for megapixel surveillance applications. Certified by Digifort, Surveon provides full-featu...

eneo joins partnership with Mirasys to cooperate in the camera drivers development

eneo and Mirasys co-operate development of camera drivers and customer projects eneo, the specialist for video surveillance and Mirasys one of the leading developer of video management systems, have released recently that they are co-operating in the development of camera drivers and customer projects. To support this, both companies have entered in to a so-called Platinum Partnership. Until end of November 2012 all eneo IP-cameras will be supported by Mirasys software. The M...

Sony joins hands with Next Level Security Systems to develop a cloud-based video surveillance solution

Sony Electronics Security Systems Division and Next Level Security Systems are jointly developing a cloud-based video surveillance solution designed to deliver affordable, scalable security services and technologies to its worldwide customer base. Combining Sony’s IPELA Camera technology with NLSS Cloud Services from Next Level and EMC Iomega, Isilon, VNX, and VNXe storage technologies will allow cameras to automatically configure over the network and connect to the cloud for additional m...

IQinVision launches world’s first H.264 varifocal mini dome series

IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, announced the introduction of the world’s first H.264 varifocal (3.6-6mm) mini dome series. Already one of the industry’s most cost-effective and popular mini form factor cameras, the Alliance-mini now offers field-of-view flexibility with the same industry-leading 5-year warranty. IQinVision has designed a unique, mini varifocal lens with a large objective lens element which significantly improves edge resolutio...

Arecont Vision adds 10 megapixel camera and WDR models to its MegaDome 2 camera series

Arecont Vision, the industry leader in IP megapixel camera technology, announced the additions of both a 10 megapixel camera and Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) models to the MegaDome 2 camera series at ASIS 2012 (booth #3323). The addition of a 10 megapixel camera to the current MegaDome 2 lineup of 1.3, 1080p, 3 and 5 megapixel cameras will expand the series to meet growing customer demands for high-resolution megapixel camera solutions. Arecont Vision has also added two Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) came...

Arecont Vision’s MegaDome 2 and MegaVideo WDR security cameras are now ONVIF compliant

Arecont Vision, the industry leader in IP megapixel camera technology, announced its first implementation of ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) conformance to coincide with the release of the new MegaDome 2 and MegaVideo Compact WDR cameras. The ONVIF specification defines a common protocol for the exchange of information between network video devices. “Our new MegaDome 2 and MegaVideo Compact WDR cameras are the first of many ONVIF conforming products from Arecont Vision,”...