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The event is aimed at CCTV, facility and security managers Leading control room furniture manufacturer Winsted EMEA recently exhibited at Global MSC Security’s 6th March seminar and exhibition, being held in Bristol in conjunction with Bristol City and South Gloucestershire councils. Focused on the theme of ‘CCTV budget cuts and the riots – how did we adapt?’ the event is aimed at CCTV, Facility and Security Managers. The seminar also marks the last pu...

All the sensors are networked and integrated via StarNet, which serves a local PIDS SMS Senstar Corporation announced recently that it has begun the delivery of a multi-layered Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS) for two new maximum security prisons in Latin America. The core solution for both prisons is built around Senstar's sensors: IntelliFiber fence mounted fiber-optic sensors; Omnitrax buried cable as a covert detection layer between fences; μltraWave mi...

Founder of Geutebruck GmbH, Thomas Geutebrück bids farewell after 40 years of entrepreneurial activity After around 40 years of dynamic entrepreneurial activity Thomas Geutebrück, founder of Geutebruck GmbH bids farewell to his active leadership role. He will continue to offer his extensive knowledge on a consultative basis. There has been careful preparation for this generational change of senior management. Katharina Geutebrück has been a succ...

Bosch Security Systems recently updated its Video Client Software – a Windows PC application for live viewing and playback of network-connected cameras, supplied with all IP cameras from Bosch. The new version of this software, BVC 1.3, is optimised for use in small-to-medium size CCTV installations and supports up to 16 cameras free of charge. This number can be increased to 128 by purchasing additional licenses. The enhanced software also allows the simultaneous, live viewing of up to 40...

Zhorin will be responsible forcreating new growth opportunities for Avigilon in Russia and CIS Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, announced its continuing global expansion into the fast-growing surveillance market of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) with the appointment of Pavel Zhorin, regional sales director. According to IMS Research network video surveillance sales in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, Indi...

Franz-Josef Eberle's objective is the further development of eneo's IP portfolio Through the appointment of Franz-Josef Eberle as the eneo business unit director, Videor E. Hartig GmbH is continuing to promote the autonomy of its own brand within the portfolio. Already during the last year, the Rödermark-based multi-brand distributor has organised its team of employees with responsibility for eneo into a separate department, which until now has been under the provisional...

Opgal signs a reseller agreement with Celte SRL Opgal Optronic Industries, a leading global provider of innovative thermal imaging and near infrared illumination solutions for security and safety applications, recently announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with Celte SRL, a leading Italian distributor that specialises in electronic components for telecommunications, high-tech, industrial and security applications. Opgal provides one of the broadest thermal imaging...

Panasonic's WV-SP509E network surveillance camera had the best performance at the shootout On the 17th of January 2012, under controlled conditions, a variety of CCTV application scenarios and installation environments were recreated at a sales channel event held at Milestone Systems in Denmark.  The participants gauged the performance of four surveillance camera brands and models in four installation and monitoring scenarios. Independent and external industry professiona...

Captain Sir Edward Walter founded what was originally known as the Corps of Commissionaries in 1859 A helmet belonging to Captain Sir Edward Walter has successfully returned to the company he started over 150 years ago. Corps Security is now the proud owner of this precious artefact after bidding at a military auction. Captain Sir Edward Walter (1823-1904), a retired officer of the 8th Hussars, founded what was originally known as the Corps of Commissionaires in 1859 as a way...

Panasonic is taking steps to engage, raise awareness and educate those growing up in a world of challenges Panasonic is well advanced in transforming its global organisation and introducing environmentally sustainable product innovations, bringing hundreds of new eco technologies to the market including; high efficiency heat pumps, photovoltaic solar panels, energy storage batteries and new fuel cell technology. Since Panasonic was founded in Japan in 1918, the company’s...

Opgal Optronic Industries, a leading global provider of innovative thermal imaging and near infrared illumination solutions for security and safety applications, has added long-range fire detection and fire risk assessment capabilities to certain models of its EyeSec™ line of high-performance, uncooled thermal cameras. With this integrated option, Opgal is the only camera manufacturer that delivers an application-specific embedded fire detection video algorithm that can sense a fire and pr...

Samsung’s new four channel SRD-440 H.264 DVR offers users the convenience of remotely monitoring live or recorded images via an iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone. The SRD-440 is fully compatible with the free Samsung iPOLiS MOBILE app which can be downloaded from iTunes and the Android market. It supersedes the SRD-450 and is likely to be equally popular with installers who are looking to recommend an economically priced recording solution for small retail and office environments, and pa...

The Samsung stand will be packed with interactive product demonstration areas Samsung has announced that its stand in hall 5 at IFSEC 2012 will be dedicated to demonstrating its ability to support installers and system integrators with Smarter Security solutions.  “Smarter Security is primarily about how customers can upgrade from an analogue system to an IP and network based solution in the smartest possible way for their businesses with the help of Samsung,&rdquo...

Milestone managers shared important information on new products, tools, and services in the conference Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), held its annual Milestone Integration Platform Symposium (MIPS) conference February 12-14 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Two-hundred seventy people attended MIPS from the Milestone ecosystem of distributors, system integrators and consultants. A record number of Manufacturer Alliance Partners a...

Mayflex aims to help those who want to know more about converged IP solutions Mayflex is bringing its expertise across electronic security, networking and cabling infrastructure to IFSEC again in 2012, aiming to help those who want to know more about converged IP solutions. To see converged products in action, ranging from cameras, lighting and access control, through to switches, cable and power distribution units, visit Mayflex in Hall 4, Stand C20.  Demonstrating thes...

MicroOLED, a maker of highly power-efficient superior image quality microdisplays for near-to-eye applications, recently introduced a new 5.4 million pixel density 0.61 inch diagonal, low power consumption OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Display) microdisplay on silicon for applications demanding high picture quality, such as professional camera and camcorder equipment, night vision systems and head-mounted displays used in surgery. The ultra-compact 5.4 million-pixel microdisplay with a sub-pix...

  HD cameras will still account for less than 15% of the total American in-car police surveillance camera market in 2015 IMS Research forecasts that despite police department budgets coming under increasing pressure across the USA, the HD (High Definition) camera market onboard police cars is set to grow at over 20% over the next four years. This is just one of the findings from IMS Research's latest report on the mobile video surveillance equipment market. Currently Watc...

  Jim's technical knowledge and sales expertise will benefit new and existing SightLogix customers SightLogix, Inc., the leading intelligent thermal camera supplier for perimeter security applications, announces the appointment of Jim Augustine as its new Sales Support Manager for the Western United States and Canada. Mr. Augustine comes to SightLogix with extensive experience in networked systems, security project management, systems integration and sales. "During his br...

PService scans the video network for Dallmeier devices, automatically detects those and displays them in an overview. Recorders and cameras can thus be administered conveniently. The comprehensive functions range from changing IP addresses to updates for camera and recorder software and up to user and rights administration. It is also possible to restart the devices via PService. PService can be used for all Dallmeier network cameras and all Dallmeier recorders as from the fourth generation....

  The Smarter Security Days show how Samsung equipment can help upgrade to an IP solution in the smartest possible way The Samsung Smarter Security Days are intended to give installers and system integrators from both the security industry and IT sector a better understanding of the continuing transition from analogue to IP technology and the influence it is having on the marketplace. "Smarter Security is primarily about how customers can upgrade from an analogue system t...

A single 360 degree camera can quite often offer advantages over PTZ cameras or a larger number of fixed cameras. It is therefore not surprising that they are increasingly being specified for video surveillance projects where there is a need to continuously monitor a wide area such as in a retail store.The latest version of Wavestore's video management software, V5, incorporates de-warping software which enables the recording and display of the fisheye images captured by 360 degree cameras, and...

Plextek, the Cambridge-based business and product innovation consultancy has developed new codecs to address the issue of poor image quality that has become synonymous with many wireless CCTV surveillance systems. Current video surveillance techniques work well over wired networks, but wireless links add noise and latency that standard techniques such as H.264 and JPEG2000 fail to cope with. The result - intermittent and blurred images which make it difficult to identify perpetrators. By working...

Panasonic System Networks Company of America has enhanced the intelligent functionality of the i-PRO SmartHD WJ-NV200 Network Disk Recorder with an expansion kit that adds age and gender estimation, visitor counting, and other functions to the NVR's embedded face matching technology. The i-PRO SmartHD WJ-NVF20 advanced intelligence expansion kit enables new security and business management functionality to be added to installed WJ-NV200 recorders using a firmware update based on an installation...

Samsung has introduced a new series of network speed dome cameras which are collectively designed to provide a solution for airports, ports, car parks, industrial estates and retail parks, as well as a wide range of other environments where high performance PTZ functionality is required.All four new ONVIF compliant models, which incorporate Samsung's highly acclaimed SV-5 DSP chipset,  are able to capture 4CIF resolution images at 25 frames per second and feature Progressive Scan to optim...

Surveon, the complete megapixel solution provider, recently announced its new product line-up at Intersec 2012 in Dubai, including EMR9000 hardware RAID NVR optimised with Milestone XProtect, SMR8000 smart megapixel recorders, and CAM1000 compact megapixel network cameras.The EMR9000 series features Milestone's industry-leading XProtect surveillance software. Adopting enterprise-grade RAID controllers for up to 112 disks, the EMR9000 offers 32 to 2,000 channel megapixel recording solutions i...

  The meeting focused on Samsung's IP product range and additions to the expanding customer service programs Samsung Techwin's North American sales force rang in the new year in Memphis, TN, with a Kick-Off Meeting co-hosted by ScanSource, Samsung's "Distributor of the Year". After a January 16 tour of ScanSource's warehouse facility, the Samsung sales and marketing leadership team and manufacturer's representatives settled in to hear the latest outlook for 2012 from Samsu...

Video surveillance and remote monitoring company mobiDEOS Inc. is bringing the power of mobile surveillance and "pan/tilt/zoom" to law enforcement agencies tasked with ensuring public safety in an increasingly mobile world. mobiDEOS is the creator of MobileCamViewer, a software-based surveillance solution used globally by businesses, police agencies and consumers to remotely monitor properties and locations from smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices. The company introduces th...

ACTi introduces a new 4-Megapixel hemispheric camera KCM-3911 with the 360-degree ceiling mount view and 180-degree wall mount view. Applications such as retail stores, warehouses, gas stations, train stations, lobbies, banks, etc, represent rather complex environments - they may have bright windows on one side and darker corners on the other side. There may be different lighting conditions for day and night time. How can one camera that looks in all directions at the same time handle it all? Wi...

CIPS 2012 will cover key areas such as security technologies, CCTV and surveillanceThe only security event in Azerbaijan and the Caucasus, the Caspian International Protection, Security and Rescue (CIPS) Exhibition, returns for a 5th year. The event will be held on the 17th - 20th October 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.  Each year CIPS attracts over 8,000 visitors and over 30 participants from across Europe, Middle and Far East, Russia and CIS Central Asia.The exhibition brings together local an...

  TKH Security Solutions will demonstrate a total video surveillance system at its booth at ISC West TKH Security Solutions recently announced its intention to participate in the ISC West 2012 trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from March 28th through the 30th (booth 10115). TKH Security Solutions will show how its durable Siqura IP video surveillance systems provide complete, proven, and customised solutions that are made to last. Looking for a system tailored to...