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Among the speakers was Jon Laws, who shared his knowledge on how to extend life of an existing analogue system Leading security professionals recently attended an Education Information Day held at Tavcom's training centre in Bishops Waltham. The 50 plus delegates representing industry associations, institutions, local authorities, police and principle industry employers, were treated to a series of presentations on a diverse range of subjects including analytics, forensics, c...

Dave has been at the BSIA since 2006 and has responsibility for delivering technical requirements of the electronic sections of the BSIA The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Wilkinson to the position of Director of Technical Services. Promoted from the position of Technical Manager after eight years with the Association, Dave will assume his new role on 13th February 2015. The announcement follows the resignation of...

The new office will provide a base chiefly for sales and engineering operations Following a very successful period of growth, leading IP video specialist integrator and services provider, NW Systems, has opened a new London office just as the New Year is starting. Robert Kidd will be office manager of the new office as well as sales manager for the South of England. NW Systems plans to recruit four more people to staff this new office during 2015. The office will provide a ba...

AlliedBarton was selected based on criteria that included having a formal leadership process in place AlliedBarton Security Services, the industry's premier provider of highly trained security personnel, has been named to Chief Executive magazine's 2015 Best Companies for Leaders within the private companies category for the second consecutive year. "A successful leadership program is an essential part of operational excellence," said Bill Whitmore, Chairman and CEO, AlliedBa...

Dahua has made HDCVI a global standard, providing open access for any third party to use HDCVI Dahua Technology, a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance products headquartered in Hangzhou, China announces the signing of a strategic agreement with Exar to license High Definition Composite Video Interface (HDCVI) technology. Under the terms of the new agreement, Exar is licensed to design, manufacture and sell high-definition analogue video solutions util...

The acquisition allows Belden to provide a vital element to its customer's connected environments Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission critical applications, recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tripwire, a leading global provider of advanced threat, security and compliance solutions. Tripwire, a leader in security and vulnerability management, enables enterprises, service providers, manufacturers, and government age...

The Board of Directors will continue to review the dividend on an annual basis The Board of Directors of The AES Corporation approved a 100% increase in the Company’s quarterly common stock dividend, to $0.10 per share from $0.05 per share. The Board of Directors will continue to review the dividend on an annual basis. The Company expects the dividend to grow at an approximate 10% annual rate, consistent with Parent Free Cash Flow growth of 10% to 15% per year on average...

Mr. Da Santos has been serving as Acting Chief Operating Officer since December 1, 2014 The AES Corporation announced recently that Bernerd Da Santos has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2015. Mr. Da Santos has been serving as Acting Chief Operating Officer since December 1, 2014. “Bernerd’s 30 years of experience in the electric utilities industry and in-depth knowledge of AES’ businesses, provides him w...

Jumbi Edulbehram will be responsible for sales, marketing and development activities in the Americas Oncam Grandeye, the security division of Oncam Technologies, announced recently that it has selected Jumbi Edulbehram to succeed Graham Wallis as Regional President, Americas. He will be based in the company’s Lowell, Mass. office, responsible for sales, marketing and development activities in the Americas. Before coming to Oncam Grandeye, he was in charge of business de...

Puri has more than 25 years of leadership experience in startups, corporate and defence environments Oncam Grandeye, the security division of Oncam Technologies, announced recently that Anish Puri will be its Vice President of Engineering Technology. Puri has more than 25 years of leadership experience in start ups, as well as in corporate and defense environments. At the beginning of his career, he built Polaroid’s India Software Center from the ground up, creating th...

Skillweb has launched the next generation of SmartTask to create an advanced employee scheduling and mobile workforce management solution that helps to better plan and manage security officers. As a result, companies will now be able to take advantage of an integrated tool which combines intelligent rostering, live monitoring and integrated proof of attendance across teams of both static and mobile officers, making sure they are at the right place, at the right time to meet all service requireme...

The acquisition of Digi Electronic lock will strengthen ASSA ABLOY’s digital door lock segment ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire Digi Electronic Lock, the leading digital door lock manufacturer in China. "I am very pleased to have Digi Electronic Lock and its competent personnel joining the ASSA ABLOY Group. Digi Electronic Lock is another strategic step in our expansion into new growth segments in China and other emerging markets”, says Johan Molin, P...

Wagtail’s customers include UK Border Force for whom they provide live body detection teams Wagtail UK, supplier of Specialist Detection Dogs, sponsored and exhibited at the 3rd World BORDERPOL Congress, Budapest, Hungary from the 9th to 11th December, 2014. Wagtail is one of the UK's leading specialist dog companies providing dogs and handlers for a wide variety of uses including detection of explosives, firearms, drugs, cash, tobacco, live bodies and human remains (ca...

The event will facilitate discussion of security challenges faced by the region A popular exhibition and conference is set to return to Manchester next year, as the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has announced that its free-to-attend Manchester Security event will return to the city’s Bridgewater Hall on Thursday 26th March 2015. A favourite among local businesses, the event aims to educate and inform local businesses in the North West, bringing them toget...

The company will continue to operate as PPM and their head office will remain in Edmonton, Canada PPM 2000, the industry’s leading authority on incident management, has been acquired by Klass Software (“Klass”), the acquisition group of Klass Capital, a leading enterprise software, growth equity fund headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.    Effective immediately, Will Anderson, the CEO of Klass Software, is now the CEO of PPM. Elaine O’Sullivan...

Airbus Defence will upgrade NATO’s new Mode 5 IFF standard to improve friendly and hostile forces distinction Airbus Defence and Space will upgrade the German Armed Forces’ identification systems to NATO’s new “Mode 5” IFF (= identification-friend-or-foe) standard which will improve the distinction of friendly and hostile forces and thus help to avoid friendly fire. To this end, the German procurement authority awarded Airbus Defence and Space a t...

Surveon, the complete megapixel solutions provider, recently released the new generation server NVR series. The enterprise Linux NVR5000 is the industry-first rackmount NVR with a shorter dimension in depth (50 cm/19.7 inches), cableless and redundant design and scalable RAID storage, providing system integrators the professional solutions to increase efficiency, storage capacity and scalability, while lowering issues of installation, maintenance and integration that could easily go wrong when a...

TeleEye is thrilled to announce the launch of the TeleEye GX680 Series, a new generation of digital video recorders. TeleEye GX680 Series is a range of 4-, 9- and 16- channel digital video recorders, which are specifically designed for recording and securing video data captured from TeleEye network cameras and other ONVIF Profile S cameras. Longer recording and cost saving With the trend shifting from analogue to HD, a common concern for end-users, is that more data storage and bandwidth is re...

Security Partners has purchased a facility in Las Vegas because of its strategic location Security Partners, one of the fastest-growing security monitoring companies in the United States, recently announced it will soon be adding its fourth North American location, in Las Vegas, next spring. Security Partners has purchased a facility in Las Vegas because of its strategic location, and the favourable environment for conducting business on a national basis. The company will con...

Octavian works alongside blue chip and public sector organisations to help protect their operations Octavian Security, the leading UK security provider, has been named "Outstanding Business of the Year" at the Institute of Asian Businesses (IAB) Annual Dinner and Awards ceremony 2014. The IAB, a part of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group, recognises the needs of Asian businesses in the West Midlands and celebrates their achievements with this year’s presti...

Security Solutions has scheduled 500 timber door sets and architectural ironmongery for the project Security Solutions, a division of ASSA ABLOY UK, the global leader in door opening solutions, has secured a contract to supply products for Birmingham Dental Hospital & School of Dentistry – the UK’s first new integrated dental hospital and school for nearly 40 years. The development is seen as highly strategic for the city, being a key element of the new Edgbas...

Eagle Vision is a lightweight deployable, commercial satellite imagery downlink ground system Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract for system evolution and maintenance of the US Air Force’s five Eagle Vision stations until 2019. Systems evolutions are related to foot print reduction (transit cases versus shelter), smaller antenna dishes and integration of new satellites. The sustainment of the system covers 24/7 support, failure corrections with workaroun...

ISD received certification through the NSI Gold scheme for design, installation and maintenance of fire detection systems ISD Tech, an agile and fast growing Surrey-based security systems integrator, recently announced that it has achieved BAFE accreditation for the design, commissioning, installation and maintenance of fire detection systems. “The extension of our capability into fire enables us to offer turnkey fire detection and alarm systems together with integrated...

ISONAS Inc., a leading pure IP access control system manufacturer, has revolutionised the security industry by offering a proven access control solution that provides network-based “Pure IP” panel-less access control technology. ISONAS’s network-based PowerNet™ IP Reader-Controller offers a patented technology that easily integrates with Windows-based software to deliver more simplicity, greater value, and total flexibility over physical access-point security.  The c...

One of the UK’s leading independent access control system designers, Access Control Services Ltd. (ACS Ltd.), continues to enhance the level of integration between their xPLAN system and ASSA ABLOY Access Control’s innovative Aperio® locking system. ACS Ltd. has fully integrated the Aperio® wireless locking solution into the xPLAN V9.x access control system, creating a single point of administration and reporting for wired, wireless and wire-free systems, with additional sup...

DVS is a multi-brand distributor of electronic surveillance products, established in 2003 The Cardiff based specialist IP product distributor, DVS Limited, have experienced incredible growth in recent years. In order to sustain their organic expansion they have employed 5 new starters in as little as 2 months. DVS have built an envious reputation for their fantastic pre & post-sales support and their recent increase in staff levels will only reinforce their enviable posit...

Antony Smith will be working across a range of sectors where FireVu has established a strong track record AD Group's fire detection solution brand hires new business development manager to target data centre sector Antony Smith has joined AD Group from Tyco as the new business development manager for fire detection solution brand FireVu. Smith has held a number of senior sales roles at Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions over a 10 year period.  He will be focusing on...

IRN will host the East Africa Energy Infrastructure Security Forum, which will address maritime security The recent report by Markets and Markets reveals that in the next five years the maritime security market will experience a significant growth from $13.94 billion in 2014 to $20.87 billion in 2019. Middle East and Africa (MEA) is the second region after Asia Pacific expected to have the largest market share. Following the series of attacks Kenya experienced in the newly dev...

MSE 2014 saw more than 100 exhibiting brands from around the region The first Manufacturing Solutions Expo (MSE) 2014 concluded with a bang on 10 October 2014 over three days at Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre. Held as part of the National Productivity Month, MSE 2014 was jointly organised by the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) and Sphere Exhibits, a subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings. Manufacturing Solutions Expo 2014 attracted close to 2,500 visitors who...

Identiv reaffirms revenue guidance for fiscal year 2014 of revenue between $80 million and $90 million Identiv, a global security technology company that provides trusted identity solutions for premises, information, and everyday items, reports its financial results for the third quarter (Q3) of 2014. "In Q3 2014, we saw continued growth in revenue and achieved positive adjusted EBITDA," said Jason Hart, Identiv CEO. "The steps taken to streamline our business have allowed us...