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Prominent figures in counter terrorism are set to gather this April at the World Counter Terror Congress Prominent figures in counter terrorism are set to gather this April at the World Counter Terror Congress. Held in conjunction with Counter Terror Expo at London Olympia 21-22 April, the event will see senior representatives from the Home Office, GCHQ, Parliament, NATO and the Metropolitan Police join globally recognised experts from leading academic and research institu...

LILIN Americas, the US entity of IP video provider Merit LILIN, recently introduced a covert surveillance camera that enables the capture of high-definition video at ATMs, retail outlets, and other indoor locations while maintaining a low-profile presence to not tip off criminals. Building on over three decades of leadership and innovation from LILIN, the new IPC0122 IP camera gives users a flexible monitoring solution that can be accessed on-site with a monitor, by way of an SD card, or remote...

In its ongoing efforts to provide the market with simpler and easier implementation of long-range surveillance systems, VIVOTEK is pleased to announce the launch of its three new PoE extenders: the 4-port indoor PoE extender, AP-FXC-0400; the 1-port outdoor PoE extender, AP-FXC-0150; and 2-port outdoor PoE extender, AP-FXC-0250. When it comes to long-distance surveillance system construction, solving cable length limitation and power supply issues are always the biggest challenges for installer...

ISE takes a majority share in respect to its Digital Signage Conference, an annual event that takes place in Munich, Germany Integrated Systems Events, the company that produces the ISE exhibition, recently announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with invidis consulting to take a majority share in respect to its Digital Signage Conference, an annual event that takes place in Munich, Germany. The Digital Signage Conference, run in cooperation with trad...

Congress will be held alongside the INTERPOL World Exhibition in Singapore (14 - 16 April 2015) Technology-driven security solutions developed by leading industry players will be presented at the INTERPOL World Congress, a knowledge sharing forum anchoring the inaugural INTERPOL World in 2015. With an emphasis on public-private partnerships, the Congress will feature forums on each of the four areas of focus – Cybersecurity, Safe cities, Border management and S...

Peter Poole and Tristan Norman has been appointed as Sales Director and Head of Business Development Security & Fire, respectively IFSEC Global Security & Fire Portfolio is pleased to announce expansion plans to continue to grow the worldwide show IFSEC International. Peter Poole has been appointed as Sales Director and will be responsible for all commercial activity across the portfolio whilst leading the sales team and the network of global agents to continue to...

LILIN Americas, an entity of IP video provider Merit LILIN serving North, Central and South America, today launched a new series of IP cameras featuring on-board Intelligent Video Surveillance (IVS) analytics, marking a significant milestone in the expansion of the company’s IP portfolio. Six cameras will make up the new LILIN IVS iMEGAPRO™ Series, including indoor and outdoor models in bullet, dome and box form factors. “Cameras with On-board analytics create more manageable...

Increased processing power of DSP chipsets in cameras has created more opportunities to add value with Open Platform The BBC News magazine recently published an article online under the heading, 'The end of the CCTV era?'. The piece reported that some local authorities are questioning if further investment in video surveillance can be justified. So, is this the end of a long period of sustained growth for the video surveillance industry? Peter Ainsworth, Head of Product and...

TEC 2015 to be held in Westminster on May 4-8, 2015 will feature week of education & custom learning paths PSA Security Network, the world’s largest electronic security cooperative has announced its education conference agenda for TEC 2015. The premier education, exhibit, and networking event will be held in Westminster, CO on May 4-8, 2015. This year, TEC will feature an entire week of education with custom learning paths designed to benefit a company’s e...

When a fire of this magnitude occurs, authorities already have an uphill battle when it comes to determining the cause The reaction comes following a report in the Black Country-based Express and Star, detailing a fire that destroyed an industrial estate in the region late last year, with evidence from local authorities confirming that the blaze was started deliberately. The fire at Middlemore Industrial Estate, situated in the town of Smethwick in the West Midlands, occurred...

Canon Inc. has made a public offer to the shareholders of Axis Communications to transfer all of their shares in Axis to Canon for a consideration of SEK 340 in cash per share in the Company. The total value of the offer is approximately $ 2.8 billion. If the offer is accepted this will be the Canon's biggest acquisition to date. Axis has released a statement of the Board of Directors in relation to the offer. Based on a financial short and mid-term perspective, the Board of Directors have conc...

Background This statement is made by the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) of Axis Aktiebolag (the “Company” or “Axis”) pursuant to section II.19 of Nasdaq Stockholm’s Rules concerning Takeover Bids on the Stock Market (the “Takeover Rules”). Canon Inc. (“Canon”) has recently announced a public offer to the shareholders of Axis to transfer all of their shares in Axis to Canon for a consideration of SEK 340 in cash pe...

IS-IP300-IRB is a Quad-streaming, H.264 & MJPEG encoding, 3-megapixel resolution, IP-addressable network camera Sentry360, one of the fastest growing IP camera manufacturers in the industry, announced recently the release of their latest camera to the InSight™ Camera line, the IS-IP300-IRB. This camera joins the InSight™ Bullet Series and was officially released at Intersec Expo in Dubai earlier this week. This new product was met with a great response as it wa...

Navtech Radar has announced the launch of a brand new customer service initiative named NavCover+, as part the company's drive towards offering a superior warranty service to all customers. With the new initiative, Navtech Radar aims to provide customers with the option of a prolonged service agreement with differing levels of support and response times. Greg Thomlinson, Customer Service Manager at Navtech Radar, says, "We are delighted to announce the NavCover+ customer support scheme. It is a...

Synology® Inc. announced the official release of Surveillance Station 7.0, the latest version of its robust video management system. Surveillance Station 7.0 features a refreshed visual design, easy task automation, integration for network door controllers and other connected devices, expanded support for specialized cameras, and ONVIF 2.4 compliance. "With its beautiful, new multitasking design, advanced management tools, and comprehensive camera support, Surveillance Station 7.0 is the pe...

The SSAIB has been at the forefront of offering certification against this new British Standard to its members SSAIB, the UK and Ireland’s leading fire, security and telecare certification body, is celebrating becoming the first certification body to gain UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accreditation against British Standard 102000 for Investigative Services. This follows SSAIB’s work on pilot assessments with a number of companies working in this fiel...

The world's 1st long-distance IR 20X zoom bullet amazed visitors with its built-in over 100 meters IR illuminators Brickcom Corporation, a leading IP surveillance solution provider, concentrates on developing the advanced technology and providing customers with the innovative products. In January, Brickcom actively joined Intersec 2015, one of the world’s leading and most international security and safety exhibitions, and successfully drew a great deal of attention f...

Hikvision has made stupendous achievements in both domestic and overseas markets in the last year Hikvision, the global leader in innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has announced revenues of US$2.82 billion for the financial year 2014. This corresponds to a 60.37% growth rate year on year and a compound annual growth rate over the last decade of 53%. "Hikvision's continued growth is attributable to our product innovation capability and complete product...

The programme, which was created with close support from HABC, is comprised of seven HABC qualifications Representatives from Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) joined staff and dignitaries as Serco-run HMP Kilmarnock welcomed Group CEO Rupert Soames to the prison to congratulate trainees on being the first nationally to complete a new training programme. The visit took place just before Christmas (9 December 2014) and saw the Serco chief spend a full day at th...

Tim brings over 20 years of sales management experience in the Physical and IT security industries 3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions, recently announced Tim Bell is the latest addition to the company’s growing sales team. Tim brings over 20 years of sales management experience in the Physical and IT security industries. He has spent the last 10 years managing territory start-up sales in the video analytics and video surveilla...

Technical webinar to be conducted on 11 Feb 2015 will cover features and benefits of United VMS 6.4 DVTEL announces the general availability of our United VMS 6.4 platform. The United VMS 6.4 platform allows to monitor all of their systems - whether Latitude, Horizon, or Meridian - concurrently, remotely, or locally over any network type. Features & benefits Monitor all of their systems - Latitude, Horizon, or Meridian - in real-time, concurrently, remotely, or lo...

mobiDEOS recently announced a new IP- and cloud-enabled surveillance platform, UCNE, that can leverage existing and new analogue infrastructure while cost-efficiently transitioning systems to the network. mobiDEOS is now extending UCNE’s capabilities to deliver a cost- and time-efficient video verification solution for alarm dealers by working with central stations. Alarm verification has been mandated by many law enforcement agencies, and UCNE makes it affordable for all end users&m...

QNAP® Systems, Inc. announced the release of the new 10GbE-ready TVS-x71U series Turbo vNAS, including the TVS-871U-RP and TVS-1271U-RP. Delivering high performance, scalability options and a wide array of business applications, these models easily fulfill mission-critical storage needs, with persistent throughput to balance resource-demanding applications. The TVS-x71U series supports QvPC Technology that enables users to directly access stored data, monitor live surveillance feed...

The Advance will include awards for distinguished SIA Members in recognition of their accomplishments For the first time this year, the Security Industry Association (SIA) will hold its annual meeting The Advance at ISC West, produced by ISC Events in Las Vegas. On Tuesday, April 14, the program for The Advance will include awards for distinguished SIA Members in recognition of their accomplishments in the previous year, announced V. John Stroia, SIA chairman of the board. Fo...

The software’s technology is based on Danish IP video management specialist Milestone Systems With Siveillance™ VMS (Video Management Software), Siemens has introduced a video management solution that enhances the company's existing security portfolio. The strategic partner for this software is Danish IP video management specialist Milestone Systems, on whose technology Siveillance™ VMS is based. Siveillance™ comprises software-based security plat...

A new range of learning resources has been launched by Highfield.co.uk to help educators and learners with recently updated security qualifications. The new qualifications were launched after a review into learning in the sector in 2014 by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) which affected licence-linked security units, and resulted in qualifications containing these being withdrawn and replaced with immediate effect on 1 January 2015. The materials – which have been written by securit...

The report positions CP Plus as one of the fastest growing brands in video security in India with an estimated market share of 21% CP PLUS, the Global Leader in advanced surveillance and security systems and solutions, and market leader with No. 1 market share in India, has retained its position in security industry. In its latest report on the Indian market for security and video surveillance equipment, IHS Technology, a well-known US based research firm identifies CP Plus as...

Tyco will help with establishing widespread adoption of Thread Technology The Thread Group announced the addition of Somfy, the leader in home control products, and Tyco, the largest fire protection and security solutions company, to its Board of Directors. Thread is the new IP-based low-power wireless mesh networking protocol designed specifically for the home and the Thread Group is an industry alliance chartered with guiding the widespread adoption of Thread. The Threa...

Axis Communications continues to see a strong performance in several emerging markets Axis: Year-end report January-December 2014 The fourth quarter Net sales increased by 16 percent during the fourth quarter to SEK 1,504 M (1,299). Net sales increased by 7 percent in local currencies Operating profit amounted to SEK 199 M (166), which corresponds to an operating margin of 13.2 percent (12.8) Profit after tax amounted to SEK 156 M (117) Earnings per share amounted to S...

AxxonSoft is proud to have participated in Intersec for the fourth time, this year from 18 to 20 January 2015 in Dubai, UAE. This year's event saw version 4.0 of the Axxon Next VMS, as well as the Axxon Intellect PSIM platform for creating comprehensive and customisable site-specific security solutions. Visitors also saw the Auto Intellect road safety and vehicle monitoring solution alongside Face Intellect facial recognition. In addition to software, at its stand AxxonSoft showcased a Safe Cit...