IP security & surveillance news

At the NSA show, G4S highlighted its mission to provide a range of private security solutionsThis year at the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) exhibition, G4S, a leading supplier of comprehensive security solutions, displayed a specially fortified 15-passenger transportation van. G4S is helping out under a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to transport removable aliens using these fortified vans. By driving aliens in custody to processing centres, or any other...

The CBP buses serve as mobile detention centres to transport illegal immigrants to processing centresThis year at the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) show, G4S displayed a custom-built fortified U.S. Customs and Border Protection prisoner transport bus. Buses like the one displayed logged 19 million miles last year, transporting nearly one million illegal immigrants under a contract with the U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) to cover all sectors along the U.S.-Mexican border.The CBP...

G4S offers services including transporting prisoners, courthouse security, operating jails, etc.Attendees at this year's National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) conference and exhibition represent law enforcement agencies from across the country, many facing an unprecedented need to slash budgets and work within limited resources. G4S, a provider of comprehensive security solutions, is showcasing their law enforcement support services at the NSA show to help local agencies by providing significant...

Intellivision's embedded solutions will analyse digital video streaming from high-resolution HDcctv camerasHDcctv Alliance®, the global security industry consortium established to manage and promote technical standards for HDcctv™ equipment interoperability, announced that IntelliVision Technologies Corporation, a leading company in intelligent video analysis and automated monitoring solutions for the security, surveillance and safety markets, has joined the Alliance. IntelliVision pla...

iVENCS is the first in a new generation of 3D-based situation management and integrated control platforms ASL's iVENCS 3D control system debuted at IFSEC 2010 which took place from 10 - 13 May.ASL (Hall 5 Stand D85) unveiled iVENCS, the first in a new generation of 3D-based situation management and integrated control platforms. iVENCS is an infrastructure-scale offering aimed at mission-critical facilities where global disaster recovery and lifelike visualisation of events are...

BriefCam, Ltd. is the developer and provider of Video Synopsis surveillance systems BriefCam, Ltd. the developer and provider of Video Synopsis systems for reviewing, analysing and indexing of surveillance camera content, announced it has been selected as a finalist for Red Herring's Europe 100 award, a prestigious list honouring the year's most promising private technology ventures from the world European business region. The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies fro...

G4S is the premier supplier of security manpowerG4S provides total security solutions for building owners and managers, encompassing technology innovations to make commercial real estate and corporate campuses more secure along with personnel in the form of contracted security officers. G4S, formerly known as Wackenhut, shared with attendees at the BOMA show the company's vision to deliver a new category of integrated security solutions that combines manpower and technology."In the past, bu...

Alexander Fernandes, President and CEO of Avigilon, with the Red Herring North America 100 AwardAvigilon, the performance and value leader in high definition and megapixel video surveillance systems, announced it has been named to the Red Herring's North America 100 list, a prestigious list honouring the year's most promising private technology ventures in North America. The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of thousands from across North America. Winn...

King Communications & Security Ltd received the UK-I MPOP 2010 Platinum Partner of the Year awardMilestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software, held its Partner Open Platform (MPOP) event at the Heathrow Marriott Hotel June 16th and 17th, where the annual awards for outstanding achievements were revealed: GVD Limited in Ireland and King Communications & Security Limited in Scotland.Glenn Fletcher, Sales Director for Milestone Systems UK, explains the c...

The screening is done through the TSA's Secure Flight programmeU.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that 100 percent of passengers flying domestically and internationally on U.S. airlines are now being checked against government watch lists through the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Secure Flight programme - the second major step in fulfilling a key 9/11 Commission recommendation achieved recently. The announcement comes less t...

Octavian Security personnel will undertake the NVQ's to further improve its robust offering to clientsDerby based, nationally operating security company Octavian Security, has announced that each of its security officers, managers and administrators are to undertake NVQ's in Customer Service to further improve its robust offering to clients. Some 400 NVQ Customer Service qualifications will be delivered in partnership with Derby College, together with Cleaning NVQ qualifications f...

IFSEC is established as the world's largest annual security eventFor the 38th successive year, IFSEC delivered a first-class event for the international security industry when it took place from 10 - 13 May 2010 at the NEC Birmingham. Established as the world's largest annual security event, thousands of visitors descended on Birmingham to see more than 750 industry-renowned companies showcase their latest developments and take advantage of more than 30 hours of free educational content.Jam...

PSA acknowledged Arecont for providing it with outstanding service and quality surveillance productsArecont Vision, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology proudly announces their acceptance of the PSA Outstanding New Vendor Award at this year's PSA Tec 2010 Show. This award was created to acknowledge PSA vendor partners who provide PSA with outstanding service and quality products. Winning vendors were selected based on achieving high scores on a survey completed by PSA memb...

The standard has been adopted for DHS's Private Sector Preparedness (PS-Prep) ProgrammeThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced the adoption of the ASIS American National Standard for Organisational Resilience for the DHS's Private Sector Preparedness (PS-Prep) Programme.The ANSI/ASIS SPC.1-2009 Standard, titled "Organisational Resilience: Security, Preparedness and Continuity Management Systems - Requirements with Guidance for Use," provides a holistic approach to cost-e...

Fire & Security Pakistan 2010 served as a unique platform to showcase latest safety and security technologiesPakistan - A growing security & safety marketThe safety and security market of Pakistan is consistently growing and several security projects are underway by law enforcement organisations at various levels. In addition, the number of private security firms is also increasing in Pakistan, protecting large and small businesses as well as households and private properties.Fire &...

Concept Smoke Screen won in the Loss Prevention Solution of the Year categoryThe best in Retail Technology were recognised with a coveted at this year's gala dinner at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane in London, on June 15, 2010. The BT Retail Week Technology Awards aim to reward the very best in retail technology and recognise the excellent service they deliver to the customers they serve. The awards bring together industry leaders to celebrate the most innovative and passionate technology professio...

In the search engine all captured media content is simultaneously catalogued and digitally archivedartec technologies AG, located in Diepholz, Germany, and publicly traded at a number of stock exchanges in Germany, has just won approval for tenancy in the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP). The northern German company sought the approval with the objective of developing, in a Qatar-German consortium, a media search engine for the Arabian world. After the search engine has been launc...

SA Maritime Security will rely on a workforce of 170 maritime surveillance specialists in Germany and FranceEADS Defence & Security (DS) and Atlas Elektronik (AE) have decided to consolidate their position in the maritime safety and security market by merging their subsidiaries Sofrelog, acquired by DS in 2006, and Atlas Maritime Security, a spin-off of AE. This joint venture will take the form of a strong and flexible SME tailored to meet specific customer needs in this market. Named S...

 Aimetis, a global leader in intelligent video management software signed a distribution agreement with WYNITAimetis Corp, a global leader in intelligent video management software, announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with WYNIT to add Aimetis Symphony™ software to their security product line."We are quite pleased with our growing relationship with Aimetis", states Ron Van Tassel, WYNIT Business Development Manager for Security, Surveillance, and ID Sol...

The award builds on the company's reputation for the quality and reliability of its security productsBosch Security Systems has won the PSI Premier Award for CCTV Product of the Year 2010 for its Dinion 2X range.The Dinion 2X range enhances an already proven camera technology with improved processing and advanced level imaging. Its performance is designed for the most demanding surveillance applications, and its features have been tailored to make the installer's job easier. Collecting the...

The partnership will certify integration of IPSecurityCenter with the features offered by the SeeTec 5 NVR systemCNL, a world leader in developing Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, announces it has formed a technology partnership under its Technology Alliance Programme (TAP) with SeeTec, one of the leading software products for IP based video security.Founded in 1997, SeeTec developed one of the world's first management platforms for network cameras. Today the S...

L to R: Bill Bozeman, Frank DeFina and Jeff Baxter at the PSA-TEC International Security ConferenceSamsung Techwin America, a global supplier of video surveillance products combining superior performance and value, continued to spread word of its new Vision 2010 product roll-out at the PSA-TEC Annual Conference. In addition to announcing a strategic partnership with PSA Security Network, Frank DeFina, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Samsung Techwin America, and Bill Bozeman,...

ASIS 2010 will offer more than 180 sessions covering the full range of timely security topics and critical issuesMore than 20,000 security professionals from around the world will meet in Dallas from October 12-15 for ASIS International's 56th Annual Seminar and Exhibits (ASIS 2010). ASIS 2010, to be held at the Dallas Convention Centre, will offer more than 180 educational sessions covering the full range of timely security topics and critical issues, as well as core security-manageme...

The BSIA event provided a platform for industry suppliers to exhibit their products and servicesLeading suppliers and service providers from the information destruction industry were united on 9th June at a conference and exhibition hosted by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA)."Since changes to the law have introduced hefty fines for any company found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act, sharing best practice is now more important than ever in our rapidly growing indust...

INDESEC 2010 will be held in Delhi - the headquarters of homeland security decision makers and influencersTo safeguard India from the asymmetric threat of international terrorism, the Indian Government is readdressing its internal security strategy, markedly increasing the budget allocation and fast tracking procurements of homeland security and defence systems. It is within this climate that the next edition of the INDESEC Expo series, will take place in New Delhi from 6-8 September, 2010....

Security in the aviation sector is the prime focus of Transport Security Expo 2010Aviation, maritime and supply chain security professional from around the world will gather in London in September for Transport Security Expo and Conference 2010. The annual event is being held this time around against the backdrop of the abject failure on the part of the aviation sector to prevent Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab from attempting to blow himself up on a Detroit bound jetliner, a continued inability on th...

InfoComm International and CEDIA are the two supporting associations behind Integrated Systems EventsIn the middle of an exciting year for the professional AV and electronic systems integration market in Russia, co-organisers Integrated Systems Events and MidExpo have unveiled a string of new initiatives to ensure that ISR 2010, which runs from 7-9 December 2010 at Moscow's Gostiny Dvor exhibition centre, is the most successful event in the show's history.Focusing on opportunities presented...

VIVOTEK cameras like IP7161, IP7361, IP8161, and FD8161 integrated with Digifort's softwareVIVOTEK is pleased to partner with Digifort, a leading developer of IP surveillance software, and demonstrated the latest integration with VIVOTEK network cameras and Digifort's IP surveillance software at Exposec 2010 in São Paulo, Brazil. The demonstration showcased the highest level of integration of VIVOTEK's megapixel cameras and new 8000 series H.264 network cameras, such as IP7161, IP7361, IP...

 Andrew Maynard and Darren Conquer will provide telephonic support for Samsung's security productsSamsung Techwin Europe Ltd has strengthened its technical support team with the appointment of Andrew Maynard and Darren Conquer as Technical Engineers.Andrew Maynard, who has worked as a Service Engineer within the electronic security industry for ten years, was until recently with WOT Security whilst Darren Conquer has been a Senior Technical Support Engineer for Videoswitch, where he ha...

Milestone's IP software is number one in the world, five times in a row, according to IMS ResearchPhoto: Finn BrondumAt three o'clock on the afternoon of 14th June, the Danish royal ship Dannebrog was the setting for His Royal Highness Prince Henrik to hand out this year's King Frederik IX award for Excellence in Export. Milestone Systems CEO & President Lars Thinggaard proudly accepted this honour.Since its founding twelve years ago, Milestone Systems has established itself as an...