IP security & surveillance news

VIVOTEK camera and video servers demonstrate compatibility at ONVIF Fest in Japan

 Vivotek has been invited to demonstrate their products' compatibility with other devices at ONVIFVIVOTEK is pleased to have been invited to the ONVIF Developer's Plug Fest held Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 in Tokyo, Japan. The event, which provided a great opportunity to VIVOTEK R&D engineers for development expansion, was held to ensure the implementation of ONVIF Core Specification1.0 into companies' products is correct in order to achieve ONVIF's ultimate goal of complete interopera...

Ranking of Axis Communications on the global security market goes up

 Axis moves up to fourth in world rankings of vendors providing video surveillance equipmentThe 2009 edition of the annual IMS Research report "The World Market for CCTV & Video Surveillance Equipment" is based on data compiled in 2008 and provides an overall view of the video surveillance market for both traditional analogue manufacturers and the network video market where Axis is active.In the report, Axis is ranked fourth in the world in the category - vendors providing vid...

ioimage video analytics appliances to run on Milestone's IP video management solution

 ioimage and Milestone Systems have announced a technology partnership to deliver enhanced security solutions ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, and Milestone Systems, the leading global developer of open platform IP video management software, recently announced they have established a partnership to deliver comprehensive and enhanced security solutions.ioimage intelligent cameras and encoders can now be seamlessly integrated within the Milest...

New generation SourceSecurity.com consolidates leadership position among security industry trade media

  SourceSecurity.com is the global leader within the security industry media  ♦  SourceSecurity.com establishes new website traffic and viewership record, exceeding a million page views for Q3, 2009.  ♦  Independent web data reinforces SourceSecurity.com's global, Europe and UK market leadership, with growing market share in North America♦  Industry rewards stylish, modern new interface showcasing the latest security products, technology trend...

Hikvision’s camera products endorsed by Agricultural Bank of China

  Hikvision has been named an official supplier of video surveillane equipment for the Agricultural Bank of ChinaHikvision was named as an official supplier of video surveillance equipment - both cameras and DVRs - to the Agricultural Bank of China, one of the four major state-owned banks in China. This is the second time, after the Bank of China, that Hikvision's camera products have been listed by one of the four major Chinese banks. Yangzhong Hu, president of Hikvision, said: "...

Successful visit to Singapore for British security exporters

  The BSIA organised 13 companies to attend the Safety and Security Asia 2009 exhibitionBritish security exporters have just returned from an extremely successful visit to Singapore. The Safety and Security Asia 2009 exhibition, held in early October, saw 13 British security companies from a variety of industry sectors form a British pavilion to showcase their products and services to a broad range of visitors from across South East Asia.Chris Pinder, British Security Industry Ass...

Hikvision releases PSIA compliant products at ASIS 2009

  Hikvision recently released its PSIA compliant network cameras at ASIS 2009 in CaliforniaHikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., the leading supplier of digital video surveillance products with the headquarters in China, released its PSIA compliant network cameras (DS-2CD862MF-E 1.3-Megapixel CCD-based and DS-2CD852MF-E 2-Megapixel) at ASIS 2009, Sept. 21-23, 2009 in California. "We are proud to release these products at ASIS this year," said Yangzhong Hu, President of Hikv...

AD Group keeps an eye on garden visits by community groups

 AD Group's sponsorship gave many the opportunity to enjoy beautiful countryside gardens for the first timeCCTV specialist AD Group is sponsoring a series of visits by community groups to rural parks and gardens in the North West of England in conjunction with The Community Foundation for Greater Manchester and The Gateway Gardens Trust charity. The first of the visits, which are being funded by a generous donation from AD Group, took place recently at Ness Botanical Gardens, near Neston, S...

SANYO unveils world’s first lineup of Full HD / Full Frame Rate CCTV cameras

Sanyo launches professional security network camera series with H.264/MJPEG dual codecsSANYO North America Corporation (SANYO) recently announced its 2009 line-up of nine new HD surveillance cameras that offer up to 4MP MJPEG and Full High Definition (HD) video for critical security monitoring. The world's first complete line-up of Full HD 1080p and full frame rate compatible network cameras with multi-streaming H.264 and MJPEG codecs includes four different form factors: Box, Dome, Zoom ,...

Genetec ranked the 37th fastest-growing technology company in Canada

Genetec ranked 37th among the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™Genetec is ranked among the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Canada, based on the percentage of revenue growth over five years. Genetec's increase in revenues of 423% percent from 2004 to 2008 resulted in a 37th place ranking.  This is the fourth consecutive year that Genetec is ranked in the Fast 50™.For over 12 years, the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ p...

Milestone Systems hires expert Head of Product Development from Microsoft

Hans Joergen Skovgaard newly hired as Head of Product Development at Milestone SystemsJust because Milestone Systems was recently lauded by IMS Research for the fifth year in a row as the global market leader for open platform IP video software does not mean that they will rest on their laurels. According to 44-year-old Hans Joergen Skovgaard, the newly hired Head of Product Development at Milestone, it is important to keep striving for more innovations.Ambition is not lacking at Miles...

Aramco Security Chief to speak at the 1st ASIS International Middle East Security Conference

Aramco Security Chief will be a keynote speaker at the first ASIS International Middle East Security ConferenceASIS International has announced that Mohammad G. Al-Zahrani, Executive Director, Safety & Industrial Security at Saudi Aramco, will be a keynote speaker at the first ASIS International Middle East Security Conference which will be held in Dubai, UAE on 6-8 December 2009.A 35-year veteran of Saudi Aramco Mohammad Al-Zahrani worked as an Oil & Gas Operator and later a Superv...

Brickcom to showcase megapixel IP cameras at CPSE 2009

Brickcom Corporation specialises in wireless and IP surveillance solutionsBrickcom, a Taiwan-based branded company specialising in wireless and IP surveillance solutions, will showcase its latest megapixel IP cameras with video analytics at CPSE 2009 between November 1-4 in Shenzhen, China. Intelligent Video Analysis (IVA) is an emerging trend in IP surveillance since it provides convenient and efficient management for the surveillance system, according to Brickcom. The company said it has deliv...

CCTV testing company CCTV IN FOCUS is first consultancy-based organisation accredited by Secured By Design

 CCTV IN FOCUS has become the first consultancy-based organisation to be accredited by Secured By DesignCommenting on the accreditation which was awarded as a result of an approval process carried out by the Secured by Design Independent Assessment Panel, Andy Hays, Operational Manager for CCTV IN FOCUS said: "Until now accreditation has only been given to companies supplying physical products. We are therefore naturally delighted that the work we are doing to raise the standards of CC...

QNAP Security wins New Product of the Year Award

QNAP Security's VS-8040 has been honored the Winner of "New Product of the Year Award"QNAP Security, a world class manufacturer of PC-less Network Video Recorder (NVR) solutions for the corporate security/surveillance market, recently announced that the VS-8040 has been honoured the Winner of "New Product of the Year Award" in the video surveillance category by Security Products Magazine. The award was announced last week at the annual ASIS tradeshow. Security Products M...

SIA plans trade delegation to Russia

Security Industry Association is organising a trade delegation to Russia to coincide with SST Forum in MoscowElectronic security companies looking to expand into the huge Russian market will have a great opportunity to do so in February.The Security Industry Association is organising a trade delegation to Russia to coincide with the Feb. 2-5 Security and Safety Technologies (SST) Forum in Moscow. SST Moscow is run by Reed Exhibitions - the same company responsible for the ISC shows - a...

IndigoVision's record results exceed expectations

IndigoVision has announced another outstanding set of financial results, with significant growth of salesIndigoVision, the leading supplier of IP Security Management Systems, has announced another outstanding set of financial results, with significant growth of sales in the Americas +103%, Asia Pacific +50% and EMEA +10% and a 59% increase in operating profits. The company, in its results for the year ended July 2009, has reported an increase in total product revenues of 43% to a record £2...

CNL appoints Darren Chalmers-Stevens to post of Professional Services Manager

CNL announces the appointment of Darren Chalmers-Stevens as Professional Services ManagerCNL, a leading developer of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, is pleased to announce the appointment of Darren Chalmers-Stevens as Professional Services Manager. Darren is a well respected name in the global security industry, with ten years of management experience. His primary responsibility will be to oversee all delivery of client projects which use CNL's PSIM software.Darren...

ASIS International wraps up successful seminar and exhibits in Anaheim, California

ASIS was the most comprehensive education and networking event in the security industryMore than 19,300 security professionals from industry, government and law enforcement, along with product manufacturers and service providers from around the world, turned out for the ASIS International 55th Annual Seminar and Exhibits, held in Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 21-24. Hosted by ASIS, the leading organisation for security management professionals worldwide, this annual forum is the most comprehensive educ...

Chargecrest Security extends its operation nationwide

 Security services provider Chargecrest Security takes its business nationwideChargecrest Security, a UK privately owned security company and provider of security services since 1978, is to extend its manned guarding operation nationwide, following the merger with Securiforce UK and Excel Group. The move follows demand from Chargecrest Security's existing clients to deliver the same quality of service to their regional business throughout the UK.The merger creates a £6.5 million busin...

TAC completes brand migration to Schneider Electric

 Security solutions specialist TAC has completed transformation and brand migration to Schneider ElectricSchneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and security solutions, recently announced it has completed the strategic transformation and brand migration of TAC to Schneider Electric.Schneider Electric is now uniquely poised to directly offer customers a full range of solutions across its core competencies of power, data centres, industrial automation, building manag...

Pelco IP Road Shows prove summer hit

Pelco IP Road Shows visited 27 major citiesPelco has announced that its IP Road Shows have been a great success, visiting 27 major cities across the U.S. and Canada in just four months. More than 2,000 participants benefited from this free Pelco IP Road Show series."We are very pleased with the tremendous response and large number of attendees at each event. Participants had many great things to say and enjoyed their own chance to plug into the power of Pelco IP," says Paul Novak, Vice...

LILIN creates ONVIF Support Programme

As part of the Support Programme LILIN will promote ONVIF to potential new membersFollowing the release of the World's first range of ONVIF compatible products, LILIN have received a high level of interest, predominately from VMS and NVR companies.As the only manufacturer offering an ONVIF solution at present, these companies have approached LILIN wanting to test their products and services for ONVIF integration with LILIN cameras.Due to the increasing amount of requests for assistance LILIN hav...

Bosch takes CCTV technology on the road

Bosch Security Systems has a  new Mobile CCTV Demonstration UnitBosch Security Systems is taking its technology on the road, quite literally, thanks to its new Mobile CCTV Demonstration Unit.The Mobile Demonstration Unit - a Mercedes Sprinter (fitted out by Bott Ltd) - is being used to help the UK sales team demonstrate the reliability and quality of its systems, along with its ability to integrate with technology from the recently acquired Extreme Group of companies.Products featured inclu...

Pelco consolidates roster of representative firms

Pelco has agreed to accept the resignation of four of its manufacturer's representative firmsPelco management announced recently that the company has agreed to accept the resignation of four of its manufacturer's representative firms, effective October 1, 2009. With this mutually agreed upon action Pelco will continue to build its reputation for providing industry-leading customer service by streamlining its management structure, increasing its front-line selling resources and building more tigh...

Panasonic i-Pro cameras integrate with Pelco's Endura

  Pelco's Endura IP video surveillance system will support Panasonic's i-Pro network camerasPanasonic and Pelco announced that Pelco's latest version of the Endura IP video surveillance system (v2.1) will support select Panasonic i-Pro Series network cameras. Pelco was demonstrating Panasonic i-Pro network cameras operating on the Endura v2.1 platform  at ASIS 2009.According to Mike Maddox, Panasonic Solution Developer Network (PSDN) Program Manager: "Pelco is an important me...

W-5 DSP set to become an industry ‘Winner’

Samsung Techwin launched the first four of its cameras and domes to be equipped with "Winner" DSP chipsetSamsung Techwin has launched the first four of its 24-hour surveillance cameras and domes to be equipped with the latest generation "Winner" DSP chipset, the new ‘engine room' of the company's mid-range product offering.The W-5 chipset is designed to equip cameras with greater stability and articulated image processing to deliver ultra crisp and sharp colour images a...

Safety and Security Asia 2009 opens in challenging times

CEMS in collaboration with Safety and Security Asia officially opened "Safety and Security Asia 2009"Conference and Exhibition Management Services (CEMS) in collaboration with Safety and Security Asia officially opened "Safety and Security Asia 2009" at Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday morning. The event which marked the 20th anniversary of Safety and Security Asia is joined by "Homeland Security Asia 2009" and "Fir...

Five organizations form Singapore's very first security alliance - Singapore Security Alliance (SSA)

  Edward Liu, Managing Director of CEMS gives his address at the Safety & Security Asia 2009Today marked a momentous occasion for Singapore's security industry with the formation of Singapore's very first security alliance. Spearheaded by five organizations, the Singapore Security Alliance (SSA) is a joint initiative formed to forge closer ties among the organizations to better promote the well-being of Singapore's security industry and its members. This alliance is anticipated to...

Panasonic forms alliance with leading IP infrastructure supplier

  Collaboration between Panasonic and Berk-Tek will further enable end-to-end solutionsPanasonic, the provider of industry-leading i-Pro network video products and edge devices, announces an agreement to cooperate with a leading company in the Internet Protocol (IP) infrastructure market to bridge the convergence gap and expedite development of enhanced end-to-end system solutions. Joining Panasonic in a technical, marketing, training and testing alliance is industry veteran Berk-Tek,...