IP security & surveillance news

D-Tec - part of AD Group - announces that it is a finalist in the International Achievement category of the influential Security Excellence Awards 2008 - promoted as the security industry's 'Oscars'.  The company is a worldwide leader in CCTV camera-based Video Smoke Detection (VSD), which analyses images to provide early warning of fire, whether accidental or deliberate (arson).The shortlisting of D-Tec reflects the growing take-up of its Video Smoke Detection (VSD) solutions in large scal...

CCTV surveillance equipment manufacturer TeleEye is setting new standards for security industry remote monitoring.  The company has developed a specialist BS-8418 academy designed to create and promote high quality CCTV monitoring solutions with BS-8418 compliance throughout.Central to the academy's charter is a commitment to reducing false alarms from CCTV monitoring systems.  End users and the police both benefit by saving the time and money wasted on unnecessary call outs.  The...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe (PSSEU) has selected five new work placement students to join the EU marketing team on a year long placement to build upon its business growth overseas. The placement students will be working alongside professionals on projects including events and exhibitions, website and portal design, advertising, and media relations to support and strengthen the existing central marketing team.  The newly appointed recruits include Luke Hansford who will be responsible...

Bosch Security Systems has launched its ‘Bosch Security Academy' catalogue, detailing its comprehensive range of training courses available to installers and end-users.Bosch's new training academy aims to bring the highest level of manufacturer training to the industry, to improve product knowledge, competency and professionalism.  Courses within the catalogue are run free of charge and are relevant for installation engineers and sales teams.  The courses cover the selection, ins...

Sony recently revealed how it has strengthened its market-leading security offering through a re-evaluation of its distribution network that sees Norbain SD, one of Europe's most successful distributors of electronic security systems, become one of two key distributors in the UK.  The announcement will place Sony at the forefront of Norbain SD's network of specialist dealers. Building on its extensive IP and analogue line-up, which recently saw the introduction of nine new cameras including...

 Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, has published financial results for the first six months of 2008, which confirm the company's leadership position globally, with strong sales growth of 37 per cent in local currency up to SEK 882 M (£73.4m) in its core network video market and in the EMEA region, where net sales amounted to SEK 469.5 M (£39m).Highlights for the period include Axis' announcement of its expansion into Russia with the opening of a new sales...

 Forward Vision, a member of the Bosch Group, reports its MIC1 series of cameras, also known as "Metal Mickey's", are being used in an increasing number of rapid deployment applications worldwide.  They have recently been used in solutions as diverse as Presidential protection command vehicles, Police surveillance vans, Highways Agency vehicles, RNLI lifeboats and temporary wireless surveillance installations. James Smith, general manager at Forward Vision, says: "The co...

Bosch Security Systems has invested a significant amount of money, time, and effort over the last year to bolster our training offerings for our customers.  With new training centers, more in-depth classroom courses, and a greater range of eLearning offerings, we are helping to support and educate dealers and integrators as the market shifts toward greater adoption of IP security solutions. This month, we opened a , increasing the number of Bosch training facilities to five nationwide....

CCTV specialist Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has announced that the feature-packed 16-channel model from its SD Range of Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) has received an extremely positive review in an in-depth Bench Test which has just been published by UK magazine Security Installer.The review, entitled 'Instantly Likeable', which features in Security Installer's July edition, was conducted by independent testers and sees the SD DVR - which is targeted at small to medium sized applicati...

On Sunday, 13 July, seven employees from CCTV specialist AD Group's subsidiary RemGuard took to the saddle in a 60-mile Manchester to Blackpool cycle ride to raise an impressive £1,000 for good causes including the Christie Hospital in Manchester - one of Europe's leading cancer treatment centres - and the Wigan and Leigh Hospice.Many of the group were able to purchase new bikes for the event through a generous 'Cycle to Work' scheme run by AD Group to encourage employees to look after the...

The new logo of Security illustrates: more than ever, fire protection is one of the decisive subjects in the security sector.  Security Essen will now give this section more space.  For the first time, one complete hall will be reserved for suppliers in the security segment of fire protection.  "Fire Prevention" will be the title under which the fire protection sector will congregate in Hall 12.Compact in one place - this concept convinced the exhibitors immediately.&nbs...

  Oliver Vellacott, IndigoVision CEO, giving the keynote speech at the launch launch conferenceIndigoVision, a leading supplier of integrated IP video security solutions, has opened a new regional sales and support centre for the Middle East in the Dubai Internet City, a free economic zone for Information Technology companies in the United Arab Emirates.  The opening ceremony was attended by local businesses and members of the press and was followed by a conference for IndigoVisio...

 Milestone has consistently grown 40-60% per year  Milestone Systems, a global developer of open platform IP video management software for surveillance systems, today announced $27 (€17) million in growth stage funding from Index Ventures, one of Europe's top venture capital firms.  This is the first ever external investment into Milestone, after nearly a decade in business, and marks the latest investment from Index Ventures' €400 million growth fund, which closed...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced recently the appointment of Ethan Vons as Director of Global Customer Services responsible for US, EMEA and APAC support centres.  ioimage is currently doing business in 35 countries and maintains a global network of over 100 business partners.Vons has a proven track record of managing global customer service departments and establishing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) programs and technical servi...

IndigoVision, a leading supplier of complete IP Video and Alarm management solutions, recently announced that it will support the network video standard being developed by Sony, Bosch and Axis, once it is ratified.Commenting on the announcement, Oliver Vellacott, IndigoVision CEO, said: "We are pleased to announce that IndigoVision's class-leading Security Management Software, ‘Control Center', will support cameras compliant with the forthcoming standard.  ‘Control Cen...

Ladies from Mayflex, the cabling infrastructure, networking and IP physical security solutions distributor, joined thousands of other women across the UK, by taking part in the Race for Life at Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, on Thursday 26th June 2008.Race for Life is Cancer Research UK's flagship event that has grown to become the UK's largest women-only fundraiser.  In 2007, the organisation brought together 665,000 women to walk, jog or run the 5km event in order to raise £40 m...

  The integration offers video surveillance market greater flexibility and choice of cameras as well as high video qualityEVT, a provider of video management software, and VIVOTEK, a leading manufacture of IP surveillance products, announced recently the beginning of a cooperation to integrate VIVOTEK's complete line of products with EVT's video management software.  The integration offers video surveillance market greater flexibility and choice of cameras as well as high video qu...

Pelco was recently announced as the top sponsor of the World Game Protection Conference, an international conference and exhibition dedicated entirely to casino game protection.  Now entering its fourth year, the show features a smaller, highly targeted exhibition that focuses on the specific video security and game protection needs of the casino environment."What we really like about our association with Pelco is that there is probably not one casino in the world without something fro...

Bosch have recently made several improvements to their CCTV Technical Support organization in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, resulting in greater productivity of support specialists and superior levels of service for customers.  As part of the organizational changes, Bosch has created a dedicated IP video surveillance team to assist customers with our rapidly growing portfolio of network video products and systems. "Bosch Technical Support in Lancaster now consists of two CCTV...

In January 2008, Videotec's management decided to start the process aimed at applying the famous, Japanese originated, ‘lean-thinking' method to company organisation.  The final goal is to increase business flexibility by reorganising the entire value creation cycle, that is, from design to production.The ambitious project is supported by one of the most important management consultants in Italy specialising in application of the lean-thinking method.  It has already taken in the...

Optelecom-NKF, Inc, a leading global supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, recently announced it received an ‘A' rating on an independent customer performance survey conducted by ICMA International, focused on the Americas market.ICMA International, a renowned bureau for international market research, granted Optelecom-NKF, Inc., an "A" certification rating based on a survey conducted among a cross-section of the Company's customers located in North America and Latin...

Mirasys, one of the world's leading providers of open platform digital CCTV and video surveillance solutions, recently announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Norbain Benelux, one of Europe's most successful distributors of CCTV, Access Control and Intruder Detection equipment.   As part of the agreement, Norbain will be able to offer Mirasys' portfolio of digital CCTV and video surveillance solutions in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg enabling its custom...

Mayflex - the cabling infrastructure, networking and security solutions distributor has been recognised as the top UK distributor for the second year running by Mobotix.  Mobotix manufacture hi-res digital cameras that are world renowned for their quality when compared with traditional CCTV offerings.The award was presented at this year's annual Mobotix sales conference, which was held at Heythrop Park, Oxon on the 5th June.  The conference was aimed at Mobotix installers and distribut...

In a market segment where analogue technology is quickly being replaced by IP video systems, Mobotix, a leading international manufacturer of digital, high-resolution and network-based video security systems, has far better growth prospects than most of its competitors since Mobotix decided not to offer any standard IP cameras, but to focus exclusively on high-resolution, complete systems. In the decentralised system structure established years ago by Mobotix, the intelligence resides in th...

Bosch Security Systems and NetApp have formed a global partnership.  Under terms of the signed agreement, Bosch will sell and support co-branded NetApp storage devices as part of its CCTV portfolio.  Bosch Security Systems is a worldwide acting company for security systems, NetApp is a creator of innovative storage and data management solutions.  The agreement is a strategic move anticipating continued rapid development of the IP video surveillance market."...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, staged a seminar for its Axis Architecture and Engineering (A&E) program partners at the new Wembley Stadium on 17th April 2008.  Axis A&E partners consultants are involved in specifying security systems and attended the seminar to discover more about how large IP-surveillance projects are planned and implemented. The iconic new Wembley Stadium provided a dramatic backdrop for Axis' latest A&E program semin...

Axis Security, one of London and the City's fastest growing security service providers, is to embark on a major new growth strategy following the appointment of a new Managing Director and the recruitment of a proven senior management team.Jonathan Levine, who has been in the security industry for more than 20 years most recently with First Security, has taken over as Managing Director and been joined by four of his former senior management colleagues, David Mundell, John FitzPatrick, Neil Ames...

The 1st of June 2008 saw the official birth of a new name in UK security and fire systems provision - Niscayah Limited.The date marked the culmination of the visual identity change and renaming process for the staff and offices of the former Bell Security.The business, established in 1986, announced at the turn of the year that it would follow its parent, Niscayah Group (formerly Securitas Systems), into the new branding programme designed to provide a unified, international identity for the spe...

German Distributor Videor again received the Axis Security Distributor of the Year Award in the whole of EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) this year for its extremely good cooperation.  Lars Paulsson (Axis Regional Director EMEA & South America) and Bodil Sonesson (Vice President Sales) from Axis presented Uwe Höppner (Security Product Manager at Videor) with the award at the Distributor Conference 2008 in Forte Village, Sardinia.  127 Axis customers from over 30 countries at...

Videor invites for his next Information Days in the U.K now.  With a focus on Video over IP, the distributor will present his brands Aimetis, AXIS, eneo and Netavis and ensure that participants have a detailed and informative presentation on the brands.  An acute theme and numbers are limited, for this reason it is important to take an early opportunity to come and learn more about Video over IP and test the products on the day with lunch included.  The dates are:24 June 2008 - Ay...