Manchester selects Omnicast CCTV system
Story link: Manchester selects Omnicast CCTV system by Jan Harris
The City of Manchester has chosen equipment from Genetic to upgrade its CCTV network from analogue to IP based surveillance.
All of the city’s 700 analogue cameras will eventually be managed by a federated Omnicast 4.1 IP CCTV system, which will be integrated into the IT network by C-Ways.
The new system will allow unicast [...]
Nio Security is new name for DynaPel
Story link: Nio Security is new name for DynaPel by Lin Freestone
Intelligent video surveillance company, DynaPel Systems, has changed its name to Nio Security.
The new name is intended to provide a consistent brand and corporate identity for its merger last year with Tempest Microsystems.
The formal launch of the new identity was made at IFSEC 2008, a security industry trade show held in Birmingham.
Product lines [...]
Mango DSP distribution deal with Affair System
Story link: Mango DSP distribution deal with Affair System by Alan Harten
Intelligent video servers provider in the video surveillance and homeland security defence markets, Mango DSP, have announced that they are to partner with Affair System Telecommunications, who are distributors of innovative technologies for the Brazilian market.
Under the agreement Affair will distribute the Raven X2 and Raven M intelligent video servers, which allow for MPEG-4, [...]
Aralia & Mango DSP Team Up For Video Solution
Story link: Aralia & Mango DSP Team Up For Video Solution by Rohan Parker
A partnership agreement has just been signed by the intelligent video surveillance software company, Aralia Systems Inc., and distributor of intelligent video servers for CCTV, video surveillance, and homeland security defense markets, Mango DSP.
This agreement should lead to a stronger presence of video enabling encoding, decoding, detection, recognition, tracking, searching, and analyzing of incidents, [...]
Intamac announces North American partnership at IFSEC
Story link: Intamac announces North American partnership at IFSEC by Jan Harris
Intamec Systems Ltd, a Northampton based company, is demonstrating a new generation of web home monitoring products at IFSEC 2008, which is being held 12-15 May, at the NEC Birmingham.
The new wireless products alert users to any unexpected entry or event, and allow them to remotely manage and monitor routine events in real-time.
Intamec’s [...]
Californian Rainbow Cameras To Be Installed At Micro AB
Story link: Californian Rainbow Cameras To Be Installed At Micro AB by Rohan Parker
Seller of car accessories and spare parts in Sweden, Micro AB - which is equivalent to Unipart in the UK and Trak Auto in the US - have signed a deal to install colour cameras in their stores made by the Californian-based, Rainbow.
Micro AB are installing the Rainbow colour DSP 460 line cameras which [...]
DIY Video SurveillanceMarket to reach $1 Billion
Story link: DIY Video SurveillanceMarket to reach $1 Billion by Alan Harten
The DIY Video surveillance is driving a new market for security cameras and remote home monitoring systems.
Increasing public awareness is expected to push the market for DIY surveillance cameras to over $1 billion in the next four years.
This represents possible expansion opportunies for broadband operators, semiconductor manufacturers and camera manufacturers, according to MultiMedia [...]
Met Officer claims CCTV doesn’t cut crime
Story link: Met Officer claims CCTV doesn’t cut crime by Jan Harris
A senior officer from the Met has raised doubts about the use of CCTV to reduce crime.
Detective Chief Inspector Neville’s comments come at a time when Britain is widely regarded as the surveillance capital of Europe, with an estimated 4.2 million closed circuit television watching its citizens every day.
In fact Britain has just [...]
QED in distribution deal with Dowshu
Story link: QED in distribution deal with Dowshu by Jan Harris
Preston-based QED, a distributor and installer of products to the UK and EU security industry, has significantly extended its product range through a deal with Dowshu.
QED is now the sole national distributor of Dowshu products, including its Plexity, IQ and Icon high-quality cameras and DVRs.
The partnership is expected to benefit both parties, with QED [...]
QED expands sales team
Story link: QED expands sales team by Jan Harris
Preston-based security equipment supplier, QED, has appointed 5 new sales staff as part of its expansion plans.
The recruitment strengthens QED’s ability to provide professional and knowledgeable support to existing customers and is expected to help it extend its customer base.
QED provides a range of over 4,000 competitively-priced products which it can often offer [...]