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February 9, 2010

Milestone Systems announces staff appointments

Story link: Milestone Systems announces staff appointments by Jan Harris

Milestone Systems, the leading open platform company in IP video management software, sustains its forward path by hiring industry experts to strengthen support of its authorized partner network.
2009 proved to be a challenging year for every industry due to the financial downturn, yet a well-managed growth in balance with the times was accomplished by Milestone [...]




February 4, 2010

Milestone Systems in partnership with Honeywell Security

Story link: Milestone Systems in partnership with Honeywell Security by Jan Harris

Milestone Systems, a leading developer of open platform XProtect IP video management software, announced today it has signed a Milestone Manufacturer Alliance Partner (MAP) agreement with Honeywell.
Milestone will provide XProtect software support for Honeywell’s IP product offerings to fulfill the growing market demand for IP surveillance solutions.
Honeywell is an established leader in the security [...]




February 2, 2010

Milestone protects Casino Copenhagen with XProtect Corporate

Story link: Milestone protects Casino Copenhagen with XProtect Corporate by Jan Harris

Casino Copenhagen is using a powerful yet flexible surveillance solution based on XProtect™ Corporate from Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software.
In 2009, Casino Copenhagen also took over full control of security monitoring for the Hotel Radisson BLU Scandinavia, adjacent to the casino, where many VIPs stayed during the Copenhagen [...]




January 29, 2010

Plustek and Axis hold mobile network security and surveillance seminar

Story link: Plustek and Axis hold mobile network security and surveillance seminar by Jan Harris

Plustek Technology Inc., a provider of surveillance and imaging solutions, will host its third half-day seminar discussing network security and surveillance with network video specialists Axis Communications on Thursday 18th February at University of Birmingham (9am – 1pm).
Improvements in technologies for recording and transmission have opened up several revenue opportunities for mobile video surveillance devices, [...]




January 26, 2010

Business Insight3 partners with Davantis

Story link: Business Insight3 partners with Davantis by Jan Harris

Business Insight3 (Bi3) have formed an exclusive partnership with Davantis, the leading European manufacturer of analytics and intelligent video systems.
The 2-year deal allows Bi3 to supply Davantis products and software exclusively through the UK and Ireland.
Bi3 have added 2 new units to their range immediately, namely, the SIU (Security Intelligence Unit), a modular [...]




January 21, 2010

Proxim connects Venezuelan video surveillance network

Story link: Proxim connects Venezuelan video surveillance network by Jan Harris

Proxim Wireless Corporation (OTCQX: PRXM), a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems, today announced that the state of Bolivar, Venezuela has deployed Proxim’s point-to-point wireless technology as part of a large, integrated public safety network in Bolivar City.
The network, which connects both state and local police, the National Guard, state transportation and public [...]




January 7, 2010

Genetec Chosen to Secure Melbourne Cricket Grounds

Story link: Genetec Chosen to Secure Melbourne Cricket Grounds by Jan Harris

Genetec announced today that the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia has selected and successfully deployed Genetec’s Omnicast IP video surveillance and Synergis IP access control solution to protect the historic sporting venue and the 100,000 sports enthusiasts who visit the stadium on a regular basis.
With a circumference of 1.2 km, the MCG is [...]




January 4, 2010

EyeSpy 247 Launches ‘Plug-n-Play’ Internet Security Cameras

Story link: EyeSpy 247 Launches ‘Plug-n-Play’ Internet Security Cameras by Jan Harris

EyeSpy 247, a leading provider of cost-effective IP network cameras and monitoring solutions for home and business security, today announced the launch of its brand new and unique EyeSpy247F+ and EyeSpy247ptz cameras.
They also come ready equipped with an exclusive online monitoring, recording and alerts platform that includes video recording, email/SMS intruder alerts, and more [...]




Milestone Systems supports emerging standards for network cameras

Story link: Milestone Systems supports emerging standards for network cameras by Jan Harris

Milestone Systems has released its Device Pack version 4.6 announcing that XProtect™ solutions support network cameras from a number of manufacturers now offering hardware that is compliant with the new industry standards from ONVIF and PSIA.
With the release of Device Pack 4.6, Milestone becomes the first VMS (Video Management Software) company to provide drivers that [...]




December 21, 2009

Nio Security Announces CEO Appointment

Story link: Nio Security Announces CEO Appointment by Jan Harris

Nio® Security, Inc. today announced the appointment of Dr. Espen Brodin as CEO in accordance with company bylaws.
Previously serving as acting CEO and a long-standing Board member as well as Chairman of the Board, Dr. Brodin will now apply his proven management skills to Nio in a direct role to bring new value [...]




December 17, 2009

Erste Bank uses Milestone IP video platform

Story link: Erste Bank uses Milestone IP video platform by Jan Harris

Erste Bank Ukraine with 139 branches has installed a security system using Milestone XProtect IP video management software to manage over 1,000 network surveillance cameras from a mix of hardware manufacturers.
JSC Erste Bank was founded in 2006, after Erste Group (one of the leading financial institutions with 190 years of experience in Central and [...]




Royal Canadian Mounted Police select Genetec’s Omnicast

Story link: Royal Canadian Mounted Police select Genetec’s Omnicast by Jan Harris

Genetec announced today that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have selected Omnicast, Genetec’s IP video surveillance solution, as the managing platform for the perimeter intrusion detection system (PIDS) of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Omnicast is intended to be used in conjunction with other state-of-the-art security technology to secure several official [...]




November 18, 2009

Croydon Council installs CCTV in homes

Story link: Croydon Council installs CCTV in homes by Jan Harris

Croydon Council is trialing a controversial scheme to install CCTV cameras in people’s home in order to reduce anti-social behaviour on the streets.
The £1,000 CCTV systems have been installed in two houses so far, but if the trial is successful the council hopes to roll it out further.
The cameras are connected to a laptop [...]




October 14, 2009

Cable&Wireless launches WebVR

Story link: Cable&Wireless launches WebVR by Jan Harris

Cable&Wireless Worldwide has signed a distribution agreement with VideoCells which will bring cost-effective, next-generation Web-based IP CCTV to the UK market.
As an alternative to traditional Digital Video Recording devices (DVRs), the agreement will see the release of a new technology called Web Video Recording (WebVR).
WebVR provides a lower cost solution for securely storing [...]




August 6, 2009

Hidden CCTV can be used for US office surveillance

Story link: Hidden CCTV can be used for US office surveillance by Alan Harten

The United States Supreme Court of California ruled that a company cannot be held liable if it installs a hidden CCTV in an employee’s office with a legitimate business purpose in mind.
A hidden camera was placed at the Hillsides Children’s Centre in Pasadena to aid the officials of the organisation in discovering the identity of [...]




July 30, 2009

Councils and police using dubious CCTV surveillance

Story link: Councils and police using dubious CCTV surveillance by Alan Harten

An official report states that local authorities are spying on minor offenders even though they are banned by law from doing so.
Since 2003 undercover methods have been permissible only to investigate those who are suspected to be breaking criminal law, but the chief surveillance commissioner warned that there was ‘significant concern’ that local authorities may [...]




July 22, 2009

Should ‘Big Brother’ enter the classroom?

Story link: Should ‘Big Brother’ enter the classroom? by Jan Harris

Stockwell Park High School in south London is the latest school to install CCTV cameras in an effort to improve safety.
CCTV is commonly used to monitor school premises, but there seems to be a growing trend for it to be used in the classroom, as well as being used externally and to monitor entrances [...]




June 5, 2009

2020 Vision Systems gets Wakefield contract

Story link: 2020 Vision Systems gets Wakefield contract by Alan Harten

North Shields company 2020 Vision Systems has recently obtained a contract with the Wakefield Council to provide and maintain the CCTV surveillance system that is used throughout the Yorkshire councils of Pontefract, Castleford, and Wakefield.
2020 Vision Systems will be responsible for handling and maintaining 166 analogue CCTV cameras through a central control room that is [...]




May 29, 2009

Will pubs be pushed into CCTV by police?

Story link: Will pubs be pushed into CCTV by police? by Alan Harten

Privacy is at the core of a plea from the Information Commissioner’s Office for tighter control and regulation of the police, amidst public concern that too many businesses feel compelled to install CCTV (closed circuit television) security devices as forms of intelligence.
According to the Deputy Information Commissioner, concern is mounting that information will be gathered [...]




March 27, 2009

IPEye and Axis in IP surveillance deal

Story link: IPEye and Axis in IP surveillance deal by Jan Harris

IPEye Ltd has worked with video surveillance specialist Axis Communications to create a low-cost hosted IP surveillance system.
With Axis Communications’ Video Hosting System, IPEye is offering the system for less than £7 a month, allowing customers to view recorded or real-time footage of their home or business at any time.
Customers log on to [...]