Fluidmesh Networks, a provider of wireless video- surveillance systems based on mesh networking technology, is pleased to announce its partnership with JVC.
IndigoVision’s complete IP security system is providing an advanced wireless surveillance solution for San Borja, Peru, which was deployed as part of the recent APEC summit. San Borja is primarily a middle-class district of the country’s capital, Lima, covering an area of 4 square miles and with a population of more than 100,000. The system was installed in advance of the annual meeting of the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), which met in Lima in November.
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has enhanced security in three of its largest parking lots with the addition of video surveillance systems from ADT Security Services. The installation includes cameras, transmitted via a wireless mesh system, which monitor a 600-space remote parking lot about a quarter-mile from the university’s main campus.
Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products (TFSBP) partnered with the Capital District Habitat for Humanity last fall and donated a Rapid Response Home Fire Sprinkler System to “The Ted Abriel House,” a home that received its namesake from an Albany-area (New York) fallen firefighter.
PSA Security Network, an electronic security cooperative, today announced that PSA stockholders elected Mike Kobelin, director of sales for Aronson Security Group (ASG), as chairman of the board and Mark Olive, owner of Eales Electronics, as vice chairman, both for two-year terms. The elections were held during the recent shareholder meeting during the 2009 PSA-TEC in St. Charles, IL.
The monitoring of fire alarm communications via phone lines, one primary line and one secondary line for backup, has been the industry standard since the mid-1980s. Although telecommunications technologies have improved significantly with the evolution of the Internet, the quality of fire alarm communications has steadily declined in recent years.
- By Nick Martello
- May 26, 2009
Micro Key Solutions, a provider of software solutions for the security alarm industry, honored Fidel Gonzalez, owner and president of Laredo Alarm in Laredo, Texas, with this year’s certificate of appreciation.
AMAG Technology announces that its Symmetry Security Management System now integrates with Bosch Security Systems' IP cameras.
The city of Burbank, Ill., which neighbors Chicago and has a population of more than 28,000, has installed a new video surveillance system using 22 Sony SNC-RX Series IP network security cameras to aid the police department in preventing and solving crimes.
There was a new buzz going around at ISC West in Las Vegas this year. It was the sound of text messages containing winning Power Numbers for several lucky attendees who had enrolled in Altronix's text-to-win promotion.
Alarm.com, provider of wireless and Web-enabled security and monitoring technology, recently announced a free Apple iPhone app for remote home and business security monitoring -- providing on-the-go consumers with unprecedented awareness of what’s happening at their properties in real time.
Intellicheck Mobilisa Inc., a provider of access control and wireless security systems, announced that another major seaport agreed to immediately begin pilot testing its new TWIC reader handheld device.
Day two at IFSEC proved to be much busier in terms of attendance. The IFSEC Security Industry Awards 2009 were handed out later in the evening at a black-tie gala dinner, organized in association with the British Security Industry Association
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 15, 2009
Axis Communications recently introduced at IFSEC an outdoor-ready, high-performance PTZ dome camera designed for easy and reliable installation in demanding surveillance applications.
The first day on the IFSEC floor has apparently been disappointing for some exhibitors. Since I’ve never been here before, I’m not sure how crowded it should look and the only thing I have to judge by is the traffic from ISC West. It didn’t seem all that crowded.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 13, 2009
Pelco is taking its IP video security solutions on the road. According to Pelco management, the 2009 Pelco IP Products Road Show is the fastest way for customers to get up to speed on the technologies that will drive the industry for years to come.
Pelco is taking its IP video security solutions on the road. According to Pelco management, the 2009 Pelco IP Products Road Show is the fastest way for customers to get up to speed on the technologies that will drive the industry for years to come.
More than 65 NBFAA members, including association board members and state leaders from across the United States, joined the government relations team during the recent two-day 2009 NBFAA Day on Capitol Hill.
At a time when security installers are facing heavy financial restrictions while being charged with delivering first-class security, IFSEC 2009 will be running a new free-of-charge series of educational seminars focusing on managing security in an economic downturn.
Matrox Graphics Inc., a manufacturer of specialized graphics solutions, today announced a partnership with Milestone Systems to provide enhanced surveillance solution performance to the security market.