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After recommending strategies for on-the-border video cameras and other security technologies, Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) and her colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives have passed H.R. 1299, known as the Secure Border Act.

HID Global's Access Control Solution Safeguards China Hospital

First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University in Guangzhou, China has selected HID Global's networked access control solutions and contactless readers to provide multi-layered security with advanced access control level settings and centralized monitoring to improve the hospital’s overall security in key access zones.

ITT Exelis to Provide Cyber Solutions Development for U.S. Air Force

ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded the Agile Cyber Technologies (ACT) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).



Diebold Extends Monitoring Expertise to Regions Financials

Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Financial Corporation, a full-service provider of banking, wealth management, mortgage and insurance solutions in the United States, has turned staffing of its in-house central monitoring station over to Diebold.

Lenel and Mercury Security Sign Contract for Access Control Hardware

Mercury Security Corporation has signed a long-term contract with Lenel Systems to provide access control hardware for use with the Lenel OnGuard® Total Security Platform.

CACI Awarded $261 Million in Intelligence Contracts

CACI International Inc. has been awarded more than $261 million in previously unannounced contracts with federal government clients in the Intelligence Community.

VIVOTEK Cameras Guard City of Halle, Belgium

In order to meet numerous complex technical specs and requirements for the Healle, Belgium surveillance project, many different types of cameras were sought after. Some of the challenges facing the VIVOTEK teams and system integrator included varying lighting conditions at the station, from dimly lit parking lots, to outdoor entrances, interior corridors and a jail.

Bosch Supplies Security Solution for Luxury Apartment Project in Vietnam

With 750 modern apartments spread over five 28-story buildings, Vietnam’s first luxury residential project, the Vista in Ho Chi Minh City, is the result of investments totalling $200 million. The developers turned to Bosch Security Systems when it came to ensuring the safety of the occupants and facilities.

Dallas Police Department Selects ChristeR for Technology Upgrade

ChristieR, a visual display solutions company, recently gave new life to the Dallas Police Department's 24/7 Fusion Center, with a 6 units high by 12 units wide digital video wall.

Large Agricultural Operation Deploys IQinVision

A large agricultural operation in central South Dakota has deployed an advanced IP surveillance system, powered by IQinVision HD megapixel cameras and Milestone network video management software.

Matas Retail Chain Discovers the Beauty of Integrated Video

Milestone Systems' open platform IP video management software (VMS) has been custom-integrated with a point-of-sale (POS) cash register transaction system as a valuable tool for loss prevention and controlling shrinkage in a chain of retail stores in Scandinavia called Matas.

VSS Monitoring Recognized as Industry's Leading NPB Provider

VSS Monitoring has earned the 2012 Global Competitive Strategy Leadership Award in the infrastructure packet broker market from Frost & Sullivan.

Harris Corp. to Provide Latin American Country With Falcon Tactical Radios

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has received a $5 million order to provide a Latin American country’s armed forces with high-performance tactical communications for drug interdiction, anti-terrorism and illegal immigration missions.

Lookingglass Integrates iSIGHT's Cyber Threat Analysis

Lookingglass Cyber Solutions, a cyber security company whose platform delivers emerging network threat intelligence, will integrate iSIGHT’s industry leading cyber intelligence with the Lookingglass' cyber threat analysis platform, ScoutVision.

iOmniscient Wins Award for Major Oil Pipeline Protection Project

iOmniscient has just received the PACE Zenith Award in the “Mining, Minerals & Exploration Industries in Australia” category for its implementation of iQ-Oil & Gas for British Petroleum in Azerbaijan.

Smarter Security Easy Control Solutions Protecting Vocus Headquarters

Smarter Security, Inc., provider of premium, innovative entrance control and outdoor security solutions, today announced that Vocus recently deployed Fastlane GlassGate™ 200 optical turnstiles in the main lobby of the company’s new headquarters building in Beltsville, Maryland.

Arecont Vision Boosts License Plate Recognition Application in Korea

Clear images from Arecont Vision 2 megapixel IP cameras enable the use of fewer cameras in a license plate recognition (LPR) installation in the city of Ulju-gun, Ulsan, South Korea.

Modulo to Present Solutions for Cybersecurity and Risk Management at Olympics

Modulo, a provider of IT governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions, will present the industry’s first solution for cybersecurity and operational risk management of major events during the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

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  • EasyGate SPT and SPD

    EasyGate SPT SPD

    Security solutions do not have to be ordinary, let alone unattractive. Having renewed their best-selling speed gates, Cominfo has once again demonstrated their Art of Security philosophy in practice — and confirmed their position as an industry-leading manufacturers of premium speed gates and turnstiles.

  • A8V MIND

    A8V MIND

    Hexagon’s Geosystems presents a portable version of its Accur8vision detection system. A rugged all-in-one solution, the A8V MIND (Mobile Intrusion Detection) is designed to provide flexible protection of critical outdoor infrastructure and objects. Hexagon’s Accur8vision is a volumetric detection system that employs LiDAR technology to safeguard entire areas. Whenever it detects movement in a specified zone, it automatically differentiates a threat from a nonthreat, and immediately notifies security staff if necessary. Person detection is carried out within a radius of 80 meters from this device. Connected remotely via a portable computer device, it enables remote surveillance and does not depend on security staff patrolling the area.

  • Luma x20

    Luma x20

    Snap One has announced its popular Luma x20 family of surveillance products now offers even greater security and privacy for home and business owners across the globe by giving them full control over integrators’ system access to view live and recorded video. According to Snap One Product Manager Derek Webb, the new “customer handoff” feature provides enhanced user control after initial installation, allowing the owners to have total privacy while also making it easy to reinstate integrator access when maintenance or assistance is required. This new feature is now available to all Luma x20 users globally. “The Luma x20 family of surveillance solutions provides excellent image and audio capture, and with the new customer handoff feature, it now offers absolute privacy for camera feeds and recordings,” Webb said. “With notifications and integrator access controlled through the powerful OvrC remote system management platform, it’s easy for integrators to give their clients full control of their footage and then to get temporary access from the client for any troubleshooting needs.”