CBC: Dave Riley becomes Head of Sales
Dave Riley has been promoted by leading surveillance solutions manufacturer CBC (Europe), becoming the company's Head of Sales for the UK Ireland. Dave joined CBC earlier this yea...
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Norbain and Tyco Security Products partnership reinforced
Tyco Security Products have announced a renewal of their sole UK Ireland distribution agreement with Norbain. Tyco's product portfolio includes CCTV, Access Control and Intruder D...
Saudi Arabia: 1,300 security cameras to monitor Prophet's Mosque
The Saudia Arabian Ministry of Interior's Prophet's Mosque Force is working on installing a new surveillance system consisting of 1,300 sophisticated security cameras to monitor wo...
OCC of Dubai Metro will secure Dubai's new Green Line metro
Authorities in the Dubai transport department have assured the public on security and safety of Dubai Metro even as it readies itself for the opening of the Green Line early next m...
Gareth Storey joins c-hq security services
Gareth Storey has joined Sussex-based c-hq security services as a director. c-hq are a security technology and resilience consultancy specialising in custodial, CNI, defence and av...
HeiTel Digital Video Acquired by Xtralis
HeiTel Digital Video decided to be acquired by Xtralis. Both companies together want to develop and dominate the market for intelligent remote video monitoring. Xtralis, a global p...
Retail Security Business: Securitas Acquires Belgian Security Services Company Cobelguard
Securitas has agreed to acquire the Belgian security services company Cobelguard. Enterprise value is estimated to MSEK 347 (MEUR 39).Cobelguard has annual sales of approximately M...
DHS Proposes Ammonium Nitrate Security Program
US-Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced the publication of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Federal Regi...
Safety for young employees at work - Budapest Conference
Jill Joyce, Senior Policy and Technical Adviser from IOSH moderated a session at the 3rd Injury Prevention Conference in Budapest in June 2011.The safety of young employees at work...
IndigoVision Hosts NASA Astronaut at Edinburgh HQ
Astronaut Nicole Passonno Stott's recent visit to IndigoVision, the Edinburgh-based IP Video Security solutions manufacturer, was a remarkable event for the company. Nicole was a c...
Honeywell Joins Mirasys Technology Partner Programme
Honeywell announced it has received platinum level accreditation on the Mirasys technology partner programme.Helsinki-based Mirasys, a provider of open platform high-resolution IP ...
Security consultancies can help businesses make the right choices, says BSIA
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has published a new guide to help businesses understand how security consultancies can play a vital role in helping them make the r...
Australian Airports To Test TeraHertz Body Scanners
Australian airports have begun trialing TeraHertz body scanning technology. At Australia's busiest and second-busiest airports in Sydney and Melbourne TS4 devices produced byThruVi...
Visitors at London 2012 Olympic Park will face airport-style security checks
At the 2012 Olympics, visitors will face airport-style security and x-ray machines before entering the stadiums. The 12,000 police officers that will secure the immediate area will...
Security First and IBM Develop Integrated Security Technology
IBM and Security First announceda joint development agreement aimed at delivering increased performance, security, and high data availability to storage and cloud-based computing c...
Cassidian re-shapes its organization to address new markets
Cassidian adapts its organization in order to create a further empowered and streamlined customer-oriented structure across the globe. The new organization is based on two pillars:...
AxxonSoft Software Included in JVC’s Official Price List in Europe
Technological collaboration between AxxonSoft and JVC began in 2006, when the first JVC IP cameras were integrated into AxxonSoft software. In June 2011, AxxonSoft's software was i...
New European CCTV sales structure for JVC Professional Europe
Through the formation of a new sales and product management team, together with the launch of new SuperLoLux products this year, JVC Professional plans to expand its influence on t...
ASIS Announces 2011 Student Writing Competition
The ASIS Academic Programs Council and the ASIS Foundation are calling for entries for the 2011 ASIS International Student Writing Competition. The writing competition rewards coll...
Mobotix Expands Americas Distribution Agreement with Tri-ed
Mobotix, an industry leading provider of high-resolution, network-based security solutions, continues to strategically expand its geographic reach in the Americas and today announc...
Morpho Detection Completes Acquisition of Syagen Technology
Morpho Detection, the explosives and narcotics detection business of Morpho, Safran group's security unit, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Syagen Technology, In...
Nedap AVI and FAAC announce strategic partnership
Nedap AVI and FAAC Group are very pleased to announce their strategic global cooperation for solutions in vehicle access and parking. After years of successful cooperating for the ...
Morpho Detection: Brad Buswell follows Dennis Cooke as CEO
Morpho Detection,the detection business of Morpho, Safran group's security unit, today announced its president and CEO of the last six-plus years is leaving the business and is suc...
Acquisition of L-1 Identity Solutions makes Safran world leader in biometric identity solutions
After completing all required approval procedures, Safranannounced that it has finalized the acquisition of L-1 Identity Solutions, a leading identity management solutions provider...
Gunnebo sells Perimeter Security business
Gunnebo security group has signed an agreement to sell its Perimeter Protection business unit to Procuritas Capital Investors IV. Procuritas Capital Investors takes over 80% of the shares. Gunnebo remain with minor shareholding (10%) and some financing and 10% of the shares will be taken over by the Gunnebo Perimeter Protection management team.
Heathrow plans to install facial recognition scanners
UK's largest airport, London Heathrow, will install facial recognition scanners by September for international and domestic passengers to prevent illegal immigration in the country...
SOS Africa Partnership with Jewel Fire Systems
Jewel Fire Systems is launching a partnership with UK charity SOS Africa, helping to support the charity, which enables disadvantaged children in South Africa to attend school, by ...
Cassidian and Ilex sign cooperation agreement for identity and information systems access management
Cassidian and Ilex,specialist for identity and access Management, have signed a cooperation agreement concerning management of identities and secure access to corporate information...
Online guide to guard force motivation
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has welcomed the publication of a study into employee motivation in the security guarding sector, which has informed a useful new g...
telent takes over analogue radio unit of Cassidian Communications
euromicron's subsidiary telentand Cassidian Communications signed end of June an agreement to take over and to continue Cassidian's analogue radio activities. In future, telent wil...
L-1 Identity Solutions and Safran Receive Approval for Pending Merger
L-1 Identity Solutions and Safranannounced that in connection with the pending acquisition of L-1 by Safran, the parties have reached a final agreement on the terms of a definitive...
BSIA welcomes UK governments counter-terror strategy CONTEST
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has welcomed the UK Government's publication of a revised version of its counter-terror strategy, also known as CONTEST. Third edit...
Tyco to Acquire Chemguard
Tyco International announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire privately-held Chemguard, a leading provider of firefighting foam concentrates and equipment, foam sy...
Acquisition Expands Multicard's Reach in the European Education and Healthcare Markets
Identive Group announced the acquisition of Polyright SA, a provider of identity management solutions for the education and healthcare markets based in Sion, Switzerland. The acqui...
Quadnetics buys German-based Indanet AG
Quadnetics has bought German-based surveillance and security management firm Indanet AG for € 10 million. Quadneticsis to pay an initial € 2 million for a 51% stake in Indanet, wit...
