CCTV Software news

 IMS Research's latest figures place Milestone at the top of IP video surveillance software marketMilestone Systems has been recognized again as the global market leader for IP video surveillance software. IMS Research has published a new report that identifies Milestone as having the highest world market share in the category of software-only vendors of open platform network video management solutions. The report from IMS Research, "The World Market for CCTV and Video Surveillanc...

 March Networks' VideoSphere™ PTZ Auto Tracking analytic wins award for exceptional product innovation March Networks® a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, recently announced that its VideoSphere™ PTZ Auto Tracking analytic has won the Security & Safety Award for exceptional product innovation at the Sicurezza 2008 Exhibition, running November 25-28 in Milan, Italy. "We are pleased to recognize March Networks with...

  The partnership between Overland and Mobotix gives companies an easy-to-use, turnkey solution Overland Storage, Inc. recently announced the formation of a strategic, global alliance with Mobotix Vision Systems, the leader in high-resolution IP network cameras, to deliver video surveillance and archiving solutions for the under 100-camera system market.  Mobotix will offer a bundled solution including Overland‘s Snap Server network attached storage (NAS) appliance family wi...

GVI Security Solutions has won a contract to provide a video surveillance system for a prison in Latin America GVI Security Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of video security surveillance solutions featuring the complete Samsung Electronics line of products has won a contract to provide a comprehensive video surveillance system for the prison system of one of the largest nations in Latin America. The project, commencing this week, includes a broad range of GVI Samsung Elec...

  Sony exhibited at the SECTECH event in CopenhagenInnovative Achievement Awards: NSR-1000 Series from SonyLast week Sony exhibited at the SECTECH event in Copenhagen. The exhibition and associated seminars were focused entirely on security technologies, acting as a meeting point for suppliers, installers, consultants and end user purchasing managers within the field of security.The number of visitors to the Sony stand was very good and there was particular interest in our Mega Pixel c...

  Research confirms Dedicated Micros dominant position in DVR market within EMEA regionThe latest research findings, published by IMS Research, have confirmed the market leading position of Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - as the number one supplier of own brand digital video recorders (DVRs) in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region and also the joint number one provider worldwide, with its proportion of the global market having increased by an impressive 18.8% compared to...

 Dedicated Micros streamlines operations in EMEA by 11 people to maintain its market position despite the current economic climateDedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has announced that employee numbers have been returned to 2006 levels in line with anticipated market volumes. This action streamlines operations in EMEA by 11 people so the world-leading CCTV specialist can continue to maintain its market position despite the current economic climate. Despite the market growth being below ex...

  The products on display will give visitors an insight into Mayflex productsMayflex, the cabling infrastructure, networking and IP physical security solutions distributor, will be exhibiting at the IIPSEC show, taking place at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry. The event is the only event dedicated to networked and digital security, life safety and BMS technologies and is taking place on the 27-29 January 2009.Since its inception, IIPSEC has led the field in delivering quality visitors. The s...

 Webinars give end users the opportunity to learn how Fluidmesh products work, discuss case studies and ask technical questions Fluidmesh Networks will be holding a series of free webinars aimed at introducing attendees to the Fluidmesh technology and the wide range of applications for which it is suitable. Fluidmesh Networks is the worldwide leader in wireless systems for security and mission-critical applications based on mesh networking technology.  The company is focused...

  Richard Allen-Miles, Sales Director (UK and Ireland) of ViconVicon has appointed Richard Allen-Miles as their UK and Ireland Sales Director.Richard was previously Global Account Manager for Coe.  Having worked within the CCTV industry since 1986, he has also held senior roles at TAC and Richardson Electronics.Commenting on his appointment Richard said: "I am very excited to be given the opportunity to head up Vicon's sales efforts in the UK and Ireland.  We have a...

  Optelecom-NKF experiences 77% growth in IP product salesOptelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global provider of advanced IP video network solutions, announced third quarter 2008 results.Revenues for the third quarter totaled $11.54 million compared to $11.46 million for the third quarter of 2007.  IP-related revenue in the current quarter totaled $3.5 million, a 77% increase compared to IP-related revenues of $2.0 million in the third quarter of last year.  Net income for the qua...

  Buying out Quick CCTV will enable Videoswitch to expand its product portfolio"This is a great opportunity for Videoswitch, allowing us to strengthen our management team and expand our product portfolio to the benefit of both Videoswitch and Quick customers," said Roland Simmons, Videoswitch's Managing Director. "As far as Quick CCTV customers are concerned, we can assure them that it is ‘business as usual'. All employees are being retained and we are committed to...

  The new state of the art control room, located within the Bexley Wing at St James Hospital, now provides the focal point of the security operationInternational consulting company Faber Maunsell was recently commissioned to provide the design and management of The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust security centralisation project. As part of this major project Cortech Developments were awarded the contract to provide a totally integrated software solution for the Trusts CCTV...

  Controlware.co.uk is easy to navigate and outlines the IP CCTV solutions for different marketsLeading IP CCTV specialists Controlware Communications Systems has launched a new website that is dedicated to the UK market and showcases Controlware's growing range of products, solutions and services. Controlware.co.uk is easy to navigate and outlines the IP CCTV solutions available for different markets, such as government, emergency services and transportation. This enables st...

  Christian Bohn, Head of Product Management at Milestone SystemsMilestone Systems has hired yet another professional from the IT industry to help drive the convergence of their IP network technology in the video surveillance market. Christian Bohn from Intel is now Head of Product Management at Milestone. Milestone Systems is a company in very fast growth, with increasing numbers of partners installing the easy-to-manage XProtect IP video management software in 90 countries. To suppor...

  The solution's ATM transaction data integration software will help the bank combat fraud and theft March Networks®, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced that a major financial institution in Latin America has selected the company's networked video recording systems and investigation software for deployment across more than 1,900 retail banking branches and automated teller machines (ATMs). The Company expects to fulfil the...

  "The decision not to exhibit at the 2009 IFSEC exhibition wasn't taken lightly," comments Alun John of NorbainUK security product distributor Norbain SD Limited has announced that it will not exhibit at IFSEC in May 2009. Norbain also announced their intention to embark upon an unprecedented level of product launch activity.   The initiative, beginning now and set to span for six months, focuses predominantly on Norbain's two own brands, Vista and Xeno. ...

  Matrox Graphics is launching a new addition to its portfolio of hardware-accelerated IP-video decoding technologyMatrox Graphics will be launching an addition to its portfolio of hardware-accelerated IP video decoding technology for traffic management systems next week at the 15th World Congress on ITS. This new board set is capable of simultaneously decoding multiple IP video streams-at a variety of resolutions and encoded formats. Consisting of two boards, the decoder board co...

 Dedicated Micros' NetVu Console remote CCTV viewing station is a finalist in the Innovation category of the Security and Safety Award 2008Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has announced that its NetVu Console solution has been shortlisted in the high-profile Security and Safety Award 2008 to be held at the Sicurezza exhibition in Italy (25 - 28 November). A powerful remote CCTV viewing station, NetVu Console, duplicates the local control functionality of a Digital Video Recorder (...

 Group 4 Technology are holding a series of seminars on the future of building security Group 4 Technology are holding a series of seminars on the future of building security for businesses.  One of the key topics of the seminar focuses on the move towards network based IP solutions, how this is drawing more people at management level into security decisions and a look at the technology driving this change.Another area of focus is the integration of a company's current security sy...

  Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark meets Lo Yew Seng of Milestone Systems and Zhiping Zou of HIKVision and Lars ThinggaardHikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., the leading supplier of digital video surveillance products with headquarters in China, has established a partnership with Milestone Systems, the world leading developer of open platform IP video management software.The partner agreement was signed in Shanghai, China Oct.21st by Zhiping Zhou, Hikvision's v...

  Sukhi Ghuman, CEO of the Octavian GroupOctavian Security's mine of information and expertise has helped the company to land a new contract that will see its personnel protecting the headquarters of the Coal Authority.The Authority, with its Headquarters in Berry Hill, Mansfield, is responsible for the licensing of coal mining operations in Britain and dealing with the historic legacy of past coal mining. Octavian Security, whose high standards have established it as an industry leade...

  BWA at Security 2008 in Essen, GermanyThe industry's top safety trade fair at Essen had been successful and lots of visitors have attended the booth of BWA in order to be informed about the current novelties.A live UMTS video broadcasting directly from the BWA booth with connection to Google Maps had been the highlight.  The new firmware update for the DiREX-Pro recorder does not only allow recording almost at real time but also offered support for USB-GPS receivers.  The v...

  Paul Jones, Business Development Manager for Sony productsNorbain has appointed a dedicated business development manager, Paul Jones, to support the popular Sony brand.  Sony has an extensive IP and analogue line up and has seen significant growth since appointing Norbain as a key distributor."We are delighted to appoint Paul as business development manager for Sony products," says Andrew Pigram, Norbain's technical director.  "Paul has continued to develop h...

 The results for the first quarter are above Mobotix AG's expectationsMobotix AG, a technologically leading system provider for digital high-resolution network-based video security systems, has reported the results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008/09 ending on 30th September 2008.The Mobotix Group (IFRS consolidated statements) has reached a sales growth of 48.2% in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008/09 resulting in sales of 10.3m EUR (previous year: 7.0m EUR).The group EBITDA r...

 Synology's Surveillance Station provides a great platform to manage VIVOTEK's network camerasWith the September release of the updated Disk Station Manager 2.0 firmware, Synology is glad to announce the cooperation with VIVOTEK.  The cooperation further consolidates their presence on the emerging IP surveillance market.The latest firmware added various new enhancements, including MPEG-4 video format, mega-pixel video support, and Alarm Recording Mode.  Currently, 17 fixed and PTZ...

   Prime Minister's meeting aimed to advance the cooperation between China and Denmark in business and climate-related issuesPrime Minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen lead a delegation to China the week of October 20th, with a specially chosen group of representatives that included Milestone Systems, global developer of open platform IP video management software.  The agenda of the trip was future business collaborations and environmental matters between China and Denma...

During this year's Security show at Essen in Germany, Sony showcased is entire Video Security line-up, including megapixel cameras and a preview of its next generation hybrid recorder - which supports both IP and analogue cameras.   Sony goes mega at Essen - click here to watch the videoblog function submitQuickLinksForm(){ if (document.quickLinksForm.articlesection.selectedIndex==0){ return ; } document.quickLinksForm.action+="&articlesection="...

  Bamber Bridge FC's ground has been renamed the QED StadiumQED, national distributor of CCTV and security equipment have invested in their local "Grass Roots" football team Bamber Bridge FC.The initial 3-year deal means that Bamber Bridge FC's ground has been renamed to the QED Stadium.  Currently top of the Unibond League, Bamber Bridge have had a great start to the season after narrowly missing promotion last year.Dave Arrowsmith and Ian Smith, company directors at QE...

  HIKVision was awarded for its' contribution to the 2008 Olympic GamesHikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., the leading supplier of digital video surveillance products with the headquarters in China, was awarded on Sept. 17 by Yangshanqiao Olympics Security Center for Hikvision's remarkable contribution of securing the 2008 Olympic Games.On behalf of Hikvision, Changyang Cai, General Manager of Hikvision Beijing branch, received the award from lijing Xu, deputy minister of Olympics S...