CCTV Software news

MOBOTIX becomes first video security system vendor to bridge the gap between traditional Security Installers and IT systems integrators with network friendly technology and training.MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has announced its tiered channel programme which was launched last year and now boasts over 70 accredited regional partners.  The MOBOTIX UK channel is the fastest growing of any CCTV vendor and ranges from tradit...

Pauline Norstrom, the Director of Worldwide Marketing at CCTV specialist AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - has been re-elected as Chairman of the CCTV Section of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA).  The result will see Norstrom remain in this pivotal role allowing her to continue to oversee the development and promotion of CCTV best practice.Alongside being Chairman of the CCTV Section, Norstrom heads-up its technical committee, TC/10, which focuses on CCTV s...

For more than twenty years, Dallmeier has been developing and manufacturing high-quality products and comprehensive solutions for the CCTV/IP area. As a provider of complete systems, the company offers perfectly integrated components, ranging from cameras, recorders and video analysis systems up to individually adjusted management systems.  Everything from one source, according to the motto:  "Quality made in Germany - Quality made by Dallmeier."At this year's Security 2008 i...

AD Group has announced that, as of 1 July 2008, the President and CEO of US-based Dedicated Micros Inc., Dr Alan Calegari, has transitioned to a new role as Non-Executive Chairman to DM Inc., providing strategic support to the Executive Team."We are very grateful to Dr. Calegari for his significant contribution to Dedicated Micros," said Nigel Petrie, AD Group Chairman.  "In this new role, he will continue to provide strategic support to the Dedicated Micros Executive Team in...

D-Tec - part of AD Group - announces that it is a finalist in the International Achievement category of the influential Security Excellence Awards 2008 - promoted as the security industry's 'Oscars'.  The company is a worldwide leader in CCTV camera-based Video Smoke Detection (VSD), which analyses images to provide early warning of fire, whether accidental or deliberate (arson).The shortlisting of D-Tec reflects the growing take-up of its Video Smoke Detection (VSD) solutions in large scal...

CCTV surveillance equipment manufacturer TeleEye is setting new standards for security industry remote monitoring.  The company has developed a specialist BS-8418 academy designed to create and promote high quality CCTV monitoring solutions with BS-8418 compliance throughout.Central to the academy's charter is a commitment to reducing false alarms from CCTV monitoring systems.  End users and the police both benefit by saving the time and money wasted on unnecessary call outs.  The...

Sony recently revealed how it has strengthened its market-leading security offering through a re-evaluation of its distribution network that sees Norbain SD, one of Europe's most successful distributors of electronic security systems, become one of two key distributors in the UK.  The announcement will place Sony at the forefront of Norbain SD's network of specialist dealers. Building on its extensive IP and analogue line-up, which recently saw the introduction of nine new cameras including...

 Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, has published financial results for the first six months of 2008, which confirm the company's leadership position globally, with strong sales growth of 37 per cent in local currency up to SEK 882 M (£73.4m) in its core network video market and in the EMEA region, where net sales amounted to SEK 469.5 M (£39m).Highlights for the period include Axis' announcement of its expansion into Russia with the opening of a new sales...

 Forward Vision, a member of the Bosch Group, reports its MIC1 series of cameras, also known as "Metal Mickey's", are being used in an increasing number of rapid deployment applications worldwide.  They have recently been used in solutions as diverse as Presidential protection command vehicles, Police surveillance vans, Highways Agency vehicles, RNLI lifeboats and temporary wireless surveillance installations. James Smith, general manager at Forward Vision, says: "The co...

On Sunday, 13 July, seven employees from CCTV specialist AD Group's subsidiary RemGuard took to the saddle in a 60-mile Manchester to Blackpool cycle ride to raise an impressive £1,000 for good causes including the Christie Hospital in Manchester - one of Europe's leading cancer treatment centres - and the Wigan and Leigh Hospice.Many of the group were able to purchase new bikes for the event through a generous 'Cycle to Work' scheme run by AD Group to encourage employees to look after the...

  It is necessary to have a larger fundamental knowledge of the development from analog to network-based technologyAs the video surveillance market changes from traditional analogue technology to being IP-based, the Danish Industry Association for Safety and Security is experiencing a need for increased education.  Milestone Systems is providing the network expertise, holding a series of valuable IT knowledge courses for the members, specially relating to the new digital developme...

  OV Ready enables seamless interoperability between any ObjectVideo® OnBoard™ enabled device  EVT, a developer of video management and NVR software, recently announced that they have become a full member of the ObjectVideo OV Ready Application Partner Network.  As a part of this relationship with ObjectVideo, the leader in intelligent video, EVT has adopted the OV Ready Protocol - an XML-based intelligent video network protocol that standardizes video analytics rul...

Siemens Building Technologies has announced a new partnership with Texas Instruments, which will see a whole range of new products developed for the video surveillance market.The first products to be launched were on show at the recent IFSEC 2008 exhibition as part of Siemens' Innovations Wall feature.  The popular SISTORE range of digital video recorders, manufactured in Germany, is the first to benefit from this technology partnership, with four new versions of the SISTORE MX hybrid recor...

  NiceVision analytics solutions can be used to address a variety of security and operational needsNICE's intelligent video security solutions with content analytics, will be used to enhance the safety and security of commuters by monitoring and alerting security threats in the two tunnels under Beijing's main Olympic Stadium and the Olympic swimming pool in Beijing, named ‘Bird's Nest' and ‘Water Cube'. The two tunnels, which run on Da Tun Road and Cheng Fu Road, are each...

In a market segment where analogue technology is quickly being replaced by IP video systems, Mobotix, a leading international manufacturer of digital, high-resolution and network-based video security systems, has far better growth prospects than most of its competitors since Mobotix decided not to offer any standard IP cameras, but to focus exclusively on high-resolution, complete systems. In the decentralised system structure established years ago by Mobotix, the intelligence resides in th...

Specialist recording and storage systems manufacturer, Visimetrics, has appointed a new Business Development Manager to focus on the company's growing IP-centric recording solutions.Mark Blackwood joins the company with more than 20 years security industry experience, most recently at ADI where he was responsible for business development of IP-based CCTV solutions.Mark will be supporting current and future customers with system design and technical consultancy specifically in the area of IP-base...

The 1st of June 2008 saw the official birth of a new name in UK security and fire systems provision - Niscayah Limited.The date marked the culmination of the visual identity change and renaming process for the staff and offices of the former Bell Security.The business, established in 1986, announced at the turn of the year that it would follow its parent, Niscayah Group (formerly Securitas Systems), into the new branding programme designed to provide a unified, international identity for the spe...

German Distributor Videor again received the Axis Security Distributor of the Year Award in the whole of EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) this year for its extremely good cooperation.  Lars Paulsson (Axis Regional Director EMEA & South America) and Bodil Sonesson (Vice President Sales) from Axis presented Uwe Höppner (Security Product Manager at Videor) with the award at the Distributor Conference 2008 in Forte Village, Sardinia.  127 Axis customers from over 30 countries at...

Videor invites for his next Information Days in the U.K now.  With a focus on Video over IP, the distributor will present his brands Aimetis, AXIS, eneo and Netavis and ensure that participants have a detailed and informative presentation on the brands.  An acute theme and numbers are limited, for this reason it is important to take an early opportunity to come and learn more about Video over IP and test the products on the day with lunch included.  The dates are:24 June 2008 - Ay...

By Pauline Norstrom Worldwide Head of Marketing, Dedicated MicrosConsidering trends in CCTV technology, the introduction of High Definition (HD) megapixel CCTV cameras, such as our own CamVu 2000, and associated HD recording and display solutions reflect a major watershed in the capability of CCTV systems from the enterprise level HighVu Excel to the new DV-IP HD.  Specifically in terms of the quality of images which can now be provided and, crucially, the potential to accurately identify s...

If money were no object in enhancing the security of students, staff, visitors and assets, university security managers would specify enhanced electronic access control systems, upgrade their CCTV - in particular to IP-based systems, install cameras that cover considerably larger areas, and introduce facial recognition software, according to a new report by Siemens Building Technologies Security Systems. The report, which looks into how technology is used across 10 universities, highlights its...

Dedicated Micros, part of AD Group, was a finalist in the Security Installation of the Year category of the Security Industry Awards held during IFSEC 2008 for the ambitious De Montfort University project.The installation at Leicester-based De Montfort University is an advanced NetVu Connected surveillance solution which was devised by DM Fusion installer Security Design Services to maximise the safety and security of its 20,500 students and 3,240 staff.Key elements of the ambitious scheme inclu...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - highlighted a number of major user interface enhancements at IFSEC 2008, including an on-screen 'Point & Go' PTZ control capability - a key feature of the new advanced Oracle Dome camera - Embedded Camera Selection Maps, and the launch of an intuitive Video Timeline to replace ‘goto' as the de facto standard for the latest generation of NetVu Connected CCTV systems. The new on-screen 'Point & Go' PTZ capability provides an unrivalled dome contr...

Bosch Security Systems is reporting an excellent response to its technologies on show at the recent IFSEC 2008.  Not only did Bosch came away with tangible enquiries from a cross-section of quality installers, consultants and end-users interested in its CCTV, Intruder and Communications technologies, but it also won ‘Intruder Alarm Product of the Year' for its newly launched Professional Series duel tech detector with anti-mask at the industry awards. Also at IFSEC, in a presentation...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has taken delivery of a state-of-the-art demonstration vehicle which, for the first time, will allow the company to bring its latest NetVu Connected CCTV systems directly to installers and end users in the UK and mainland Europe.In preparation for its road trip, the 10-metre vehicle has been fitted out with High Definition displays, work benches for training workshops and seating for up to 20 people, with the HD video capabilities of Dedicated Micros' soluti...

Mirasys video surveillance software solutions are to integrate with pioneering H.264 megapixel cameras from Arecont Vision.Mirasys, one of the world's leading providers of open platform digital CCTV and video surveillance solutions, recently announced that its networked video recording product line, NVR Pro and NVR Enterprise that launched at IFSEC 2008, will support the world's first full line of H.264 megapixel video surveillance cameras from Arecont Vision, the leading manufacturer of IP...

  ObjectVideo OnBoard™ technology will enable Dowshu to significantly increase the value and effectiveness of its solutions ObjectVideo, the leader in intelligent video, recently announced a partnership agreement with Cork-based Dowshu, one of the world's largest suppliers and manufacturers of cutting edge CCTV products.  Dowshu's 32 and 64 channel digital video recorders will feature ObjectVideo OnBoard™ video analytics.ObjectVideo OnBoard™ technology will...

CCTV specialist AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - announces that Hugh Devereux is being promoted to the position of Director of Product Management for DM, accountable directly to the CEO of AD Group, with reporting responsibilities to the AD Group Board.Devereux, who is currently Head of Product Management, joined Dedicated Micros from Baxall in 2005.  In his enhanced role, he will be responsible for all aspects of product management from initial concept to the development...

Reliance High-Tech Ltd. has announced it has opened a new office in Glasgow.  The new office supports two years of strong revenue growth in the region and will enable further expansion in operations to provide a strengthened focus on strategic business goals. Terry Sallas, Reliance High-Tech Limited, Managing Director, said, "Over the last two years we've seen a significant increase in turnover with substantial new customer wins in Scotland.  In order to support our continued focu...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has introduced a special UK promotion which means that installers who buy any 8, 12 or 16 channel SD Range DVR are now eligible to receive a free ICED-HyperDome at the point of purchase, with two free HyperDomes available to those who opt for a 32-channel model.Designed to celebrate the continued manufacture of the popular ICE camera and mini-dome range, the promotion focuses on one of its standout lines, the award-winning ICED-HyperDome.  Its buil...