Changing times in the security installation sector
09 May 08
Bob Doyle of Skills for Security argues that employers in the installation industry need to start re-thinking their strategies for future growth.
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Guarding Watch: Security must break the pattern of low-cost solutions
07 May 08
Olivier Cavaliere challenges private sector guarding companies to do away with the damaging tendency towards low cost client solutions driven by the desire for market share (and all-too-often characterised by a lack of innovation and investment)
Werneck in the fog
09 May 08
Danish security fog generator manufacturer Protect A/S has appointed Darcy Werneck as its export manager.
Control cameras from a BlackBerry
08 May 08
CCTV systems can now be fully accessed and operated from a BlackBerry using Geutebruck security video technology.
IFSEC
IFSEC Blog: Buzzy Bees in Brum
01 May 08
Here at Ludgate House in London – the home of Security Management Today (SMT), Security Installer, info4security and, of course, IFSEC – all of us in the Protection and Management Portfolio are furiously gearing up for 12-15 May, a trip...
AMG to launch new transmission products at IFSEC
30 Apr 08
Fibre optic transmission company AMG Systems is to use IFSEC 2008 to launch a new range of analogue and digital wireless transmission products.
Profile: Mike Wilson
08 May 08
As chief executive of the Security Industry Authority, Mike Wilson is currently battling to keep his private security sector customers and the Government happy by rectifying problems encountered with the licensing process. At the same time,...
CCTV isn't all about cutting crime
07 May 08
SIR – I read many articles in
Audio and Video
Vumii shows off "long range" software platform
Sensorii, the new software platform from long range day/night camera manufacturer Vumii, has been designed to give CCTV operators better control of PTZ units and improved situational awareness.
YouTube "fuels threat to home security"
Popular video websites like YouTube are fuelling burglaries across the UK by letting users upload tips on different break-in methods, according a window and door supplier.
Fit for all occasions: Risco's Prosys 128 control panel
07 May 08
Risco's Prosys 128 control panel is a competitively priced, extensive range of intruder alarm kit but there are niggles.
All aboard: The Samsung SHC-735
07 May 08
The Samsung SHC-735 is one of the best equipped day/night cameras we’ve seen in a while
Out of Hours
Stars out for Octavian's fifth birthday bash
Nottingham based-the Octavian Group celebrated its fifth birthday in style, holding a stunning ‘Ocean’s Elevenesque’ birthday bash for clients, staff and friends of the business at the Alea Casino in Nottingham.
European expansion on the cards for Samsung
Info4security Editor Emily Cadman and
On the Move
Security management appointments round-up
05 May 08
info4security keeps you up-to-date with all the latest people moves in the security sector...
Employment Law: Harassment legislation
The ‘stalking phenomenon’ in the 1990s yielded much of what we have today in terms of protection from harassment legislation. Now, another pernicious phenomenon – bullying and harassment in the workplace – is gaining much publicity, but...
Employment Law: Checking right to work in the UK
Is your security department or guarding company contemplating the employment of staff from overseas? Do you know how to establish whether a prospective employee is legally entitled to work in the UK? Ben Hopps runs through the main points...
The CCTV Doctor: Interoperability
Jon Hill of Bewator answers questions from installers… this month: interoperability
The CCTV Doctor: Video analytics
The CCTV Doctor answers your questions video analytics include what it is, the differences between video analytics and motion detection and when video analytics is likely to be deployed.
Security fears over Dutch transport smartcard
18 Apr 08
Plans to adopt Oyster-style smartcards on the Dutch transit network could be delayed because of fears over security.
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Free IP training for installers
09 May 08
ADI-Gardiner is offering IP training to installers free of charge.
Secure IT: Web 2.0 and corporate security
06 May 08
With the advent of the much-discussed Web 2.0 world – a participatory client-server environment characterised by social networking – what are the challenges involved in balancing increasing employee expectations of easy access with the need...
Stars out for Octavian's fifth birthday bash
30 Apr 08
Nottingham based-the Octavian Group celebrated its fifth birthday in style, holding a stunning ‘Ocean’s Elevenesque’ birthday bash for clients, staff and friends of the business at the Alea Casino in Nottingham.
Choosing the right torch
19 Apr 08
The torch is the mainstay of any successful guard’s equipment belt, but it can be difficult to know which one to choose. Patrol Store, the UK-based supplier of guarding and police equipment, has released a selection of videos to help show...
CCTV
Control cameras from a BlackBerry
08 May 08
CCTV systems can now be fully accessed and operated from a BlackBerry using Geutebruck security video technology.
Irisys debuts handheld thermal imagers
08 May 08
Irisys has launched the IRI 4011 and IRI 4041 Handheld Thermal Imagers, specifically designed for Police and security teams.
Changing times in the security installation sector
09 May 08
Bob Doyle of Skills for Security argues that employers in the installation industry need to start re-thinking their strategies for future growth.
The latest additions to the control panel market
19 Apr 08
Control panels continue to play a pivotal role in the important intruder alarm sector. Here are some of the more recent models to hit the market…
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CCTV: is it really failing to cut crime?
08 May 08
The comments made by Detective Chief Inspector Mike Neville will be echoed by officers through out the country. Due to a lack of standards within the CCTV industry, Police officers are faced with huge difficulties in trying to retrieve footage...
CCTV Question: Storing a whole day of CCTV footage
08 May 08
I have heard these concerns before from medical practitioners but storage is only a small part that needs to be looked at. Frame rates need to be considered too, if the system is not capturing at real time frame rates then there is always the...
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