May. 14, 2013In November Genetec announced that the company enters into a strategic alliance with Microsoft to develop cloud-based security solutions together. The plan is to offer hosted security solutions that include video surveillance, access control and license plate recognition (LPR) as a service built on Microsoft‘s Windows Azure cloud-computing platform.
moreMay. 09, 2013We connect certain brands automatically with quality when we had a good experience with the brand in the past. The second aspect that might to influence our mindset is the look at the "Made in ..." label on product. While the value of a brand is rarely doubted, the question whether the origin of production should be considered for a buying decision is an interesting question. At Intersec in Dubai, Heiko Baumgartner had the opportunity to discuss this topic with Hanno Vogels, Bosch Security Systems Vice President for Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.
moreApr. 17, 2013Few would argue that as the industry continues its progression toward wide-spread deployment of IP security technology, some type of standards are necessary to guide the industry in a unified direction. Over the past few years, ONVIF has been one of the organisations at the forefront of the standards movement. Since its inception in 2008, the organisation has made considerable gains with more than 2,500 products now certified as conformant with the ONVIF interoperability specification and a global membership base of more than 430 companies.
moreApr. 02, 2013Early in February UBM Live announced that IFSEC International, FIREX International, Safety & Health Expo and Facilities Show will move from Birmingham's NEC to ExCeL London in June 2014. According to the organisers the decision comes at the end of a 12 month period of research and consultation with stakeholders across all communities. At about the same time Clarion Events announced the launch of a new installer and channel facing event, Security Technology Live, which will be held at the NEC Birmingham in May 2014.
moreFeb. 12, 2013The DHL Air Hub Leipzig has been in operation at Leipzig/Halle airport for almost five years. Along with Hong Kong and Cincinnati (USA), this is the central European hub of the worldwide airfreight division of the Deutsche Post. Just the building complex alone covers 23,000m² of hangar area and 48,000m² of warehouse space. A further 200 hectares is taken up by the apron and numerous properties. The enormous logistics center is the destination for more than 50 DHL freight aircraft every day and each night over 1,500 tonnes of freight are handled.
moreFeb. 05, 2013Millennium bcp is Portugal‘s biggest private-owned bank, with a prominent position in the financial market in Portugal. It is the second Bank in terms of market share and has the country‘s largest banking distribution network. While its mission statement is to create value for customers through high quality banking and financial products and services, complying with rigorous and high standards of conduct and corporate responsibility, it was a challenge for the bank to apply the highest standards also for their security management.
moreJan. 09, 2013Again it was a neck-and-neck race for the GIT SECURITY AWARD 2013. Only 5 x 3 products could win: Those ones the most readers were voting for - via fax, e-mail or online voting on www.PRO-4-PRO.com.
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moreJan. 02, 2013With over 70% of space already taken up with four months left for the event, organizers of Intersec 2013 have their sights set on reaching the 1,000 exhibitor milestone. The region's largest trade platform for safety, security and policing is expected to be 10 % larger than last year‘s event.
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