Access control news

OPS will be key in providing in Genetec’s IP physical security solution to the Australia/New Zealand market Genetec, a pioneer in IP security solutions and a technology leader within the physical security industry, announced recently the appointment of Open Platform Systems (OPS) Pty Ltd as its value-added distributor in Australia and New Zealand.  The Asian market is considered critical to Genetec's global presence and growth, and the appointment of OPS will be key...

The Norbain Group recently announced the creation of an operation in the Benelux region. The trading companies, called Norbain Nederland BV and Norbain Belgium SA/NV, will provide Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg with the very best levels of service and technical support for which Norbain is renown.Headed up by General Manager Eric Vanseuningen, the operation's head office and distribution centre is based within Breda (NL).  It is anticipated that the 10 person strong team will double in size...

Hirsch Electronics, a leading manufacturer of access control and security management solutions for high-risk facilities and the federal government, welcomed U.S. Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez to their corporate facility in Santa Ana, CA on February 11 to meet with Hirsch Electronics executives to discuss homeland security and to tour their manufacturing facility."I am proud of the work Hirsch Electronics does to help secure our nation and its citizens," stated Congresswoman Sanchez.&nb...

Paxton Access Inc. have opened their HQ in Bellevue, WA.  Paxton Access are a market-leading manufacturer of access control systems in the UK and Europe.  They now intend to extend their success story to the USA. First incorporated in the USA 18 months ago, Paxton Access Inc. have been quietly persuading installers to use their products.  The warm reaction to Net2, Paxton Access' advanced PC based access control system, and positive research into the market, have en...

Leading security solutions provider, Adams Rite, has appointed David Wigglesworth as its new Managing Director.  David will replace Iain MacKay, Adams Rite's current Chairman and acting Managing Director who will be retiring in March.He brings with him a wealth of commercial and leadership experience gleaned from a career starting as a trainee Electrical and Electronics Engineer, through to Commercial Director of Fixt Logistics at GDA Holdings Ltd.  His commercial experience includes o...

Hirsch Electronics, a leading manufacturer of access control and security management solutions, has announced the scheduled visit of U.S. Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez to their corporate facility in Santa Ana, California.United States Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) representing the 47th District will be visiting Hirsch Electronics' global headquarters facility in Santa Ana, CA, to tour their factory and exchange information regarding successes in securing the homeland - including seaports,...

Pelco and DSX Access Systems, Inc. have partnered to provide seamless integration of Pelco advanced digital video recording systems and IP video management software with DSX access control systems.  This collaboration provides a solution for the recording, storing and retrieval of video-based intrusion and access control events, allowing stored and live video from Pelco DX Series digital video recorders or the Endura Network Based Video System to be accessed from within the DSX WinDSX or Wi...

Hirsch Electronics, a leading manufacturer of access control and identity management solutions, recently confirmed its Verification Station's biometric technology passed the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) rigorous testing and was placed on the TSA's "Biometrics for Access Control" Qualified Products List (QPL).According to the TSA's website, ‘Airport operators are encouraged to use the qualified products list to improve upon their existing access control syst...

Panasonic System Solutions Company, a leader in professional video surveillance solutions, continues their thought leadership and consultative business with end users by offering substantial informational and educational resources via Steve Surfaro, Group Manager and Strategic Technical Liaison.  In high demand as a speaker and educator, Steve brings his tremendous experience and expertise to bear on a wide range of topics relating to all aspects of video surveillance.Steve's schedule of we...

ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire SimonsVoss Technologies AG.In the future, SimonsVoss will be organized within ASSA ABLOY's ‘Global Technologies Division' as a separate business unit and under the leadership of its current and well-established management team.Fully committed to this endeavour, the Executive Committee of SimonsVoss Technologies AG very much welcomes this step, which will enduringly foster the company, above all in t...

Fast-growing security company, Octavian Security has landed a two-year contract to provide security for the redevelopment of Gloucester Quays.The security firm has been appointed by the regeneration project's construction management contractor, Bovis Lend Lease, to provide 24-hour security for the site whilst the £110 million development is in progress.Octavian will mobilise a 43-man team, including a dedicated site manager and supervisors, to provide access/egress control, bespoke securit...

Hirsch Electronics recently announced that Robert Beliles, co-founder of Cisco's physical security initiative and business unit, has been appointed Vice President, Enterprise Business Development.  Mr. Beliles brings to Hirsch more than eleven years of product marketing and product management experience with Cisco Systems, Inc.  He is also the co-author of several networked physical security system patents-pending. "Hirsch has earned a strong reputation for reliable, hig...

Octavian Security has won the contract to provide security for one of the world's leading motorsport and automotive technology businesses, Prodrive.The security firm's new three-year contract will see it providing manned security services at Prodrive's UK headquarters in Banbury and its Kenilworth facilities.  These are the very facilities in which Prodrive works on new technologies for its vehicle manufacturer clients, and also develops the vehicles within its own Subaru World Rally Team,...

Lancashire based access control manufacturers, BSB Electronics, now offer a lifetime guarantee and support on all their Progeny products with immediate effect.  The decision by Managing Director, Brett Burby, demonstrates BSB's confidence in the quality, functionality and reliability of their Progeny range. Announcing the decision, Mr Burby said, "Our Progeny range of access control products are extremely reliable, flexible and are of an excellent build quality.  Consequently we a...

ISO 9001 is widely recognized as an international standard, which provides a framework for an effective quality management system.Commenting on the company's achievement, Manji Gami, Managing Director of Urmet said: "The process of obtaining ISO9001 has made an invaluable contribution to our business.  It helped us identify opportunities to improve our procedures and ensure that we continually improve our service levels."The ISO9001 accreditation coincides with the streamlining of...

Integrated Design Limited is again exhibiting the Fastlane range at Intersec, Dubai.  This year IDL have a larger purpose built stand, 3432C.  In response to IDL having an excellent 2007, with Fastlane sales doubling in the Middle East over the last 12 months.  A custom stand was decided as an ideal platform to showcase the increasing Fastlane range of entrance control solutions, while building upon the excellent outcomes of the previous years exhibitions.  The Intersec exhib...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe is delighted to announce its partnership with S2 Security Corporation.  The partnership means the addition of the S2 access control NetBox to Panasonic's extensive security portfolio, providing customers with an IP based access control system, offering event and alarm monitoring, video surveillance and much more.In addition to providing an extensive range of CCTV and IP security products, Panasonic System Solutions Europe (PSSEU) announces the inclusion of...

CEM Systems, a leading access control brand of Tyco International, announced recently that it will showcase its latest IP access control innovations at IIPSEC, UK (Stand 017) during 29th-31st January. On display for the first time in the UK will be a range of industry firsts including the new CEM S610e multi-technology IP card reader and the revolutionary DIU 220 (Power over Ethernet Door Interface Unit).  "As the UK's International IP security exhibition, IIPSEC offers CEM the ideal p...

Lockheed Martin further advanced its capabilities and offerings in biometrics solutions through a cooperation agreement with Cognitec Systems, a leader in facial recognition technology.  The Cognitec agreement will enable closer cooperation between the two companies in the rapidly growing marketplace for biometrics solutions."Biometrics is an increasingly important technology area for our customers in intelligence, defense, law enforcement and homeland security," said Bob Eastman,...

Brett Burby, Managing Director of Lancashire based access control manufacturer, BSB Electronics, is delighted to announce the appointment of Ruth Shiels as Customer Sales and Support Executive.  Welcoming Ruth to the BSB team, Mr Burby said, "I'm delighted that Ruth has decided to join us as I'm sure she will make a valuable contribution to our future development as we promote and develop our industry-leading Progeny range."Ruth, 21, is a recent graduate of the University of Centr...

Acquisition extends Bosch Security Systems' product portfolio and geographic presence in Canada, U.K. and U.S.Extreme CCTV Inc. and Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, recently jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Bosch will acquire all outstanding shares of Extreme common stock at a price of C$5.00 per share in cash, resulting in an aggregate purchase price of approximately C$93 million.  The purchase price represents a premium of approximate...

Complus Teltronic's 2007 series of intercom workshops came to a successful conclusion on Thursday 22nd November at the Western Business Centre, near Stansted.  Other venues for the autumn series were located in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Coventry and Bristol.Topics covered included the latest advances in IP (internet protocol) technology, which reduces cabling costs and allows advanced networking functions.  Intercoms for disabled refuges to BS5839 Part 9 have wide spread appl...

BSIA will present one of six break-out sessions delivered by the industry's leading experts at IIPSEC 2008.  The presentation at 14.00 GMT on 30th January 2008 will focus on IP as an essential enabling technology in the application of BS8418 - the British Standard for detector-activated, remotely monitored CCTV.  It will look at the impact of IP technology in the application of the standard and its results in providing the bottom line security and financial benefits of BS8418 comp...

Syd (Peter) Heals has been appointed to the board of directors of Bell Group Limited and Bell Security Limited. This board oversees Bell's UK security and fire systems businesses within the corporate structure of parent organisation Securitas Systems AB.Syd Heals has been Chief Operating Officer of Bell Security's Commercial Security and Fire UK systems operations since January 2006.  He entered the industry in 1978 and joined Bell Security in 1990, where he has gained extensive commercial...

Complus Teltronic Ltd will bring IoIP® (Intercom over Internet Protocol) to IIPSEC 2008 in January.  With the advances in IP technology, visitors this year will be able to see IP ready intercom units for plug and play solutions.New, working IP solutions will be exhibited on stand 69, featuring integral IP intercom products, the new Access Control Intercom module and the IP Help Point.  These can be used across a variety of applications including town centres, sh...

Paxton Access Limited, the UK's market leader in the manufacture of access control is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Cowling as Large Projects Manager.  With a degree in industrial design and over 6 years engineering and project management experience, Tom will support and manage large Net2 access control installations.                           A...

Norfolk based installer Check Your Security Ltd has won ADI-GARDINER's "NVIP Partner of the Year" award for its highly impressive 200% year-on-year growth since joining the scheme in 2005, and for a number of major projects including its recent upgrade at the University of East Anglia (UEA).    The award was presented to Check Your Security's Managing Director Carl Pace by ADI-GARDINER's Sales Director Hemant Trivedi at the distributor's latest NVIP Forum."We a...

Fargo Electronics, Inc., a global leader in secure technologies for ID card systems, announced it has signed a joint marketing agreement with UK-based Optaglio Ltd., a leader in security microstructure technology.  The agreement will provide the framework for secure solutions utilizing Fargo's High Definition Printing™ series in conjunction with Optaglio's E-Direct® high-security holograms in Fargo overlaminates.Specifically aimed at government and financial markets, the a...

Zebra Technologies, a worldwide leader in card printing, specialty printing and automatic identification solutions, recently announced its participation at Cartes 2007, the world leading event in digital security, smart card and identification at the Paris-nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre from November 13th-15th.  Zebra will be displaying a wide range of card printers in Hall 3 at Stand number E044, including the new P100i, P630i and F680 digital photo printer.  Also showing on the Ze...

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leader of 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology for personal identification applications, and MCX Systems Sp. zo. o., provider of comprehensive ICT solutions, signed a licence agreement in Poland.  The partnership strengthens LEGIC's position in the Polish market and enables MCX to implement state-of-the-art technology in its terminal card systems. MCX was established in 1988 and since its foundation has enjoyed a dynamic growth, keeping pace with the t...