Axis Communications, Chelmsford, Mass., may be an all-IP company, but that hasn’t stopped the company from taking the number one global manufacturer position for all surveillance cameras — including IP-based and analog providers — according to the 2012 edition of the annual IMS Research report, “The World Market for CCTV & Video Surveillance Equipment.”
Axis Communications, Chelmsford, Mass., announced that four HDTV-quality AXIS Q6035-E PTZ Dome Network Cameras were used to monitor race day activities at the Athletes’ Village and finish line for the 116th running of the Boston Marathon on April 16.
At ISC West last week, Samsung Techwin and Intelligent Security Systems (ISS) jointly exhibited an integrated video surveillance system that combines Samsung’s video surveillance cameras and devices and ISS video management services (VMS) and image analytics.
OzVision and Schneider Electric signed a strategic marketing and distribution agreement to provide U.S. businesses with comprehensive Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) solutions. The agreement was signed in January 2012 and announced last week during ISC West.
ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, announced that it held its sixth Developer’s Plug Fest earlier this month, an event that drew representatives from more than 20 different manufacturers that have implemented the ONVIF specification in their IP surveillance products.
Axis Communications’ AXIS P13 and AXIS Q16 Series products are the company’s first network cameras to be UL listed under the 60950 standard for IT equipment, the company reported. All other IP cameras in the Axis portfolio will be UL listed in 2012, joining the company’s encoder, Power over Ethernet (PoE) midspan, PoE splitter and power source portfolios, which also hold UL certifications.
BV Investment Partners, a middle-market private equity firm investing in the information and business services and communications sectors, today announced the recapitalization of DTT, a provider of managed surveillance and business intelligence services to the restaurant and hospitality industries.
With new technologies making security cameras more affordable and flexible, home surveillance systems are changing. Installations and placement don’t look the same as they did years ago, though some of the dealer concerns such as privacy, wiring and lighting optimization remain. Security dealers talked to SDM eNews about how an evolving technology landscape is changing the way cameras are installed in a home and opening up new markets.
CheckVideo, Reston, Va., expanded its product line with Ruggedized Outdoor Mobile Sentry (CMS4000). CMS4000 is a self-contained, cloud-based, wireless intelligent video surveillance solution that only requires power to be added.
Avigilon, Vancouver, a provider of high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, announced that the SGL Arena in Augsburg, Germany — a 30,660 seat stadium that is home to the FC Augsburg football club — deployed the Avigilon high-definition surveillance system to ensure spectator safety, confirm regulatory compliance, and reduce liability costs. Vulnerable to the threat of football-related violence and disorderly conduct, the SGL Arena deployed system as a strategic component of its security plan.