AMAG Technology, Torrance, Calif., an access control, IP video, and intrusion detection solution provider, announced that Salient Systems is a member of AMAG’s new Symmetry™ Extended Business Solutions Program as a certified partner.

Heifer International in Little Rock, Ark., works with communities globally to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth. Heifer provides gifts of livestock and training to help families improve their nutrition and generate income in sustainable ways.

Keeping watch over the newly constructed Twin Sails Bridge in the small town of Poole, on the south coast of England, are six Bosch Security Systems cameras, monitoring all who pass —whether by vehicle, by foot or even by boat passing below the bridge’s deck.

Despite the wide range of options for wirelessly connecting video surveillance cameras, video professionals agree on one thing. Where it is feasible to use a wired solution, integrators should choose that option, they say. As John Estrada, CEO of Cernium, explains, “If you already have wiring, you should use it; it’s more reliable.” Cernium is a Reston, Va.-based video camera manufacturer that does business as CheckVideo and offers both wired and wireless products.

Expanding its global security business to the U.S. market, LG Electronics, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., launched a new line of high-performance cameras and digital video recorders (DVRs) designed for fully integrated security solutions.

The benefits of mobile surveillance have come into focus for the business community: reduce theft, keep staff on task, and evaluate potential security situations for appropriate response from afar.

The company, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia 1, specializes in handling containers for international and domestic transportation in many ports in Indonesia.