Optelecom-NKF Inc., manufacturer of Siqura® and Optelecom video surveillance solutions, was renamed on April 1, 2011, as a result of its recent merger with the Dutch company, TKH Group. 

Speco Technologies, Amityville, N.Y., is the first company in North America to become an Authorized Test Center (ATC) for HDcctv Compliance Testing. Zin Thu, product engineer at Speco, stated, “The compliance testing process is an integral part of the HDcctv compliance certification program.” By successfully completing the tests, the candidate HD product would have demonstrated compliance to the v1.0 HDcctv compliance certification standard as specified by the HDcctv Alliance.

When the economy is doing badly, fewer people are willing to risk their disposable income in casinos, and Las Vegas and Atlantic City have suffered accordingly from the negative impact of the nation’s recent economic woes. More frugal corporate travel policies during the economic downturn have also hurt these convention destinations, as reflected by lower occupancy rates.

Arecont Vision introduced a new generation of SurroundVideo® Day/Night 8-megapixel H.264 cameras, which provide 180-deg. or 360-deg. panoramic views. 

Napco Security’s iSee Video has added a Complete Wireless Outdoor Camera Kit to its line of Wi-Fi cameras. iSee Video Wi-Fi cameras make installations a cinch in as little as 10 min., the company said. 

If one could add another structure to the list of the 7 Man-Made Wonders of the World, it might be Dallas Cowboys Stadium, an architectural and technological marvel that opened in 2009 and was host to last month’s Super Bowl game. The stadium was also host to a unique event put on by Bosch Security Systems recently, where it welcomed more than 400 guests for a day of learning, networking and entertainment. Bosch’s Ultimate Sound & Security Challenge included product demonstrations, tours, and educational sessions covering the latest security and communications systems.

There’s so much happening in the video surveillance market in 2011. From A (analytics) to Z (zettabytes), continued advancement in key areas means the best video has to offer just keeps getting better. 

Advances in surveillance video equipment and widespread availability of broadband connectivity such as DSL and cable modems have made possible a range of video monitoring options. How do these options impact a dealer’s operations? What is required to support them? How should they be priced? And how profitable are they?

 GVI Security Solutions, Carrollton, Texas, announced it entered into a strategic partnership agreement with LG Security to represent its line of advanced LG video surveillance solutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 

Western Digital (NYSE: WDC) and Hitachi Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE:6501) announced today that they entered into a definitive agreement whereby WD will acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $4.3 billion.