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Improved EyeR640 17 micron Thermal Core Provides <45mK at f#1
posted on 30/01/2012

The new improved EYE-R640-V4™ utilises 17µm pixels providing a 32% increase in picture resolution over 25µm pixels. This has provided a dramatic improvement in video quality. Packed into a small, lightweight, low power format the thermal imaging engine is based on a 640x480 pixels ASi microbolometer detector It is tuned to the long wave infrared band together with a sensitivity now ... [more]

IFSEC India 2011 needs be relocated following large success and phenomenal growth
posted on 23/01/2012

IFSEC India 2011, India's largest international exhibition for commercial homeland security and fire technology, welcomed 11,684 people. In order to accommodate such significant growth, indicated by an impressive rebook of 73 percent of exhibitors, organiser UBM India, a subsidiary of UBM plc, is re-locating the show in 2012 to the ultra modern India Expo Centre in Greater Noida – an area which is also home to the new state of-the-art Formula One racing track. Co-located with Homeland Security India, IFSEC India was inaugurated by Honorable Union Home Minister, Mr. P Chidambaram & Mr. D. R. Kaarthikeyan, Padma Shri, Chairman, ASSOCHAM’s National Council on Installations, Premises & Personnel Security (IPPS). IFSEC India 2011 brought together the leading Indian and international homeland security solution providers with the key decision-makers and influencers from the Indian Government and private industry. A multitude of industries were represented at the show including financial servic... [more]

Partnership between Goldshield Electronic Security and AIS Total Security advised by Cooper Parry Corporate Finance to provide electronic security systems to safeguard businesses
posted on 20/01/2012

Goldshield Electronic Security acquired AIS Total Security, based in Southglade Business Park, Nottingham. The sale will see AIS become a key part of the Goldshield group as it aims to become the UK’S leading independent provider of fire and security systems. Mike Baines, managing director of AIS, said the new partnership will allow the business to grow quickly by giving access to new market sectors. He said: "Being part of the bigger Goldshield network will expand our service offering, strengthen our position in growing markets and enable us to further bolster our strong management team. “It means we will be better positioned to innovate at an accelerated rate and achieve a higher level of growth as we will now be exposed to other market sectors. “We want to thank all the team at Cooper Parry Corporate Finance for their help, they certainly made the transaction as smooth as possible.” AIS was founded by Paul Douglas and Mike Baines in 1989 and provides integrated electroni... [more]

Digital Bond and Tenable Network Security collaborate on continuous critical infrastructure protection
posted on 20/01/2012

Digital Bond and Tenable Network Security released new SCADA plugins for both Tenable’s Nessus and Passive Vulnerability Scanner (PVS), at the S4 Conference. These plugins will identify insecure PLC configurations that would allow an attacker to take control of a critical infrastructure such as the electric grid, an oil pipeline, a chemical manufacturing plant or water treatment plant. Tenable’s Passive Vulnerability Scanner plugins allow a control system network to be monitored continuously without any interaction or impact to the network. The PVS not only identifies these PLC vulnerabilities, it also discovers a wide variety of systems which speak common SCADA protocols such as ICCP, MODBUS and DNP3. There are seven new Tenable SCADA plugins for the GE D20, Schneider Modicon Quantum and SEL 2032 SCADA PLCs or controllers. These are the devices that communicate with sensors and actuators and tell valves to open, breakers to trip or control some form of a physical process. An atta... [more]

OPTEX DETECTORS AT HEART OF HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM
posted on 11/01/2012

Finite Solutions, based in Leeds, installs BoundaryGard Detectors from Optex Europe to switch lights on and off, draw or close blinds and trigger CCTV cameras to start recording – all as part of an innovative security installation that gives the impression that someone is home. Finite Solutions designs and installs top of the range home cinema and home automation systems, including media rooms, CCTV and security, lighting design and control. In properties worth hundreds of thousands, if not millions of pounds, the security of the residence, its contents and even the inhabitants is always a primary concern. Most if not all of the houses they have worked on have external CCTV and lighting systems as part of the security solution, but have a further requirement for a detection system that would reliably alert them 24 hours a day on a tablet or smartphone as soon as anyone was on their premises. The same detection device needed to be integrated with the Crestron home automation panel t... [more]

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