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SALTO appoints a new sales in its UK team
posted on 05/01/2012

SALTO Systems, world leaders in advanced wire free and wireless access control solutions, has further strengthened its UK sales team with a key new appointment. In response to increasing demand for its state-of-the-art access technology, products and solutions from an ever growing base of end users, David Hill has been appointed to the position of Area Sales Manager for the South and South East of England. David has an extensive security background, having worked in the industry for 25 years. He began his business life by training as a locksmith before broadening his experience by selling Access Control, CCTV, Locks, Safes, Intruder Alarms, Fire Alarms and Gate Automation. As a SALTO Area Sales Manager he will be responsible for growing SALTO’s comprehensive market share in wireless and wire free advanced access control solutions across the Southern UK, as well as supporting distributors, installers, end-users and consultants. "I am very excited to be joining an industry leade... [more]

Agreement signed between Cryptography Research and Invia SAS for for subscriber identification modules, smart cards, PayTV, Secure ID, digital rights management, as well as military and defense applications
posted on 20/12/2011

An agreement enabling INVIA to develop products incorporating Differential Power Analysis (DPA) countermeasures for use by licensees of CRI’s DPA patents has been announced yesterday by Cryptography Research. INVIA provides security-related semiconductor design IP and embedded software to ASIC and FPGA designers. “As part of our focus on delivering high-quality, tamper-resistant security blocks to our ASIC and FPGA customers, we are pleased to join the Cryptography Research DPA countermeasures developer ecosystem,” said Robert Leydier, INVIA’s president. “Working with CRI further strengthens the protection from major security threats we offer our semiconductor customers.” DPA is a form of attack that involves monitoring the fluctuating electrical power consumption of a target device and then using advanced statistical methods to derive cryptographic keys and other secrets. Strong countermeasures to DPA help protect tamper-resistant products used in applications such as military an... [more]

New Partnership announced with Datacard Group and Distributor DED Limited
posted on 14/12/2011

Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalisation solutions, announced today a new partnership with DED Limited, a UK-based distributor of point-of-sale equipment, plastic card printers and speciality printers. The partnership will help expand the reach of the Datacard standard desktop ID solutions throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Offering industry-leading innovations that make desktop ID card printing simple and economical, the SD260 and SD360 card printers deliver outstanding print quality, reliability, easy operation and efficiency in a small footprint. With these printers, Datacard Group offers the capability to print and encode magnetic stripe, contact and contactless smart cards in a single pass, allowing them to be used for a host of applications. “We are very pleased to announce our new partnership with DED, as they have a depth of experience in card solutions within a variety of vertical market sectors,” said Sigera Yeoman, EME... [more]

Introducing Samsung's updated SAMS access control management software
posted on 13/12/2011

Samsung’s RFID and biometric technology based access control systems collectively provide a cost effective solution for any access control application from single door up to 28,000 doors with a choice of reader technologies which encompass fingerprint recognition, proximity and smart card & PIN, as well as time and attendance options. Samsung 's SAMS access control management software has been updated with the addition of a number of user and installer friendly features. Available license-free for projects with up to 1000 users and 40 doors (up to 80 readers), SAMS now has a Muster reporting feature which can be configured to produce a report as to who is on site at any given moment, as well as automatically generate a list in the event of a fire alarm activation. Also included in the latest version of SAMS is an ID badge production facility. In addition to static text and a company logo, this new feature also allows the addition of dynamic database fields. SAMS software is now... [more]

IndigoVision installs the latest digital surveillance technology in German Casinos
posted on 13/12/2011

A governmental teal evaluated IP IP Video systems from all of the major manufacturers, using extensive testing and live trials, before choosing IndigoVision for the surveillance of nine Bavarian Casinos. The nine Bavarian Casinos, owned by the Bavarian State government, will have their surveillance operations completely transformed following the installation of a fully digital IP Video solution from IndigoVision. The casinos will be able to run a more secure and efficient business having deployed the latest digital surveillance technology. The IP Video systems will be designed and installed by IndigoVision’s Authorised Partner, Ippi GmbH. “Upgrading our surveillance operation was very important as our existing analogue/DVR equipment was becoming increasingly unreliable and expensive to maintain, and lacked the performance and flexibility of modern digital systems,” said Michael Mueller, Chief Organisation Manager. “IndigoVision’s guarantee of no dropped frames under any circumstances co... [more]

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