Adurion acquires TAG Company HARMONDSWORTH, UK--TAG Company, a provider of anti-shoplifting solutions based here, has been acquired by Adurion Global Opportunity Fund (AGOF), an affiliate of the London-based investment boutique Adurion Capital Limited. The transaction will see AGOF acquire TAG Company's operations in the ....
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Milestone lands EUR 17mln investment COPENHAGEN--Open platform IP video management software specialist Milestone Systems, based here, announced last week that it secured EUR 17mln in growth stage funding from European venture capital firm Index Ventures which the company will use to support new business initiatives ....
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Niscayah's 1H results fall short of expectations STOCKHOLM--Preliminary figures released on Monday by systems integration giant Niscayah, for the first six months of 2008, came in below expectations, a fact the company attributed to the slow pace of development in the UK and southern European markets.
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Sagem, Atos Origin win biometric passport order PARIS--Systems integrator and biometrics specialist Sagem Securite and Atos Origin, an international information technology services group, have won a tender called by France's National Secure Credentials Agency (ANTS) to manage implementation and deployment of a new biometric passport system across ....
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ESP Group wins contract to secure Norwegian State Railways OSLO--"Beating the big boys" is becoming a habit for ESP Group, a systems integrator based here. They did it recently when they won an international tender to secure 40 of Norway's airports, and they've done it again in a big ....
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In-vehicle CCTV market grows in Middle East BICESTER, UK--Demand for in-vehicle CCTV solutions for roads policing in the Middle East is on the rise, according to Traffic Safety Systems (TSS), a unit of the AD Group, which says inquiries it has received in the region about such ....
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Westminster Group expands in Middle East, Asia BANBURY--Westminster Group, a systems integrator based here and operating in the security, defense and fire protection markets, has opened new offices in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia in order to take better advantage of growth opportunities in the regions.
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Al Fahad Smart Systems, Cieffe team for airport security MILAN--Systems integrator Al Fahad Smart Systems has teamed with IP video surveillance specialist Cieffe, based here and a unit of March Networks, to provide an IP-based video surveillance system for the Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates.
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Gunnebo España wins EUR 1.6mln order for BBVA bank BILBAO, Spain--The Gunnebo security group has won, via its Spanish subsidiary Gunnebo España, an order from Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BVVA) to install two of its SafeStore Auto automated safe deposit locker systems worth a total of EUR ....
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More on VCA: Who left the unattended Coke machine? AMSTERDAM--A panel discussion at the IMS conference on video content analytics (VCA) which took place here last week addressed VCA from the systems integrator's point of view, and the conclusion seemed to be that while VCA can definitely provide added ....
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Assa Abloy acquires U.S.'s Rockwood STOCKHOLM--Assa Abloy announced last week that it has acquired Rockwood Manufacturing Company, a producer of standard and custom decorative and specialty door hardware based in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Imprivata secures data for Swiss Red Cross BERN, Switzerland--Imprivata, a converged identity and access management appliance company, has been selected by the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) to provide secure, compliant access to confidential data for its employees.
The SRC, Switzerland's oldest and largest relief organization, manages an ....
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IndigoVision opens Middle East office DUBAI--The Edinburgh-based IP video security solutions supplier IndigoVision has opened a new regional sales and support center for the Middle East in Dubai Internet City, a free economic zone for information technology companies in the United Arab Emirates.
IndigoVision has ....
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UK Biometrics rolls out GBP 500,000 nursery school order NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UK--Fingerprint security specialists UK Biometrics announced Monday the rollout of a deal worth over GBP 500,000 (EUR 625,000) to supply and install biometric fingerprint entry security systems at Busy Bees, Britain's largest chain of children's nurseries.
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COE lands new funding, announces new CEO LEEDS, UK--COE, a developer and supplier of integrated IP video surveillance systems, based here, has completed an agreement for further financing with its major shareholder, IP Group.
The new funding, which comes in the form of a GBP 350,000 secured debt ....
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Comtec taps Videotec for palace security in Kuwait KUWAIT CITY--Comtec Systems, a security installation company based here, has teamed with Italian CCTV manufacturer Videotec to secure the Sief Palace, the seat of Kuwait's crown prince, prime minister and a number of other government offices.
The sprawling 450,000-square-meter complex, which ....
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IndigoVision delivers shopping center CCTV upgrade in UK MANCHESTER, UK--VideoTec Ltd has installed a new digital CCTV surveillance system from IndigoVision for the Wythenshawe shopping center here, upgrading the facility's old analog matrix system to the latest distributed IP network solution.
The decision to go with the IndigoVision system ....
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Sorhea targets Germany with new office FRANKFURT--French perimeter protection specialist Sorhea has announced that it has opened a new office here to target the growing German market.
The office, which is headed by Marc Sattler, is also supported with a sales manager who will be available to ....
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GVD appointed Milestone distributor for Ireland DUBLIN--GVD, a distributor of IP video surveillance and wireless networking solutions, has been awarded the distributorship for Milestone Systems' IP video surveillance software in Ireland.
"Milestone Systems is a market leader in the development of IP surveillance software and we are ....
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Gunnebo wins orders in Europe, Middle East GOTEeBORG, Sweden--The Gunnebo security group announced two new contracts Tuesday, one for high security immigration gates for the Bahrain International Airport and a second to supply safes on a global scale for the European Commission, worth EUR 6.7mln.
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Hitachi partners with Optic Vision MAIDENHEAD, UK--Hitachi Europe announced Friday that it is joining forces with UK-based security solutions provider Optic Vision to promote and deploy Optic Vision's software-enabled security solutions to the EMEA marketplace.
Optic Vision has developed an information security software suite, VigilancePro, which ....
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Loomis buys cash handling assets from France's Keepway PARIS--Loomis, the cash handling division of Securitas, has announced the acquisition of the cash handling assets Keepway, a unit of French payment and document processing solutions provider Tessi based here, for approximately EUR 4.3mln.
Under the terms of the deal, Loomis ....
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Soliatis launches smart card-reader test lab SALON DE PROVENCE, France--Smart card technology specialist Soliatis has launched the Soliatis Lab, a new independent testing laboratory for carrying out debugging sessions and generating certification reports for smart cards and readers in contact and contactless technologies.
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