A UK company is helping to win the war against the dangerous men who target the country’s thousands of cash machines. Lockpoint’s sophisticated Gryphon ATM-protection system has helped to achieve a dramatic reduction in armed robberies and is currently proving its worth as criminals turn to new methods of robbing the machines, including using explosives. Although primarily designed to make ATMs an unattractive target for raids by armed gangs, Lockpoint notes that in the three recent explosive attacks on ATMs across the UK, just one machine was fitted with the Gryphon -- and that was th...

Gallagher, the internationally established experts in security systems technology, will use Counter Terror Expo, held 24 - 25 April 2013 at London Olympia, to introduce a full suite of its innovative security solutions.Joining the company’s comprehensive product portfolio is the Z10 Dynamic Tension Sensor, which offers the next generation of taut wire type technology to perimeter security. Developed with a superior, intelligent, attack sensor and seamless integration into the Gallagher Command Centre, the Z10 overcomes shortcomings in conventional taut wire technologies, providing outsta...

A recently introduced updated version of Samsung Techwin’s SmartViewer Central Management Software is able to support the company’s IP network video surveillance devices, as well as its analogue cameras, domes and DVRs. SmartViewer V4.0 is designed for video surveillance systems with up to 36 cameras and enables any authorised user with access to the Internet to view live or search for recorded video captured by connected cameras via a Samsung DVR or NVR. Users can choose to simultaneously display images from up to 16 cameras in various split-screen modes and can save a ‘favourite’ c...

DILAX, the leading global provider of people counting technology, is launching OptoCount, a new 3D counting system using Enumeris data management software, from stand C90 at this year’s Railtex which takes place at Earls Court in London from 30th April to 2 May 2013. This innovative system can be deployed on trains and in station environments and pioneers a number of new technologies and capabilities that will deliver significant benefits to the transport industry. They include access to real-time data and a greater range of measurements tracking passenger movements. “As a specia...

HGH Infrared Systems, a global provider of 360 degree thermal imaging systems, announces the debut of their new high resolution system for Wide Area Surveillance. The new camera, the Spynel-S, features a new look and a longer detection range, displaying panoramic thermal images with an impressive resolution up to 30 Mpix. Associated with Cyclope advanced motion detection software, it provides unprecedented real-time security against conventional and asymmetrical threats, in the whole surroundings, up to the horizon. “Spynel-S is the latest innovation from our R&D department, to ...

A European patent was granted to digital forensic experts, Evidence Talks, for their revolutionary technology Spektor Remote Forensics on 20 March 2013 with another pending in the US. Nothing else provides forensic investigators with real-time remote access to process digital evidence with military level security, in a case managed environment. Although it was launched in 2007, the absence of a patent on this powerful technology meant its detailed information was not freely available. “Spektor Remote Forensics means that organisations no longer need to send a technology expert to collect...

Access your world: together, ASSA ABLOY and HID Global technologies help millions of customers to access their world securely. ASSA ABLOY’s global leadership incorporates the combined power of award-winning technology from leading brands HID Global, ABLOY, Yale, Mul-T-Lock, Traka and effeff. At IFSEC 2013, all these brands are showcasing the cutting edge in access technology on one stand. See demonstrations of all the key products in Hall 4, at Stand C40 and C50. ASSA ABLOY Access Control’s innovative Aperio™ wireless locking technology with its latest L100 range for security do...

Perimeter security specialist, Townscape Products Limited, has extended its range of hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) products with the launch of the Performa-Cast™ PAS 68 bollard sleeve. The sleeve is designed to fit over existing or new PAS 68 bollards and is manufactured in Performa-Cast™, an engineering grade polyurethane cast. Performa-Cast™ offers all the aesthetic benefits of cast iron combined with the enhanced performance of steel but with greatly superior durability. Jonathan Goss, managing director of Townscape, said: “This new product has been created after liste...

Samsung Techwin has announced the availability of its new 2MP Full HD (1080P) network camera range in what is billed as the company’s most significant product launch for 2013. Eight new camera models incorporate the new WiseNetIII DSP chipset, which has been developed by Samsung as a result of a market research programme which identified what users and installers felt were the key ‘must haves’ in order for high definition IP network cameras to automatically become the preferred choice when a new video surveillance system was being specified, or an existing system was being upgraded. â€...

The latest version of the Gemini monitoring platform will be on the Bold Communication’s stand E15 in Hall 4.  Gemini delivers the total control room management solution - handling alarms, events, CCTV, lone worker and other security systems in one, simple to use common interface.  The latest software release includes support for several additional CCTV systems, the innovative Bold Audio Gateway for management of incoming and outgoing voice traffic and enhanced Gemini Web deployment. Gemini provides a holistic and strategic security solution, particularly where there is a mix of legacy...