John has worked within the electronic security industry for over 15 years. Immediately prior to joining Samsung he was with Norbain for seven years performing a number of roles, including Branded CCTV Product Manager. John will be responsible for providing specialist IP and network pre and post sales support, as well as offering design and technical assistance on large projects. “Samsung is in the process of substantially increasing its iPOLiS IP and network product range and I am therefore extremely pleased to be given the opportunity to take on this important role," said John.  “I ...

Teletec Connect has been accredited as an approved distributor for the SANYO Full HD camera range following the company’s successful participation in the SANYO REHD (Realising Education in High Definition) professional level training programme. Teletec Connect is a leading distributor of professional electronic security products in Scandinavia with their headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and with offices in Denmark, Finland and Norway.  Teletec Connect’s team of 60 people provide pre and post sales support for over 2000 installers of electronic security throughout Scandinavia. The RE...

Samsung has introduced the SNO-5080R, a 1.3 megapixel weatherproof network bullet camera with built-in varifocal lens and IR LEDs which is capable of delivering high definition 720p images, both during the day and at night. The SNO-5080R can be installed virtually out of the box as it incorporates all the component parts of an external IP66 rated weatherproof camera, including a varifocal lens, sun shield and bracket. Thanks to the inclusion of built-in IR LEDs, it is capable of capturing high definition images during daylight hours and in pitch-black darkness, making it suitable for a wide r...

Geonovo Ltd has redesigned the packaging for its Romad RSP-100 lone worker protection device as part of an ongoing effort to reduce the Company’s carbon footprint. “The combined weight of the RSP-100 and its packaging is now 39% less than it was previously,” said Peter Lusty, Geonovo’s Chief Executive. “The packaging is recyclable but we have nevertheless taken the opportunity to minimise the amount of materials necessary to deliver the RSP-100 to customers in good working order. With thousands of RSP-100s being sold every year, this will have  a significant effect on our carbon fo...

Network camera specialists VIVOTEK and Wavestore, one of the world's leading providers of professional DVR, NVR, and HVR solutions, have formed a technology partnership. “The combined efforts of the Wavestore and VIVOTEK technical teams to achieve a high level of integration between our video recording solutions and the VIVOTEK range of network cameras, will be of great benefit to the fast growing list of consultants, installers and system integrators who wish to recommend IP based surveillance solutions to their clients,” said Chris Williams, Wavestore’s Director of Marketing and Busi...

Immix Cloud, the latest generation of Cloud-based IP monitoring solutions, is being announced to UK and European users at IFSEC 2011.  Immix Cloud is an innovative new IP-based solution that allows security events to be remotely monitored from any location and makes user services available through mobile devices including iPhone, Android-based mobile phones and the latest tablet computers such as the Apple iPad. Developed by SureView Systems, the leading provider of video-based automation platforms for the security alarm industry, Immix Cloud can be seen on a number of different stands throu...

Samsung has introduced the SCV-2081R, a high performance, compact, vandal-resistant dome camera which has built-in IR LEDs enabling it to capture 600 TV lines resolution images at night, without the user incurring the cost of providing supplementary lighting. Suitable for a wide range of internal and external applications such as offices, retail stores, schools and hospitals, the IP66 rated SCV-2081R will work effectively in more demanding environments that are prone to severe or varying weather conditions as well as tampering or physical attack.The SCV-2081R’s built-in IR LEDs equips i...

A major innovation by Geonovo Ltd has made the monitoring of lone workers an immediate possibility for virtually any alarm receiving centre in the world. Geonovo’s design engineers have developed a firmware upgrade which negates the need for alarm receiving centres (ARCs) having to invest time and money integrating lone worker message protocols into third party alarm monitoring  operating  platforms. The new firmware available for the Geonovo RSP-100 GPS lone worker device can send data directly to an ARC using the universally accepted standard SIA signalling format. “This represents...

The SSA-PE1202 can control access for up to 384 floors to allow employees, residents or authorised visitors to use an access control card, a fingerprint or RFID reader to gain access to a specific floor of a building. Up to 50,000 users can be registered to use up to four reader devices in each lift, whilst  non-volatile memory, with 20,000 event buffer capacity, can store user and time schedule information in the event of a power loss. The SSA-PE1202, which integrates with the Samsung’s SSA-P4 control panel, can also interact with video surveillance and intruder alarm systems. It can als...

SureView Systems, the leading developer of video-based automation platforms for the security alarm industry, experienced unprecedented levels of interest in Immix Cloud at ISC West, the USA’s premier tradeshow for the security industry.  During the show, some of the world’s largest commercial central monitoring stations registered their interest in this innovative new solution that allows events to be monitored from any location over the internet and makes user services available through mobile devices including iPhone, Android-based mobile phones and the latest tablet computers such as i...