RISCO Group UK’s new sales team

RISCO Group, a leading provider of comprehensive security solutions, has strengthened their regional sales team with new recruits from within the industry: Mark Vickers - Regional Sales Manager; Darren Cooper - Regional Sales Manager for the South West region; Phil Wring - Business Development Manager, Integrated Systems...
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New Contract Quality Marque Aims To Raise Security Guarding Standards

The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) is leading a drive to further raise security guarding standards with the launch of the Contract Quality Marque scheme.  This unique scheme is designed to show that individual contracts for security guarding have achieved a higher standard than those currently recognised in the industry. The scheme criteria incorporates and builds on those already required for achieving ISO 9001 and the relevant British Standards 1, with the prerequisite that the company is a Security Industry Authority Approved Contractor.
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CONNEXION2’S IDENTICOM Ò and SOLOPROTECT Range Excced new BS8484 Standard

The long awaited British Standard BS8484 for Lone Working, published on 22 nd September, comes into effect on 30 th September and will become a standard in 12-month’s time. It defines Lone Worker Devices (LWD) and alarm-receiving centre (ARC) compliance as well as calling for sound financial grounding, secure data protection, quality training and full audit capability from the supplier of a lone worker solution.
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Axis Communications UK warns retailers to take advantage of latest surveillance techniques

Axis Communications UK, the global leader in the network video market 1 warns retailers to take advantage of latest surveillance techniques during the peak season for shoplifters. The six weeks from mid-November to the end of December is peak season for shoplifters. Up to 80 per cent of a whole year’s shoplifting takes place in the run up to the festive period and the British Retail Consortium estimates that the total cost of retail crime, including costs for stolen goods
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Businesses offered valuable insight into counter-terrorism

Thames Valley businesses were given a valuable insight into the ways their organisations can protect themselves and assist in countering terrorism during the hugely successful Thames Valley Security 2009 event held on Wednesday at Royal Windsor Racecourse.The event played host to more than one hundred delegates from local businesses and police forces.
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Innovation comes in 3’s

There is an innovative new CCTV/Analytics company on the block with the name Business Insight³ . Glen Higson, the previous Managing Director of the DVR manufacturer Dowshu Electronics has set up Business Insight³ (Bi ³ ) along with the expertise of previous Dowshu Technical Manager Ed Kohut and Sales Manager Paul Green.
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Specifiers get advice on wireless access control

SALTO Systems is celebrating the success of its latest “Roadshow Seminar” for security specifiers, designers and end users. Guests attending the 12 th November event at the Ramada City Centre Hotel Glasgow, which was co-hosted by SALTO Scotland business partner Allgood Plc and included architects, M&E consultants, security managers and IT consultants, gained an informative insight into how the latest battery powered wireless access control products and technology could help them to achieve cost effective and fit-for-purpose security solutions.
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Hands-free Network Log-on Now Available with HID Global’s New OMNIKEY ® 2061 Bluetooth ® Reader

New high-speed smart card reader offers wireless authentication for secure contact card log-on to networked PCs and laptops. HID Global, the trusted source for solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the introduction of its OMNIKEY ® brand 2061 Bluetooth ® Reader.  
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SMOOTH ENTRY TO PLEASURE BEACH BLACKPOOL

Britain’s number one tourist attraction, Pleasure Beach Blackpool, has enhanced access and security for visitors to the park, thanks to a new entry system from APT Skidata. For the 2009 season, the park introduced a new entry system to the park, with the creation of a brand new Ticket Centre in the Casino Building and a single point of entry.
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HID Global Provides Multi-ISO Reader Technology Used in Psion Teklogix Ikôn Mobile Device

Reader board’s full interoperability and ISO standards compliance ensure functionality in a wide range of applications requiring remote or mobile transactions. HID Global, the trusted source for solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced that its Multi-ISO reader technology is available as a snap-on, secure contactless, high-frequency (HF) module option for buyers of the new Psion Teklogix Ikôn handheld computer.
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