Access Control Solutions from Samsung

Samsung has launched a comprehensive range of RFID and biometric technology based access control systems which collectively provide a cost effective solution for any access control application from single door to large building or multi-site projects.
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Infinova’s New 2.0 Megapixel Network Zoom Camera Captures Smallest Details

Infinova has announced its new V6221-G Series 2.0 megapixel network zoom camera that features a 1/2.5” progressive scan CMOS sensor and a 10X optical zoom lens. 
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ASIS International 2010 Accolades Winner

Infinova’s Unique V2216 Coexistence VMS Is ASIS International 2010 Accolades Winner

Infinova has announced that the ASIS International 2010 Accolades team of judges has chosen Infinova’s V2216 Video Management System (VMS) as one of the security industry’s most innovative new products, services and/or solutions of the past year.
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Sticky fingers

Thieves could end up with sticky fingers after a security firm invents a cash box which fires exploding glue over the money when it is broken into.
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No call out fee

An enterprising New Zealander has avoided a locksmiths call out fee after losing the only key to a shared property's unlocked back door. A locksmith quoted NZ$150 for the callout fee alone. So the quick-thinking individual took the door off the hinges and walked it to the nearest locksmith. Auckland Lock Services fitted a new lock with two keys for NZ$23.

Roto uses psychology to design new handle

Roto has used a leading German institute specialising in market psychology in order to design customer appeal into its latest window handle.
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Remote alarm panel servicing made simple

The remote servicing of alarm panels - including uploading critical updates - is now quick and easy, thanks to the latest innovation in the IRIS Secure Apps system from Chiron Security Communications.

The new IRIS Remote Service App, which operates seamlessly with any existing alarm panel software, overcomes a number of obstacles which have to date hampered the remote management of alarms using IP.
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NCC Group acquires US IT security firm

Manchester-based IT security firm NCC Group has completed its fourth acquisition in under two years with a £14.4m purchase to expand its presence in the United States – and has secured further funding to continue its buying spree.

NCC has bought iSEC Partners, an IT security testing services provider based in San Francisco. The deal takes NCC Group's spending on takeovers to over £40m since November 2008. In that time it has acquired three other UK businesses, including Wilmslow's SDLC Solutions and Meridian Services International, which is based in Warrington.
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Security guard stabbed in van raid

A security guard was stabbed when thieves robbed a cash van.

Two men armed with knives attacked two security staff and escaped with a cash box at Shane Retail Park, Boucher Road, Belfast.

A 36-year-old staff member from the cash-in-transit van suffered a stab wound to his side in the robbery, but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

Police said the cash box and its contents were recovered at the retail park. A black Vauxhall Vectra car was found abandoned and on fire in the Norglen Court area of Ballymurphy a short time later.

Detectives said the vehicle is believed to be linked to the robbery and appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

Lockie locks up thief

Regular visitors to the Professional Locksmiths Forum (www.plf-uk.info/) would have read this story: When a shoplifter was spotted in action stealing from his shop Mark Ward of Anglia Locksmiths kew what he was supposed to do: apprehend the suspect, call 999 and wait for the police to arrive.

When after a 2 hour wait and several more calls nothing had happened, Mark Ward knew exactly what to do: he locked the thief into the back of his van and drove him to his nearest police station. Only to be told that no-one knew anything about it! And what made him really furious was that he was told to let the thief go if he liked.

A crushing arrest

A supermarket thief who hid in a refuse truck when police were called had to use his mobile phone to call for help when the machine started to compact the rubbish inside - including himself.

Emergency operators took the call and during a 16-minute conversation, the man told dispatchers he thought he was dying. 'I'm dying man,' he said, complaining his bones were being crushed, saying he knew he wouldn't walk again and screaming at the top of his lungs each time the truck driver picked up another load and compacted what was in the truck.

He is heard telling dispatchers at one point that he didn't care what happened to him, he just wanted to live.

eventually police stopped the vehicle  and the by-now compacted cardboard was emptied from the vehicle - along with the suspect who was feeling pretty crushed by the experience.

Keeper of the Keys

by Marti Attoun, writing in American Profile

If Harley Yates’ friends and neighbors in South Lake Tahoe, California, ever lose a key to a file cabinet or a Model T Ford, he’s got a replacement. Since Yates took a shine to keys 81 years ago, he’s accumulated more than 350,000 of them.

"I collect all kinds of keys, anything that goes into a lock except a paper clip or a bobby pin," says Yates, 90, as he fishes a key from his pocket and unlocks a backyard tool shed packed with part of his colossal collection.

Since 1929, Yates has amassed more than 6 tons of keys for boats, cars, clocks, diaries, handcuffs, hotels, jail cells, jewelry boxes, lawnmowers, motorcycles, padlocks, safes, skates, suitcases, tractors, vending machines and anything else that can be turned on or locked up.

New Domehawk camera with 360° IR illumination and built-in DVR

MEL Secure Systems, a leading developer of surveillance and security solutions, has expanded its range of rapid deployment CCTV cameras with the launch of the new IR Domehawk. This fully ruggedised camera features built-in infra-red (IR) illumination and a 160Gb DVR as well as giving full 360 degree pan and tilt night vision at ranges up to 100 metres. 

IR Domehawk meets the needs of organisations wishing to monitor areas where there is insufficient lighting for traditional CCTV cameras. It uses the latest advanced motion motor control hardware and software to deliver virtually silent operation and more accurate pre-set positioning. Dual wide-angle, high performance 830nM IR LEDs turn on automatically when the camera switches to black and white mode as light conditions change. The invi
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Internet Eyes is watching

A website which pays the public to monitor live commercial CCTV footage online has been launched in Devon.

According to a report by the BBC News Internet Eyes will pay up to £1,000 to subscribers who regularly report suspicious activity such as shoplifting. Managing director Tony Morgan said the scheme would reduce crime and help prevent other anti-social behaviour. But civil liberties campaigners say the idea is "distasteful" and encourages private citizens to spy on each other.

The company intends to stream live footage to subscribers' home computers from CCTV cameras installed in shops and other businesses.

Lock jammers target prestige cars

Surrey police are exploring the theory that a gang of car thieves are jamming central locking systems to make it easier to steal goods from cars.

The theory arose after a witness reported that a man used an electronic device to prevent doors from locking when he parked his Lexus at a local supermarket. Apparently the suspect was lurking in the car park and wearing unusually warm clothes for the season, something that made him stand out like a sore thumb, according to police. The motorist discovered that his car lock would not engage whereupon the suspect walked off seconds before the lock mysteriously started working again.

Inspector Richard Haycock told local newspapers that the possible use of the car lock jammers would help explain a recent spate of thefts from vehicles that have occurred without leaving any signs of forced entry.

Security guard hospitalised after abduction by thieves

A security guard was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after he was abducted by a gang who stole a digger from a building site.

Four men broke into the yard in Catacol Grove, East Kilbride, assaulted the guard then bundled him into their van. The 52-year-old was later found in the abandoned van and taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock.

Strathclyde Police has asked for anyone with information to come forward.

The force said that the gang stole the large yellow digger and drove off in that and the van, but crashed and abandoned the digger.

Letter to the Daily Mail re 2-day locksmith courses

UAP's director David Jennings was furious when he saw an article in a recent issue of the Daily Mail newspaper. So much so that he felt compelled to write to them:

Dear Sirs

I was mortified to see your article promoting 2 or 3 day locksmith courses and advertising an Association owned by that training company.

Why didn't your writer do any research about this before submitting such tosh.

Your article is saying that anyone can do a 2 or 3 day course, then become a qualified locksmith and then join a locksmith association.

Does that really sound right to you? 
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Locksmithing skills standards open for consultation

National Occupational Standards - Locksmithing NOS out for Consultation October - December 2010
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Master locksmiths designed to be secure

The leading trade association for the locksmithing profession is further cementing its position as one of the UK’s leading security experts by forging a new partnership with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
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CornerStone of the Team

Jon Roadnight, Director of CornerStone GRG, The International Security Consultancy firm based in London, managed to achieve one of his ambitions recently when he got to play for the football team he has supported for over 30 years.
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Key Edge directors banned

As reported in the Daily Mirror Key Edge directors Julian Lloyd Bennellick and Christopher Davison, both from Exeter, have been banned from being directors for six years each. Jeremy Darvill of Tiverton and James Savage of Cullomton, Devon, have been banned for five years each.
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