'Lost' package found to be a bomb

A lost data stick is bad enough but...

A package found by a security guard at a U.S. federal office building sat for three weeks before being screened - when it was found to be a bomb!

Yale's St George's Day promotion for locksmiths

Yale is offering its customers the chance to win a signed and framed England rugby shirt as part of a special St George's Day promotion.
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ASSA Abloy buys Swesafe

Swedish competition authorities have approved the acquisition by ASSA Abloy of Swesafe, the largest locksmith business in Sweden.  Swesafe will be run as a completely separate unit within Assa Abloy Scandinavia and Goran Burenstam Linder will continue as Managing Director. 

Swesafe with 24 branches and more than 300 employees will become a sister company to both ASSA AB and Copiax AB.

Rhino launches Trackit247

Rhino Trackit247 is a brand new compact tracker system for vehicles, people and possessions.

The size of a match box, Rhino Trackit247 is the first system ready to track straight from the box - setting up is simply from a website, there is no contract and no monthly fees or subscription.
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Massive operation to protect Prince William and Kate along the royal wedding route

Every nook and cranny along the route that Prince William and Kate Middleton will take on their wedding day is being searched by police, reports The Daily Mail.

As Union Jack bunting goes up on Regent Street and flags are raised across central London, elsewhere the focus is on more sinister stuff in the form of a huge anti-terrorism operation.

Police have launched one of the biggest security operations the country has ever seen - estimated to cost £20 million - to protect William and Kate and world leaders.

Drains have been lifted, the insides of lampposts scoured and even the fronts of the boxes on pedestrian crossing buttons have been removed as every inch of the wedding route is searched for explosives.

Alarm engineers avoid wasted call-outs with Chiron's IRIS network scanner

Alarm engineers can avoid hours of wasted call-outs - and ensure more robust dual-path alarm transmission - using the GPRS network scan feature incorporated in the IRIS Touch alarm signaller range from Chiron Security Communications. IRIS Touch technology delivers 'right first time' installation and confirmation.

More customers are asking for multi-path alarm signalling instead of fixed lines, because it is less expensive and more flexible, so it's really useful for engineers to be able to see at-a-glance how good GSM/GPRS signal coverage is at any given site.
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Double locking remains a hurdle to WAL

Walk Away Locking (WAL) offers the highest level of convenience because the user is not required to operate any vehicle or key fob controls in order to leave their vehicle and for it be locked behind them. It is offered by Renault and Cadillac on a range of models; Mercedes also offer it on their Sprinter van in Europe where it is also configured to automatically unlock and open the sliding side door to appeal to delivery drivers and other commercial users. SBD's international smart key user survey found that WAL was a highly desirable feature because of the increased convenience.

Although the vehicle is theoretically more secure because the user cannot forget to lock it, across Europe activating the double locking automatically is considered a safety concern because people may become trapped inside the vehicle. Therefore WAL systems do not activate the double locking, meaning that the vehicle is left in a less secure state than if the user had actively locked it. In the USA double locking is now illegal, but in Europe it is still considered a significant security benefit to prevent thieves from easily opening the doors.
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Monitoring in the cloud takes off

SureView Systems Launches Immix Cloud at USA's leading Security Industry Tradeshow

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 iPad.
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NPA gives go-ahead for police to crack open safes found in tsunami ruins

Reports the Mainichi Daily News, Japan.

As the disaster cleanup continues across northeast Japan, police have found themselves in charge of a growing number of locked safes discovered in the debris; safes which the National Police Agency (NPA) now says can be forced open to determine their owners.

The NPA relayed its position on April 13 to the police forces in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures -- the three prefectures most severely damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The directive was in response to a request from the three prefectural police forces for permission to open the safes if no clue to their owners could be found on their exteriors.

Improved airport security using Ganz Radar Vision

Leading surveillance systems provider CBC (Europe), under its Ganz branded portfolio, has supplied a Ganz Radar Vision tracking/surveillance early warning detection system to protect Porto Airport in northern Portugal, the country's third busiest airport in terms of both airplane operations and annual passenger numbers. Working in conjunction with Ganz C-AllView thermal and optical cameras, Radar Vision provides immediate alerts to the airport's security team of any potential intruder's presence at the site perimeter.

Aviation security is back in the news following the deadly bomb attack in January 2011 at Moscow's Domodedovo international airport, prompting renewed interest in effective protection measures.
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Ingersoll Rand announce appointment of JHS Integrated Systems as PegaSys Approved Installer

Ingersoll Rand is delighted to announce that JHS Integrated Systems has been granted Approved Installer status for its PegaSys Intelligent Access Control System. The Birmingham-based company will support the specification of the new PegaSys Intelligent Access Control System, create quotations, supply and install systems and provide after-sales service, support and maintenance for the Midlands.

PegaSys, the latest in wireless intelligent access control from Ingersoll Rand, provides an instant and cost effective way to upgrade traditional mechanical doors into a fully electronically-controlled access system. This is designed to provide a simple solution to common access control and key management problems, such as replacing cylinders when keys are lost, unauthorised key duplication and the ability to audit user access.
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Domehawk HD - a new high def rapid deployment CCTV solution

MEL Secure Systems, a leading developer of surveillance and security solutions, has announced the immediate availability of Domehawk HD, a new rapid deployment CCTV solution. Incorporating the latest mega-pixel technology, Domehawk HD is available with either a full zoom or fixed lens and will help cut crime and reduce the incidence of anti-social behaviour in a wide range of environments.

Domehawk HD features a powerful day/night 5 megapixel camera. It delivers compressed video streams with resolutions of up to QSXGA (2560x1920) at 8fps and HD 1080P (1920x1080) at full frame rate. The camera provides excellent contrast for use in low light conditions and has built-in digital noise reduction to minimise video interference and the triggering of false alarms.
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Smoke security device to deter jewel thieves

Jewellers in Leicester have been fitting smoke security devices following a series of robberies.

The smoke screen fills shops with thick smoke, making it impossible for criminals to see anything.

Twice this year the devices have been activated at jewellery shops in Belgrave Road and on both occasions the raiders left empty handed.
Leicestershire police recommended the devices to retailers following a number of recent jewellery store robberies.

Samsung launch Full 1080p HD network camera range

Samsung has introduced a new range of ONVIF compliant 3 megapixel cameras capable of displaying Full HD 1080p resolution to deliver outstanding evidence grade images.

The three cameras in the range, the SNB-7000 camera (pictured below), the SND-7080(F) internal dome (with flush-mount option) and the SNV-7080 weatherproof vandal resistant dome (main picture), all incorporate Samsung Techwin's WiseNet2 DSP chipset which has been specifically designed to provide users with maximum benefit from the latest megapixel and high definition technology and includes Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) operation for use in challenging lighting conditions.
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Visimetrics launches FiND - Forensic investigation Network Database

FiND promises to help locating Critical Evidence from Major CCTV Systems in seconds

Leading CCTV storage systems manufacturer, Visimetrics (UK) Ltd, is launching the result of a £1M research and development project at IFSEC this year. FiND will significantly reduce the search time of large periods of CCTV recordings for key points of evidence. The R&D project team includes the DTI's Technology Strategy Board, Loughborough University, PERA and Visimetrics.
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Emprise sponsors research into excellence in security

Emprise Services plc, leading support services provider, is delighted to announce it has agreed to sponsor the SRI's 2011 study into excellence in security.
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Glendorgal Hotel upgrades to smart security

Mul-T-Lock's innovative Smartair offline access control system has been installed at the luxury Glendorgal Hotel in Cornwall, by local Coast 2 Coast Locksmiths, to upgrade its security without compromising on aesthetics.

Smartair provides a secure all-in-one access control solution that reduces the cost and inconvenience associated with wiring a traditional access control system.

After initial programming, cards or fobs can be easily added or removed from a central point as and when required, in this case the hotel reception. Time zones can also be set and an audit trail is available from the handle to make sure personnel access to a guest room is monitored for extra security.
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Borg Locks have moved

The new address is:

9 Upminster Trading Park, Warley Street, Upminster, Essex, RM14 3PJ

Tel: 01708 225 700  Fax: 01708 226 338

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