Redcare contracts and the IFSEC effect

Today we bring you details of BT Redcare’s new flexible contracts for CCTV transmission – a hot topic for installers and BT’s other customers.
There’s also the heartwarming story of Y3K’s success at IFSEC, adding over 100 new trade accounts since the show and its attendant marketing.
And US trade association NAPBS is forming a European group [...]

CCTV at the G8 summit, and SIA judgement time

Today we bring you some pretty cool pictures of JVC domes in action at the G8 summit held in Japan earlier this month. They were used for communication rather than out and out security purposes, but that’s close enough, right?
There’s also some details of the full judgement in the SIA’s right to prosecute case that [...]

Johannesburg, Brian Sims, and plant pots

Today Brian Sims brings us his SMT Editor’s View, and he takes a close look at the UK’s knife crime problems as well as giving his take on CCTV Cities and police red tape.
We’ve also got the story of a major reduction in crime incidents in Johannesburg, South Africa.
And for all the fans of our [...]

Prosecutions, all-round views – and Operation Relentless

Today Brian Sims brings us the news of the SIA’s confirmed power to prosecute, and also details of Operation Relentless – the exhausting-sound name for its work with Derbyshire Police.
There’s also information on the new three megapixel 360 degree camera launched by Mobotix – and a camera designed to warn of fires; appropriate, perhaps, on [...]

The security week: Olympic opportunities, and cash-in-transit conviction

Welcome to an action-packed Weekly Digest – where it’s all security, all of the time (except when it’s Songs About Security or something equally spurious.)
This week we reported on the opportunity to express your interest in tendering for security work at the London 2012 Olympics. The deadline for this is rapidly approaching so it’s worth [...]

Seahogs and frame-ups

Today Brian Sims brings us news of arrests as part of Operation Seahog, the ongoing crackdown on security businesses operating illegitimately.
And Alan Hyder plays matchmaker as he brings a CCTV questioner from Karachi together with our CCTV Doctor Jon Hill to answer a query about frame rates. Or was it images per second? Read the [...]

SmartWater conviction, travel security – and vote!

Today there’s news of the first cash-in-transit criminal conviction using forensic technology SmartWater – a sign for the future? At the very least his mum’s not going to be happy when she sees that top.
And following the survey on travel security from Barclaycard earlier this month, the Anvil Group is advising business travellers to remain [...]

Security Excellence Awards finalists revealed – and exclusive Bates interview

Lots of big news on I4S today, as we exclusively reveal the shortlisted finalists for this year’s Security Excellence Awards. We also open up the Security Manufacturer of the Year category to the public vote – so get involved.
In another big exclusive, Brian Sims talks to BSIA chief executive-to-be John Bates about his new appointment. [...]

Dog comp winner! And Olympic opportunities

With Beijing 2008 just around the corner, today brings news of the Olympic tender opportunity for security firms at London 2012. The Olympic Delivery Authority wants your expressions of interest. Interesting.
In other exciting sporting news, the winner of our Watch Some Dog Racing at Walthamstow with SSR Recruitment Competition has been drawn. The answer to [...]

The security week: BSIA chief, awards and much more

This week’s top story is the appointment of John Bates as chief executive of the British Security Industry Association. The story hit www.info4security.com live from the BSIA’s annual luncheon, which was attended by SMT’s Brian Sims.
This was just the start of a raft of BSIA stories to hit the site, including details of security officers [...]