Video analytics in the spotlight

It’s the final Alarmist post of the year. To some, this will come as a devastating blow. To others, blessed relief. To most, it will be of minor significance, merely another indicator that the years are passing, the seasons changing, time marching on. It’s like a fluttering calendar in a movie – but with a link to [...]

Panasonic and Sanyo alliance – and festive thefts

Welcome to the penultimate Alarmist post for 2008. It’s an exciting time of year!
And with the spirit of giving and human kindness in the air, it’s great to see Panasonic and Sanyo decide to make a go of it as a couple. What that really means is that Panasonic has decided to try and make [...]

The security week: Cameras, a look back, invective, and sauciness

In our final Friday dispatch for 2008, we’ve got an exclusive article by SIA chairman Baroness Ruth Henig, looking back at what’s been a fairly eventful year for the UK’s industry Regulator.
And we’ve got advice from our dashing doctor in residence – that’s the CCTV Doctor – who helps out a patient with a foggy [...]

Financing, an award, and party cops

It’s interesting to see the differing approaches companies are making to trading in these increasingly difficult economic times. Today we’ve got a story about Siemens Building Technologies Security Solutions introducing new financing packages for customers.
Some companies continue to win prizes, even amidst the financial turmoil. Security Excellence Award-winner IndigoVision has walked away with a Scottish [...]

Fogging cameras and G4S deal: a dialogue

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Dickinson and dogs

Woah. Dude. We’ve got a totally awesome range of stories for you today, bro.
Apologies for that. Today, Brian Sims, SMT Online’s gourmand-about-town, gives us the inside running on BSIA chief David Dickinson’s retirement dinner. There are photos and insights galore, so tuck in.
We’ve also got the crazy tale of an IP video surveillance installation at [...]

Uzi like Sunday morning

Shoplifting and Uzis. We pride ourselves on being hip, edgy, and exciting here at info4security, so we were very excited to be able to include stories with headlines about submachine guns and insane levels of retail crime for your edutainment today.
First up is the story of the latest British Retail Consortium Report, which suggests that [...]

The security week: Olympics, Mosquitoes, and amazing dancing

It’s been a heck of a week on info4security. There’s been security news, and opinions, and advice, and all manner of things of interest and, indeed, use. Here’s a handpicked selection to help you through these cold winter nights.
There’s allegedly a sporting event of some description scheduled to take place in London in 2012. Wilson [...]

Banking and 2012 Olympics

Today it’s all about bad news for security in the banking sector, and asking questions about London’s preparedness for running the Olympic Games. Apparently they’re on in 2012 or something. At least, that’s what I’ve heard about them!
In other news, CST has started a new security division, which they’ve gone ahead and called ‘SST’. It’s [...]

Christmas crackdowns and worldwide security

After a recent rise in UK cash-in-transit crime incidents, the BSIA has promised that this festive season, security firms and police will clamp down on offenders. David Dickinson, outgoing BSIA president, has his say on I4S today.
Are you a person who likes to shop at well-known London fancy department store Fortnum & Mason? Are you [...]