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The security week: Securiplan fined, future CCTV, and Weird Work
A big ol’ week of news on info4security, kicked off with the announcement of Securiplan being fined for 19 counts of employing unlicensed officers, and ordered to pay the SIA’s legal costs. Dr Bernard Herdan has also been named interim … Continue reading →
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New SIA chief – and what’s behind the green door?
The SIA saga rolls on today, with Dr Bernard Herdan, former chief executive of the UK Passport Agency, taking on the interim chief executive role, following Mike Wilson’s sudden departure last week. Friday’s Securiplan fine decision has also kept the … Continue reading →
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Open houses, fines and diamonds
News galore on I4S today. Alan Hyder brings us a report direct from last week’s Next Generation CCTV conference, where Sony’s Simon Nash assured the audience that the Onvif network video standards forum would be ‘truly open’ to all. And … Continue reading →
The security week: The president, the chief exec, and the alliance
A momentous week of change and a new mood of global cooperation and alliance – that’s right, SIA chief Mike Wilson has been asked to step down, and Panasonic and Sanyo are looking into joining forces. Oh, and there was … Continue reading →
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The mannequins are watching you
It’s a standard issue nightmare: you’re in a shop, doing a bit of mild shoplifting, when suddenly you notice that the store mannequins are staring at you. You freak out and run out of the premises, leaving your illegal non-purchases … Continue reading →
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Indian success, shed thieves, triumphs and guilt
IFSEC India 2008 has proven to be a heck of a success, with record numbers in terms of ‘footfall’ – that’s people coming to the show, not just the ones stumbling and falling over (if you are an insurer, this … Continue reading →
The security week: SIA improvements, and megapixel dumpers
Today the National Audit Office has released its report into the SIA – and has recommended that private security businesses be registered to enable the Regulator to keep track of where licensed individuals are working. And in the US, illegal … Continue reading →
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Milestones, gas, and grinning winners
Today I myself bring you a story about the recent Milestone Integration Platform Symposium in Denmark’s famous Copenhagen. That city, I swear to you, is absolutely rife with mermaids, so much so that the government has declared them vermin and … Continue reading →
Charity wins at SEAs – and a call for women
In case you missed out on the big security news on Friday, you can find the winners of the 2008 Security Excellence Awards on this lovely page; there are also photos from the event just over here, and also a … Continue reading →
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Excellence! Advances for Tesco, and helping Hertz
The day has finally dawned. After a year’s worth of anticipation, excitement, involuntary spasms of thrilling expectation – it’s finally here. The 2008 Security Excellence Awards happen tonight, and I’ll be there, so I’ll let you know how it goes. … Continue reading →
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