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 our tricky question – what breed of dogs race at Walthamstow? – was ‘greyhounds’. Shame on you if you got that wrong. Which nobody did. Are you the winner? Why not find out?

We’ve also got the details of a groundbreaking meeting between bollard guys and bollard people, as well as the launch of what is alleged to be the world’s biggest monitor. It is not designed to be some kind of compensatory purchase, despite the fact that it is targeted at insecure men. (It’s not really targeted at insecure men.)

And keep checking back on info4security.com this week to find out just who has been shortlisted in this year’s Security Excellence Awards. We will know first!

BSIA bonanza – and awards anticipation

Today we bring you a veritable bounty of BSIA stories, leading with the announcement of the organisation’s new chief executive, John Bates. This news came direct to I4S from Brian Sims, who was at the BSIA’s annual luncheon where the announcement was made.

He also reports on honours for both cash in transit couriers and security officers at the very same event.

And there’s huge anticipation, as the shortlisted finalists in the 2008 Security Excellence Awards will be announced next week. Keep visiting www.info4security.com, because we’ll have the details for you as soon as they are made public.

Remember that tomorrow is your last chance to watch some dogs racing for your betting pleasure in our dog racing competition. Get your entries in for a night of old-fashioned frivolity.

Business continuity, and back to school

Today venerable SMT editor Brian Sims takes a look at a new business continuity website which has been launched with the support of the BSI. For a business, continuing to do business is important. So continuity management makes sense. You know it does.

We’ve also got some details on an IP installation carried out at Sheen School in London. It was for the school’s £2.5m maths and library wing. With that sort of figure involved you’d be glad to have a decent security system in place.

And don’t forget, time is rapidly running out for you to enter our enthralling and exhilarating night at the dogs competition. These dogs don’t just run for fun – it’s their career. So show some support and get your entry in. Deadline is this Friday.

And if you’ve got a security vacancy that needs filling, or if you’re looking for a new security role – or even if you’re just after some advice about security careers – you really need to get your virtual self to www.jobsforsecurity.com. It’s our security jobs site all about jobs in security. No kidding. Visit!