Smart home automation system revenues to reach $34B in 2020, report
According to a new report from ABI Research, global revenues from smart home automation systems are projected to grow at a compound annual growth...
Canon’s full acquisition of Axis not yet clear cut
According to Reuters, on Friday 24th April, Canon Inc said that it now owns 84 percent of the shares in Swedish video-surveillance firm Axis...
Wavestore wins two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for Innovation and International...
Wavestore, a UK manufacturer of open platform video recording and management solutions, announces that it has been presented with both the Queen’s Award for...
Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar to be BCCI’s new ACSU...
Neeraj Kumar, who was the Delhi Police commissioner when the IPL spot-fixing scandal came to light in 2013, is set to be appointed as...
Jail security audit gets under way across Maharashtra
In the backdrop of incidences of security lapses in the Nagpur jail, the state’s prisons department has begun extensive security audits of the jails...
Vivotek and Genetec form strategic partnership
Vivotek has forged a strategic cooperation with Genetec, Inc., in that the Vivotek cameras have now been engineered to support Stratocast, Genetec’s cloud-based video...
GSIDC not in favour of Goa CCTV project
The Goa traffic police's proposal to install 660 high-resolution CCTV cameras across the state has found no takers in the government. Goa State Infrastructure...
TSA to keep $675K in loose change left behind at Airport...
The TSA will keep the change, thank you very much. The loose change left behind at airport security checkpoints adds up to big bucks:...
Law Council of Australia expresses concerns about national biometrics bill
The Law Council of Australia has recommended that a new bill that will allow the immigration department to collect biometric data to not be...
Panel says major security lapses in Parliament, CCTV cameras not working
In a major security lapse at one of the country's important buildings, the Parliament Security Ad hoc Committee has red flagged several security concerns....
White House upgrades its perimeter security
The occasional but still alarming breaches of the White House perimeter, by foot and by vehicle, has the U.S. Secret Service on the lookout...
Home Ministry asks states to ensure cops don’t harass those who...
The Union home ministry has advised the states to ensure their police do not harass witnesses in accident cases in the name of investigation....
Separate bylaws for high-rises near Jaipur airport
To keep a check on high-rise buildings near the state hangar and Jaipur airport, the Urban Development and Housing (UDH) department might formulate separate...
Manpower shortage in TN Railway Police
Tamil Nadu Railway Police have been working with a huge shortage of manpower that was sanctioned in 1979, according to its Deputy Inspector General...
TDSi signs railway security technology agreement in China
UK-based security and access control system manufacturer TDSi has signed a five-year strategic co-operation agreement with China Rail Chen Bang Technology Ltd, which will...
London’s Gatwick Airport uses electronic pass application and issuance process
By selecting MTrust, a revolutionary Airport ID Pass Application vetting and issuance solution, hosted in the Cloud, London Gatwick Airport has become the world’s...
44 of Delhi’s Metro stations have been found ‘unsafe’
If you believe premises of the Delhi Metro stations are one of the safest places in the city, it's time to rethink. Nearly one-third...
SC wants CCTV cameras at police stations
The Supreme Court has directed the Delhi Police to install CCTV cameras in all police stations in the national capital in two months. Concerned...
From the Editor’s Desk: April 2015
CCTV cameras are now to be seen everywhere in India. At airports, railway stations and bus terminals, government buildings, offices, hotels, hospitals, schools, colleges,...
SIS open to buys in security biz
The Rs 3,590-crore SIS (Security and Intelligence Services) group, which is into providing security guards and cash management services, is eyeing acquisition opportunities in...
