NEC India introduces public safety solution in India
NEC India, a leading infocommunications technology provider, introduced NEC’s NeoFace® Reveal solution in India for the first time as part of its public safety offerings. The solution was showcased at the annual Secure Cities...
St. Louis County police to put body cameras on officers
Within this month, about half of St. Louis County police officers in US will be recording every call for service using tiny video cameras on their chests, glasses or collars. Several companies are lending...
Two committees formed for fire safety audit in Railways’
The Southern Railway has informed the Madras High Court that it has constituted two committees for a comprehensive fire safety audit on railways. These included material used in coach construction and maintenance, checks against...
IHS revises growth figures in Mexico and Brazil
Slower growth than originally forecast is expected for the electronic access control market in Mexico and Brazil, according to a recent regional report published by IHS.
Earlier in 2014, IHS forecast a CAGR of nearly...
Britain raises security threat from ‘substantial’ to ‘severe’
Responding to recent events in Syria and Iraq, Britain has upgraded its security threat level to "severe," the government has announced, meaning a terrorist attack there is "highly likely." The nation's Joint Terrorism Analysis...
SIS Prosegur to acquire cash management business of ISS?
Cash logistics firm SIS Prosegur is all set to acquire the cash management business of Danish major ISS for about Rs 150 crore. The development is the latest example of transactions taking place in...
NIA seeks nod for undercover operations
In a radical proposal that can change the way anti-terror probes are done in the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has asked the government to give it official powers to carry out undercover...
New traffic Act brings in stricter punishment
Motorists violating traffic laws should be prepared to face stricter punishment as the old Motor Vehicles Act is set to be replaced by a new Road Traffic Act. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin...
Philadelphia police urges businesses to register security cameras with police
More than 675 people have registered their security cameras with the Philadelphia Police Department's SafeCam program since it began in 2011, and law enforcement officials are encouraging more to sign up. The program allows...
CCTV gets PMC employees to stick to schedules
For Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) secondary education department, there has been a positive change in the way their employees work now. A fortnight after the introduction of CCTVs in their office, the department has...
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Government issues new rules for interception of messages, limits agency surveillance...
The government has issued rules for the interception of mobile messages, designating the Union Home Secretary at the central level and Chief Secretaries at...
