Market for surveillance systems to reach $41B in 20
Global sales of video surveillance systems are expected to reach $41 billion in 2014, up from $19.4 billion this year, a nearly 15% compound annual growth rate, says ABI Research.
From Investor's Business Daily, August 25, 2009
Canadian border gets Mexican-style spy cam treatment
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has begun construction on the deployment of eight Remote Video Surveillance Systems at border crossings in Detroit and Buffalo to counter illegal cross-border activity.
From Today's Trucking, August 24, 2009
Federal money issued for Utah public safety programs
U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Utah has been awarded $2.6 million to increase public safety in the state.
From Salt Lake Tribune, August 24, 2009
Mississippi DOT opens $1.5M traffic management center in Hattiesburg
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has opened a traffic management center in the Hub City. The Hattiesburg center, which opened this week, is a part of MDOT's statewide traffic camera monitoring system based in Jackson.
From ClarionLedger.com, August 22, 2009
Road projects rolling forward
More federal stimulus funds are at work in the Philadelphia region, which will mean some delays for drivers.
PennDOT awarded two contracts last week to Carr & Duff, Inc. of Huntingdon Valley and Glasgow Inc. of Glenside for projects in the region that will soon get under way with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
Carr & Duff is receiving $18.8 million to install Intelligent Transportation System equipment in Bucks County and Philadelphia, which will help PennDOT better respond and alert motorists to traffic incidents. vers.
From Philadelphia Business Journal, August 17, 2009
Port of Miami taps Nice for video system
Security authorities at the Port of Miami have selected Nice Systems to install its Internet Protocol-based video surveillance technology.
Israel-based Nice systems announced it has been contracted to deliver its NiceVision Net IP video surveillance solution for integration at the Port of Miami.
From United Press, August 17, 2009
China Construction Bank equips 500 branches
Bluestar Secutech, an AIM-listed provider of digital video surveillance, has secured a contract with the China Construction Bank (CCB) to provide surveillance to its branches in Inner Mongolia.
From The Engineer Online, August 17, 2009
CBP looking for new tools and systems at the borders
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which is planning to go on a shopping spree for all sorts of border monitoring and detection tools, issued six separate Requests For In-formation (RFIs) on August 17, looking for capabilities information from prospective vendors.
From Government Security News, August 17, 2009
Resolution Video, Inc. to train FBI in recovering digital video evidence
The FBI intends to award a one-time, sole source, fixed-price contract to Resolution Video, Inc., of Great Falls, VA, to design, develop and present a course on the recovery of digital video evidence from digital video surveillance systems.
From Government Security News, August 13, 2009
Body-worn surveillance systems catch on in UK
Cylon Global Solutions, in New Basford, recently successfully launched its latest product and is offering a local police force or security company the chance to trial the product for free.
Its first body-worn video surveillance system was tested with the UK police in 2006. This was followed by further trials and, to date, 42 of the UK's police forces have purchased Cylon systems.
From Nottingham Evening Post, August 13, 2009
