Security
Industry Update
IFSEC Security Industry Awards 2009
announces winners
BSIA overseas event
The IFSEC Security Industry Awards 2009
Guarding Service Delivery to Customer -
welcomes royal visitor
were handed out to the deserved winners
Merseyrail Electrics Security Team - Carlisle
at a black-tie gala dinner at the Hilton
Security and V&A Museum of Childhood,
Birmingham Metropole. Organised in
The British Security Industry Association
Activity Assistants - Wilson James
association with the British Security Industry
(BSIA) welcomed HRH Prince Michael of
Association (BSIA), the awards acknowl-
Policing Partnership of the Year -
Kent to its hugely successful Meet the
edge the people, products and technologi-
Docklands Light Railway Travel Safe Officer
Buyers event held at IFSEC.
cal advancements that have played a big
Team - Carlisle Security
The royal guest visited the event in his
part in the security industry over the past
year.
Alex Carmichael, BSIA Technical Director,
role as Patron of the BSIA’s Export Council says: "Each year the IFSEC Security Industry
to gain an insight into the work of the The winners of the 2009 awards are as
Awards demonstrate the breadth and depth
Export Council and meet with some of the follows:
of innovation in our industry. This year's
BSIA members and overseas buyers.
award winners have developed outstanding
Access Control Product of the Year -
products, excelled at providing guarding
Chris Pinder, BSIA Export Manager, smarti ELECTRA - TAB Systems Inc.
services, and formed policing partnerships
comments: "We were delighted to welcome
ent to IFSEC this
CCTV Product of the Year - VCC-
which have made a real difference in com-
HRH Prince Michael of K
year. His presence and his role as our
HD4000P - SANYO Europe
munities. I am always impressed by the
level of creativity and commitment in our
patron demonstrates the important
Communication Product of the Year -
industry and this is very much in evidence
contribution that UK security companies
DualCom DigiPlus - CSL DualCom
in this year's winners, each of whom should
make to the British economy and ensured be justly proud of their achievements."
a unique and memorable experience for
Intruder Alarm Product of the Year - RLS-
the overseas buyers that attended."
3060 Redscan - Optex (Europe)
James Blue, Director of Fire & Security at
UBM Live, organisers of IFSEC, adds:
The BSIA Meet the Buyers event was held
Physical Security Product of the Year -
“These awards are a fantastic opportunity
for the third consecutive year at IFSEC and
Guardian Smoke Screen and Securi-Dock
for the security industry to come together
provides overseas visitors with the chance
- Concept Smoke Screen in partnership
and celebrate those who have excelled
to meet with potential suppliers through a
with G4S
over the past twelve months. With each
series of face-to-face private sales
Integrated Security Product of the Year -
successive year, the standard of entry
meetings, providing an excellent
Emergency Messaging and Mass
seems to get higher and 2009 has proved
opportunity for UK security providers to Notification System - Dedicated Micros
no different.”
market themselves.
Security Project or Installation of the Year
www.ifsec.co.uk
This year’s Meet the Buyers saw 120 Heathrow T-5 Car Park Solution - Siemens
buyers and commercial officers attending Building Technologies Security Solutions
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from countries around the world.
For more information on the work of the
Sorex Wireless transforms mobile
BSIA Export Council, visit
www.bsia.co.uk/exporting.
phone into electronic key
Sorex Wireless has developed added or revoked at any time
the wirelessKey, an innovative simply by pressing a button.
application that transforms
almost any bluetooth-enabled
Slimline consumer version
mobile telephone into an
One advantage of the system
electronic key. “The advantages
for private users is that it can be
of the system include its
used to grant access to all the
suitability for daily use, security
residents of a building with a
and ease of operation. There is
registered bluetooth mobile
no need to reconfigure that
phone. Up to ten individuals can
handset that will be used as the
be registered per console.
electronic key," explains Sorex
How Sorex wirelessKey works
founder and CEO, Christian
A console is mounted on the
Csank. All the technology is
inside of the door (invisible from
housed in the Sorex Wireless
the outside). The handset is
bluetooth module which
registered in the system and
communicates with the mobile
assigned a unique 10-digit code.
phone. Each handset is
From then on the mobile phone
registered once and is then
is identified by the Sorex console
automatically identified
whenever it comes into range.
according to its unique Bluetooth
Once the device is verified, a
MAC address. The Sorex
radio signal is sent to open the
wirelessKey is already in
locking mechanism or activate
operation throughout the
the electronic door motor. After
German-speaking world.
the handset has been registered
Premium version for businesses
for the first time, no data is
Specifically designed for
exchanged making it impossible
businesses, the professional
for anyone to intercept the
version of Sorex wirelessKey can
access code. The console can be
accommodate up to 1,000 users
set to recognise mobile phones
per console. Access rights are
at distances of between 1
managed centrally via the
centimetre and 14 metres.
company’s network using
More information:
software developed by Sorex.
www.sorex-austria.com
This means that rights can be
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