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Optelecom-NKF renamed following merger with TKH Group
Milestone XProtect Corporate Wins Gold Govies Award
Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software, has been honored by Security Products magazine with the Gold Govies Government Security Award in the category for Video Management Systems for its top-of-the-line solution: XProtect® Corporate.
Optelecom-NKF Inc., manufacturer of advanced Siqura® and Optelecom video surveillance solutions, have announced that it will be renamed on April 1st, 2011, as a result of its recent merger with the Dutch company, TKH Group. The merger between TKH Group and Optelecom-NKF was made definite on January 27th, 2011.
Company Name Change
Over the past two years, Optelecom-NKF has positioned nearly all its surveillance solutions under the Siqura brand name, with the exception of its renowned Optelecom fiber optic line in the US. Once the merger with TKH Group was made definite, it was decided to rename Optelecom-NKF:
As of April 1st, 2011, the EMEA offices will be named Siqura and the company headquarters will be relocated to Gouda, the Netherlands.
In order to effectively market the existing Siqura and Optelecom brands as well as the TKH Security Solutions offering in the Ame
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The Security Products’ Government Security Awards were launched in 2009 and re-launched as the Govies in 2011. The revamped program gave top industry entrants the added benefit of displaying their products in the Security Products booth at the annual GovSec Conference & Expo that was held March 29-31 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The GovSec conference also featured the U.S. Law Enforcement Conference & Exposition at the same time.
The judges narrowed down the 2011 submissions to those achieving top status, and Milestone Systems XProtect Corporate version 4.0 was chosen for the Gold Govies Award for Video Management Systems.
"As the nation faces evolving and multi-faceted security threats, government agencies, law enforcement and the military need to stay updated on the latest technology to assist them in maintaining national security and public safety. We are very pleased that our most sophisticated, high performance offering, XProtect Corporate, won this award to heighten awareness of it for this sector," states Christian Bohn, VP Product Management and Marketing at Milestone Systems. IP
Barix and Singlewire Align for InformaCast Public Address Solution
Barix recently announced that its Audio over IP devices and contact closure interfaces are now qualified for integration into Singlewire InformaCast® solutions for professional security applications.
InformaCast is a mass notification platform that allows users to simultaneously send audio streams and text messages to multiple IP phones, IP speaker end points, computer desktops and overhead paging systems. Systems integrators deploying InformaCast systems can now use Barix Exstreamer decoders and Annuncicom two- way audio devices for encoding/decoding to distribute IP audio streams to end points. Integrators can further enhance systems by installing Barix Barionet devices for interfacing to a variety of systems.
Singlewire Software targets its InformaCast software
solution for organizations requiring emergency broadcasts, multi-location paging and complex audio scheduling needs. Live, pre-recorded and scheduled announcements are easily dispatched from a single button on an IP phone or PC. The addition of Barix Audio over IP hardware adds more interface options to the InformaCast suite for two-way audio support and tighter integration to loudspeakers.
The integration of Barionet devices allows integration and alarm triggers to and from real-world interfaces such as relays, horns, contact closures, push buttons and displays. Barionet devices are open-standards-compliant, intelligent IP I/O controllers that directly interface to common electrical interfaces. Devices are programmable for special cases such as the extraction of alarming information from a serial data interface. IP
Mayflex Voted Distributor of
the Year Mayflex, the cabling infrastructure, networking and electronic security solutions distributor, has been voted as Distributor of the Year in the Comms Expo Awards 2011.
The nominees and winners of the awards were all voted for by the readers of Netcomms Europe Magazine, who were given the chance to vote on the Netcomms website. Mayflex was picked by the majority as the best distributor, signalling that their dedication to offering a high level of customer service is being recognised in the marketplace.
Mark Simmons, Sales Director at Mayflex, says, “We are so proud to have been voted as Distributor of the Year, especially when it’s an award that is voted for by the people who use the products we supply. As a company we are totally dedicated to customer service and are always striving to offer the best to our customers. Recent service based initiatives include extending our ordering time to 8pm for free next day delivery and improvements to our Trade Counter. We have also started to roll out a range of support services aimed at helping our customers expand their services and win new business, such as new customer facing product and technical managers, demonstration facilities in our Birmingham and City of London offices and online marketing tools. We are focused on becoming the IP solutions partner of choice for our customers and view the support and business development tools available to our customers as essential.”
Mayflex sees this award as confirmation they are doing the right thing, but this does not mean they are going to stop progressing. “We believe in always making improvements,” Mark says, “and will continue year on year to try and provide our customers with the best service possible.”
Mayflex has also been nominated for Distributor of the Year in the PSI Premier Awards 2011, the results of which are due out in June. This is another significant boost for the company.
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