Archive for December, 2011

March & Infinova – a perfect union?

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Recent acquisition news reached the industry regarding the purchase by Infinova of Canadian based IP video specialists, March Networks.

The CDN$90 million acquisition, set to complete by April 2012, will see a combination of 2 industry heavyweights in their own right, join forces to make a seriously large force in the IP sector.

But is it a perfect union?

Looking at the proposed deal, there is a… Continue reading

Paxton price rise

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Paxton price rise

Paxton have announced that they will be raising their prices as of Jan 1st 2012. Although this headline price rise is true there are also price cuts as well. Having seen the prices it seems that in reality Paxton are encouraging installers to move away from the NET2 classic (price rise in excess of 12%) and push people towards IP technology and the NET2 plus (price… Continue reading

CCTV footage as Petrol tanker bursts into flames

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Dramatic footage was captured on CCTV as  a petrol tanker bursts into flames

During a routine delivery to a petrol station in Melbourne this huge explosion occurred.  Australians were amazed at the scenes captured on CCTV that enveloped the fuel station and surrounding area.
The flames described as  up to 150m long also leaped into the air and  engulfed the forecourt. As the flames spread it reached as far as… Continue reading

Thermal security cameras

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Thermal security cameras are slowly but surely becoming a very powerful tool in the security specifiers armory. FLIR, long time leaders in thermal camera technology have now been able to produce thermal security cameras that have not only become cost effective but seriously enhance security solutions especially when combined with analytics. So what are the advantages of specifying Thermal security cameras over CCTV with traditional lighting… Continue reading

March networks acquisition by Infinova

Friday, December 9th, 2011

March Networks acquisition.

March networks a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement  with Infinova (Canada) Ltd.Infinova is a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and will integrate well with March. Infinova will acquire, through a statutory plan of arrangement, all of the issued and outstanding common shares of March Networks Corporation for C$5.00 per share in cash… Continue reading