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GE Security unveils new training centre
April 2009
Responding to the rising demand for quality skills training and empowerment in the face of serious technical and engineering skills shortages, GE Security in South Africa has launched its new offices ...

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Axis-911 Emergency Operator simulation package released
April 2009, Leaderware
Leaderware has released an updated version of the Axis-911 emergency control room operator simulation package. Used for the training of emergency centre personnel, it gives a realistic computer-based ...

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SAIS and SASA attend UK Security Institute AGM
April 2009
In March 2009, Terry Scallan, the chairman of the South African Institute Board of Governors and Sibusiso Ncube the national president of SASA and chairman of SIA, attended the British Security Institute ...

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Pick a card, a smartcard
April 2009
Smart x central intelligence and Technews Publishing have announced the launch of the inaugural Card X Conference and Exhibition. The first event will be held on 20 and 21 August 2009. The Card X event ...

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Trinity Telecomms appoints security distributor in Namibia
April 2009, Trinity IoT
Trinity Telecomms has appointed FireTech Systems as its Namibian distributor. Based in Windhoek, FireTech Systems was established in 2004 as distributors and wholesalers of a range of technology products, ...

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ASAP scanning and detection
April 2009
Africa Strategic Asset Protection (ASAP) has added new X-ray scanning and detection products to its range of security solutions. The company believes the new products are well positioned to address the ...

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New appointments
April 2009
Elmar Snyman has been appointed to the board of directors at Pentagon. Justin Fletcher has been promoted to sales director, Electronic Security at QD Group. Yolanda Parker appointed as sales executive ...

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Illuder-com finds a buyer
April 2009, Illuder CCTV
While the current woes of the banking and finance sectors have been well-documented, the recent purchase of leading surveillance equipment provider Illuder points to growing confidence in the counter-cyclical ...

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Downturn delivers risks and opportunity
April 2009, Elvey Security Technologies
This is the time for people and businesses to equip themselves with knowledge and education to be prepared for when the economy starts regaining its momentum. The global economic downturn has brought ...

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Do the bare security necessities
April 2009, Technews Publishing
The BBC recently took a break from dishing up its usual preapproved gruel to do something interesting. The broadcaster’s technology programme bought a botnet of over 20 000 infected PCs to send out spam ...

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Brigit expands operations
March 2009
Brigit Systems has started 2009 off by announcing its expanded scope of operations. Growing beyond its traditional operations in the fire arena, including distributing products from Fike (UK), Microforum ...

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Pelco to exit access control business
March 2009
Pelco’s management has announced that in consideration of the current economic situation, the company has decided to take aggressive steps in order to focus resources on supporting Pelco’s core video ...

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Mustek expands CCTV division
March 2009
Mustek has expanded its product range by incorporating CCTV distributor, Digital Surveillance Systems (DSS), previously a subsidiary of Mustek, into the Group on 5 January 2009. The newly-formed Mustek ...

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EVT teams with C3 Shared Services
March 2009
EVT, a developer of networked video management and recording software, announced today the appointment of C3 Shared Service, as its distributor in the security solutions market in South Africa. The growing ...

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Botswana introduces electronic passport
March 2009
The government of Botswana has awarded a contract to Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) for the manufacture and delivery of 150 000 electronic passports (e-passports).    G&D will supply the data acquisition and personalisation ...

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New region leader for GE
March 2009
GE has announced the appointment of a dedicated region executive, Thamsanqa (Thami) Mbele, to further accelerate the company’s growth in southern Africa.    “Thami Mbele brings with him some two decades ...

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Miro's coastal branches on the move
March 2009, MiRO
Miro distribution’s coastal offices in Cape Town and Durban will be relocating to bigger and better premises. Miro Cape Town was the birth of Miro distribution in June 2002 and has been supplying products ...

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IFSEC 2009 preview
March 2009
Following IFSEC’s 35th anniversary in 2008 which attracted 30 257 attendees from 125 countries, the world’s largest annual security event returns in 2009 to the NEC Birmingham from 11–14 May 2009. The ...

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IFSEC South Africa Securex approaches
March 2009
The new format IFSEC South Africa Securex will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre from 30 June–2 July 2009. Born from a merger between the world’s largest annual security event IFSEC and South ...

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Orlando Stadium gets hi-tech parking system
March 2009
The upgraded Orlando Stadium, which will host matches during the FIFA Confederations Cup soccer tournament this year and serve as a training facility for World Cup teams in 2010, has implemented a new ...

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