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APSM Editor’s Desk Issue 47 – Frances Adamson, Australia’s Ambassador to China
“The intimate exchange of views which we are maintaining with the British Government has very materially contributed to the removal of difficulties of various kinds which have arisen during the last few months… I am not a prophet, but I entertain the hope that on the ground of common interests, which in politics is the [...]
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The security industry restructures to meet new challenges
IMF projections for the rate of GDP growth across advanced countries in 2012 is 1.4% whilst the world market for physical security systems grew by 6% a multiple of approximately 4.3. Even allowing for much higher rates of growth in emerging and developed economies this is much more than a worthy performance particularly for a [...]
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Robust surveillance failover critical to Asia gaming growth
Whether guarding against fraud, cheat scams and theft – or avoiding hefty regulatory fines caused by video loss – high quality video recording and robust surveillance failover is critical to the Asia-Pacific gaming industry. This is the message that Synectics – whose integrated surveillance solutions already monitor and control over 60,000 cameras across 75 [...]
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HID Global Appoints Rob Haslam as Vice President of Government ID Solutions to Drive Future Growth in Citizen and National ID Programs
News Highlights: Mr. Haslam is responsible for the strategic development and worldwide expansion of the company’s government-to-citizen ID business. Haslam’s expertise in building and implementing growth strategies will contribute to growth and extension of HID Global’s integrated Government ID Solutions portfolio Haslam brings over 20 years of international business development experience and leading teams in [...]
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Robust surveillance failover critical to Asia gaming growth
Whether guarding against fraud, cheat scams and theft – or avoiding hefty regulatory fines caused by video loss – high quality video recording and robust surveillance failover is critical to the Asia-Pacific gaming industry. This is the message that Synectics – whose integrated surveillance solutions already monitor and control over 60,000 cameras across 75 [...]
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Axis announces a high-performance video encoder solution for large, mission critical installations
Sydney Australia, May 16th 2013 – The new high-performance video encoder solution is ideal for demanding locations such as airports, railway stations and city surveillance–where high performance, flexibility and reliability are required. Axis Communications, the world leader in network video, announces AXIS Q7436 Video Encoder Blade and the AXIS Q7920 Video Encoder Chassis, which is [...]
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HID Global Appoints Rob Haslam as Vice President of Government ID Solutions to Drive Future Growth in Citizen and National ID Programs
News Highlights: Mr. Haslam is responsible for the strategic development and worldwide expansion of the company’s government-to-citizen ID business. Haslam’s expertise in building and implementing growth strategies will contribute to growth and extension of HID Global’s integrated Government ID Solutions portfolio Haslam brings over 20 years of international business development experience and leading teams in [...]
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RIMS APPLAUDS REP. BENNIE G. THOMPSON FOR HIS EFFORTS TO REAUTHORIZE THE TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE ACT
NEW YORK (May 15, 2013) – RIMS, the risk management society™, commends Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), the Ranking Member of the Committee of Homeland Security, for introducing the “Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013” that would extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) for 10 years. TRIA, legislation that protects organizations’ ability to [...]
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Axis introduces innovative, direct drive HDTV PTZ dome camera
Sydney, Australia May 16th 2013 – AXIS P5414-E PTZ Dome Network Camera is the first of a new line of outdoor-ready pan/tilt/zoom cameras with an intelligent direct drive pan/tilt system for unsurpassed mechanical endurance. This, together with other hardware innovations, has resulted in an attractively priced, uniquely designed HDTV 720p PTZ dome with 18x optical [...]
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Dell Sets Sights on Cisco, Announces Game-Changing NSA Series That Introduces Powerful Next-Gen Firewall Advances for Mid-sized Businesses and Distributed Enterprises
Sydney, May 16, 2013 — Dell has announced the new SonicWALL Network Security Appliance (NSA) Series Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), that enable mid-sized organisations, branch offices, school campuses and government agencies to have multi-layered protection from sophisticated attacks and control over applications while also assuring optimal network performance and total of cost of ownership. The new [...]
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Mission 500 Announces New Advisory and Executive Boards; Embarks on New Growth Strategy
Miami, FL (May 15, 2013) – Mission 500, a non-profit initiative focusing on the security industry and dedicated to serving the needs of children and communities in crisis, is proud to announce it has created new Advisory and Executive Boards comprised of a strong team of Security Industry leaders. They include: Advisory Board: – [...]
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Responding to irregular maritime arrivals
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 The Gillard Government will implement additional measures in this Budget to combat the dangerous people smuggling trade. The government is managing the global issue of growing numbers of displaced persons at an additional cost of $3.2 billion over the four years to 2015-16. Official development assistance eligible expenses associated with irregular [...]
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Protecting Australia’s interests abroad, media release, 14 May 2013, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Joint media release Senator the Hon Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP, Minister for Trade and Competitiveness, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Asian Century Policy, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research 14 May 2013 Measures announced today in the 2013-14 Budget for the Foreign Affairs and [...]
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Minister for Defence – Budget 2013-14: Defence Budget Overview
14 May 2013 On 3 May, the Prime Minister and I released the 2013 Defence White Paper. The 2013 Defence White Paper (the White Paper) addresses the range of significant international and domestic developments which influence Australia’s national security and defence settings, including their impact on force posture, future force structure and the Defence [...]
