SMBG Newsletter: February

February 2010
China Awards e-passport Contract to Datacard Datacard Group was awarded a contract by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for diplomatic, service and public fair passport program based on the Datacard PB6500 Passport Issuance System. The customized solution features high-speed inkjet printing with secure lamination and smart chip technology. It meets the MFA's requirement for seamless fulfillment of passports issued centrally and in regional offices. The program is scheduled to launch in 2010. Axis Introduces Mobile Video Surveillance with HDTV-quality Axis has introduced the M31-R Network Camera Series and Q8108-R Network Video Recorder designed for easy and discreet installation in vehicles. The complete IP-based mobile video surveillance system is protected from dust and water and can withstand shock, vibrations and temperature fluctuations. ICx Introduces Bottled Liquid Screener ICx Technologies has announced the ClearPoint Liquid Bottle Screener, a system designed specifically for high paced checkpoints. The design accomodates containers of various sizes and is optimized to provide prompt assay and low false alarms. The system employs Raman Spectroscopy, a technology that does not require direct contact sampling and which ICx has invested considerable research and development. Higher Image Quality. Faster Printing Speeds. Low Price. Get it all with Zebra's new ZXP Series 8, the market's smartest retransfer printer. Rethink everything you know about retransfer with Zebra's ZXP Series 8 retransfer printer. It's the first retransfer printer capable of producing access cards with photo-like quality images on both sides of the card in one very fast pass. It's ideal for efficient, on-demand printing of IDs, access control cards and smart cards. And the ZXP Series 8 retransfer printer can handle a wide array of card media and chip-encoding options. When used with genuine Zebra™ cards and transfer film, you have a complete, simple-to-use card printing system. Plus, it's surprisingly affordable. Make sure the ZXP Series 8 retransfer printer is part of your card printing solution. NitroSecurity Reports 90% Annual Growth in 2009 NitroSecurity, Inc., a content-aware security information and compliance management (SIEM) solutions reports annual revenue growth exceeding 90% over the past four years and 85% year-to-year growth over 2008. FLIR Systems Revenue Up 3% Axis Communications announced that the company will report a strong close to 2009 with interim net sales of SEK 2,300 million and an interim operating profit of SEK 308 million. Axis will thus present earnings that are significantly better than the market's expectations. IDenticard Launches PremiSys 1.4 Total Access Control System IDenticard Systems has released PremiSys 1.4, its next-generation access control system that offers a scalable solution that integrates proprietary access control software, a sophisticated badgemaking system and Mercury Security card access hardware. Rothman Named President Honeywell Security Group John M. Deignan has been named vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO), leading the company's global marketing and product management functions. In this newly created role, Deignan is now responsible for all global financial self-service and security marketing activities, as well as the company's sales support group and its business consulting activities. Natoli Named Diebold CTO Diebold, Incorporated has named Frank A. Natoli, Jr. vice president and chief technology officer (CTO), leading the company's product solutions development function. In this newly created role, Natoli will be responsible for leading the technology and engineering development group. He will also lead the team in supporting Diebold's growing services business by improving reliability, and aligning an emerging technology roadmap with Diebold's corporate strategies.