Companies

Jan 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Mergers & Acquisitions

ASSA ABLOY, Sweden, a manufacturer and supplier of door-opening solutions, has acquired Powershield Doors, Ireland, a manufacturer of high-security steel doors.

Content security vendor Irdeto, The Netherlands, has acquired Cloakware, Vienna, Va., a privately held application security company.

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc., Stamford, Conn., a provider of products and solutions for securing personal IDs and assets, has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Bioscrypt Inc., Ontario, Canada, a provider of enterprise access control solutions, in a stock-for-stock transaction.

Bosch, a supplier of electronic protection and communication systems, is planning to acquire all shares of Extreme CCTV Inc., Burnaby, Canada, to boost its Security Systems division and extend its activities in video surveillance.

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Dallas, a provider of active RFID solutions, has acquired Wtek, Norway, also a provider of active RFID solutions.

Securitas Systems, Stockholm, Sweden, a provider of security solutions, has purchased the assets of Securex, a provider of installation, service and monitoring solutions to LP Innovations' retail customer base.

Agreements

VidSys, Vienna, Va., a provider of physical security situation management, has partnered with Vidient Systems Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., a developer of video analytics and behavior recognition solutions, to achieve better situational awareness and improved incident response.

TopEyeView, Norcross, Ga., a provider of a highly efficient real-time video images from a “bird's-eye-view,” and Vidiation LLC, Lake Zurich, Ill., a company pioneering Homeland security radiation detection solutions, have entered into a strategic partnership agreement that enables the companies to market each other's services to their respective customers.

Lumension Security Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., a security management company, has announced a partnership with Alcatel-Lucent, Paris, a voice, data and video communication services provider, that will integrate Lumension's management solution into Alcatel-Lucent's OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian.

Keyscan Access Control Systems, Ontario, Canada, an engineer and developer of access control hardware and software, is partnering with Tri-Ed Distribution, Ontario, Canada, a wholesale distributor of security and low voltage products for the delivery of its access control products, to leverage Tri-Ed's North American distribution network.

Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., is advancing its capabilities and offerings in biometrics solutions through an agreement with Cognitec Systems, Dresden, Germany, a provider of facial recognition technology.

Immersive Media Corp., Calgary, a specialist in 360-degree spherical video, is investing in T3 Motion Inc., Orange County, Calif., which makes a three-wheel, electric-powered security vehicle.

Interfor Inc., New York, a security consulting firm, is working with IBM, a provider of IT for the financial services industry, to introduce integrated physical and IT security services to help banks, financial market firms and insurance companies better protect their assets.

Announcements

Pixim Inc., Mountain View, Calif., a provider of image sensors and processors, has announced that its Orca chipset was selected to power GE Security's UltraView indoor and outdoor ultra-wide dynamic range mini-dome security cameras.

A10 Networks, Silicon Valley, Calif., a manufacturer of high-performance products for security solutions, has joined the RSA Secured Partner Program to certify technical interoperability between A10's network and RSA technology.

Vanguard ID Systems, West Chester, Pa., a supplier of ID cards, has manufactured its one-billionth bar-coded key tag 20 years after inventing the technology.

Employees of video security systems manufacturer, Pelco, Clovis, Calif., presented 153,240 Toys for Tots to the U.S. Marine Corps, exceeding one million toys since 1993.

North American Video, Brick, N.J., a security systems integrator, has been named a Cisco Premier Certified Partner in the United States after meeting criteria established by Cisco for personnel and support requirements.

Axis Communications, Lund, Sweden, a developer in the network video market, has announced that Cisco, Chelmsford, Mass., a video surveillance supplier, has joined Axis' Application Development Partner program, which allows Cisco to integrate support for Axis products.

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