Free Sim Cards

As more and more Security devices need to communicate still the most reliable and fastest method is using the cellular network, vodafone are currently offering Free pay as you go sim cards…

With this Pay as you go SIM, just top up £10 and get 1,000 free minutes of calls to everyone on Vodafone for 30 days in addition to your credit. If you top up again during the 30 days, you’ll get another 1,000 free minutes to chat away in the following month. Plus you get all this:

No long term contract
Keep your number
Vodafone’s dependable network
No strings attached, just top up and go
Get great Freebee Rewardz whenever you top up

Vodafone Freebee Rewardz is a new loyalty scheme for Pay as you go customers. Order your Free SIM today and you’ll be opted in automatically to this new scheme – whether you’re taking advantage of one of our Vodafone Freebees or not…

Every time you top up your Pay as you go credit, with £5 or more, you’ll see a Vodafone Freebee Rewardz code in the top up confirmation text they send you. You’ll then be able to go to the Vodafone Freebee Rewardz website and use your code to grab in an instant reward – or collect and grow pointz that you can use later to get a bigger reward.

more info here on Vodafone – Free Sims

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BlackBerry, Torch

Keeping your Security Business running with the latest top-of-the-range BlackBerry – which has a touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keypad,

The BlackBerry Torch has a touchscreen that works just like the ones on other smartphones such as the HTC Desire and Samsung Galaxy S. Tap or swipe it with your finger and it responds fast. And when you want to type a text or email quickly and easily – perhaps to say you’ll be home late from work – simply slide out the familiar BlackBerry QWERTY keypad from behind the touchscreen.

Easy to use laptop-style trackpad
The touch-sensitive trackpad is similar to the ones you find on laptops – as well as on the Bold 9700 and Curve 9300 It makes life easy when you’re browsing the web, scrolling through menus or enjoying some downtime on your favourite social networks.

The BlackBerry Torch is more customisable

The Torch is the first BlackBerry smartphone to come with the BlackBerry 6 operating system. It lets you do more to personalise your home screen – like grouping together shortcuts to apps, email, texts and more in any way that suits you. It’s great for getting your life organised on your BlackBerry.

Pinch-to-zoom comes to the BlackBerry Torch
Get closer to the details in a web page by putting your thumb and finger together on the BlackBerry Torch’s touchscreen and moving them apart – you’ll zoom in instantly. Pinch the other way to zoom back out. It’s the first time a BlackBerry smartphone has had this handy feature. And if you want to check your Facebook page while you read the news online, open both windows at once and simply flip between the two.

The best BlackBerry camera yet

Unlike previous BlackBerry smartphones such as the Bold 9700 or Storm2, the BlackBerry Torch has an improved 5 megapixel camera. It’s also got auto-focus – because no one likes fuzzy photos – plus image stabilisation, making your shots sharp even when your hands aren’t perfectly steady.

Take photos without the wait
You know how it is with some camera phones – you press the button to take a photo, and you have to wait before it actually captures the shot you want. Life’s simpler with the BlackBerry Torch. A clever new technology called ‘Zero shutter’ means that as soon as you click to take a picture, it’s done. It’s a feature you won’t find on the Bold 9700 or Storm2.

The BlackBerry Torch – built for social networking

Love to tweet what you’re up to when you’re out and about? Or catch up with Facebook in the park while you have lunch? Or maybe you want to network with potential clients via LinkedIn. You’ll find apps for all your favourite social networks on the BlackBerry Torch. Switch between them effortlessly – no need to shut one to use the other – and share your holiday photos with everyone back home easily (while you’re still on the beach).

Stay in touch with BlackBerry Messenger
Just like with all BlackBerry smartphones, you can chat to your mates and your colleagues instantly using BlackBerry Messenger if they’ve got a BlackBerry smartphone. It’s faster than sending a text – and the slide-out QWERTY keypad makes it easy too..

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GVD launches National IP Experience Roadshow

GVD makes it easy to discover more about IP surveillance with the launch of its National IP Experience Roadshow

GVD, a specialist value-added distributor of IP technology, is inviting everyone involved with the professional security industry to attend its third annual National IP Video Surveillance and Security seminar – now renamed National IP Experience Roadshow 2010 (NIPX 2010). Visiting Dublin and Galway on 12th and 14th October respectively, the event showcases the best innovative technologies from leading companies – with the first 100 companies to register receiving free gifts totalling €1280.

GVD has announced its annual National IP Experience Roadshow 2010 (NIPX 2010), which has evolved over the last two years from its highly successful National IP Video Surveillance and Security seminars. The events are designed to help everyone involved in the security industry to find out more about the latest IP surveillance and security technology, acting as a showcase of the best new products and solutions from leading security manufacturers.

At both events, visitors can participate in the seminar programme with presentations, case studies and live demonstrations from senior representatives of the exhibiting companies, including Milestone, ACTi, IQinVision, Netgenium, Netwatch, ACT, Pivot3 and BriefCam. The seminars aim to cover a wide range of technologies including megapixel IP cameras, video management software, remote monitoring, wireless networking, video analytics, IP video synopsis systems, PoE access, lighting and audio control and much more.

The roadshow is part of GVD’s continued commitment to promote the benefits of IP technologies to the Irish professional security market. It has recently established the National IP Experience Centre at its offices in Dublin to act as a learning hub providing extensive training and support programmes to assist installers making the transition to IP surveillance.

Gordon Smith, managing director, GVD, commented:
“NIPX2010 is a big part of our continued commitment and promotion of IP technologies to the security industry in Ireland. As well as the new products, the seminars will cover real life practical Irish case studies of IP security in action. We’re particularly delighted to be introducing BriefCam, who were the winners of the ‘Best CCTV System Product’ at IFSEC 2010 – to this year’s seminar. We’d encourage you to come along and see the infinite possibilities IP surveillance presents.”

The roadshows will take place on Tuesday 12th October at the Red Cow Moran Hotel, located close to the M50/N7 interchange on the outskirts of Dublin, and Thursday 14th October at the Maldron Hotel, Oranmore – just 10 minutes from the centre of Galway.

Admission to both roadshows is free – registration is required. GVD has teamed up with its partners to offer giveaways to attendees totalling €128,000. GVD is offering a ‘goody bag’ with items worth €1280 for the first one hundred companies who register for NIPX 2010. The goody bag contains Milestone XProtect Professional video management software including one base licence and two additional camera licences worth €780, plus a €500 voucher redeemable with Netwatch remote monitoring services.

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Security Life Magazine Launches Online Security Directory

Security Life Magazine, a fast growing online Security Magazine is proud to announce that they have launched their Free Online Security Directory.

A spokesman for the company says “We are welcoming anyone who has a business to do with the Security Industry to submit their details to our Web Directory. Everyone needs a little more business pushed their way in these times of economic hardship. With more and more potential customers heading to the internet for information on businesses, registering your business with an online business directory can increase the amount of people considering you for future work. Even though you may not yet have an internet site for your business, submitting your phone number and address to a Web Directory can greatly increase inquiries for business.”

Security Life Magazine aims to provide information, business networking and news for those involved in the Security Industry. With nearly one hundred years combined security experience the team at Security Life are always looking for products and information that are on the cutting edge of the security world.

If you believe you have something to contribute that would interest the Security World please don’t hesitate to contact us and we may even feature an article you have written.

For more information please contact Security Life: editor@securitylife.co.uk

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Foil Bags used for Theft

Foil Bags used for Theft.

According to Retail Loss Prevention teams across the country the foil bag is fast becoming the most popular item used in retail theft.

The overall objective of a companies’ Loss Prevention Team is to maximise the profits of an establishment by reducing the occurance of theft or accidental loss of assets also known as “shrinkage”.

Shrinkage is largely caused by employee theft followed by shoplifting with Administrative and Vendor error also included. In order to combat shoplifting of goods many items are installed with an electronic tag or label which is removed or de-activated as soon as the item is bought legitimately. If these tags are not removed or de-activated electro-magnetically, then these will be activated when read by the security pedestals located near the shop exit.

As these tags work by using magnetism, shoplifters are using big carrier bags fitted with metal foil around the outside to stop the electronic readers from detecting the security tags or labels.

Speaking to a shop owner who viewed items being stolen on her CCTV system said: “The thieves just literally swept off a shelf of clothes straight into a large carrier and walked out of the shop without activating the tag alarm.” Later the culprits were apprehended by police and were found to have one of these foil bags to aid them in their crime.

Security Guards and shop staff should therefore be warned of this security risk and be on the lookout for thieves using this tactic.

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Mobile Router

The Teltonika RUT100 Mobile Router allows you to remotely connect to your network or machine using3g. All you need to get started is a Teltonika mobile router and a sim card from your mobile internet service provider. This piece of kit allows you to setup a wireless connection to the router. With more and more people using mobile broadband as they move about the country having one of these installed in a van would allow several people to be able to connect and surf the internet at the same time.

Connecting an IP CCTV camera to this router with remote access software provides a good solution to having CCTV coverage on sites which are remote and might not have landline broadband access.

Setup of the Teltonika is quite easy with the router having a good setup wizard. The wizard guides you through configuring the 3g settings and setting up things like the Firewall and wireless network. DHCP allows your pc to be automatically setup and connected when wired to the router.

Router includes built in IPsec VPN client and OpenVPN allowing secure communication to home or office. It also supports pass-through in case you have this software already installed on your pc.

Security Life was very impressed with the Teltonika and has numerous uses within the security industry.

Popularity: 13% [?]