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BEDFORD, Mass., April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VideoIQ, the leader in video surveillance innovation, today announced a new series of surveillance innovations and features to be available with VideoIQ’s iCVR cameras and encoders. The newly available solutions include advanced forensic capabilities, mobile monitoring solutions for iCVR-HD cameras and ATM vestibule monitoring. The new features will be debuted in VideoIQ’s booth #9074, at The International Security Conference & Exposition – also known as ISC West –the largest event in the U. S. For the physical security industry, held April 5-8, 2011 at the Sands Convention and Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The VideoIQ iCVR line of cameras and encoders deliver real-time threat detection while eliminating the need for external third party Network Video Recorders (NVR) and Digital Video Recorders (DVR), dramatically simplifying system complexity and costs while reducing bandwidth consumption by over 90%. And with 100% self-calibrating adaptive analytics, customers achieve the greatest accuracy and lowest false alarm rate in the industry while eliminating the need to manually calibrate the system over the lifetime of the device – further reducing system costs and complexity. The newly announced features include: Forensics – The newly launched "real-time forensic" capabilities allow users to create an advanced, real-time visual search for objects and people of interest. Security professionals can drill down into archived video, searching for a level of specificity that they were previously unable to pursue, arming them with additional detail to investigate incidents more rapidly. VideoIQ’s advanced forensic capabilities will be available in Summer 2011. Mobile – Security professionals can have their real-time video and alerts from iCVR-HD cameras streamed directly to their iOS mobile devices, allowing them to monitor and respond to situations whenever and wherever they are. Extended mobile support is immediately available with version 3.1 of VideoIQ’s View and iCVR-HD firmware. ATM Vestibule Monitoring – New ATM vestibule monitoring allows banks and other financial service institutions to be notified of loitering and respond in real-time through 2 way audio, eliminating a potential security situation for their customers. ATM Vestibule Monitoring is immediately available with version 3.1 of VideoIQ’s View and firmware. "A clear picture is no longer enough to protect critical assets and infrastructure, " said Scott Schnell, president and CEO, VideoIQ. "With our new forensic and mobile capabilities, security professionals have rapid access to not only real-time alerts where ever they might be, but for the first time revolutionary search tools to speed up investigations and ATM vestibule monitoring to prevent potential disruptions in their business. "

This year, INTERPHEX was filled with hundreds of innovative exhibitors, but seven companies stood out as leaders of industry as winners of the Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA). MedImmune received an award for Project Execution for its Manufacturing Center Expansion, Building 636, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The large-scale mammalian-cell culture manufacturing facility is “probably in the top 10, in terms of size, ” according to a representative at MedImmune. The facility is designed for a wide range of output, the range follows a range of. 5 to 7 grams per liter. “What we did was actually work with our vendors for the various pieces of equipment to get them integrated into how we were going to approach automation, very early in the design process. ” Product integration was implemented early and that allowed the start up of the facility to have an efficient schedule. F. Hoffman-La Roche designed a device called MyDose that won in the Process Innovation category. MyDose is a single-use infusion device that is a new platform for automatic drug delivery of high volume drugs to patients. The device can attribute its innovation to its distribution process. The drug is delivered through the device by adhering it to the patient, and when activated, a sterile needle penetrates the abdominal wall and administers the drug. Merck and Co. Was awarded the Facility Integration award for its Global Clinical Supplies Manufacturing, Packaging, and Warehouse Expansion. The expansion of the GMP facility was designed to enhance its core drug product development, manufacturing and packaging capabilities. Several CGMP clinical manufacturing and packaging warehouse areas were consolidated into this one facility, increasing productivity and efficiency. Other winners at FOYA included Novartis Vaccines who won for Equipment Innovation, for its “Mars Project, ” Pfizer Health AB, which earned the Operation Excellence award for “Project Pegasus, ” a Bio-7 manufacturing facility and Pfizer Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH, which won in the Sustainability category for their “SPRING and E-MAP” projects. Shire HGT earned an honorable mention for their Project Atlas, Building 400, the company’s third cell-culture facility.

NEW YORK CITY-Introduced as “the best-known salesman for Brooklyn” by Michael Kerr, president of the Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York, Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz took to the podium Tuesday with an idea to sell: More affordable housing. “There remains a critical need to expand the stock of affordable housing in Brooklyn and New York City generally, ” said Markowitz in opening remarks at the start of this year’s BuildingsNY and GreenBuildings NY conference, sponsored by ABO. In Brooklyn and throughout the city, Markowitz said, the next generation of multifamily development will require “thoughtful rezoning” of areas currently zoned for manufacturing. Several such rezonings have occurred already, and the borough president predicted that two recent ones in Brooklyn—Fulton Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section and Ocean Hill—would soon be followed by RFPs from the city for housing development. Noting that affordable housing is “leveraged by market-rate housing, ” Markowitz recounted a number of projects that he has championed and which will lead eventually to thousands of new affordable housing units being built in his borough. Among them is the 227-acre Gateway Estates mixed-use development in East New York, which will include nearly 2, 200 affordable units along with a retail center, single-family homes and a public school. When Forest City Ratner Cos. ’ much delayed, $4.9-billion Atlantic Yards project in downtown Brooklyn is completed, Markowitz said, it will offer a comparable number of affordable apartments along with 4, 000 units of market-rate housing. Markowitz also cited CPC Resources’ redevelopment of the former Domino Sugar refinery along the Brooklyn waterfront, which is slated to include 660 affordable housing units out of a total of 2, 200 apartments when the site is recast as the New Domino. “Only in Brooklyn can we turn sugar into sweet affordable housing, ” Markowitz quipped. Coney Island’s transformation will also bring about new residential stock, and there’s also the pending re-use of the former Greenpoint Lumber Exchange, he said. The borough president also urged his BuildingsNY audience to turn their attention to an underserved constituency: Retirees, who could be housed in active adult housing with on-site gyms and other amenities. Citing the growing ranks of Brooklynites who are segueing into their 60s, Markowitz said, “Rather than their moving out to New Jersey, I want to keep them in Brooklyn. ” At the other end of the age spectrum, Markowitz asserted, “The movement of young people out of Manhattan and into Brooklyn continues. ” He joked that while it was once the dream of young adults to leave Brooklyn behind for the bright lights of Manhattan, now it’s the other way around. None of the projects that have brought about, or will bring about, new housing have been easily accomplished, said Markowitz. “There are none without conflict--anti-development fever is powerful in this town. ” Somehow, though, the city manages to get the projects accomplished, he added, although the process is lengthy. Markowitz recalled a visit to Istanbul in which that city’s mayor showed him the startling before-and-after contrast brought about by the redevelopment of one part of town. The transformation was accomplished in just six months, he said, a time frame unheard of here. “They don’t have ULURPs, community boards and everything else you have to go through to get things done here, ” he said.

Preliminary unaudited attendance figures for International Vision Expo East,held this past weekend at the Jacob K.Javits Convention Center in New York City,show a seven percent increase in attendance over 2010 figures.A final complete third-party audit of International Vision Expo East will be available in approximately six weeks. “This year’s 25th anniversary show was incredible,”said Tom Loughran,vice president for Reed Exhibitions.“For three solid days our showfloor was buzzing with the energy and international style that can only be found in New York.It was clear that this was the place to be for those looking to debut or discover the latest trends in eyewear,advances in eyecare technology and best-practices in business.” “We are extremely pleased with our experience at Vision Expo East this year,”says Victor Melendez,Vice President of Luxottica USA.“The welcoming atmosphere of our new booth drew a steady flow of traffic and the interactive areas for Ray-Ban and Persol attracted sizable crowds.Together,these elements created a wonderful environment for us to network and connect with customers,who responded with very positive feedback.This was a great showing for the year in which we will celebrate our 50th Anniversary!” According to Peter Friedfeld,Executive Vice President of ClearVision Optical,“Vision Expo is clearly the preeminent event in Vision Care in the market,and it has become the meeting place for all things related to our industry.”He added,“The new layout made it easy for attendees to navigate and spend time with existing vendors and meet with new suppliers.The quality of the attendees at the New York Vision Expo continues to grow and we had excellent meetings with our customers,as well as opening up many new accounts.Friday was a powerful day for all,probably the strongest opening day in many years.” For some,the show also provided an opportunity to engage in other networking events and activities,including the New York City Half Marathon.“I was thrilled when I found out that the marathon and Vision Expo East were on the same weekend,”said Tara Barchers,an optician with Heritage Family Eyecare.“Being in the industry I understand that there’s more to vision care and eye health than glasses alone.Participating in the marathon gave me the unique opportunity to be a part of something bigger by helping thousands of runners and spectators to make the connection between eye health and overall health-such an incredible experience!”Barchers ran the marathon wearing a custom race t-shirt from Thinkaboutyoureyes.com,a public awareness campaign designed to educate Americans about the importance of vision health and comprehensive eye exams. This response was echoed by many other exhibitors as well,noted Loughran.“Our on-site feedback and attendance figures confirm that the Vision Expos remain the optical event for the Americas and are quickly gaining steam from International attendees,”he said.“With 565 participating exhibitors,and more than 300 hours of CE,our selection of products and continuing education found at the show is unmatched.This is your one-stop-shop for education,products,trends and solutions.” Ken Bradley,President,Eschenbach Optik of America,Inc.,agreed.“Vision Expo East was a successful show for us this year in terms of our primary meeting objective,which is to obtain leads for our company.Helping to increase traffic was the new Passport Program that drove people to our booth who hadn’t originally intended to do so.In addition,the continuing education program updated ECPs on macular degeneration and low vision(conditions for which our products are designed),thereby making them more likely to search out products to help their patients with these conditions.” Next year,the conference for International Vision Expo East will be held March 22-25,2012,and the exhibition will be held March 23-25,2012,at the Jacob K.Javits Convention Center in New York City. International Vision Expo East has show dates confirmed with the Jacob K.Javits Convention Center through 2015 and will continue to hold the event each year in the March/April timeframe.

Location South Wharf, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Arabian Construction Week, one of the most significant construction events in the Middle East region, opened in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The three day event, run in conjunction with INTERMAT Middle East, is being held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (ADNEC) and was opened by HE Engineer Ahmad Mohammed Shareef, Undersecretary of the Department of Municipal Affairs, Abu Dhabi. The Arabian Construction Week consists of three dedicated trade shows - Green Building Middle East for sustainable construction solutions, Future Build Middle East for Innovative construction products and Civil Engineering Middle East highlighting major infrastructure developments. Several summits are also being held, including The Building Smart Summit, Green Building Summit, Infrastructure Summit and the Climate Control Summit. The Abu Dhabi Department of Municipal Affairs will host two workshop Series – Building Codes & Regulations and Environmental Health and Safety Management Systems. The Emirates Green Building Council will host a focus day on the theme ‘Abu Dhabi: Regulations & Assessment Tools – Their Application and Implementation’. The event runs until March 30.

MUMBAI: A delegation of the Indian Film Exporters Association (IFEA), comprising Ganesh Jain (President), Hirachand Dand (VP), Sivkumar Damani, Rameshkumar Duggal, Ajay Suri, Nikhil Tanwani and Nandkumar Bele (Secretary General), is currently attending the Hong Kong Film and TV Market being held in the premises of the ongoing Hong Kong International Film Festival. The Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) is being held from March 21 to 24. This is said to be one of the premium places for buying and selling films of different languages.

Mar 22, 2011 (LBO) - China plans to make it easier for Sri Lankan exports to the country to clear customs and be distributed to local markets, according to the island’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce. "China is planning to provide favourable policies for custom clearance and inland transportation for exports coming from Sri Lanka, " it said in a statement, without giving details. The assurance was given by Huang Shah, Vice Chairperson of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, at a meeting with Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen. China will also allocate a special area for Sri Lanka in the forthcoming Kunming international trade fair and will give 100 free booths for Sri Lanka, Huang said. The fourth South Asian Countries’ business forum and trade fair will be held from June 05 to 10 at Kunming, a known transportation hub in south-western China, located within the Yunnan Province. Bathiudeen said China is now the second largest supplier of goods to Sri Lanka. “Today China has become an important market for Sri Lanka with Sri Lankan exporters able to enter the Chinese market under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement. " The South Asian Countries’ trade fair is an annual trade fair organized in parallel to the China Import and Export Fair known as the Kunming Fair and is limited to South Asian countries.

The Hong Kong International Jewellery Show has reported a record number of exhibitors at its 2011 show, with jewellery brands hoping to cash in on the lucrative Chinese market and showcase their goods to an international audience. The show opened on March 4 with a record 2, 800 exhibitors from 46 countries and regions. It runs until March 8 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Permanent secretary for commerce and economic development Andrew Wong, chairman of the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council (HKTDC) Jewellery Advisory Committee and the Fair Organising Committee of the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show Lawrence Ma and HKTDC executive director Fred Lam officiated the ceremony to both local and international press. Speaking at the launch, Ma said: “With the global jewellery market back on its stylish feet, these are promising times. The upswing is driven, in good part, by the Chinese mainland and its growing appetite for jewellery. Last year jewellery sales on the mainland totaled some $30bn (US). And the mainland is expected to become the world’s biggest market for luxury goods over the next decade. ” He added: “There is no better place to tap this vast consumer market than Hong Kong. No better time than right now. ” Ethiopia is taking part in this year’s fair for the first time, and Italy has become the fair’s official “partner country” and has the largest international pavilion at the show with 120 exhibitors. Other pavilions include: Brazil, Chinese mainland, Columbia, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Phillipines, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United States. There are also buying missions from leading retailers including Argentina’s Diamonds DC and Jose Peskin e Hijos SA, Brazil’s Amsterdam Sauer, Folic and Vivara; Canada’s Ann-Louise Jewellers and Sears Canada Inc; Japan’s GSTV; Paraguay’s Luxor SA; Saudi Arabia’s Farsi Jewellery; The United Arab Emirates’ Joy Alukkas

The biggest toy industry event in the hemisphere is going down in New York City this week as toy creators, manufacturers and retailers gather to discover the next “must-have” toys for 2011 at the American International Toy Fair. According to the Toy Industry Association more than 1, 100 exhibitors will debut close to 100, 000 products for an audience of almost 30, 000 attendees and press. Everything that fills the convention booths and showroom floors will eventually be for sale this year and make up a huge percentage of the projected $21.8 billion in domestic sales for the toy industry this year. Finding what’s truly interesting and cool amongst the rows and rows of product is daunting, but one tried and true trend was out in force again this year – media tie-in toys. Almost every major tent pole blockbuster from “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” to “Cars 2” was represented (some by multiple retailers) with toys for every age range. With the economy just starting to turn around for retailers, the overall vibe from the products being shown off is that it’s still a conservative selling environment with the bulk of companies offering familiar variations on popular properties or products with stable price points. So instead of having multiple risky or experimental toy lines to launch, companies are instead offering only one or two eyebrow-raising items to test the waters like Hasbro’s My 3D glasses, renowned action figure manufacturer McFarlane Toys getting back into genre by launching a “The Walking Dead” line, or Mattel planning a classic “Back to the Future” line of figures. However, it’s in the arena of media tie-ins that there actually is a lot of depth and breadth with toy products as companies are continuing to expand licenses with broad platform launches of major upcoming theatrical releases. A prime example is Lego, who this year is creating brand new, licensed building play sets based on films such as “Star Wars, ” “Harry Potter, ” “Cars 2” and “Pirates of the Caribbean. ” Julie Stern, Brand Relations Manager for Lego, says building sets, expanded mini figures and now tie-in video games from film licenses are giving Lego continued strong sales. “We had a fantastic 2010, ” Stern says. ““Star Wars” is still huge for us, as was the “Toy Story” franchise. “Prince of Persia, ” everybody had doubts about, but the movie was great and the product sold great and we were excited to see that. Those were the first of Disney’s lines we’ve ever had, so it was great to see them do well. And now this year is the first time we have had “Pirates of the Caribbean. ” Regular pirates have been a Lego staple since 1989, but to have Jack Sparrow and the film characters is fabulous so we went back through all four of the movies focusing on the first movie and a lot of play sets for the new film. We also have the new Lego “Pirates of the Caribbean” video game coming out in May, which is the first time we have ever had a Disney property as a videogame. ” On the opening day of Toy Fair, WSJ Speakeasy met with all of the major toy companies with media tie-in licenses and we tease some of the most interesting toy merchandising offerings for the movies coming to theaters this year. For more interesting toys of note from this year’s American International Toy Fair, check out our slideshow in the tab.

The 21st East China Fair opened in Shanghai International Exposition Center on March 1. This year, 56 enterprises of Yinzhou District have over 80 exhibition stalls on the fair, both being historical new highs. Of the companies going to the fair, Loctek and Ningbo Huasheng Metal Products have got special exhibition stalls. The fair has the exhibition area totaling 103, 500 square meters, with 5, 312 standard exhibition stalls. There will be four exhibition areas for clothes, textile products, gifts and household necessities. The fair this year has over 3, 300 enterprises. This fair is this year’s first largest foreign trade fair, called one of the "weather cocks" of the foreign trade of household necessities in China for this year. "Since late last year, the situation for export went good, with the export up by 14% over the same period of last year. Today, our orders have been scheduled to April and even to May. Our products are exporting to Europe, America, Japan, and Russia, " said Li Hang, General Manager of Ningbo Guangbo Import & Export Co., ltd. It is noted that there are more merchants coming to the fair this year than before, and the foreign trade has shifted from recovery growth to substantial growth. Yan Yanping, director of Yinzhou Foreign Economic Cooperation Bureau said, because of the increase of labor cost, rise of raw materials and the change of foreign exchange rate, there are still some uncertainties for foreign trade this year, and the situation is far from being satisfactory. "In the past, our markets were in Europe, America and Japan. Today, we need to encourage more enterprises to explore the emerging markets in Eastern Europe, ASEAN and south America. " Reportedly, this year, Yinzhou will give more subsidies to the enterprises for going to the export fairs. It has recommended to the enterprises 14 fairs in foreign countries and 8 fairs in China, to guide them to go to various fairs for the products.