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IPVision Software together with IQinVision, Agent Video Intelligence, Inc., and Appear Networks today announced a collaborative marketing partnership that provides a fully featured security information management system. The collaboration integrates four industry security solutions to provide customers with a leading-edge IP-based network camera management console, featuring:

• IPVision Software’s proven, reliable command and control technology
• IQinVision’s best-in-class megapixel imaging cameras
• Agent Vi’s next-generation, enterprise-grade video analytics
• Appear Network’s state-of-the-art mobile alerts

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Private equity group Athlone Global Security, Inc., announced today that it has acquired a minority interest in DefenSoft Planning Systems, an innovative Israeli homeland security company that develops software solutions for planning defense and security systems.

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By Andrew Murray-Watson -

The ideograms are on the wall for Marconi. Ever since the telecoms equipment company lost out in April on a vital contract with BT, it has been ripe for sale. to a larger rival.

Despite interest from a number of European groups, the most likely buyer prepared to pay around £650m for the troubled company, formed from the rump of GEC and headed by chief executive Mike Parton, is its Chinese rival Huawei. This would make Marconi the latest British group to fall into the hands of faster-growing Asian rivals.

By Chris Crum -

Criminal-driven security attacks and emails with viruses increased by 50% in the first half of this year according to a report released by IBM today.

Among the biggest targets for such acts have been government financial services, and manufacturing and healthcare industries. The threats are aimed at extorting money and stealing critical data and identities.

by Jim Kouri -

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and law enforcement from 10 other countries conducted over 90 searches worldwide as part of "Operation Site Down," designed to disrupt and dismantle many of the leading criminal organizations that illegally distribute and trade in copyrighted software, movies, music, and games on the Internet.

Operation Site Down is the culmination of three separate undercover investigations conducted by the FBI. In the past 24 hours, more than 70 searches were executed in the United States, and more than 20 overseas.

By Jiang Zhuqing (China Daily) -

Judicial departments plan to lower the legal threshold for intellectual property rights crimes.

By promulgating and enforcing a new judicial interpretation, what was once a simple intellectual property infringement may soon be a crime, said an official with the Supreme People's Court yesterday.

At the same time, police departments are launching the "Eagle Programme," a year-long crackdown on crimes related to brand names or intellectual property.