Vicon Offers Free “Designing for Next Generation IP Video” Seminars in CA, OR and WA during Week of February 22, 2010

Open to A&Es, current and prospective end-users

Hauppauge, NY (January 12, 2010): Vicon Industries Inc., a leading designer and producer of integrated IP video surveillance and access control systems, announces a series of free, half-day educational seminars to be offered in late February in four western cities: Irvine and San Jose, CA, Portland, OR and Seattle, WA. Those in attendance will learn how introductions in IP video technology are influencing system design considerations and how changes in one part of a system may affect the entire network. Specific topics that will be covered include:

  • The impact of megapixel cameras on bandwidth and storage
  • The next generation of storage architecture
  • The added value of integrated solutions
  • Advantages of open architecture platforms

Dates and locations are as follows:

Feb. 22: Irvine, CA
Hyatt Regency
17900 Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA

Feb. 24: San Jose, CA
Embassy Suites
901 E. Calaveras Blvd.
Milipitas, CA

Feb. 25: Portland, OR
Hilton Hotel
301 6th Street
Vancouver, WA

Feb. 26: Seattle, WA
Doubletree Guest Suites Airport/SouthCenter
16500 SouthCenter Parkway
Seattle, WA

Registration for these free educational events is limited. Register online at:

http://events.vicon-cctv.com/index.php?m=EventReg#event_13

Mark Leedy, Vicon’s Western Director of Sales, explains, “We are pleased to offer these seminars in an effort to educate the marketplace on the changing nature of IP system design. We offered similar events two years ago and the response was phenomenal. Attendees will not be disappointed.”

For more information on Vicon and its product line, visit www.vicon-cctv.com.

About Vicon:

Vicon Industries Inc., listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "VII," designs, manufactures and markets a broad line of products used in integrated video surveillance systems. Vicon's marketing and development efforts focus on today’s leading edge security technologies including digital recording and IP video solutions, matrix controls, cameras, monitors, mounting accessories, remote positioning devices and fiber optic equipment. The company's products are used in a variety of surveillance, security, safety, and control applications, in banks, gaming casinos, traffic control, hospitals, retailing, multiple commercial and industrial installations, etc. For more information regarding Vicon, visit us at www.vicon-cctv.com.

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