Seismic detector became No 1 intruder alarm product in the world

The jury of the globally distributed security technology publication, Detektor International, has announced the 3:rd Detektor International Award-winners. The ceremony was held in the Danish capital Copenhagen, at SAS Radisson Scandinavia on 22nd of October.
   GE Interlogix (USA) was the overall winner in the Intruder Alarm Category for the seismic detector VV 700. The runner up in the same category was Optex (JAPAN) for its PIR detector with double IR-sensors VX402Rec.

The Detektor International Award intends to reward and encourrage research and development within the security technology field.
   - This prize is a confirmation and a recognition of products that stand up to the criteria of outstanding innovations and contributions to the advancement of the security industry, says Lennart Alexandrie, the editor and publisher of Detektor International.
   In September. on the security exhibition Skydd 2002 in Stockholm, the publisher of Detektor International (Ar Media International), announced the nominated products.  
   Independently selected among approximately 600 novelties, 12 products were nominated in total three categories; Intruder Alarms, Access control and CCTV.
   After the nomination ceremony, the jury, which contains of eight members of the editorial board of Detektor, gave their votes. This resulted in six finalists.   
   All the six finalists was rewarded during the prize cetemony at the Security Industry Dinner, which was held in connection with the Sectech Expo and Conference in Copenhagen. The all over winner in their respective  category got the "Best Product Award" which is a glass sculpture, special designed for the Detktor International Award by the world famous glass designer Bertil Vallien. The runner up received the "Highly Commended" diploma, for their innovative product.

The winners and runner ups 2002 are originated from three continents, securing the knowledge that this is certainly an International Awards Arena. The rewarded products in the Intruder Alarm category are the following: 
 
The runner up
• The VX-4O2Rec from Optex (Japan) became this year´s runner up in the intruder alarm category. This detector is suitable for almost every outdoor application because it combines two PIRs, creating extra high immunity against false alarms caused by small animals, cars, and other outdoor disturbances.
   The VX-4O2Rec is equipped with a record/play function, which enables the user to record two different 8-second messages and playback from its built in speaker, whenever the device is triggered. The detector can function as a voice deterrent for
unwanted approaching intruders or as a friendly greeting for guests as they enter/exit a facility.

The international jury of the Detektor International Award motivated the recognition of the Optex detector with the following words: "Through the VX-402Rec, ,Optex has once again come
up with an ingenious yet simple product.”

The winner
• The seismic detector VV 700 from GE Interlogix (USA) protects any solid structure like safes, vaults, vault doors, ATM's and night safe deposit boxes. Each programme is tailored to a specific application.
   With a configuration cable it is possible to communicate with the VV700 detector directly from a laptop. As the detector is programmed on site, it can be adapted to the environment and the application. With this new technology the detector allows for several different signal analysis programmes in the same hardware. This makes the VV700 a fully universal detector
suitable for all known applications. 

The international jury motivated the winning concept with the following words: ”The VV700 from GE Interlogix, is a universal seismic detector, suitable for all applications.”

Tomorrow SecurityHotel.com presents all the winners and  runner ups of the Detektor International Award with pictures