Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, acting through its Panasonic System Solutions Company ("PSS) and A&S Group ("A&S) enters into the memorandum of understanding on April 16th, 2008 in hope for promoting IP surveillance development in Japan.

PSS works with A&S Japan Magazine in Year 2008 to open three new editorial columns to promote the development of IP surveillance markets in the country. The cooperative editorial contents are designed to solve the current market's inquiries and common doubts on the technology and application know-how."IP Insight" will be a regular section to share PSS's perspectives on the market and technology development. Readers can expect the first-hand coverage on PSS's viewpoints on both domestic and international market scenarios. In response to users and buyers' confusion or doubts of IP surveillance, "IP FAQ" collects the real questions in PSS's customer support centers worldwide and gives the answers. Also, "IP True Story." presents the case stories of Panasonic's IP surveillance related projects in various countries.

"We hope to cooperate with A&S to grow and lead the industry as a whole by providing accurate and timely information of our products," said Masato Sato, director of Security Business Unit, PSS. "The new cooperation between PSS and A&S is not only the relationship between two companies, but a concrete action for security media and the industry leader to jointly enhance security industry for future development," said Parson Lee, President, A&S Group. The new columns are scheduled to launch from July issue of A&S Japan Magazine in 2008.