''Detektor'' is a Sweden-based
trade magazine focusing on the
security
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industry. The magazine has two editions: Detektor Scandinavia, for Scandinavian countries and Detektor International, for the international audience.
History
In 1990 the security publisher AR Media International AB was founded and launched ''Detektor''. At that time ''Detektor'' was published exclusively in
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
. In 1999, a
Norwegian edition was established and one year later ''Detektor International'' was introduced with a target audience of the security market in
Europe,
Middle East and
Africa. Shortly after that Detektor Sweden and Detektor Norway were merged into a single trilingual magazine called ''Detektor Scandinavia'' which also includes the
Danish
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market.
By 2005 ''Detektor'' was the most well known and widely read printed security media in both
EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and the
Nordic countries
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according to a report by
IMS Research. Two years later Detektor's founder and
editor-in-chief Lennart Alexandrie was awarded the
Hans Wermdalens säkerhetsstipendium
Hans Wermdalen (born December 30, 1936) is a Swedish lawyer and former security chief.
Wermdalen got district prosecutor's degree at Stockholm University in 1962. He then worked in the police, including as bureau chief of the Swedish Security Serv ...
, by the Swedish security trade association Swesec and the educational company Företagsuniversitetet, for the establishment of Detektor and the
online publication ''SecurityWorldMarket.com'' (then called ''SecurityWorldHotel.com'').
''Detektors Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 2008. Since then the prize has been handed out every year. Notable awardees include
Thomas Breglund ex CEO of
Securitas,
Carl-Henric Svanberg
Carl-Henric Svanberg (born 29 May 1952), is a Swedish businessman and current Chairman of Volvo. He was Chairman of BP for eight years, from 2010 to 2018.
Life and career
Svanberg holds a master's degree in applied physics from the Linköping ...
former chairman of
BP and president at
Assa Abloy, and
Martin Gren
Martin Gren (born September 15, 1962) is a Swedish entrepreneur and inventor of the first network camera.Lennart Alexandrie, Security World Hotel. His idea and passion was turned into a world leading industry” September 5, 2008. Retrieved Nove ...
, founder of
Axis Communications.
In 2013, ''Detektors founder and
editor-in-chief Lennart Alexandrie received the
Global Security Industry Alliance
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Entertainment
* ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003
* ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007
* ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 1989
* ''Global'' (Todd Rundgren album), 2015
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's
Gold Shield Award
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for journalism.
References
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