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YAHUD, Israel, February 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Magal Security Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ GM: MAGS) today announced that the Board of Directors has elected Mr. Barry Stiefel Chairman of the Board, effective February 15, 2013. Mr. Stiefel will succeed Mr. Jacob Perry, following his election to the Israeli Parliament. Mr. Barry Stiefel has been a member of Magal's Board since November 2008. He currently serves as Head of the Kirsh Family Office in London and has many years of...

YAHUD, Israel, January 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Magal Security Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ GM: MAGS) today announced that upon his election as a Member of Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, Mr. Jacob Perry, has resigned from the office of Chairman of Magal; the effective date is subject to final resolution of the Board. Eitan Livneh, President and CEO of Magal S3, commented: "Mr. Perry has served on our Board for more than ten years with five years as our Chairman. Over the...

YAHUD, Israel, November 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Magal Security Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ GM: MAGS) announced today that it has recently received orders amounting to $4.4 million. Of these orders, $2 million originated in Latin America and are to secure the perimeters of prisons and police stations. The remainder is to secure nuclear power-plants in the Far-East and conventional power plants in Israel. Eitan Livneh, President and CEO of Magal S3, commented: "We see...

AFIKIM, Israel, October 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Under the direction of afimilk [http://www.afimilk.com ], the largest, most comprehensive dairy farm project in the world has entered its third year, and is operating in five of 12 farms with 23,000 cattle. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58628-afimilk-largest-dairy-farm-project The project [http://www.afimilk.com/Projects ], located in Vietnam, was planned and...

AFIKIM, Israel, September 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The government of the Republic of Belarus has awarded afimilk partner in Belarus, Promtechnika [http://www.promtechnika.com/en ], a large-scale bid to set up 135 milking parlors by the end of 2012. As part of this effort, Promtechnika and afimilk will also establish a production line of afimilk management systems for marketing throughout Belarus. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120917/562514 ) This...

YAHUD, Israel, September 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Magal S3 (NASDAQ GMS: MAGS) announced today that it recently received $4.5 million in new orders for homeland security applications, the majority of which were from previous customers of Magal. One of the orders is for a smart PIDS (Perimeter Intrusion Detection System) solution for a prison in Latin America. The rest of the orders, including one for a safe city solution, were for homeland security applications in...

WESTON, Conn., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Barbara Lavi, clinical psychologist and author, launches Dreams on Wheels 2012, a celebration of her book's new Kindle edition with Kiwi Publishing on Amazon.com. Events are scheduled with Boaz & Ruth, Elimination of Prejudice, and Menorah Park, three of 21 charities receiving half of the profits from book sales. It is also a traveling positive psychology research project with a Dream Team of interns conducting and filming...

Dr. Sandra Lotan of Dallas, TX has been ranked among the top physicians in the nation based on patient reviews. DALLAS, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A select few physicians were honored with the prestigious 2011 Patients' Choice Award, and this year they include Dr. Sandra Lotan. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120717/DC41597) Only doctors who have received top scores by their patients and pass other quality measures are awarded the Patients' Choice Award....

YEHUD, Israel, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Magal Security Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ GMS: MAGS) announced today the appointment of Mr. Eli Sananes as its new Senior Vice President of Global Sales as of June 24th. Mr. Eli Sananes will be replacing Mr. Asaf Even Ezra, who has served in various positions at Magal for 17 years and is leaving to pursue new challenges. Mr. Sananes brings with him 20 years of experience in the Hi-tech and the Telecommunications infrastructure...

YAHUD, Israel, October 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Magal Security Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ GMS: MAGS; TASE: MAGS) today announced that it has collected an award of approximately $2.5 million, arising from a lengthy arbitration proceeding. The arbitration was with a former customer in Eastern Europe regarding a contract to supply a comprehensive security solution for a sensitive site and followed the unwarranted cancellation in 2006. Magal expects to record income of $2.2...