Education security applications - Case studies
Smartair offers access control solutions that reduce costs associated with wiring a traditional access control systemMul-T-Lock UK's innovative Smartair units have been fitted to external doors at The Green School by local locksmiths PW Secure-It, to upgrade the school's security from a mechanical locking system to an access control solution. Smartair provides a secure all-in-one access control solution that reduces th...
Major access control system upgrade at University of Glamorgan by Salto Systems SALTO announces that the University of Glamorgan has selected and installed its XS4 campus security solution for a major access control system upgrade. With completion of the current installation, security personnel at the university now use XS4 to control and protect almost 1500 doors in one of the South West's leading centres of higher education, with plans to continue expanding the system in the near fut...
The FWC 1000 and FWC 2000 WLAN controllers enable customers to secure their wireless networksFiretide Inc., a leading provider of wireless infrastructure mesh and broadband access solutions, announced the introduction of two new Wireless LAN (WLAN) controllers. The FWC 1000 and FWC 2000 expand the company's wireless portfolio to fit the needs of businesses of all sizes. Firetide's WLAN controllers enable customers to easily manage and secure their wireless networks from a centralized...
Edwardsville schools see excellent value and results with IQinVision megapixel camerasIQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, today announced that Edwardsville Community Unit 7 District Schools have installed an array of IQeye indoor and outdoor HD megapixel IP cameras throughout the school district. The Edwardsville School District comprises 185 square miles, serving 7,500 K-12 students at 14 school locations. The Edwardsville School District has alway...
Complete door opening solution by ASSA ABLOYASSA, a part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a division of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has supplied a complete door opening solution, as part of a £14million redevelopment project at the University of Northampton.The refurbishment, which consists of an £11million project to create a new home for the School of Science and Technology and a further £3.5million extension of the School of Education, is part of a larger project desi...
Campus authorities sought a video surveillance system to prevent thefts occurring whilst students are awayIQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, recently announced that Sonderborg Kollegierne, a dormitory campus in Denmark, has initially installed approximately 75 IQeye indoor and outdoor HD megapixel cameras to provide enhanced security for the students in residence. Necom is the integrator for this on-going project. The Sonderborg Kollegierne campus c...
Eleven of the university's municipal campuses have intercampus voice, data, and video connectivityProxim Wireless Corporation, a leading provider of complete indoor and outdoor wireless broadband systems, recently announced the completion of a communications network with coverage for the Universidad Autonoma de Chiapas (UNACH), a leading independent university in Mexico. Eleven of the University's municipal campuses now have intercampus voice, data, and video connectivity.According to a 2011 Am...
University campus will get more secure and safe with the latest in video solution from Verint Systems Inc. Verint Systems Inc. announced that a leading North American university has completed implementation of the Nextiva IP video management solution from Verint video intelligence solutions and is using the technology to help ensure a safe learning and working environment for its students, faculty and staff.In 2010, the university embarked on a major campus renovation program, inves...
Alpro bolts and strike plates are protecting a building which houses the Vice Chancellor's office and schools, depts.,etc.Electric bolts from Alpro Architectural Hardware are protecting students, staff and visitors at the University of Westminster headquarters in Regent Street, London. The Alpro EB1001 is a 12 v DC stainless steel bolt and strike plate assembly with a 15mm diameter and throw. It allows remote access and exit control of most timber, metal and UPVC do...
Over the years Dedicated Micros equipment has been widely used in a great variety of education establishments and in various situations. Here follow some examples: Burnage High School in Manchester wanted to upgrade its CCTV installation to a modern digital system to move away from a "traditional" system monitoring the school out of hours to one which can help combat problems relating to daytime management issues such as property damage, general behavioural matters, truancy and bully...
ChallengeCreate a safe campus environment for staff and students.SolutionSecurity personnel manage the Avigilon HD Surveillance System using Avigilon Control Center Network Video Management Software (NVMS). The College installed a combination of 26 1MP Avigilon HD cameras, four 2MP Avigilon HD cameras and three 3MP Avigilon HD cameras to monitor high traffic areas within the College, particularly where cash-handling processes occur. Vancouver Community College also installed 16 Avigilon analogue...
Mission: integrated security management University Campus Suffolk (UCS) opened its doors officially in August 2007 and as such is one the UK's newest higher education institutions in the UK. UCS is a partnership between the Universities of East Anglia and Essex. It has a developing main campus in Ipswich, which is part of an ambitious harbour redevelopment programme at Ipswich Dock on the banks of the River Orwell. The first building to be completed in this new campus, the £31 million Wa...
Unitec New Zealand is a major tertiary education provider that offers postgraduate and degree-level study, as well as vocational education and training to more than 50,000 students. Unitec has around 55 full time IT staff members that manage a network of approximately 4,000 connected nodes, seventy five percent of which are workstations. There are also approximately 300 to 400 wireless laptops configured to connect to the Unitec wireless network. Staff and students are tied together through a va...
Mahwah Township Public Schools The city of Mahwah lies on the northern border of New Jersey and spans 26.5 square miles that are home to a diverse community, currently experiencing growth in both population and development. Mahwah's school district - Mahwah Township Public Schools - is home to six schools currently overseeing a total of 3450 children. The district is spread out over seven locations - one high school (with two auxiliary buildings), one middle school, four elementary schools and...
City of Westminster College in the heart of London is well into an ambitious programme of redevelopment and refurbishment that will see their education and training supported by state-of-the-art facilities. The College offers around 250 full and part-time courses to over 7,000 students each year so to make the new building a success much though had to be given to the design and implementation of a robust security plan that would allow for free flow of traffic throughout the building while safel...
University of Southern Mississippi implemented the Avigilon HD Surveillance System to ensure safety at its M.M. Roberts StadiumAvigilon, the performance and value leader in high definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, announced that the University of Southern Mississippi has successfully implemented the Avigilon HD Surveillance System to ensure spectator safety and reduce operational costs at its M.M. Roberts Stadium, a 40,000 seat outdoor stadium located in the hea...
A hexagonal hallway connects three wings at one of the oldest comprehensive high schools in New Jersey, presenting a unique video surveillance challenge. The multiple angles of the hexagonal design at Salem High School in Salem, N.J. suggested a need for more than the usual number of cameras to cover the area with lenses that could limit the views. The hexagonal hallway dilemma was just one of the quandaries solved by the selection of Arecont Vision megapixel cameras for this install...
Johnson Controls specialise in security management systems Roger Williams University, an independent liberal arts university in Bristol, Rhode Island, has implemented an efficient, cost-effective way to manage security access for students, faculty and staff across its 140-acre campus. Systems integration enabled the university to move from a manual process to an automatic one, enhancing security procedures and operational efficiencies across the campus facilities.Project highlig...
HID's SmartID and EDGEPlus E400 IP-based access controllers have been installed at 290 dental colleges across IndiaHID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that the company's network access control and biometric reader solutions have been selected by the Dental Council of India (DCI) to streamline their time and attendance management system. The new, centralised identification system with biometrics also increased overall security by eliminatin...
Nursing students rely on the Unitec network to connect to a secure web-based central server and upload details Unitec New Zealand is a major tertiary education provider that offers postgraduate and degree level study, as well as vocational education and training to more than 50,000 students. Unitec has around 55 full time IT staff members that manage a network of approximately 4,000 connected nodes, seventy five percent of which are workstations. There are also approximately 300 to 40...
RAYLUX Urban series multi-purpose white-light LED illuminators deliver lighting to various placesIntegrated Security Design has become the latest installer to win business by using RAYLUX Urban LED illuminators to target new opportunities in general purpose site lighting. In an eco friendly lighting project recently completed for the historic Oxford University Press building, a range of RAYLUX Urban units were installed as replacements for old-style 70W and 150W sodium lamps in public...
J2K Video's SharpView System was installed by Zepha SecurityZepha Security has installed SharpView Corporate as part of the CCTV upgrade at the Central London site of a World renowned University.The brief was to improve image quality in key areas on campus and Zepha demonstrated video recording made using J2K Video's SharpView System. On seeing the quality, the Head of Security commissioned Zepha to install the J2K Video system alongside their existing PAL based CCTV.Zepha Security's Techn...
The school chose SharpView as it was the only product that met the key requirementsBritain's largest independent school upgrades to a fully digital IP CCTV security system based on J2K Video's SharpView security management software.George Watson's College in Edinburgh has chosen the full Professional version of J2K Video's SharpView security management software to manage 64 Axis, standard and megapixel IP cameras. Alistair Riddell, IT Manager at the school, selected J2KVideo's solution followin...
ACT has installed proximity readers, door controllers in residential accommodation at the universityProximity readers, door stations and door controllers from Dublin-based Access Control Technology (ACT) have been installed in residential accommodation at the University of Gdansk, Poland.The university has 33,000 students across eleven faculties and 1,700 staff. Residents at two of the university's accommodation blocks have been issued with access control cards to access their rooms using...
University College Dublin (UCD) has installed a smart access control solution from SALTO in its brand new Roebuck Castle student accommodation facility.This brand new Residence Hall, which opened in September 2010, is the first of its kind in Ireland and provides 133 beds of student catered accommodation. Each unit is made up of 12 single en suite rooms with a shared kitchenette, lounge and a quiet shared study room. The units are "catered" that is they include a cooked breakfast and evening mea...
Regent University's surveillance system now includes JVC's IP dome camera Based in America, Regent University - a private, faith-based institution that shares a campus with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) - has updated its campus surveillance facilities by installing V.Networks IP-based cameras and network video recorders from JVC Professional. Monitoring 5,500 graduate and undergraduate students, faculty and staff with JVC's equipment, CBN/Regent Un...
IDTECK access control system has ensured safety at TOBB Economics and Technology UniversityTOBB Economics and Technology University, located in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, is one of the largest technical institute in its region. School's new dormitory building is a signature space that supports the academics and personal growth of residents, provides a place where programmes and events are hosted, and most importantly, provides a home-away-from-home for 1,500 students. The student...
Panasonic provides surveillance at the exterior of two campuses and interiors of new buildings at Clarion UniversityClarion University depends on Panasonic i-PRO systems to provide IP-based video surveillance throughout its campus in the Appalachian Mountain region of northwestern Pennsylvania. The University's systems integrator, The Protection Bureau, is enthusiastic about the benefits of Panasonic security systems to Clarion University."The proof is in the picture, bottom...
Nottingham Trent University has deployed the JANUS system for their campus-wide access control management Grosvenor Technology's JANUS access control system is at the heart of an advanced integrated smart card system at Nottingham Trent University (NTU). Over the last 10 years, the university has deployed the JANUS system for their campus-wide access control and has developed it into one of the most sophisticated integrated access and student management systems in the education sector. The...
Roger Williams University now has an enhanced identity management security solution Roger Williams University is an independent liberal arts university located on 140 acres of New England coastline in Bristol, Rhode Island. In an effort to become more efficient with time consuming and costly key management and security access assignments, the university worked with Johnson Controls to implement an identity management solution. By integrating existing but disparate sy...
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