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VIVOTEK effectively enhances hotel security in BaliPurpose The United Nations' Climate Change Conference, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, took place in Bali during 3-14 December 2007. Because an influx of more than 10,000 attendants were expected to stay in the region during this period, every hotel was trying to grasp this business opportunity by differentiating itself from other competitors in its services and facilities. The owners of Aston Bali Resort and...
Genetec's IP license plate recognition (LPR) solutionGenetec recently announced that the Anti-Aggression Brigade from the Brussels Police Department has chosen AutoVu, Genetec's IP license plate recognition (LPR) solution, to facilitate the detection of stolen vehicles within the city. The entire installation consists of six AutoVu Sharp cameras that can be interchangeably mounted on 10 police vehicles and that have been pre-cabled and pre-configured for ease of portability...
The Geutebruck platform uses DSP technologyWhen the Casino Berlin relocated its gaming machine hall to a new home in the base of Berlin's TV tower in February 2006, a new tailor-made CCTV system went into operation and has worked smoothly ever since. It was the casino's crucial requirements for system stability for constant monitoring and flexibility for future expansion, which led installer Fleischhauer Cottbus to use a GeViScope CCTV platform and a 15 TeraByte GeViRAID databa...
Conquest Hospital in East Sussex Based on a gently sloping site in Hastings, the Conquest Hospital is a modern District General Hospital. Built over four levels, the hospital opened 16 years ago and in 2002 merged with Eastbourne Hospital to form East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust serving the population of East Sussex. The Trust employs over 5,000 staff and is an extremely busy hospital trust. In the last year the Trust's maternity teams delivered 3,835 babies; 95,393 people were tr...
Dallmeier cameras capture Jojo Rodriguez with his flight instructor Peter MüllerLoopings, Cuban eights, rolls - with aerobatics, the world is upside down. Besides kilter and physical fitness, one other thing is particularly important for a safe flight and success at championships: intensive training. Peter Müller, flight instructor in Florida, uses a very special technology during training flights. Dallmeier cameras on board the aircraft record the entire flight...
Professional video surveillance at the soccer stadiumThe French engineering company Ingenica has been tasked to install a MOBOTIX network-based video surveillance solution at the Parc des Princes soccer stadium in Paris.The stadium is home of the French premier league soccer club Paris Saint German and has seen quite a number of international games, such as the European Cup final 1984, the 3rd place final of the 1998 World Cup and the Uefa Cup final 1998 between Inter Milano and Lazi...
ioimage's video analytics solution was installed at the construction site of a $104.5 million high school in California ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances, announced its video analytics solution was recently installed at the construction site of a new, $104.5 million high school for the Poway Unified School District (PUSD) in Southern California to protect the site and construction materials from theft and vandalism.Systems integrator HowTec Video Security Sys...
The integration of LEGIC technology allows the combination of many different applications on one single credentialFor the introduction of new printer and copier systems as well as for a multi-functional credential for personal identification, the educational institute BFB Bildung Formation Biel/Bienne trusts in Océ (Switzerland) AG and LEGIC Identsystems Ltd. One single credential allows for printing and copying, access to the building, payment in the restaurant and at vending...
The University at Buffalo has a very widely distributed multi-campus environment with varied security needsThis 7-campus university in upstate New York manages food services that total $20 million annually from vending machines, convenience stores, cafes and restaurants. Loss prevention is an important part of this, centrally handled with efficient network surveillance from Milestone Systems, the global leader for open platform IP video management software. The largest campus l...
IndigoVision provides IP-CCTV solution for Sakhalin-2 project (© Sakhalin Energy)IndigoVision's complete integrated IP Video security solution is being used to monitor a LNG plant and 800km gas pipeline as part of the Sakhalin-2 project in Eastern Russia. The company believes the 600+ camera system is the world's largest wide-area CCTV project and demonstrates that IndigoVision's technology is being deployed in the most demanding surveillance applications. T...
ANPR technology captures the registration plate at the car park barrierForgetting where you parked your car may soon be a thing of the past, at Heathrow's Terminal 5 at least. For the airport has become the first in the world to use ‘Car Finder,' a unique technology developed by Siemens Building Technologies Security Solutions which allows a vehicle to be located simply by inserting a parking ticket into an interactive machine. The same technology will also he...
IndigoVision's IP-CCTV system is providing site-wide surveillance for Faurecia'sIndigoVision's complete IP Video solution is providing site-wide surveillance for Faurecia's new automotive plant in Mexico. Located in a high-technology industrial park in San Luis Potosí, the new plant manufactures seats and other automotive components for many of the world's top car makers. The Faurecia Group has 190 plants in 28 countries around the globe and employs 60,000 people.T...
Silverburn comprises of five distinct shopping areas over a million square feet Silverburn, Scotland's newest shopping destination can make claims to have one of Europe's most technically advanced security systems with two leading manufacturers, Vicon and Cortech, working closely together to provide a sophisticated video management system. According to Centre Manager George Reader, since opening the shopping centre has been a huge success with customers flocking from a...
The SNUH Clinical Research InstituteSNUH Clinical Research InstituteSince its establishment in 1885, Seoul National University Hospital has been one of the nation's finest medical facilities. One of the many excellent medical research departments in SNUH, the Clinical Research Institute is the first specialized organization for clinical research in Korea. The operation units in CRI include 3 research wards, 6 outpatient clinics, pharmacy department, clinical laboratory/co...
Axis products selected to secure the Campo dei Flora Shopping CentreThe Gavirate Shopping Centre has recently enhanced its innovative wireless video security system using Fluidmesh technology and IP Axis cameras Fluidmesh Networks and Axis Communications completed a project to expand the video security system at the “Campo dei Fiori” Shopping Centre in Gavirate, in the province of Varese, Italy.The project started in early 2005, when several wired cameras were instal...
Länsförsäkringar sees the advantages of providing security assisted by network video technology Axis Communications recently announced that its network cameras are part of the Swedish insurance company Länsförsäkring Älvsborg's alarm service for farming, companies and private homes. Länsförsäkringar will initially offer the alarm service to its policy holders in Älvsborg county. The alarm service means that customers w...
IKEA store that is the equivalent area of five and a half footbal fields on the outskirts of BelfastThe clientAn acronym for founder Ingvar Kamprad and his boyhood home place, Elmtaryd, Agunnaryd, the IKEA Group began operating in Sweden in 1943. IKEA is one of the world's top furniture retailers, employing 118,000 co-workers in 40 countries. IKEA sells Scandinavian-style home furnishings and other housewares in about 250 stores in 34 countries. The company designs...
In an age of war, terrorism and unequal distribution of wealth, British firms operating in sectors such as the petrochemical, aerospace and offshore industries need to ensure they secure their businesses and provide a safe working environment for their employees, both at home and abroad. The risks faced by British companies and workers abroad include the current problems experienced in the oil industry in Iraq. The industry has suffered from a rapid fall in oil production as a r...
External security specialist Alert Systems Ltd has integrated Paxton Net2 units and anti-static test readers to ensure that KBRS personnel are free of static before entering laboratory-like 'clean' production areas. Highly sensitive and advanced electronic components are being protected from electro static discharge at (UK) Limited (KBRS) thanks to an unusual application of the Net2 access control system from Paxton Access. Alert Systems originally installed Net2 in 2005 at the then newly-buil...
ASTICAN (Astilleros de Canarias S.A.) is a private company whose work consists of repairing, maintaining and converting all types of boats. ASTICAN is implementing a Sony intelligent video surveillance solution to guarantee the safety and operating efficiency across its network. This particular project was managed by Ralicom, an IT and telecommunications provider that specialises in network installation and software development. The keystone of the Sony video surveillance system prov...
ProblemExpansys are Europe's largest online retailer of PDAs and accessories. One of their warehouse became a target for persistent through the wall break-ins. Each break-in resulted in an approximate loss of stock in excess of £80,000.00. The ‘risk' area is absolutely enormous and measures some 100m x 100m x 15m.OptionsThe site had tried upgrading to monitored CCTV with audio challenge, manned guarding and concrete barriers at likely points of entry. Things d...
Mission:The Téfal Group's main industrial site in France (36 hectares) located in Rumilly, Haute Savoie, has 2,200 employees across 16 buildings. To strengthen its security, optimise the movements of its security staff and, as much as possible, secure its various access points, Téfal was looking to completely overhaul its video surveillance installation. The old analogue system in place was inflexible and urgently needed a solution.Solution:The challenge for Axis was to...
When the Porsche dealership at Silverstone needed security for their car showroom, they turned to door hardware suppliers Alpro Hardware to supply the solution. Needing a panoramic view for customers into their showrooms to display their amazing range of luxury cars, aluminium doors along with curtain walling was installed. The doors contained Alpro Hardware narrow stile locks complete with integral Europrofile cylinders, allowing clean aesthetics along with security to dominate the...
Greater Manchester Police's new state-of-the-art control roomCNL, a leading global developer of Command and Control software, has provided its latest software, IPSecurityCenter™, to power the CCTV distribution and management elements within Greater Manchester Police's new state-of-the-art control room. This was a direct result of CNL's ongoing partnership with BT. The facility was put through its paces for the first time last week during Operation Protector; to...
Little Chute Area School District in Wisconsin Little Chute Area School District focuses its strengths and resources on developing the individual talents and skills of its students. Based, as the name would suggest in Little Chute, Wisconsin the school consists of three buildings that serve the needs of elementary, middle and high school students.The Little Chute Area School District is committed to providing an environment that provides a quality learning experience for all. With app...
Identica Holdings has teamed up with HID Global to provide vascular biometric solutionIdentica Holdings Corporation recently announced that it has partnered with HID Global, to provide a state-of-the-art vascular biometric solution to the entire franchise of Club Fitness centers, a 25-year-old chain located across the St. Louis, MO metro area.Identica, a leader in next-generation biometric identification and security solutions, will embed secure iCLASS® contactless smart car...
The flexibility of the Symmetry Security Management System has opened up possibilities across 19 buildings Group 4 Technology (G4Tec) is proud to announce the installation of its Symmetry™ security management solution across further Cambridgeshire County Council facilities. G4Tec began their relationship with Cambridgeshire County Council in May 1994. This relationship has spanned many projects, with the most recent being the installation of the...
Siemens Building Technologies retrun to Reading's GreenPark business complex for system upgradesSix years after Siemens Building Technologies Security Solutions installed its first phase of external CCTV systems at GreenPark, Reading's premier business park, the company is back to upgrade the main infrastructure cameras and lenses to take advantage of the latest technological developments and improved image quality.All these changes have taken place under a renewed rental agreement, set in...
Ingersoll Rand takes off at Heathrow Airport, UKIngersoll Rand Security Technologies has supplied bomb blast resistant doors and Martin Roberts steel doorsets throughout Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 5. The building was designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership at a cost of £4.3billion.Due to tens of millions of passengers using the facility each year, it was vital that this iconic building would be as accessible as possible. It also had to be highly secure from...
Between 10 and 15 cameras of AXIS 207 and AXIS 207MW models are being installed in each of the 750 SPAR stores Axis Communications has entered into a contract for installation of network cameras in 750 existing SPAR stores in Austria. The installations have commenced and shall be completed by summer 2009."We are proud that one of Europe's largest grocery chains has chosen Axis network video products. The retail trade accounts for about a quarter of all the security in...
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