GEUTEBRUCK GmbH News

Geutebruck’s GeViCentral wins 2009 MIPS award for most innovative CCTV product

Lev Datsenko receives the MIPS innovation award on behalf of GeutebruckAt the MIPS security show in Moscow in April, the award for the most innovative CCTV product of 2009 went to Geutebruck's GeViCentral video management system. Built in South Africa, with help from Germany and Australia, this video management system manages and controls large hybrid video networks - really, really large ones.This new product is the result of a co-operative effort between Geutebruck's engineers in Germany, Sydn...

Geutebruck Security Inc. appoints new business development manager

 Geutebruck Security Inc appoints David Barber as Business Development Manager David Barber was recently appointed business development manager at Geutebruck Security Inc. An administration management graduate with a strong sales and marketing background, Barber's previous roles include marketing consultant to the high tech digital market; as well as regional sales manager, then director of government sales with an international CCTV manufacturer.Based in Geutebruck Security's Chantill...

German diplomats in Moscow rely on Geutebruck CCTV security system

German embassy residential compound in Moscow protected by a Geutebruck CCTV system Following a security upgrade in 2008, German embassy staff in Moscow now live in a residential compound protected by a Geutebruck CCTV system. Renovated to European standards between 1996 and 2001, the embassy accommodation in Soviet-style tower blocks in the south east of the Russian capital is usually reserved for its own staff, but vacant flats are also let to German business people on a temporary basis....

Unpacking the video compression toolbox

How do video compression standards affect the encoding process? Katharina Geutebruck, managing director of Geutebruck GmbH  which manufactures and develops intelligent video security solutions, explains. It's probably fair to say that few buyers of video security systems are experts in video encoding. And why should they be? It's enough to The encoding process is defined by the developer's expertise rather than the video compression standard know that data...

Geutebruck video security solution resolved theft and vandalism problems on school campus

Geutbruck CCTV system provided solution for security problems on school campusHaving already suffered break-ins, thefts, graffiti and broken windows, an extremely expensive flood was the final straw. The management of a multi-school campus in Tarp, north Germany decided enough was enough. Rather than continue funding refits and repairs it was decided to invest in prevention and detection. The 600,000 euro bill for the complete refurbishment of a building which followed a weekend when s...

New Executive Vice President at Geutebruck Security Inc.

 Carl Raubenheimer, new Executive Vice President at Geuterbruck Security Inc. Carl Raubenheimer has recently taken up the post of Executive Vice President at Geutebruck Security Inc. bringing to the role 16 years of valuable experience as sales director for a national integrator and as national sales manager/director for a video manufacturer. Having worked closely with national distributors, systems integrators, consultants and architects in the past, he is now responsib...

Spanish solar power stations protected by Geutebruck

Protection and monitoring are essential to ensure that the installations remain intact Most of Europe's large photo voltaic power stations are a long way from anywhere. They represent significant investments and need effective protection if they are not to present easy targets for theft and vandalism. With the specific needs of this emerging market in mind, Geutebruck has teamed up with physical security specialist Haverkamp GmbH and system integrator akera security GmbH to supply customise...

Geutebruck appoints Johannes Krings to increase specialist IT expertise for network-based projects

 Johannes Krings, IT project consultant at GeutebruckGeutebruck has recently appointed Johannes Krings as its IT project consultant, a new post created in response to the increasing IT influence in the video security industry. Having joined Geutebruck in 2000 as their internal IT manager, Krings successfully steered the company towards the Microsoft Gold Partner status it achieved in early 2008. While retaining some duties as Microsoft MCTIP server and enterprise administrator, he will now...

Casino Berlin backs Geutebruck platform for a winning combination

  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...

Geutebruck increases presence in the Middle East

  Tariq Farooqui, Geutebrück sales managerGeutebrück has announced the appointment of Tariq Farooqui as their sales manager for the Middle East.  This region was previously serviced by the Geutebrück Eurasia team in Ankara, but it is intended to have an office with training and demo facilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by the end of the year.  Tariq Farooqui has been based in Riyadh since 1991 where he worked first with a local system integrator and more rec...

Geutebruck GmbH now Microsoft Gold Certified Partner

German CCTV system producer Geutebruck has become a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in the "Independent Software Vendor/Software Solutions" and "Networking Infrastructure Solutions" categories.  This award recognises a high level of skill, knowledge and quality, which is currently only achieved by about the top 2% of Germany's Microsoft partners. For Geutebruck, this means that it is now ideally positioned in the market as a professional security partner who is exceptio...

Japanese Embassy in Cairo chose Geutebruck's GeViScope

When the Japanese Embassy in Cairo moved to its new building on the banks of the Nile recently, it chose a Geutebruck CCTV monitoring system despite fierce international competition - especially from Japanese manufacturers.  The Embassy's hundred-camera, five-workstation system is based on the GeViScope digital CCTV platform which has a dedicated digital signal processor for each video channel, and hence the capacity to process large amounts of data and the flexibility to process each signa...

New managers at Geutebruck GmbH

Charles Volschenk took up the post of sales director at Geutebruck GmbH in August 2007.  Previously sales and managing director designate of MultiVid (PTY) Ltd., Geutebruck's marketing partner in South Africa, Volschenk was already very familiar with the company, its technology and its customers.  From January 2008, he also has overall responsibility for marketing.  Day-to-day responsibility for operations in the area will be shared by Carmen Lahr who is to manage marketing c...

Geutebruck launches a revolutionary online tool

A revolutionary new online tool developed by Geutebruck promises to eliminate tedious paperwork and drastically reduce the time taken to produce tender documents for CCTV projects.  Their Interactive Specifier Library is now available free to planners, installers and architects at www.geutebrueck.com/isl/.In the Interactive Specifier Library you select system components from an extensive list.  As you click, the ISL collates the appropriate tender texts to generate a full tender specif...

Geutebruck's CCTV to protect the world’s largest oil terminal

Geutebruck has been awarded the contract to supply an extremely resilient CCTV system to secure the outer perimeter of Aramco's oil terminal at Ras Tanura on the Persian Gulf.  Here in Saudi Arabia the world's biggest oil company Saudi Aramco has an oil operations centre, a refinery and a port with artificial islands to facilitate deep-water docking for tankers.  The vast oil terminal with a 25-kilometre perimeter is now being equipped with a high security, high redundancy, CCT...

Geutebruck and Crimewatch Video form Geutebruck Pacific

Geutebruck and its Australian partner Crimewatch Video have formed a new company, Geutebruck Pacific.  Headquartered in Sydney, with State Offices in Brisbane and Melbourne, the new venture will appoint official partner integrators, provide local training and undertake joint exhibition and direct marketing activities aimed at expanding business in the Pacific region, particularly in Australia and New Zealand.  Geutebruck is a German family firm with an outstanding record for developing...