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A major water utility in the South of England is benefiting from protection during the vulnerable hours of darkness thanks to infrared illumination from Bosch. UF500 infrared illuminators form an integral part of the total security system at the site which covers several hundred acres. The system was designed and installed by Gardner Security. Darren Sheppard, Managing Director of Gardner Security explains: "The client was very specific about the quality of image they required and the levels o...

Ambient lighting in hospitality environments pose major challenges for video surveillance Variable lighting conditions pose a persistent challenge in video surveillance applications such as large retail locations, banks and financial institutions, and hospitality environments.Challenges to lighting quality Typically, retail locations, banks and hospitality venues include an abundance of windows. The resulting excessive light can damage video image quality, by flooding the ima...

Security personnel will be relying on Samsung video surveillance cameras to help them maintain a safe and secure environment at  Manchester Metropolitan University’s new Business School when it opens in September 2012.The new Business School will be located in an architecturally stunning £75 million building located on the University’s All Saints campus. 4,000 undergraduate and 1,000 postgraduate students will be able to enjoy the ultra modern facilities of the new buildin...

Visonic's visual alarm verification solution, RealAlarm, is a powerful tool that enables monitoring stations to avoid unnecessary responses to false alarms and to remotely assess the situation when an alarm is real. PIR cameras installed in strategic locations on the premises immediately turn on when alarm is activated. Monitoring facility personnel can review images taken by the cameras prior to notifying the authorities and provide detailed information to respondents about the emergency. Arme...

The Air@-EL100 from Qccess has been installed at shopping centres in the UK Nowadays, CCTV cameras in elevators are not optional but essential especially at the crowded buildings such as shopping centers. In order to protect elevator passengers from crimes, it is very popular to install a CCTV camera in the elevator cars all over the world. Qccess’s partner in the UK has recently completed several projects with the Air@-EL100. Air@-EL100 is a LED optical wireless video...

Hallbergmoos High School is an educational site, a meeting place and a workplace for 15 teachers, more than 120 students and many participants of evening classes. The Hallbergmoos community in Upper Bavaria set a great example with their investment. The trend-setting Bosch security technology installed at the site soon proved its worth when young intruders were identified from recorded video images, allowing them to be apprehended just a few days later. Faced with such strong evidence, the culpr...

IntroductionThe University of Applied Science for Technology, Economy and Media in Offenburg is one of the most renowned educational institutions in the southern Upper Rhine region, and is divided into two campuses: Offenburg and Gengenbach. Founded as a state college of engineering in 1964, the university now has faculties including technical business administration and, more recently, media and information sciences.The briefThe university needed an electronic access control system to provide a...

The latest version of the HeiTel video-wall software CamControl MV (MultiView) offers visual and audible signalling of video motion alarms in a separate motion event monitor. A detailed list of events and all relevant video sequences, like pre-alarm images, live video images and alarm images are displayed in this motion event monitor. This feature is particularly interesting for the monitoring of bank foyers and generally for all applications in which the entrance and exit areas are monitored, e...

New Norbain paying "compensation" to a select number of creditors Following the Administration and pre-pack sale of Norbain, it is now apparent that the new company (also called “Norbain”) has been paying “compensation” to some suppliers for the debts owed by the old company.  However, it is cherry picking which suppliers it chooses to compensate – some have received a significant proportion of their debt with old Norbain, while others have...

The S14 FlexMount from MOBOTIX, the world’s first flexible double hemispheric camera, is now available. The camera, which is available in both mono (S14M) and dual (S14D) versions, features miniature lens units and offers a wide range of application opportunities. For instance, the S14D can be equipped with two hemispheric lens units with integrated microphone that are connected to the main housing via cables. This makes it possible to fully secure two rooms located next to or on top of on...

The power supply is the key driving force for access control systems Power plays a crucial role in the effective functioning of any access control system and the choice of the right power system to suit specific requirements is important. In this article, Ronnie Pennington, National Accounts Manager of Altronix Corporation explains various ways to determine and meet the power requirements for access control systems. Usually, an access control system itself acts as the main so...

Dahua’s growth rate has reached 24.82% in the past three years Forbes China released “Forbes China’s Best CEOs List 2012” on the 25th of June. This list is the first overall ranking on China’s CEOs of listing companies, including A-shares, HK stock and US stock three groups. Forbes has conducted a comparison of the income of the CEO’s with the company’s performance; in addition to this the scale of market capitalisation is taken into a...

The S14 FlexMount from MOBOTIX, the world’s first flexible double hemispheric camera, is now available. The camera, which is available in both mono (S14M) and dual (S14D) versions, features miniature lens units and offers a wide range of application opportunities. For instance, the S14D can be equipped with two hemispheric lens units with integrated microphone that are connected to the main housing via cables. This makes it possible to fully secure two rooms located next to or on top of on...

The University of Warwick is installing 60 SALTO electronic mailboxes The brand new Sherbourne Hall of Residence at The University of Warwick has selected a SALTO lockable electronic mailbox solution manufactured by The Safety Letterbox Company. Warwick’s on campus accommodation has over 6,500 bedrooms available for the 2012/2013 academic year. The latest of phase of this is the new Sherbourne development, which is situated in pleasant green surroundings approximately 1...

The World’s First Double Hemispheric Camera – Discreet, Weatherproof And Flexible The compact S14D FlexMount is a universally deployable, easily concealable camera system with highly detailed resolution of up to six megapixels. The fully weatherproof IP camera has two miniature sensor modules, which are each connected to the camera housing with a two-meter cable. Thanks to the hemispheric dual lens, two separate rooms or areas can be secured simultaneously without any blind spots. T...

Over the Air (OTA) technology enables remote introduction of new UICC services and applications without the need to exchange the card. The complexity of the OTA setup, however, compels network operators to test comprehensively. COMPRION’s OTA test system simulates complex OTA use cases so that communication errors in this setup are detected before expensive service rollouts. OTA has recently gained importance due to a variety of developments such as the growing supply of uniform basic car...

The 27 MOBOTIX cameras including Q24 Hemispheric and D24 models wereinstalled by White UK, a MOBOTIX partner MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has released details of a project at Catmose College which has improved the safety of students and staff through integrated CCTV security installed as part of a new £24m campus. The College design is one of only three published designs to receive an overall ‘G...

The lights are turned out at Norbain - momentarily The mysterious demise of UK distributor NorbainOn Monday 2 July Norbain issued a cryptic press release.  Apparently, “the UK business and assets of Norbain” – the largest distributor in the UK – have been sold to Newbury Investments (UK) Limited by “the Administrators, KPMG”.  Norbain In Administration – this is news to the security industry! Administrators are typically ap...

John Tidwell brings a wealth of knowledge of CCTV systems after having been with Mayflex for 10 years Ecl-ips, a leading provider of IP based security and monitoring systems has appointed John Twidell as its new Business Development Director following a strong 2011 that included 28% year on year growth. Twidell joins the company following over 10 years with distributor Mayflex and brings a wealth of knowledge around CCTV systems, internet enabled monitoring systems and underl...

The DMS 2400 is a high performance server hardware with Multi-Core CPU and 2x 3.5” HDDs. The operating system of the 3HU high appliance is on flash memory for highest system stability. The DMS 2400 is suitable for up to 24 SD-IP or HD-IP video channels. Optionally, an upgrade for hybrid use with up to 24 analogue channels is available. The DMS 2400 is a stand-alone device and can be installed in a 19" rack using the optionally available 19" bracket. It supports one local playback of one c...

Airlive will display its products at Messe Essen, Hal7, booth:915 at Security Essen 2012 AirLive, one of the most advanced international network communication and IP surveillance products and solutions provider is announced its participation at Security Essen 2012 (Messe Essen, Hal7, booth: 915). AirLive will showcase its latest wireless Networking and IP Surveillance Solutions, and innovative products: 5 Megapixels IP Cameras, Intelligent Surveillance Software, Beam Forming T...

RIVA´s Full HD Megapixel IP Dome RC3302HD for indoor applications with H.264/MJPEG codec and 1080p sensor is equipped with a remote controllable pan and tilt function. It also disposes of a remote zoom/focus control and can be auto focused via mouse click. Offering a lot of features, such as dual stream, 2-way audio, digital in-/output, SD card slot and USB port, RIVA RC3302HD covers most fields of application. As a result of the remote control, the camera offers the benefit of enormous t...

The changes to the economic climate over the past few years have affected the construction industry as a whole, and the booming casino industry was naturally affected as well. While there are still new casinos being built, overall the scale of construction does not approach the mega-casinos that have dominated the industry for the previous twenty years. Many of the new builds today are smaller casinos with different budgets and requirements of past projects. In addition, existing c...

The EQH 5202 is an HD CCTV indoor box type camera with true day/night capability allowing flexible choices of megapixel manual & DC iris control lenses with C/CS mount. EQH 5202 is the successor model of the HD CCTV box type camera EQH 5200 and offers e.g. an improved dynamic range. The EZH 5242 is an HD CCTV outdoor day/night IR bullet camera in an IP66 vandal-resistant housing, equipped with a 2,8~10mm DC varifocal lens. Designed with 44 IR LEDs, it can capture images at up to 40 metres i...

primion Technology AG has designed and implemented new access control systems and access restrictions to several premises on behalf of Rhenus Midgard Wilhelmshaven GmbH & Co. The result is a global solution, which can be extended at any time and which guarantees advanced security at the port terminal. Rhenus Midgard in Wilhelmshaven is part of the Port Logistics division of Rhenus AG & Co. KG. Rhenus is one of the leading European logistics service providers and is present in all major...

Eric Zei is promoted to director of national accounts for Honeywell Security Products Americas For personnel announcement sections, Honeywell has made additions to its professional sales and marketing team. Please see below for details: Rob Blasofsel has been promoted to the position of sales director of Honeywell Integrated Security (HIS) integrator network for Honeywell Security Products Americas. In this role, Rob will focus on the integrated access control and video portf...

During live demo participants had a chance to appreciate the easy installation of Axxon Smart PRO AxxonSoft, a leading developer of open physical security information management platform and intelligent video management software, and Vivotek, one of the largest manufacturers of IP cameras and video surveillance equipment, held a joint presentation of their solutions on 13 June in Cologne, Germany. The day started off with a presentation from Mr. Stefan Savoliy, General Direc...

Margarete Betger will focus on the Easteren Europe sales area Margarete Betger has recently joined Geutebruck as an area sales manager.  Her role is focused on the Eastern European sales area and on strengthening and expanding the Geutebruck partner network there.  A graduate photographic engineer, Ms Betger (34) has 5 years experience in Eastern European sales which she gained with another well-known CCTV supplier.  She therefore brings to the task both a speci...

Bosch's IP products are compatible with the ONVIF standard for open interoperability On the invitation of its strategic software partner, Bosch Security Systems was one of the industry’s leading players at the recent Milestone Partner Open Platform (MPOP) Days. Held in Abu Dhabi, this road show consisted of several seminars focusing on the value of open platform IP security systems in all their many forms. The seminar and accompanying exhibition provided an excellen...

Innovative surveillance technology, relaxation in UK Data Protection Laws and shared resources are key to curb rural crimes The significant rise in crime in rural areas in recent times in the UK has led to growing calls from security and crime prevention experts for government to make it easier for communities and law enforcement to fight back. “In our areas, every farm within a 5 mile radius has had trespass, some kind of theft of property, plant or livestock in the las...