Surveillance & Security News for May 2014

For one of the UK's leading science universities, flexibility is the key to Aperio® from ASSA ABLOY. After upgrading security at the Manor Park Campus with an access control system using Aperio® wireless lock technology, the University of Surrey immediately looked to roll the technology out to more sites. “The installation of Aperio® has proven hugely popular and we are already extending their use to student accommodation and looking at ways to install the solution across the...

Customer Jebel Ali Port is the flagship port of DP World, a leader in international marine terminal operations and development, logistics and related services. The port is the world's largest man-made harbour and the largest container port between Rotterdam and Singapore. Located 35 kilometres to the southwest of Dubai on the United Arab Emirates Arabian Gulf coast, the port’s strategic geographic location has enabled it to act as a maritime link between the Middle East and the western he...

Nearby Salzburg Airport, the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Salzburg combines more than 200 fashion labels under one roof. EPS, the trusted system for affordable security will take care of the security side. The project was realised by the experienced EVVA partner PKS Sicherheitssysteme. The shopping centre with its high architectural appeal encompasses some 28,000 m² sales area covering two levels. Shops from various industry sectors and of various sizes have high demands in terms of a mech...

The Geberit Group is Europe’s market leader in sanitary technology and has a global approach with active representation in 41 countries. Its products are innovative, long lasting and eco-efficient. And these are exactly the properties Geberit expects from its security system. Geberit uses SAP as its main system for handling business processes and customer relations. “It’s extremely important for us that other systems can be integrated into SAP, because we want our employees to...

The education sector According to the US Institute of Education Sciences, there are almost 100,000 public schools in the USA, as well in the region of 33,000 private schools and approximately 6,700 colleges and universities. These statistics represent a massive investment in the education of the nation’s children and the creation of vocational career opportunities for teaching at all levels. The same is true for other countries where huge sums of money have been invested in buildings and...

Over the last 15 years, Brivo has seen tremendous growth, increasing its staff by 30% within last two years alone Brivo Systems, worldwide leader and innovator of cloud-based physical access control will celebrate its 15-year anniversary on May 29 at its Maryland headquarters, just outside of Washington, DC. Well known within the physical security industry for introducing simple, scalable cloud-based access control solutions, Brivo’s brand continues to innovate and evol...

Hart will address how to establish trust with near field communication (NFC) tags Identiv, a global security technology company that provides trust solutions for premises, information and everyday items, recently announced that Jason Hart, Identiv CEO, will join a panel discussion on security technologies at the NFC Solutions Summit. The panel discussion will take place in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, June 4, at 11 AM CDT at the Arboretum Hotel. During the panel discussion, H...

IQinVision cameras allow researchers to directly observe the animal behaviour in real-time as well as afterward IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, recently announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWSFC), in La Jolla, CA, has installed IQinVision megapixel cameras to provide surveillance of the experiments conducted in their new Ocean Technology Development Tank. T...

ADI uses Milestone’s XProtect VMS to manage its security cameras and secure indoor and outdoor environments of all branches With 100 branch locations, ADI was looking for a scalable video management software solution that was reliable and easy to manage for its local teams. As a trusted business partner, ADI turned to Milestone for support. ADI needed a cost effective solution that was easy to operate and install. They were looking to provide the best protection possible...

STSL will support Traka’s existing reseller network by installing its key management and locker solutions Traka plc and NoRisk KeyManagement BV have mutually agreed to end their exclusive relationship in the Netherlands and Traka has appointed Secure Technology Solutions Ltd (STSL) as its Lead Distributor for the Netherlands, building on the two companies existing partnerships in the UK and Ireland. Secure Technology Solutions Ltd (STSL) has established its first Europe...

Milestone will display a wide array of advanced storage solutions to forward-looking video analytics Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), will be at IFSEC International 2014 in London June 17-19. On show at the Milestone booth E800 will be the newly announced XProtect® 2014 suite of products, the XProtect® Access Control Module 2014 and the Milestone Husky™ range of NVR appliances. A number of Milestone partners...

Frank De Fina put Samsung on the map related to video surveillance in the United States market. Five years ago, before the longtime Panasonic executive signed on, the Samsung brand had little traction in the U.S. surveillance market, although the Korean giant was already well known in the broader electronics market. Back then Samsung surveillance cameras were thought of as inferior to Panasonic, Sony or the other brands – if they were thought of at all. Five years later, Samsung is climbi...