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  Xtralis ADPRO multi-site video security system decreases criminal activity in Swindon neighbourhoodThe challengeThe Crime and Disorder Act was introduced in the UK in 1998. This placed a duty on local government and other organizations to work to reduce crime and the fear of crime.Swindon neighbourhood groups were dissatisfied with the level of property vandalism, drug-related crime and general safety of residents within their area. The five Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cabled sy...

  Alvarion's wireless network provide connectivity for different environmental control applicationsThe challengeDoñana National Park was looking to interconnect the control and recording system near the Doñana Palace and establish a video surveillance system for transmitting real time data in order to monitor and control the migration of birds and habitat conditions of protected species throughout the park. Using conventional radio links such as GPRS and GSM, the park sou...

  Axis Security, has been awarded the internationally recognised ISO 14001 environmental accreditationAxis Security, one of London and the City's fastest growing security service providers, has been awarded the internationally recognised ISO 14001 environmental accreditation, in recognition of its firm commitment to help the environment and reduce the environmental impact of its processes.ISO 14001 is the international management standard for the environment, providing businesses with...

Arecont Vision appoints Scott Schafer as Executive Vice President of Sales and MarketingArecont Vision, the industry leader in megapixel IP camera technology, has appointed Scott Schafer as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In the new position, Mr. Schafer will manage the company's global strategy to market IP-based high-resolution megapixel video surveillance solutions throughout its domestic and international markets.Mr. Schafer brings extensive executive management sales a...

 GarrettCom, Inc sponsors webinar giving information and tools required to design security systems for challenging environmentsOverview: Physical security management is now a fundamental element of overall Critical Infrastructure Protection, applicable to any major industries with distributed and potentially vulnerable outside assets. Capabilities and expectations for security systems have risen greatly, even in more traditional industrial security applications.Reliance on these systems is...

  Important library archive made safe by Siemens technologySiemens Building Technologies has designed and installed a complete safety and security solution for one of the oldest and most important library archives in the world.Siemens has supplied a fully interoperable system comprising intruder detection, video surveillance, fire detection and a danger management system to protect Bibliotheca Albertina, the main building of the University Library in Leipzig, one of the oldest German u...

   ADPRO solution from Xtralis was installed at 20 restaurants of McDonalds in known trouble areas The challengeWith over 1000 sites, McDonalds is one of the leading quick service restaurant chains in the UK. As with many other restaurant and hotel chains in the United Kingdom, McDonalds have had their fair share of unruly patrons, gangs of youths and homeless vagrants who harass or assault staff and disturb restaurant guests. McDonalds wanted to prevent their restaurants fro...

  Xtralis's ADPRO interactive video monitoring solution reduces theft and vandalismThe challengeMelbourne's Cheapest Cars sprawls over 5.5 acres and is one of the fastest growing car retailers in Melbourne, Australia. With a simple business philosophy of "providing unbeatable deals and service on the widest range of quality cars in Melbourne" the business has continued to thrive and expand.Their security system consisted of dogs, PE Beams, an assortment of CCTV and VCRs, and...

  T-Mobile has greatly reduced the threat of violence, robberies and theft across their high street retail outlets after installing Xtralis's ADPRO FastTraceThe challengeWhen the German owned telecom giant T-Mobile burst on the UK retail scene a few years back they did it with such speed and efficiency that most people would be forgiven for thinking that T-Mobile has always been one of UK's largest Telecom Retail chains. Today the company have 129 retail outlets across the country...

 Alvarion is the sole equipment provider for the City of Geneva's extensive wireless broadband networkMobile BroadbandAfter providing broadband to the police department buildings, city officials recognized that extending that network to police officers while on patrol would greatly increase their effectiveness in fighting crime. They decided to provide real-time, high-speed connectivity to the seven police vehicles in the city enabling officers to send and receive data messages, still image...

Alpro Hardware, specialist in access solutions has supplied over 100 MFI stores nationwide with purpose built bespoke handles for the stores disabled toilets. With the new Disability and Discrimination Act 2004 now on the statute books, MFI needed a pragmatic and cost effect solution to ensure compliance throughout their stores with the above legislation. Known within the UK security and hardware industry for their comprehensive range of quality and aesthetically pleasing pull handles, coupled...

Tesco is one of the most popular hypermarkets in Europe. Most of the Tesco hypermarkets come with at least over 30,000 sq. ft. Illegal acts, such as shoplifting, will easily occur in such a large store. Thus, security problem has always been an important issue to Tesco. TeleEye helps Tesco in Ireland to install a powerful CCTV monitoring system, and safeguards the store well. Installing TeleEye in Ireland Tesco A new Tesco hypermarket in the city of Cashel, Ireland, has installed TeleEye CCTV...

A CCTV system engineered by Vicon is playing a major role in creating a community atmosphere and a safe meeting place at Bristol's newest local shopping centre. Tesco Extra, Carphone Warehouse, KFC, Nationwide and Greggs are among the eighteen retail outlets at Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke, which has car parking for over 1000 cars. "We are located close to Junction 16 of the M5 and whilst visitors from outside the Bradley Stoke will be most welcome, we wanted to ensure that thieves a...

The clientWith around 800 high street stores, 19m passengers a year and over 30,000 employees, Thomas Cook is one of the world's leading leisure travel groups. The situationIn 2007, the Thomas Cook Group Head of Security Steve Nelson determined the business requirement for a compact digital video recording solution for each store, easy enough for a store manager to use. After undertaking a thorough examination of the DVR equipment market Steve approached Challenger 2 Limited, a national securit...

 Axis Communications joins Anixter at ISEC to introduce HDTV network camera to IrelandAxis Communications, the global leader in the network video market will be introducing its HDTV network camera on 25th March at ISEC, Ireland. Axis will join its distribution partner Anixter, a leading supplier of supply chain services and products used to connect voice, video and data security systems, on the first day of the event to introduce the AXIS Q1755 Network Camera to the Irish security market. A...

  Xtralis' ADPRO remotely monitored video security system installed in local fast food outlet The challenge In South Africa, a local KFC outlet was experiencing numerous break-ins, where the criminals were stealing cash that had been deposited into the drop safe for the Cash In Transit vehicles due for collection the following day.KFC had previously installed alarm systems but repeatedly the criminals were too quick for the armed response to apprehend them as they were able t...

    ADPRO video security system installed in Hospital car parksThe challengeHospital car parks are typically very busy, especially during visiting hours. Late at night they become lonely, poorly lit areas, tempting assaults, vandalism and theft. Staff on night shifts often have to rely on security guards to escort them to their vehicles, therefore leaving other areas unattended.The cost of having additional security staff on hand might be tolerable for larger hospitals, but is not...

 Raytec has been confirmed as a double-category finalist for the Small Business AwardLeading LED lighting manufacturer Raytec has been short-listed as a double-category finalist in one of the UK's most prestigious business awards.The North East Business Awards, now in its 10th year, is a hard-fought annual competition which this year attracted more than 374 entries.Raytec has been confirmed as a finalist for the Small Business Award, recognising the achievements of companies showing im...

BSAI statistics show attacks against cash-in-transit courier remains a serious issueThe latest statistics from the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) show that attacks against cash-in-transit couriers remain a serious problem, despite the criminal standing a significant chance of getting caught. Industry, Government and the Police are acting with renewed vigour and absolute determination to combat cash-in-transit (CIT) attacks during 2009.2008 saw 1000 attacks against cash-in-tran...

 VSG's Chairman, Bill Muskin; top prize winner Ben Dawson; and Chief Executive of Skills for Security, David GreerAt an event with enough pomp and ceremony to shame the Golden Globes, leading security provider VSG took over 200 of its employees to the Heritage Motor Museum near Warwick recently, for its annual ‘One Vision' Awards luncheon.Open to all of the company's 4,500 employees, ‘One Vision' is an internal incentive programme conceived originally in 2002 by Managing Directo...

 Steve Kirby joins Mayflex as Extreme Networks Vendor ManagerMayflex, the cabling infrastructure, networking and physical security solutions distributor, has appointed a new Extreme Networks Vendor Manager to look after sales of the Extreme Networks product range. Steve Kirby joins Mayflex with over 15 years experience and knowledge of the data networking and managed services industry. Prior to joining Mayflex, Steve has held senior sales roles at a leading network integrator and at a numbe...

 Pelco appoints Clifford S. Holtz of Nortel Networks, as Senior Vice President, Americas SalesPelco is pleased to announce that Mr. Clifford S. Holtz has joined the executive management team of Pelco as its new Senior Vice President, Americas Sales, reporting to Mr. Dean A. Meyer, Pelco President and CEO. Holtz comes to Pelco from Nortel Networks Corporation in Denver, Colorado, where he was President of Enterprise Sales, North American."The addition of Cliff our management team brings...

 The Technology Day will educate customers on the latest advances in CCTV technology introduced by Samsung TechwinThe ‘ADI and Samsung Techwin Technology Day' will take place on 16th April at the Birchwood Golf Club, Warrington."Samsung Techwin has been creating quite a stir recently with a rapidly expanding market presence and a constant stream of new competitively priced premium products," said Glenn Davies, UK Business Product Manager for ADI Global Distribution. &qu...

   The Security Industry's first collaboration open IP speculation ratified; Developers meeting scheduled at ISC WestThe Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA), an industry organization created to define, recommend and promote standards for IP-enabled security devices and systems, announced today that its 1.0 IP Media Device API specification has been ratified by the organization and released for public use. The 1.0 specification is available today free of charge and c...

 State-of-the-art HID access control system delivers high level of security and protection in a single card solutionBackgroundAs supporting venues for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Beijing Sport University (BSU) Track and Field Training Center and BSU Integrated Training Facility, as well as the athlete's apartments, cafeteria and auxiliary training facilities require a high level of security to ensure that the athletes are able to carry out their daily activities in preparation...

   BMW Park Lane, world's most prestigious car dealership groups installed ADPRO FastTraceThe challenge BMW Park Lane is one of the world's most prestigious car dealership groups, so the company was only willing to consider a highly reliable and sophisticated security system with a fi rst-class reputation to guard its high profile London sites.However, BMW Park Lane had to ensure that any system complemented its existing network, providing a cost effective and practical solution....

  Krosno city center square, with video surveillance and hotspot over wireless infrastructureThe challengeTo quickly build an effective network, taking into account Krosno limitations on cost, deployment time, and strict regulations prohibiting digging and trenching in the heart of the city. A wireless network was the obvious answer, particularly since Krosno was given ten 3.5 MHz channels in the 3.5 GHz band as part of the Polish government's efforts to encourage telecom development....

 Hikvision's digital video recording provides high quality surveillance and secured environment for the armored trucks of China Merchants Bank head officeWith crime tactics become more diversified and intelligent, it is more and more important and critical to use new technology to detect crime in armoured trucks in banking industry. China Merchants Bank, one of the biggest state-owned commercial banks in China, has been using mobile surveillance products to guarantee the absolute...

  Every 30 minutes throughout the show, Pixim will give away a Pixim-powered camera at its ISC West booth #3109Pixim Inc., a leading provider of image sensors and processors for enterprise security cameras, will be joined by 50 of its more than 120 Pixim® Partners at ISC West 2009, showcasing Pixim's Digital Pixel System® technology. ISC West, the largest electronic security exhibition in North America, will take place April 1 to 3, 2009, in Las Vegas.At its ISC West booth #310...

  Herb Chambers Car Dealer relies on modern surveillance equipment to prevent theft and vandalismThe challengeUntil September 2003 there were many potential hiding places on the sprawling Herb Chambers car lots, comprising of five dealerships side by side. The buildings and lots were covered by a single security guard, which was neither efficient or cost effective, plus a few video cameras linked to an outdated, cumbersome closed-circuit television (CCTV) system. In the 10 years p...