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New system will protect 100,000 square-meter Israel Assembly Plant and enhance loss-prevention program ioIMAGE Ltd., a leading provider of intelligent video security solutions, has announced today that Merkavim, one of the largest transport vehicle manufacturers in the Middle East, is deploying ioIMAGE systems to enhance its loss-prevention program in order to prevent scrap metal theft and unauthorised removal of materials from the factory site.The video security system is to protect the 100,000...

American Fibertek (AFI) manufacturer of point-to-point fibre optic transmission products is launching its revolutionary new "Open Path" network systems at IFSEC 2006, Stand Q118.The company is using IFSEC to showcase its innovative V'NES (Video Network Enterprise Solution), a product range capable of providing seamless integration of IP and analogue fibre optic systems.Additional AFI products to be launched include the Afinety web-based remote monitoring system for AFI digital fib...

Glen Higson is the newly appointed CEO for Dowshu, the digital recording specialists. He brings to the company a wealth of CCTV industry experience, with an impressive back catalogue of employers including Honeywell, Norbain and Andover Controls.  Glen has worked with the Dowshu products for a number of years and has been so impressed by the company's growth and product development that he was delighted to be chosen for the post.  Glen relocated to Ireland 4 years ago and is now ba...

Axis Communications is one of the suppliers included in a major subway and commuter train security project being undertaken by the Greater Stockholm Public Transport Company Limited (SL).  SL has decided to install Axis 225FD network cameras.  The value of the initial order is estimated at approximately SEK 2 M, with the potential for additional installations.The Greater Stockholm Public Transport Company Limited (SL) has decided to install Axis network cameras in the subway syste...

Time is running out for the old Italian ID card – a paper card sealed in plastic used solely for identification purposes.  The Italian government recently introduced its ServiceCard, an ID in credit card format that is considered highly secure and can do more than help its bearer past vehicle or immigration control points.   The new services are based on a microprocessor card from Siemens and an optical memory with a capacity of 1.8 megabytes.  Italy is now the second...

The City of Pasadena, Calif. is home to the Rose Bowl, nearly 140,000 people and numerous public facilities where 3,000 residents work each day.  Among them is a remote reservoir that, until recently, was being used to illegally dump hazardous materials.  Other reports claimed someone was jumping the fence and tampering with the city’s water controls.  Each time suspicious activity was reported, the city would dispatch police personnel to investigate – an action that c...

Mission A regional police force in the UK needed to find a way to cut repeat and opportunistic crime such as burglary and vandalism without committing extra manpower.  Cutting repeat burglary and vandalism is currently one of the Home Office’s main priorities.  Police forces across the country have been tasked with implementing new initiatives to tackle this type of crime.  Solution  A senior officer approached IT solutions expert, Globe Microsystems, with a request...

Bolton Metropolitan Council operates a large town hall within the historic centre of Bolton and also occupies several satellite sites around the town.  Being the hub of most of the council’s business, the 19th Century town hall is intensively occupied, and also houses the town’s central registry office, a theatre and other public rooms.  As a result, the premises are extensively used by members of the public as well as council staff. Security is a top priority for the coun...

The ChallengeThe Georgian Town Palace located in the heart of the City of London plays host to ceremonial banquets and international dignitaries visiting the capital.As a high profile venue, its security facilities need to be of the highest standard.  Therefore, the managing authority for Mansion House - the Corporation of London - specified three Digital Sprite digital multiplex recorders.  Installers, Classic Security Solutions has implemented the upgrade, along with the installation...

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification applications, and Intercard AG, the market leader in the personalisation of plastic cards in Switzerland, agree on a licence partnership and strengthen their joint position. Since 1988, Intercard AG has been a successful supplier of products and services in the plastic card personalisation field.  The company develops special solutions for plastic card chip coding.  Its eff...

Two leading, open standards platforms now merged into one-offering end users a complete IP video and access control solution DVTel Inc., multiple award-winning market leader in the development and delivery of intelligent security solutions over IP networks, today announced that it has acquired Security Applications, Inc. (SAI).  SAI designs and develops a high-end, IP-based access control system that encompasses PLC control, video badging, visitor management, time & attendance, alarm...

Powerful new alliance provides end-to-end IP physical security solution DVTel Inc., multiple award-winning market leader in the development and delivery of intelligent security solutions over IP networks, today announced that HID has chosen DVTel to join its elite group of OEM partners for the VertX Access Controller and the iCLASS EdgeReaderTM series.  "Working together, our two companies seek to develop something highly innovative to really advance the IP-based security marketplace," sa...

New AC2000SE® Version 5 software and smart cards for BA  British Airways has completed a major software and hardware upgrade to the existing CEM AC2000 access control system installed at British Airways buildings throughout London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports.  The focal point of the upgrade is the new customised Version 5 software for AC2000 and the introduction of smart card technology.  Flying to more than 550 destinations worldwide, British Airways is the UK's largest i...

IndigoVision's IP Video technology provided the platform for the entire CCTV system at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.  The system, spanning the entire Olympic site, consisted of 500 cameras managed by ‘Control Center', IndigoVision's enterprise video & alarm management software.  The system was designed and installed by Elsag, one of Italy's largest system integrators, and represents the second Olympic Games protected by an IndigoVision solution, following from the...

Installation at Cobo Center showcases a complete IP platform with ProCurve Networking by HP DVTel Inc., multiple award-winning market leader in the development and delivery of intelligent security solutions over IP networks, today announced that the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan utilized their recently upgraded DVTel intelligent Security Operations Center to provide critical surveillance and security during the Super Bowl Week of festivities held at the Center in February.  The Cobo Cen...

Chemical terminal achieves improved security, response, and staff productivity DVTel Inc., multiple award-winning market leader in the development and delivery of intelligent security solutions over IP networks, today announced that Intercontinental Terminals (ITC) has installed the DVTel intelligent Security Operations Center (iSOC) as a central element to upgrading critical security needs at this high-security chemical terminal installation.  ITC handles a multitude of industrial chemica...

Laser Village training facility monitors and records with flexible, scalable system DVTel Inc., multiple award-winning market leader in the development and delivery of intelligent security solutions over IP networks, today announced that the Orange County Sheriff's Department is using the DVTel intelligent Security Operations Center (iSOC) platform to improve training effectiveness at its "Laser Village" training facility in the city of Orange, CA.  The installation was completed by HCI, I...

New iSOC V5 open standards security platform debuts at ISC West show DVTel Inc., multiple award-winning market leader in the development and delivery of intelligent security solutions over IP networks, recently announced that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has standardized on the intelligent Security Operations Center (iSOC) security platform as Los Angeles County continues the rollout of upgraded security systems and management to its many facilities. The LA County Sheriff'...

Founded in 1884, Temple University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has over 34,000 students and 5,500 staff spread over five US campuses and several overseas locations.  The main campus sits on 114 acres located in the centre of the city, making for a highly urban university setting-interesting and exciting on the one hand, but one that poses security challenges and issues of student and staff safety on the other.  The ChallengeThe Philadelphia main campus has more than 150 build...

Website to provide a balanced source of news and information about emerging RFID privacy concerns MIT, a world-class educational institution and HID Global, a leading provider of access control products and services, debuted the RFID and Privacy Website at the ISC West show in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The new Website at http://rfidprivacy.mit.edu/access/ will help educate visitors about radio frequency identification technology, its current uses, its potential uses, and where potential privacy c...

A girls' college has shown that CCTV is not only useful for crime prevention - it can be used as a staff training tool, too.Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls in Thornton Heath, Surrey has invested in the latest video surveillance technology from Vicon to enable it to remote monitor the performance of trainee teachers via CCTV cameras.The college, which has more than 900 students studying at its secondary school and sixth form centre, invests heavily in the ongoing...

Remote video surveillance and clear image capture are crucial security measures required to monitor and protect business property and assets, and can be instrumental in the investigation and tracking of key scenes, should an incident occur - as was recently demonstrated by the clear images produced during the raid on a Securitas depot in Kent.Now, video surveillance specialists P&R Fire and Security Ltd will be integrating the Mini-Bold alarm monitoring software from Bold Communications into...

The PowerFence™ system from Gallagher Security Management Systems has exceeded Quick-CPS Delivery's expectations.  There has not been one single attempted break in since its installation. "This is an investment that my company simply cannot afford to do without." Quick-CPS Delivery When retail giants such as The Gap Clothing Company, Blockbuster Video, Warner Brothers Studio Stores and Kmart Clothing Company want their goods delivered as efficiently, economically and as safely as...

It is a sad indictment of the world we live in that not a week goes by without some news report story regarding attacks on the emergency services in the course of their duties.  A case in point are firefighters who often find themselves lured to incidents, where fires have been set deliberately, just so they can ambushed with stones and bottles, in some of the worst cases scaffolding poles have been thrown through windscreens of fire engines.The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in the UK reports t...

New Entity to Deliver the Industry's Broadest Range of Products and Services Specifically Designed for Security OEM, Distribution, and Installation Channels Worldwide ASSA ABLOY's Global Technology Division (GTD) today announced the formation of HID Global, a new business entity focused on providing products and services targeted to the needs of key channels within the access control industry.  The HID Global structure combines the HID and Indala brands of access control readers and...

Fiera Milano, the Italian exhibition and congress organiser conducted a "Security & Safety Award" programme at this year's SICUREZZA, SICURITECH Expo and CHIUSURE TECNICHE in March.  The new compact Kaba elolegic cylinder won the special prize in the design category of security products.The aim of the exercise was to reward the best products for their functionality and design and to facilitate higher public awareness about them.  The exhibitors were allowed to enter w...

Lenses from US-based Rainbow CCTV are being used by a leading foreign currency provider to optimise client service.Rainbow varifocal lenses are part of an innovative solution whereby the accuracy of tellers at branches of FX Currency Services are monitored by a digital recording system.The FX Currency Services locations may be highly populated, with offices often having 50 cameras in an area of 200 square feet. The application uses a pair of colour cameras operating at 16 frames per se...

Dedicated Micros has delivered a range of advanced CCTV systems - including is latest Digital Sprite 2 and Dennard 2060 outdoor dome camera - to installer Direct CCTV to provide an advanced security and entertainment solution for the Airwaves Ducati team competing in this year's British SuperBike (BSB) Championship.  The type of CCTV installed is a first for the high profile series which started at Brands Hatch last weekend and is being screened live on ITV1. Said Pauline Norstrom, Wor...

Shenzhen TsingHua Experiment School, with combined primary, secondary and pre-university, located at BaoAn District of Shenzhen, PR China, has lately installed a LEGIC technology based multi-functional contactless smart card system through TsingHua Mao Wu Co.The system services over 5,000 teachers and students, has one card issuing centre, and manages five major buildings in the campus, the Lecture Building, Office Building, Multifunctional Building, Dormitory and the Gymnasium. ...

Video management technology is helping Hertfordshire County Council reduce vandalism and crimeSchools in Hertfordshire are benefiting from smart thinking and innovative ADPRO security technology to deliver a remote monitoring solution to cut down on vandalism and crime.  The Council is now looking at extending its innovation beyond schools and deploying it to protect any Council owned amenity from Play Centres and Athletic Tracks, through to Car Parks and Cemeteries.At the heart of the solu...