CCTV software News

MissionAfter the University of Aberdeen conducted a strategic review of security, the university decided to rationalize four stand-alone analogue CCTV systems and establish a central control room for the entire university.  The four systems varied in age and the university wanted a single system, which would feature new cameras as well as including existing analogue cameras.  The system would have to offer the flexibility to cope with future expansion, and to eliminate stand-alone prop...

IP-Surveillance system pays for itself fast, after theft caught on camera Mission Fast-growing microbrewery chain Zerodegrees was dissatisfied with the limitations of the analogue-based CCTV cameras and digital video recorders installed in some of the sites it acquired in London.  For its new restaurant and microbrewery sites, chief executive and co-founder of Zerodegrees, Nick Desai, wanted the ability to ensure evidence caught on camera was usable for police identification purposes. ...

MissionThe Shipton Group, which owns and manages Douglas Court Shopping Centre in Cork, Ireland, required a surveillance solution to cut crime, gather video evidence to dramatically cut slip and fall injury claims, reinforce tenants' health and safety obligations, and even improve customer experience to deploy support staff more effectively around Douglas Court.SolutionThe Shipton Group worked with Irish IT consultancy RPC Consultants, a leading Axis Communications partner in the region, to deli...

Data Electronics Group opts for Axis Communications' IP-Surveillance solution to provide additional layer of physical security in its Dublin-based data centre.Data Electronics Group (DEG) was founded in 1974 as a field engineering-based business installing, integrating, maintaining and carrying out network administration for computer equipment used by airport and airline staff for key activities such as tagging bags and checking in passengers.  Today one division of DEG still provides...

Hughes and Hughes gains control of security monitoring and achieves remote visibility of in-store activityMission Hughes and Hughes, Ireland's fastest-growing bookstore chain, required a cost-effective surveillance system to provide easy access to high quality images which could be used as evidence in cases of theft, vandalism or fraud across ten airport-based outlets including six at Dublin Airport.  The system needed to be straightforward to install and integrate with the airport's existi...

Compelling technologyAt the start of the last century, when the Fendt brothers began building their first tractors in the forge set up by their father, Johan Georg Fendt, they made a commitment to create technical solutions that would be as cost-effective as they were reliable.  In 1930, they built Europe's first small tractor, with a 6HP engine, mounted plow, and independently-driven mower.  With the Fendt ‘diesel horse', the small and medium-sized farms had their first financi...

Panasonic System Solutions Company, a leader in professional video surveillance solutions, continues their thought leadership and consultative business with end users by offering substantial informational and educational resources via Steve Surfaro, Group Manager and Strategic Technical Liaison.  In high demand as a speaker and educator, Steve brings his tremendous experience and expertise to bear on a wide range of topics relating to all aspects of video surveillance.Steve's schedule of we...

NICE Systems, a leading global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract insight from interactions to drive performance, recently announced that it has a received a follow-on order from the Ministry of Railway (MOR) in China, for its advanced video IP based solution.  The NICE solution was selected following successful implementation on the Qing Zang rail - the railroad connecting Lhasa in Tibet to Germu in Qinghai.  The NICE solution will be used to enhance t...

Milestone Systems, a leading global developer of open platform IP video management software, continues its fast growth by opening new country offices and hiring experienced professionals from both the security and IT industries.Milestone Systems has opened an office in Paris, announcing Jean Charles Barbou as the Country Manager, France.  He comes to Milestone with a stellar track record from working 18 years in the computer and software industry for companies such as Niksun, Tripwire, Axen...

Intelligent, attractive and likeableIntelligence, good looks, dedication - these professed brand values of the Czech automotive manufacturer Skoda a.s. have made a major contribution to the fact that this car brand is becoming increasingly popular in Germany.  While ‘intelligence' reflects the claim of developing products with outstanding functionality as well as customer-oriented detailed solutions at excellent value for the money, ‘good looks' describes the pioneering design...

A leader in the manufacture of video security equipment, Pelco is pleased to announce several exciting new additions to its product line exhibited at the recent Intersec Middle East 2008 show in Dubai.Below is a brief summary of just a few of those new products displayed at the show:The Endura IP Video System offers the reliability, scalability, flexibility and mission-critical performance that customers demand in an enterprise-class IP-based video security system.  Now, Pelco is taking ent...

March Networks, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cieffe S.p.A. and its related company Insignis Technologies S.r.l.Cieffe, based in Milan, Italy, develops high performance IP video surveillance solutions used by enterprise-class organizations across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.  With a reputation for innovative design and advanced functionality, Cieffe's prod...

IndigoVision's complete IP Video solution has been installed to enhance the security at Royal Vopak's petrochemical storage terminal in West Thurrock, UK. With 347,100m3 of storage capacity in 125 tanks, Vopak's terminal is a very demanding environment with security and health & safety of paramount importance. The terminal provides independent storage and handling of liquid and gaseous chemical and oil products for Vopak's customers.  Products are transported from the terminal to the cu...

Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, that staged its annual UK and Ireland partner conference over two days, on 15-16 January 2008 at Sopwell House, St Albans, Hertfordshire, attracted record numbers of partners this year.  A total of 50 installers, integrators and application developer (ADP) partners joined and all Axis UK distributors also attended on the second day.  Partners were treated to a number of presentations including the Axis 2008 Product Inno...

Mirasys Ltd, a leading provider of video surveillance software for the security industry, has secured a deal with Statoil, the leading gas station chain in Scandinavia and the Baltic region.According to the deal, Statoil will upgrade 46 of its gas stations in the Baltic region to using Mirasys V series video surveillance software.  As Statoil is one of the first gas station chains that switched from analogue to digital security surveillance methods in the Baltic region, the upgrade deal wit...

One of six Masterclass Technical Sessions being delivered at IIPSEC by the industry's leading experts, Milestone Systems will present ‘Megatrends in IP Video' with valuable knowledge for specifying this technology. Delivered by Milestone Systems' Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Eric Fullerton, the session will present how the surveillance industry is becoming digitalized with IP Video as a catalyst.  This evolution is accelerating powerfully, bringing greater efficiency and effecti...

ACTi empower Nextan, a system integrator in Singapore, successfully enhanced the security system for NUS museum.  They installed a total of 50 channels in NUS museum. NUS museum was established in 1997, and was formerly called the National University of Singapore Museums.  Located in the University Cultural Centre in scenic Kent Ridge campus, it manages a growing number of collections housed under-one-roof.  The Ng Eng Teng Gallery, and the South & Southeast Asian Gallery...

At Chase Farms in Walkerville, Michigan, Milestone XProtect Enterprise IP video software from Milestone Systems is the powerful security platform chosen to manage over 100 surveillance cameras by this spring.  In the fall of 2007, over 60 Axis 223 M (2 megapixel) cameras from Axis Communications were already running at the full 1600 image size to deliver the exceptional clarity of true megapixel images. Chase Farms is leading the way in new technology for processing vegetables and frui...

Miami Miller School of Medicine as part of a campus-wide CCTV upgrade.  The University's medical campus spreads out over 45 acres in downtown Miami, Florida but it also has a number of remote sites, including one that is 100 miles north in Palm Beach County and another which is home to the new Miami Institute for Human Genomics, located 25 miles southwest of the medical campus.  This type of wide-area application was too demanding for the existing analogue CCTV system, leading to many...

As the theft of metal continues to hit the headlines on a daily basis, with everything from statues to church roofs in the firing line, one company - Oldbury Aluminium Alloys, is fighting back.  This is thanks to the remotely monitored, detector activated, CCTV service provided by RemGuard Visual Management, part of AD Group, and its BS8418 compliant Remote Video Response Centre (RVRC).West Midlands-based Oldbury Aluminium Alloys is applying this sophisticated event-driven CCTV technology t...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced recently that the Shi Jia Zhuang High School in China has successfully completed installation of ioimage's video surveillance system to protect its 2,500 students, supervise the school's entrance and prevent theft.The Shi Jia Zhuang School campus covers an area of 45 acres and houses 13 educational buildings occupied by 2,500 students and 170 teachers.  ioimage's advanced video analytics were installed t...

March NetworksTM, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that the retail arm of a global consumer products organization is using the company's data analytics software in more than 150 US retail stores for advanced loss prevention.The organization, which operates nearly 500 retail locations worldwide, selected the March Networks LP Data Mining software suite to help reduce inventory shrinkage and improve overall store performance.  L...

Verint Systems Inc. today announced the availability of a new information pack and CD for security consultants across Europe, detailing the Verint NextivaTM portfolio of Networked Video Solutions.The pack comprises a binder with a wealth of information on Verint's Nextiva portfolio of Networked Video Solutions, including technical briefs and white papers, brochures and data sheets, A&E specifications, articles, case studies and contact details for more specific support."We want to ensur...

Network cameras from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, have been installed by one of Ireland's premier network integrators, DNA IT Solutions, inside the Kaziranga Forest Trail Habitat at Dublin Zoo.  The birth, which is due to take place within the next few weeks, will be the second elephant birth ever caught on camera in Europe.  Traditional analogue-based CCTV cameras have been replaced by Axis network cameras, because the old ones were not delivering the high...

Leaders in EuropeA total of more than one billion CDs and DVDs are being produced annually in the village of Dassow, Germany, population 4,000, making ODS Optical Disc Service GmbH one of the leading manufacturers of optical storage media in Europe.  ODS is also a leader when it comes to creating jobs in an economically underdeveloped region: with 1,300 employees, ODS is the largest employer in the district of north-west Mecklenburg.  With a second factory in France and distribution c...

The session will focus on real-world experience implementing large-scale IP CCTV systems, video analytics and wireless technology.Verint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for workforce-enterprise optimisation and security today announced that it will present a break-out seminar entitled ‘Real-world experience implementing large IP CCTV systems, video content analysis and wireless CCTV' at the 2008 IIPSEC conference, which runs from 29-31 January at Stone...

Remotely monitored, detector-activated, CCTV specialist RemGuard Visual Management - part of AD Group - is reporting that the last 12 month period has seen a record number of sites taking advantage of its service, with a dramatic 16 per cent increase year-on-year for connections to its BS8418 compliant RVRC (Remote Video Response Centre).According to Geoff Colley, RemGuard's Business Development Manager, the growth in take-up of this event-driven approach to CCTV can be attributed to a number of...

Vicon have manufactured video management solutions for airports and ports throughout the world.  For St. Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, simply wanting a high performance CCTV system wasn't enough.  They wanted a system that could be expanded over an extended period of time without replacing the existing infrastructure.  They found that solution in the Vicon family of video products and a business relationship that began almost 10 years ago is still going strong.Building...

Advanced monitoring and analytics capabilities enable more effective law enforcement and cost savings. With the rising crime rates in Savannah, GA, beginning to have a tangible impact on the safety of residents, tourists and the local economy, local government and law enforcement officials sought new solutions to their growing problem. Like many cities across the country, Savannah turned to public video surveillance systems as a counter measure.  They selected Tropos® Networks as the wi...

Between 13th and 15th January 2008, Intersec in Dubai - the largest Security, Fire, Safety & Health and Police & Homeland Security Exhibition in the Middle East - will open its doors.  With a new stand design, Dallmeier will be present at the show again in Hall 1, stand 3101C.Under the theme "CCTV/IP security solutions: diversity and integration", Dallmeier will show its complete product range: box and dome cameras, DVRs and the full scope of Dallmeier's analysis...