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London presents a unique mix of security issues that provide a constant challenge for the policeHome to more than 450 international banks, and countless multi-national corporations' headquarters, London's Square Mile is a major business and commercial centre that ranks alongside New York as a leading centre of global finance. As such, the City presents a unique mix of security issues that provide a constant challenge for its dedicated police force, the City of London Police (COLP). COLP's remit...

Store management wanted to concentrate on the synchronisation of the CCTV system Established in 1707 by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason, Fortnum & Mason, the opulent and world-renowned London department store, has, on its three hundredth anniversary, just completed a major refurbishment. Complementing the £24 million investment is a comprehensive security upgrade, the heart of which is a state-of-the-art CCTV control and digital recording solution from Synectics.Most...

Proxim Wireless Corporation (OTCQX: PRXM) (PINKSHEETS: PRXM), a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems that deliver the quadruple play, today announced that KPN Hotspots B.V., Holland's largest provider of Wi-Fi® hotspots, is expanding its partnership with Proxim as the provider of its Wi-Fi networking equipment.KPN already has more than 2,000 of Proxim's ORiNOCO® AP-700 and AP-4000 access points deployed throughout Holland and has partnered with Proxim to deliver Wi-F...

Schneider Electric has taken significant steps to more closely align Pelco with the Buildings BusinessSchneider Electric announced that Pelco President and CEO, Dean Meyer has been promoted to the new position of Executive Vice President, Buildings Business, one of the company's five global businesses. He is now responsible for the day-to-day operations of Buildings and reports directly to Chris Curtis, President and CEO, Schneider Electric Buildings Business. Schneider Electric has taken signif...

Siqura's fibre optic transmitter and receiver solutions can operate from -40° F to +165° F Modernising our motorways Roads have been around at least as long as people have and our priorities for travelling have remained about the same throughout time: whether we are off to work or running an errand, we want to get wherever we are going as quickly as possible and arrive there safely. Yet today's roads comprise more than just the physical thoroughfares we traverse to our...

The surveillance system includes encoders, access switches, routers and virtual matrix software Designing and deploying an infallible system. Every year more than 400 million tons of cargo go through the Port of Rotterdam, making it one of the world’s most dynamic and influential centers of economic activity. It goes without saying then that goods need to be able to pass through this economic axis as smoothly and efficiently as possible. It will therefore come as no...

Networks Centre will promote and support the full range of IP video products manufactured by LILINNetworks Centre, one of Europe's leading Network and Cabling product distributors, has been appointed as an official UK distributor of LILIN equipment. Under the agreement Networks Centre will promote and support the full range of ONVIF complaint IP video products manufactured by LILIN. These will include - HD cameras, IR cameras, hybrid digital recorders, network video recorders, wireless tran...

ICAM smoke detection solution provides reliable detection in a wide array of challenging environmentsXtralis, a leading provider of powerful solutions for the early detection of fire, gas and security threats, announced that its ICAM aspirating smoke detection (ASD) system is being used to provide early warning fire detection in the lift shafts throughout London Gatwick Airport.Lifts are a critical component of building infrastructure, particularly in busy passenger terminals. However, installin...

The events have a common theme - ‘Innovation in IP - All That's New'March Networks® will detail how organisations can achieve new levels of cost-effective fault tolerance in their IP video surveillance systems as a featured speaker at the IP-in-Action LIVE conferences in Dublin and Belfast, Ireland. Sharing the common theme of ‘Innovation in IP - All That's New', attendees will learn about the latest network-based security solutions from industry experts such as March Networks, w...

QBE Insurance Group is Australia's largest international general insurance & reinsurance group, and one of the top 25 insurers and reinsurers worldwide. Outside London, QBE has underwriting centres located in Birmingham, Bristol, Chelmsford, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Stafford. The situation Head of European Security, Mark Thompson, joined QBE in 2000, becoming responsible for security throughout QBE. "It was immediately obvious that there was no "joined up" approach to security acro...

The Russian warship 'Marshal Shaposhnikov' which undertook the rescue operationsWhen the supertanker 'Moscow University' was seized by Somali pirates off the coast of Yemen in May of this year, the attack could well have ended up with the vessel, its 80,000 tonne cargo of crude oil and the crew being held for ransom for an indeterminate length of time. In the event the pirates were thwarted by the twin facts that this was a vessel well prepared for the eventuality of an attack and in relatively...

Through the use of security cameras and remote monitoring, Reid's can verify compliance of safety policiesCustomer profileSince 1978, Reid's Heritage Homes Ltd., has been building communities all over Ontario, Canada. As an industry leader in quality, service, and community philanthropy, Reid's Heritage Homes is the recipient of numerous awards including Tarion's Builder of the Year Award.Technology & integrationAimetis Symphony™ Client and ServerWinnov analogue capture boardPelco Spec...

Optelecom-NKF will supply Temple with Siqura 9000 series fibre componentsOptelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global supplier of advanced video surveillance equipment and the manufacturer of Siqura® surveillance solutions, announced the award of a $503,000 traffic management equipment contract from Temple, Inc., a regional systems distributor based in Decatur, Alabama, USA. Under the contract, Optelecom-NKF will supply Temple with Siqura 9000 series fibre components to support the expansion of Sou...

Ball deployed CCTV, a remote monitoring service, and Aimetis Symphony video management softwareCustomer profileCommercial Ball Construction was founded in 1923 and has become one of the leading general contractors in Ontario, Canada. In the past six years alone, Ball Construction has delivered over half-a-million square feet of industrial and commercial construction.Technology & integrationAimetis Symphony™ softwareVideo capture board in PCCCTV (analogue) camerasResultsSymphony™...

Germany has a total of 330 road tunnels, and as a consequence of a long-term partnership between Geutebruck GmbH and Goldfunk GmbH more than 40 of them have been made safer by using Geutebruck video systems.  Every year the ADAC, Germany's (and Europe's) largest automobile club carries out pan-European tunnel surveys and awards marks for safety.  Tunnels equipped by Goldfunk with Geutebruck systems have had podium positions three times in recent years.  In 2004 the Berg Block tunn...

AMG's Guardian-Lite 3700 transmission solution was chosen due to its reliability and ease of integrationAMG Systems Ltd. announces that the company has been contracted by EFKON Group India - now part of Strabag SE - to supply its innovative fibre optic transmission system Guardian-Lite™ 3700 for traffic management and control on several projects on National Highways Number 7, Number 47 and around Mumbai City in India.EFKON says that these new projects are very complex, involving several di...

The RSP-100 utilises GPS based technology, which interacts with EMCS' alarm receiving software platform Romad reports that its stand at the EMCS open days attracted the attention of a large number of installers and resellers who were interested in the new revenue stream that can be generated by the RSP-100 lone worker protection solution. "We were delighted to be invited to participate in the EMCS open days," said Lee Howells, Romad's Sales Director. "We had the opportunity t...

FC Porto Dragão Stadium is one of the first Sony installations to use IP throughout a venueFC Porto Dragão Stadium was built in 2003 as the new home ground for FC Porto football club in Portugal. With a capacity of 51,000 seats, in 2004 it was selected to host the European Football Championships. Following the championships, Porto Estadio, the team that manages Dragão Stadium, decided to implement a new CCTV surveillance system that would provide a reliable and high quality...

As the international awareness of terrorist threat has increased over recent years, the surveillance industry has seen willingness from global leaders to increase CCTV coverage in many areas. Terror attacks on rail networks, including the 7/7 bombings in London, the Madrid bombings in 2004 and the Mumbai bombings in 2006, have all contributed to the requirement for comprehensive CCTV coverage on all major rail networks. The demand for surveillance upgrades has been resilient through the global f...

L to R: Bill Bozeman, Frank DeFina and Jeff Baxter at the PSA-TEC International Security ConferenceSamsung Techwin America, a global supplier of video surveillance products combining superior performance and value, continued to spread word of its new Vision 2010 product roll-out at the PSA-TEC Annual Conference. In addition to announcing a strategic partnership with PSA Security Network, Frank DeFina, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Samsung Techwin America, and Bill Bozeman,...

Watch a video of the deployment of Avigilon HD Surveillance System at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter GamesAvigilon, the performance and value leader in high definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance systems, announced that the City of Vancouver deployed the Avigilon HD Surveillance System during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to provide situational awareness to city emergency management staff and the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) in their effo...

The new site reflects the Vemotion specialisation in wireless video transmissionVemotion Interactive announced that their new website is now live. The website has been updated to include the broader range of products now available from Vemotion including the remote deployment unit and remote encoders. Vemotion is best known for providing interactive high-quality, live and pre-recorded video streaming for Channel 4 and Big Brother 5. The new site reflects the Vemotion specialisation in wirel...

Milestone's IP is operating with MobiDEOS MobileCamViewer for mobile access to video surveillanceAt Goodwill Industries locations in Illinois, Milestone Systems XProtect™ open platform IP video management software is operating with MobiDEOS MobileCamViewer for mobile access to video surveillance and remote video on their BlackBerries, to monitor and reduce shrinkage. The solution is also a tool for safety and employee training, with the Milestone platform enabling investigations of innovat...

Analytics applications include sterile zone monitoring, intrusion detection, footfall countingLeading surveillance solutions provider CBC (Europe) provided a reality check for guests attending its recent very well attended seminar on video analytics technology. CBC explained that powerful analytics software certainly works - but also explained the limitations and potential pitfalls if the installation is not correctly planned and implemented.A cross-section of end-users, consultants, specifiers,...

The amplifiers employed are ASL's M400 rack-mounted telemetry transmission unitsASL Safety & Security have supplied a high-integrity building evacuation system (BES) to Sellafield Ltd at the company's nuclear processing facility in Cumbria. Sellafield currently performs multiple tasks geared towards decommissioning the UK's nuclear legacy as well as fuel recycling, manufacture and waste management. As a key safety system at this nuclear-licensed site, the equipment is required to be entirely...

  Wireless networking technology enables users to easily install and deploy network video products in areas where Ethernet cabling is not readily availableIntroductionEgnatia Motorway is a modern, closed motorway 670 kilometres long and 24.5 metres wide over the greatest part of its length that runs across Epirus and Northern Greece from Igoumenitsa to Evros-Kipoi on the Turkish border. The Egnatia Motorway is one of the largest road construction projects in Europe and it is of vital i...

Tsunami's security, power and performance have led to its increasing adoption by government agenciesThe Post Falls Police Department (PFPD) serves the 20,000 citizens of Post Falls, Idaho with over 30 officers. In the past, access to the network was only available while the officer was behind his/her desk at the police station or when dialling in via a cumbersome radio frequency modem. The radio frequency modem system was extremely slow and was abandoned in 1991 after approximately two years, le...

4 network cameras are positioned to cover the perched eagles and 1 camera broadcasts classroom presentationsIQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel network cameras, smart IP cameras, and network video recording systems, announced that the National Eagle Centre in Wabasha, MN, is now streaming live footage from their Eagle webcams, using IQinVision HD megapixel cameras. IQinVision donated three IQeye megapixel cameras and Up-n-Running Consulting and Grant Jensen donated the int...

The wireless network coverage area stretches from the Bay Bridge to the San Rafael BridgeProxim Wireless Corporation, a leading provider of complete indoor and outdoor wireless broadband ecosystems, recently announced that Sunrise Wireless, a pioneer in the development of wireless broadband systems for the maritime industry, has selected Proxim Wireless' equipment to unwire the San Francisco Bay. Sunrise Wireless has deployed a system that uses a combination of Proxim's point-to-point wireless...

The SourceSecurity.com team on the ground at this year's IFSEC recorded many of the exhibitors in their full glory:See the album with captions