Video servers (IP transmission) News

 Axis network camera delivered high quality images to Earth from 35,000 metres from a stratospheric balloon Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, has set a world record with the world's highest wireless network. An Axis network camera delivered high quality images to Earth from 35,000 metres after being sent into the atmosphere by a stratospheric balloon from the Esrange Space Centre in the north of Sweden.The Esrange Space Centre at the Swedish Space Corp...

Customer profile:Lakeside Inn and Casino, located on Lake Tahoe in Nevada, offers 124 rooms of AAA Triple Diamond rated contemporary mountain lodge-style hotel accommodation. It features a 24-hour casino with slots, table games, keno, a lively sports book and a round-the-clock casino bar. Lakeside Inn and Casino has been open since 1985 and welcomes approximately 2 million visitors per year.Technology & integration: Aimetis Symphony™ Standard licenses 130 cameras (analogue and...

Security requirements for airports of the size of Copenhagen airport are enormousAfter two years' extensive market research Copenhagen Airport selected Dallmeier's Digital Matrix Solution. A large number of other products in the market were considered, however, they identified the Dallmeier system as the best for their specific requirements. Dallmeier was chosen for this extensive solution mainly because of its excellent picture quality, the flexibility afforded by the system architecture and th...

Milestone Certified Partner Camsecure has installed the largest national implementation of HDTV video surveillance cameras at the award-winning Saxon Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. Upgrading the hotel's security technology with the newest innovations is a continuous return on investment thanks to the Milestone open platform IP video management software.The Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas & Spa is an international award-winning hotel for top echelon guests such as political dignitaries, ro...

Sony Corporation, Bosch Security Systems and Axis Communications joined together to form ONVIF First launched in 2008 with the aim of facilitating the development and use of a global open standard for the interface of network video products, in just two years the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) has made great strides ahead. Now with over 240 members, at the recent Security Essen exhibition ONVIF showcased its latest open-protocol products and outlined plans for furt...

Milestone's open platform IP video management software contributes to continuous ROI for the HotelMilestone Certified Partner Camsecure has installed the largest national implementation of HDTV video surveillance cameras at the award-winning Saxon Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. Upgrading the hotel's security technology with the newest innovations is a continuous return on investment thanks to the Milestone open platform IP video management software.The Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas & Sp...

SeeTec solutions interoperate with network cameras and video encoders of all leading manufacturersThe Dutch IP security distributor Xserius B.V. has chosen to cooperate with SeeTec AG because they offer the most powerful video surveillance software products in the market. SeeTec solutions are hardware-independent and interoperate with network cameras and video encoders of all leading manufacturers. Their flexibility, innovation and reliability are outstanding and video quality is unsurpassed (Fu...

Police were assisted in this case by use of modern technologies, such as face mapping on CCTV footageThe British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has welcomed the sentencing of four cash-in-transit robbers, which took place at the Old Bailey recently. The offenders, who were responsible for several robberies in London netting them £100,000 and targeting late night cash deliveries to cash machines, received hefty sentences totalling 27 years. James Kelly, BSIA Chief Executive, comments:...

This is the fifth consecutive year that Hikvision has been named in the Security 50For the fifth consecutive year, Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd was ranked in Security 50, a market survey recognising the top 50 security companies around the world. Moving up from last year's 12th place ranking, Hikvision was placed 10th this year, following a year of dynamic growth of over 20%. "I am grateful for the recognition we have received from Security 50," said Yangzhong Hu, President of...

With healthcare facilities facing budget cuts and reductions in personnel, it is increasingly difficult to maintain high quality care around the clock.  Employing technology to help in the process is now commonplace, with Siemens RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tracing solutions adopted by many facilities throughout the world. Modern wireless technology allows the determination of the location of any object or person in real time.  In hospitals or other healthcare facilities, th...

Customer profile Whitby Mental Health Centre (WMHC) is a specialty psychiatric hospital which is focused on providing specialised mental health programmes for inpatients and outpatients for a population of 2.8 million residents in an area extending from the east of the City of Toronto, Canada. WMHC employs 1100 staff and has an annual operating budget of approximately $88 million.Technology & integration Aimetis Symphony™ Client & Server Axis 241Q encoders IQinVision 703 netwo...

With Brickcom's solutions, users can quickly and easily create, install and expand an IP surveillance systemBrickcom and EFB-Elektronik GmbH have partnered together to bring Brickcom products to the DACH market (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).Brickcom Corporation, a leading supplier of IP video surveillance equipment and pioneer of wireless surveillance solutions, and EFB-Elektronik GmbH, a system provider of networking infrastructure, have partnered together to distribute Brickcom pro...

High definition megapixel cameras from Arecont Vision and hybrid exacqVision NVR servers now protect GMUSeeView Security, Inc. (SeeView) announced that it has completed the installation of a complete high definition IP camera surveillance system for George Mason University in the Washington, D.C. metro area. This state-of-the-art system utilises Arecont Vision high definition megapixel cameras and hybrid exacqVision NVR servers from Exacq Technologies. These servers incorporate traditional analo...

Full Member Status enhances skills and provides marketing opportunities for Independent Security Consultant Honeywell announced that Roger Pike Associates Ltd, a leading independent UK security consultancy, has achieved Full Member status of the Honeywell Trained Specifier Certification (TSC) programme.The Full Member certification recognises the substantial investment made by Roger Pike Associates Ltd in training its staff on Honeywell security products to ensure optimum supp...

Mission 500 is also hosting its second 5K charity run at ISC West on April 7, 2011Mission 500, a non-profit initiative focusing on the security industry and dedicated to serving the needs of children and communities in crisis, is seeking candidates for the 2011 "Mission 500 Humanitarian Award". The Award will be presented at a special cocktail reception on April 6, 2011 during ISC West in Las Vegas.The purpose of the Mission 500 Humanitarian Award is to honour individuals in the securi...

Tim has a wealth of experience working in communications and PR, particularly within the security industryThe British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has appointed its National PR Committee Chairman.Tim Compston, from BSIA member company RemGuard Visual Management, will be heading the BSIA National PR meetings for the next 12 months, having been re-elected Chairman by the rest of the committee representatives last week.The National PR Committee, attended by the BSIA communications team and...

The Security Alliance will now hold discussions with the Government and the SIAThe Government's announcement on 14 October that there will be a phased transition to a new regulatory system was given a cautious welcome by the Security Alliance on 15 October. Since then, the stakeholders in industry who formed that Alliance have met and agreed that they will act in a transparent and consensual way to reflect the security industry's views as a single voice and will work with central and devolved go...

Romania is the largest market for video surveillance equipment in the Balkan StatesA new report from IMS Research, ‘The East Europe and Russia Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment', forecasts strong growth for video surveillance equipment in the Balkan region. This is due to increasing foreign investment and countries with low video surveillance penetration at present, such as Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina, beginning to increase the level of spending on physical security....

The security of the guests across the entire entertainment complex and surveillance in the casino has always been a top prioritySlot machines, roulette tables and entertainment premises - the offer at the Grand West Casino near Cape Town leaves nothing to be desired. The Grand West, which is part of the Sun International Group, is the largest casino in South Africa and now also relies on video security technology from Dallmeier. It thereby follows the Golden Valley Casino which is already operat...

 Brivo demonstrated the integration of their Aparato system with Exacq Technologies' NVR video serversBrivo Systems LLC, the leader in Software as a Service application for security management, announced the recent integration of Exacq Technologies' exacqVision video servers with Brivo's ACS OnSite Aparato™ in its upcoming 3.0.2 release. This Aparato version integrates with Exacq's Hybrid and IP NVR Servers. The newest Brivo integration was officially launch at the ASIS secu...

Customer profile The story of Storsjöodjuret (the Great Lake Sea Monster) is more than 400 years old, with sightings dating back to 1635. The legend tells of two trolls boiling a kettle on the shores of Lake Storsjön, a 300-foot deep lake in Jämtland, central Sweden. Suddenly, a strange black serpent-like creature with a cat-like head jumped out of the kettle and into the water. Today there are some 200 documented witness reports from more than 500 people who have seen Storsj&oum...

Intransa VideoAppliance VA210 Server/Storage ApplianceSoleraTec LLC, a provider of innovative video lifecycle management and storage software solutions, has recently completed the initial testing process of Intransa's Physical Security Virtual Test Lab and validated the integration capabilities of the Phoenix RSM surveillance video management solution, along with the Phoenix RSM-ME (Milestone Extension) and RSM-OE (OnSSI Extension) modules.SoleraTec's engineers worked for over a week on the Intr...

Neil Jeffrey and Steve Green are the new recruits in Mayflex's Phyiscal Security divisionIP specialist distributor Mayflex has further strengthened its Physical Security division's sales team with the appointment of two new Security Specialists.Neil Jeffrey, who previously worked for Norbain, has been appointed to manage field sales in the South of England whilst Steve Green, who was until recently with Sanyo, will fulfil the role in the North of England.Commenting on the appointments, Mayflex's...

The demand for network video solutions is continuing to gather speedAxis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, has strengthened its sales and business development teams with four key appointments in response to the demand for network video.Axis announced the expansion of its global sales and marketing team back in May this year, and since then has created a number of openings within Northern Europe, including the appointment of Fredrik Thor as Sales Manager for the regio...

Ben Collins with Paul O'Grady (wearing an AD Group race suit)CCTV specialist AD Group hit the TV screens last Friday night in the first edition of talk show host and entertainer Paul O'Grady's new prime time show on ITV1 (Paul O'Grady 'Live') when he donned a race suit, festooned with AD Group company logos, for a piece where he took to the track at Brands Hatch to test his driving skills under the watchful eye of the former 'Stig' (and AD Group Motor sport driver) Ben Collins.The suit worn by P...

Optelecom-NKF will show its complete range of ONVIF-compliant, 1080p/720p high-definition camerasOptelecom-NKF, Inc., manufacturer of Siqura® advanced video surveillance solutions, announced its intention to participate in the Expoprotection 2010 trade show in Paris, France.As visitors traverse the various booths at Expoprotection 2010 exhibition, they might very well notice that Optelecom-NKF's Siqura surveillance solutions display something unique among the diverse exhibits. Optelecom...

The project is allowing IP cameras from Avigilon to operate alongside existing analogue cameras at the hospitalISO Integration, the installation arm of Rainbow CCTV, has recently completed a camera surveillance project for the Chapman Medical Centre in Orange County, California.The project is allowing newly-installed IP cameras from Avigilon to operate alongside existing analogue cameras at the hospital that are still fit for purpose. ISO Integration has been able to protect its client's investm...

The VIP X1-XF H.264 video server was introduced by Bosch to smarten up existing analogue camerasSignificant increase in market share for video encoders with the release of the VIPX1 XF H.264 Further strengthened position in Digital Video Recorders with introduction of the 700 Series hybrid and network recordersA recent market survey conducted by IMS Research, leading suppliers of detailed, quality market research to the global electronics industry, confirms Bosch Security Systems' leadership in...

H-264 Video Server (PoE) from ProvideoTaoyuan city is the city of national gateway, where the Taipei CKS airport is situated. The Taoyuan Traffic Control Centre takes key position to manage all car flow for the airport, as well as all vehicles travelling to all cities in Taiwan via Taoyuan district.The Taoyuan Traffic Control Centre has built tens of LED information panels along the main roads in Taoyuan city to provide updated traffic information and real-time status to the road users from time...

HDcctv-compliant CCTVs, DVRs, IP streamers, monitors, etc are added to the HDcctv Compliant Products ListThe HDcctv Alliance™, the global security industry consortium established to manage and promulgate technical standards for HDcctv equipment interoperability, announced that it has ratified the HDcctv compliance certification programme. The certification programme consists of a suite of standards documents that describe the requirements, methodology, compliance test process and test spec...