CCTV News

In an interesting and unusual application, CCTV cameras supplied by SANYO are being used to monitor hospital patients in the intensive care and high dependency units at the newly expanded Royal Blackburn Hospital in East LancashireInstalled by Romers Electronics who have recently been acquired by TG Baker Ltd, the cameras allow nurses to keep a close watch on patients without having to leave their central staff base on each ward, freeing up their time for other important duties.As the exist...

SSS Systems, a Manchester-based specialist installer, has found an innovative way of protecting a customer's residential premises from unacceptably high levels of false alarms by installing REDWAVE detectors from Optex Europe - thought to be the first time such devices have been used outside of the commercial arena.SSS chose REDWAVE because of its ability to distinguish between genuine alarms and alarms caused by small animals or moving trees - two of the biggest headaches facing installers,...

Show highlights include educational sessions, new display areas and the largest ever exhibition at the Amsterdam RAIIntegrated Systems Europe today announced that registration is now open for its fourth edition of ISE 2007, which will take place 30th January - 1st February 2007 at the Amsterdam RAI.  With the dedicated support of the three leading associations; CEDIA ®, InfoComm International ® and NSCA ®, this 3-day event will showcase a series of breathtaking special events to...

artec technologies, located in Diepholz, Germany, continues its course of expansion by further extending the marketing of its products.  For this, the company has been able to win over Paul André de Jong as its new Vice-President of Sales & Marketing.  Beginning on 01.10.2006, he will assume responsibility for all of artec's distribution and marketing activities.  For video branch insiders, De Jong is no stranger.  Most recently he was the sole managing director of...

CCTV specialist Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has been announced as a finalist in two categories of The National Business Awards 2006, sponsored by Orange, and described by The Chancellor of the Exchequer as "the UK's business Oscars."For The Orange Best Use of Technology in Business it was Dedicated Micros' groundbreaking TransVu Media mobile digital CCTV recording system, for buses and trains, which caught the eye of the first-round judges.  This allows operators to comb...

COE Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, announced today that it has completed a major upgrade of the Bradford City Centre CCTV system using COE's X-Net and Network Recording systems.COE worked with Bradford's CCTV management team over several months to design and implement an IP-based digital video transmission network and digital recording solution for the several hundred cameras used in Bradford and the surrounding areas.  The existing COE...

Visimetrics continue to grow its sales team with the appointment of John Gregory as Business Development Manager.  Focusing predominantly on a sales specification role, John will be working closely with Consultants, Specifiers and major End Users within targeted applications developing on the success achieved by the company since the launch of its FASTAR and VADER Digital Evidence Recorders.John is already familiar with Visimetrics and the product range through his previous roles at Link In...

IndigoVision's IP Video technology is providing remote monitoring for Verbund Group hydroelectric power plants along the River Danube in Austria.  Verbund is the largest power generation company in Austria and derives over 90% of its generating capacity from renewable hydropower.  Previously all power plants and facilities were monitored by local analogue CCTV systems with continuously manned control rooms.  Within 5-6 years Verbund plans to convert all 88 hydroelectric power...

Axis Communications, global leader in network video, has for the first time signed up to join Norbain LIVE, an eight venue regional tour showcasing products from more than 30 leading surveillance brands.Axis has joined the line-up of brands that will be featured at Norbain LIVE06, a regional roadshow showcasing products from leading surveillance brands.  Norbain, one of Europe's most successful distributors of CCTV, access control and intruder detection equipment, kicked off its fourth annu...

ADT, the UK's leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, reached an important milestone this month by exceeding one thousand active customers at its Remote Video Response Centre (RVRC) in Manchester. The RVRC, which opened in September 2004, is a state of the art facility offering customers a remote security monitoring and response service.  In 2005, the facility was accredited with British Standard 8418 (BS8418), which covers the design, positioning, configuration, perform...

Pixim's Orca Chipset delivers superior image data for more accurate and effective video analysis is to be demonstrated at ASIS, booth #1264.Pixim Incorporated's Orca Chipset, known for delivering wide dynamic range, excellent colour rendition and image quality, in any lighting conditions 24/7, is integrated into ioimage's first intelligent IP video camera offering, the new ioicam wdc100dn.Pixim's Orca Chipset, the only all digital image capture solution, is a pivotal technology component that ad...

The brand new Mobile Transmitter has been designed to overcome typical problems when using wireless equipment in difficult environmental conditions.  Thanks to its COFDM modulation and MPEG2 compression the signals are transmitted several hundred meters in urban areas, either in 2.4GHz or in 5.8GHz, without any disturbance."Maximum Ratio Combining" is a state of the art technology used by VTQ for its Diversity Receiver.  Several antennas and the intelligent evaluation technol...

Brand and organizational expansion support corporate growth and soaring enterprise demand for Agent Vi's next-generation enterprise grade digital video analyticsAspectus Video Intelligence, Inc., today announced that it has officially changed its corporate name and brand to Agent Video Intelligence™ (Agent Vi™) due to overwhelming enterprise demand for its Agent Vi™ software technology.  The company also announced an expanded global sales and technical support team an...

Coe Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alison Fielding as Non-Executive Director with effect from 18 September 2006.Dr Fielding is currently the Director of Technology Transfer at IP Group plc, the intellectual property commercialisation company.  She has five years' experience in identifying and commercialising a diverse range of new technologies, encompassing electronics, software, remote power so...

Securitas Systems AB, a leading security systems integrator has teamed up with Milestone Systems to implement XProtect IP video surveillance software solutions for customers.In late 2005, Securitas Systems AB signed a partner agreement contract with Milestone Systems to be reseller and Systems Integrator of XProtect IP video surveillance software.  Since then, training and support on the new technology has been established.  Interest levels are growing fast in the market, as many peopl...

Many hundreds of Pelco employees, honoured guests and the public joined together in commemoration of the Fifth Anniversary of September 11, 2001, and to celebrate the lives of the fallen heroes from that day.  "The most profound way to protect the future is to never forget the past.  We must never forget the thousands of innocent men and women who went to work that day and never returned home," explained Pelco President and CEO David L. McDonald.  "I stron...

The University of Reading's Department of Meteorology has deployed an AXIS 232D Dome Network Camera from the global leader in network video, Axis Communications, to support its meteorology degree students as they learn to predict weather patterns through studies of atmospheric sciences. The University of Reading's Department of Meteorology is internationally recognised as a world leading centre of excellence for the teaching and research of the science of the atmosphere and oceans, including wea...

If you're the subject of a 999 emergency call to the ambulance service in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk or Suffolk you can expect one of 100-plus frontline vehicles operated by the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust (EAAT) to come to your aid in double-quick time.  But the Trust also has a duty of care to its staff.  Around the clock, 24/7, staff at the Trust's new Norwich control centre respond to thousands of 999 and other calls.  Not before time, a new CCTV system now allows their move...

ADT today launches the latest electronic article surveillance (EAS) anti-theft system - the Sensormatic® Ultra·Exit - which has been designed exclusively for the European retail market.  This new detection system offers British retailers a solution to combat increasingly advanced shoplifting tactics, access extensive operational information and preserve store aesthetics.The Ultra·Exit system uses ADT's Ultra·Max® acousto-magnetic (AM) technology, which offers th...

The Upperpoint Group has acquired the business of Aasset Security Poland from its owner Mariusz Wojtas, who will continue to run the business under the Norbain umbrella.The company will be named Norbain Polska and aims to provide the Polish marketplace with the very best levels of service and technical support for which Norbain is renown.Commenting on the deal, Alun John, CEO of Upperpoint Holdings Limited said, "Mariusz has created a number of successful ventures in the CCTV marketplace an...

Video Domain Technologies invites you to visit ASIS 2006, booth #1459 for demonstrations of our new technologies that will revolutionize the security industry, and even our lives!OVS (Offsite Visual Storage) is an advanced Visual Recording & Management tool, and a finalist in the IFSEC 2006 Awards (IP Security/Communication Category). OVS is Video Domain Technologies' advanced Visual Recording & Management Solution for managing business/home efficiently, from anywhere, at anytime.&n...

Camera-lens combinations from Rainbow are being used by one of the USA's most prominent surveillance companies, Virginia-based New Technology Management Inc (NTMI.)NTMI is a world leader in the creation, integration and maintenance of security observation systems with clients including the US Army, Navy and Air Force as well as the Marine Corps and the Department of Homeland Security.The Rainbow cameras used by NTMI are the CLD46D 1/3" colour DSP models offering 460 TV lines resolution.&nbs...

Vari-focal lenses from US manufacturer Rainbow have been installed at thirty Holland and Barrett stores including sites in London, Birmingham and Amsterdam.  The lens is Rainbow's 3-8mm model, which is notable in that as a day-night unit it corrects the focus shift that occurs when using IR lighting. At the Holland and Barrett stores the lenses are operating within Rainbow's own dome camera assemblies.  The client is recording digitally using DVRs by Videoswitch with removable trays an...

Access security specialist, Bewator has announced that is has appointed Bruce Torrance as its new area sales manager for the North of England. Bruce will manage the sales of the Bewator product range to the whole of the North of England.  He brings with him over twenty years experience working in the security field in both UK and European markets.  Bruce said: "I am looking forward to injecting my expertise into this role and working for a leading access and CCTV security spe...

Mitsubishi Electric's Visual Information Systems division, a leading manufacturer of innovative security solutions will be exhibiting its latest range of digital security products at this year's Norbain LIVE 2006 road shows.The first Norbain LIVE 2006 road show is in Glasgow on 19th September.  On display will be examples from Mitsubishi's current range of DX digital recorders, all of which are compact, robust yet fully featured and come with a 24 month return to base warranty.  They h...

The Port of Turku, Finland's second largest seaport, has invested in IndigoVision's complete end-to-end IP Video solution to provide an innovative approach to site surveillance.  More than four million tonnes of cargo and over four million passengers pass through the port every year and safety and security are paramount to the port's operation. The CCTV system includes numerous dome cameras, providing high-quality digital images via a wireless WiMAX LAN, which spans an area arou...

In cooperation with a large German telephone and internet service provider, the public stock company artec technologies AG is establishing a mutual media data centre for internet TV and IP-based video surveillance services.Core technologies for the project are the indexing procedure for media contents developed by artec technologies, as well as its CVoD (Continuous video on Demand) technology, patented in Germany.  The pivotal distinguishing mark of the latter technology is its ca...

Solution to enhance transit security and ensure safe travel environment.Verint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for security and business intelligence, recently announced that France's Grenoble Transport Authority has deployed Verint's Networked Video solution across its network of trams to ensure a safe and secure travel environment for tourists and local residents.Grenoble, located in the French Alps, is a major tourist centre and attracts visi...

ADT, the UK's leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, is participating in an exciting new joint initiative to enhance the protection of schools in the London area.  The project involves the use of Internet protocol (IP) based closed circuit television (CCTV) technology, which enables schools to be monitored from the Bromley Council CCTV control centre.In partnership with Synetrix, a leading integration and managed services provider, and Redbridge CCTV, a leading CCTV con...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has announced that its entire CCTV product range is fully compliant with the stringent requirements of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC (also known as lead-free).This Directive, which came into force on 1 July, 2006, was developed under the auspices of the European Union and restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.  The substances which fall under the scope of RoHS are:...