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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...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - will be using Intersec 2008 (13 - 15 January) to underline the growing success of its NetVu Connected IP CCTV solutions in the Middle East area, which has become such a pivotal market for the business in a wide range of sectors from banking to retail.One of the key product developments on display will be the HighVu Excel enterprise range.  This modular, expandable, high performance CCTV recording and IP transmission solution - with embedded analytics an...

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  Traditional analogue-based CCTV cameras have been replaced by Axis network cameras, because the old ones were not delivering the high...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...

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...

CCTV specialist AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - has supplied a written submission to the House of Lords Committee on the Constitution, which is currently examining the impact of Surveillance and Data Collection upon the Privacy of Citizens and their relationship with the state.In the submission, AD Group notes that the application of CCTV has grown dramatically in the UK in the fight against crime and terrorism and, in light of this, stresses that it is vital that sufficient...

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...

IndigoVision's integrated IP Video CCTV system is providing monitoring for a traffic calming system in the Belgian city of Antwerp.  The CCTV system monitors a series of automated bollards that regulate traffic on a number of the city's streets, alerting the Antwerp Police to malfunctions, accidents and acts of vandalism.The bollards can be lowered automatically during pre-determined hours or when buses and trams pass using on-board transponders.  Local residents and other authorised p...

The latest Ganz C-Allview high-speed ruggedised PTZ cameras from CBC Europe have been chosen to secure Medway Council's new headquarters in Chatham, Kent.  The installation is a key part of a major, four-year upgrade contract, which the council has awarded to TJW Electrical.Medway, which is a unitary authority covering five major towns at the heart of the Thames Gateway development, has pioneered the use of microwave transmission to hub-sites, such as schools and council premises.  Fro...

PurposeBased in Markham, Ontario, Canada, mobile robot development company, Dr Robot Inc., was looking for a high performance IP camera for its new series of mobile robots, i90. i90 robots were developed for applications such as security, remote monitoring, automatic tour guides and academic research and development platforms.  i90 is a fully wireless robot, and operates as an autonomous mobile wireless device providing remote monitoring, control and communication.  i90 communicates wi...

From 22nd to 24th January 2008 it is once again time.  The International Casino Exhibition ICE, one of the most prestigious exhibitions for the gaming and gambling industry worldwide, will open its gates again in London.  Regensburg based CCTV/IP specialist Dallmeier will also participate again, this time with a new stand design. Dallmeier, the leading global supplier of network-based video surveillance systems for casinos, has been dealing with the development and production of high-q...

The same technology behind the ICD-809P and the ICD-879P (two new Ikegami high sensitivity cameras), available exclusively through its long-term distribution partner ADI-GARDINER, have been successfully used to take moving images from the Japanese KAGUYA (SELENE) lunar explorer. It is the first time that such high definition images of the earth have been shot so deep in space - about 110,000 km away from the earth.  The explorer was developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)...

Axis Communications, the global leader within network video, is experiencing increasing interest in its training program - Axis Communications' Academy.  The extended use of network cameras in various applications around the world is one reason for this.  However, the main driver is the ongoing technology shift from analogue CCTV to IP-based video surveillance systems.To support Axis partners and customers globally, Axis' Academy conducts training at a number of locations in the US, Eu...

Tradition obligates"We know most of our 800 car dealership customers personally.  As a result, we can offer them very individualised service, which distinguishes us from our larger competitors."  For Heinrich Krawietz, co-owner and managing director of Auto-Schöttle in Stuttgart-Botnang, consistent customer care is not just another slick marketing phrase.  In his dealership, word is worth just as much as a signed contract.  Hard work, cost savings, trust,...

Ipsotek has opened the UK's first video analytics training centre.  Courses aimed at Value Added Resellers (VARS), specifiers, integrators, consultants and end-users will cover the theory and practice of behavioural analytics.  Few dispute the importance of CCTV analytics but with its educational Partner Programme, Ipsotek is the only developer offering formal training in this rapidly emerging technology.The courses - primarily for sales and technical professionals - are set at three l...

Network cameras and video servers from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, have been installed by Arthur McKay at The University of Aberdeen- one of Scotland's premier universities with more than 500 years of history.  The university recently embarked on a major new building programme to upgrade and extend facilities for the 14,000 students that are now enrolled there.                 &...

One of six technical sessions delivered by the industry's leading experts at IIPSEC 2008, a high level Masterclass session at 14.00 GMT on 29th January will look into the latest developments in Megapixel Technology.  Starting with a review of compression techniques, the session will investigate the operational requirements of the technology, how to determine how much resolution is required for each camera and how to choose the optimum lens.Recommended for:Solutions Providers, Inst...

Jack Fernandes, President and CEO of American Fibertek, Inc., has announced the appointment of Theodore "Ted" Turczyn as Director of Distribution Sales.  Turczyn joined AFI this month following a successful career in the communication systems integration field, including positions with Belden Cable and International Fiber Systems.                      "Ted has extensive ex...

Premier Waste (UK) Ltd has adopted the latest remotely monitored, detector activated, CCTV service from RemGuard Visual Management - part of AD Group - to secure its extensive waste management and recycling site in Hyde, Greater Manchester.  The facility hit the headlines in September when CCTV images were shown in the media of a teenager aiming what appeared to be an AK47 rifle from the adjacent Newton Railway Station.            ...

Network cameras from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, have been installed by Ely Telecom, working alongside Education ICT's server engineers to deliver a modern IP-Surveillance solution at Witchford Village College, near Ely.                     This village secondary school, which serves 900 11-to-16-year-olds in this predominantly rural area, originally installed an analo...

Colour cameras from California-based Rainbow have been installed at automotive stores throughout Sweden.  The client, Micro AB, sells car accessories and spare parts direct to motorists.  (In the UK the company would equate to Unipart and in the US the equivalent would be Pep Boys, Kragen Auto Parts or Trak Auto.)The stores are using Rainbow's 1/3" colour DSP 460 line cameras which can function at a minimum illumination of 0.3 lux in high gain mode at F1.2 and come as PAL or NTSC...

Chubb Electronic Security has used its experience working with major high street jewellers to develop a bespoke CCTV surveillance and recording package specifically for the independent sector.  Chubb Electronic Security is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp."The benefit of CCTV today is that it is more flexible and more affordable than it has ever been before," explains Colin Walters, Head of CCTV at Chubb Electronic Security.  "This mean...

The Coliseum Leisure and Retail Park on the outskirts of Elsmere Port is one of the real success stories of the out of town leisure phenomenon.  Constructed on a brown-field site in 1998 the Leisure Park is owned by The Leisure Fund Ltd and complements the retail side of the Coliseum owned by Equitable Life. The Ellesmere Port facility comprises a large leisure park on one side, with the UK's largest designer outlet village on the other.  With over 140 shops, it features a wide range o...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, teamed up with wireless applications market leader Proxim Wireless Corporation, on a joint stand at the Transport Innovations exhibition held at the NEC in Birmingham (10 -11 October).  Both companies were attracting interest from the transport sector to the benefits of network video.The Transport Innovations exhibition is a showcase of the latest technological innovations within the passenger transport sector, bringing tog...

The Glaslyn Osprey Project, run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), is home to the only pair of breeding ospreys in Wales.The Project is part of 'Aren't Welsh Birds Brilliant!', a partnership between RSPB Cymru, Forestry Commission Wales and the Countryside Council for Wales.  It was introduced to give individuals the chance to get really close to some of the most exciting birds in Britain.With a viewing platform open to the public and live images shown in the visitor c...

Frankfurt Commerzbank Tower: Zelaris IP video management software monitors 800 branches for failure and sabotage  The bold architecture of the Commerzbank Tower is the source of fascination for many visitors to Frankfurt - behind the mirrored façade a complex software solution takes care of the security required in the Commerzbank network of branches. VIDEOR's partner, the Frankfurt system house Heer GmbH, realized this by using eneo Zelaris IP.  The system application...

Reliable camera and recording technology from Bosch Security Systems has been selected by Clacton-based installer EJ Thurston Ltd, as part of a major CCTV upgrade at Walton Pier, Essex.Stretching some three quarters of a mile out to sea (793m), Walton Pier is the second longest pier in the UK, and home to the largest undercover funfair in East Anglia with over 30 rides and amusements.  As a major tourist attraction in the area, security is understandably a key priority to ensure the safety...

Turning on a light bulb or watching television is something the population of the UK take for granted.  Whether relaxing at home, taking advantage of the latest consumer gadget, or hard at work in the office, we are all responsible for the consumption of ever larger amounts of electrical power, often with little thought to its source of generation.Centrica's Kings Lynn power station is one such source.  Its modern gas turbine and triple pressure heat recovery steam generator feeds 325...