Network / IP security - Case studies

Equipment installed includes a grouping of fixed cameras in American Dynamics housing and PTZ equipment Stonestreet Farm Stonestreet is a horseman’s paradise. The property is one of three horse farms owned by vintner Jess Jackson, founder of Kendall- Jackson Winery, and is a world-class facility for raising and training champion thorough-bred horses. Also, it’s where his broodmares foal, so this pristine farm is a nursery, of sorts, for horses. When Jackson and J...

SALTO data-on-card access control allows users to control the building in almost real time through the SALTO Virtual Network (SVN) The latest on campus development at Bath Spa University, a university based in, and around, Bath, England, is their new ‘Commons’ building which will feature access control provided by SALTO Systems. As well as state-of-the-art teaching facilities, digital space and a café, the new 'Commons' building will include approximately 1...

Oncam cameras provide 24/7/365 situational awareness and superior wide-area coverage Oncam, the leader in 360-degree technology, has been awarded a contract by the Houston Airport System (HAS) to provide Evolution 360 cameras for Hobby and Bush International Airports. The equipment will be integrated into the Honeywell MaxPro System by Preferred Technologies, a Houston-based systems integrator. “The Houston Airport System team had the objective of creating a cutting-ed...

NUSRI’s new solution includes HID Global’s VertX V1000 network controllers and V100 door/reader interfaces HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that its networked access controllers and readers have been selected by the National University of Singapore Suzhou Research Institute (NUSRI) in China to enhance campus security and facility management. The solution fully leverages the university’s existing TCP/IP netwo...

The Statue of Liberty’s video surveillance system features 160 Axis network cameras The Statue of Liberty, a longtime symbol of freedom and opportunity, re-opened on July 4, 2013 with a brand new state-of-the-art video surveillance system featuring a Dream Team of nine top technology providers in the world, including Axis. The system, which now features 160 Axis network cameras with HDTV quality video, exceptional nighttime performance and discreet appearance, was a maj...

MC Assembly chose American Dynamics surveillance cameras with Kantech access control software Contract manufacturer MC Assembly takes protecting its staff and its assets seriously both for the benefit of the company and for its customers. Based in Palm Bay, Florida, MC Assembly provides testing and contract manufacturing services that enable original equipment manufacturers to reduce costs, increase quality, and maintain product availability. The company currently employs a st...

Using the AC2000 SE system, security staff can easily design and print their own access control passes Glasgow hospitals, Stobhill and Victoria are two of Scotland’s largest hospitals, each featuring four floors covering 30,000 square metres and providing care for 400,000 patients. CEM Systems supplied the new £100 million hospitals with a fully integrated IP solution using the CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) system. Installed by ADT Glasgow, the AC2000 SE system...

The extensive installation at YNHH uses products from Tyco, American Dynamics, and Software House   Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH), one of the largest hospitals in the United States, overhauls and centralises its security systems with security solutions from Tyco Security Products, including Software House’s C•CURE access control and American Dynamics’ victor video management system. Introduction It’s an institution that boasts several medical...

The distributed nature of 1024 switch allows casino staff to place equipment around property and pull cable to nearest rack room Digital done on a grand scale The world’s largest casino resort — Connecticut’s Foxwoods — undergoes the largest analogue-to-digital recording conversion ever undertaken. Without the luxury of downtime, everyone associated with the project works as a single mind to pull off the massive upgrade, which includes a new state-of-t...

American Dynamics’ CCTV systems reduce security incidents on campus by restricting access In many ways, Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Mass., couldn’t ask for a better location. Close to major roads and public transportation, the hospital is convenient for incoming patients, staff and visitors. But accessibility ceases to become an advantage if visitors who enter the campus are up to no good. To prevent trouble, the hospital depends on a new sophisticated sec...

VIVOTEK network cameras were installed across Arvaikheer’s main areas for monitoring public activities, roads and traffic Background Arvaikheer City is a provincial capital situated in the centre of Mongolia. Foothills that flank the city regulate temperature for the most part – a luxury most of Mongolia is forced to live without – but a biting wind and overall harsh environment still pervades the region. Even with a natural protective barrier and moderate a...

VIVOTEK's IP surveillance system enables staff to monitor all areas of the library effectively Upholding the security for 6,500 students and staff National Chi Nan University (NCNU), an international university located in Nantou, Taiwan, offers a scenic learning and research environment to more than 6,000 students and a faculty and staff team of over 500 people. The 21 institutes and departments at NCNU offer 29 Bachelor’s, 52 Master’s and 18 Ph.D. programs cover...

Software House’s NetVue allows integration of access system with the Intellex units A fire alarm led to the evacuation of employees and members of the public from the main government executive building in New York’s Westchester County. Using a new integrated security system, public safety officials were able to check video associated with the event. Within seconds they saw that an elderly woman had mistakenly pulled an alarm, thinking it was necessary to enter an a...

American Dynamics’ security system has proven beneficial in investigations of civil liability cases When Paul Baratta signed on as director of Public Safety for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), he set out to bring a greater sense of security to staff and patients alike. Previously, the hospital had two distinct security systems that did not communicate. There was no way to secure sensitive areas while still allowing people to visit patients and conduct other...

Software House’s C•CURE 800 access control system provides security to DOC In the early 1990s, the Westchester County Department of Correction (DOC) in Valhalla, N.Y., was hardly a model of efficient security. The complex access control system hampered security efforts and the proprietary system forced security officials to use only cards and equipment from one particular vendor. The costly, four-building Westchester DOC system consisted of four buildings: the maxi...

Over the life of contract, ADT expects to install video surveillance cameras, access card readers, alarms, sensors Future Proofing It’s a long way from today’s suburb of Denver to the 1970s of artist Andy Warhol. But he may have had good advice for Robin Brown: “They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” Brown, director of electronic security at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center,...

Skechers’ security staff is able to view, manage, and control recorded video from five VideoEdge NVRs As one of the leading footwear companies in America, Skechers USA Inc.’s latest distribution facility in Rancho Belago, Calif., moves a mountain of shoes each day. This high-volume center is designated as a U.S. foreign trade zone, which requires specific and measurable security standards as set down by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials. Introduction...

Elia Transmission replaced their mechanical cylinders with electronic CyberLock cylinders Elia Transmission develops, operates, and maintains the high-voltage power grid throughout Belgium. The grid is comprised of more than 5,000 miles of underground cables and lines, eighteen thousand radio towers, and 644 transformer stations. Elia is responsible for ensuring that only authorised personnel gain access to high voltage areas and was struggling with key management issues. Wit...

Samsung’s cameras, NVRs, and monitors have been installed to monitor 24/7 all activity within the Plaza Despite tough worldwide trading conditions, Russia is enjoying strong growth in its economy and this is reflected in the increasing demand for office accommodation from international organisations, as well as locally based businesses in Moscow. Developers have responded to the shortfall in the availability of high quality commercial space with a dramatic acceleration...

Hikvision’s iVMS software allows Mac’s to connect individual stores to corporate headquarters For the past 50 years, Mac's Convenience Stores have served the needs of Canadian customers throughout a multitude of locations in Ontario and Western Canada. Mac's Convenience Stores offer a variety of products associated with the general convenience store industry, while certain branches also provide gasoline with gas stations attached to their stores. Beginning in 2007...

Harvard University Police upgraded its security system based on the C•CURE 800 access control system When a student at Harvard University had her picture identification card either lost or stolen, she quickly reported it to the proper authorities. But within days, the card, by then deactivated, was being used in a vain attempt to open doors across campus. Each attempt to enter a restricted area was noted immediately through the access control system monitored by the Harv...

Milestone’s IP video management software used for loss prevention and to assist retail operations management Milestone XProtect® Corporate open platform IP video management software (VMS) with XProtect® Smart Client and network cameras from Axis Communications are being deployed across all of Paul Smith’s 45 stores as part of the UK-based retailer’s first comprehensive, company-wide IT refresh. Initially the new digital video system is being used...

 Illustra 610 day/night cameras perform in low-light conditions and are cost effective Together, the County of Maui and its integrator company, Security Resources, enlisted the help of Don Coker, president of Seevide Inc., and decided on American Dynamics Illustra 610 day/night cameras.  There are eight main islands that make up Hawaii and four of those islands are a part of the County of Maui: Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe. Together, the islands encompass appr...

One of the cameras that the space centre uses at the base is the AXIS Q6035-E, designed for extreme climates Esrange Space Centre has chosen Axis Communications’ cameras to give it a better overview of on-site operations and to improve safety. Esrange Space Centre is a rocket range and research centre located above the Arctic Circle in the north of Sweden, near the mining town of Kiruna. It is owned by SSC, a comprehensive space industry active in many fields of space t...

ICL approached Castel because its Softphone Intercom product fitted the client’s requirements perfectly Located on the southern tip of the UK, in Ramsgate, Kent, lies the operation centre for Southeastern Trains. Serving over 170 stations throughout Kent, East Sussex and London and employing over 3,800 people, Southeastern Trains is owned by Govia (which is responsible for over 30% of all UK passenger rail journeys) and is a major train operator in the UK. Over the past...

In the most recent technology upgrade at the start of 2013, a new Geutebruck IP video system was installed The L’Oréal operation in Germany employs 2,000 people and includes a modern factory producing skin and hair care products as well as a large logistics centre from which it distributes to the German and Austrian markets. For several decades now these Karlsruhe sites have been secured with the aid of Geutebruck video solutions.  In the most recent technolo...