Radio frequency Identification - Case studies

SALTO’s standalone battery powered RFID products from the XS4 and GEO range are installed at the sporting facility Scotland’s newest international sporting facility, the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, has installed SALTO RFID electronic locks to provide a state-of-the-art access control solution as part of its overall security package. The centre has just re-opened its doors to the public after a £13.8million refurbishment to make it rea...

SALTO XS4 uses RFID technology to communicate with the central access control database stored on the college’s server Strode College is one of England's top performing colleges for further and higher education, offering a wide range of academic and vocational courses, training and leisure courses for the community. It has a range of high quality general and specialist learning environments and resources to support students in their studies. Most of the on-campus faciliti...

ACCESSNET-T IP TETRA system covers any communication requirement in the plant berolina elektronik GmbH headquartered in Berlin, Germany, equips Mercedes-Benz engine factory in Berlin-Marienfelde, Germany, with Hytera TETRA radio technology. As a local partner of Hytera Mobilfunk, berolina elektronik GmbH equips the factory fire brigade of Mercedes-Benz at the engine factory in Berlin with state-of-the-art TETRA radio technology. The radio system is used in the factory for the...

CEM AC2000 SE provides gate management with IP card readers, PoE+ and handheld portable readers CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, have secured the prestigious Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone (KPIZ), Abu Dhabi with the CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) system. The system was installed at Khalifa Port by CEM Approved Reseller Tyco Fire & Security U.A.E. Khalifa Port, the state of the art gateway to Abu Dhabi was officially opened in December 2012. Khalifa Port...

Traka asset management solutions helped police to control keys and manage access to equipment Just as Police Forces across the country take pride in serving their communities, so too Traka takes pride in serving the Police with asset management solutions that can control keys and access to everything from police vehicles to lockers; used for managing access to equipment such as radio terminals, gas, breathalysers, dragon lights and even firearms. Here we look at how these int...

Alfapass is replacing the old biometric system with Lumidigm V-series fingerprint readers Lumidigm announced that Alfapass, the provider of the security smart card system at the Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge in Belgium, is replacing the older biometric system at the ports’ registration stations with Lumidigm V-Series multispectral imaging fingerprint readers. The Port of Antwerp is Europe’s second largest port, while Zeebrugge is the central port for Europe's auto...

SALTO's XS4 range with E9450 handle sets were installed at internal and external doors The new extension to the John Paul II Library at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, has been secured with radio-frequency identification (RFID) access control products supplied by SALTO Systems. Situated 25km west of Dublin, the National University of Ireland Maynooth is a vibrant, rapidly expanding centre of higher education with more than 8,800 students. The university has...

Over 50,000 firefighters will beequipped with the new terminalfrom Cassidian Cassidian has been awarded the first contract for paging within the new German public safety authorities' digital radio network (BOSNet). The company signed a contract with the Hessian Ministry of the Interior and for Sport to develop and supply a pocket-size TETRA pager for German security authorities and organisations (BOS) in the state of Hessen. Cassidian’s TETRA pager will be the first...

The deployment of the TETRA infrastructure across the island will be concluded within a timeframe of three years The Taiwanese telecommunications company Chunghwa Telecom, as the prime contractor, awarded Cassidian the contract to deploy an island-wide TETRA network in Taiwan for the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (ROC). Cassidian will deliver the network and terminals via its local value-added reseller (VAR) Highpull Technology Co., Ltd. The deployment...

Cassidian's TETRA radio equipment was certified by the German Federal Agency for BDBOS Cassidian’s TETRA radio equipment has passed all the interoperability tests required for its planned use in the German BOS (Security Authorities and Organisations) digital radio network, and was certified by the German Federal Agency for Digital Radio of Security Authorities and Organisations (BDBOS) at the end of 2012. The certificates were officially presented by Andreas Gegenfurtner...

Hytera DMR RD98X integrates communication networks of different cities for simultaneous communication Background The Colombian Red Cross is a non-governmental organization which undertakes humanitarian missions for excellence in the country and is part of the largest humanitarian network in the world: the International Red Cross and Red Crescent, which is present in 186 countries. Challenges The Colombian Red Cross is a multi-disciplinary organization present throughout the...

The City of Pittsboro Police Department deploys a civic surveillance system using Avigilon's HD surveillance system Proxim Wireless Corporation, a leading provider of complete outdoor wireless backhaul systems, recently announced that the City of Pittsboro Police Department located in Pittsboro, Indiana, has deployed a Civic Surveillance system, using the Proxim Wireless Tsunami® MP-8100 series radios and antennas and Avigilon’s innovative high-definition surveillanc...

HID Global’s technology enables improved data collection reporting and tracking HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that its industry and logistics radio frequency identification (RFID) tag solution combined with HID Global readers have been chosen by the AMCS Group, a world leading supplier of software solutions to the waste and recycling industry to help customers optimise their waste management processes, reducing costs...

Cassidian will provide the TETRA system with a complete set of equipment, including base stations Cassidian, an EADS company, has won a bid to deliver its digital TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) communication system for the first tram network (Hunnan Xinqu) in Shenyang, the provincial capital of Liaoning, in China. This is the first contract that Cassidian has won on the Chinese tram market. This marks the start of Shenyang’s wide-ranging tram project, under which the...

The DMR solution provides clearer voice communication along with longer communication distance Dhaka police of Bangladesh has completed the initial phase of upgrading the analogue communications system to digital one by adopting Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) solution provided by Hytera. It is part of Bangladesh Police’s effort to bring all the police stations across the country into the network to ensure safe and efficient communication among them. With the DMR system, the...

SALTO’s XS4 smart locks in brass finish with the latest RFID technology have been installed at the hotel The Lucan Spa Hotel, a long established family hotel and now one of Ireland's premier wedding and conference venues, has just upgraded its guest security arrangements with a tailored electronic access control solution from SALTO Systems. Hotels probably have one of the toughest security tasks of all. On the one hand they have registered guests staying with them but t...

SALTO's SALLIS solution was selected for its functional reliability and flexibility The University of Nottingham, ranked within the top 1 percent of the Universities worldwide, has chosen the SALTO SALLIS access control solution to provide wireless online locking using their existing personalised RFID cards. The University of Nottingham is a leading higher education Institution where the 8,000 staff and 42,000 students have access to world class teaching, learning a...

Access 8 CD 5 2.0 AES readers are a part of Idesco's popular eco20 family and consumes 60% less energy Idesco’s Access 8 CD 5 2.0 AES readers have already been deployed in a number of highly secure customer installations.  Reader-host data flow in these sites is cloaked beneath 128-bit AES ciphers which is virtually impossible to crack. Further, as a member of Idesco’s popular eco20 family, it consumes 60 % less energy than similar readers on the market. ...

 MOBOTIX provides advanced MOBOTIX CCTV technology to Oxford UniversityMobotix AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has released details of a project at a new state of the art, multi million pound data centre built by Oxford University that is benefiting from advanced MOBOTIX CCTV technology to improve operational procedures.Oxford University is one of the worlds leading academic and research communities and at its heart is a complex an...

Amongst the key feature of this Control Room are the Cassidian new generation radio consolesThe new Yas Island Event Management Room delivered by Cassidian to the Abu Dhabi Security Committee was successfully operated to ensure the security of all events and concerts around the 2011Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race. The Yas Island Event Management Room is a major command and control centre designed to monitor and manage events in the Emirate like the Formula 1 Etihad Grand Prix...

 Cardea's passive RFID technology demanded by far the lowest energyElectric RaceAbout (E-RA), an electric sportscar jointly developed by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Lahti University of Applied Sciences and Lappeenranta University of Technology, has also driven some surprising recent accolades for Idesco's Cardea Reader.  E-RA, a full-featured, albeit electric, sportscar boasting emission-free low energy consumption, garnered second place in the International 2010 Progres...

  The Swedish Lifeboat Institute will use Sepura's STP800 hand-portable radios and 120 SRG3900 mobile radios The Swedish Lifeboat Institute (Sjöräddningssällskapet) has decided to join the nationwide RAKEL TETRA network and will be utilising a range of Sepura terminals to help safeguard the seas around the Swedish coast.  The deal was achieved by Swedish Radio Supply AB (SRSAB), Sepura's long-standing partner in Sweden.  Sjöräddningss&au...

 Omni Mount Washington Resort has chosen to upgrade to the latest XS4 solution from SALTO Systems The historic Omni Mount Washington Resort, New England's premier all-season resort, has chosen to upgrade to the latest XS4 solution from SALTO Systems. Located in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, at the base of the 6,288-foot Mount Washington and surrounded by nearly 800,000 acres of White Mountain National Forest, the resort is home to the Omni Mount Washington Hotel and the Omni Bretton Arms In...

 Finnish Government Shared Services Centre is now secure with the access touch systems provided by IDESCO The Finnish Government Shared Services Centre for Finance and HR (Palkeet) recently introduced a new, integrated time & attendance system across their branch of offices. The Timecon 22 system, supplied by system provider Niscayah, utilises Idesco's Access Touch touch screen terminal for both time & attendance and access control. Palkeet are also now using the wide range of oth...

 SALTO supplied its Aelement RFID designer locks for the movie 'Gambit' starring Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz Supplying products for television and film is getting to be second nature for SALTO, the Spanish based manufacturer of stand alone wire free and wireless access control systems. Having previously been involved with programmes such as ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl' and ‘The Gadget Show' SALTO will soon be appearing in its first Hollywood film "Gambit" which is...

  Isle of Wight festival got the security cover for its guests frm ID & C Ltd.Security wristband specialists, ID&C helped provide Isle of Wight Festival VIP guests with the UK's first ever prepaid contactless payment wristband. The project, led by MasterCard saw festival goers in the VIP arena put the PayPass  prepaid wristbands to the test, unanimously rating them as a must-have for future live events.Research conducted by MasterCard amongst those using the ID&a...

 HID's SmartID and EDGEPlus E400 IP-based access controllers have been installed at 290 dental colleges across IndiaHID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that the company's network access control and biometric reader solutions have been selected by the Dental Council of India (DCI) to streamline their time and attendance management system. The new, centralised identification system with biometrics also increased overall security by eliminatin...

 Nursing students rely on the Unitec network to connect to a secure web-based central server and upload details Unitec New Zealand is a major tertiary education provider that offers postgraduate and degree level study, as well as vocational education and training to more than 50,000 students. Unitec has around 55 full time IT staff members that manage a network of approximately 4,000 connected nodes, seventy five percent of which are workstations. There are also approximately 300 to 40...

 Sepura radios will help rescue teams in locating people in flooded waters and debris after the tsunami havoc in JapanSepura supplies digital communications in the aftermath of the earthquake and consequent tsunami which have brought devastation to the north-east of Japan on Friday 11th March. Sepura has delivered 50 hand-held radios and ancillary equipment to the UK International Search and Rescue Team (UK-ISAR) in support of the co-ordination of search and rescue activities. The radi...