Security management - Case studies

Cobham installed transmitters on two race event chase boats and a helicopter, a receive and transmit ship Cobham, the RF transmission specialist company, has announced the successful deployment of its SOLO 4 Wireless Transmitter and PRORXB receive system for live television coverage of the Abu Dhabi Yacht Club’s Ghanada Dhow Sailing Championship on 7 June. Cobham, in conjunction with Dubai-based technology solution provider GloCom SNG, installed transmitters on two race...

Airbus will offer location intelligence services to reduce re-offending rates and public protection  Airbus Defence and Space has been contracted to provide a sophisticated mapping and monitoring service for the UK Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) new Electronic Monitoring programme, supporting the UK government’s objective to reduce re-offending rates and better protect the public by monitoring the movement of offenders released under licence. As part of a 3-year...

Mul-T-Lock specialist Keyhole Surgery suggested installation of Smartair at the apartments for benefit of residents and management Mul-T-Lock UK’s innovative Smartair access control system has been fitted to enhance security at the desirable Cleave Point Apartments, for the benefit of residents and management. Cleave Point in Barnstaple, constructed by the Newland Homes Builders and owned by Cleave Point Management Company Limited, offers an exclusive purpose-built deve...

Geutebruck's video security system is in operation 365 days a year, 24 hours a day If it has value, it will be stolen. This holds especially true for luxury and lifestyle products. For this reason, Geutebruck provides security solutions for Stadt-Parfümerie Pieper outlets, Germany's largest owner-operated perfume chain. Founded in 1931 as "Seifen Pieper", today the company offers a wide range of branded products. None of the big names are missing. The 130 perfumeries sel...

Allegion’s CISA eSIGNO contactless locks fulfilled the hotelier’s requirements while enhancing the guest experience Safety and security specialist Allegion (formerly known as Ingersoll Rand) has announced the completion of a project to provide an electronic access control system for B&B Hotels Italia - the Italian brand of the European hotel chain B&B Hotels Group, which has more than 300 hotels across the continent. Well-established in the low cost qualit...

Surveon CAM6351 was implemented to monitor the exterior areas of the warehouses and streets For any large stores, security is always one of the top concerns and IP surveillance is becoming the norm in the retail sector.  With Surveon’s end to end solutions, Coseimpa, a construction materials distributor in Venezuela, has easily upgraded to the advanced surveillance in their stores to provide a safe environment for people and goods and to have business practices and...

Skillweb’s SmartTask Security will be used across team of 80 guards Cole Security Services, a leading provider of security solutions throughout Bolton, Greater Manchester and the North West region, has adopted an advanced guard management solution from mobile computing specialist Skillweb. SmartTask Security will be used across a team of 80 guards in order to streamline communications and reporting processes, enabling the company to reduce costs and enhance the service p...

AdvanceGuard reference sites include: Ostrava in the Czech Republic, Valencia in Spain, and Bristol Airport in the UK Navtech Radar, is now the world leading supplier of radar based Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS) for airports. Having installed 16 AdvanceGuard solutions, and with a considerable number of airports currently under installation, Navtech Radar have the experience and industry knowledge needed to deliver radar PIDS which are compliant with the standards...

Alpro’s overhead transom closers are a means of hydraulically controlling the opening and closing of aluminium doors Transom door closers from Alpro Architectural Hardware have been installed at Le Bistrot Pierre on Caroline Street in Cardiff. The venue, which is in the heart of the city and near the Millennium Stadium, is the eleventh to open in a family of individually-themed restaurants serving award-winning provincial French food. The Alpro closers are used on doors...

The technology enables the NFL to accurately capture real-time player tracking statistics The National Football League (NFL) announced recently that it will install Zebra Technologies’ real-time location system (RTLS) for sports in 17 stadiums during the 2014 NFL season. This innovative technology will track players and officials, providing location based data known as “Next Gen Stats” to fans. Key Facts: Zebra's sports solution will be installed in the...

Over 500 units of Suprema’s BioEntry Plus were deployed onto Carrefour’s new access control and time & attendance system Suprema Inc., a leading global provider of technology in biometrics and security, recently announced it provided its fingerprint recognition terminal, BioEntry Plus, to Carrefour Supermarkets in Istanbul, Turkey, for a new system of access control and time & attendance. A total of 500 units were provided by Meyer Inc, a local partner of...

ActivID® Authentication Appliance and ActivID Soft Token identity assurance solutions have been deployed by Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank in Croatia HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that its ActivID® Authentication Appliance and ActivID Soft Token identity assurance solutions have been deployed by Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank in Croatia to provide their customers secure mobile and internet banking. Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank ranks in the t...

The IPervoice system installed at 375 Kensington High Street features a 2-door controller called the "PIO" Controller Urmet is pleased to have been involved in a prestigious, award-winning development by leading UK property developer, St. Edward, which is part of the Berkeley Group. The Evening Standard New Homes Awards 2014 “Best London Home” was awarded to 375 Kensington High Street, a project where Urmet supplied an IP video door-entry solution. Starting at nea...

ASSA ABLOY Security Doors supplied its steel doorsets to London Underground’s Bond Street Tube Station ASSA ABLOY Security Doors has designed, manufactured and installed a range of high performance security doors for multiple specification projects across London. From the installation of innovative fire doorsets in the Shard, to supplying the London Underground’s Bond Street Tube Station with its specialist steel doorsets, the company has proved its ability to spe...

Kharafi National chose AMG4700 transmission solution for Kuwait University’s integrated solution AMG Systems, the British manufacturer of CCTV transmission technology and sophisticated Megapixel cameras, and systems integration partner, Kharafi National, have co-operated on a project which secures Kuwait University (KU). With 16 Colleges including the Department of Architecture, a Faculty of Engineering and Petroleum, and the Design Department at the College for Women, t...

Allegion’s Schlage HandPunch hand readers were installed, utilising turnstiles from the original construction project Allegion has completed a project to provide a biometric access control system at one of Europe’s largest ever construction projects, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with the system installed verifying the credentials of over 10,000 workers during an 18-month build project. The project formed part of a £292 million construction scheme to transfo...

The access control solution features TDSi’s EXpert controllers, EXgarde Enterprise software platform and MIFARE® smart card readers With successful installations already in full operation on Shanghai Metro’s Line 6 and Line 9, security specialist Beijing STY turned again to access control specialist TDSi’s products, in partnership with its distribution partner in China, ZDX, to provide a fully integrated security solution for installation on Line 7. Shan...

Twin Combi 5800 cylinders wer installed to provide high security and resistance to any known method of picking ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions has supplied products to the Canal & River Trust, which takes care of 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales. The charity is responsible for maintaining canals and rivers that are often over 200 years old, as well as protecting the network of bridges, embankments, towpaths, aqueducts, docks and reservoirs. The British waterway...

AMAG’s Symmetry access control system will integrate with Genetec’s video management system Hudson Yards, the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States, has announced its selected AMAG Technology part of G4S the world’s leading security solutions provider to secure Hudson Yards in New York City.  10 Hudson Yards, the first office tower under construction will be secured by Symmetry™ Enterprise v7.0.1 Access Control...

HQ Bar upgraded from mechanical to Mul-T-Lock SMARTair across all rooms and facilities Mul-T-Lock’s innovative SMARTair™ electronic handle sets have proven such a popular security upgrade at The Mereside Hotel in Douglas that the system is now also being installed at the HQ Bar & Restaurant’s two other four star independent hotels, The Glen Mona and The Rosslyn. Mul-T-Lock SMARTair™ is a high performance, cost efficient wire free system designed to...

Cortech has provided greater visibility of data, enabling the University to limit risk and escalation through early intervention The University of Strathclyde approached Cortech Developments with the remit to maximise safety and security across the University’s extensive campus. They were specifically seeking a graphical user interface that could provide a scalable solution factoring in their requirements for phased implementation and future expansion. This was the star...

450 IP cameras now watch over the university campus The University of York has been using IndigoVision’s IP Video Security Solutions to help safeguard their students for several years now. The most notable challenge with this project was the sheer size of the area that required monitoring. The university campus is split across two sites, the largest of which, Heslington East, is 117 hectares. Both sites have open access, with students, teachers and visitors coming and g...

Provisioning the cards using HID Global’s ActivID CMS makes it easy to define and apply policies to manage data HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that it has teamed with Eid Passport®, Inc., a market leader in high-assurance identity management solutions and the largest commercial provider of vendor credentials at military facilities, to supply Eid Passport with its ActivID® Credential Management System (CMS) for...

Gloucestershire uses a Peplink appliance to manage the connection between two satellite receivers on KA and KU bands Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue have deployed Peplink routers and access points to integrate Satellite and Bonded 3G/4G cellular networks within a range of emergency response vehicles, trailers and portable units to ensure reliable network access during incident response. Covering an area of over 1000 square miles in South West England, the Service has 22 s...

Wagtail supply dogs, handlers and training for a variety of other roles including live body detection dogs Specialist Detection Dog Company, Wagtail UK, has supplied handlers and explosive detection dogs for security sweeps of the corporate chalet areas at this year’s Farnborough Air Show (FIA) from 14th to 20th July 2014. Wagtail has provided explosive detection dogs alternately at the Farnborough and Paris Air Show for the last 8 years. Sadly in today’s era of r...

The ability to view and control cameras from any point onsite has allowed airport to reduce its number of control rooms Background When the Senior Executives at Birmingham Airport were laying out plans to increase passenger numbers and improve operational efficiency, it became clear that the existing system and infrastructure would be unable to meet these demands. With six separate control rooms spread across the airport already, further growth would make it difficult to co-...