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The project calls for Honeywell to provide its MAXPRO VMS to oversee the casinoHoneywell was selected to overhaul the video surveillance system at Casino Niagara, one of the top tourism attractions in Canada's famed Niagara Falls. The project includes retrofitting the existing surveillance network with IP video technology that will allow casino officials to use a single command and control centre to view and remotely manage the systems at both Casino Niagara and its nearby sister facility, Fall...
Megapixel cameras from Arecont Vision have helped bank applications Arecont Vision 2 and 3 megapixel cameras monitor teller transactions and keep watch on bank employees and customers in a proof-of-concept video surveillance system installed for Absa Group Limited, one of South Africa's largest financial services groups. Arecont Vision SurroundVideo 8 megapixel 180-degree and 360-degree panoramic cameras (AV8185 and AV8365) also watch over customer queues,...
The server from Pivot3 is set up with Milestone software to retain archived video imagesMilestone Systems' open platform IP video management software is the flexible basis for a customised solution in a new central prison in Switzerland, which has twice as many cameras as guards observing the life of those inside and outside the cells. Approaching the 6 meter high wall of the new prison in Lenzburg, Switzerland, it is already clear at the revolving steel door entrance that those inside are no...
With an annual passenger volume of 50 million, Frankfurt Airport is the largest airport in Germany. While the Rhine-Main region has profited enormously from this circumstance, the further expansion is already on the way. The safety of passengers, aircraft and of the airport personnel takes top priority in this context. Among other things, the thermal imaging cameras by FLIR Systems, provided by VIDEOR E. Hartig GmbH, ensure that no threat remains undetected. The camera systems installed by Germa...
HID Global, trusted worldwide leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that the company's e-government RFID reader technology is being deployed in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain to help create a more robust identity-checking infrastructure in Europe. The company will be deploying its technology through leading system integrators in two additional countries during the first half of calendar 2011. HID's reader modules offer one of the world's fastest solut...
More than 450 banks and credit unions worldwide currently use March Networks' Financial SolutionsMarch Networks®, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, recently announced it has received orders totaling more than $2 million from a financial institution ranked among the top 15 largest in North America. The orders extend the bank's current March Networks installation to more than 1,000 retail banking branches and include hybrid 4000 C Series NVRs and Visual Intelligence softwar...
Eurotech Safety Services will supply the fire systemNorthern Ireland's award winning Ulster Museum has been equipped with a new Apollo-based fire detection system as part of a £17.5 million refurbishment programme. Eurotec Safety Services, who have been representing Apollo for more than 20 years, won the contract for the supply and commissioning of the fire system.Ulster Museum is acknowledged as one of the UK's finest, having won the Art Fund Prize in 2010 for the museum within the...
Responsible for more than 75 million passengers a year and over 2,700 flights daily, this world-class airport is one of the busiest in the nation. A steady increase in the number of flights and passengers has local authorities focused on ensuring that high levels of security, crowd control, and decreased passenger wait times continue to be addressed.Operational overviewAirport facilities include several passenger terminals serving more than 30 airlines, cargo areas with warehouse and aircraft pa...
MyP and Estrom were the system integrators working on the upgrade BackgroundPlaza El Roble Mall is a shopping destination in Chillán, a city within the Biobío Region of Chile. Previously equipped with an analog surveillance system, the mall has recently experienced an upgrade with VIVOTEK. MyP and Estrom, the system integrators working on this case, boast that the project is one of the largest among the retail vertical market applications that have so far adopted IP surveilla...
About the Port Botany expansion project:The Sydney Ports Corporation is expanding its container port facilities at Port Botany to augment long-term trade growth. Involving the reclamation of 60 hectares of land, this is the largest port project to be undertaken in Australia in over three decades. The Sydney Ports Corporation mission is to add value to all aspects of Sydney's port operations by managing and developing port facilities and services to meet existing and future trade needs and delive...
Vivotek's IP8161 is a 2-Megapixel, full-HD box camera with a removable IR-cut filter for day & night functionSeverneftegazstro, a Russia-based system integrator, specializing in installation, repair and dismantling of oil and gas pipelines, was the key player behind the project. As the integrator performs duties mostly during wintertime, when summer comes around, the equipment is kept in a town near Demyankov Uvat, Tyumen, as heavy machines cannot be operated on swampy ground. Somewhat...
Vivotek has provided surveillance solutions to Plaza El Roble Mall in Chile Plaza El Roble Mall is a shopping destination in Chillan, a city within the Biobio Region of Chile. Previously equipped with an analog surveillance system, the mall has recently experienced an upgrade with VIVOTEK. M y P and Estrom, the system integrators working on this case, boast that the project is one of the largest among the retail vertical market applications that have so far adopted IP surveilla...
Zucchetti Axess recently implemented an employee time & attendance system for Airbus Spain using multifunctional LEGIC read & write terminals.Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer with operations in 80 countries, recently upgraded the employee time & attendance system at its Spanish factories in Madrid and Seville. Italy-based Zucchetti Axess linked up with its Spanish partner, SoftMachine, to implement a comprehensive and multifunctional LEGIC advant based system.Airbus...
The new Indian Formula One circuit hosted the inaugral Indian Formula One Grand PrixAMG announces that they have supplied their AMG5000 transmission solution for the new Indian Formula One circuit which hosted the inaugural Indian Formula One Grand Prix on October 30th, 2011. The prestigious project has seen India establish itself on the map of Formula One with an investment of around USD 215 million, thus creating a circuit of 5.14 km over an area of 875 acres. The initial seating capacity is...
Selstor's management level was impressed with QNAP's powerful and open network storage Background Swedish self-storage company Selstor® provides rental units to individuals and companies for a week or more. The storage units range from 1 to 30 square meters. Customers access their individually alarmed units with their own keys and codes, which are available seven days a week from 5:30 a.m. to midnight.ChallengeEach of the six storage sites is easily accessible and secured with video s...
Background Situated on the west coast, la Rochelle is one of the largest commercial ports in Europe. The port is one of the strategic sites covered by new government security regulations and in July 2004 the port authority started to plan new measures in order to ensure enhanced security of all port facilities. Challenge The size of the facility meant that the fiber solution initially envisaged would be very costly and deployment would take many months. The challenge involved covering and c...
Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions was selected by Denver International Airport (DIA) in Colorado to secure their 53 square-mile (137 square-kilometre) facility with Omnicast, Genetec's advanced IP video surveillance solution. Ranked the 10th busiest airport in the world in 2008 for passenger traffic by Airport Council International, DIA was looking to upgrade their outdated analog system to a newer and more ad...
Airport security managers would agree that while 100% security at their airports is not realistic, it is critical to close the gaps in the total security environment at their facility as much as possible.The following case study illustrates how a major US airport re-engineered perimeter security to avoid the issue of excessive false alarms while maintaining high levels of detection for intruders entering from the waterfront. This design will better integrate with existing fixed and Pan-Tilt-Zoom...
The world of security is fast-moving, nowhere more so than in the aviation industry where advances in security are being implemented within airports to combat those who seek to penetrate restricted areas to commit criminal or terrorist acts. Following a number of high-profile terrorist incidents involving aircraft and airports in recent years, aviation security has been significantly strengthened with the introduction of a range of measures designed to protect the traveling public. These include...
Wireless mesh network from FlidMesh will help Kings Norton Business Centre in establishing a better CCTV system Kings Norton Business Centre, the premier business center in south Birmingham, is located on a 60 acre site. It is wholly owned by SEGRO and meets the business space needs of a diverse range of companies. Looking to improve its services and facilities, SEGRO surveyed its customers at the Centre. Responses showed security and fear of crime as their biggest con...
Centenary Bank went beyond governmental CCTV regulations with Hikvision productsUganda has traditionally faced a major problem in the banking sector: combating identity theft and fraud. Specifically, ATM fraud involving stolen cards and checkbooks has proved particularly troublesome. In order to combat this, the Ugandan government ordered that all banks are required to install and maintain a CCTV system. While this step did improve the issue of ATM-related theft, much was left to the di...
The video surveillance system at the Posco-Malaysia steel factory will be installed by Sensorlink Sdn. Bhd. Their new, state-of-the-art system uses a combination of 1.3, 2 and 3 megapixel cameras, as well as 8 megapixel panoramic cameras, all provided by Arecont Vision. Arecont Vision's camera models feature advanced capabilities such as day/night viewing and use H.264 video compression technology to minimize system needs related to bandwidth and storage. The video surveilla...
The wireless system from FluidMesh will tend to increase security at Imperial Beach in San Diego, California Lifeguards at Imperial Beach in San Diego, California were facing failing analog telephone lines and escalating lease line charges on their critical tower telecommunications system. In addition, they were hard pressed to adequately monitor a 50-yard-long section of shoreline after a portable tower was removed from the area during an improvement project in 2009. That section of...
Fluidmesh wireless technology was used to extend the reach of the existing fiber backbone The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) retained Siemens Industry/Building Technology Division as part of a Design Team to install cameras on 18 bridges between New Jersey and Delaware as well as along a five mile stretch of I-78. (The DRJTBC is a bi-state organization that maintains seven toll bridges and 13 toll-supported bridges across a 200 mile stretch of the Pennsylvania/New Jer...
Arecont Vision's Megapixel Cameras form the core imaging component of the video surveillance system As the "Official Physical Security Solutions Provider," EMC Corp. led deployment of more than $1 million in security industry products to protect the games, including EMC's CLARiiON network storage, which provided about 300 terabytes of storage for video and other security data. Arecont Vision provided megapixel cameras, which were the core imaging component of the video survei...
The decision to opt for megapixel cameras was based on the need for better image quality When installing a video surveillance system, the company chose 3 megapixel and 8 megapixel 360-degree panoramic cameras from Arecont Vision. The cameras, installed by Sensorlink Sdn. Bhd., a local Kuala Lumpur solutions provider, incorporate H.264 (MPEG-4, Part 10) compression to minimize bandwidth and storage requirements while maintaining real-time high definition images. Megapixel came...
Urbanisation and a growing and aging population are social trends recognized as having a global impact. It is said that nearly two-thirds of the world's population will soon be living in major conurbations. This continuing shift will mean that airports will again increase in size and number in order to satisfy the booming demand for mobility. But higher passenger numbers, a multitude of cultural differences, growing numbers of flights with expanding volumes of baggage and cargo, all pose mountin...
Using the RDAS GPRS system with Optex detectors has proved to be far more reliable than previous solutionsA security company that previously relied upon traditional manned guarding services has discovered the benefits of electronic systems after using BoundaryGard external PIR detectors from Optex Europe, the leading detector business. LRSS, a Sheffield-based independent provider of security solutions, was contracted to supply perimeter sensors to protect 19 buildings on an outdoor constr...
The system makes it easier for staff to prevent unauthorized access to electrical substations HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that Beijing Metro has deployed an access control system consisting of the company's network access controllers and contactless readers to help ensure the safety of its passengers and staff. The centralized, web-based system delivers real-time monitoring with multi-layered access control...
Gallagher's Command Centre will be installed in Cambodia's first high-rise building Gallagher's business strategy in Asia has been enhanced with confirmation that its security solution will be installed in Cambodia's first high-rise building, Vattanac Capital Tower. At 183.8 metres high, the 39-storey building will be the tallest building in Phnom Penh and the city's most prestigious commercial address, ultimately providing a unique cultural presence. Designed to meet the needs of Cambod...
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