Case studies

A brief look at high security ID card printing.Forgery and counterfeiting are very much a reality in most industries today.  People often want access to something they are not entitled to, whether it is out of curiosity or rooted in more sinister gain.  In order to combat fraud and ensure unauthorized personnel do not gain access to restricted areas, many companies use ID card systems to great effect.  Detailing the holder's name, photograph, signature or colour coding cards to sh...

COE Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, and Agent Video Intelligence™ Inc., the global leader in enterprise-grade video analytics, today announce that COE has integrated Agent Vi’s patented video analysis range into COE’s X-NET MPEG-4/MJPEG codec platform.  This will enable COE to offer its customers the option of additional video intelligence across its core products. COE believes that this application will be particular...

With stadium security high on the UK agenda, when Reebok Stadium Directors decided they needed improved security to protect access to the stadium they called in Lancashire based specialist manufacturer, BSB Electronics.  This state of the art £45m 28,000 all-seater stadium needed a flexible low cost system upon which they could rely and BSB came up with the ideal solution to the Reebok stadium requirements with their Progeny system. BSB asked Bolton based specialist installers Spectra...

"The new ‘trigger and action' functionality within Net2, the networked access control system from Paxton Access, can directly reduce firms' energy bills", claims Paxton Access Sales and Marketing Director, Adam Stroud.  "Clearly this offers environmental benefits to users too, and helps demonstrate a firm's commitment to wider_ community and corporate responsibility goals."With the continuing rise in the cost of energy and growing political and commerci...

Placement Pros reduces worry with new ID Card Print Security SuitePlacement Pros is paid to worry about the security of its clients.  It can't afford to worry about its own.  That is why it invested in equipment and software to protect the issuance of the ID cards it produces for its security agents.Placement Pros is a member of the Vedior Group of companies that recruits and places professionals, including security agents, at companies throughout the country.  "Our clien...

Company's smart video solutions help secure over 6 million annual visitors NICE Systems, the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract Insight from Interactions™ to drive performance, today announced that it has received a follow-on order for its smart video solutions to help secure the Eiffel Tower.With real-time, distributed digital video security solutions and advanced video analytics, NICE helps streamline security operations and protect the Eiffel Towe...

North Liverpool Community Justice Centre has invested in Urmet Domus equipment to control access to its site.A pioneering new criminal justice centre in Liverpool has invested in the latest access control technology from world leading door entry supplier Urmet Domus to ensure the secure running of the centre.North Liverpool Community Justice Centre (CJC), which opened last October, focuses on ensuing offenders make amends to the community for their crimes.  The centre, based on the successf...

As the security of buildings and equipment coupled with the safety of the people in their care becomes an increasingly important business priority for commercial organizations, Stanley Security Solutions has introduced a new range of high tech access control solutions that address all requirements.In most commercial environments there is a broad range of valuable equipment and resources that needs to be protected from unauthorized access or potential theft to safeguard against costly losses.&nbs...

IndigoVision's advanced IP Video system has been installed at Munich Airport as part of recent security enhancements.  Munich is one of Europe's fastest growing airports with nearly 30m passengers expected through its two terminals in 2006.In accordance with new EU regulations requiring that all airport employees undergo the same security checks as passengers when entering the secure airside area, Munich Airport undertook a security reconfiguration of its staff access poin...

High impact dome cameras from Rainbow have been installed at a flagship leisure venue in Cardiff.  Technology at the Liquid Nightclub allows managers to transmit aromas onto the dance floor and create computer graphics, which transform the building into a swimming pool or the Albert Hall.The site is using 60 of the dome cameras on dance floors and in bar areas.  These 1/3" cameras use a DSP image sensor and are available as colour or black and white models.  The monochrome un...

Flexible solution aids transition to new space and makes day-to-day management effortlessBrivo Systems, the leader in Web applications for access control and security systems, today announced that 3H Technology uses Brivo's ACS WebService to secure the premises of their rapidly growing company.  The Brivo® econtrol Online Access Control™ system secures external and internal doors and manages access for more than 250 employees, sub-lease tenants, vendors, and visitors.  3H has...

Just imagine medieval knights battling in the courtyard, Kings and Queens overseeing their subjects, jugglers performing, fire-eaters, sword fights and incredible food and drink; all that a renaissance festival should be.  The Louisiana Renaissance is not much different, offering an authentic medieval experience with Louisiana flair.  Held annually between November and December, the festival entices patrons with fine food, exciting activities, action-packed events and great shopping.&n...

Herries Preparatory School in Cookham Dean, Berkshire has utilised an AXIS 214 PTZ Network Camera from the global leader in network video, Axis Communications, to help its pupils further develop their renowned studies on the habitat of the stag beetle.Herries School teaches around a hundred children up to the age of 11.  In 2002, their science co-ordinator Anne Sweeney was looking for ways to bring to life the teaching of conservation for her Year Four pupils (aged 8-9).  Rather than s...

Optelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global provider of advanced Internet Protocol (IP)-video network solutions, today announced the Beijing Metro System has selected its technology for a video surveillance and communication system serving Line 1 and Line 2 of the Beijing Metro System.  Terms of the contract were not disclosed.Beijing's two oldest metro lines are being renovated ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games at a cost of 3.7 billion yuan (US$450 million).  The move is aimed at meeting...

Dubai deployment of GE CTX adds to growing number of advanced technology inline explosives screening systems protecting Middle East airports and air travellers.GE Security Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric Company today announced sale of CTX 9000 advanced technology explosives detection systems to Dubai Civil Aviation in a contract valued at more than $9 million.  The systems will be deployed at Dubai International Airport's terminal three later this year.  Recogn...

MDI, Inc., the leading manufacturer of Unified Technology™ solutions for the security industry today announced that an initial order for the ONE™ Unified Technology™ platform, together with the VIEWpoint™ Surveillance Management™ solution has been placed by a new MDI integration partner, specializing in government applications and based in South Carolina.  This order will be installed as part of a physical and electronic security upgrade initiative for a major...

Eagle Tower is a 15-story landmark office building nestled in England's Regency Spa town of Cheltenham.  Summer festivals, excellent shopping, dining, and the home to Cheltenham Racecourse, this historic spa town of 110,000 people attracts a wide variety of businesses to open their doors all year round.ESL (Cheltenham) Ltd promotes its prestigious Eagle Tower office space as flexible, attractive and secure.  Companies can rent the appropriate amount of office space required to run thei...

Identification Cards used to track tourists, control immigration to Galapagos Islands Zebra Technologies, a worldwide leader in card printing and bar code labelling solutions, recently announced that the government of Ecuador has purchased four Zebra P420i printers in order to control tourism and immigration to the Galapagos Islands via secure plastic identification cards.  The ID card printers are being used to print and encode contactless smart cards for all Galapagos residents, and...

In an interesting and unusual application, CCTV cameras supplied by SANYO are being used to monitor hospital patients in the intensive care and high dependency units at the newly expanded Royal Blackburn Hospital in East LancashireInstalled by Romers Electronics who have recently been acquired by TG Baker Ltd, the cameras allow nurses to keep a close watch on patients without having to leave their central staff base on each ward, freeing up their time for other important duties.As the exist...

Reliable and proven intruder detection technology from Optex Europe has been praised by a leading security installer for playing its part in winning a significant performance award from the Metropolitan Police for reducing false alarms.The installer, Banham Alarms, received a Gold Award in the Metropolitan Police Service's annual Alarm Performance Awards scheme for the lowest false alarm rate, and highlighted Optex' detectors as being a major contributory factor in their success. Alarms Director...

SSS Systems, a Manchester-based specialist installer, has found an innovative way of protecting a customer's residential premises from unacceptably high levels of false alarms by installing REDWAVE detectors from Optex Europe - thought to be the first time such devices have been used outside of the commercial arena.SSS chose REDWAVE because of its ability to distinguish between genuine alarms and alarms caused by small animals or moving trees - two of the biggest headaches facing installers,...

COE Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, announced today that it has completed a major upgrade of the Bradford City Centre CCTV system using COE's X-Net and Network Recording systems.COE worked with Bradford's CCTV management team over several months to design and implement an IP-based digital video transmission network and digital recording solution for the several hundred cameras used in Bradford and the surrounding areas.  The existing COE...

Advanced access for high security Hong Kong Immigration Department's headquarters Tyco Fire and Security recently announced that the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has chosen the CEM AC2000 (SE) (Standard Edition) access control system to secure its high security headquarters at the Immigration Tower, Wan Chai.  Thorn Security, Hong Kong was responsible for the entire system installation.With its mission to contribute to the security and p...

IndigoVision's IP Video technology is providing remote monitoring for Verbund Group hydroelectric power plants along the River Danube in Austria.  Verbund is the largest power generation company in Austria and derives over 90% of its generating capacity from renewable hydropower.  Previously all power plants and facilities were monitored by local analog CCTV systems with continuously manned control rooms.  Within 5-6 years Verbund plans to convert all 88 hydroelectric power pl...