Case studies

IndigoVision's complete IP Video solution is providing the innovative technology behind the new $1.3m City of Santa Monica Public Security Video System.  Installed by Federal Network Services, the 123-camera system is fully integrated with the City's existing security network.  The advanced CCTV system helps local officials detect and investigate suspicious activity, including potential acts of terrorism, around the Pier and Third Street Promenade - Santa Monica's popular l...

Vari-focal dome cameras from Rainbow have been installed at an Asda store in Dagenham, north-east London, as part of a pilot programme.The lenses have a focal length of 3.3-12mm.  This is an unusual range for a dome camera unit and the versatility allows installers to adjust the field of view in order to accommodate end-users who may have varying ceiling heights within the same property.  The unit frees installers from the constraints imposed by fixed lens domes.The Rainbow cameras are...

An innovative security solution including live video monitoring and public address technology is being trialled by the Co-operative Group to protect its staff and cut down on shoplifting.Two sites, in Goring-on-Sea, Worthing, and Scala, Bath, are taking part in the trial using Vision Systems ADPRO FastTrace Multi-Site Video Security System - a secure, cost-effective and reliable remote off-site video transmission and verification technology that enables rapid access to live events and insta...

Welsh Assembly opts for performance based and design led fire detection and voice alarm solution from Vision SystemsVision Systems is pleased to announce a successful collaboration with leading security and fire protection services provider Chubb who has specified an advanced integrated fire solution for the Welsh Assembly's new Headquarters in Cardiff.The £50 million Assembly Building, designed by Lord Richard Rogers expresses the status of the Assembly and symbolises Welsh democracy...

Highlighting the value of an enhanced product offering boasting a Millbank voice response systemVision Systems is pleased to announce another successful collaboration with leading security and fire protection services provider Chubb who specified integrated systems solution for both The National Waterfront Museum in Swansea and The Welsh Assembly Building in Cardiff.Underlining the success of Vision Systems recent acquisition of Voice Alarm specialist Millbank, the system designed by Chubb's Sco...

TK MAXX has chosen SANYO as the "one-stop-shop" for their CCTV requirements.  Working in conjunction with installer, ID Technology Group, SANYO has provided the complete solution in over 80 of TK MAXX's stores.TK MAXX is part of TJX Companies Inc, a $14 billion operation with over 1,800 stores across the US and Canada.  The first TK Maxx in the UK opened in Bristol in 1994 and there will soon be over 200 stores throughout the UK and Ireland.The secret of TK MAXX's suc...

Industry has always been, and always will be, susceptible to breaches in security.  The diverse nature of the sector - anything from utilities and telecoms providers through to construction and heavy-duty manufacturing will have an equally diverse set of risks and the potential for a similarly broad range of CCTV-based security solutions to address these risks. A Facilities Manager working within a Gas Utility, for example, may be concerned with intruders gaining access to highly explosive...

Only ADPRO FastTrace meets renowned BMW dealer needsAfter an extensive tender process, BMW Park Lane - one of the world's most prestigious car dealership groups - has selected Vision Systems'  ADPRO FastTrace as the security system to guard its high-profile London sites.The tender was won by security systems provider Intruder International plc, who proposed ADPRO FastTrace as part of a major integrated CCTV, access control and intruder detection programme across the car dealership's six sit...

The ClientBoxtone Crawley owns the BP Spar Crawley Avenue service station, in Crawley, Sussex.  Located on a dual carriageway, it serves the busy commercial area and local community.  In addition to a four-lane petrol filling station, the Crawley Avenue service station offers customers a wide range of convenience goods including hot food, alcohol, groceries, drinks, snacks and magazines.  The SituationLike many forecourts the Crawley Avenue service station suffers from crimes such...

A major upgrade to security and public information systems, provided by Siemens Business Technologies, is helping Exchange Quay in one of Salford's premier business districts to retain and enhance the enviable reputation which has allowed it to attract a host of blue-chip tenants.Originally built in 1989 using futuristic building designs and strategically located at the entrance to the Salford Quays business area, the 12-acre Exchange Quay site has, since its opening, made effective use of CCTV...

According to figures published by the Metropolitan Police last year (Crime in London schools 2000-2004), every week in the UK there are 2,100 arson attacks, 20 schools are damaged or destroyed by arson, two people die and 55 people are injured in fire-related incidents, and the (direct) cost of arson is put at somewhere around £40 million.  The Met Police figures also show the number of burglaries at schools at 7,500 for the period, and a further 7,300 reports of criminal damage. The...

Bewator Entro access control system was recently installed as part of Sweden's prominent Skarholmen Centre redevelopment. Leading access security specialist, Siemens Building Technologies Security Products, was commissioned by Swedish security installers, Skanska and Flexib El, to provide an integrated solution for security and access control to the construction site of this 60,000 m2, half a billion kronor (ca. 40 million pounds) Skarholmen redevelopment. This comprehensive redevelopm...

Two casinos, both called Paradise but although being located in different States, they are just 24 feet from each other.  Apart from sharing this unusual distinction and having the same name, the two casinos have other things in common.  Firstly, they are both owned by the Quechan Indian Tribe.  Secondly, both casinos will shortly be benefiting from the substantial investment that the Tribe has made in the very latest security technology to ensure that their guests can enjoy their...

First in a series of unified hospital security projects opens door to healthcare IT convergence engagements for premier security integrator MDI Security Systems, a division of MDI, Inc. and a leading manufacturer of unified security software, hardware and video solutions, today announced that they have partnered with Jenkins Security Solutions, a Walnut Creek, CA, based provider of integrated security services and converged security solutions to deploy the first in a series of security convergen...

Axis Communications, the market leading IP-Surveillance vendor, network cameras and video servers have been deployed at Data Electronics Group (DEG), a highly successful data centre provider serving large enterprises in Ireland. The products are designed to provide an additional layer of security on the data floors within DEG’s headquarters site at Kilcarbery Business Park (KBP) in Dublin. The new system consists of 60 AXIS 210 Network Cameras, 32 existing analog-based CCTV cameras feeding...

The challenge facing the traffic monitoring system around Adelaide in South Australia is typical of many analog CCTV systems worldwide – the cost to expand the system is prohibitive.  This is why they turned to IndigoVision’s IP Video technology to provide a migration path to a fully digital CCTV system.  South Australia’s Department of Transport had been looking to improve their traffic monitoring systems and recognized that IP Networked Video was the future for CCTV...

Stratford-on-Avon is no stranger to CCTV.  As a crime management tool and key component of the town’s Retail Radio Link network – designed to detect, track and resolve retail-related crime – surveillance has served the area well for many years.  Last year alone, 535 arrests were directly attributed to CCTV.  One of the latest modern day issues to visit the birthplace of Shakespeare, however, is mounting traffic congestion.  In consultation with ADT and Penta...

REDWAVE, the new external detector from Optex Europe that combines several technologies in a single unit to provide the optimum installation performance, is having a profound impact in reducing the number of false alarms for Tuffnells Parcels Express – the nationwide business-to-business delivery operation.Through its installer, Richards CCTV, Tuffnells has deployed REDWAVE technology to protect the perimeter at two of its largest distribution centres in Haydock and Northampton that have b...

Ben Gurion International Airport improves security and expedites travel with Recognition Systems HandKey® Ben Gurion International Airport increases security, expedites travel with Ingersoll Rand's Recognition Systems HandKey® "Tighter security expedites air travel, and more efficient operations help make our airport one of the world's best." - Israel Ben Haim, Managing Director, Ben Gurion International Airport Summary Ben Gurion International Airport improves s...

"Combining smart cards with biometric identification at the Port of Rotterdam has reduced cargo handling time significantly and increased security levels." - Helen Thomas, international sales manager, Recognition System Summary Europe's largest container port strengthens security and speeds cargo handling with biometric access control systems. Business Need The Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest container port and a major international industrial and transportation hub, shipped or pro...

NICE Systems, the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract Insight from Interactions™ to drive performance, today announced that it has been selected by Lockheed Martin to supply NICE Perform™ for use in Lockheed Martin's FS21 system used to provide flight services.  The multi-million dollar win is part of a project headed by Lockheed Martin, for which it was selected to manage and operate the FAA's Automated Flight Service Stations (AFS...

IndigoVision's integrated IP video solution is providing state-of-the-art CCTV surveillance for the new £5 million Automotive Centre of Excellence at Gateshead College.  The centre provides automotive, manufacturing and logistics training and includes a vehicle showroom, workshops and specialist welding facilities all fully supported with extensive IT.The college wanted a leading edge networked based solution to CCTV surveillance and chose IndigoVision over alternative IP based sy...

The SignHear signature verification system is the patented ground breaking technology developed by Sign Assured Ltd.  The SignHear system like no other uses the sound of your handwritten signature to verify your identity.  The traditional methods of comparing the images of signatures are both insecure and costly, though the acceptance by customers has kept it alive well past its sell-by date.  What SignHear bring to the market place is a system, which is low in cost, high in robus...

Zandar Technologies has successfully teamed up with security systems integrator, Guardian Security Services to upgrade the video system used to monitor a chemical facility in Ohio, USA.  Recognizing the need to scrutinize the site for potential threats, Guardian wanted to ensure that it could clearly monitor perimeters, parking lots, entry points, and busy internal areas to secure the site.  The result of this partnership is increased security for the chemical facility.Guardian Se...

First Security (Guards) Ltd - one of the leading companies within the manned guarding sector - has won a significant new contract to protect the Edmonton Green Shopping Centre in Enfield, North London, one of two Shopping Centres it protects for the property development company St. Modwen Properties Plc.The contract, managed by St. Modwen Developments (Edmonton) Ltd, is to provide a team of security personnel "to provide a safe and pleasant environment for both shoppers and retailers alike,...

Zandar Technologies, a leading innovator in the design and development of high quality multi-source display and management solutions, has upgraded its video surveillance and monitoring system for a Central Florida water utility.  Although the majority of the surveillance system was installed in 2003 by local experts SiteSecure, Inc., Zandar and SiteSecure teamed up again to update the system, providing full network access for the operators and a custom User Interface based on Zandar 's...

Axis Communications were selected as part of an innovative home digital television service Video servers from the global leader in network video Axis Communications were selected as part of an innovative home digital television service called Digital Bridge, which was officially launched in Shoreditch this week. Video streams gathered from analogue-based Pan Tilt Zoom dome cameras are being routed into Axis 241S Video Servers by leading Axis solution partner CNL (Compute...