Surveillance & Security News for May 2012

Surveon's EMR Series features Milestone Systems' XProtect surveillance software Surveon, the complete megapixel solutions provider and Milestone Solution Partner, recently announced it will showcase the full lineup of EMR Series -megapixel hardware RAID NVR solutions featuring Milestone Systems’ industry-leading XProtect surveillance software, at IFSEC 2012 in Birmingham, UK, from May 14 to 17. EMR Series offer 2, 5, 8-bay all-in-one desktop recorders and rack-mount NVRs...

MAXPRO Cloud is Honeywell’s hosted-video service that gives access to video surveillance anywhere Honeywell’s MAXPRO Cloud was named the top product in the Commercial and Monitoring Solutions category in the 2012 New Product Showcase Awards program, which is sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA). MAXPRO Cloud is Honeywell’s hosted-video service that gives organizations access to their video surveillance anywhere there is an Internet connection...

The Alpro installation includes electric strikes and transom closers Access control equipment from Alpro Architectural Hardware has been used at a premium residential development on the Dorset coast, the Hutton Apartments in Weymouth, which also feature a ‘time capsule’ left by primary schoolchildren. The Alpro installation includes electric strikes and transom closers. The strikes are Alpro’s ANSI-style models which can be used in metal or timber door appli...

Safety is at the forefront of hospitals across the nation. According to a landmark report 'To Err is Human' (2000) by The Institute of Medicine (IOM), between 44,000 and 98,000 patients die a year in the U.S. due to preventable medical errors including wrongful administration of medication. Beyond the cost of human life, these errors cost the healthcare industry as much as $29 million per year. This figure takes into account the expenses associated with additional care, loss of income and disabi...

Corps Security will now be promoting GJD's D-TECT detectors to its approved installation partners  Corps Security has announced a new strategic partnership with GJD Manufacturing, an industry leader in the design, manufacture and supply of security electronics and motion detectors. This agreement will allow Corps Security to promote GJD’s state-of-the-art D-TECT range of presence detectors to its growing number of approved installation partners. Based in Heywood, L...

The new page allows employers to find out more about the implications of the British Standard 8484 (BS8484) A new web page has been launched today to provide lone workers and their employers with a central point of information on health and safety, legal obligations, quality standards and advice on choosing a reputable supplier of lone worker devices. Launched by the Lone Worker Forum of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the page offers comprehensive, easy-to-...

Arecont Vision’s Vice President, APAC, will help expand usage of megapixel video cameras in a growing market Arecont Vision continues to grow and strengthen its presence in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region with the addition of two new field application engineers and the promotion of two managers to new positions and territories within the region. The changes follow the recent promotion of Arecont Vision’s Becky Zhou to Vice President, APAC and will help expand usage...

SALTO's battery operated XS4 electronic smart locks were installed in the bedrooms The multi award winning Kinlay Hostel in Galway, Ireland, has upgraded its security arrangements with a tailored electronic access control solution from SALTO. After extensive renovations the newly refurbished Kinlay Hostel, which is located in the heart of the city center, on the corner of Eyre Square, opened in January 2012 and almost immediately won the ‘Best Hostel in Ireland’ a...

One of Spain’s newest and ‘greenest’ hospitals, Sant Joan Reus has been jointly designed by the architects’ studios Corea & Moran and Pich-Aguilera, specialists in hospital architecture. The hospital, which has 460 beds, specializes in treatments such as oncology, bariatric surgery, plastic surgery and repair, vascular medicine and thoracic surgery.  The new hospital is integrated into the local environment not only from a landscaping point of view but has also...

A total of 86 pieces of  VIVOTEK FD8134 indoor cameras and 16 pieces of the FD8361 outdoor cameras were installed Background The Jones Bay Wharf marina, developed in the early twentieth century in Darling Harbour, offers spacious berths for commercially registered super-yachts. The wharf is located right by one of the busiest entertainment districts in Sydney, Australia, where convention centres, aquarium, museums and attractions are within close proximity. In particular...

 The QNAP VS-8040 supports local display as well as remote monitoring through mobile devices with VMobile app One of the earliest malls in Kyushu, Japan-Nakasu Syotengai, attracts tourists and locals alike with kimono stores, authentic Japanese cuisine and traditional dolls. Festive banners brighten the atmosphere, where shoppers can visit apparel stores, restaurants and a post office. The bustling mall once suffered a robbery, with no identifiable images of the suspects...

SANYO HD cameras are equipped with a Dual Codec to support both the latest H.264 and MJPEG compression SANYO full HD cameras are helping Grosvenor Casinos to improve customer service at ten of its casinos. The cameras, which were installed by ID Fire & Security, have the capability to capture full high definition (1920 x 1080) colour images of activity at the gaming tables and the crystal sharp images allow casino management to clearly establish if a player has a leg...

 Robinson's Brewery turned to Grosvenor Technology for a state-of-the-art IP Network solution When independent family brewer Robinsons could no longer get support or spare parts for their sitewide access control system, they turned to Grosvenor Technology for good old fashioned customer service and a state-of-the-art IP Network solution. Robinsons' Unicorn Brewery in Stockport takes its name from the Unicorn Inn which was bought by William Robinson in 1838. This stood on...