Surveillance & Security News for May 2013

The Need For Improved Access Control Since the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) of 2010, also known as the Kerry bill, was signed, on-board safety and security has been improved on cruise ships headed to or from American ports. Under the numerous specifications of the act were significant improvement requirements to crew member access and control procedures. The new requirements meant cruise lines needed to move fast to make upgrades, especially the lines with high demand and aro...

DualDome D14 and the Q24 Hemispheric camera drastically reduce the number of cameras required to monitor the hospital’s interior MOBOTIX Corp., an industry-leading provider of high resolution, network-based security solutions, recently announced the Vidant Beaufort Hospital deployed a comprehensive MOBOTIX surveillance system at its 142-bed non-profit hospital in North Carolina. The cameras were installed in multiple phases as a method of modernizing the heath care facil...

Virtua called on the services of CM3 Building Solutions of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania to design and install their new system, as well as local manufacturer’s representative, ASR Enterprises, Inc. to assist with equipment selection. After choosing ExacqVision NVRs, Virtua’s management team met with various megapixel camera suppliers to review their product lines and to see demos. After extensive testing and analysis, Arecont Vision megapixel cameras were selected for Virtua&rs...

SiPass integrated provides security for sites in multiple countries and time zones Having recently expanded its global operations by making a series of major acquisitions, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics found that diverse electronic security systems were being used at the various sites making up its organization. Since this made central management of the systems difficult and time consuming, it decided to standardize worldwide on a single system – SiPass integrated from...

The L-Series system was installed by University Hospitals to manage keys for the fleet of over 40 vans, buses “Honestly, I can’t fault it.” Tony Oldham, Fleet Manager at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, stated when asked about the recently installed L-Series system. Tony, operating from a busy transport office utilizes Traka to help him manage keys for the fleet of 40 vans, minibuses and buses operated as part of Logistic Services. Tony said, &ldqu...

DVTEL provided an IP-based, open system solution to monitor and record over 300 cameras in multiple locations A multi-national banking group with over 950 branch offices worldwide is one of the largest financial institutes in all of Europe chose DVTEL’s Latitude NVMS for its surveillance solution. This institution needed to update the legacy video surveillance solution so video was easily located within minutes of an incident. It needed synchronized audio and video to b...

Over 14 key management cabinets are installed for controlling access to main building keys The University of Leicester, recently celebrating its 50th Anniversary, is steeped in tradition; from the medical pioneering of DNA through to its present involvement in UK space research. With more than 20,000 students studying worldwide, over 10,000 are at the main campus sites, along with 3,000 staff. The University comprises over 220 buildings, the oldest being the Fielding Johnson B...

TDSi products can be easily synchronised with existing security investments from many third parties The Healthcare market is an area of expertise for security solutions specialist TDSi. Not only does it require the most stringent security, the Healthcare sector often has strict budgets and involves caring for some of the most vulnerable people in society, so any solution needs to be highly reliable and easy to operate and manage. Specific areas such as hospital pharm...

DVTEL's Latitude NVMS platform was selected to provide IP network video surveillance for surveillance cameras Background Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi (su-wanna-poom) Airport formally opened in late September 2006 after many years of planning and construction. Thailand hopes the new $4 billion airport, designed to handle 45 million passengers and three million tons of cargo a year, will surpass rivals Singapore and Malaysia as the region's most important aviation hub. Its seve...

Smart, secure and innovative, XS4 provides a totally wire free networked electronic locking solution The brand new University Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Barcelona’s most up-to-date health care facility, has chosen SALTO Systems XS4 smart access control system to provide advanced security management. One of Spain’s newest and ‘greenest’ hospitals, Sant Joan Reus has been jointly designed by the architects' studios Corea & Moran and Pich-Aguilera, s...

The access management system ensured that the keys were monitored and returned on time As one of the UK’s leading rail companies, Southeastern covers over 1,000 miles of railway infrastructure and carries around 570,000 passengers every weekday in the south east of England. The company serves commuter belt Britain, with 1,400 daily train journeys into London, and as such is under constant pressure to ensure passengers are reaching their destinations on-time and in comfo...

The participants of this joint workshop will be installing and configuring their own video surveillance solution Arecont Vision, AxxonSoft and Tamron set up a workshop tour to showcase their solutions in 6 cities in 4 countries (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark). As a participant of this joint workshop, you will be installing and configuring your own video surveillance solution. With the vendors best technical support staff on your side, you will be setting up a video ma...

CommonWealth magazine’s 2012 Top 2000 survey focuses on the business performance over the past three years VIVOTEK is honored to have been named in the “2012 Top 2000 Survey” comprehensive business ranking in CommonWealth magazine, issue no. 522. VIVOTEK ranks 14th among the companies listed in “Taiwan’s Top 50 Performers”, which focuses on the business performance over the past three years of the companies listed in the “2012 Top 2000...

SALTO GEO cylinders, which can be used with almost any type of door, has been installed at the college SALTO Systems has seen its 1000th RFID lock installed into Jesus College, one of 31 individual colleges at the University of Cambridge. Established between 1496 and 1516 on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund, whose ruinous buildings were adapted to house it, Jesus College like other colleges at the University is an independent self...

All Bosch IP devices are ONVIF conformant and run one firmware, allowing partners to support products at same time Bosch Security Systems is moving to a whole new level of interoperability with the launch of its Integration Partner Program. The program provides partners with powerful development tools and dedicated resources to ensure support of Bosch video products within third-party solutions. A new web portal and solution advisor also helps integrators identify the compatib...

The seminar provides an overview of the key elements of modern CCTV systems MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has had its seminar: “A vision of future proof digital CCTV” approved by The Construction CPD Certification Service. The seminar provides an overview of the key elements of modern CCTV systems and covers topics including decentralized technologies, sustainability and UK Home Office guidelines...

NW Systems installed network surveillance based on Axis and MOBOTIX cameras and video analytics software NW Systems Group, the security solutions provider, has designed, configured and installed a highly sophisticated IP surveillance system for Tata Chemicals Europe (TCE) at its new head office at Northwich, Cheshire. TCE has extensive manufacturing operations in Cheshire, producing soda ash, salt, sodium bicarbonate, calcium chloride and Crex. NW Systems installed a modern n...

The 3 days cycle ride will start from Canterbury in the South of England, to Aachen in Western Germany Pyronix employees Gary Rogers, Andy Tuck, Laurence Kenny and Iain Hall, along with Tony Streams from Enterprise Security will be taking up the challenge to cycle from Canterbury in the South of England, to Aachen in Western Germany in just 3 days! The cycle ride, which marks the 21st anniversary of when Enterprise Security first started trading, is a 237 mile trip which will...

Safe City Test Bed includes development and live testing of innovative technologies and advanced analytics Cassidian, a worldwide leader in defense and security solutions, together with its local partner NCS, has been awarded the Safe City Test Bed by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Singapore Economic Development Board (SEDB). The test bed project, a research and development initiative, will be established and trialed in Singapore. It includes the development and live te...

AirLive will present its Face Recognition Detection IVS IPCam, Speed Dome and Fisheye IPCam AirLive, one of the most advanced international IP Surveillance Networking products and solutions provider has announced its participation at Computex 2013 (Taipei, Taiwan World Trade Center Hall 1, Booth: A0618). AirLive will showcase its latest Surveillance Networking Solutions, and innovative products: Face Recognition & Detection IVS IPCam, Speed Dome, FishEye IPCam, 5 and 3 Meg...

Furniture provided by Winsted complies fully with section 12 requiremets (fire safety legislation) Leading control room furniture manufacturer Winsted has provided custom-designed equipment for Network Rail’s ongoing major overhaul of Birmingham New St station, designed to address problems including significant passenger overcrowding. As the busiest station outside London it was last redeveloped in 1967. Now handling over 140,000 passengers daily – double the numbe...

Successful students are awarded an Edexcel accredited BTEC Level 5 Professional Award in Security Management The Security Institute, the UK’s largest membership body for security professionals, has reported phenomenal levels of interest in its pioneering Diploma in Security Management, proving that the image, perception and importance of the industry is at an all time high. A key part of its on-going commitment to raising professional standards, the Security Institute&r...

The product portfolio includes mission equipment for HALE systems and MALE systems such as HERON-1 system Cassidian will present unmanned aerial systems (UAS) of all sizes and for a diverse range of tasks at the DWT Unmanned Vehicles Forum, to be held at the Stadthalle Bonn/Bad Godesberg on 28 and 29 May 2013. "Already, the product offerings in the field of unmanned aerial systems can not only execute a broad spectrum of tasks in the military sector - civil use is conceivable...

The access control and CCTV system is being installed at the "Make Ready" Hubs around the region and Trust Headquarters G4S Technology, a leading provider of building security solutions, announces the installation of access control and CCTV at six more West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) NHS Foundation Trust sites across the region. The system is being installed at each of the 15 ‘Make Ready’ Hubs around the region and Trust Headquarters. WMAS covers a geograph...

The partenership offers cutting-edge solutions throughout UAE market Hikvision, the global leader of video surveillance products and solutions, is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Al Rams Group, the largest electronics trading company in the UAE. From now on, Al Rams Group will serve the strategic partner for Hikvision’s complete product range within this market. “Al Rams has proven to be an excellent partner for Hikvision. With their vast experience i...

The presentation focuses on streamlining the access control function in the university environment Drop by a joint presentation of Nedap and the University of Nottingham at HECSA on the 4th of June to find out more. Deployment of smart campus cards is an important topic in the educational business. Bringing together functionalities such as attendance recording and monitoring, cashless catering and campus access control has so many benefits that more and more HEIs and FEIs are...

Trucks are controlled and zoned into Press Shop, Body Shop, Trim and Final, Parts and Logistics, and Linde workshop Eight electronic key and intelligent access management systems were recently introduced to control over 200 fork trucks and other materials handling equipment used for the Just-In-Time transportation of product materials and components to the production line. We ask why – what was the rationale? And we question the benefits Jaguar Land Rover expect to get f...

Exacq Technologies is pleased to announce several significant performance improvements to the A and Z-Series exacqVision hybrid and IP camera servers.  Up to 180% Higher Storage Rates With the adoption of the latest Gen 3 Intel® Core processor family, the maximum video storage rate has increased in A and Z Series servers. Increases of up to 50%–180% are achieved in A-series servers. This enables storage of higher frame rates, larger image sizes or higher quality video, all at no...

Genesys2 can integrate multiple systems across multiple sites using just the single software platform ISM, in conjunction with systems integration partner, Active Intelligence, has been awarded the first phase of a nationwide contract that will help secure key national infrastructure in Nigeria, West Africa. The government project, which will secure a network of Data Centres, will initially be rolled out in capital city Abuja, Minna followed by Lagos. Keeping data safe and me...

Dallmeier will be taking its Panomera multifocal sensor system on the road from the end of May until mid-July After the great success of the roadshow last year the Panomera truck is back on tour in 2013! From the end of May until mid-July this year, Dallmeier will be taking its patented multifocal sensor system on the road, touring through Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, the Netherlands and Poland. Whether at airports, railway stations, stadiums, shopping...