Network / IP security - Case studies

Due to the high combustibility of wood and the presence of dust, along with the existence of volatile organic compounds present in varnishing, painting, and lacquering operations, the Australia-based kitchen manufacturer Imperial Kitchens faced a constantly high risk of fire. To eliminate that risk, Imperial Kitchens installed Hikvision's Thermal Bi-Spectrum HeatPro cameras, providing an early warning to help protect staff and increase facility safety. The challenge: To enhance fire detection...

3xLOGIC, Inc., a globally renowned provider of integrated, intelligent security solutions, has announced the successful installation of the 3xLOGIC VIGIL CLOUD solution for this growing company. Chariot Automotive Group sells new and pre-owned vehicles at five locations in north-central Indiana, USA, along with quality parts and exceptional customer service. A nearly perfect 5.0 rating on Google underscores the fact that Chariot Automotive Group prides itself on delivering a positive customer e...

Manufacturing accounts for more than half of the world’s total Gross World Product (GWP) at $40 trillion, but 20% of every dollar spent goes to waste, according to manufacturing optimization company Instrumental. This represents a problem worth $8 trillion, or 10% of the GWP. Founded in 2015 by former Apple engineers, Instrumental has developed an optimization and inspection platform combining cloud software, machine vision inspection, artificial intelligence (AI), and electronic test dat...

A forest fire (also known as wildfire) is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation, such as forest, grassland or prairie. It is often caused by human activities or natural phenomenon, like lightning. Nevertheless, according to a World Health Organization report, in 50% of wildfires recorded, the cause that triggered them is unknown. Mountainous regions, like Rizhao in Shandong Province of China, are vulnerable to forest fire. Recognized by the United Nations in 20...

Globally renowned sensor solutions specialist, HENSOLDT will bring its latest technology capabilities in Identification-Friend-or-Foe (IFF) into the upcoming IFF modernization program of the South Korean armed forces. HENSOLDT was awarded by the renowned South Korean defense company, LIG Nex1, two contracts worth approximately €10 million, to deliver 20 MSSR 2000 ID secondary radars, including test equipment and related services. Identification-Friend-or-Foe (IFF) systems The Identi...

Ariztía is a renowned food production company in Chile, with its headquarters located in Melipilla and more than 10 production plants. Its products have covered both domestic and international markets. Ariztía’s facilities were in urgent need of a security solution to prevent the theft of animals and raw materials on its farms and some plants. At the same time, it also needed a security system to supervise the production and operations in the plants, in order to improve effi...

Located in the extreme eastern part of India, the second-largest city of Nagaland boasts a resident population of almost 100,000 and spans 20 square kilometers. It is at an elevation of 1444 meters with majorly mountainous terrain. The city is constantly expanding, with more and more people migrating to this city for better work opportunities and standard of living. Moreover, it is a popular tourist destination of Nagaland with museums, cathedral churches, botanical gardens to name a few. There...

A Dicentis conference system from Bosch played a key role to ensure a structured meeting and making the EU Western Balkans summit a successful event. Two Dicentis multimedia devices, 40 Dicentis discussion devices, and 18 interpreter desks from Bosch were deployed at the summit, along with six Avonic CM73 and two CM20 cameras for split view plus other peripheral equipment. EU Western Balkans summit The in-person summit was held in October 2021 in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia. The leade...

A new golf club in Mexico needed to deploy an IP surveillance system. When the golf club was designed and built, the developers did not consider the need for a surveillance installation when designing the underground pipes for wiring. The reseller partner, BETA Security, called in NVT Phybridge to help find a solution to the customer’s digital transformation barriers. After assessing the customer’s environment, Sergio Nava, Operations Director at BETA Security, recommended the FLEX...

Marie-Vincent foundation is a Montréal-based nonprofit organization committed to supporting children, adolescents, and families by providing specialized counseling and intervention. With a large number of families, social workers, and law enforcement officers entering their inpatient treatment center, Marie-Vincent needs to monitor their premises to establish a secure environment for everyone – especially the patients who have suffered trauma and need to feel safe and cared for. Th...

When Hall & Kay Security was asked by the London Borough of Hackney to provide a state-of-the-art access control system, they turned to Third Millennium for card readers. A networked system covering council offices, care centers, libraries, youth hubs, and the town hall, to name just a few of the 42 council-run facilities, are all fitted with the highly secure RX280 reader, with the Third Millennium Secure Envelope technology. Advanced access and visitor management system With over 640 re...

Thousands of businesses and individuals in the Lazio region of Italy log on to Meteo Regione Lazio online and on social networks daily, for a real-time view of local weather conditions. To give them crystal-clear, full-color, HD video images of the weather, even at night, the company has deployed the latest generation of Hikvision DarkFighter cameras across its network of 373 weather stations. Real-time visibility of fast-changing weather conditions Individuals, companies, and entire industri...

Part of the tranquility that comes with holiday parks is the stunning, natural surroundings, attractive on-site accommodation, and plentiful resources. To maintain this, parks must rely on robust security and safety systems, which play a huge role in safeguarding beauty spots from harm, protecting people and property. Tom Ambler, Leisure Sales Manager at wireless solution experts, Ramtech, discusses a decade worth of site security at Scampston Park Lodges, and how holiday park owners can utiliz...

"In the past, blast furnace inspections were completely manual. Workers needed to use a temperature gun to detect the surface temperature of the furnace, spending a lot of time. Moreover, there were many safety hazards such as gas poisoning and fall injuries.” “So we have to figure out effective solutions to protect employee health and safety in this dangerous process," said Yin Fengwei, a native of Anshan and the general manager of the Anshan branch of Yutai Security. Steelmaking...

G4S manages the toll station operation of the Storebælt Link in Denmark, also known as the Great Belt Bridge in English, ensuring the smooth and efficient movement of up to 56,000 vehicles a day. Storebælt Link The Storebælt Link in Denmark straddles the Storebælt strait - or Great Belt in English - a stretch of water which divides Denmark into two. Danes are extremely proud of their bridges, which are some of the greatest civil engineering wonders of the modern world....

CloudSense, provider of the market’s most powerful Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) platform has been chosen to underpin a strategic sales and order management transformation program at Fusion Connect, a managed service provider of cloud communications and secure network solutions.  The program supports Fusion Connect’s sale of next-generation services to mid and enterprise markets and further enhances the company’s ability to deliver on the promise of its service guara...

Calipsa announced Canada’s Obsidian Energy is using its market-pioneering, deep-learning Calipsa Pro Analytics video platform to reduce false alarms by 95% while providing other benefits to elevate overall security and operational intelligence. Obsidian Energy is a publicly-traded oil and gas company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Obsidian, with almost 250 employees and contractors, is an intermediate-sized company producing around 25,000 barrels of oil daily. The company provides cri...

In the town of Mistelbach, close to Austria’s borders with Czechia and Slovakia, a voluntary fire service has been in operation for 140 years. In that time, they have not only fought the dangers posed by fire, but also provided first aid in special operations, such as vehicle recovery and rescues. Disaster assistance service A disaster assistance service is also in place, in order to provide regional aid in the event of a disaster and to support, or relieve fire brigades on major assignm...

As Pfizer, one of the pioneer COVID-19 vaccine producers opens its new Global Center for Digital Innovation in Greece, their expert G4S security team is ready to ensure the safety of hundreds of high-level scientists on site. G4S’s strong relationship with the pharmaceutical company Pfizer - best known for producing a COVID-19 vaccine - has continued, with G4S now delivering an integrated security solution at Pfizer’s new Global Center for Digital Innovation in Thessaloniki, Greece....

Vimpex’s innovative new ClamBell fire alarm bell has been chosen by a global supplier of Modular and Skid-mounted solutions to be fitted to the outside of the company’s modular to sound a loud, audible warning in case of fire. Central Engineering manufactures a range of Electrical, Mechanical, Process, and Communications Modules, each uniquely designed to securely house equipment and plant for the data center, oil & gas, utility, mining, and marine markets. Modules are installed...

Silverstein Properties, a renowned real estate development, investment, and management firm, has introduced contactless access to its 7 World Trade Center office building, located in New York City, USA, through an employee badge in Apple Wallet. Silverstein Properties’ employee badges in Apple Wallet allow users to easily access its office buildings, tenant floors, fitness centers, and amenity spaces, using their iPhone or Apple Watch. Starting at their 7 World Trade Center office space,...

Patriot One Technologies (Patriot One/the Company) have announced that The U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has selected the Company’s Multi-Sensor Gateway patron screening solution for use at its headquarters building, located in Washington, D.C., to secure employee entrances and gateways. Multi-Sensor Gateway solution This next-generation patron screening solution will play an important role in improving employee safety, while providing them with a more convenient experience,...

ProdataKey (PDK), the manufacturer of the access-control platform built for mobile, is combining efforts with Altronix, the recognized pioneer in power and data transmission products for the professional security industry. Both organizations announce that their solution has been deployed to secure Fairbourne Office Tower, the newest premium commercial building in West Valley City, Utah. Summit Technology, an IT solutions provider headquartered in Salt Lake City, installed the building-wide solu...

Digital Barriers, a UK-based provider of IoT surveillance and security technologies, has announced that it is one of the technology providers used by the award-winning Channel 4 hit series ‘Hunted’, to give the hunters access to the latest cutting edge techniques. The show includes both a civilian and celebrity series, where contestants try and evade capture from a team of expert hunters, usually former police, intelligence officers or armed forces. Live-streaming body worn cameras...

Hinduja hospital is an ultramodern, multi-specialty tertiary care hospital with a Medical Research Centre (MRC) in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, USA. The hospital has an inpatient capacity of 342 beds, inclusive of 53 critical care beds in different specialties. As a tertiary care hospital, the services offered are comprehensive, covering investigation and diagnosis to therapy, surgery, and post-operative care. The inpatient services are complemented with a day...

Exabeam, the pioneer in Next-gen SIEM and XDR announced that it has been chosen by Deloitte to help operationalize Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) by Deloitte in an expansion of the existing Exabeam-Deloitte alliance.  MXDR by Deloitte is a suite of managed security services and solutions for cyber threat detection and response that aims to help organizations address growing threat complexity, simplify cybersecurity total cost of ownership, and achieve meaningful and measura...

Becorp is a disruptive force in Barcelona’s domestic rental market. At a growing portfolio of multi-home complexes, they offer contemporary apartments with inclusive on-site resident services, such as concierge, swimming pool, gym and co-working. Having used mechanical lock-and-key security in past projects, Becorp are aware of its drawbacks, in both cost and management time. For a planned new build-to-rent development in the city, they sought a modern electronic alternative. A keyless so...

Workspace Group PLC is the provider of commercial business premises within central London and is ideal for businesses looking to make their mark in London. Like other commercial property owners, Workspace has been a victim of crime and anti-social activity during out-of-hours periods. By having a robust and reliable dedicated security monitoring service, the experts at Chubb’s Monitoring Centre, have supported a significant reduction in such offenses. Proactive LCD video wall The dedica...

Art&Co., the world’s renowned online art auction for COVID-19 relief that connected art, finance and support groups, brings continued relief to COVID-19 victims a year on, via blockchain technology provided by LuxTag. LuxTag's blockchain solution Records of funds raised and dispensed to seven charities and various artists were documented using LuxTag's blockchain solution, providing a perpetual audit trail. The receiving charities providing healthcare, food, medicines and guidance to...