Surveillance & Security News for August 2010

Mayflex produced a fantastic sales result for security products in 2009Mayflex, the cabling infrastructure, networking and physical security solutions distributor, is very pleased to have been awarded "Outstanding Sales Performance" for 2009 at the UTC Fire & Security (UTCFS) awards in mid-June.UTCFS was proud to award Mayflex with such a prestigious award as a reward for their sales performance. Mayflex produced a fantastic sales result for 2009 making them UTCFS's number one busi...

Mayflex is the cabling infrastructure, networking and physical security solutions distributorMayflex, the cabling infrastructure, networking and physical security solutions distributor, is delighted to announce it has secured a major win to install CommScope's Uniprise® copper cabling solution in three schools in Aberdeen.Uniprise cabling was selected as the Aberdeen schools required a future proof and reliable network infrastructure platform. It is vital that the educational environment has...

The show hosts, Suzi Perry and Ortis Deley, will introduce the advanced XS4 hotel lock from SALTOThe Gadget Show, Five TV's top rated technology programme, is to include an access control solution from SALTO Systems in a ‘Gadget Hotel' feature on the show.Broadcast on Five, The Gadget Show is the UK's favourite technology show and each week the team - Jason Bradbury, Suzi Perry, Jon Bentley and Ortis Deley - previews and reviews the latest gadgets and technology, gives definitive advice on...

Milestone Systems, the open platform company within IP video management software, is being used by Fraport AG to improve both security and operational excellence at Varna and Burgas Airports in Bulgaria.  RAD Group has installed Milestone XProtect™ Enterprise software, operating several hundred Axis network cameras in both airports, with IBM servers and Cisco network infrastructure.  At the end of 2006 the German-Bulgarian consortium of the airport operator Fraport AG and t...

MissionWith the International Ship & Port Security (ISPS) code coming into effect, the port authorities of the Vizag Seaport terminal recognized the need to step up security and keep a vigilant eye on the waters and nearby ships.Additionally, with the implementation of International Ship & Port Security (ISPS) code, the port required an advanced surveillance mechanism to help secure the perimeter, water fronts and entry and exit points of the port. Overall, increasing operational alertne...

Siemens Building Technologies Division has created a section of its website devoted to integrated airport solutions, including interactive features to enhance the visitor experience, including the first 3D ‘augmented reality' feature to be created by Siemens.The pages devoted to Siemens' airport offering focus on security, comfort and passenger safety, demonstrating the way in which an integrated approach can both deter threats and reliably deal with incidents should they occur.It shows ho...

One of the world's leading aviation services companies is using electronic access control from SALTO Systems to protect and secure its cargo trucking and office facilities at Manchester, Heathrow, Edinburgh and Stansted airports. Servisair Cargo operates at 31 locations worldwide, including 20 throughout the UK and Ireland, and handles 1 million tonnes of cargo per year on behalf of 600 customers. With business growing in the UK, the company wanted to improve the safety and security o...

Milwaukee County's General Mitchell Airport (GMIA) recently selected Johnson Controls Inc, of Milwaukee, WI, to supply, program, and commission a fibre optic infrastructure within the airport campus. This is the largest phase of the multi-phased fibre optic conversion from multimode to single-mode fibre. OT Systems worked with Johnson Controls to supply the fibre optic products that maximize the airport's return on investment by minimizing the number of fibres used, savi...