Surveillance & Security News for August 2012

M3 Force Ltd distributes Bosch's intrusion and fire products in Sri Lanka Organised by the Ceylon Institute of Builders, this year’s Construction Expo – International Exhibition and Symposium was held at Colombo’s premier exhibition and conference centre; the Banadaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). This event is Sri Lanka’s largest construction exhibition, attracting key players in the construction and related industries, with over...

Bosch cameras provide surveillance footage at St. Pancras International station Bosch Security Systems is helping to ensure London stays safe and sound this summer as hundreds of thousands of additional people visit the city. Its security and communication systems are watching over key travel networks and providing information to passengers. On Eurostar services that run through to St Pancras International station in London, Bosch cameras are providing uninterrupted surveilla...

TKH Security's video surveillance system comprises 84 Siqura PTZ IP dome cameras Few would contest that to build a city, you need a lot of steel. So, it’s not surprising that Steel City is one of the primary suppliers of this precious metal to the blossoming metropolises of Latin America. Located in the southeast region of Brazil on the Paraíba do Sul River, Steel City is officially known as Volta Redonda. It is home to one of South America’s largest steel a...

At the reception desk one can see camera images of fixed and PTZ IP cameras Advanced video surveillance The FiftyTwoDegrees building, located in the south of the Netherlands, is growing into an inspiring environment for ICT. This ninety-meter high black office tower is seventeen stories and certainly eye-catching. It is partly open to public and requires varying levels of security, thereby necessitating a customised security system. TKH Security Solutions provided the soluti...

The interface is completely integrated with the parking management and access control systems Elkerliek Hospital staff want to offer the best care possible. They work with modern medical equipment and are constantly updating their knowledge; the buildings and premises conform to the current zeitgeist. In sum, Elkerliek does whatever it can to provide its patients with the most progressive treatment available. Centralised security An important aspect of ensuring quality and...

ADO Den Haag club cards include an RFID chip for contactless access Every year, thousands of spectators flock to sports matches hosted by the historical Dutch football club ADO Den Haag. With large and lively crowds gathering in the Kyocera Stadium, fit to hold 15,000 people, ADO Den Haag takes the security of its fans seriously. That’s why the club now has a high-tech and intelligent security system capable of verifying the identity of attendees as well as centralising...

Operators monitor camera images from Q-Park locations from 32 workstations at QCR Q-Park is an independent, international parking organisation with over 4,500 parking facilities throughout Europe. To increase efficiency and customer satisfaction, Q-Park decided to centralise the management of its parking services. Meeting customer needs Q-Park customers want to use parking facilities any time of day, making it necessary to offer 24/7 availability. By connecting internationa...

iProtect™ is modular, scalable, and easy to expand Modern port organisations Security and safety are the order of the day at port organisations today, especially after the implementation of the ISPS code. The EU Port Directive means that matters of security are now more important than ever. The MSC HT (about 50% MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) and 50% PSA/HNN (Port Singapore Authority / Hesse Noordnatie) in Antwerp have also undergone many changes with respect to...

eIQ’s support program includes configuration and fine-tuning of eIQnetworks security solutions eIQnetworks, Inc., the only global provider of a unified situational awareness solution, announced the company has certified its 200th engineer for its award-winning SecureVue unified situational awareness platform. Part of its commitment to customer success, the company offers a world-class customer training and certification program that effectively ensures customers quickly...

SSAIB presents security screening certification to consultancy External Quality Management Ltd. SSAIB, the UK’s leading Certification Body for organisations providing a variety of electronic security, manned guarding services, fire protection, intruder and other alarm systems, has awarded its first security screening certification – marking the start of a brand new scheme. SSAIB’s Accreditation and Certification Manager, Geoff Rendall, recently presented a c...

As National Account Manager for ASSA ABLOY, Bruce comes with years' experience as a Building Surveyor ASSA ABLOY UK’s Security Solutions division has appointed Bruce East to the role of National Account Manager.Responsible for developing sales of UNION hardware products and ASSA ABLOY door closers within the OEM channel, one of Bruce’s key tasks will be working with larger manufacturers to manage the 2013 CE marking changes to doorsets.Having trained and worked as...

Colani Panomera Truck is consistent with Dallmeier's Global Security Philosophy The Security Essen represents the starting signal for a quite extraordinary event for Dallmeier: a Panomera® Promotional European Tour with a show truck designed by Luigi Colani. The roadshow will take in 14 stops in five different European countries over a period of seven weeks. 460 HP and 36 tons rolling through EuropeFor the duration of Security Essen from 25th to 28th Septem...

The PureActiv system by PureTech Systems has been installed at two US Army bases PureTech Systems recently announced the completed installation of its PureActiv wide area video surveillance system at two United States Army bases, with a third near completion. The military bases, whose locations must remain undisclosed for security reasons, selected the PureActiv system for protection of its critical infrastructure and key assets and has deployed it sequentially across the...

QNAP Systems, Inc. announced recently that all models of its ultra-high performing TS-x79 and TS-x69 series Turbo NAS line-up are now officially certified VMware® Ready™ for ESXi 5, supporting vSphere 4 and vSphere 5; providing high performance, more flexibility in storage management, and easy site recovery. The new Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler™ (SDRS) technology that comes with VMware vSphere 5 can automatically balance the loading and capacity of the virtual mac...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies announced that government security professionals can now join their peers in the private sector and purchase a customised electronic locks solution to secure their facilities today while protecting their access control investment for years to come. The new Schlage FIPS 201-1 (Federal Information Processing Standards Publication) AD-Series features provides enhanced connectivity options to lower door opening costs. These options are available on both the AD-3...

QNAP Systems, Inc. announced recently the expansion of its latest business-ready Turbo NAS family, the TS-x69U-RP series, with 2 new rackmount units that really mean business. The expansion includes 4 and 8-drive models, delivering up to 32TB (using 4TB drives) of high-performance networked storage, redundant power supplies for enhanced reliability, and a wealth of business-ready applications for cross-platform file sharing, network-wide backup, server virtualisation storage, and much more. At...

TaylorLong & Associates will support SightLogix customers in the Northwest US region SightLogix, Inc., the leading supplier of video analytics and thermal camera systems for perimeter security, announces the appointment of TaylorLong & Associates, Inc. as its manufacturer’s representative for the Northwest US region.“The demand for critical infrastructure protection of large assets requires an organisation with systems expertise and customer focus,” s...

S2 Global is a flexible and expandable solution with practically unlimited scale S2 Security Corporation (S2), the leader in IP-based integrated physical security systems, today publicly launched S2 Global, a better way to manage distributed physical security systems. S2 Global is a flexible and expandable solution with practically unlimited scale. S2 Global enables users to knit together an entire ecosystem of security management systems (SMS) and video management systems (VM...

To guarantee justice and fairness, the names of experts will be published at MATELEC's opening ceremony On July 4th, 2012, the organiser of MATELEC EIBT China 2013 announced that the Jury Delegation of the “New Technology & New Product Selection and Presentation” was successfully launched. The Jury Delegation is consisted of over 20 well-known professionals coming from home and abroad in electrical and intelligent building industry. To guarantee justice a...

Irish CCTV specialist and Axis Gold Partner Multisys installed the solution for Mr Kelly The AXIS Q1604 network video camera and a Mirasys system have been praised by a leading Donegal businessman for helping to foil a kidnap plot and identifying the gang of masked men involved. A group of masked men were seen to congregate outside Mairtin Kelly's business premises in the town, and this was reported to the police by a member of the public. Mr Kelly was then informed of the inc...

Innovative Security Designs' Jaguar 1080P camera won the New Product of the Year award Innovative Security Designs, a company focused on the delivery of IP surveillance devices that enable ease of deployment and effortless system configuration, recently announced that its Jaguar 1080P camera was selected as the overall winner of the Security 2012 Exhibition’s New Product of the Year Award. The ISD megapixel surveillance camera was selected based on its innovation, origin...

The new website better represents the company's approach to digital media and strategic positioning LRG Marketing, a BtoB top 100 agency for the last six years, announces the launch of their new website. The new site includes a complete graphic redesign, a rebuild with entirely new structure and navigation and a better experience for the user. “Our new website better represents our approach to digital media and strategic positioning. It features a unique design that con...

SANTEC has extended its portfolio by a new speed dome. Model VDC-727-IR-WM is a fast, compact pan/tilt colour speed dome with a built-in motor zoom lens. The innovative characteristic of this speed dome is its integrated IR LED illuminator with a range of up to 100m. The IR illuminator has a specific optics which automatically adjusts to the selected zoom area of the camera. Hence the scene is perfectly illuminated. The built-in lens has a focal length of 3.5 to 94.5 mm. Image resolution is at 5...

Axis Communications introduces a unique, outdoor-ready cabinet, specially designed for Axis outdoor network cameras. The cabinet blends in together with the camera and can be installed on wall, pole or corner. The camera can be mounted on the door of the cabinet for a sleek design and easy installation. AXIS T98A-VE Surveillance Cabinet Series protects mains power and low-voltage units, such as power supply, media converter and fuse from tough weather and vandalism. "Up till now, installers hav...

UK MVNO Anvil Mobile has announced the availability of Option’s Cloudkey, the first complete solution for instant and secure, fully authenticated, mobile access over 3G networks. Cloudkey combines strong authentication and workflow to secure access to corporate network-based applications, data and services using 3G mobile broadband. While DSL broadband lines have a fixed IP address that can be logged into the corporate firewall to support a secure VPN connection, 3G mobile broadband typic...

SoleraTec LLC, a provider of innovative video lifecycle management and storage software, has released version 5.7 of the Phoenix RSM surveillance video management software solution. Designed to manage the long-term retention storage needs of a video surveillance installation, Phoenix RSM is uniquely positioned to manage various storage technologies to provide the most cost-effective, affordable, long-term video storage. With hardware integration partners such as Veracity’s COLDSTORE hard...

Surveon, the complete megapixel solutions provider, announced a new series of Full HD network cameras equipped with 2 megapixel Sony Exmor CMOS Sensors, providing high-sensitivity imaging quality with low noise for continuous clear recording through day and night. Sony’s Exmor CMOS Sensor adopts the "Column-Parallel A/D Conversion Technique" to create images containing more detail than ever before, enhancing the recorded image quality under low light environment. With the progressive Sony...

SANTEC now offers the iSMS software which enables you to control SanStore digital recorders by a MAC computer. Contrary to other MAC applications for digital recorders, the iSMS software allows you to use all functions of the SanStore recorder. This includes functions such as menu settings or making changes to it, PTZ control, search for video recordings, download of recordings and screenshots. The iSMS software extends the range of SanStore functionalities which can now also be controlled by a...

VIVOTEK is launching the FE8172/72V, its first 5-Megapixel fisheye camera, for both indoor and outdoor applications.   Equipped with 5-Megapixel CMOS sensor enabling viewing resolution of 1080p up to 30 fps and a 1.05 mm fisheye lens for 180° panoramic view or 360° surround view, VIVOTEK FE8172/72V camera is able to not only eliminate blind spots but also provide the greatest coverage with the finest details. “We are launching a series of 5-Megapixel solutions this year, sta...

The new HDVR video surveillance recorder from ABUS is the first one to support analog, IP and HD-SDI cameras all in one system. This allows the customer to benefit from all the advantages of the latest in video surveillance without having to commit to a certain type of technology. With the aid of a specially developed online configurator, the HDVR can be customised to your individual project requirements using one of more than 250 configurations available for selection, allowing set-up in just a...