Surveillance & Security News for January 2008

Samsung Techwin CCTV cameras have been installed in over 200 Komercni Banka branches throughout the Czech Republic.Komercni Banka is one of the largest banking organisations in the Czech Republic serving approximately 1.5 million customers via a nationwide branch network.  It was founded in 1990 following the division of the former State Bank of Czechoslovakia.The cameras have been supplied via ADI-Olympo, Czech's and Slovak's leading CCTV distributor.  Zdenek Kubiczek, Product and Sal...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies' widely used HandKey hand geometry readers have been installed throughout the Maghaberry Prison in Northern Ireland.Before installation, the prison had to rely on guards with keys at every access point to monitor pedestrian traffic.  This system was not only expensive but meant that prison guards could not be used elsewhere should they be needed.  The decision to install HandKey biometric technology has provided many benefits: the automated system i...

ACTi empower Nextan, a system integrator in Singapore, successfully enhanced the security system for NUS museum.  They installed a total of 50 channels in NUS museum. NUS museum was established in 1997, and was formerly called the National University of Singapore Museums.  Located in the University Cultural Centre in scenic Kent Ridge campus, it manages a growing number of collections housed under-one-roof.  The Ng Eng Teng Gallery, and the South & Southeast Asian Gallery...

Wednesday, 16 January, saw Vigilant Technology celebrate the official opening of its new UK Headquarters in Sunbury on Thames.Vigilant's Chairman, Sir Trevor Chinn together with Chief Executive Officer, Moshit Yaffe-Blushinsky and special guest, Rugby World Cup team member , performed the official ribbon cutting ceremony.Guests, who included consultants, system integrators, members of the press and end-users were welcomed by Sir Trevor who said, "Our highly successful UK team, under the lea...

North American Video's announcement of the Venezuelan correctional facilities prison contract award is testimony to the company's continued global expansion and expertise in a wide range of security applications.  The project, which is under the auspices of a United Nations program to improve correctional facilities in developing countries, initially involves 36 prisons in Venezuela with additional sites under review for similar system deployments."This Venezuelan prisons project reaff...

Optelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of advanced IP video solutions, announced recently that it is deploying its breakthrough S-44 video server, a recently introduced 4-channel video codec, as part of three major subway system projects now underway around the world.The largest installation is for the new rail line, 'Line 10,' of the Beijing Metro System (BMS) in China and will support the transport and recording of more than 1000 video signals.  This is the third major contrac...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - plans to use IIPSEC 2008 (29 - 31 January) to underline the industry-leading IP capabilities of its NetVu Connected CCTV solutions, by spotlighting innovations from real time and high definition recording to embedded video analytics.One of the most significant product launches at IIPSEC 2008 for Dedicated Micros is the new DV-IP HD video server which will be introduced as the centrepiece of a High Definition (HD) CCTV area on the DM stand.  This powerfu...

Videcon is delighted to announce the appointment of Telesales Manager, Pippa Taberner.  Pippa brings with her a wealth of sales experience and has a proven track record of success in managing people and operations.  Starting out in the industry as a telesales executive, Pippa quickly progressed to the position of Branch Manager then Operations Manager and most recently Internal Sales Manager for security manufacturer RISCO Group, where she worked for 16 years.Based at Videcon's head of...

Lancashire based access control manufacturers, BSB Electronics, now offer a lifetime guarantee and support on all their Progeny products with immediate effect.  The decision by Managing Director, Brett Burby, demonstrates BSB's confidence in the quality, functionality and reliability of their Progeny range. Announcing the decision, Mr Burby said, "Our Progeny range of access control products are extremely reliable, flexible and are of an excellent build quality.  Consequently we a...

At Chase Farms in Walkerville, Michigan, Milestone XProtect Enterprise IP video software from Milestone Systems is the powerful security platform chosen to manage over 100 surveillance cameras by this spring.  In the fall of 2007, over 60 Axis 223 M (2 megapixel) cameras from Axis Communications were already running at the full 1600 image size to deliver the exceptional clarity of true megapixel images. Chase Farms is leading the way in new technology for processing vegetables and frui...

Miami Miller School of Medicine as part of a campus-wide CCTV upgrade.  The University's medical campus spreads out over 45 acres in downtown Miami, Florida but it also has a number of remote sites, including one that is 100 miles north in Palm Beach County and another which is home to the new Miami Institute for Human Genomics, located 25 miles southwest of the medical campus.  This type of wide-area application was too demanding for the existing analogue CCTV system, leading to many...

Innovative wireless ‘BoundaryGard' intruder detection technology from Optex Europe is proving a major success in assisting a local healthcare trust in meeting its health & safety liabilities as the owner of a huge hospital block that has stood empty for the past four years. Local installer Dartline Security Systems Ltd was called in by a West Country-based NHS Trust to provide a solution for securing a specific block on a now defunct building on the hospital estate. Dartline in turn...

As the theft of metal continues to hit the headlines on a daily basis, with everything from statues to church roofs in the firing line, one company - Oldbury Aluminium Alloys, is fighting back.  This is thanks to the remotely monitored, detector activated, CCTV service provided by RemGuard Visual Management, part of AD Group, and its BS8418 compliant Remote Video Response Centre (RVRC).West Midlands-based Oldbury Aluminium Alloys is applying this sophisticated event-driven CCTV technology t...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced recently that the Shi Jia Zhuang High School in China has successfully completed installation of ioimage's video surveillance system to protect its 2,500 students, supervise the school's entrance and prevent theft.The Shi Jia Zhuang School campus covers an area of 45 acres and houses 13 educational buildings occupied by 2,500 students and 170 teachers.  ioimage's advanced video analytics were installed t...

Casino operators are among the most pro-active and demanding users of CCTV surveillance. IP Video systems are an ideal solution for this industry, but it's important to specify a well-designed system warns Oliver Vellacott, IndigoVision's CEO. A quality casino surveillance system is an essential business tool used to resolve gaming disputes, monitor public safety and detect fraud, cheating and theft.  The very nature of the gaming environment where patrons and staff intermingle and handle...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - will be using Intersec 2008 (13 - 15 January) to underline the growing success of its NetVu Connected IP CCTV solutions in the Middle East area, which has become such a pivotal market for the business in a wide range of sectors from banking to retail.One of the key product developments on display will be the HighVu Excel enterprise range.  This modular, expandable, high performance CCTV recording and IP transmission solution - with embedded analytics an...

ISO 9001 is widely recognized as an international standard, which provides a framework for an effective quality management system.Commenting on the company's achievement, Manji Gami, Managing Director of Urmet said: "The process of obtaining ISO9001 has made an invaluable contribution to our business.  It helped us identify opportunities to improve our procedures and ensure that we continually improve our service levels."The ISO9001 accreditation coincides with the streamlining of...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe is pleased to announce that as of January 2nd 2008 it has increased the support provided to customers by extending the opening times of its UK and Ireland sales helpdesk.PSSEU has made this strategic decision to extend its sales helpdesk opening hours as it understands the importance of customer service and strives to ensure help is available throughout effective working hours, providing first-class support and assistance.  With this in mind, the helpdesk w...

January 7th, 2008 marked a historic event in our advancement as the leading provider of biometric access control solutions with the announcement of the Company's agreement to be acquired by L-1 Identity Solutions.  As an organization, L-1 is purpose built to acquire Bioscrypt.  We think of it as a ‘hand in glove' acquisition.L-1 Identity Solutions is a portfolio of companies that has achieved its leadership in the global identity management solutions market by acquiring strategic...

North London-based IP consultancy UBIQZ has overseen a 50-camera Internet-addressable installation at a Church of England school on the southeast London/Kent border. The site is a significant case study in that it employs Power over Ethernet (PoE) from the Israeli manufacturer PowerDsine with both camera data and power being transmitted across CAT5 wiring from the principal server room.  The cameras monitor a range of situations and behaviour among pupils, staff and visitors. The school and...

Lumenera's Le11059 series of megapixel cameras target critical surveillance security applications, particularly those where detailed scene analysis and/or coverage of a large area is required. The security of airports, border crossings, rail, ports of entry or critical assets should never be compromised.  Lumenera's Le11059 multi-megapixel cameras provide the resolution of 30+ analogue cameras, delivering outstanding picture quality and performance.  Streaming 3 fps at full 4000...

Verint Systems Inc. announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) will expand its deployment of Verint's NextivaTM Critical Infrastructure (CI) solution and integrated analytics to enhance passenger safety at all security checkpoints within LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International Airports. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey manages regional transportation infrastructure, including bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports in the New York - New Jersey ar...

bmibaby, one of the UK's largest low fares airlines, has again selected AD Aerospace to supply Cockpit Door Monitoring System for its B737 aircraft. This time bmibaby has opted for the CabinVu-123 system that has less LRUs, lower weight and simplified installation over earlier systems.  The pilots will experience increased situational awareness with a clear and unrestricted view of any activity in the area outside the cockpit door and in the adjacent galleys thus improving aircraft securit...

Vicon have manufactured video management solutions for airports and ports throughout the world. For St. Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, simply wanting a high performance CCTV system wasn't enough.  They wanted a system that could be expanded over an extended period of time without replacing the existing infrastructure.  They found that solution in the Vicon family of video products and a business relationship that began almost 10 years ago is still going strong.Building a bett...

Using Axis video servers, Biarritz Airport migrated its video surveillance system to IP.MissionThe Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport is located 75% in the town of Anglet and 25% in that of Biarritz, in the French Basque Country.  Approximately 500 people work at the airport, which welcomes 865,000 passengers per year.  In order to strengthen the airport's security measures, management decided in March 2006 to upgrade its video surveillance system.  The airport had an installed base...

Driving within the site of Port of Tauranga, the atmosphere is a peculiar combination of constant activity (mainly the flow of heavy vehicles) and a tranquil continuity of business. Policing security cars patrol the site and the 40km speed limit is adhered to by all.  With the Cardax FT system installed, drivers have details of speeding infringements noted against their cardholder details, maintaining the organisation's stand on safety within the boundaries of the Port. New Zealand's pref...

With a market share of 40 percent, Lübeck is Germany's biggest Baltic port.   Last year, 25.4 million metric tons of goods were handled here.  The port's heavy traffic, with around 150 departures a week to 24 partner ports, contributes to Lübeck's success, along with the exceptional ability to handle roll-on/roll-off traffic and the excellent hinterland access. The public port facilities, operated by LHG (Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH), include four zones with a...

Well before September 11 2001, airports grappled with the problem of balancing security with access - how to run airports securely, but smoothly.  The solution adopted long before the September 11 atrocity by Brussels Airport, at the heart of the European Union, is hands-free technology, which not only enables more than 30,000 employees and contractors to pass to and fro freely and securely, but also demonstrates the value of real partnership. Background Brussels boasts one of the...

March NetworksTM, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that the retail arm of a global consumer products organization is using the company's data analytics software in more than 150 US retail stores for advanced loss prevention.The organization, which operates nearly 500 retail locations worldwide, selected the March Networks LP Data Mining software suite to help reduce inventory shrinkage and improve overall store performance.  L...

Turnkey solution includes 10 million cards to be rolled out for the parliamentary elections in April 2009Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has been selected to deliver the electronic ID cards solution commissioned by the Ministry of Interior of Yemen for the next national elections.  Under the contract, Gemalto will implement the whole solution including enrolment processes, creation of a secure biometric national registry, maintenance, local support, tr...