Surveillance & Security News for July 2017

For the first time with MxSwitch, MOBOTIX offers a 4-way PoE+ switch with auxiliary functions. The compact dimensions of the top-hat rail module make it easy to quickly install into any electrical cabinet. MOBOTIX’s new MxSwitch can be used to directly connect and power up to four MOBOTIX Door Stations, cameras or other PoEPoE+ devices. In addition to four PoE+ ports with a total maximum output of 75 watts and the uplink port with no PoE power supply, MxSwitch offers further technical fea...

The new version 1.4 of the MxMC software platform includes additional improvements and offers increased stability. The new tree structure supports hierarchical groups, subgroups and a variable sidebar. The layout and grid view can be optimised either automatically or manually to best adapt to the size of the screen. New options for defining passwords will increase security during authentication. Besides the standard setting, the “complex” mode can demand that a password be comprised...

With more than eight million passengers annually, the S15 dual cameras installed in 72 buses in the Los Angeles County public transportation system in California play a major role in increasing security and saving on costs. Besides the responsibility for passenger security, all interactions and activities between travellers and driver in and around the bus are very important. The intelligence of the S15 flex-platform makes it possible to store the video data locally on the bus. In the event of...

As part of the recently arranged agreement between Genetec and MOBOTIX, various MOBOTIX camera lines will be officially supported in the new Security Center 5.6. Along with the extensive support of the MxPEG codec, many other unique MOBOTIX functions are available, such as virtual PTZ, various image settings, events from MxAnalytics, video motion, digital inputs and outputs as well as audio inputs and outputs. The first successful example is the application of MOBOTIX and Genetec by SecureWatch...

Hikvision, the supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, will be exhibiting the latest in surveillance technology at IFSEC International 2017 on 20-22 June at the ExCel Centre in London. The theme of this year’s stand will be Pioneering AI Technology for Video Surveillance. The event is the largest security exhibition in Europe, and welcomes everyone in the security industry from manufacturers to end users. Hikvisions latest products This will be a showcase of Hik...

Hikvision, a supplier of innovative, award-winning video surveillance products and solutions, announces its DS-2TD4035D-25 Bi-Spectrum Thermal PTZ Camera System has been named the 2017 ESX Innovation Award winner in the video surveillance category. DS-2TD4035D-25 Bi-Spectrum Thermal PTZ Camera System "The ESX Innovation Awards recognise innovative technology and excellence in the industry—and identify next-gen products and services that offer significant opportunity for growth and releva...

Hikvision, the supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, supplied digital video monitoring technology solutions to the Museum for East Asian Art in Cologne – thus paving the way for entry into the age of HD-TVI. The museum previously had analogue cameras and an analogue recorder in place. The image quality of the recordings was poor and rewinding and fast-forwarding recordings turned out to be complicated. The museum was looking for a more modern and flexible soluti...

Hikvision, the supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, announces the integration of its ANPR cameras with software from Visec, creator of the Visec surveillance software suite and Visec LPR Cloud in South Africa. The integration allows direct communication between Hikvision cameras and Visec platform, eliminating costly hardware including computer or server, monitor and switches. The result will provide a standalone license plate recognition solution engineered for eas...

An access control system was required that would cope with increased levels of hotel staff A London landmark, The Ritz London has been one of the world’s greatest and most renowned hotels since 1906. Minimising crime at the hotel With plans underway to expand The Ritz, staff entrances can often be perceived as an easy option for gaining unauthorised entrance to hotels. An access control system was required that would cope with the increased levels of staff and minimis...

Hikvision, the supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, announces that its Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Technology based on Deep Learning and led by the company’s Research Institute has won the first price in the ICDAR 2016 Robust Reading Competition. The Hikvision team substantially surpassed both strong domestic and foreign competitors in three Word Recognition challenges, including Born-Digital Images, Focused Scene Text, and Incidental Scene Text, demons...

Hikvision, the supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, will be showcasing their latest Smart innovations, products, and technologies suitable for Smart city, banking, Energy, intelligent traffic, education and building applications - at Secutech India, Mumbai, 6-8 April 2017. Illustrating that Hikvision is not simply a video surveillance manufacturer but a total end-to-end system solutions provider, the company will be showing their full range of products, and Pyronix...

The flexible protocols of the controllers meant they could function with the existing third-party readers King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of London’s largest and busiest hospitals. It provides a full range of local services for over 700,000 people in southeast London. The ACT equipment enabled networking the company’s units to a PC allowing up to 2,000 doors to be monitored on a single system with 30,000 users. Flexible protocols Crucia...

The images of the video cameras are viewed on a dedicated PC inside the admission gate of each parking lot 13 parking lots throughout Italy; 1,500 entries and 10,000 parked vehicles per day, for a yearly total of 550,000 cars. These are the Park to Fly numbers, the famous private parking network organised at the major Italian airport hubs: including Milano Malpensa and Linate, Orio al Serio, Bologna, Verona, Rome, Turin, Pisa, and Catania. The quality of the services offered...

Paringdon Sports Club has used monitored CCTV security for its facilities for over 20 years Paringdon Sports Club is a unique venue offering a multitude of sporting, fitness and social activities for the community of Harlow, a town of 90,000 people just north of London, England. The site which was formerly the staff leisure and sports ground for GlaxoSmithkline, was taken over in 2011 to provide its members with the capabilities to improve their health and fitness, learn new s...

Vanderbilt SMS helps make sure that all personal information at the Sheriff's office is protected Home to 30,000 residents, Bradford County is a rural community located 45 miles Southwest of Jacksonville, Florida. The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office is mandated to protect its citizens and at the same time, safeguard sensitive criminal justice information, such as fingerprints and backgrounds from unauthorised exposure. Bradford County started out using security technol...

Two models of MOBOTIX IP camera were selected for the wind tunnel, as advised by R. Pierre Digital NEWTON S.r.l. is an independent testing laboratory established in 2000, recognised and certified by international bodies such as Accredia, FIA - Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, SFI-USA, SNELL-USA, Italcert, Istituto Masini, TÜV Rheinland International, TNO and SNCH - Société Nazionale d’Homologation et de Certification for t...