Surveillance & Security News for March 2008

"The main reason for upgrading the RheinEnergie stadium in Cologne by installing electronic ‘OMEGA LEGIC' cylinders from CEStronics was that we wanted to keep track of locking procedures," said Hubert Röser, press spokesman for Kölner Sportstätten GmbH, owners and operators of the stadium, which opened in 2004. The venue in Müngersdorf, well-known as a World Cup football venue, as the host of World Youth day, and for its characteristic silhouette of the four f...

ADI-GARDINER, dedicated to delivering complete multi-brand security solutions, offers Internet Protocol (IP) training to installers free of charge.  The comprehensive IP course, for which ADI-GARDINER has teamed up with major IP manufacturers Axis Communications and Milestone Systems, gives customers the opportunity to better understand IP security technologies.Recent shifts in the industry and the potential for networked security installations are driving an increased need to understand IP...

Dowshu, the world's leading 32 and 64 channel DVR manufacturer and home of the ICON and iQ CCTV product ranges, is pleased to welcome Les Beverley to the post of Business Account Manager in the UK.  Les joins Dowshu as a result of their rapid growth and brings a wealth of security experience to the company.  He has worked within the CCTV industry for over 15 years in manufacturing for Integral Technologies, in shopping centre security installation for G1 and CCTV distribution for ACAM....

Fibre Optech, the distributor of physical security and cabling solutions for the security and communication markets, has undertaken a major re-branding exercise, to bring the look and feel of the company in-line with its growth and position within the CCTV and fibre optics market.  This activity has seen the company introduce a new logo and produce an entire range of new company literature and stationery, as well as a new company website.Fibre Optech, based in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, spec...

It's in London.  It's one of the most famous world sporting venues.  It holds international events and it's televised. These are just four of the reasons why the Brit Oval can be considered a prime target for troublemakers and why Senior Operating Manager and Safety Officer, Scott Carey, is determined that the cricket ground's security facilities are regularly updated to take advantage of the very latest technology.Scott who has been responsible for security at what is the home of Surr...

Students in the Dallastown Area School District near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, are learning their actions speak louder than words.  The district's IT department recently installed video surveillance technology from Bosch Security Systems in the area's high school and middle school.  Now, more than 70 Bosch FlexiDome IP cameras monitor the hallways and cafeterias, and the school district plans to add 50 more cameras to the facilities by the end of the 2007-2008 school year.  Using...

Dowshu, the world's leading 32 and 64 channel DVR manufacturer and home of the ICON and iQ CCTV product ranges, is delighted to announce that it has recently opened a new office in Schenzhen, China.  The office is part of the company's continued global growth and expansion plan and houses Dowshu's second Research and Development Centre - the first being based in Cork, Ireland.  The office also provides Dowshu with a new sales and service channel within the Far East which, until now, wa...

The latest research findings, published by IMS Research, have confirmed D-Tec's position as the global leader in the fast growing area of Video Smoke Detection (VSD), and the number one provider in key regional markets.In the IMS Research report, entitled: "World Market for Fire Detection and Suppression Products", D-Tec - part of AD Group - heads up the Video Smoke Detection category with an impressive market share of 41.3%, based on IMS Research analysis of 2006 data, way ahead of it...

As well in excess of 3,000 converged on Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry during IIPSEC week in January, one issue was on everyone's lips: "the need to learn more about networked security and live safety solutions"."Quality time with quality people"With seminar delegate numbers more than doubling since 2007, it's clear that visitors, speakers and exhibitors value IIPSEC as a unique learning experience.  "Offering quality time with quality people has always been our mot...

VIVOTEK has won the "Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2007", awarded by Deloitte, for its remarkable revenue growth rates since 2005.  The ranking lists the top 500 companies in Asia Pacific for the outstanding achievement of fastest rates in annual revenue growth. Owen Chen, the chairman of VIVOTEK, commented: "This prestigious award is an honourable affirmation for VIVOTEK.  This achievement not only demonstrates our excellent capabilities in sales and marketing strate...

Swann Security® , the global leader in "Plug & Play" security monitoring solutions, is pleased to announce the addition of Ms. Faz Colbhie as Channel Manager for the UK and Ireland.  Based in Milton Keynes, Faz will oversee Swann's ever-expanding group of distributors and resellers in both Ireland and the UK.  Faz brings a wealth of experience in distribution, retail and dealer management to Swann's European division.  The addition of Faz to Swann's management te...

Siemens Building Technologies has supplied and installed a danger management system to protect a series of refineries and harbour dockside areas in the port of Algiers.The installation for petrol refinery specialists Naftec saw a Siemens MM8000 danger management station used to manage a range of different sub-systems which contribute to the protection of two harbours and three refineries - Alger, Arzew and Skikda.  MM8000 provides a clear and concise method of dealing with an emergency situ...

Alpha Retail's shopping outlets at Birmingham International Airport recently installed new CounterCache™ intelligent (CCi) systems from Volumatic Limited to eliminate losses at the point-of-sale.  Volumatic is the leading UK manufacturer of cash counting and cash handling systems for the retail, leisure and banking industries. The CCi's have been installed at the cash registers and provide validation of bank notes, note counting and secure storage.  All transaction information is...

Toronto Zoo, Canada's premier zoo, serves over 1.2 million visitors a year and operates a very busy parking operation with over 250,000 vehicles using its parking lots each year.Toronto Zoo selected LEGIC's secure contactless smart cards in order to alleviate long parking lines as visitors attempt to enter the zoo.  The reusable cards allow the zoo to audit the number of visitors and collect their parking fees when they exit the zoo, giving them the ability to park quickly and begin their d...

When the Japanese Embassy in Cairo moved to its new building on the banks of the Nile recently, it chose a Geutebruck CCTV monitoring system despite fierce international competition - especially from Japanese manufacturers.  The Embassy's hundred-camera, five-workstation system is based on the GeViScope digital CCTV platform which has a dedicated digital signal processor for each video channel, and hence the capacity to process large amounts of data and the flexibility to process each signa...

Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, has awarded Irish systems integrator Encom its Best Channel Partner in Ireland Award 2007, at its recent partner conference held at Sopwell House, St Albans.  Dublin-based Encom gained expertise in storage and PC deployments, working with the likes of Irish telecoms operator Eircom and data centre provider DEG, before building an IP-Surveillance business unit in 2004.  Since then, Encom has experienced strong growth through...

The Buffalo Athletic Clubs (BAC) are using powerful, easy-to-manage Milestone IP video management software with Axis network cameras for improved security and protection of assets, employees and members.  The system's scalability supports the company's progressive business model for energetic expansion plans.  The BAC (Buffalo Athletic Clubs) is a dynamic chain of seven fitness centres in Buffalo, and the RAC (Rochester Athletic Clubs) is a chain of five locations in Rochester, New Yor...

The Bielefeld Mitte City Hospital, with its two sites at Centre and at Rosenhöhe, is the largest acute care hospital in Bielefeld and the surrounding area.  Equipped with a range of special disciplines, unique in east Westfalia-Lippe, it is essential to the healthcare of the people in the region.  The 17 clinics and institutes within the facility are highly specialised and provide a high level of medical care.  Some 2,000 people work in the various areas of the facility, whic...

MissionThe Maas Hospital in Boxmeer in The Netherlands gives parents the opportunity to keep an eye on their child being cared for in the incubator, over the Internet, thanks to Axis network cameras.SolutionJ&K Automatisering, a company based in Oploo and a partner of Axis, advised the Maas Hospital to opt for a user-friendly application based on Axis network cameras.  This solution is practical and nurse-proof.  The monitoring system is simple to operate, with few commands and lit...

When technology giant Olympus Osyris developed in conjunction with the UK National Health Service an integrated suite of component modules for improving blood transfusion safety, they turned to Alpro to provide electronic locking to store and track the units of blood.The system known as "Bloodtrak" ensures the right blood is given to the right patient and has been proven in hospitals around the world.  Each fridge and blood safe is locked by an Alpro cabinet lock and each hospital...

Complus Teltronic Ltd, part of the Commend Group, a leader in the global intercom market, has brought SIP server technology to its range.The new Networking SIP/IAX card enables the Commend Intercom Server to integrate fully with third party SIP / VoIP telephony systems.  Calls made from call stations and help points are received both by the Intercom Master stations and the SIP / VoIP telephones.  Other SIP enabled devices can also be added to the system.  This allows a tailor...

March Networks™ is pleased to welcome Ronald Watson to its sales management team in the position of Vice President, Commercial, Industrial and Government Sales.Mr. Watson has more than 25 years of experience developing public and private-sector accounts, as well as global sales and support channels, for leading security technology providers.  During his career, he has overseen the security requirements of large enterprise organisations and won global contracts with companies such as B...

Honeywell recently announced the appointment of Vineet Nargolwala as Managing Director for Honeywell Systems Group operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).Nargolwala was previously Director of Global Marketing for Honeywell's Access Control and Honeywell Integrated Security (HIS) businesses.  Prior to this, he was a Strategic Marketing Manager in Honeywell's Environmental and Combustion Control business, responsible for an extensive product portfolio including leading Honeyw...

Videoswitch have won the order to supply the digital video recording equipment for Telford Golf Club and Spa Hotel.Having been acquired by Q Hotels, the Telford Golf Club and Spa Hotel has undergone a multi-million refurbishment, which has included a new CCTV system.Three racks mounted Videoswitch Vi 405 DVRs have been installed.  Each has 16 channels and 1500 Mbytes of video storage capacity.  Collectively they can record video from the CCTV cameras, 48 of which have been installed th...

CBC is staging the first of a series of hands-on CCTV test nights for security installers, system planners and CCTV users.  The first session will take place in Country Antrim on March 11th and the second will be staged in Dublin on March 12th. The test nights will include demonstrations of different quality images captured using different combinations of equipment - cameras, lenses and illuminators - in night time conditions.  The equipment tested will include the latest Ganz cam...

The simplicity of turning on a tap in the morning, to fill a kettle or run a bath, means that it is very easy for us to take the Herculean effort which goes on behind the scenes in the water industry very much for granted.  In the UK, for example, the infrastructure which keeps water flowing 24 hours a day is based on an extensive network of water mains, over 1,000 reservoirs and 2,500 treatment plants, all of which have to be effectively managed and maintained.While much of the news covera...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has introduced a "limited edition" European launch promotion for its feature-rich SD Range which is setting new standards for DVRs in the mid-range CCTV market, from video analytics to uniform recording duration and smooth motion video on all cameras. The special SD Range promotion is targeted at European security installers giving them the chance to receive a 100€ Amazon.com voucher for every SD model purchased.  In addition, those who order mult...

Network cameras and blade servers from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, have been installed by one of the UK's leading IT equipment distributors, Micro-P.  The distributor recently embarked on an extension and upgrade of its ageing CCTV system following a review of security inside the 120,000 square foot warehouse in Altham, near Accrington, Lancashire.Micro-P has deployed a total of 10 new Axis network cameras and moved 14 existing external CCTV cameras onto a...

Night vision is a technology whose application now extends way beyond its military roots.  Such is its scope that specialist conference organiser Tangent Link is holding a dedicated one-day conference on the subject.  Companies representing a range of night vision disciplines will join internationally renowned experts in the field. The keynote address will be given by Attila Simon from the Research and Technology - Sensors Directorate of the European Defence Agency.  Speakers inc...