Surveillance & Security News for March 2015

Background LAN airline, one of the most important airline companies in Latin America, is based in Lima, Peru. The airline company operates scheduled domestic and international services, controlling over seventy percent of the domestic market. Its main base and maintenance centre are located in Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima, which is a significant transfer hub and aviation infrastructure of South America. Challenge The LAN airline deploys its surveillance system with Dahua so...

Background Heron City shopping mall is one of the biggest shopping centres in Barcelona, Spain. The mall is stationed with many street-popular brands, along with a wide range of restaurants and a big underground supermarket. Challenge Like any place where large crowds of people gather, shopping malls are susceptible to criminal activity. As a local popular shopping centre, Heron has its existing analogue surveillance system but requires an updated HD demand, including high definition, fast tr...

The Customer The Bergen County Courthouse and Jail in Bergen County, N.J., represents a combination of old and new. Built in 1911, the Bergen County Courthouse is a historical landmark and its architecture reflects the Beaux Arts classicism popular at the time for public buildings. Today, the courthouse and jail campus integrates state-of-the-art technology featuring a computerised central command centre tied to all inmate-housing areas, integrating security for the protected premises, and a du...

Background Dahua Technology, a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance products headquartered in Hangzhou, China upgraded the security system for DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Santiago, capital city of Chile. DoubleTree by Hilton is an American hotel chain. It is part of Hilton Worldwide. Most DoubleTree hotels are independently owned and operated by franchisees. In early 2011, Hilton Worldwide launched a logo and name rebranding for the chain, replacing the name "Doublet...

Background Pihtipudas is a municipality with 5000 residents, located in Central Finland. It is an important rest stop for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), because the driver's resting periods are strictly monitored with a digital tachograph. Most of the trucks on Finnish national road 4 stop or stay overnight in Pihtipudas, whilst some of the drivers living in the area also use the rest area to store their vehicles. Pihtipudas is located in the central region of Finland, which makes it ideal in te...

Orion will be showcasing their foundational access control solutions along with their software Orion Entrance Control, Inc., a leading provider of innovative and customised access control solutions, will be debuting at ISC West 2015 in Las Vegas at the Sand Expo Center, located in the Venetian, Booth #5135, with a Kindle Fire HD giveaway. Orion will be featuring their Optical Barrier Swing Glass – High Glass (OBSG-HG) solution that comes with 3/8-inch, clear, tempered, &...

Around 21 Trilock 60 turnstiles have been purchased out of which some are installed on rides and one is used as test model Boon Edam Inc. recently announced that the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is in the process of installing Boon Edam turnstiles at a number of their rides to improve crowd management, ensure accurate customer counts, and improve revenue collection. Customer - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is the only major seaside amusement park re...

AMAG Technology, a worldwide provider of complete end-to-end security management solutions for access control and video management, announces the release of Symmetry™ v8.0.2 access control software. Symmetry v8.0.2 software offers end users a complete unified, end-to-end security solution to manage all security and complementary technologies in one place via an intuitive user interface. “We are continuing with our commitment to our integrators and end users to improve our access con...

The new 1080p HDCVI solution consists of 1200-Lite-series and 2-series tri-brid DVRs Dahua Technology, a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance products headquartered in Hangzhou, China introduces a new 1080p HDCVI solution with more affordable price, which consists of 1080p 1200-Lite-series HDCVI cameras and S2-series tri-brid DVRs. HDCVI 1200-Lite-series : The camera 1200-Lite-series includes IR-bullets and dome cameras, fixed and vari-focal lens...

Honeywell introduces its High Quality Analogue (HQA) to its Performance Series line up, a video surveillance solution that provides high-resolution images on analogue infrastructures, reducing the time and costs typically associated with installing new IP or hybrid HD systems. Benefits for dealers: Honeywell HQA uses high-definition over coax (HDoC) technology – allowing dealers to use existing analogue cable to get HD quality without the need to design new infrastructure or rip and repl...

Three Sony SNC RH124 IP cameras were installed and connected to ten 50” LCD screens in the church Background Historically an Abbey, which has since been redesigned and reconstructed, Bristol Cathedral was established in 1140. Along with being a fully functional house of worship, it also serves as a popular tourist attraction, with a total of 25 staff members. Over recent years, a growing area of concern for the Cathedral was the increasing occurrence of theft and vandal...

Sony has equipped the Andria Cathedral with 32 video cameras, both fixed and swiveling Background The Cathedral of Andria, in the Puglia Region of Southern Italy, is a priceless artistic and historic treasure, for which a CCTV video-surveillance system was requested. Dating from approximately the 12th century, the Cathedral contains a famed precious relic, “The Holy Thorn”, believed to be one of the thorns from the Crown of Thorns forced on the head of Christ bef...

The Quantum Secure acquisition gives ASSA ABLOY customers a robust, policy-driven software application ASSA ABLOY has acquired Quantum Secure, Inc, the leading provider of solutions to help enterprises manage identities and meet compliance requirements in highly-regulated industries. “I am very happy to welcome Quantum Secure to the ASSA ABLOY Group. This acquisition reinforces our strategy of being the world leader in secure identity solutions. Quantum Secure takes us...

Traffic is a big challenge in most urban environments, and I had a chance recently to visit with the agency in Montreal, Quebec, that monitors traffic throughout the island, reacting to traffic conditions and daily situations such as road congestion and managing specific events and incidents. A network of traffic light controllers and video cameras provides data that is tied into Montreal’s Urban Mobility Management Center (UMMC), which is the “brains” of the city’s Inte...

This year’s showcase of new products and services will feature more than 30 exhibitors Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia), the premier Asian trade event and largest regional sourcing and career development platform for the global gaming entertainment industry, has released its list of new exhibitors and products. G2E Asia 2015 will be held May 19 – 21 in the Cotai Expo at the Venetian Macau. Exhibitors This year’s showcase of new products and services w...

AxxonSoft demonstrated its Axxon Next VMS and Axxon Intellect PSIM video surveillance platforms at the event The French and Moroccan offices of AxxonSoft took part in Préventica, an event dedicated to global risks and security held from 17 to 19 March in Casablanca, the commercial capital of Morocco. Préventica Maroc 2015 As in years past, Préventica attracted world-leading camera manufacturers, developers, integrators, and manufacturers of clothing for...

Ward Security has supplied team of sixteen operatives for visit by Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to Folkstone Ward Security, one of the UK’s leading providers of security services, has supplied a team of sixteen operatives for a visit by Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to Folkstone, where the Queen opened The Wing visitor centre at the National Memorial to the Few in Capel-le-Ferne - dedicated to pilots that engaged in the Battle of Brit...

Gordon has extensive sector experience & will help G4S deliver growth strategy G4S Facilities Management, the FM division of global security company G4S plc, has appointed Gordon Brockington as its new Strategy and Business Development Director. Previously Group Business Development Director at ESG and prior to that, Director for Market Development for Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK, Gordon has significant experience in both the public and private sector...

Secutech offers a series of concurrent events with substantial support from the industry’s foremost brands and associations The 18th edition of Secutech will take place from 28 – 30 April 2015 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center in Taiwan. Organised by Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd, the annual show features 420 exhibitors who will showcase an array of the latest components, finished products and integration solutions in electronic security, home se...

Drivers Pack 3.2.30 has been released, further expanding the list of IP servers and cameras supported in AxxonSoft products. The module allows incorporating supported IP devices into AxxonSoft-powered surveillance systems, with an independent release cycle that does not require waiting for incremental VMS/PSIM updates or reinstalling the entire system. Therefore this version has been released separately from the core VMS/PSIM products and can be installed on top of version 4.9.4 of the Axxon In...

Tamron Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan (President & CEO: Morio Ono), specialised manufacturer of optics and one of the leading companies in the security/surveillance equipment industry announces the development of a Vari-Focal lens supporting mega-pixel resolution and NIR bandwidth for security/surveillance use. Development concept Tamron has been selling 1/3" 5-50mm F/1.4 (Model M13VG550) for integration with CS-mount box-type cameras, for a wide range of uses including street surveillance and...

Morse Watchmans has received an updated factory certification from Lenel Systems International, Inc. to include KeyWatcher® Touch Key Management System support for v6.6 and v7.0 of the Lenel® OnGuard access control system. The updated certification ensures that KeyWatcher Touch supports segmentation in the OnGuard system. In addition, the OnGuard module adds a dozen standard card formats and supports the ability to add card formats generated by the new card format builder utility in KeyW...

IPSecurityCenter is enabling a new era of intelligent and safe cities, providing unprecedented correlation capabilities CNL Software, a world leader in PSIM solutions along with Edge360, a market leader in Safe City & homeland security integration projects will share some of the key lessons learned in delivering some of the most innovative safe city programs in the world today. Ensuring the safety and security of citizens and visitors is key to the success and progress of...

According to ASSA ABLOY the market knows less about wireless locks Let’s begin with something that’s hardly front-page news: the market potential for wireless access control is huge. At January’s Intersec exhibition forecasts of 15% annual growth in the Middle East region alone were suggested. ASSA ABLOY’s own data predicts that wireless locks could make up 30% of the total market within a decade. The potential is there. Market knows less about wirele...

The solution includes network speed domes, NVRs, transmission devices, a video-wall system and control keyboard Dahua Technology successfully helps to secure Ventanilla in Lima, Peru, together with local distributor Best Security del Perú. Covering a total land area of 73.52 km², Ventanilla is the largest district of province Callao and accommodates over 500,000 population, which leads to a high population density and more pressure on city infrastructures and faci...

At the booth, attendees can learn how Pure IP technology expands access control to non-traditional applications ISONAS Inc., a leading pure IP access control system manufacturer, recently announced that the company will be exhibiting at the ISC West trade show, the largest security event in the world. The ISC West show will be take place on April 15- 17 2015 at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, NV. At the show, ISONAS will be showcasing network-based “Pure IP” panel-les...

SIA Education@ISC is known for its knowledge transfer The Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC West are pleased to announce that SIA Education@ISC has been accepted into the (ISC)2 Official Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Submitter Program. SIA Education@ISC SIA Education@ISC is known for its world-class knowledge transfer and now SIA is making it easy for (ISC)2 credential-holders to experience this outstanding programming, expand their knowledge and sa...

The updated version features weighted KPI reports, web-based video player, user audit, manual video requests as well as standard POS 3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions, recently announced that it has significantly updated the company’s flagship business intelligence software, VIGIL Trends. VIGIL Trends business intelligence software VIGIL Trends provides a clean, simple visual snapshot of business. Leveraging unique icons, gr...

VIVOTEK is pleased to announce the launch of its latest indoor speed dome network camera, the SD8161. Offering 1080p Full HD resolution and an 18x optical zoom lens and sophisticated pan/tilt mechanism, the SD8161 is able to deliver superb image quality and capture the fine detail of any scene. The camera is ideal for wide open indoor spaces like airports, train stations, stadiums, and lobbies, where the highest levels of reliability and precision are required. Image quality & footage usabi...

Terry will help expand the scope of newly launched Hikvision Canada Hikvision®, the world’s leading manufacturer of award-winning, innovative video surveillance products and solutions, is proud to announce that Lorne Terry has joined the company as sales director for Hikvision Canada Inc. With over twenty years of experience and a distinguished history of driving revenue growth in North America, Mr. Terry is poised to help expand the scope of the newly launched Hikv...