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The Challenge The company provides specialist aviation services to regional airlines, business and commercial aviation companies, including fuelling, ground handling, maintenance and fuel purchasing.  The operation manages in excess of 13,000 air traffic movements annually - comprehensive and reliable security is therefore a major requirement. Martin Gould of system installers CAMS Fire & Security PLC explains: "The new aviation hangar has allowed the flight support operator to meet i...

Motorised zoom lenses from Rainbow have been installed at Bogotá Airport, Colombia.  The 15-300mm units were selected for the quality of their telephoto performance, compact size and ability to operate amid high levels of dust and fumes. The lenses are allowing air traffic control and security staff to follow vehicle and passenger movement on aprons and runways as well as monitoring for intrusion through the perimeter fence.  In several sectors the Rainbow units are being used...

The reality of our vulnerability after the terrorist attacks on America and more recently in London caused people to rethink the safety of travel.  Since then the airline industry and airport authorities have implemented radical changes to ensure everybody's safety.The job of Mr. Huw Davies, Head of Security at Bristol International Airport, has become more important than ever, as he is responsible for the safety of thousands of people every day.  Bristol International Airport is the S...

NIAR uses IP video as a powerful monitoring tool in aviation testing - saving time, night staffing needs, and physical risks to personnel."I appreciate the Milestone-Axis IP video surveillance solution because it is a 300% improvement on the visual monitoring capabilities in our work.  The off-shift test monitoring is the number one usage for us.  It can also be dangerous for the operators when they are looking at windshields or fuselage under pressure.  So instead of risking...

"Due to heightened security measures..." This, sadly, is becoming an all too familiar announcement at airports, train stations, ports and harbours all over the world.  In light of recent events in Glasgow and London authorities are forced to take an even closer look at the systems providing security and safety for the passengers and workers within the airport terminals.  A very good example of ensuring passenger safety using the latest technology in high resolution digital imaging wi...

Keflavík International Airport, Iceland has chosen the CEM AC2000 access control system to provide advanced security management.  The airport awarded the contract to approved CEM reseller, Securitas HF.  Keflavík is the main international airport for Iceland and required a highly secure and reliable solution that could be customised to meet their specific environment."As the only supplier of airport-tailored access control solutions, the CEM AC2000 system was ideal for K...

Frequent travellers from the UK and abroad can benefit from a faster, simpler way to pass through immigration control as new technology is launched at Heathrow Terminals 1-4, Manchester Terminals 1 and 2, and Gatwick North. Panasonic's Iris Recognition Camera System, the BM-ET330A Series utilises biometric technology enabling registered passengers to pass through passport control quickly and easily in a more secure way than ever before.  The BM-ET330A provides high-precision individual aut...

Axis Communications (UK) Ltd has opened the doors to its new UK headquarters, located in larger premises on the Ladygrove Court business park near Hitchin in Hertfordshire.  Its new headquarters represents a significant increase in space, reflecting the growth in personnel and the growing requirement for training and conference facilities to accommodate its customers and partners.There are a number of active training programmes available to Axis partners, ranging from Axis Academy, Business...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe (PSSEU) has appointed Claire Millington as European PR Executive to support and strengthen its EU marketing activities as part of its new European structure. Working within the central marketing team which encompasses exhibitions, events, point of sale and e-marketing, Claire will be responsible for implementing a centrally led PR strategy across Europe for each of PSSEU's product categories, including CCTV, EPOS, iris recognition, medical cameras and digita...

IndigoVision's IP Video technology is helping local residents in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, USA, fight violent crime through an innovative CCTV solution.  The area around the WCCNPAC Community Center and Adams 4 Shopping Center is benefiting from a remote surveillance solution that has been implemented using standard Internet communications.  Video feeds from the remote cameras are digitally compressed and transmitted via cable modems across the Internet to the security control...

The Jewish Museum in Frankfurt is one of the three major Jewish museums in Germany.  It traces the interrelationship between Jews in Germany and their environment based on the example of Frankfurt.  Prior to World War II the city of Frankfurt had the highest percentage of Jewish inhabitants with over 26,000 Jewish citizens.  The building is secured today by 360° video surveillance.  Its open character was intentionally selected, as the changing exhibitions are to be acces...

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the world-leading supplier of contactless smart card technology for personal identification applications, and Dalian Modern Hi-Tech Development Co. Ltd., developer of high tech software and hardware and provider of smart card solutions for public transport and electronic payment in China, have agreed on a license partnership.  This agreement strengthens Modern's position in the fast growing market for all-in-one cards in China and provides LEGIC with a renowned p...

FreedomPay, Inc., the leader in contactless transactions and settlements to the nation's largest hospitality foodservice providers, healthcare systems, Fortune 1000 corporations, and educational institutions, today announced that its online hosted network integrates fully with the read/write capability of HID's iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology.  "The FreedomPay cashless application, when coupled with the iCLASS card, allows employees and students to link funds...

NICE Systems, the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organisations to extract Insight from Interactions™ to drive performance, recently announced that it won a major security project award, receiving an order at over US$5 million for the supply of its advanced IP-based digital video content analytics solutions for implementation at a major international city's police force.  NICE was selected to help the city's police forces deter city centre terror and cri...

Built in 1912, TianJin Polytechnic University is a well established full-time tertiary educational institution in China with 14 colleges, about 25,000 students, and 1300 lecturers and tutors.  The University has a spacious and harmonious campus equipped with top-notch educational equipments and is further expanding and constructing a new campus session of around two million square metres. Saving resource and energy, improving management efficiency and providing a comfortable learning enviro...

Now in its fifth consecutive year, Norbain LIVE offers anybody involved in the specification, procurement, or day-to-day use of electronic security equipment a unique opportunity to get hands-on with the latest advancements in electronic security."Visitors to LIVE07 can rest assured that, due to the hand picked exhibitor line-up, the products on display will only be those that are, or are soon to be, making waves in the industry," says Huw Edwards, Norbain's marketing communications ma...

March Networks™, a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that a major U.S. retailer has selected its digital video software and systems as the preferred solution for the company's new and retrofit store builds in the U.S.The retailer, whose operations include international locations and more than 5,000 sites across the U.S., is already using March Networks IP video systems in a number of its production facilities.  The March Networks solution w...

To monitor traffic conditions and maintain safety at distant locations, transfer of video images of exceptional quality is crucial.  A SISTORE CX video-over-IP solution from Siemens integrates analogue cameras with an intelligent digital video codec, providing outstanding image quality of the Gotschna Tunnel at a superior cost/performance ratio.The Gotschna Tunnel, opened in Switzerland at the end of 2005 with a length of 4.2 km, and is part of the Klosters by-pass and the federal highway A...

Sophisticated digital video surveillance technology and long-range passive infrared detectors from ADPRO™ are at the heart of a major security and health & safety installation for the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA).  They have been installed to protect people and equipment at the IAA's Air Traffic Control Centre (ATCC) in Shannon and six remote locations housing essential radar and communications infrastructure across the region. The IAA is a commercial State sponsored organisatio...

Jacksons Fine Fencing's latest project proved slightly more hazardous than normal - the site on which they planned to install boundary fencing also included twenty unexploded World War 2 pipe bombs.The Coastguard and Hampshire Police air unit recently acquired the former Navy airfield, HMS Daedalus, in Lee on Solent in Hampshire.Jacksons were given the mammoth task of installing Euro-Guard Extra boundary fencing to secure the site that is 400 acres with three multi-directional runways - a ta...

TeleEye Group, a dynamic and leading worldwide supplier of video surveillance systems, has appointed Mr. Duncan Ross as the General Sales Manager for TeleEye Europe Ltd., its subsidiary office in the UK.Duncan's role will focus on the strategic development of sales and marketing activities for TeleEye Europe Ltd. in the UK and Ireland.  He will be responsible for promoting and developing TeleEye brand within the video surveillance and CCTV market place.  Duncan will also be working...

The National Institute for Aviation Research is using Milestone Systems' open platform IP video management software with Axis network cameras to increase visibility in tests, provie remote access to monitoring tests, save on night staffing needs, and improve personnel safety.The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University integrates academic, government and business entities in cooperative efforts to advance technologies for aviation and other industries.  It...

In this article, Oliver Vellacott, CEO of IndigoVision, warns against setting too high an expectation for what video analytics can deliver. Analytics will detect 'suspicious movement' from people walking along a street.  Analytics will detect terrorists walking round a hillside a mile away.  Analytics will pick an offender out from a sea of faces.  These are just some of the misconceptions about analytics today.  Was there ever a technology that was so 'over-promised and und...

COE Ltd, the UK based developer and supplier of advanced video systems, is delighted to announce that Lynette Pon has joined as Director of Sales, South East Asia, based in Singapore.  Lynette will significantly expand COE's sales and account management capacity in Asia, and bring significant experience in both sales and marketing in the surveillance industry gained from a career with Bosch, Nice, Panasonic and others.  Andrew Wallace, Chief Executive Officer of COE Limited, commen...

March Networks™, a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that it has signed a strategic partnership with Telepac Telecomunicações e Portas Automáticas Ltda. to provide integrated digital video systems and software to financial institutions throughout Brazil. Telepac is an electronic security systems provider with operations in Brazil and other locations worldwide.  The company holds an estimated 30% share of the Brazilian banki...

MITIE was recently appointed to provide aviation guarding services during the recent high profile visit to the UK by the Emperor and Empress of Japan.A team of 3 officers from MITIE Security's specialist aviation and transportation division were assigned to provide a dedicated 24-hour guarding service to protect and secure the Imperial flight during its three-day stop over at London Heathrow Airport.This short-term agreement builds upon a 12-year relationship between Japanese Flag Carrier JA...

AlertSystems originally installed Net2 in 2005 at the then newly-built facility of KBRS in Melksham, Wiltshire, UK.  "It has developed from there," says Alert Systems' IT manager Phil Davies.  Net2 is now used throughout the KBRS site, with access control units fitted to gates and barriers as well as doors.  Access to all areas is controlled using the system.AlertSystems originally installed Net2 in 2005 at the then newly-built facility of KBRS in Melksham, Wiltshire, UK...

ACTi's IP Camera CAM-5320 and IP Speed Dome CAM-6610 have provided a clever solution to support traffic statistics recording and accident monitoring in Thailand.  On the Phapradang Ring Road, all cameras are connected by fibre optic cable within a LAN environment.  At the side of the camera, customers just plug the network cable into the media converter then the video will be transmitted via the fibre optic cable. In the central control building, the system integrator is setup with thr...

The UK CCTV and security products sales division of JVC Professional Europe has appointed Simon Hedley, CCTV Sales Manager, North and Chris Saxby as CCTV Area Sales Manager, South.  Both Chris Saxby and Simon Hedley will work with Phil Wring who is the CCTV Sales Manager, UK.  In addition, Angela Orchard has been appointed as Personal Assistant to Yash Patel, Executive Director, CCTV Europe at JVC Professional Europe.  Angela brings strong organisational skills from her previous b...

SectorGuard have acquired Euro Security Systems and have appointed Una Riley as Group Head of Communication.  Euro has been established in the technology market since 1985 and has sustained a reputation for quality and innovation.  Una Riley has attained a strong industry profile working on behalf of the profession in association with organisations such as NSI, BSIA, FSA and Euralarm.  Una is Past Master of the Company of Security Professionals in the City of London and currently...