Notes from Norstrom

With still another ten months to go before the doors open on ISE 2007 in Amsterdam, the show organisers have confirmed that sales are 40% up compared to the similar period before ISE 2006.  As a result, the three Halls already secured at the Amsterdam RAI are almost full.  With over 90% of space already secured from exhibitors at this years show, there is a growing interest from new companies, reflecting the consistent growth of this leading European show. Amsterdam next January will b...

Jim Earwaker has joined the PES (Professional Engineering Services) team at Frontline Security Solutions.  Jim, who has for the last six years been with TASC/Diabold, was previously a contractor for Cisco and as such was involved with providing IP related integrated security solutions for many blue chip end-users. “Jim’s IT knowledge and in particular his understanding of how access control and CCTV systems can offer additional benefits by working in harmony with a network infra...

WorlWorld Market Leaders in IP Video Management and Intelligent Video Team to Provide New Analytic Product Offerings.ObjectVideo®, the leader in intelligent video, and Milestone Systems, the world market leader for open platform IP video surveillance software recently  announced a new strategic technology and marketing alliance.  This innovative relationship will enable both commercial and government, public and private customers to deploy the best IP video management platform equi...

A CCTV system from Vicon is contributing to improved traffic management in Durham City Centre. Vicon’s Surveyor dome cameras and Kollector DVRs are assisting the local authority to encourage visitors to use the centre’s shopping and recreational facilities while discouraging them from travelling in their cars.  The CCTV system is contributing to the security of vehicles in Park and Ride facilities at three locations on the outskirts of Durham.  It is considered particularly...

Alarm Service Group Ltd, the leading independent installer in the South West, has opted for SeQuad Sequential Confirmation Detectors from Optex Europe for a major Schools PFI project currently underway in Swindon, where the need for maximum reliability and minimum false alarms is paramount.Sequential confirmation is one of the most popular ACPO-approved options for delivering confirmed alarm activations, requiring activations from two separate detectors within a defined period of time to indicat...

Milestone Systems has announced a free 1-camera license to further spread market awareness about the many advantages of IP video surveillance software.  An offer to download at no charge a 1-camera license of Milestone XProtect Professional is now available on the company’s website.The offer is notable compared to typical trial or ‘demo’ versions of software that only work for a limited amount of time: this is the real thing, since the software has no time limits on its us...

The advanced TransVu mobile digital CCTV recorder from AD Group – the parent company of Dedicated Micros - has been selected by First Manchester for a major trial, arranged by Digital Transport Solutions, to enhance the safety of passengers and its drivers as well as to act as a deterrent against fraudulent claims.For the initial trial phase of the project the TransVu system, which recently won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category, has been installed by Digital T...

JVC has appointed Colin Milligan to manage the sales of JVC IP and analogue products throughout the UK and Northern Ireland markets.  He brings over 13 years of solid sales experience working as Sales Manager with companies like Honeywell (formerly Video Controls Ltd) and Spyhawk."I am passionate about the security industry and have always been impressed by JVC for being a well known brand name that is widely recognized for its quality and reliability.  With JVC's portfolio of...

Award confirms DSC as a leading educator of false alarm prevention strategies  DSC, a leading provider of intrusion security products worldwide, was recently recognized by SDM Magazine for its false alarm prevention program.  The Securing America award was presented to DSC at this year's International Security Conference Expo West (ISC West) in Las Vegas, NV. "Clearly, false alarms and subsequent dispatches are a major industry concern," said Bruce Nagy, DSC Manager,...

Naturally we tend to equate CCTV with security, and this is what makes the headlines, but the reality is that it has become much more than this.  Where fire is concerned, for example, no longer is it simply a question of CCTV capturing images of intruders who may commit arson.  Now, with the advent of smart video content analysis, CCTV can be readily applied to overcome previously problematic fire detection scenarios in commercial and public sector buildings.  The beauty of this&n...

HID Global, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced that Anton Fischer has been hired as market development manager for HID's newest product line, AxioTM.  Based in Germany, Mr. Fischer is responsible for product management and market development and reports to Debra Spitler, HID Global's executive vice president of HID Connect. AxioTM is an RFID electromechanical locking cylinder, which uses contactless acc...

HID Global, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced that it is set to host the company's second "Be Secure" charity promotion at this year's IFSEC tradeshow in Birmingham, UK on the 8-11 of May.  This promotion follows the great success achieved at the ASIS tradeshow held in 2005 in Orlando, where over 1000 attendees participated. The promotional idea was developed to educate and inform tradeshow attendees...

Bosch, The Independent newspaper and The Royal Academy of Engineering have joined forces to launch The Independent Bosch Horizons Technology Award, a writing competition for young people with an interest in engineering and technology. As a global brand and a leader in innovation, Bosch is supporting Britain's future engineers by offering them an excellent opportunity to share their interest in engineering and technology with thousands of readers.  They are being asked to put pen to pape...

SKIDATA AG and LEGIC Identsystems Ltd jointly announce  the market introduction of a SKIDATA Combi Card.  The new contactless ‘keycard iso combi LEGIC advant' combines the SKIDATA access solutions with the wide choice of LEGIC advant all-in-one-card applications.  It will increase services and convenience for guests and partners in tourist destinations. The new SKIDATA card offers two combined areas on the same chip.  The SKIDATA area supports their access applicati...

Best security installation and best Access Control productHoneywell recently announced that it has been short-listed in two categories for the prestigious IFSEC Awards - Sunderland Housing Group jointly with 2020Vision Systems for Best Security Project and WIN-PAKTM Pro Central Station for Best New Access Control Product.  The awards ceremony will take place on Monday 8th May at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel at the NEC.  The Sunderland Housing Group project involved the im...

Dedicated Micros, working together with Gardiner Security, has delivered an advanced CCTV solution to provide effective security for ITV Granada in Manchester, home to Coronation Street one of the UK's favourite soap operas.  The project called for four of the latest NetVu Connected Digital Sprite 2 network capable DVRs featuring NetVu ObserVer software, four Dennard 2060 outdoor dome cameras which feature vandal resistant, environmentally protected enclosures - with more to follow shortly...

Eight 12~240mm and four 10-140mm Pentax zoom lenses have been installed at one of Dublin's most advanced medical centres, as part of the security and general management system at Beaumont Hospital.  The 620-bed facility occupies a 37-acre site with a diverse range of surveillance requirements that include access control, car parks, public safety and general asset management.Not only is Beaumont Hospital the principal undergraduate and post graduate medical training and research centre f...

Honeywell today announced that the WIN-PAKTM access control system has been installed at Tradition UK Ltd, a global leader in the brokering of financial and non-financial products, to ensure a high level of security and fast access for authorised personnel at their London offices.  The implementation was managed by, NSI Gold installers West London Security. Maintaining security has always been a high priority for Tradition, which operates several offices in London.  Mark Heneke, Tradi...

Integrated Design Ltd and A4Vision (Application for Vision) have teamed up for this year's IFSEC exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham on IDL's Stand B103A4 Vision's 3D Face Reader has been integrated with IDL's Fastlane Door Detective to showcase a complete approach to high security access control. The A4Vision Access 3D Face Reader can recognise users as they approach the doorway.  With read ranges up to two metres and a fast sub-second response time the Face Reader is designed to open the do...

The Norbain stand at this year's IFSEC event will be packed with the very latest product and technology offerings available.  Whether your interest lies in CCTV, Access Control, Intruder Detection or you require an integrated system, you can find the equipment and staff to help you find the perfect solution.VistaVista, the UK's premier brand of CCTV equipment, will have a huge range of their innovative and highly reliable CCTV solutions for you to view on the stand.  In particular, you...

The solution is simple when you know howIt's the puzzle that everyone in our industry would like to solve: how will we secure our property in the future with so many products from numerous suppliers, and complex standards to meet?ASSA ABLOY will be unveiling a major development within our organisation that interlocks all our power brands to give specifiers and industry professional's one product source - and a complete security solution.As an important voice in the security industry, we would al...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, recently announced that the American Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected the AXIS 214 Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Network Camera for a ‘Product Achievement Award: Digital Video Device.’  The judging took place at the 2006 ISC West new product showcase awards program held in Las Vegas, 5th – 7th April 2006.   A panel of security industry professionals viewed presentations on more than 60 comp...

Leading edge CCTV manufacturer AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - has received the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category, for its advanced TransVu system, which is helping to tackle crime on the move.The compact TransVu is a sophisticated multi-camera digital CCTV recorder, which can be fitted to a wide range of vehicles including: trains, buses, taxis, vans and heavy goods vehicles.  Its key feature is total network integration that autom...

Vista, Europe's premier brand of CCTV equipment, has had its eclipse camera and DVR selected for use in the making of "Inside a Perfect Bank Robbery", a Sky One television program.  The documentary examines how individuals could pull off a daring and flawless heist, exploring the methods employed by raiders in the £53million Tonbridge theft.The show looks at all aspects of a bank robbery from how the criminals take on such a task to the terrible effect it has it on its victi...

When twenty-ton coils of cold metal steel are being processed, despite stringent quality control procedures, there is always the possibility of a fault occurring that could result in costly delays.The Corus Colors production lines convert the coils, which are each two kilometres long, into pre-finished steels for applications as diverse as roof and wall claddings to consumer products.  To understand the reason for any fault and to ensure it does not reoccur, Corus Colors at Shotton, North W...

ACTi's Video Server, SED-2100R, and Transcoder, SED-3200, has enabled Bari Soccer stadium in Italy to incorporate IP based CCTV systems.  Incorporating with EL.MO's DVR, Matrices and monitoring solutions, the new system allows centralized control and high integration of different CCTV systems.  The use of wireless AP's also allows long distance transmission of video & control data, providing simple & cost effective solution over LAN environments. The CCTV system includes 2...

BackgroundThe James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, named after one of Teesside's most famous sons, is a major tertiary care centre providing leading edge acute hospital services. Part of South Tees Hospital NHS Trust, it opened as South Cleveland Hospital in 1980 and, in the last few years it has gone through a four-year PFI development to double in size to 145,000 sq m and house all of the Trust's specialties on the one Middlesborough site. The hospital now serves around 300,0...

The ChallengeThe Heartlands Hospital, a 900 bed acute teaching trust hospital in central Birmingham and Solihull Hospital, a 400 bed operation 12 miles further south both lost their existing CCTV coverage in December last year due to system failure.Solihull and Heartlands NHS Trust had been operating a combination of a PC-based digital recorder and a number of traditional analogue multiplexers and VCRs.  The system was becoming less reliable, so the decision was made to upgrade to a ne...

Dome cameras, colour monitors and quad processors from Rainbow CCTV have been installed at a leading medical facility, the Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Florida.The CCTV installation includes the QPCF quad processor.  These connect up to four cameras and one VCR, offering quad and switching video output.  Users benefit from real-time, high-resolution images, independent full screen and auto sequential switching, video loss detection, and video adjustment for all channels.Health Cen...

Stafford General Hospital selected Axis Communications for the provision of network cameras and video servers in order to extend and update its surveillance system.  The selection of a networked surveillance solution rather than a traditional analogue-based Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system saved the hospital more than £42,000 in installation costs alone. A total of five Axis video servers have been deployed to enable 14 existing analogue cameras to be attached to the network.&n...