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The week after the London Tube and bus bombings, London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe said: “The tragic events of July 7 have affected us all but have also made Londoners and the bid team ever more resilient, determined and united to deliver the best Games ever.”   Lord Coe will be chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG). Crime designed out Lord Coe stressed the key role security planners had played in London's bid and said that creating a...

JVC’s TK-WD310E camera used in difficult lighting conditionsFour JVC TK-WD310E cameras have been installed inside the fish market at Newlyn Harbour, the Main Fishing Port in England and Wales.  They are used to monitor the reflective delivery and pick up areas for the fish.  The cameras were specified and installed by Cornwall based, CCTV specialists, Perspective CCTV for Newlyn Harbour Commissioners. The TK-WD310E camera is especially designed to capture clear, easy-to-view imag...

Xstrata Copper's emergency and protective services superintendent at Mount Isa Mines, Darren Bracey, says Cardax FT, as a tool, provides better control of access management health and safety systems and he wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.Tracey: "The powerful software leads itself well to integration with other third party software applications to allow better management of security, health, safety, access control and contractor management".Mines present numerous challenges when it c...

A range of surveillance equipment has been supplied by leading specialist supplier CBC (Europe) to improve security for one of the largest Ford car dealerships in north-east England. In total, five sites, owned by the Patterson Motor Group, have benefited from this additional protection.The CCTV measures have been introduced to combat a number of different problems the company had experienced at the sites. These included break-ins, as well as thefts of vehicles at storage compounds and otherwise...

Panasonic Security Systems repeated its highly successful “I got IT!” Plasma TV give-away promotion at the ASIS show in Orlando, FL this month following the success of the promotion kick-off at the ISC-West Show in April of this year. Three additional lucky individuals will receive Panasonic 42” Plasma TVs at their doorsteps after being spotted wearing Panasonic “I got IT!” buttons on the show floor last week in Orlando. A total of three Plasma TVs were awarded over...

One of UK’s largest Train Operators installs ADPRO Remote Video Monitoring solution to monitor 77 train stations across South Wales 24/7 from one central locationThe ChallengeArriva Trains Wales needed a remote CCTV solution to detect and deal with a range of issues, from thefts from car parks, vandalism and graffiti, staff or passenger assaults, and ticket avoidance.  “One of the problems we encounter is that no stations are identical yet many aspects look similar,” says...

At the recent Defense Systems & Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition held in London, UK, CEDIP Infrared Systems (www.cedip-infrared.com) reported high visitor traffic drawn by its comprehensive range of Thermal IR imaging products. Marking its global debut at DSEi -- PHAROS - a high-resolution multi-sensor platform drew consistent attention from visitors interested in short to medium range day/night surveillance applications. PHAROS features a state-of-the-art uncooled microbolometer th...

RequirementProvide a reliable, flexible CCTV network capable of deliver high FPS and telemetry control to two control centres at the same time.SolutionUtilised Wavesight’s high performance OFDM wireless bridges to deliver the performance, output and flexibility the client needed.At the end of 2004 leading Dutch system integrators QCAT were asked to design a wireless network to support surveillance cameras surrounding Amsterdam Central Railway Station. The requirement was to deliver analogu...

Digital System enhances security and helps resolve day-to-day issuesOutstanding customer service has helped make DHL one of the world's most recognised name brands. From its early days shuttling merchandise receipts between San Francisco and Honolulu, to its current status as a global express provider, DHL has focused on ensuring immediate, reliable and secure customer service.  To support that primary objective, the company has often turned to technology to improve efficiencies and conveni...

Video security helps retailer cut losses by 50 percentThe old adage about never judging a book by its cover is uniquely appropriate in the case of Stella & Rose's Books in Monmouthshire, Wales.Book-lovers wandering through its doors might soon find themselves infused with a feeling of old-world charm.  Not only would they be surrounded by the sights and smells of thousands of books - many of them rare or out of print - but they would receive the kind of one-to-one service many consider...

The ChallengeThe retailer was looking for a way to combat the growing problem of internal cash theft and consulted Kent-based CCTV specialists Intime Security Ltd.  Tracey Boulton, sales and marketing director at Intime Security said: "This chain of twelve high street shops, one based in Croydon's busy Whitgift Shopping Centre, was losing money through staff theft."  The staff would keep the till drawer open for long periods of time without ringing up.  The managers were...

New CCTV system with 100 Bosch cameras provides high quality image coverage right across the airport Integration with Access Control And Praesideo Voice Alarm/PA Systems for improved airport safety and security. An integrated CCTV system from Bosch Security Systems has been chosen for one of the UK’s newest international airports – the Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield airport.The approach taken in designing security for modern Airports has radically altered following the...

Vastly improved security for staff and visitors the goalDVTel Inc., multiple award-winning market leader in delivering integrated IP security solutions for surveillance and monitoring, today announced that the City of Los Angeles is in the midst of a major upgrade to security system capabilities and coordination, using the DVTel Intelligent Security Operations Center (iSOC) platform.  With the Network Video Management System (NVMS) at its core, the iSOC will enable the City of LA to eventua...

Casino saves millions through ease of integration and installationDVTel Inc., multiple award-winning market leader in delivering integrated IP security solutions for surveillance and monitoring, today announced that the Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma has installed the DVTel Network Video Management System in their Tulsa Creek Nation Casino, one of Oklahoma’s premier gaming destinations.  The network video system manages approximately 420 cameras covering the entire casino complex....

Iris recognition, the only biometric technology designed to operate in 1-to-many search mode, found a project where the database is finally large enough to be called in.  It’s in India, the world’s second most populous country, where the Government of Andhra Pradesh state announced on 16th JUNE, 2005 a program to control and manage the distribution of state-issued food ration cards.  The program awarded to LG Electronics US-based Iris Technology Division will see 20 million...

Henry Bros.Electronics, Inc. (Amex: HBE), a turnkey provider of technology-based integrated electronic security solutions, today announced that it has been awarded a $1.1 million contract with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to upgrade the existing Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system throughout the Port Authority's PATH system.Under the terms of the contract, Henry Bros.  Electronics will install new system servers that are capable of controlling more than 600 cameras th...

Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM ; NASDAQ: GEMP), the world's leading provider of smart card solutions, today announces that the Russian bank, Surgutneftegazbank (SNGB), has chosen Gemplus to supply its new generation of off-line smart banking cards. These cards are compliant with the latest MasterCard specifications for EMV[1] (M/Chip 4.0) and utilise the DDA/CDA authentication[2] method. This deployment, the country's first adoption of such a smart card, will en...

The Nike ExperienceYou are at the right place, but absent from view are glass-on-glass high-rises compacted together over the typical concrete and asphalt corporate terrain.  But then, this is anything but typical.  You are about to enter the hallowed halls of one of sport’s holiest sites.   You have arrived at Nike World Headquarters (WHQ).  The 185-acre campus sprawls out in front of you and the size and complexity is staggering. Everything would have to be custo...

OrganizationPacific Western Transportation ensures children within the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, B.C. area travel to and from school safely.  With the experience of serving the school bus industry for the past years, they have been transporting children within the area for the past 4 years for School District #42.  With 33 employees in the Maple Ridge division, they maintain 25 school buses to serve the 21 routes — 15 regular routes and routes for special needs children.Chall...

The DFDS Transport headquarters cover 150,000 square meters in a suburb of Copenhagen where 11-12,000 shipments occur daily. Customers demand the highest security for their goods, but DFDS’ old analog CCTV system could not archive recordings long enough, it sometimes crashed and data was lost.  Hundreds of drivers traffic the area round the clock, which makes the surveillance even more critical should any lost or stolen goods need to be investigated.  Proof of handling is also ne...

The ChallengeThe Heartlands Hospital, a 900 bed acute teaching trust hospital in central Birmingham and Solihull Hospital, and 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 new...

The July 7 bombs in London were small-time stuff, it is claimed; and worse is to come, according to a security consultant. David Rubens of north London-based Meido was, ironically, in central London attending a police anti-terrorism seminar on the morning of July 7 when the police asked attenders to clear the building. David told Professional Security : “I have been in cities under attack before; and [on July 7] there was absolute normality.  People were hanging around; going to McDo...

How do employers comply with data protection laws and yet investigate wrong-doing? Monitoring staff - especially covertly - has been rather a grey area, despite the Data Protection Act. A security or fraud manager may want to observe staff - examine logs of websites visited to check that staff are not downloading pornography, say; or videoing workers outside the workplace, to collect evidence that they are not in fact sick; or asking credit reference agencies to check that staff are not in fina...

iOmniscient and DVTel integrate their product solutions The intelligent surveillance industry is rapidly expanding, with consumers recognising the benefits of artificial intelligence behind the cameras of traditional surveillance systems. iOmniscient, the world leader in Intelligent Surveillance has just announced an integration partnership with DVTel, a highly regarded provider of IP cameras, network video and audio recording and monitoring and analysis tools. iOmniscient's products are now...

Dedicated Micros has delivered the main CCTV element for DangerPoint, an innovative safety education centre created by the Police and the key agencies responsible for safety in North Wales.  The centre at Talacre, Flintshire, is targeted at school children across the region and is scheduled to open to the public this September.Dedicated Micros has delivered the main CCTV element for DangerPoint, an innovative safety education centre created by the Police and the key agencies responsible for...

Varifocal lenses from Rainbow CCTV are being used on the Irish rail network by the country’s railway authority Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail). As part of its “On Track” initiative the authority is investing over EUR1.3 billion in its service with co-funding from the Irish Government under the National Development Plan. There is also financial involvement from the European Union.Many of the Rainbow units have been installed at level crossings. The lenses are operatin...

Zoom lenses from Rainbow CCTV are being deployed following the development of previous camera usage at Oldbury, a nuclear power station in Gloucestershire. As part of its remit to ensure that the plants work properly and are safe to operate, British Nuclear Group Reactor Sites perform detailed observations inside nuclear reactors using specially-built manipulators and robots. The procedures allow the company to meet criteria set by an external body, the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate. The 8-...

Ottawa-based network management specialists and DVR manufacturers Mach Networks have been specified to provide mobile video surveillance systems for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in California. March Networks' reseller and channel partner Diversified Security Solutions Inc. secured the contract through its Viscom Division in a deal worth $1.5 million, that includes a three-year maintenance agreement.  The programme will see some 80 light rail vehicles (LRVs) equipped...

The Tulsa Creek Nation Casino is one of Oklahoma's premier gaming destinations.  The casino, open around the clock and seven days a week, offers a unique brand of entertainment with an array of over 1400 casino games, including blackjack, poker, slot machines, and many others.  With the completion of a $4.6 million expansion project in December 2005, the casino increased to a total size of 81,000 square feet.  Creek Nation Casino has 650 employees, and over 300,000 visitors from 4...

Eastman Kodak Company is the world leader in helping people take, share, enhance, preserve, print and enjoy pictures - for memories, for information, for entertainment.  With sales of $13.3 billion in 2003, the company comprises several businesses: Health, supplying the healthcare industry with traditional and digital image capture and output products and services; Graphic Communications Group, offering on-demand color printing and networking publishing systems consisting of three wholly ow...