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The session will focus on real-world experience implementing large-scale IP CCTV systems, video analytics and wireless technology.Verint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for workforce-enterprise optimisation and security today announced that it will present a break-out seminar entitled ‘Real-world experience implementing large IP CCTV systems, video content analysis and wireless CCTV' at the 2008 IIPSEC conference, which runs from 29-31 January at Stone...

Remotely monitored, detector-activated, CCTV specialist RemGuard Visual Management - part of AD Group - is reporting that the last 12 month period has seen a record number of sites taking advantage of its service, with a dramatic 16 per cent increase year-on-year for connections to its BS8418 compliant RVRC (Remote Video Response Centre).According to Geoff Colley, RemGuard's Business Development Manager, the growth in take-up of this event-driven approach to CCTV can be attributed to a number of...

Leading CCTV systems supplier Ganz is warning that lighting is a critical, but often overlooked and misunderstood element of CCTV cameras' performance.  With increasingly important ‘green' issues and new legislation to consider, as well as valuable cost savings available from the latest lighting technology, the company has published a topical and useful 50-page Ganz Lighting Guide to help installers, end users, specifiers and consultants alike.The handy pocketsize guide provides a wea...

Vicon have manufactured video management solutions for airports and ports throughout the world.  For St. Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, simply wanting a high performance CCTV system wasn't enough.  They wanted a system that could be expanded over an extended period of time without replacing the existing infrastructure.  They found that solution in the Vicon family of video products and a business relationship that began almost 10 years ago is still going strong.Building...

CCTV specialist AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - has supplied a written submission to the House of Lords Committee on the Constitution, which is currently examining the impact of Surveillance and Data Collection upon the Privacy of Citizens and their relationship with the state.In the submission, AD Group notes that the application of CCTV has grown dramatically in the UK in the fight against crime and terrorism and, in light of this, stresses that it is vital that sufficient...

IQinVision, market leader in high performance megapixel network cameras, smart IP cameras, and network video recording systems, recently announced that it continues to expand rapidly and add staff to support strong global sales growth.  Wendi Grinnell has joined the company as Marketing Communications Manager, while Don Ashley was promoted to Technical Services Manager and Dawn Miller promoted to Marketing Programs Specialist.  In addition to a number of recent US hires in engineering,...

Advanced monitoring and analytics capabilities enable more effective law enforcement and cost savings. With the rising crime rates in Savannah, GA, beginning to have a tangible impact on the safety of residents, tourists and the local economy, local government and law enforcement officials sought new solutions to their growing problem. Like many cities across the country, Savannah turned to public video surveillance systems as a counter measure.  They selected Tropos® Networks as the wi...

Between 13th and 15th January 2008, Intersec in Dubai - the largest Security, Fire, Safety & Health and Police & Homeland Security Exhibition in the Middle East - will open its doors.  With a new stand design, Dallmeier will be present at the show again in Hall 1, stand 3101C.Under the theme "CCTV/IP security solutions: diversity and integration", Dallmeier will show its complete product range: box and dome cameras, DVRs and the full scope of Dallmeier's analysis...

March Networks™, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, recently announced that Speedway SuperAmerica LLC has standardized on its retail business analytics solution for approximately 1,600 gasoline convenience stores. Speedway SuperAmerica LLC (SSA), a subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation, is one of the nation's largest corporately owned and operated chains of its kind.  Following a successful pilot program in 200 stores, SSA selected the late...

The latest NetVu Connected Digital Sprite 2 (DS2) DVRs from Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - are playing a pivotal role in helping US movie theatre managers and owners to effectively tackle real world activities away from the larger than life figures appearing on the ‘silver screen'.  These include anti-social behaviour, employee theft and the occasional faked slip-and-fall.A leader in the application of this CCTV technology is Muvico, which owns 13 theatres in Florida, Maryland...

The requirement - extending CCTV reachAs part of a wider regeneration project to encourage investment in the town, Medway Council decided to make substantial changes to the road network in Chatham.  Its one-way ring road system was identified as a restriction affecting inward investment in the retail centre of the town. The major road works involved upgrading the town's ring road system route to two-way traffic.Following a review it identified a gap in the CCTV coverage that it needed to fi...

As well as providing high quality digital storage and retrieval facilities, BT Redcare's i-Witness is a fully managed and future-proofed service which has significantly increased operational efficiency and enabled Fife Constabulary to bring more cases to court.The need for change from analogue to digitalFife Constabulary undertakes the day to-day operation and management of the region's CCTV system on behalf of the Fife Community Partnership.  Fife was experiencing a range of issues with it...

After months of planning the much awaited IIPSEC IP Education Programme is out.  Commenting on the content, Event Director stated, "After IIPSEC 2007, we spent a lot of time researching the trends and listening to what people wanted from the programme.  We are very excited by not only the quality of the tracks but also the rich mixture of topics presented."  The programme will run over the three days of show, and unlike past events will take place in three purpose built...

Robert Wint, Marketing Director of Verint Systems, was recently on hand to receive an award from Frost & Sullivan recognising his organisation's success as the 2007 Mass Transit Security Company of the Year for the European Market.Verint was selected as this year's winner based on the strength of its Nextiva Transit portfolio, its regional market success and its sharp focus on customer needs and requirements. "Mass transit authorities need actionable intelligence that can be used to pro...

IndigoVision's integrated IP Video CCTV system is providing monitoring for a traffic calming system in the Belgian city of Antwerp.  The CCTV system monitors a series of automated bollards that regulate traffic on a number of the city's streets, alerting the Antwerp Police to malfunctions, accidents and acts of vandalism.The bollards can be lowered automatically during pre-determined hours or when buses and trams pass using on-board transponders.  Local residents and other authorised p...

VIVOTEK Network Cameras help farmers control birth cows day and night.PurposeGaec Bracquart, located in Crequy in northern France, is a farm that houses a herd of 150 cows and provides approximately 600,000 liters of milk each year.  The owner of the farm had constantly encountered the need to physically monitor the cows all night, in case the birth cows were in labour.  Wanting a way to remotely monitor the herd of cows instead, the farmer sought for a cost-effective solution that wou...

Situated on the most frequented shipping lanes in the world, Calais is the port, par excellence, for cross Channel links between the United Kingdom and the European mainland.  The Port of Calais has all available modern facilities designed basically for the reception of large ferries and the loading and unloading of bulk cargo and diversified merchandise.  It is linked to the European motorway network and a high-speed train assures direct access to Paris and Brussels within 90 minutes....

Acquisition extends Bosch Security Systems' product portfolio and geographic presence in Canada, U.K. and U.S.Extreme CCTV Inc. and Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, recently jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Bosch will acquire all outstanding shares of Extreme common stock at a price of C$5.00 per share in cash, resulting in an aggregate purchase price of approximately C$93 million.  The purchase price represents a premium of approximate...

The latest Ganz C-Allview high-speed ruggedised PTZ cameras from CBC Europe have been chosen to secure Medway Council's new headquarters in Chatham, Kent.  The installation is a key part of a major, four-year upgrade contract, which the council has awarded to TJW Electrical.Medway, which is a unitary authority covering five major towns at the heart of the Thames Gateway development, has pioneered the use of microwave transmission to hub-sites, such as schools and council premises.  Fro...

The RequirementHeatherwood & Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Trust is an acute trust based in east Berkshire.  The Trust has two main hospital sites, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park in Slough, and four subsidiary clinic sites.  It has initiated a series of security measures aimed at improving security for patients, staff and hospital visitors.  Kay Loudon-Bruce, Head of Security at the Trust explains, "The genesis of the security system was in 1999 when we had had a number...

The capability of CCTV systems has changed dramatically in recent years with the move from analogue to digital allowing more powerful and flexible systems to be rolled out for commercial and public space surveillance; the ability to record more pictures per second (driven by the development of more powerful video signal processors); cheaper storage; mobile systems on buses and trains; the increasing application of CCTV in a networked environment and new ways to automatically analyse images - fro...

Colin Moore has joined the Unipart Group of Companies as Group Head of Security.In addition to having overall operational responsibility for all security issues within the Unipart Group, Colin is appointed Managing Director of Unipart Security Solutions, a new division that offers a broad range of security services to external clients."I am very excited about taking on this new role," said Colin.  "I will be leading a nationwide team of Security Professionals who collectively...

Fibre Optech, the specialist distributor of cabling infrastructure and CCTV security communication products, has recruited two new field sales account managers to provide extensive coverage of both the north and south of England.  Between them, Chris Lawson and Neal Endean bring over 15 years experience of the CCTV industry to Fibre Optech.  Chris Lawson, Northern field sales account manager, has previously held a senior regional sales consultant position, selling medium to high end br...

PurposeBased in Markham, Ontario, Canada, mobile robot development company, Dr Robot Inc., was looking for a high performance IP camera for its new series of mobile robots, i90. i90 robots were developed for applications such as security, remote monitoring, automatic tour guides and academic research and development platforms.  i90 is a fully wireless robot, and operates as an autonomous mobile wireless device providing remote monitoring, control and communication.  i90 communicates wi...

From 22nd to 24th January 2008 it is once again time.  The International Casino Exhibition ICE, one of the most prestigious exhibitions for the gaming and gambling industry worldwide, will open its gates again in London.  Regensburg based CCTV/IP specialist Dallmeier will also participate again, this time with a new stand design. Dallmeier, the leading global supplier of network-based video surveillance systems for casinos, has been dealing with the development and production of high-q...

The same technology behind the ICD-809P and the ICD-879P (two new Ikegami high sensitivity cameras), available exclusively through its long-term distribution partner ADI-GARDINER, have been successfully used to take moving images from the Japanese KAGUYA (SELENE) lunar explorer. It is the first time that such high definition images of the earth have been shot so deep in space - about 110,000 km away from the earth.  The explorer was developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)...

Complus Teltronic's 2007 series of intercom workshops came to a successful conclusion on Thursday 22nd November at the Western Business Centre, near Stansted.  Other venues for the autumn series were located in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Coventry and Bristol.Topics covered included the latest advances in IP (internet protocol) technology, which reduces cabling costs and allows advanced networking functions.  Intercoms for disabled refuges to BS5839 Part 9 have wide spread appl...

Axis Communications, the global leader within network video, is experiencing increasing interest in its training program - Axis Communications' Academy.  The extended use of network cameras in various applications around the world is one reason for this.  However, the main driver is the ongoing technology shift from analogue CCTV to IP-based video surveillance systems.To support Axis partners and customers globally, Axis' Academy conducts training at a number of locations in the US, Eu...

Ernitec, the leading supplier of video surveillance equipment, will increase its efforts in Sweden with sales offices and staff in Stockholm and Göteborg.  A unique combination of circumstances makes it clear why Sweden has been chosen as Ernitec's next target.  Ernitec focuses on IP solutions, as does Sweden, a major player in surveillance solutions using IP technologies."Ernitec is already a strong brand in Sweden", states Vice President Sales Henrik Falshøj.&nb...

FLIR thermal imaging cameras helped to assure a safe meeting of world leaders in Germany The Group of Eight (G8) is an international forum for the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The European Commission is also represented at all the meetings. Together, these countries represent more than half of the world economy. It is one of the most important forums for dealing with global issues. Heads of State and G...