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When tickets for the Spice Girls' December concert at The O2 arena in London went on sale, all 20,000 were snapped up in 38 seconds.  Each and every one of the concert-goers will be counted in and out of The O2 by video analytics software from Ipsotek.The O2, owned and operated by AEG Europe, has installed Ipsotek's people-counting system across dedicated cameras at its main entrances so that AEG's management and tenants benefit from hour-by-hour, day-by-day analysis. ...

The Coliseum Leisure and Retail Park on the outskirts of Elsmere Port is one of the real success stories of the out of town leisure phenomenon.  Constructed on a brown-field site in 1998 the Leisure Park is owned by The Leisure Fund Ltd and complements the retail side of the Coliseum owned by Equitable Life. The Ellesmere Port facility comprises a large leisure park on one side, with the UK's largest designer outlet village on the other.  With over 140 shops, it features a wide range o...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, teamed up with wireless applications market leader Proxim Wireless Corporation, on a joint stand at the Transport Innovations exhibition held at the NEC in Birmingham (10 -11 October).  Both companies were attracting interest from the transport sector to the benefits of network video.The Transport Innovations exhibition is a showcase of the latest technological innovations within the passenger transport sector, bringing tog...

IndigoVision has been awarded another prestigious contract to upgrade two casinos to fully digital CCTV operation with a virtual matrix.  This firmly establishes the company's integrated IP Video system as the market leader for complete digital CCTV solutions in casinos.  IndigoVision believes this will be only the third casino complex in the US to go fully digital, the other two also being IndigoVision installations and follows on from a recent contract to upgrade a chain of 9 cas...

March NetworksTM, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that the Bank of New Zealand has selected its R5 Visual Intelligence management software and networked video systems for more than 170 retail banking branches throughout New Zealand.  The rollout is expected to be completed by the end of 2008.  Approximately 80 units have already been installed.Headquartered in Auckland, the Bank of New Zealand is the country's third...

Fighting the complex problems of anti-social behaviour challenges district and borough councils the length and breadth of the country. While the term in itself covers a multitude of different problems there is a range of pro-active techniques that can be implemented to tackle many issues that if left unchallenged cost councils and therefore taxpayers' unnecessary money. VIT is a specialist security solutions provider and innovator of bespoke security solutions who have an excellent record of...

The upcoming IIPSEC 2008 exhibition will see the biggest ever line-up of IP equipment on offer from JVC Professional Europe.Yash Patel, Executive Director, CCTV Europe at JVC Professional Europe takes up the story, "JVC's current strategy is that all of their acquisition, network video recording and monitoring products operate using an open architecture over a network.  This means that any installation company is able to seamlessly integrate our products with third-party equipment...

Vigilant Technology Limited, the global provider of intelligent video solutions for the high-end CCTV security and surveillance market, announces recently that it has won an agreement to be the sole supplier to a gaming corporation which currently has six casinos in the USA amounting to approximately US$4 million over the next three years.The contract includes design, installation and maintenance of IP video surveillance & security systems for three years in addition to existing and future c...

In Holland, Maat Transport is the first company that is offering a high secure Truck Parking for regular clients and trucks passing by.  Recently, an IP surveillance solution with ACTi hardware was deployed in this transportation company.As an experienced company in the world of logistics and transportation, Maat is aware of the big problems with stolen cargo and therefore saw the need in building this automated truck parking.  In order to make the parking profitable, the par...

Network cameras and video servers from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, will be installed to improve public transport security in a project being undertaken by Switzerland's largest transport operator - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB).  SBB has decided to install the recently launched AXIS 209MFD Network Camera in double-decker commuter trains serving Zürich to improve safety and security for passengers and personnel.The total installation order is estimat...

Tamron recently appointed Keiki Warashina as General Manager of Tamron USA's Industrial Optics Division.  Warashina will be responsible for Tamron CCTV business in North and South America.Warashina joined Tamron Co., Ltd. in October 2002 and handled sales of Tamron CCTV products for the European market.  In October of 2004, he was promoted to Section Manager, extending his responsibility of the CCTV business to the whole European market including Russia and Eastern Europe.  In...

If you happened to read my recent article referring to my passion for the motorcar, you may be surprised to learn that I ever walk anywhere.  However, it is often necessary to put the car keys away and opt for a more environmentally friendly mode of transport to travel the few hundred yards from car to shop, cinema, restaurant or similar establishment.When walking in our town and city centres on a Friday or Saturday night, it is hard not to be struck by the level of anti-social behaviour -...

TeleEye has done it again, scooping up the prestigious Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association (HKEIA) gold award in the security category.  The award, for outstanding innovation and technology, was given for the company's new RX 504 mobile video recording server.  Last year, TeleEye also received the award for its outstanding, BS 8418 compliant, RX 360 range of video transmitters.The HKEIA award recognizes and rewards excellence in product design, technology, reliability...

The companyABC Fine Wine and Spirits is the largest privately held fine wine and spirits merchant in the United States.  Established in 1936 and headquartered in Florida, the company carries an extensive selection of wines, spirits and beers, along with a selection of gourmet foods that includes cheeses, chocolates, and snack items.Operational overviewIn business for more than 70 years, ABC Fine Wine and Spirits today operates 153 off-licences throughout the Florida peninsula, from Jacksonv...

The Glaslyn Osprey Project, run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), is home to the only pair of breeding ospreys in Wales.The Project is part of 'Aren't Welsh Birds Brilliant!', a partnership between RSPB Cymru, Forestry Commission Wales and the Countryside Council for Wales.  It was introduced to give individuals the chance to get really close to some of the most exciting birds in Britain.With a viewing platform open to the public and live images shown in the visitor c...

CCTV distributor Videcon showcased the exclusive Concept Pro range of products at IFSEC India in New Delhi and was delighted with the level of response from a truly international audience.The show attracted companies from all over India, as well as visitors from Kuwait, Tunisia and Malaysia to name a few.  It was an extremely positive show for Videcon with visitors keen to find out more about the company and the extensive range of products on display.  The Concept Pro VXM4 DVR was by f...

IndigoVision's IP Video technology is providing CCTV surveillance for Mont Kiara, an exclusive development of condominiums located in the suburbs of Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur.  Mont Kiara is a global community that attracts affluent professionals as well as a diverse group of expatriates.The IP CCTV system was installed by IndigoVision's local partner Multi Optochem Sdn Bhd using a Motorola Canopy wireless IP network.  The system consists of 38 cameras monitorin...

Plymouth City Centre has upped its ‘Respect' agenda by combining the best CCTV with loudspeakers from Bosch Security Systems to quite literally speak to would-be lawbreakers and discourage anti-social behaviour, sometimes before it even happens.‘Talking' cameras have so far been installed in four areas of the City and are having an immediate effect, according to Mike Atherton, Community Safety Manager for Plymouth City Centre Company.  The PCCC bid for Home Office funding f...

March NetworksTM, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that it has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America in the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 listing.The company achieved revenue of $76.2 million in fiscal 2006, representing an increase of 712% as compared to fiscal 2002.  The company also ranks as one of the top 50 fastest-growing Canadian technology companies and leads five Ottaw...

Frankfurt Commerzbank Tower: Zelaris IP video management software monitors 800 branches for failure and sabotage  The bold architecture of the Commerzbank Tower is the source of fascination for many visitors to Frankfurt - behind the mirrored façade a complex software solution takes care of the security required in the Commerzbank network of branches. VIDEOR's partner, the Frankfurt system house Heer GmbH, realized this by using eneo Zelaris IP.  The system application...

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, has reached a milestone in its business.  The company has now delivered one million network cameras since it launched the world's first network camera 11 years ago.  The market is showing increasing interest in network video products for various security installations.  In the first half of 2007, the company increased its sales in the video product segment by more than 40 per cent.Since the launch of the first...

Reliable camera and recording technology from Bosch Security Systems has been selected by Clacton-based installer EJ Thurston Ltd, as part of a major CCTV upgrade at Walton Pier, Essex.Stretching some three quarters of a mile out to sea (793m), Walton Pier is the second longest pier in the UK, and home to the largest undercover funfair in East Anglia with over 30 rides and amusements.  As a major tourist attraction in the area, security is understandably a key priority to ensure the safety...

A clear sign that 'IP' has come of age has been confirmed as end users and consultants now represent almost half of the registered visitors to attend IIPSEC 2008.With arrangements for IIPSEC 2008 well underway and visitor registration at unprecedented levels, some trends are emerging.  The team behind IIPSEC, the IP People, are reporting that there has been a considerable swing towards End Users and consultants registering for the event now representing nearly half of the...

Turning on a light bulb or watching television is something the population of the UK take for granted.  Whether relaxing at home, taking advantage of the latest consumer gadget, or hard at work in the office, we are all responsible for the consumption of ever larger amounts of electrical power, often with little thought to its source of generation.Centrica's Kings Lynn power station is one such source.  Its modern gas turbine and triple pressure heat recovery steam generator feeds 325...

Alert Services, the independent ARC division of Securitas, is encouraging security planners to make more use of the latest monitoring technology, with the introduction of new, low cost personnel protection, vehicle- and asset-tracking services."With our latest communications and trace-and-track techniques we can make it much easier for organisations to keep a watch on their premises, assets and people," says Bob Marston-Taylor, Alert's manager in the UK. "We have pioneered a n...

When it comes to remotely monitored CCTV, fact can often be stranger than fiction as the operators at one hardworking RVRC (Remote Video Response Centre) I talked to in the North of England can testify.One of the most blatant examples, captured by their cameras, concerns a mother and daughter who decided to stage a forecourt ‘incident' at a motor dealership.  While waiting for the daughter's car to be fixed an apparently dishevelled mother told garage staff that she had slipped on som...

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity in installation and operation, has been recognized by security magazine Access Control & Security Systems with two products in its Top 20 New Product of the Year award list.ioimage is the only company with two products on the Top 20 list and the only video analytics products vendor to the make the list in 2007.  The ioibox trk1 intelligent video encoder with built-in analytics and the ioicam mmp100dn, a 3-megap...

Schneider Electric has completed the acquisition of Pelco, a worldwide leader in the design, development and manufacturing of video security systems.With the acquisition of Pelco, Schneider Electric significantly reinforces the offering of its Building Automation business, which encompasses power and HVAC control, electronic security and fire safety, and increases its ability to provide integrated solutions.Schneider Electric has acquired all shares of Pelco for a total consideration of $1,540 m...

IndigoVision's complete end-to-end IP Video solution is helping global logistics specialist Kühne+Nagel to streamline and secure its distribution network in Austria.  The new networked digital CCTV system provides both security surveillance and a video record of truck and parcel movements throughout their five Austrian distribution centres in Vienna, Schwechat Airport, Port Enns, Salzburg and Linz.As a truck arrives at a distribution centre an operator tracks its movement with a PT...

AMG Systems Ltd. recently announced that it has been contracted by ADT Fire & Security, the UK's leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, to supply the CCTV transmission system as well as the fibre optic infrastructure installation for the integrated safety and security solution for the new prison on Isle of Man.The £ 41 million, category B prison has been designed by Taylor Young, working in partnership with Isle of Man Architects McGarrigle and Jackson.  The I...