Words of Wiseberg

In recent years a major headache for bus operators has been the escalating numbers of fraudulent claims for injury, in extreme cases having to contend with claims from individuals who have not even been a passenger on one of their services.Prior to the introduction of CCTV systems on buses it was difficult for operators to prove or disprove such patently fraudulent claims - it was simply their word against the claimant - and often the only realistic option was to settle out of court to avoid cos...

ADT, the UK's leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, reached an important milestone this month by exceeding one thousand active customers at its Remote Video Response Centre (RVRC) in Manchester. The RVRC, which opened in September 2004, is a state of the art facility offering customers a remote security monitoring and response service.  In 2005, the facility was accredited with British Standard 8418 (BS8418), which covers the design, positioning, configuration, perform...

Pixim's Orca Chipset delivers superior image data for more accurate and effective video analysis is to be demonstrated at ASIS, booth #1264.Pixim Incorporated's Orca Chipset, known for delivering wide dynamic range, excellent colour rendition and image quality, in any lighting conditions 24/7, is integrated into ioimage's first intelligent IP video camera offering, the new ioicam wdc100dn.Pixim's Orca Chipset, the only all digital image capture solution, is a pivotal technology component that ad...

The brand new Mobile Transmitter has been designed to overcome typical problems when using wireless equipment in difficult environmental conditions.  Thanks to its COFDM modulation and MPEG2 compression the signals are transmitted several hundred meters in urban areas, either in 2.4GHz or in 5.8GHz, without any disturbance."Maximum Ratio Combining" is a state of the art technology used by VTQ for its Diversity Receiver.  Several antennas and the intelligent evaluation technol...

Brand and organizational expansion support corporate growth and soaring enterprise demand for Agent Vi's next-generation enterprise grade digital video analyticsAspectus Video Intelligence, Inc., today announced that it has officially changed its corporate name and brand to Agent Video Intelligence™ (Agent Vi™) due to overwhelming enterprise demand for its Agent Vi™ software technology.  The company also announced an expanded global sales and technical support team an...

Coe Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alison Fielding as Non-Executive Director with effect from 18 September 2006.Dr Fielding is currently the Director of Technology Transfer at IP Group plc, the intellectual property commercialisation company.  She has five years' experience in identifying and commercialising a diverse range of new technologies, encompassing electronics, software, remote power so...

Securitas Systems AB, a leading security systems integrator has teamed up with Milestone Systems to implement XProtect IP video surveillance software solutions for customers.In late 2005, Securitas Systems AB signed a partner agreement contract with Milestone Systems to be reseller and Systems Integrator of XProtect IP video surveillance software.  Since then, training and support on the new technology has been established.  Interest levels are growing fast in the market, as many peopl...

Introductions include an enterprise-scale S2 NetBox solution, VoIP integration, and updates for existing users S2 Security Corporation (S2) today released details of a broad range of new technologies it will debut at the ASIS International Show.Among the new technologies to be shown are solutions for large-scale applications, code-named S2 NetBox XL, and a new, voice over IP (VoIP) intercom network appliance.              &nbs...

Corporate security systems specialist Bell Security has opened a ‘next generation' Service Management Centre at its London headquarters.  This is designed to enhance customer service for Bell's growing ‘commercial' security and fire systems customer base.  This London facility builds on the success of a Bristol-based centre that was created in 2005 primarily to add value to Bell's market-leading, retail banking customer operations.The London Service Manageme...

Many hundreds of Pelco employees, honoured guests and the public joined together in commemoration of the Fifth Anniversary of September 11, 2001, and to celebrate the lives of the fallen heroes from that day.  "The most profound way to protect the future is to never forget the past.  We must never forget the thousands of innocent men and women who went to work that day and never returned home," explained Pelco President and CEO David L. McDonald.  "I stron...

Synercard, developer of the critically acclaimed Asure ID® suite of photo ID and ID card application control software and member of HID Global, a leading supplier and manufacturer in the access control industry, today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Bannerbridge plc, one of the longest established distributors of ID printers and related products in Europe and the UK.  Bannerbridge supplies ID card printers, CD/DVD duplicators/printers, biometric terminals, consumab...

The University of Reading's Department of Meteorology has deployed an AXIS 232D Dome Network Camera from the global leader in network video, Axis Communications, to support its meteorology degree students as they learn to predict weather patterns through studies of atmospheric sciences. The University of Reading's Department of Meteorology is internationally recognised as a world leading centre of excellence for the teaching and research of the science of the atmosphere and oceans, including wea...

If you're the subject of a 999 emergency call to the ambulance service in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk or Suffolk you can expect one of 100-plus frontline vehicles operated by the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust (EAAT) to come to your aid in double-quick time.  But the Trust also has a duty of care to its staff.  Around the clock, 24/7, staff at the Trust's new Norwich control centre respond to thousands of 999 and other calls.  Not before time, a new CCTV system now allows their move...

ADT today launches the latest electronic article surveillance (EAS) anti-theft system - the Sensormatic® Ultra·Exit - which has been designed exclusively for the European retail market.  This new detection system offers British retailers a solution to combat increasingly advanced shoplifting tactics, access extensive operational information and preserve store aesthetics.The Ultra·Exit system uses ADT's Ultra·Max® acousto-magnetic (AM) technology, which offers th...

The Upperpoint Group has acquired the business of Aasset Security Poland from its owner Mariusz Wojtas, who will continue to run the business under the Norbain umbrella.The company will be named Norbain Polska and aims to provide the Polish marketplace with the very best levels of service and technical support for which Norbain is renown.Commenting on the deal, Alun John, CEO of Upperpoint Holdings Limited said, "Mariusz has created a number of successful ventures in the CCTV marketplace an...

Video Domain Technologies invites you to visit ASIS 2006, booth #1459 for demonstrations of our new technologies that will revolutionize the security industry, and even our lives!OVS (Offsite Visual Storage) is an advanced Visual Recording & Management tool, and a finalist in the IFSEC 2006 Awards (IP Security/Communication Category). OVS is Video Domain Technologies' advanced Visual Recording & Management Solution for managing business/home efficiently, from anywhere, at anytime.&n...

Camera-lens combinations from Rainbow are being used by one of the USA's most prominent surveillance companies, Virginia-based New Technology Management Inc (NTMI.)NTMI is a world leader in the creation, integration and maintenance of security observation systems with clients including the US Army, Navy and Air Force as well as the Marine Corps and the Department of Homeland Security.The Rainbow cameras used by NTMI are the CLD46D 1/3" colour DSP models offering 460 TV lines resolution.&nbs...

Vari-focal lenses from US manufacturer Rainbow have been installed at thirty Holland and Barrett stores including sites in London, Birmingham and Amsterdam.  The lens is Rainbow's 3-8mm model, which is notable in that as a day-night unit it corrects the focus shift that occurs when using IR lighting. At the Holland and Barrett stores the lenses are operating within Rainbow's own dome camera assemblies.  The client is recording digitally using DVRs by Videoswitch with removable trays an...

Access security specialist, Bewator has announced that is has appointed Bruce Torrance as its new area sales manager for the North of England. Bruce will manage the sales of the Bewator product range to the whole of the North of England.  He brings with him over twenty years experience working in the security field in both UK and European markets.  Bruce said: "I am looking forward to injecting my expertise into this role and working for a leading access and CCTV security spe...

1000 cards created by ScreenCheck Europe BV using Zebra Card PrintersThe Haarlemse Baseball Tournament attracts national television coverage and crowds of up to 20,000 people at each match.  The tournament features teams from China, Cuba, Japan, Chinese Taipei, the USA and the Netherlands.  Providing security at these events is a high priority.  The tournament organisers looked to Zebra Card Printer Solutions and ScreenCheck Europe BV to provide photo id security cards that were p...

IntroductionEastnets, a Dubai based leading Payments and Security Solution Provider, and Zebra Card Printer solutions partner since 1996, has provided an advanced Bitaqat-e ID Card Management and Issuing Systems to Dubai International Airport.  The solution, only found in two other airports worldwide, introduces the use of smart card technology at new electronic gates (eGates) in the airport, designed to reduce delays and enable registered passengers automated entry or exit through the airp...

Lenel Systems International announced today that it has donated an OnGuard® identity and security management system, as well as supplies, services and personnel for the 2006 Little League Baseball World Series.  Lenel, a global leader in the development of integrated security management solutions, is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. This is the ninth consecutive year that Lenel has contributed its technology and expertise to the international youth a...

Network Security stamps out vandalism in Newport Schools Mission Newport City Council schools needed to find a way of reducing vandalism that had become a common problem for many more schools across the region. Solution The Newport Community Safety Partnership initiative, created a fully networked surveillance solution, which enabled monitoring of hotspots after hours. AXIS 2400 Video Servers were deployed to distribute video from CCTV cameras onto the network.  The entire solution...

The ChallengeA major university campus in London has invested in a significant overhaul of its security, centred around digital multiplexing technology from Dedicated Micros.  The university has seven city centre sites spread over almost three miles.  A growth in drug related crime in the nearby Kings Cross area prompted the university to reconsider its security arrangements in conjunction with IDS, specialists in digital CCTV technology. The SolutionIDS considered a number of potentia...

University of Reading has reduced crime on campus thanks to CCTV dome cameras from Vicon From burglars to car thieves and vagrants, universities tend to attract just about every kind of criminal activity.  Securing a university, however, is no easy task.  A university campus is very much like a town centre in that it's an open environment where people need to be able to come and go freely, so security has to be subtle.  This is where CCTV cameras come in.  University of Read...

Mitsubishi Electric's Visual Information Systems division, a leading manufacturer of innovative security solutions will be exhibiting its latest range of digital security products at this year's Norbain LIVE 2006 road shows.The first Norbain LIVE 2006 road show is in Glasgow on 19th September.  On display will be examples from Mitsubishi's current range of DX digital recorders, all of which are compact, robust yet fully featured and come with a 24 month return to base warranty.  They h...

Paxton Access Limited a market leader in the design and manufacture of electronic access control systems has appointed Matthew Mendes as Field Sales Engineer for France.  The appointment signals Paxton Access' strengthened commitment to the French market and its confidence in the future growth prospects of the region.Paxton Access' business development strategy in Europe is to combine the appointment of a key distributor in each country with local language marketing support of the s...

A new non-profit business organisation, recently launched in Brussels, will develop international standards for intermodal freight container security to counter the threat to the circa €7 trillion international trade in goods, from terrorism and organised crime, including smuggling and theft. The International Container Security Organisation (ICSO), which will develop and publish global standards for container security devices (CSDs) and related systems, has been founded by leading bu...

A new non-profit business organisation, recently launched in Brussels, will develop international standards for intermodal freight container security to counter the threat to the circa €7 trillion international trade in goods, from terrorism and organised crime, including smuggling and theft. The International Container Security Organisation (ICSO), which will develop and publish global standards for container security devices (CSDs) and related systems, has been founded by leading bus...

The Port of Turku, Finland's second largest seaport, has invested in IndigoVision's complete end-to-end IP Video solution to provide an innovative approach to site surveillance.  More than four million tonnes of cargo and over four million passengers pass through the port every year and safety and security are paramount to the port's operation. The CCTV system includes numerous dome cameras, providing high-quality digital images via a wireless WiMAX LAN, which spans an area arou...