Biometric Security - Case studies

Interface Systems, a managed service provider of business security, actionable insights, and purpose-built networks for multi-location businesses announced that BRIX Holdings, a multi-brand franchising company that specialises in the “better-for-you” QSR segment, has chosen Interface to deploy the managed network, business voice, PCI compliance, business security, and business intelligence solutions for all their franchise locations, including Red Mango Cafe, Smoothie Factory + Kitch...

Rigid endoscopes are used in medical diagnostics and therapy to examine body cavities and hollow organs and to perform minimally invasive procedures. To avoid risks for patients and medical staff, the devices must function perfectly. Reliable quality testing is intended above all to exclude risks from infections and injuries but also misdiagnoses. Quality assurance of rigid endoscopes In many countries, hospitals are required by law to regularly check and maintain their endoscopes to ensure t...

Controlling access into and around Helsinki Airport is a complex task. Around 15,000 people work there; daily pre-pandemic passenger numbers hovered around 60,000 to 70,000. Airport managers chose electronic and electromechanical locks, keyless padlocks and readers to secure the site and improve access management. Safety for staff of operator Finavia and the airport’s customers is paramount. For obvious reasons, only authorised people should have access to many areas. The safe management...

National Petrochemical Industrial Co. (NATPET) is a Saudi Arabian company producing Polypropylene (PP) resin since the year 2009. The plant is in Yanbu Industrial City on the west coast of Saudi Arabia having a name-plate production capacity of 400,000 MT/Year. NATPET PP plant is using the state-of-the-art LyondellBasell licensed Spheripol technology producing a market-defined range of distinguished quality PP resins. The plant is enjoying the sustainable advantage of producing its own high-qua...

Coventry University will enhance security across its 33-acre city-centre campus with a surveillance upgrade that will unlock new capabilities and efficiency gains to support its dedicated security team.  Coventry University is upgrading to the latest version of Synectics’ Synergy software to benefit from features including enhanced video management, dynamic mapping, and integration to analytics-enabled cameras as part of its ongoing mission to keep students, staff, and visitors safe....

Xtract One Technologies, a technology-driven threat detection and security solution that prioritises the patron access experience by leveraging AI announced its SmartGateway patron screening solution was selected by Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine to secure all entrances for concerts, conferences, and other live events at the venue. The facility is owned by the City of Bangor and is managed by global sports and entertainment company - Oak View Group (OVG), which announced a strateg...

Databuoy Corporation, a gunshot localisation and real-time emergency alert intelligence system, and the Philadelphia Police Department announced that SHOTPOINT, Databuoy’s life-saving gunshot localisation and detection system, has been selected by the Department for a pilot programme to help to reduce gun violence throughout the city. With gun violence on the rise, officials sought a solution that could accurately detect a gunshot and localise where it came from, to prosecute more offende...

IDEMIA, the globally renowned company in identity technologies, is delighted to have been awarded the highly competitive and much sought after Automated Border Control System (ABCS) contract for all travellers entering and exiting the country’s air, land and sea checkpoints, by Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and HTX (Home Team Science and Technology Agency). IDEMIA was first awarded the contract to roll-out automated gates for immigration clearance at Chan...

Sharry has launched a smart office solution to streamline badge distribution across a multinational company. In this case, the digital badge on the iPhone or Apple Watch eliminated the hassle of printing physical cards for 30,000+ employees. With remote card management, users can now smoothly access any office, even when relocating to another city. This innovation has led to radical time saving, increased productivity, and enhanced security, and has created an unprecedented user experience. En...

Adani Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Its diversified businesses include resources, logistics, energy sectors, and agri-business. Adani Group is the largest port developer and operator in India with Mundra being the country's largest commercial port. With multiple ports, branches, manufacturing units, and corporate offices at various locations, Adani Group is one of the largest business units. In all, this business group has 15,000+ emp...

Siemens provided automation and building technology to the recently opened Bustanica vertical farm in Dubai, the world’s largest of its kind. The US$ 40 million facility is owned by Emirates Crop One, a joint venture between Emirates Flight Catering, one of the world’s largest catering operations serving more than 100 airlines, and Crop One Holdings Inc., an industry pioneer in technology-driven indoor vertical farming.   Technology from the Siemens Xcelerator portf...

NextGen Security, LLC announced the deployment of their joint solution with Identity One for a Houston-based petrochemical facility for chemicals used in the manufacturing of plastics, tires and gasoline. The 200 plus-acre plant, which grants access to around 400 full-time employees and contractors, expressed a need to upgrade their security system to register and verify transportation worker identification credential (TWIC) cards, in compliance with the TWIC Final Reader Rule — the curr...

For its new headquarters in a Paris suburb, media giant Canal+ specified a connected smart building to enable efficient, flexible working. Choosing the right connectable access technologies can be a time-consuming task, all too often requiring compromises in the name of compatibility. Connectable access control solutions “Fast-growing demand for integrated building systems makes it critical for hardware suppliers to offer a range of compatible access solutions,” says Thomas Schulz...

G4S’s rollout of the Deposita® Protector 10 000d-s4 has the potential to be transformational for businesses in Uganda where cash usage remains high. From the outside, the machine doesn’t look like much, it’s a nondescript black box measuring roughly a metre tall and half a metre wide. But it is in fact a smart safe that verifies, secures, and instantly credits cash into a nominated business bank account. G4S in Uganda has partnered with eight different banks to bring this...

Corero Network Security, the specialist provider of real-time, high-performance, automatic distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection is proud to announce its partnership with Dakota Carrier Network (DCN).  North Dakota’s largest fibre optic network has selected Corero Network Security to deliver DDoS protection services across its network, both protecting customers from attacks, as well as offering an incremental revenue generating DDoS protection as-a-service to its customers...

More than 2,000 innovative Safetyflex anti-terrorist bollards have now been installed in the heart of Melbourne, Australia, as part of a local government scheme launched in response to a fatal vehicle attack. Coventry-based Safetyflex Barriers has installed its spring steel bollard system across the Melbourne Central Business District (CBD) with the help of its Australian distributer, Ezi Security Systems. Most prominent pedestrian The city was rocked by a vehicle attack in January 2017 when...

The Master Locksmith Association (MLA) has installed Mul-T-Lock’s powerful new MTL™800 platform to prestigious rooms in its own office headquarters, to provide premium protection. The MLA, established to set and promote standards of conduct, practice and materials within the locksmithing industry, has embraced the features and benefits of the new Mul-T-Lock MTL™800 mechanical platform. Designed with high-level master key system functionality and maximum key copy protection t...

Waba Grill Franchise (“WaBa”), one of the fast-casual chains that supports a healthy lifestyle, has chosen Interface Systems to implement the Restaurant Network Technology in a Box solution for over 190 WaBa franchise locations.  PCI-compliant network boxes Interface deployed its PCI-compliant network boxes that included purpose-built network and VoIP routers, firewall devices, WiFi access points, switches, and 4G LTE wireless WAN backup. The solution enables WaBa to...

viisights, Inc., a global pioneer in behavioural recognition video analytics, announced the deployment of viisights Wise™ and related software products at the headquarters of the Tata Group in Mumbai, India. Security system upgrade This security system upgrade involves dozens of cameras and will enhance perimeter protection, support occupancy analysis, and improve the early detection of suspicious activity and safety-related events such as outdoor fire and smoke. Tailgating detection, f...

St Paul’s Square, located in the iconic 201 St John Street, offers a nine-block development of 85 modern one, two, and three-bedroom apartments and maisonettes in the heart of London, with the benefit of an underground car park and a day porter. Door entry system Comelit-PAC was the door entry system of choice for Greywood and has a close working relationship with London Block Management as the dedicated managing agent for the development. The specification included a digital panel al...

On-time and under-budget are two phrases which property developers know can never be taken for granted. Especially where renovations or restorations of older properties are concerned. Hidden structural issues, water damage, heat loss or ageing heating systems; they can all be significant (and expensive) problems which can set a build back by months. The same goes for property surveys or insurance claims where potential property issues, if missed, can cause big problems later on. Traditionally,...

Art spaces with valuable exhibits are always a challenge for the security industry. Mobile constructions, architectural features, and a great number of visitors require flexible solutions for complex protection. Module of temporality (MOT)  Module of temporality (MOT) is a 417 m2 exhibition space. It consists of 27 metal containers. There are paintings, sculptures, installations, and audiovisual works of 28 artists from 10 countries inside the containers. The exhibition is devoted to th...

A site-wide and extensive video-based security system from Dahua Technology has been installed at an injection molding production facility in Mexico. The 40,000 m2 Haitian International site in Jalisco needed perimeter protection, access control and site video monitoring to provide security and the efficient management of the site. Challenges - The remote location and sheer size of the site and its perimeter provided managers at Haitian International with security and infrastructure challenges....

A chain of gyms in metro Indianapolis was opening a new location, and they had a two-part goal: (1) to ensure member safety by effectively monitoring the activity in and around the gym and (2) to visibly show members that there were cameras monitoring what went on in the gym. In anticipation of including video security cameras at the facility, the General Manager (GM) anticipated where he wanted the cameras (e.g., at the entrances, check-in), and during the design phase of the new construction,...

First opening its doors to paying guests in 1930, Athens Capital Hotel is an icon of central Athens that has played host to everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Madonna. Now a Marriott property, the former annex of the Royal Palace and Prime Minister’s residence is a five-star boutique hotel that brings a touch of opulence to every guest’s stay. While first-class service is guaranteed, guest safety also needs to be paramount. This aspect of the hotel experience has been ensured as part o...

Midwest American weather can be challenging for businesses, especially during the winter. Those that operate 24 hours a day with minimal staff, such as Jefferson, Iowa-based The Washing Well Laundromat, require dependable surveillance around the clock for a multitude of reasons and locations, no matter during sunny, warm days or at 2 am during a blizzard. Need for a day-night surveillance solution Being able to access important footage from anywhere any time of day or night had become a neces...

"Range of configurability of the Matrix COSEC CENTRA software allows us to accomplish quite sophisticated logic at our high-security vault. Which we have found other software unable to match,” said Sam Patel, Managing Director. Company Profile - Sovereign Safe provides deposit facilities that truly push the global standards of the safe deposit industry. With the very latest modular high compression steel vaults constructed and installed by specialist manufacturers, state-of-the-art biomet...

The Marin Hospital of Hendaye in the French Basque Country faced common challenges posed by mechanical access control.  Challenge  Relying on mechanical lock-and-key technology made it difficult or impossible to know who had been accessing sensitive areas like treatment rooms and medicine stores.  Another source of insecurity was the keys and passes issued to employees and contractors. These often remain in circulation beyond their approved use period, if former employees and s...

Ajax Systems has delivered a solution for protecting the works of world-famous artist Banksy in the Kyiv region. Project was developed by the initiative of the Kyiv regional military administration and local administration. Ajax wireless security systems were installed on 4 Banksy’s paintings in Borodyanka, Irpin, and Horenka. Art objects are protected against potential vandalism and weather conditions. Objects are monitored 24/7 by the Sheriff security company. The rapid security team wi...