Physical security - Case studies

SALTO offers security solution that provides full audit trail accountability to resolve any access issues SALTO Systems is pleased to announce that Gloucestershire’s Royal Agricultural University has implemented a rolling security programme to upgrade and replace all its mechanical key operated locks with a SALTO RFID electronic access control solution. Established in 1845 the Royal Agricultural University, president HRH Prince of Wales who lives at nearby Highgrove...

ISC’s newly launched Singaporean subsidiary will recruit and train crowd management workforces for the Hub Security and crowd management specialist Integrated Security Consultants Ltd (ISC) has been awarded the contract to secure Singapore’s multi-venue flagship, the Singapore Sports Hub, due to open in April 2014. The Hub, with its motto "where Singapore comes to play", includes the republic’s new 55,000-capacity National Stadium, the existing 13,000-capaci...

A mixture of Bosch domes and fixed units, DVRs and a Bosch 8600 series matrix switch are installed to provide video coverage Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital is the premiere tertiary acute care hospital in Windsor-Essex County, Ontario, Canada. Combining a century old tradition of compassionate care with cutting edge diagnostic imaging technology, Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital leads the provision of advanced care in the areas of complex trauma, renal dialysis, acute mental health, advanc...

Bosch’s Security Escort is a wireless personal security system useful for people with limited mobility Eskaton Village Grass Valley, a 42-acre residential community for seniors in northern California, enhances residents' safety and well-being around the clock with the Security Escort wireless personal security system. In 2000, as Eskaton developed plans for Eskaton Village Grass Valley in California, a multiservice retirement community in the scenic foothills of the Sie...

All parties gave the green light for the event to be police-free having assessed G4S capability G4S Events, Europe’s leading independent event security company, has made sporting history by providing security for the first home international football match without a policing presence. At last Wednesday’s international match at Aberdeen’s Pittodrie Stadium saw Scotland beat Estonia 1-0 as fans supported their teams without a single policeman at the stadium. Pi...

DefenCell offers an easily deployable solution for expeditionary operations J & S Franklin recently announced a further order for their Defencell Force Protection System, which is engineered to defend against artillery, mortars, and other heavy fragmenting weapons. Supplied to an unnamed international organisation, this $3.5m order is for a further 20+ containers of DefenCell and includes sufficient material to build nearly 20km of 2m high barrier or protect 20 camps, 250...

Skyguard allows an unlimited number of users to share a device NHS Stockport has adopted Skyguard’s lone worker safety service, replacing its existing Identicom solution purchased through a framework agreement. In 2009, NHS Trusts across England and Wales purchased personal alarms (in most cases, the Identicom i750*) for their lone working employees through a national framework agreement, which was part-funded by the government. However, funding was only for the first tw...

 Brookview Apartment implemented a KeyWatcher Illuminated key control and asset management system One of the most important aspects of managing multi-family rental properties is the prevention of problems before they occur. At the garden-style, gated Brookview Apartment community in Marlton, NJ, Property Manager Eric Schulz is able to reduce the complexity of this task with the help of a Morse Watchmans automated key control and asset management system.  The luxury...

In Chicago, the totally self-contained MP5000’s were towed into position and controlled vehicle access within 15 minutes Delta Scientific, the leading manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, recently announced that (#) 12- and 16-foot MP5000 mobile deployable vehicle crash barriers helped police and military officers protect 60 heads of state and other global leaders, over 2,000 journalists, other atten...

  MOBOTIX cameras function properly under the world's most extreme conditions Winter temperatures of down to -65°C, raging storms with wind speeds of more than 250 km/h and millions of penguins - this is Antarctica. This is where O'Higgins, the German Antarctic Receiving Station, is located. It was founded in 1991 by the German Aerospace Center and the German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy to collect data from geographical satellites and stars. MOBOTIXcamer...

Mactwin takes a unique approach to the security marketCNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mactwin Security Solutions, a leading security solutions provider, to resell IPSecurityCenter™ PSIM software within The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg under its Channel Alliance Program.With almost 40 years of security experience within the Benelux region Mactwin Security Solutions has continuously...

 Initially, around several hundred current city cameras will be integrated in the city projectCNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, has been selected by yet another major US city to provide the integration and information management platform for their City Shield Project. CNL Software has already deployed the largest Safe City project in the US to date. With over 400,000 residents, the city plans to integrate several hundred current city c...

 Robinson's Brewery turned to Grosvenor Technology for a state-of-the-art IP Network solution When independent family brewer Robinsons could no longer get support or spare parts for their sitewide access control system, they turned to Grosvenor Technology for good old fashioned customer service and a state-of-the-art IP Network solution. Robinsons' Unicorn Brewery in Stockport takes its name from the Unicorn Inn which was bought by William Robinson in 1838. This stood on...

 Octavian will provide security services to Matlock Bath Illuminations in Derbyshire  Octavian Security has been announced as the new provider of security for the famous Matlock Bath Illuminations in Derbyshire. Derbyshire Dales District Council has appointed Octavian, one of the UK's most forward thinking security firms, as the provider of safety stewarding and cash in transit services for the event. Octavian stewards will be present throughout to offer security and assistance to the...

With Quantum Secure, Salt River Project aims to streamline its physical identity efforts and increase securityQuantum Secure, the leading provider of enterprise software to manage and streamline security identities, compliance and events across disparate physical security systems, recently announced that Salt River Project (SRP) has selected the SAFE for Energy Facilities software suite for its physical identity, access and compliance management, including audit, attestation, remediation a...

  There is a growing need for Quantum Secure products to increase the security of critical infrastructure Quantum Secure, the leading provider of enterprise software to manage and streamline security identities, compliance and events across disparate physical security systems, announced that it has deployed phase one of its SAFE physical identity and access management software solution for the new World Trade Centre.With this phase of SAFE deployment, the WTC will cen...

  Accrington Academy, located in Lancashire, has installed a video surveillance system from Genetec Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, is proud to announce that Accrington Academy, located in Lancashire, England, has installed Genetec’s state-of-the-art Omnicast video surveillance system to protect its students and staff.Accrington Academy, a secondary school providing education for 1150 studen...

  Akron Zoo selected Milestone's XProtect VMS to monitor animal health and behaviourMilestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software, is integrated with MobiDEOS mobile client access at the Akron Zoo in Ohio, who has opted for video surveillance as a cost-effective and practical means to monitor animal health and behaviour.  The Akron Zoo is a private, non-profit organisation focusing on wildlife preservation and conservation education. It is one of the...

  The PSIM solution will provide enhanced safety and security for the city of Plano VidSys, the leading provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software that allows organisations to resolve business and security situations in real time, recently announced that the City of Plano, Texas along with systems integrator Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI), has selected the VidSys PSIM software system to power the City's new centralised security and safety platform. The PSIM solu...

  VidSys PSIM software system was employed to deter potential security threats across the National Mall area VidSys, the leading provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software that allows organizations to resolve business and security situations in real time, announced that it collaborated with the United States Park Police (USPP) on a technology trial to protect the hundreds of thousands of people from around the country during the annual Fourth of July cele...

  The PSIM software enables DNR to integrate and manage all the data from its disparate security systems VidSys, the leading provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software that allows organisations to resolve business and security situations in real time, recently announced that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has deployed the VidSys PSIM software system in its Sandy Point Communication Center, the nerve centre of the new Maritime Law Enforcemen...

  Magal's DTR solution will be integrated with a complementary dual technology  sensor and control unitMagal Security Systems, Ltd. signed a US$ 4.6 million contract to supply and install intrusion detection systems at 20 power facilities in an Eastern European country.Execution is planned over the next 18 months, the first 10 sites will be implemented immediately and the last 10 sites will be implemented at the customer's notice. The delivered turnkey solution is based on Magal's...

 Flovel demonstrates high-sensitivity camera at FOR-A's NAB 2011 Flovel Company Japan, a company in partnership with FOR-A Corporation, demonstrated its ultra high-sensitivity camera within FOR-A's booth at the 2011 NAB Show, which runs April 11-14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (Booth C5219). Flovel brand cameras are sold internationally through FOR-A's worldwide sales offices.  Recently, major broadcasters in Japan have installed Flovel's EM-120 ultra high-sensitivity camera...

The City of Sanford upgrades their five utility facilities and City Hall with Genetec's Security Center Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and provider of world-class IP security solutions, is proud to announce that the City of Sanford, Florida, has installed Genetec's unified security platform, the Security Center, for both access control and video surveillance in their new Public Safety Complex. The City of Sanford also chose Security Center to upgr...

 ESL Federal Credit Union benefits from the security surveillance solution provided by March Networks March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced that Rochester, NY-based ESL Federal Credit Union has standardised on the company's Financial Solution to secure its corporate headquarters, retail banking branches and standalone ATMs. The solution includes March Networks VideoSphere VMS software, 4000 C Series hybrid recorders and MegaPX 720p and PTZ IP cameras...

 Quantum Secure SAFE suite automates the compliance of key NERC standards CIP 004-3 through CIP 006-3Quantum Secure, the leading provider of enterprise software to manage and streamline security identities, compliance and events across disparate physical security systems, announced that one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States has selected the SAFE software suite for its physical identity, access and compliance management, including audit, attes...