Security devices - Case studies

Dahua video security solutions improve bank security at Banco Provincia, Argentina

In this upgrade, DVRs, NVRs, analogue cameras, analogue PTZ cameras were used to meet the requirements Dahua Technology, a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance products headquartered in Hangzhou, China upgraded the security level for Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (Banco Provincia). Banco Provincia is a publicly owned Argentine bank operating 342 branches and is Argentina's second-largest by deposits and total assets. Meeting expectations Bank...

Comelit IP video entry system secures high-end Riverlight residential complex in London

Comelit’s Ikall entrance panels allow audio-video communication with visitors via a built-in colour camera and a two-way speaker unit Comelit’s IP video entry system has been installed at a high-end, large-scale residential development in London. The Riverlight complex in Nine Elms consists of over 800 apartments spread across six blocks ranging from 12 to 20 storeys on the south bank of the Thames in the borough of Wandsworth. The project, which started several ye...

Amthal maintains fire and security services across Jollyes Petfood Stores in mainland UK

Amthal provides ultimate peace of mind and new stores can be opened on a much tighter timeframe Amthal Fire & Security partners with Jollyes Petfood Stores through its ambitious growth plans, maintaining all fire and security services as it expands its store services across mainland UK. Since its launch in 1971, Jollyes has grown into one of the largest chains of pet food superstores with 56 Jollyes stores across the UK, celebrating its newest opening in Perth, Scotland....

Boon Edam Swinglane 900 optical turnstiles prevent tailgating at Utah Valley University

All students must enter the facility through the main entrance and choose one of the three staggered turnstiles Boon Edam Inc., the leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors in the Americas, recently announced that Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, has installed three Boon Edam Swinglane 900 optical turnstiles in its state-of-art student life center which opened in April 2014. Preventing tailgating DaSheek Akwenye, Associate Director of the Student...

Urmet video door entry and access control system installed at L&Q’s new Walthamstow Stadium Development

Urmet’s 2Voice two-wire video system installed at apartment block entranceshelps enhance resident & visitor safety  London and Quadrant (L&Q) Housing Association has opted to use Urmet’s 2-wire video door entry and access control systems at its new Walthamstow Stadium Development. The former Grade II-listed Art Deco greyhound-racing track, which first opened its gates in 1933, provides 294 new homes, predominantly in the form of apartments. Visitors a...

Smiths Detection wins contract with Spanish Airport Operator to supply new IONSCAN 600 explosives trace detector

The IONSCAN 600 will add an additional layer of security to passenger screening at the airport checkpoints Smiths Detection has been awarded a contract by the Spanish Airport Operator (Aena) to equip 24 of its airports with the new IONSCAN 600 explosives trace detector for passenger screening. Almost 300 of the recently launched systems, manufactured by Smiths Detection`s Watford, UK, facility, will be supplied through its Spanish distributor TECOSA. It is the first major avi...

Anviz VF30 biometric terminals for Milan Malpensa airport, Italy

Anviz VF30 biometric-based terminals are installed in the automatic baggage packing machines of Milan Malpensa airport An integrated and fully-customised professional solution has been provided by Anviz for Milan Malpensa airport in Italy. The solution blends the Anviz VF30 biometric-based terminals to meet the needs of the airport perfectly. Installation site The systems were installed in several automatic airport baggage packing machines of Milan Malpensa airport. Backgro...

Amthal Fire & Security ensures access control integration and ISO compliance for Access Group

Access Group selected Amthal to maintain fire and security systems as well as ensure compliance with ISO standards Amthal Fire & Security is the total solution provider of choice for Access Group to ensure compliance with ISO standards and the safety and security of staff and visitors across multiple sites. Access Group is a leading author of integrated business management software, with more than 7,000 UK businesses and not-for-profit organisations using Access systems....

HID Global and DLRS join forces to provide ICAO-compliant passport card solution to Irish government

The companies are providing enrolment via mobile app, ICAO-compliant smart cards and production management International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Eleventh Symposium and Exhibition – DLRS Limited, the leading security printing company in Ireland, recently announced the successful roll-out of the Irish Passport Card. End-to-end secure identity solution DLRS Limited joined forces with HID Global® Ireland Teoranta, a worldwide leader in secure identity soluti...

Siklu backhaul radios help Bethlehem Police Department secure Hoover Mason Trestle elevated walkway

The project included building a wireless network that could extend the BPD video surveillance system to the Trestle Siklu's world’s smallest backhaul radios were selected by Bethlehem Police Department (BPD) and Bethlehem Redevelopment Authority (BRA) to provide Gigabit capacity and interference-free operation to help secure and protect the new Hoover Mason Trestle at SteelStacks, a ten-acre campus dedicated to arts, culture, family events that was once home to Bethlehem...

Cobham Solo ENG, PRORX and camera control systems offered track and field coverage at IAAF World Championships, Beijing

Cobham liaised with CSS for installation, testing, operations before, and during the nine-day games Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance and its Chinese business partner, CSS Group, provided Cobham’s Solo H.264 ENG TX transmitters, the new PRORXD HD receivers, and associated camera control systems on behalf of host broadcaster CCTV for track and field coverage of the IAAF World Championships in Beijing from 22 - 30 August 2015. Transmitting high-quality image...

SALTO RFID XS4 locks provide safe and secure environment at The University of Colorado, Boulder

In summer 2013, The University of Colorado at Boulder, commonly referred to as CU-Boulder, completed its project to install 5,700 SALTO RFID locks, replacing their previous magnetic stripe locks throughout all of the University’s residence halls. SALTO Systems’ use of RFID technology (Mifare, NFC, Desfire EV1), its robust architecture, and its ease of use all combined to make SALTO the clear choice for the future of CU-Boulder’s residence halls. Increased security awareness, a...

Kentec fire alarm control panels secure Archive of Serbia in Belgrade

The fire safety system comprises a 4 loop Kentec Syncro Multi Loop Analogue Addressable fire control panel The newly restored Archive of Serbia in Belgrade, home to some of the country’s most valuable pre-1918 documents and archives, is being protected by a new fire safety system that includes a number of Kentec fire alarm control panels. The Archive of Serbia, houses and protects documents and other archival materials produced by Serbian state bodies and organisati...

Interphone installs access control and roller-shutter solution to enhance safety at Riverside Car Park, London

The roller shutter has been installed at the top of a ramp leading down into the basement Interphone, the leading security systems and building technology integrator, has completed an access control and roller shutter solution for Riverside West Car Park in Wandsworth, South West London. The installation is designed to enhance safety and protection for the underground car park’s customers and their belongings, with plans to extend the project into other areas of the site...

Alpro's Transom door closers and pull handles installed at Leyton Mount building in Bournemouth

The site is a crescent-shaped development with 62 dwellings and a projecting lower ground floor Transom door closers and pull handles from Alpro Architectural Hardware have been installed at Leyton Mount, a five-storey mixed use building in Bournemouth. Automated door opening & closing The site is a crescent-shaped development with 62 dwellings and a projecting lower ground floor with commercial space and a café. The development is one of a planned programme of 17...

Amthal Fire & Security secures Bespoke Cycling’s three newest stores in Central London

Amthal Fire & Security added intruder alarms, smart CCTV and specialist EAS tagging to prevent shoplifting Amthal Fire & Security has geared up to meet the security challenges of Bespoke Cycling, installing latest smart systems into three of the high-end bike specialist’s newest stores in Central London. Amthal security solutions Bespoke Cycling, with latest stores in Canary Wharf, Gresham Street near St Paul’s and Jermyn Street presents the worl...

Boon Edam Trilock 60 turnstiles completes 20 years at Grand National Transport Terminal in Panama

For nearly 20 years, 75 waist high Boon Edam turnstiles have been operating at GTNT Boon Edam, the leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors in the Americas, recently announced that for nearly 20 years, 75 waist high turnstiles have been operating successfully at the Gran Terminal de Transporte de Panamá (Grand National Transport Terminal or GTNT). During this extended period, the turnstiles have operated at the highest level of performance, thanks...

Siklu EH-600T radio helps monitoring from cameras in parking garages

The tiny interference-free radio offers seamless monitoring from cameras installed in various parking garages Siklu, the leading millimetre-wave company, has been selected to provide wireless connectivity for a car deck project contracted by the Wilkes-Barre Police Department. Siklu’s tiny, interference-free Gigabit radio, EH-600T, is helping to provide seamless monitoring from cameras installed in various parking garages. Precision Integrators and Platinum Networks par...

Xtralis VESDA-E VLQ helps protect Russian railways data-computing centres

Xtralis created VESDA-E VLQ specifically to deliver cost-effective very early warning smoke detection for compact areas like DCCs Russian Railways (Rossiyskie Zheleznye Dorogi or RZhD) owns and operates Russia's entire railroad system, annually carrying over 1 billion passengers. With over 85,000 Km of track and 1.2 billion tonnes of freight shipped annually, RZhD operates the third largest rail network in the world. RZhD has 12 main lines, many of which provide direct con...

NICE Systems’ public safety solution supports New York City’s ECTP

NICE’s public safety call recording and incident management solutions secures New Yorkers NICE Systems recently announced that it has won an 8-figure contract from New York City’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) in association with the City’s ongoing Emergency Communications Transformation Program (ECTP). The new contract expands on an existing long standing relationship between NICE and the City of New York dating back to...

Matrix Time-Attendance solution improves productivity at GRUH Finance in India

Matrix also offered web-based employee self-service portal for employees to login into the system from any place Company profile GRUH Finance – a subsidiary of HDFC Ltd. is a Housing Finance Company (HFC) recognised by National Housing Bank. GRUH Finance established in 1988 and is headquartered at Ahmedabad in western India. It has a network of 120 offices across seven states of India. It is expanding its network base with approximately 500 employees located at various...

ISONAS system provides access control functionality for Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics

ISONAS system was well received and expanded to additional departments Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics meets the healthcare needs of Adams County, Wisconsin and the surrounding area. Located in the central Wisconsin Village of Friendship, surrounded by beautiful farm lands, the original hospital was dedicated in July 1959. The original hospital featured a surgery suite, maternity ward, emergency room, laboratory, x-ray room, and support services, along with a total o...

ISONAS PowerNet reader-controller provides secured entry for Recovery.4.Life treatment centre

With the help of PowerNet, the company can track who entered the inner rooms of the facility and when Recovery.4.Life LLC, located in Boise, ID is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre with a primary focus on mental health and substance abuse treatment provided on an outpatient basis. With a goal of treating all aspects of addiction with the most advanced, industry leading and innovative treatment, Recovery.4.Life creates treatment plans for individuals tailored to the pers...

ISONAS Pure IP access control solution protects students at Palestine Independent School District

ISONAS’ Crystal Matrix software integrated with Telecenter U PA system allows immediate lock down David Long, Technology Director for Palestine Independent School District describes the ISONAS PowerNet™ Reader as the “Swiss Army Knife” of access control. David was faced with a dilemma when it came to his district’s access control system – he was tired of paying someone to service and update his old proprietary system as the districts needs e...

ISONAS PowerNet access control system installed at Heart 'n Home Hospice & Palliative Care

The ISONAS system provides ability for assigning access permissions on door-by-door basis for individuals or groups Since its establishment in 2004, Heart 'n Home Hospice & Palliative Care has optimised the quality of life for individuals in the final stages of terminal illness. Heart 'n Home has become the leading hospice provider in Idaho and Eastern Oregon, having served over 2,500 patients since opening in March of 2004. In addition to the original office in Fruitland,...

Viscount Freedom access control systems safeguard Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale

CCFL replaced its existing access control system with Viscount Freedom, installing 100 readers  Customer Founded in 1985, Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale (CCFL) is an evangelical mega-church with more than 25,000 worshipers and nine regional campus locations across Florida. The main campus itself spans a 75-acre area with five buildings including Calvary Christian Academy, a pre-K to 12th grade school that serves 2,000 students. With more than 1,000 staff, volunteers, stu...

Matrix biometric access control, time-attendance solutions deployed at STFC

(see bigger image) STFC was looking for a centralised time-attendance & access control solution for all branches Company profile Shriram Transport Finance Company is having 700+ branches across India with headquarter at Mumbai. The organisational structure comprises of HO, Regional Offices and Branch Offices. Matrix offered centralised web based Time-Attendance and Access Control solutions with Biometric Fingerprint based door controllers for all their locations. Bu...

ISONAS IP access control system improves security at Northtown Auto's dealership locations

The system is currently installed at 4 of the Company’s dealership locations For more than 40 years Northtown Automotive Companies, Inc. has provided a hassle and pressure free automobile buying experience to its Western New York State clients. Starting with a single Toyota dealership, the Company now includes 17 separate franchises including Toyota, Mazda, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Lexus, Subaru, Hyundai, Land Rover Range Rover, Volkswagen, Kia, Scion, Volvo, Porsche...

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