Security devices - Case studies

The video surveillance system at the Posco-Malaysia steel factory will be installed by Sensorlink Sdn. Bhd. Their new, state-of-the-art system uses a combination of 1.3, 2 and 3 megapixel cameras, as well as 8 megapixel panoramic cameras, all provided by Arecont Vision. Arecont Vision's camera models feature advanced capabilities such as day/night viewing and use H.264 video compression technology to minimise system needs related to bandwidth and storage. The video surveilla...

  LYYN is providing its security services to Birmingham City Council in UK LYYN has recently delivered its first real-time video enhancement unit (LYYN Hawk Portable) to Birmingham City Council. The LYYN Hawk Portable unit can be connected to any one of Birmingham City Councils' vast array of different CCTV cameras that are used throughout the city and its boundaries. The customer chose the LYYN Hawk Portable as it can easily be relocated and installed into any one of Birmingham C...

 The military communications project is an IMOD's efficiency initiativeElbit Systems Ltd. ("ESLT") announced recently that it was awarded a contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to supply, upgrade and provide maintenance under the Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) communications equipment project. The project is valued at approximately $280 million, of which approximately half is designated for the supply of new communication systems over the next five years, and th...

  Cassidian will work with the Emirates to support the integration of the equipment into the ECCS networkCassidian announces the contract win for an agreement with Emiraje Systems LLC for the provision of ECTOCRYP cryptography products for the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Command and Control System (ECCS). Cassidian will provide ECCS with a version of the award-winning UK developed product ECTOCRYP. Under the agreement Cassidian will also work with the Emirates to support the inte...

  The in-house locking system pylocx is exactly what Knurr/Emerson had been looking for There's one challenge for all manufacturers of outdoor containers: how is it possible to supply containers and systems with energy in an effective way and with low costs? Knürr / Emerson has several ways to do this. In the future the company wants to set more on regenerative ways to produce it - for example by using solar or wind energy. To achieve this goal the container needs an own fuel...

  Complete door opening solution by ASSA ABLOYASSA, a part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a division of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has supplied a complete door opening solution, as part of a £14million redevelopment project at the University of Northampton.The refurbishment, which consists of an £11million project to create a new home for the School of Science and Technology and a further £3.5million extension of the School of Education, is part of a larger project desi...

 Dundee Heritage Trust and ADT partnered to sponsor the installation of radio fire protection system on RRS Discovery  ADT Fire & Security, Europe's leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, has formed a partnership with the Dundee Heritage Trust to help protect one Europe's uniquely designed vessels. The RRS Discovery was declared one of the most important historic ships in the United Kingdom by the National Historic Ships Committee in 2000. Visited by...

  Axis Security will take on responsibility for a number of important duties at The Sage Gateshead venue Axis Security, one of the UK's leading providers of integrated security services, has secured a contract to provide around the clock security at The Sage Gateshead, a prominent live music venue and education centre in the North East of England, designed by Sir Norman Foster and home to Northern Sinfonia, orchestra of The Sage Gateshead. Well-known for delivering essential se...

  Cinema City is now secure with integrated solutions provided by RISCO GroupCinema City is the largest and most visited multiplex cinema in Israel, comprised of 26 theaters, shops, restaurants, special halls, and VIP lounges. The site not only shows movies but also hosts cultural events and lectures.The challengeCinema City is a mega-multiplex that receives thousands of visitors each day and houses a wide variety of facilities. Cinema City therefore required a high-end security soluti...

 Finnish Government Shared Services Centre is now secure with the access touch systems provided by IDESCO The Finnish Government Shared Services Centre for Finance and HR (Palkeet) recently introduced a new, integrated time & attendance system across their branch of offices. The Timecon 22 system, supplied by system provider Niscayah, utilises Idesco's Access Touch touch screen terminal for both time & attendance and access control. Palkeet are also now using the wide range of oth...

 Grand Pier pavilion is secured by high security cylinder range from Mul-T-Lock The Grand Pier has recently been rebuilt after a fire destroyed the structure of the original pavilion in 2008. Newly re-opened, the owners were anxious to ensure high security systems were installed to protect the £34 million investment. Local architectural iron mongers and locksmiths, AIW Key Centre, recommended a high security cylinder range from Mul-T-Lock, allowing the owners to retain and ext...

Enfield Council has invested in Romad RSP-100 lone worker protection devices for staff at the Borough's social care department Social care employees of the London Borough of Enfield can now go about their work safe in the knowledge that help is close at hand should they find themselves at risk.Enfield Council has invested in 100 Romad RSP-100 lone worker protection devices manufactured by Brentwood based Geonovo Ltd, to provide protection for staff who work within various sections of ...

 Aperio locking system from Assa Abloy has been installed and interfaced to the system at Wallace collection in London   ASSA ABLOY Access Control's innovative Aperio locking solution has been installed and interfaced to the current Access System by Secure Access Technology Limited at the Wallace Collection in central London to secure its Conservation Department. The Wallace Collection is a national museum in a Grade II Listed historic town house in the capital with over 25 room...

 Cognitec Systems is a leader in face recognition technology and systemsCognitec Systems, a leader in face recognition technology and systems, is pleased to announce its selection by Nero as the face recognition provider for Nero Kwik Media. Nero Kwik Media is a free media management application that makes it quick and easy for consumers to find, organise, edit, play and share music, photos and video clips between a computer, tablets, mobile phones and online social networks.Cognitec's fa...

  Frode Haugseth has been associated with Chiron since 1999 as an independent distributor for the company Responding to significantly increased demand for its IRIS alarm signalling technology in Norway Chiron Security Communications has appointed Frode Haugseth to its customer support and commercial team.Frode has been associated with Chiron since 1999 and as an independent distributor for the company over the last six years has played a key role in helping Norwegian customers upgrade...

 AMG will provide transmission systems to refurbished Victorian built Blackwall Tunnel under Thames in London AMG Systems Ltd. announces that it has been selected to supply the transmission solution for the refurbished Victorian built Blackwall Tunnel under the Thames in London. Following a series of tunnel fires in the European Alps in 2000, the European safety regulations for tunnels were changed and Transport for London (TfL) announced a £70 million refurbishment programme over...

 Cassidian will deliver 400 equipment units of the Future Soldier System to Germany's BWBCassidian has been commissioned by Germany's Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) to deliver a further 400 units of the Future Soldier System (Infanterist der Zukunft) in its basic version (IdZ BS). This is part of an immediate procurement measure to meet the needs of the Bundeswehr forces deployed in Afghanistan in the context of the International Security Assistance Force (I...

  Ingersoll Rand has provided its doorset solutions to a banking facility in LondonA major banking facility in London's Docklands has been refurbished using Martin Roberts Steel Doorsets with Dor-O-Matic compact swing closers from Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies.Twenty-five steel doorsets complete with a two-hour fire rating have been used  as a direct replacement for the previous Martin Roberts Steel Doorsets installed 18 years ago throughout the lower ground floor and bas...

 Rotterdam Police has replaced its fleet of handheld TETRA radios with 4,000 Sepura STP8000 radios Rotterdam Police, one of the largest police forces in the Netherlands, has decided to replace its ageing fleet of handheld TETRA radios with 4,000 Sepura STP8000 radios. This is Sepura's first contract with the Rotterdam Police, and was won through extremely close co-operation with Sepura's local partner, Abiom, during extensive end-user testing. Of particular importance was the water ingr...

  Banco de Nordeste implements centralised access control in all entrance points thanks to HID Global HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced that the company's credential and reader solutions have been selected by Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB) to reinforce its access control system for physical access at their administrative offices headquartered in Fortaleza, Ceará. With the objective of increasing their card securi...

 Global Armour SA EOD Suit is designed with the operators comfort and protection as the primary focusGlobal Armour SA's exclusive worldwide EOD partner, Defence and Security Equipment International Ltd (DSE International), has announced the sale of 17 Complete Sets of Global Armour EOD suits to an unspecified Indian State Police Force. This follows the sale of 32 suits to another Indian Police Force only last month. As part of the procurement process for the order, these suits were independ...

 Nursing students rely on the Unitec network to connect to a secure web-based central server and upload details Unitec New Zealand is a major tertiary education provider that offers postgraduate and degree level study, as well as vocational education and training to more than 50,000 students. Unitec has around 55 full time IT staff members that manage a network of approximately 4,000 connected nodes, seventy five percent of which are workstations. There are also approximately 300 to 40...

 Guangdong Unicom selected Proxim's Tsunami MP point-to-multipoint broadband wireless solutionsLeading all of the country's provinces and municipalities in gross domestic product, exports, retail sales and industrial output, Guangdong Province is at the heart of China's trading success. Bordering Hong Kong in southern China, Guangdong is China's largest recipient of foreign direct investment and generates the country's highest international tourism earnings. To provide effective telecommun...

 WSF has utilised a combination of Proxim's Tsunami MP.11 5054 R base station units and Tsunami MP.11 5054 LR The Washington State Ferry (WSF) system deployed Proxim's license free WiMAX solutions to provide wireless backhaul to their entire fleet of vessels, enabling them to offer Wi Fi access to all passengers. WSF has utilised a combination of Proxim's Tsunami MP.11 5054 R base station units and Tsunami MP.11 5054 LR base and subscriber units to provide point to multipoint connectivity w...

 Various teams including security, medical, transportation, parking, sports, anti-doping etc. used Cassidian RadiosThe Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo in February-March this year were accompanied by a TETRA system based on Cassidian technology securing the radio communication. Radio communication was crucial for the accomplishment of the event and according to the Norwegian TETRA service provider TC Connect, the expectations for the system performance were high: 100% availabilit...

 IRIS Touch display screen shows the relative strengths of different available GPRS signal pathsAlarm engineers can avoid hours of wasted call outs and ensure more robust dual-path alarm transmission using the GPRS network scan feature incorporated in the IRIS Touch alarm signaller range from Chiron Security Communications. IRIS Touch technology delivers ‘right first time' installation and confirmation. More customers are asking for multi-path alarm signalling instead of fixed lines,...

 An aerial view of DONG Energy power generator site in Denmark - "Pictures courtesy of DONG Energy A/S" Siemens has built a strong working relationship with DONG Energy, Denmark's largest power generator. Having successfully delivered a number of diverse projects for the company, the most recent has seen Siemens work with DONG to establish one common access control system across all of the company's 85 sites throughout Denmark.Producing more than 50% of Denmark's power and approxi...

 COMPRION terminal simulator Spectro 2 for testing smart cards World's top 5 card manufacturers and many world leading operators use the COMPRION terminal simulator Spectro 2 for testing their smart cards according to ISO/IEC 7816, SWP and HCI specifications.Spectro 2 simulates the complete smart card interface of the terminal, including ISO/IEC 7816, SWP/HCI and IC-USB on the logical level. The tool is used for smart card and chip development, smart card protocol implementation, interopera...

 Axis Communications met with junya.ishigami to film inside KAIT Kobo Mr. Junya Ishigami acquired a master's degree from the Tokyo University of the Arts in 2000 and established his architectural firm junya.ishigami+associates, in 2004. Mr. Ishigami is a famous architect that has received an award from the Architectural Institute of Japan in 2009 for his design of KAIT Kobo at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology. In February 2010, Axis Communications met for the first time with junya.ishig...

 Sepura radios will help rescue teams in locating people in flooded waters and debris after the tsunami havoc in JapanSepura supplies digital communications in the aftermath of the earthquake and consequent tsunami which have brought devastation to the north-east of Japan on Friday 11th March. Sepura has delivered 50 hand-held radios and ancillary equipment to the UK International Search and Rescue Team (UK-ISAR) in support of the co-ordination of search and rescue activities. The radi...