Wireless security - Case studies

Bosch’s Security Escort installed at Eskaton Village Grass Valley in California

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...

Bosch Security’s AutoDome modular digital cameras chosen to protect City of Newark

LTW chose Bosch Security System’s AutoDome modular digital cameras to install on traffic signals and to mount on lamp posts Challenge: Not long after three college students were killed in a Newark schoolyard in 2007, city officials announced plans to install over 100 surveillance cameras via a wireless network by the year 2009 in order to deter crime.  Solution: Let's Think Wireless (LTW) was contracted to design and implement a high-speed wireless network for...

Firetide wireless mesh video surveillance helps City of Atlanta police department during 2013 NCAA

The Firetide wireless video network provides the Atlanta Police Department with real-time video feeds Firetide, Inc., the leading provider of high-performance wireless infrastructure mesh networks, recently announced that the city of Atlanta deployed a Firetide wireless mesh video surveillance network to help the City of Atlanta Police Department control vehicle traffic and protect more than 500,000 fans during the 2013 NCAA Final Four basketball tournaments which concluded Ap...

Bosch integrates with Firetide to provide City of Newark wireless surveillance system

Bosch’s AutoDome cameras are integrated with Firetide’s wireless solution to stream video to the police department Challenge: Not long after three college students were killed in a Newark schoolyard in 2007, city officials announced plans to install over 100 surveillance cameras via a wireless network by the year 2009 in order to deter crime. Solution: Let's Think Wireless (LTW) was contracted to design and implement a high-speed wireless network for the City of...

Village of Hoffman Estates deploys Brivo’s Wireless Access Control System to enhance security throughout the town

Brivo's access control solution has enhanced building security throughout the town The situation The Village of Hoffman Estates is spread out over twenty-six square miles northeast of Chicago, Illinois. After its founding in 1959, the Village has steadily grown to a population of more than 51,000 residents, served by a full complement of municipal staff and services. The challenge In 2002, the Department of Public Works faced multiple challenges to cost-effectively upgrade...

Brivo Online Access Control system installed at VEI property management firm

Brivo's Online Access Control system provides the company with centralised control under a single system VEI, Inc. is the for-profit property management arm of one of the largest non-profit hospitals in Indiana. VEI is responsible for 600,000 square feet across ten facilities in the Indianapolis region. These facilities house medical offices with patient records, labs, general clinics, and surgical centers. A few years ago, VEI installed traditional non-networked electronic ac...

Brivo’s wireless control panels deployed at Santa Monica Municipal Airport

Over eight Brivo wireless control panels were installed at the airport The Situation Santa Monica Municipal Airport sits on approximately 227 acres in the city of Santa Monica, California. It is one of the busiest single-runway airports in the nation with more than 150,000 flights per year. The perimeter of the airport property and other restricted areas are controlled by fencing and eight access gates. Previously, a standard non-networked punch code access system was used t...

Brivo Access Control System enhances security at The Appletree School

The Appletree School installed Brivo ACS on the front door and assigned PIN codes to parents and teachers The situation The Appletree School was founded as a private school in 1979 to serve the community’s preschool and kindergarten children, offering a soun curriculum presented in a unique, departmentalised style. Word spread of the wonderful care and education students received at the school and they soon had a long waiting list. Over time, Appletree has expanded thei...

Brivo provides wireless control panels to Redlands Municipal Airport

The new web-based interface system gives Redlands tighter control over its multiple hangars The Situation Redlands Municipal Airport has been serving the area’s aviation community since 1947. The general aviation airport spans 180 acres and serves more than 31,000 flights per year. A rash of avionics thefts prompted city officials, led by assistant public works director and airport manager Tom Fujiwara, to seek an affordable method to more effectively secure the expansi...

Brivo access control system improves security for Waytodough franchise

The Brivo ACS WebService system monitors access to the cafeteria and the restrooms The Situation Summarising a lifetime of food service experience, Waytodough’s Ever Santana commented, “Most restaurant owners think they see everything — they actually miss a lot.” Santana is VP of Operations for Waytodough, a northern New Jersey-based owner and operator of 20 Dunkin’ Donuts franchise locations and a central baking facility, which services more tha...

ASSA ABLOY Aperio wireless locking solution secures i2 Office locations across the UK

Aperio seamlessly links to the existing access control system without the need to cable around the doors ASSA ABLOY Access Control’s innovative Aperio wireless locking solution is the preferred choice for specialist serviced office providers i2 Office. i2 Office offers fully serviced and furnished offices of the highest quality with the latest technology to suit all sizes of business in city centre locations across the UK. Prior to Aperio, each sub-let i2 office was be...

Quadrant’s CCTV innovation secures Great Yarmouth town centre

Quadrant Security Group is Great Yarmouth Council's long-standing CCTV integration partner Great Yarmouth Borough Council is pioneering a new approach to CCTV set to transform a necessary expense into a revenue stream that supports local business and helps residents get connected. By implementing its own wireless CCTV system, moving away from leasing a fibre network from a fibre optic provider, and teaming up with The Cloud - BSkyB’s public access WiFi provider - the co...

MicroPower Technologies wireless surveillance solution monitors American Airlines Center

The MicroPower Helios solar wireless surveillance solution was selected for parking lot and perimeter surveillance MicroPower Technologies, Inc., the award-winning provider of wireless surveillance solutions that redefine the economics of perimeter surveillance, recently announced that the American Airlines Center has selected the MicroPower Helios™ solar, wireless surveillance solution for its parking lot and perimeter surveillance.   Located in Dallas, the Americ...

Qccess Wireless Elevator CCTV System installed at UK shopping centres

Qccess Air@-EL100 system has been installed to protect elevator passengers from crimes Nowadays, CCTV cameras in elevators are not optional but essential especially at the crowded buildings such as shopping centers. In order to protect elevator passengers from crimes, it is very popular to install a CCTV camera in the elevator cars all over the world. Qccess' partner in the UK has recently completed several projects with the Air@-EL100. Air@-EL100 is a LED optical wireless vi...

ASSA’s ARX access control system secures Scandinavia’s biggest convention centre

The Stockholm convention centre installed Aperio wireless card readers on the doors Safety and security are top priorities at Scandinavia’s biggest convention centre, Stockholm International Fairs. ASSA’s ARX access control system with Aperio wireless card readers on the doors make it easy for people to meet and greet in the venue. Stockholm International Fairs in Älvsjö outside Stockholm is Scandinavia’s biggest convention centre, annually attract...

Brivo’s ACS WebService cloud-based access control system installed at Nor-Cal Beverage

The Brivo cloud-based system manages access for several distributed facilities of Nor-Cal Beverage Brivo Systems LLC, leader in cloud applications for security management, recently announced that Nor-Cal Beverage Co., Inc., Anaheim, CA, has selected Brivo’s ACS WebService cloud-based access control system to manage access for several distributed facilities. Tyco Integrated Security is the dealer and installer for this project. Nor-Cal Beverage is a family-owned business...

University of Surrey upgrades its wireless security systems by installing ASSA ABLOY’s Aperio™ locking solution

The University installed latest open platform ARX solution from ASSA ABLOY Access Control ASSA ABLOY Access Control’s innovative Aperio™ locking solution has been fitted by integrators WOT Security at the University of Surrey to instantly upgrade the security systems in place to an all encompassing wireless access control solution. The University of Surrey campus is based in Guildford and home to 18,000 students and around 3000 staff, who all play a role in c...

Firetide deploys wireless mobility test track in collaboration with CSUMB

Students will conduct research on the Firetide wireless mesh network to run experiments on a variety of voice and data mobility applications Firetide, Inc., the leading provider of high-performance wireless infrastructure mesh networks, recently announced that they have partnered with California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) to deploy an outdoor mesh infrastructure testing environment to conduct research on the performance of various Firetide mobility solutions. This...

Proxim Wireless Tsunami MP.11 HS 4454 equipment helps U.S Air Force Digital Wireless Systems

The Proxim Wireless Tsunami™ MP.11 HS 4454 is an ultra-secure FIPS 140-2 level 2 certified point-to-multipoint solution Proxim Wireless Corporation, a leading provider of complete outdoor wireless backhaul systems, recently announced Northrop Grumman Corporation has deployed the Theater Deployable Communications (TDC) Wireless Distribution Module (WDM) for the U.S. Air Force using Proxim Wireless Tsunami™ MP.11 HS 4454 equipment. Northrop Grumman developed and prod...

Proxim Wireless high capacity wireless video surveillance system secures the Community of Villefontaine in France

Proxim’s Tsunami® QB-8150 high performance wireless backhaul products were deployed to provide high definition video to the French town Proxim Wireless Corporation, a leading provider of complete outdoor wireless backhaul systems, recently announced that the Community of Villefontaine, situated in the Rhone-Alps Region of France, has selected Proxim’s wireless backhaul solutions for its security and surveillance systems. To enable wireless  high...

ASSA ABLOY Access Control Aperio locking solution installed in offices of London law firm

ASSA ABLOY Access Control’s Aperio smart technology was found to be the most cost effective solution ASSA ABLOY Access Control’s innovative Aperio locking solution has been installed and interfaced to the ACS PLAN Access Control System at the London offices of international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. The London office has recently undergone some refurbishment and at the same time security arrangements were reviewed. Following significant research by...

Honeywell G2 security system sniffs potential damage and theft at a Canine Services Centre in the UK

The G2 security system supports instant alarm signalling Introduction ICTS UK, a subsidiary of ICTS Europe BV, specialises in the provision of integrated security solutions. The ICTS canine services division, based in Didcot, is a core ICTS service, where dedicated handlers look after and train sniffer dogs to provide invaluable materials detection services in high profile environments. In order to ensure the protection of these valuable assets, and accompanying potentially...

Advanced IP surveillance system secures agricultural farm in the US

The advanced IP surveillance system is powered by IQinVision and Milestone IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, recently announced that a large agricultural operation in central South Dakota has deployed an advanced IP surveillance system, powered by IQinVision HD megapixel cameras and Milestone network video management software. Dakota Security Systems designed and installed the IP video and wireless mesh systems and provides continued techni...

Alvarion delivers wireless broadband connectivity for “The Avengers” film production

NetX used Alvarion equipment to deliver the connectivity necessary  to run production, film and editing Alvarion Ltd. a provider of optimised wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, coverage and capacity challenges of public and private networks, recently announced that NetX Internet, the primary communication and Internet access company for Marvel’s “The Avengers,” selected Alvarion to help deliver secure and seamless wireless broadban...

Wireless optical CCTV system Air@-EL100 from Qccess takes elevator safety to a higher level

The Air@-EL100 from Qccess has been installed at shopping centres in the UK Nowadays, CCTV cameras in elevators are not optional but essential especially at the crowded buildings such as shopping centers. In order to protect elevator passengers from crimes, it is very popular to install a CCTV camera in the elevator cars all over the world. Qccess’s partner in the UK has recently completed several projects with the Air@-EL100. Air@-EL100 is a LED optical wireless video...

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