Best-of-Breed in Fire Detection
In August 2017 Charles Lombard has taken over the role as the new Managing Director of Apollo Fire Detectors with regional responsibility for the EMEA region. With a career working...
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Intersec Dubai 2018 Preview
Intersec is expected to attract more than 31,000 visitors from 128 countries visitors. Conferences, drones, outdoor demonstrations and a job market, a perfect combination for secur...
Giving people a live view of their city
When it comes to keeping tabs on a city, usually the local authorities are the main customer. But in a project in Belgrade in Serbia, cameras were installed to give the residents a...
Perimeter Protection Options
Perimeter protection has always been an important subject in military applications and later was further developed in the civilian sector to become an important part of security sy...
Crystal Clear City Surveillance in Bari
Bari, Italys sixth largest metropolitan district, is secured in 4K following the implementation of Panasonics True 4K video camera systems. A state-of-the-art CCTV system has ...
Automated Key Control Systems Secure Casinos and Gaming Properties
Casinos and gaming facilities have a great number of security challenges, including large crowds, huge sums of cash on gaming floors and in cashiers cages, strict compliance regula...
Intelligent devices – changing things for the better
The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the way we view video security, quite literally. Now, cameras need to be so much more than devices with which to simply capture images; the...
Parcel Tracking by Cayuga Cameras for Logistics Centers in Tours and Beaune
Every day 150,000 parcels are transported by the French DPD group, which amounts to nearly 55 million parcels per year. DPD France is part of La Poste Groupe. The timely transport ...
The Validity of Bollard Crash-tests with Different Criteria
How useful is a bollard crash-test with 24t at 48 km/h compared to a crash test with 7.5t at 80 km/h? Can such test parameters and the associated results give a fair indication of ...
Scalable Key Management Systems Strengthen Security
With apologies to Benjamin Franklin, there is a third certainty in life beyond death and taxes: change. This is particularly true in business, as organizations are continually grow...
Fire is Fire and Security is Security
Ian Moore was one of the true pioneers in the field of Video Smoke Detection. Now, he is the CEO of Fire Industry Association. Lisa Schneiderheinze, Editor of GIT SECURITY, had the...
Versatile Laser Scanner Makes Affordable Elevators a Reality
With its latest solution a shaftless platform lift Ascendor is offering an affordable elevator model for private households. Rugged laser sensors from SICK protect the freely acc...
Smartphone-based Access Control
American technology research firm Gartner predicts that in three years time, more than 20% of organizations will use smartphones instead of physical access cards. Mobile access con...
Online Access Control System
Kentix has launched an update of the access management of their Kentix DoorLock online access control system that should save time and money. By enabling the integration of the Mic...
Making the Complex Simple with Video Management
Being a truly independent developer of innovative VMS, Wavestores goal is to provide a seamless end-to-end user experience while using an open-platform architecture. This leaves th...
High-End Component Design and OEM Integration for Hotels
The new Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights is a major addition to the Dubai hotel scene, catering to a high-end business and leisure clientele. The new hotel administration an ele...
The Importance of IT Fire Protection
Fire prevention is one of the most neglected areas of data centre planning, but attitudes may be changing as more IT professionals become aware of the enormous risks posed to a bus...
Visions for Mobile Access Control
Salto Systems is always looking to push boundaries and to expand the scope of what is possible. On the other hand, the Spanish company develops rock-solid products that deliver rea...
Extremely intelligent cameras for extremely testing conditions
Nature is incredibly unpredictable. It only takes minutes for a wind to double in strength or a dense fog to roll in, and for conditions to become acutely adverse. But there is so...
Aspiration Smoke Detection Systems
Unlike in times gone by, fires these days are not necessarily associated with a positive outcome. They are rarely used for cooking or generating heat. Instead, fires usually mean d...
Blending Access Control with Video Management
Earlier this year, Vanderbilt presented their latest product offering to the European market. The cloud-based solution ACT365 and the product offering from Vanderbilt that blends a...
Thermal Imaging to Prevent Threats
Historical Background of Thermal Imaging Like many cutting-edge technologies, thermal imaging was first developed for military use in the 1950s and 1960s when the US successfully...
Standards On Video Fire Detectors
In the context of intelligent video, the application in the fire detection sector comes naturally. If video analytics can decide within seconds whether you are male or female, you ...
FLIR IP surveillance system acts as force-multiplier for law enforcement
Crime prevention and public safety are top priorities for municipalities. However, limited staff and resources inhibit law enforcement from quickly and effectively responding to al...
Bosch is bringing more intelligent viewing to your screens
How much information can you learn about something in just a few seconds? If its a person, you may get to know their name and age. If its a car, a few seconds may be enough to regi...
Satellite-enabled Tracking Keeps Tabs on Assets
The Internet of things (IoT) is without doubt one of the hottest topics in communications today, and organizations everywhere have woken up to whats possible when you can stay conn...
General Data Protection Regulation Will Affect Security Data
For some time, data laws in Europe have been open to interpretation. From one country to the next, companies conducting business or protecting assets would adapt their infrastructu...
New Qualifications in Fire Detection and Alarms
A new standard was published earlier this year but unlike other standards, it does not specify technical aspects such as how a fire safety product should be designed or maintained...
Video Information Systems From Dallmeier Assist Airport Operations
Dallmeier offers comprehensive security solutions for all areas of application around airports. Specifically in the area of cameras, a wide range of systems allows customers to tac...
Pro-Active Smart City Surveillance
Ever expanding, cities today must pay more attention to protect the people and properties gathered. It is evident to anyone with access to global news that now even the most develo...
Drones: a Double-Edged Sword
The positive potential of drones in surveillance and security is largely untapped. A focus on the risks has been taking precedence. The immediate imperative is to protect sensitive...
How Artificial Intelligence Changes the Way We Secure Stadiums
Protecting tens of thousands of spectators is no easy feat. The ability to effectively monitor large crowds across an entire stadium increasingly relies on advanced video surveilla...
A+A 2017 Preview: It’s the Individual That Counts
From 17 to 20 October everything in Düsseldorf will revolve around a safe, secure and healthy workplace. Trade visitors from all over the world will be meeting at the Düsseldorf Ex...
GIT SECURITY AWARD 2018 – the Winners
Again it was a neck-and-neck race for the GIT SECURITY AWARD 2018. Only three products in each of the five categories could win: Those ones the most readers were voting for. Thanks...
100 Days in Office with Fokko van der Zee
It seems like, Nedap Security Management does things differently: They give the impression that their developers sit at one desk with their customer service. And thats exactly what...
