Earliest Detection to Protect People and Assets
The addition of two new detectors from Siemens - again featuring the company's unique ASAtechnology (Advanced Signal Analysis) and selectable parameter sets - means the comprehensi...
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Manage Security Effectively: G-SIM Security Information Management System from Geutebruck
Created as part of a mammoth customer project - G-SIM has meantime become the new Security Information Management System from Geutebruck. Conceived for medium to highly complex, ne...
Video Management: Flood Alert
The severe floods of 2002 and 2013 have impressively shown the immense extent of damage that natural events can cause in our intensively farmed and densely populated landscape. In ...
Air Cargo Security: Interview with Harald Zielinski, Lufthansa Cargo AG
With a transport volume of around 1.7m tonnes of freight and post as well as 9.5 billion freight ton kilometers sold in 2012, Lufthansa Cargo is one of the leading companies worldw...
Intelligent Management of Mobile Devices in Education
One of the biggest trends in twenty-first century education has been the delivery of teaching materials by digital means, usually through student use of laptop computers, notebooks...
Access Control: The End of Dealing with Legacy Security Systems
Dealing with legacy systems is a repetitive problem in the security management industry. Meeting the security policy with legacy systems can be tough, maintenance is expensive and ...
Video Management: See More, Understand Better, Perform Faster
SeeTec has introduced the successor of the SeeTec 5 video management software: "SeeTec Cayuga" is named after a North American Indian tribe. The contintent's original inhabitant...
Effective Video Management Increases Safety on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Thinking of railways in Switzerland unavoidably conjures up images of the famous Glacier Express. And it‘s true that the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn does operate this internationally ...
A+A Trade Fair and Conference with Strong Focus on Prevention
From 5-8 November the International Congress of A+A - Safety and Health at Work - will be held for the 33rd time now at the Düsseldorf Congress Center. The organiser, Basi, invites...
Fire Detection: Silent Alarm Standard
The introduction of a new standard [EN54-23: Fire alarm devices - Visual alarm devices] has been postponed until 31 December 2013, but manufacturers need to act now to ensure thei...
Meeting the Needs of the First Responder in the Modern World
With the threat to society from toxic chemicals and explosives increasing exponentially, the need for portable devices that can detect and analyze a broad array of hazardous chemic...
Now Possible: Standardized Data Centre Construction
With a system called "RiMatrix S" the systems supplier of IT infrastructure solutions Rittal is introducing the world's first concept for standardized data centre construction. Whi...
Integrated Safety and Security for Smart Cities
Urbanization is one of the megatrends of our time. According to the United Nations, by the year 2025 the global population will have grown to over eight billion, with significantly...
Axis: Market Leader for Video Surveillance Takes a Step into the Access Control Market
At Asis show in Chicago Axis surprised the security world with the announcement of entering the physical access control market with the new Axis A1001 IP based door controller. The...
Trends in Video Surveillance: Multi-faceted, Easy-to-use and Cost-effective
The past decade has brought a great deal of change to the surveillance industry. After experiencing challenging financial times globally along with several tragic events that threa...
CCTV: A Look at a Quarter of a Century‘s Growth at Moxa
Over the time it takes for a little acorn to mature into a solid tree standing proud, Moxa has developed from a small technology integrator into a million dollar company that serv...
Loop Technology for Voice Alarm Systems
Some manufacturers of professional voice alarm systems and electro-acoustic emergency warning systems are currently working on loop technology for the connection of 100 V loudspeak...
Oman Auto Dealership Gets a Hikvision Surveillance Solution
Located in the heart of Muscat, the capital of oil-rich Oman, reside the showrooms of Suhail Bahwan Automobiles. Offering cars from manufacturers such as BMW, Infinity and Nissan, ...
Thermal Imaging: A Technology Ready to Further Conquer the World
We are living in a day and age where new technologies are brought to market faster than ever before. One technological breakthrough is often quickly leading to another. A new techn...
Multifocal Sensor Systems: New Dimensions in Video Security
The technological advances that have been made in the field of network-based surveillance in the last few years are astounding. High Definition and megapixel cameras were introduce...
Video Management: SeeTec Secures Business Center in the Heart of Istanbul
Istanbul, the metropolis at the Bosporus combines modern spirit and traditions like no other city in Europe. An indicator of its fast-paced development is the increasing range of ...
Turn a Fence into a Detection System
Criminals are becoming ever more resourceful in the ways that they gain access to facilities, knowing how to scale perimeter fences, negotiate barb wire and steal valuable goods w...
VMS’s Mobile Security Options
In the evolution of video surveillance systems, each new technology breakthrough has improved functionality, system performance and quality for the user. As IP systems technology d...
Megapixel Cameras Will Dominate the Next 10 Years in Video Surveillance
As GIT SECURITY celebrates its first 10 years, better performance and lower cost benefits will continue to make megapixel cameras a major driving force in the industry‘s transition...
Jonas Andersson’s Thoughts on the Past and Future of Video Surveillance
Jonas Andersson was appointed senior Vice President for product planning and strategic marketing for the security solutions division of Samsung Techwin in January 2013. He had prev...
Access and Security Management: Biggest Port – Secured
CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, have secured the prestigious Khalifa Port Industrial Zone (KPIZ), Abu Dhabi with the CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) system. The sys...
Plant Monitoring with Thermography in Explosion Hazard Environments
Infrared cameras can perform wide-area monitoring of temperature trends. This is why they are very effective for early fire detection and continuous condition monitoring. Through t...
Three Phases of IP Video Evolution - from Launching IP Video Technology to Video Enabling
Milestone Systems' sustained growth during its first 15 years has to be attributed to our introducing the open platform approach to the security industry. By allowing other compani...
Bosch and Milestone Intensify their Efforts for High Level Integration
By launching their new Integration Partner Program, Bosch Security Systems early this year aimed at nothing less than to move their business to a new level of interoperability. The...
CCTV: Single Source Protection for Data
The UK's newest and most energy efficient datacentre has placed Samsung IP network video surveillance cameras at the heart of its security system. With the responsibility of housi...
Access Control: A Study in Security
Effective campus security is a difficult assignment for any university as it mostly depends on knowing who is on campus and where and when they have access. But when your on-site s...
Jets Secured: “Aero-Dienst” Protects Hangars with Panomera
As a full-range supplier in the field of business aviation, Nuremberg-based Aero-Dienst also demands the highest standards when it comes to security. That is why it is using a com...
From Access Reader to Innovative Access Terminal
In our first GIT SECURITY issue this year we introduced the emerald access control terminal to our readers. We now interviewed Philip Verner of CEM Systems to find out more about t...
PSIM: “Protect Our Healthcare Delivery”
Assaults against NHS staff have increased considerably in the past few years with fears that extended waiting times and workforce cutbacks are to blame. Often these attacks don't r...
Lenses – Just a Camera Accessory?
Wikipedia begins the explanation of the term ‚Lens‘ in two short sentences as follows: „...A lens is an optical gathering system that produces a realistic optical image of an obje...
