A Lasting Legacy
Of the estimated 40 million surveillance cameras installed around the world today, approximately 95 percent of them are analog. Considering that the average lifespan of those camer...
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Don’t Fear the Big Players
Advancis is known for it's security and building management system WinGuard. This constantly developed product ist distributed via integrators, OEM-Partners and in some exceptional...
Light Work
Over the last few years, environmental awareness has increased drastically. Instead of relying only on fossil or nuclear energy for generating electricity, renewable energies have ...
Powering Up the Right Equipment
Any power supply performing a mandatory function of a new or upgraded European fire alarm system must be third-party approved as being fully compliant with EN 54 part 4 Amendment 2...
A Machine for Growth
With solutions for the production and personalization of cards and passports as its prime business, the Mühlbauer Group also supplies systems for microchip die sorting, solar cell ...
Network Cameras for Soccer World Cup
The preparations for the soccer World Cup in South Africa are in full swing. One of the most crucial aspects with such a major event is guaranteeing the safety and security of the ...
IP Cameras for a Safe Harbor
Whenever expensive items are involved, security is always a major concern. If you‘ve fulfilled a childhood dream of owning your own large boat, you would prefer to keep it safe fro...
Security in RFID-based Personnel Identification
It is well known that every security method has its limits and that the effort required to crack a security pass or a transponder in an RF-based (Radio Frequency) identification sy...
Key Management System
A typical gatehouse at a large factory or other establishment always needed a large back wall on which to hang all the various keys that were used throughout the site. But even wit...
Tips for the Casino Security Buyer
If it is to ensure fair play for all its guests, the fulfilment of its legal obligations as well as its continued existence as a business, a casino has to provide security in all a...
Sea Tested IP Monitoring
The Maddalena archipelago is a group of islands north-east of Sardinia, off the Emerald Coast, a popular destination for pleasure sailors for its natural beauty and unspoiled emera...
Strengthening Retail Security
The biggest concern for owners of retail establishments is stock loss due to shoplifting and employee theft. Insurance companies are now putting pressure on retailers to develop an...
Keyless access control into new student accommodation
Bringing together the vision of providing all first year students with high quality on campus accommodation with the latest developments in electronic access control to create tota...
A Perimeter Protection Field Test
Spreading over 19.6 km², Frankfurt Airport covers an area almost as large as the whole of Frankfurt city centre. The perimeter fence around the site is currently around 31 km long ...
One Panasonic, IP Migration and SmartHD
When Panasonic System Solutions and Panasonic Communications Company merged to become Panasonic System Networks Europe (PSNE) in January, not only the idea of "One Panasonic" for t...
IP Video Secures Eurotunnel Terminal
In a major CCTV upgrade, Eurotunnel's French passenger terminal has deployed a widely distributed IP Video solution from IndigoVision. Used for security, traffic management and imm...
Video Surveillance for Sparda-Bank
“Friendly fair” – True to that motto the individual private customer is the centre of attention for the Sparda-Bank. In order to ensure that customers feel comfortable and safe a ...
All about Unmanned Aircraft, Robots and Active Laser Technology
Civil danger management, where accidents or natural catastrophes occur, but also terror attacks or for frontier security - that is the business of the "Homeland Security" division ...
Milestone Secures Malmo CityTunnel
When the Swedish national railway began major construction of the Malmo CityTunnel Project in 2005, workplace security was of utmost concern. Now the tracks are almost ready, and i...
New Security Systems for Weeze Aiport
The Weeze airport is anything but a travel lightweight in the region: it is reachable within one hour by no less than 10 million potential air travelers. The heart of the western R...
Samsung United
It is almost a tradition that very early in the year Samsung Techwin is inviting its partners to the annual Vision Day conference. This year the conference took place in Antalya, T...
Keeping an Eye on the Ski Slopes with CCTV
With the perfect slope, the perfect snow, and the perfect location; The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead is Britain‘s newest indoor snow sports destination. The design for the CCTV s...
Security and More for Vancouver
Set in the diverse landscape of the west coast of Canada, Vancouver hosted the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010. The Olympic Games have been a successful global sporting event sinc...
Perimeter Protection for Critical Sites
Fibre Optics are an ideal perimeter protection solution for many critical sites. Often a fence mounted fibre optic detection system, linking back to the main security centre and id...
Using Infrared Illumination in an IP Surveillance Environment
There is a simple premise that impacts the performance and effectiveness of any camera installation: if there is no light, there can be no picture. But since today's security syste...
Fundamental Questions Concerning Aviation Security
Once again it has become apparent that airports need a closer network of security measures, since aircraft remain a possible target for terrorists and can quickly become bombs. Air...
Return on Security Investment
Investments in security not only protect companies from break-ins and theft but also monitor and improve critical processes, such as the availability of communications networks or ...
Starring role at Universal Studios
Hikvision's H264 compression cards are being used in Florida at Universal Studios, an amusement park themed on the entertainment industry where six million visitors a year are invi...
High-tech CCTV solutions
Leading surveillance solutions provider CBC (Europe) is celebrating a surge of interest in its ground breaking Ganz CCTV systems and Computar lenses, experienced during the recent ...
Network Camera Installation at Hongkong Port
Hong Kong is one of the world's busiest ports, as well as one of the most dynamic business, capitals and is governed under a "One Country, Two Systems" arrangement by the People's ...
Intersec 2010: Success, Sun and Security
Epoc Messe Frankfurt, the event organiser of Intersec 2010 in Dubai reports an17% increase in visitors over the three days of Intersec 2010. The show wasa huge success for most com...
Sentries at the Limits of Science
A particle accelerator is used for fundamental scientific research at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva. Nobody is allowed to be in the tunnel while e...
A Front-Row View
The new Central de Emergencias 112 de Cantabria, inaugurated on March 3rd 2009, is part of a larger effort undertaken by the government to improve emergency services for the citize...
25 Years of Pioneering Video Security
Now more than a quarter of a century has passed since Dallmeier was founded in 1984. In the meantime, the Regensburg based company has built up an international reputation and is k...
Outdoor Surveillance
Outdoor security is essential for many businesses, with the outdoor perimeter of a site often representing an important security gateway. The threshold between the company's land a...
