Under Lock and Key
Keys are used to control access to so many things these days that there can be serious consequences when one is misplaced or has been taken without authority. Managing who is autho...
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A City of Dreams
The „City of Dreams" is a massive new casino project currently under construction in Macau - an integrated urban resort in which there will be exciting entertainment, elegant night...
Creative Monitoring
Visitors who cannot restrain their desire to touch, art thieves who are becoming more refined in response to rising prices on the art market, and acts of vandalism are increasingly...
Interfaces, Integration and Interoperability
If you are only interested in a stand-alone CCTV system for screening and recording video - full stop - then this article is probably not for you. However, most CCTV users these da...
Chipset Evolution - Is the Key
In years gone by, purchasers of CCTV systems would perhaps have looked no further than the outline description of a camera to decide if it was suitable for a specific project. The ...
Largest Ever HD IP Video System
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has deployed what is believed to be the largest ever High-Definition (HD) IP Video surveillance system to monitor its customs operation on the ...
Securing a Modern Metropolis
At the moment there are are lot of discussions about an internal report by the Metropolitan police in London about the use of CCTV in city centers. The effectiveness of CCTV as a w...
Samsung Techwin plus Samsung Electronics equals Samsung
Since the spring of 2009 there have been reports surfacing that the management of Samsung Group had been discussing the company's strategy for their professional security businesse...
Machine and System Safety: Ready to Go?
As the European Union has grown closer together there has been increasing harmonisation of laws, regulations and provisions. The Machinery Directive has special significance in ter...
Bluehill ID and SCM Microsystems
SCM Microsystems, provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, and Bluehill ID AGannounced that the transaction to combine their respective busines...
Taking Care of Evacuation
Most employers are already highly aware of the need to provide a safe and healthy workplace to protect their employees against potential health and safety risks. But the responsibi...
Partners for Video Surveillance
In October the two companies Cisco and Pelco surprised the market with an extensive cooperation in the field of IP video cameras. Now, Siemens Building Technologies Division and Bo...
