Surveillance software applications

Dahua & KITT Engineering's LED screen innovations

About a year and a half ago, Peter de Jong introduced Dahua to Fred Koks, General Manager of KITT Engineering. Since then, Dahua, KITT Engineering, and Ocean Outdoor have completed five joint projects. Follow-up appointments for the next two projects are already scheduled.  Looking back  "Let's see what happens" was Fred's reaction when introduced to Dahua. ''We evaluate our portfolio with suppliers every year,'' he explained. "We have to. So much is changing and new technology...

Protect assets with BCD's hybrid cloud NVR solutions

Like any retail franchise, car dealerships that have multiple locations nationwide require comprehensive, reliable, and scalable video surveillance solutions to protect their businesses. With dealership theft increasing by 7% since 2021, protecting high-value inventory, mitigating liability risks, and ensuring compliance with video data retention standards have become critical priorities. Future surveillance solutions BCD is vital to guarding functions, protecting valuable assets, and maintai...

AI-powered security: LYNX Logistics & Verkada

Based in Northern California, LYNX Logistics is a third-party logistics (3PL) company specialising in high-value assets. The company partners with the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), aligning with TAPA’s global coalition of manufacturers, shippers, and carriers to protect every corner of their 96,000-square-foot mixed-use facilities, which encompass 8,500 rack and bulk pallet locations. Strategically headquartered near the Port of Oakland and Silicon Valley, it plans to e...

Verkada Enhances security for Salvation Army operations

The Salvation Army's mission is to meet human needs wherever and whenever necessary. Their presence spans 13 Western states, plus Guam, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia. This commitment to service is supported by local programmes that are tailored to each community’s specific needs, and technology plays a crucial role in ensuring that these operations run smoothly. Addressing security challenges As part of their long-term goal to modernise security and streamline operations, the Sal...

Alamo enhances security with Alcatel-Lucent solutions

Alamo Colleges in San Antonio, Texas supports more than 65,000 students and 7,000 staff. It's five campuses and smaller regional learning centres connect students and staff, expanding the reach of learning for the community.   Colleges' challenge  Alamo’s challenges included leveraging technology to support its high standards of safety and security as a priority for its campuses. They were tackling a technology gap among users across the diverse landscape of the larger S...

ISR utilises Dahua DeepHub for innovative education

In Neuss, Düsseldorf, and Meerbusch, ISR (International School on the Rhine) offers an excellent international education from kindergarten to grade 12. The teachers at ISR prepare students for the world's most prestigious universities, placing great emphasis not only on academic excellence, but also on positive character development and the teaching of values. Since 2022, ISR has also been using the DeepHub whiteboard for this purpose.  Test phase from 2022  "The modernisation...

DNAKE 2-wire IP intercom solution for easy retrofit

The building, constructed in 2005, consists of three 12-story towers with a total of 309 residential units. Residents have been experiencing issues with noise and unclear sound, which hinder effective communication and lead to frustration. Additionally, there is an increased need for remote unlocking capabilities. The existing 2-wire system, which supports only basic intercom functions, fails to meet the current needs of the residents. Solution highlights Easy Intercom Retrofitting with Ex...

Luxury Londoner Hotel Secured By OPTEX Laser Sensors

OPTEX, the pioneering global sensing manufacturer, has specified and installed its compact and intelligent REDSCAN RLS-2020 LiDAR laser sensors at the new luxury five-star Londoner hotel in Leicester Square. Part of the Edwardian Hotels London group, The Londoner, which opened in September 2021, is billed as the world’s first super boutique hotel. It has 350 rooms across 16 storeys including six basement levels, featuring six concept eateries, a private members club, a cinema, a wealth o...

Achat Hotel implements Dahua DeepHub for modern meetings

Achat Hotel in Bochum, Germany offers comprehensive meeting and conference services, including both accommodation and catering. Due to the ever-increasing demand for interactive meeting amenities, the hotel chose and implemented the Dahua DeepHub Business Solution, providing integrated AI-powered conference and meeting capabilities for its guests. Challenge The 5 flexible and combinable meeting rooms of the Achat Hotel in Bochum can accommodate various types of events, creating a high demand...

Dahua AI perimeter protection for SMBs

The perimeter of a small and medium-sized business (SMB) property is its first line of defence against intruders. It keeps the premises away from theft, property loss and security incidents. Having said that, traditional methods of surveillance cannot fully catch up with the round-the-clock monitoring requirement of the scenario and unable to dispatch security personnel in time to handle abnormal situations, especially during night time. Backtracking to locate the cause of the event is deemed t...

AMPELMANN GmbH enhances security with ASSA ABLOY eCLIQ solution

The Ampelmännchen (“little traffic light man”) from the former GDR is a cult figure around the globe. For tourists, the shops of AMPELMANN GmbH in Berlin are a big draw. Branches are spread over the entire city, and to reduce the burden of employee and staff key assignments, the company sought to optimise access rights management. At the same time, branch security needed to be state-of-the-art. The CLIQ® access control solution from ASSA ABLOY met all these requirement...

Mitigating cybersecurity risks in industrial control systems with Honeywell

Cybersecurity threats targeting organisations' industrial control systems (ICS) are not always direct. Instead, the most vulnerable entries to an ICS can start with external partners, like suppliers and vendors.  Honeywell's customer, a global pharmaceutical company, realised that potential vulnerabilities like these might be in its partner ecosystem. Therefore, the pharmaceutical company wanted to get ahead of a potential breach so they trusted Honeywell to do a thorough assessment of its...

Morse Watchmans: Texas State University boosts security to keep pace with rapid growth and expansion

In 1899, the Texas Legislature authorised the formation of the Southwest Texas State Normal School, which opened in San Marcos four years later. At the time, the school’s mission was to prepare Texas public school teachers, but over the years, it has undergone several expansions and name changes to reflect its evolution into the major multi-purpose university Texas State has become. From its humble beginnings located in a single building, Texas State’s original San Marcos campus has...

Koning Willem College implements ASSA ABLOY wireless Aperio access control

Koning Willem I College in north-east Brabant, The Netherlands offers various educational and integration programmes. In total, around 18,000 students take 250 courses at its 16 locations. Modern educational institution A new location on Onderwijsboulevard in 's-Hertogenbosch was designed to be a model modern educational institution, including its access control.   The imposing new building has modern rooms that provide opportunities for consultation, collaboration in small and larg...

HID Mobile Access elevates safety and convenience in George Mason University

Named one of Money magazine’s Best Colleges in America 2023, Fairfax-based Geoge Mason University (Mason) is the largest public research university in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its 10,000 faculty and staff provide classes and support services across three regional campuses, an international branch campus in Songdo, South Korea, and five instructional sites. With more than 40,000 students hailing from all 50 states and 130 countries and a six-year graduation rate that is well above the...

Improving Les Roches campus security with HID's Mobile Access solutions

When students come to study at the prestigious Les Roches Marbella campus in Spain, they are not just attending one of the world’s major hospitality business schools, they are also enveloped in extraordinary innovation and sophisticated living to mirror the exceptional experiences they are being prepared to facilitate in their future careers.  Real-life training site The institution aims to serve up “academic rigor with a twist of innovation and entrepreneurship” to its...

Dahua donated Smart Interactive Whiteboard to FEB UGM to support education in Indonesia

Dahua Technology Indonesia has donated a Dahua DeepHub Smart Interactive Board to the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), demonstrating the company’s commitment to supporting the advancement of education in Indonesia. The Country Director of Dahua Technology Indonesia, Royce Ouyang, expressed his gratitude for this charitable opportunity during the handover event held at the Alumni Hall of FEB UGM on March 14. Royce Ouyang said, "We are pleased to co...

Anviz transforms traditional property management into a smart reality, making digitisation more than just talk

The Middle East has recently expanded its real estate market as the region's economy grows and urbanisation accelerates. This trend has led to an increasing demand for smart security, and the pace of digital intelligence change is gradually increasing. The security industry in the Middle East is rapidly growing, driven by the government's strong emphasis on national security and terrorism prevention. Centralised systems management Significant attention and investment have been directed towar...

Exploring remote security solutions with Verkada in San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo (SLO), the gem of California's central coast, is renowned for its picturesque vineyards, historic architecture, and vibrant community life. Quiet but lively, it is also home to the California Polytechnic State University, located halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Ensuring safety and security Because of its distance from major metropolitan areas, SLO has retained its rural, small-town character, along with a bustling downtown and beautifully preserved Spanish Missi...

Crystal Mountain Resort's success with Verkada physical security tech

Crystal Mountain Resort is Washington's largest winter and summer getaway. For over 60 years, the picturesque resort near Mount Rainier has drawn millions of sports enthusiasts around the world. An early adopter of new technology, the resort was also the first in Washington to install a high-speed, detachable quad chairlift, Rainier Express. Technology solution needed As the resort's Director of IT, Perry Turner is in charge of protecting over 400,000 guests and 2,600 acres of land all y...

Climax releases an advanced smart telecare solution with voice control

GX-MAX-DT35B Smart Care Medical Alarm comes with a brand-new case design. The battery level and the cellular signal strength will be indicated through the white bar on the top cover. The system supports VoLTE (voice over LTE), offering better quality of voice communication and calling experience. In addition, the current status of the system, for example, in learning mode or alarm reporting, will be also indicated through the LED backlight of the large Help button. Users can always be informed...

Centralised surveillance in Israel hospital: Dahua's role in reducing cross-infection

Overview: Due to the pandemic and Delta cases in Israel, the first hospital in Israel for treating coronavirus patients was established. The hospital needed to offer more beds and create more special wards for the infected patients. The head of the hospital requested for an advanced system that could monitor patients on-site or remotely to protect the doctors and nurses from cross-infection in the hospital. Non-contact communication Challenges: Lack of devices for contactless communicati...

Konica Minolta provides hospital with better notifications for visible weapons

A local neighbourhood hospital, unfortunately, plagued by significant gang violence, recognised the inadequacy of its current security system. Committed to serving the community, the hospital staff also sought protection from potential aggression that patients may bring in, their friends or family members. Upgrading surveillance With territorial disputes, robberies, carjackings, and displays of force occurring daily, the hospital urgently needed to upgrade its surveillance and enhance its ale...

Cloud security allows for a scalable system and increased safety for a college

Central Community College in Nebraska has multiple campuses and educational centres to serve approximately 90 different communities. CCC’s outdated lock-and-key system and access control technology weren’t meeting their security needs. On one campus alone there are 26 buildings with access control needs for students, staff, and vendors. The security team had to provide targeted scheduled access control for about 15 different user groups. Support and service “From past...

Dahua DeepHub Smart Interactive Whiteboard empowers learning at ISR International School on the Rhine

In Neuss, Düsseldorf, and Meerbusch, ISR (International School on the Rhine) offers an excellent international education from kindergarten to grade 12. The teachers at ISR prepare students for the world's most prestigious universities, placing great emphasis not only on academic excellence but also on positive character development and the teaching of values. Since 2022, ISR has also been using the DeepHub whiteboard for this purpose.  Test phase from 2022  "The modernisation o...

Dahua Technology helps secure the longest carnival in the world - Carnaval del País

Located in the city of Gualeguaychú in Argentina, Carnaval del País is a festive season that runs for two whole months, holding the world record as the longest carnival in the world.  It is full of lively events featuring energetic samba dancers dressed in sequins and feathers as well as parades of colourful and beautifully crafted floats. To accommodate the event, the city built its own Sambadrome called the Corsódromo, the first of its k...

Morse Watchmans KeyWatcher® Touch brings simple and secure key control to The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn

The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn is one of the four Inns of Court and operates as an active and thriving society of lawyers, sprawling across 11 acres in central London and dating as far back as 1422. The title of “Lincoln’s Inn” refers both to the Society and the location, which houses the Society’s facilities, numerous barristers’ chambers, and several solicitors’ offices. Inns of Court The Inns of Court originally provided accommodation for...

NEXCOM's NVR NViS 5704 empowers commercial and residential building security offices with cutting-edge video analytics and data protection

Security office in commercial and residential building requires state-of-the-art solutions that can keep up with the demands of modern surveillance and threat detection. With space-efficient design, high-performance processing, coupled with advanced data protection, NVR NViS 5704, a powerful video analytics solution, enable seamless surveillance operations and enhanced security measure in edge AI applications. These capabilities empower security office to efficiently monitor and analyse video...

Diversity of Incedo™ solutions was key draw for Makita

Makita, one of the world's renowned manufacturers of cordless, electric, and garden tools, has opened a completely new headquarters in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia. At this location, Makita stock and distribute batteries for cordless tools plus run wholesale supply logistics from their warehouse. Single, intuitive system At a facility like this, simplicity and clarity for both security managers and daily site users were essential. They demanded a single, intuitive system to control every ac...

From 1 month to 10 minutes: Dahua revolutionises fire safety inspection in Yunnan Power Station

In a mountain area in Yunnan Province (China), Dahua Technology safeguards the safe production of a 700+ mu photovoltaic power station, providing intelligent fire prevention and control measures in its vast facilities. The implemented solution significantly increased the accuracy of fire alarms by more than 10 times, as well as the efficiency of fire alarm response by 30%, which help ensure the stable delivery of clean energy to its surrounding areas.  Superior lighting conditions The ad...