Surveillance software applications
MissionAfter the University of Aberdeen conducted a strategic review of security, the university decided to rationalize four stand-alone analogue CCTV systems and establish a central control room for the entire university. The four systems varied in age and the university wanted a single system, which would feature new cameras as well as including existing analogue cameras. The system would have to offer the flexibility to cope with future expansion, and to eliminate stand-alone prop...
IP-Surveillance system pays for itself fast, after theft caught on camera Mission Fast-growing microbrewery chain Zerodegrees was dissatisfied with the limitations of the analogue-based CCTV cameras and digital video recorders installed in some of the sites it acquired in London. For its new restaurant and microbrewery sites, chief executive and co-founder of Zerodegrees, Nick Desai, wanted the ability to ensure evidence caught on camera was usable for police identification purposes. ...
MissionThe Shipton Group, which owns and manages Douglas Court Shopping Centre in Cork, Ireland, required a surveillance solution to cut crime, gather video evidence to dramatically cut slip and fall injury claims, reinforce tenants' health and safety obligations, and even improve customer experience to deploy support staff more effectively around Douglas Court.SolutionThe Shipton Group worked with Irish IT consultancy RPC Consultants, a leading Axis Communications partner in the region, to deli...
Data Electronics Group opts for Axis Communications' IP-Surveillance solution to provide additional layer of physical security in its Dublin-based data centre.Data Electronics Group (DEG) was founded in 1974 as a field engineering-based business installing, integrating, maintaining and carrying out network administration for computer equipment used by airport and airline staff for key activities such as tagging bags and checking in passengers. Today one division of DEG still provides...
Hughes and Hughes gains control of security monitoring and achieves remote visibility of in-store activityMission Hughes and Hughes, Ireland's fastest-growing bookstore chain, required a cost-effective surveillance system to provide easy access to high quality images which could be used as evidence in cases of theft, vandalism or fraud across ten airport-based outlets including six at Dublin Airport. The system needed to be straightforward to install and integrate with the airport's existi...
Compelling technologyAt the start of the last century, when the Fendt brothers began building their first tractors in the forge set up by their father, Johan Georg Fendt, they made a commitment to create technical solutions that would be as cost-effective as they were reliable. In 1930, they built Europe's first small tractor, with a 6HP engine, mounted plow, and independently-driven mower. With the Fendt ‘diesel horse', the small and medium-sized farms had their first financi...
Intelligent, attractive and likeableIntelligence, good looks, dedication - these professed brand values of the Czech automotive manufacturer Skoda a.s. have made a major contribution to the fact that this car brand is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. While ‘intelligence' reflects the claim of developing products with outstanding functionality as well as customer-oriented detailed solutions at excellent value for the money, ‘good looks' describes the pioneering design...
IndigoVision's complete IP Video solution has been installed to enhance the security at Royal Vopak's petrochemical storage terminal in West Thurrock, UK. With 347,100m3 of storage capacity in 125 tanks, Vopak's terminal is a very demanding environment with security and health & safety of paramount importance. The terminal provides independent storage and handling of liquid and gaseous chemical and oil products for Vopak's customers. Products are transported from the terminal to the cu...
ACTi empower Nextan, a system integrator in Singapore, successfully enhanced the security system for NUS museum. They installed a total of 50 channels in NUS museum. NUS museum was established in 1997, and was formerly called the National University of Singapore Museums. Located in the University Cultural Centre in scenic Kent Ridge campus, it manages a growing number of collections housed under-one-roof. The Ng Eng Teng Gallery, and the South & Southeast Asian Gallery...
At Chase Farms in Walkerville, Michigan, Milestone XProtect Enterprise IP video software from Milestone Systems is the powerful security platform chosen to manage over 100 surveillance cameras by this spring. In the fall of 2007, over 60 Axis 223 M (2 megapixel) cameras from Axis Communications were already running at the full 1600 image size to deliver the exceptional clarity of true megapixel images. Chase Farms is leading the way in new technology for processing vegetables and frui...
Miami Miller School of Medicine as part of a campus-wide CCTV upgrade. The University's medical campus spreads out over 45 acres in downtown Miami, Florida but it also has a number of remote sites, including one that is 100 miles north in Palm Beach County and another which is home to the new Miami Institute for Human Genomics, located 25 miles southwest of the medical campus. This type of wide-area application was too demanding for the existing analogue CCTV system, leading to many...
As the theft of metal continues to hit the headlines on a daily basis, with everything from statues to church roofs in the firing line, one company - Oldbury Aluminium Alloys, is fighting back. This is thanks to the remotely monitored, detector activated, CCTV service provided by RemGuard Visual Management, part of AD Group, and its BS8418 compliant Remote Video Response Centre (RVRC).West Midlands-based Oldbury Aluminium Alloys is applying this sophisticated event-driven CCTV technology t...
ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced recently that the Shi Jia Zhuang High School in China has successfully completed installation of ioimage's video surveillance system to protect its 2,500 students, supervise the school's entrance and prevent theft.The Shi Jia Zhuang School campus covers an area of 45 acres and houses 13 educational buildings occupied by 2,500 students and 170 teachers. ioimage's advanced video analytics were installed t...
March NetworksTM, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that the retail arm of a global consumer products organization is using the company's data analytics software in more than 150 US retail stores for advanced loss prevention.The organization, which operates nearly 500 retail locations worldwide, selected the March Networks LP Data Mining software suite to help reduce inventory shrinkage and improve overall store performance. L...
Network cameras from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, have been installed by one of Ireland's premier network integrators, DNA IT Solutions, inside the Kaziranga Forest Trail Habitat at Dublin Zoo. The birth, which is due to take place within the next few weeks, will be the second elephant birth ever caught on camera in Europe. Traditional analogue-based CCTV cameras have been replaced by Axis network cameras, because the old ones were not delivering the high...
Leaders in EuropeA total of more than one billion CDs and DVDs are being produced annually in the village of Dassow, Germany, population 4,000, making ODS Optical Disc Service GmbH one of the leading manufacturers of optical storage media in Europe. ODS is also a leader when it comes to creating jobs in an economically underdeveloped region: with 1,300 employees, ODS is the largest employer in the district of north-west Mecklenburg. With a second factory in France and distribution c...
Vicon have manufactured video management solutions for airports and ports throughout the world. For St. Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, simply wanting a high performance CCTV system wasn't enough. They wanted a system that could be expanded over an extended period of time without replacing the existing infrastructure. They found that solution in the Vicon family of video products and a business relationship that began almost 10 years ago is still going strong.Building...
Advanced monitoring and analytics capabilities enable more effective law enforcement and cost savings. With the rising crime rates in Savannah, GA, beginning to have a tangible impact on the safety of residents, tourists and the local economy, local government and law enforcement officials sought new solutions to their growing problem. Like many cities across the country, Savannah turned to public video surveillance systems as a counter measure. They selected Tropos® Networks as the wi...
As well as providing high quality digital storage and retrieval facilities, BT Redcare's i-Witness is a fully managed and future-proofed service which has significantly increased operational efficiency and enabled Fife Constabulary to bring more cases to court.The need for change from analogue to digitalFife Constabulary undertakes the day to-day operation and management of the region's CCTV system on behalf of the Fife Community Partnership. Fife was experiencing a range of issues with it...
IndigoVision's integrated IP Video CCTV system is providing monitoring for a traffic calming system in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The CCTV system monitors a series of automated bollards that regulate traffic on a number of the city's streets, alerting the Antwerp Police to malfunctions, accidents and acts of vandalism.The bollards can be lowered automatically during pre-determined hours or when buses and trams pass using on-board transponders. Local residents and other authorised p...
IndigoVision's complete IP Video solution has helped transform the local policing of a small town in Northern Italy. Sergnano has a population of just 3,000 and employs only two law enforcement officers to police the town. The installation of an IndigoVision IP-CCTV system has enabled the police officers to cover a much larger area more effectively, reduce vandalism and respond more quickly to incidents and crime.The cost effective IndigoVision solution was the key to the success of...
Tradition obligates"We know most of our 800 car dealership customers personally. As a result, we can offer them very individualised service, which distinguishes us from our larger competitors." For Heinrich Krawietz, co-owner and managing director of Auto-Schöttle in Stuttgart-Botnang, consistent customer care is not just another slick marketing phrase. In his dealership, word is worth just as much as a signed contract. Hard work, cost savings, trust,...
Network cameras and video servers from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, have been installed by Arthur McKay at The University of Aberdeen- one of Scotland's premier universities with more than 500 years of history. The university recently embarked on a major new building programme to upgrade and extend facilities for the 14,000 students that are now enrolled there. &...
Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) has adopted the latest NetVu Connected Digital Sprite 2 (DS2) DVRs from Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - for a new sophisticated CCTV solution delivered by G4S Security Systems (UK) Ltd at the all-seater City of Manchester Stadium. An inherited system of 59 CCTV cameras linked to analogue multiplexers and video recorders was beginning t...
Premier Waste (UK) Ltd has adopted the latest remotely monitored, detector activated, CCTV service from RemGuard Visual Management - part of AD Group - to secure its extensive waste management and recycling site in Hyde, Greater Manchester. The facility hit the headlines in September when CCTV images were shown in the media of a teenager aiming what appeared to be an AK47 rifle from the adjacent Newton Railway Station. ...
IndigoVision's IP Video technology is providing CCTV surveillance for Edinburgh Castle, Scotland's number one tourist attraction and part of Edinburgh's World Heritage site. Historic Scotland operates and maintains the Castle and the associated exhibitions but part of the castle continues to be occupied by the army. This dual role means the Castle has to be open to over 1 million visitors a year, but still maintain the levels of security expected on a site with military presence.As p...
JVC Professional Europe have provided Treloar College, a specialist college for disabled students based in the outskirts of Alton in Hampshire, with IP security cameras and security management software for a comprehensive IP security system. The project is supported by the City Livery Company of Security Professionals, as well as by JVC. Treloar College provides education, care, therapy, medical support and independence training to young people aged 16 and over with physical disabili...
In Holland, Maat Transport is the first company that is offering a high secure Truck Parking for regular clients and trucks passing by. Recently, an IP surveillance solution with ACTi hardware was deployed in this transportation company.As an experienced company in the world of logistics and transportation, Maat is aware of the big problems with stolen cargo and therefore saw the need in building this automated truck parking. In order to make the parking profitable, the par...
The companyABC Fine Wine and Spirits is the largest privately held fine wine and spirits merchant in the United States. Established in 1936 and headquartered in Florida, the company carries an extensive selection of wines, spirits and beers, along with a selection of gourmet foods that includes cheeses, chocolates, and snack items.Operational overviewIn business for more than 70 years, ABC Fine Wine and Spirits today operates 153 off-licences throughout the Florida peninsula, from Jacksonv...
Turning on a light bulb or watching television is something the population of the UK take for granted. Whether relaxing at home, taking advantage of the latest consumer gadget, or hard at work in the office, we are all responsible for the consumption of ever larger amounts of electrical power, often with little thought to its source of generation.Centrica's Kings Lynn power station is one such source. Its modern gas turbine and triple pressure heat recovery steam generator feeds 325...
