IP Camera applications
Network cameras from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video have been installed in 10 Hughes and Hughes bookstores - Ireland's fastest-growing bookstore group. Working with IT consultancy and Axis Partner, OmniSys, Axis network cameras are being rolled out to its bookstores across Ireland and the UK. A driving force in airport book retailing, Hughes and Hughes currently has 10 airport stores including six at Dublin airport, one at London's City Airport. It has...
Croma Photobase has recently completed the rollout of its "Touch & Go" biometric security system to 13 cash deposit centres around the UK for a major financial institution. The sale reflects increased acceptance within the banking industry that biometric solutions are now reliable and sophisticated enough to operate at business critical sites. "Touch & Go" (T&G) is a scaleable security platform. The recent release adds active/passive tag technologies for monitoring and t...
Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - has been able to put a sophisticated NetVu Connected wireless CCTV solution to the test for the RML sports car team which emerged victorious - for the second time in two years - in the LMP2 prototype class at the Le Mans 24 Hours, the endurance race held at what is the most famous sports car venue in the world. The CCTV equipment provided for the Le Mans 24 Hours was configured to cover the large articulated race truck used to transport the team's MG Lola EX...
The General Electric Company of Libya has upgraded security at its headquarters with the latest DVRS, lenses and matrix controllers from CBC (Europe) Ltd.GEC, based in Tripoli, is responsible for the generation and supply of power to 1.1million customers across the country with the stated aim of using the latest technology to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.The latest security upgrade project, handled by leading Libyan integrator Al Saraya, gives GEC significantly improved surveill...
Cablecom Networks Co., Ltd, a system integrator in Thailand, successfully implemented 14 units of ACTi CAM-6110, MPEG-4 IP high speed dome camera in Chiang-Mai tunnel. Cablecom chose ACTi's IP speed domes, because of the superior video quality and high zooming power. To monitor traffic situation in the tunnel, good video quality, high zooming together with day night function are the necessary requirements. In remote control centre, ACTi's Streaming Activator offers 16-Channel r...
New item-level combination EAS and RFID solution offers a range of benefits ADT, Europe's leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, has installed a new item-level radio frequency identification (RFID) solution at the METRO Group's RFID Innovation Centre in Neuss, Germany. This installation is part of an advanced item-level combination electronic article surveillance (EAS) and RFID concept solution from ADT. The RFID Innovation Centre enables the METRO Group's partners a...
Due to the rising security threats in daily life, Adael, a Wireless internet service provider, chose ACTi's IP surveillance products to enhance the security system for the restaurants, cafes in Paris, including Café Madeleine Bastille, located in Paris 2nd arrondissement, Restaurant Bebert, in 17th arrondissement and Restaurant Yodes in 1st arrondissement. "Paris is known to be the prettiest city of the world, but certainly NOT the safest capital of Europe. Two of our clients were...
COE Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, and Agent Video Intelligence™ Inc., the global leader in enterprise-grade video analytics, today announce that COE has integrated Agent Vi’s patented video analysis range into COE’s X-NET MPEG-4/MJPEG codec platform. This will enable COE to offer its customers the option of additional video intelligence across its core products. COE believes that this application will be particular...
High impact dome cameras from Rainbow have been installed at a flagship leisure venue in Cardiff. Technology at the Liquid Nightclub allows managers to transmit aromas onto the dance floor and create computer graphics, which transform the building into a swimming pool or the Albert Hall.The site is using 60 of the dome cameras on dance floors and in bar areas. These 1/3" cameras use a DSP image sensor and are available as colour or black and white models. The monochrome un...
Just imagine medieval knights battling in the courtyard, Kings and Queens overseeing their subjects, jugglers performing, fire-eaters, sword fights and incredible food and drink; all that a renaissance festival should be. The Louisiana Renaissance is not much different, offering an authentic medieval experience with Louisiana flair. Held annually between November and December, the festival entices patrons with fine food, exciting activities, action-packed events and great shopping.&n...
Herries Preparatory School in Cookham Dean, Berkshire has utilised an AXIS 214 PTZ Network Camera from the global leader in network video, Axis Communications, to help its pupils further develop their renowned studies on the habitat of the stag beetle.Herries School teaches around a hundred children up to the age of 11. In 2002, their science co-ordinator Anne Sweeney was looking for ways to bring to life the teaching of conservation for her Year Four pupils (aged 8-9). Rather than s...
The University of Reading's Department of Meteorology has deployed an AXIS 232D Dome Network Camera from the global leader in network video, Axis Communications, to support its meteorology degree students as they learn to predict weather patterns through studies of atmospheric sciences. The University of Reading's Department of Meteorology is internationally recognised as a world leading centre of excellence for the teaching and research of the science of the atmosphere and oceans, including wea...
ADT, the UK's leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, is participating in an exciting new joint initiative to enhance the protection of schools in the London area. The project involves the use of Internet protocol (IP) based closed circuit television (CCTV) technology, which enables schools to be monitored from the Bromley Council CCTV control centre.In partnership with Synetrix, a leading integration and managed services provider, and Redbridge CCTV, a leading CCTV con...
ACTi empower Nextan, a system integrator in Singapore, successfully enhanced the security system for the outlet. They installed 125-channel surveillance sites in Malaysia.The outlet is through out Malaysia from Northern states to Southern states and owned by Dynasum Sdn Bhd. They are the first privately owned company in Malaysia that introduces IP products in such scale to enhance their business operation. The company chooses ACTI's products video servers instead of the convent...
"We have a stable, leading-edge technology system that is helping our fight against criminal activities very successfully. We would recommend this system to everybody."- Ashley Willoughby, Computer and Security Manager for Three Counties ShowgroundThe ChallengeBecause of the sheer physical size of the Three Counties Showground with numerous entranceways and public access areas, vandalism was becoming a major problem. After normal closing time people could still wander into...
Locarno reacts to the problems of vandalism with Video-Over-IP solution using Milestone Systems software and Panasonic network cameras. In addition to many technical benefits, the surveillance provides a feeling of personal safety without being obtrusive."Acts of vandalism no longer have any place in our town, thanks to leading-edge technology, which provides the requisite deterrence with the utmost discretion," says Clemente Gramigna, Ing. Dipl. EPFL/SIA, Centro Informatico Comu...
"All customers - and ourselves as well - have been screaming for a user interface where you can integrate all your security elements so you have an overview of all your buildings at once. Milestone is the solution!" - Christian Larsen, Technical Director at installation partner Plahn Systems. ChallengesThe DFDS headquarters cover 150,000 square meters in a suburb of Copenhagen where 11-12,000 shipments occur daily. Customers demand the highest security for their goods, but...
The ChallengePort Macquarie Airport is located along the coastal region 420kms north of Sydney, Australia. The airport caters to around 2,500 passengers a week, including scheduled flights to major cities throughout Australia. The airport is also home to aircraft, which are kept at the airport every night. According to the airport's manager, Lane Dechaineux, it's an extremely busy airport with many third party services using their facilities including air charter operations, flying s...
To solve distance problem and to save installation cost, EDS, the Turkey-based solution provider, decided to choose most advanced IP based CCTV systems, ACTi video server plus with Transcoder to enhance Turkey building security surveillance system.This building surveillance project uses 14 pairs of video server (SED-2100R) and Transcoder (SED-3200) for solving connection problem. Since the security guards are used to operate the original DVR system or to use control panel to control PTZ ca...
University of Costa Rica has four analogue speed domes on one of its buildings that is very far from the monitoring centre. It would cost the school a significant sum of money to extend coaxial cables between these two locations. Actual coaxial cabling work would also have taken a lot of time and caused considerable inconveniences to the people in the university. Fortunately, ACTi's partner in Costa Rica, Sonivision S.A., successfully solved the university's headache by a...
Bosch Security Systems has been awarded the contract to provide CCTV systems for video surveillance at the world's most famous folk festival - and beer festival - Oktoberfest in Munich, for the sixth consecutive year.The contract has been awarded by the security authorities of the City of Munich for Bosch to install 12 AutoDome cameras at the main entrance, the tents' access points and along the rows of rides.Bosch's AutoDome camera is an automatic camera with a dome-shaped housing, which can sw...
Pan and tilts and camera housings from Conway Security have been installed on the £1.5bn Oresund bridge link between Sweden and Denmark, the £420m Dublin Port Tunnel and a £200m highway in China, which will stretch as far as Inner Mongolia. Now, closer to home, the same combination of units is being used as part of major roadworks on the UK's oldest motorway, the M1, in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Reflecting on this range of projects, Chris Newman of Conway, said: &qu...
The historic market town of Thame in Oxfordshire recently implemented a new CCTV system throughout its centre. Thame is home to twelve thousand residents including legendary Bee Gee Robin Gibb. Curtailing Saturday Night Fever will be one of the primary objectives of the system.The Titan Heritage units are ideally suited to such an installation where the brief of the customer demanded aesthetic integration and compatibility with existing transmission and video management systems. ...
ACTi's Video Server, SED-2100R, and Transcoder, SED-3200, has enabled St. John Grande hospital in Krakow, Poland to create an IP based live video conferencing system. The national event even involved the attendance of the current Polish prime minister, creating a much publicized event in Poland. ACTi's partner, "Dipol" was in charge for the successful project deployment. The new system allows centralised control and high flexibility in areas where remote conferencing...
Due to the difficult cabling issues in the dock, Westcon AS, the Norway-based service provider for rigs chose ACTi's IP Surveillance products and Imenco's video surveillance system integration services to deploy their security surveillance. There are a total of 16 channels with ACTi's video servers, IP cameras and IP speed domes installed in this surveillance project.Since the ISPS code (International Ship and Port Facility Security code) makes the requirements to surveillance of port faci...
For the second time this year the Dutch Ministry of Transport has used camera, pan & tilt and telemetry assemblies from leading UK CCTV manufacturer Conway Security Products.After initially installing the units on the Netherlands equivalent of the M25 around Amsterdam, the Dutch highway authorities are now installing the equipment on the A1 motorway to the southeast of the capital. The project uses gantry-mounted cameras to monitor stretches of hard shoulder before the extra lane...
SL decided to install Axis' AXIS 225FD network cameras Axis Communications is one of the suppliers included in a major subway and commuter train security project being undertaken by the Greater Stockholm Public Transport Company Limited (SL). SL has decided to install Axis' AXIS 225FD network cameras. The value of the initial order is estimated at approximately SEK 2 M, with the potential for additional installations. The Greater Stockholm Public Transport Company...
Plus City near Linz is currently Austria's most modern and advanced shopping centre with a sales area of 70,000 square metres. Since its establishment in 1989 it has been continuously expanded and modernised. Its excellent location and its superb combination of shopping and leisure facilities have made it the most successful and most innovative shopping centre in Austria to date. It attracts a total of over 8 million customers a year to its shops and associated leisure faciliti...
Munich's Movieplanet - an entertainment library with DVD vending machines - is a business concept on course for success. Customers have access to a wide variety of DVDs, music CDs and computer games at any hour of the day or night. The entertainment library's business philosophy is to offer clients the ultimate in service and convenience. One element is its internet booking facility, which enables customers to choose the title they want on a website in the comfort of their own...
Chubb Electronic Security has significantly improved CCTV surveillance at Maidenhead Rowing Club using the latest lighting technology from CBC.Following the attempted theft of two high value coaching launches with outboard motors, the rowing club asked Chubb to upgrade its CCTV system."Although the incident was caught by a fully-functional day\night dome camera it occurred during winter when light conditions were very poor. As a result the images were of little use," explained Ke...
