Aug 11, 2011

IndigoVision Wireless IP Video Helps Caribbean City Crack Down on Crime

The City of Lamentin, located on the French archipelago of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, has used an IndigoVision city-wide wireless IP Video solution in its successful bid to reduce crime. Situated near the Guadeloupe National Park, Lamentin's 16,000+ residents enjoy a good quality of life, blighted in certain areas with low-level crime. The need to combat anti-social behaviour, graffiti and the local drugs trade led the City authority to install a state-of-the-art surveillance system. read more

Messoa Ensures VIP Safety at the Congo Presidential Pavilion

Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing (SAM) was founded in 1950. As well as owning the intellectual property rights to the Shanghai Y-10, a four-engine commercial passenger jet aircraft, it is responsible for development and production of a number of different aircraft. read more

Korean Government Identifies Travelers Using Cross Match Technology

Cross Match Technologies, a global provider of biometric identity solutions, along with technology partner Digent, has been selected by the South Korean Ministry of Justice to support its Foreigners' Fingerprint Verification System. read more

OSI Systems Receives $7 Million Contract from US Army for Advanced People Screening

OSI Systems, a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronics and services, announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, has received a contract valued at approximately $7 million from the U.S. Army to provide multiple units of its ruggedized Secure 1000 advanced people screening system. The order stems from a recently awarded three-year $248 million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Rapiscan by the Army. read more

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Aug 10, 2011

Bulgarian Casino Entrusts Security and Operation to Axis Megapixel Video

The Casino was the final piece of the RIU Pravetz Golf and Spa puzzle. Corporate customers and guests looking for luxury and leisure will be fully satisfied by the facility and the services provided by the hotel. A key-factor for visitor's comfort is security, and when it comes to the thrill of the turning roulette table or blackjack game – security turns into a must. Real-time video and image recording must contain as much of the details as possible.  read more

North Carolina Health Care System Protects Patients With 3VR Platform

3VR, the video intelligence company, announced that Charlotte, NC-based Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) has started a corporate wide-deployment of 3VR's Video Intelligence Platform (VIP).CHS has already installed more than 30 3VR systems with a focus on its hospital locations. read more

City of Portland and IBM Collaborate to Build a Smarter City

To better understand the dynamic behavior of cities, the City of Portland and IBM have collaborated to develop an interactive model of the relationships that exist among the city's core systems, including the economy, housing, education, public safety, transportation, healthcare/wellness, government services and utilities. The resulting computer simulation allowed Portland's leaders to see how city systems work together, and in turn identify opportunities to become a smarter city.  read more

Azerbaijan Finance Ministry Relies on Assa Abloy Electronic and RFID Locks

The new 132-room headquarters is central to the operations of the Ministry of Finance of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, the city and district finance bodies and branches, the Treasury Department on Central Bodies, the State Chamber of Standards, the Information Technologies Center and the Finance Scientific-Training Center. read more

Securitas to Supply Security Screening Services to 32 Airports in Eastern Canada

Securitas division for airport security services was selected by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) to provide passenger and baggage security screening services at 32 airports in the Eastern Region of Canada, which includes designated airports in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador. Total value of the agreement is approximately MCAD 481 (MSEK 3,130) over a five and a half year period effective as of November 1, 2011, making it Securitas single largest customer contract. CATSA has an option to extend the agreements for up to an additional five years. read more