Sprint service dealer enhances customer experience with MVaaS

Envysion, a Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) provider, announced that CCT Wireless has selected Envysion as its exclusive video provider and has begun an enterprise deployment of Envysion's video-driven business intelligenceT. CCT Wireless, a Sprint preferred retailer with locations throughout Colorado and Wyoming, will use Envysion to improve sales and the customer experience...more

 

Access solution helps keep people and assets safe at Greek Stadia

Background
As the spiritual home of the Olympic Games, Greece has a well-cemented connection with the spectacle of sports events and a great appreciation for the excitement of public stadia. With a population of over ten million people, modern Greece continues to enjoy live sporting events but also has to deal with the modern dilemmas of safety and security whilst minimizing queuing and maximizing the viewing experience for spectators at these popular and busy events.
Overseeing the majority of Greece's public stadia is the general secretariat for sport, a government department that ensures the safety and smooth running of the facilities across the country...more

 

Taipei Metro goes IP, with industrial-grade durability

Averaging 1.6 million passengers per day, Taipei Metro is one of the busiest transportation systems in Asia, and has become an important driver for business and lifestyle in the island nation. In addition to ensuring smooth and reliable operations, the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation keeps an watchful eye on the security and safety of its riders. Therefore, in 2010, the rolling stock IP surveillance system was implemented on Taipei Metro carriages to record videos, as well as provide live view to each train driver. This enabled recording of live video images which could be used as evidence upon necessity, thereby increasing security for passengers...more

 

Korean rail yard fortifies security and fire detection with networked system

Korea Railroad is a public corporation in charge of managing the national railroad of Korea and related business. The Goyang Rolling Stock Workshop (GRSW) of the metropolitan rolling stock maintenance depot is the starting point and final destination of Korea Train eXpress (KTX). It sits on more than 1.3 million square meters of land and consists of 31 buildings...more

Italian five-star hotel enhances security measures prior to holiday season

The Alpina Dolomites Lodge, located on the Alpe de Siusi (Seiser Alm) in Italy South Tyrol province, was faced with the need to have video surveillance system that could not only ensure guests safety but protect its guests without being invasive of their privacy, and that would fit in perfectly with the modern architecture and design of the complex.

The structure required video surveillance system with aesthetic features that would uniformly fit into the refined design of the complex and the elegance of the furnishings, and would not disturb the freedom and peacefulness of the guests...more

 

Norwegian multipurpose landmark ups security measures with Milestone IP platform

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP VMS, has been chosen as the surveillance solution for Aker Brygge, an iconic architectural landmark owned by Norwegian Property (NP), and a top destination for living, working, shopping, dining and entertainment in the center of Oslo.

In partnership with Dell and Last Mile Communication, the installation partner LT Sikkerhet has won the project to provide NP with an upgrade of their security solution from analog technology to a networked solution for the Aker Brygge area. When NP evaluated the tenders, Milestone XProtect Corporate VMS was chosen as the best-in-class solution...more

 

 

Swedish municipality upgrades 2,000 doors in 200 public buildings

Assa Abloy's ARX access control system is used on a large scale in Sandviken, Sweden where it secures thousands of doors to administrative offices, gyms, concert halls, schools, preschools and homes.

Sandviken Municipality has installed ARX or its predecessor, RiTA, in all of its newly constructed or renovated projects, including various dwellings...more

 

 

Berlin multipurpose arena upgrades video and fire warning systems

The O2 World arena is situated on the banks of the Spree river between Berlin's eastern railway station and the Warsaw bridge. It is Europe's most modern functioning arena. Thanks to its professional environment and the atmospheric ambience the arena offers fans, it also became home to two of the most successful sports clubs in Berlin...more

Dutch soccer stadium upgrades video management system

The stadium that is home to The Hague-based soccer club ADO Den Haag was completed in mid-2007 and is equipped with a lot of security technology. The total cost for the construction of the stadium, which has a capacity of 15,000 seats, was $67.5 million. Out of this sum, $4 million was allocated for security measures...more

Euro 2012 in Ukraine, triple venues, triple the security

The operators of the Ukrainian venues of Kiev (Olympic Stadium), Kharkiv (Metalist Stadium) and Lviv (Arena Lviv) set fan security and safety as their top priority for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship (commonly referred to as the Euro 2012). To make up for the UEFA's limits on law enforcement involvement, the organizers had to look for innovative and cost-effective technologies and solutions. Data Link, the main security systems integrator, was responsible for designing, installing, integrating and configuring the security systems for these large venues. For easier security management and quicker response coordination, the venue administrators decided on a network-based approach and looked to Axxonsoft, Basler and LILIN to get the job done... more

 

California State University football stadium enjoys home field advantage with thermal imaging

Fresno State football fans and players were clamoring over the look and feel of the team's new $1.2 million FieldTurf from the day it was installed in 41,031-seat Bulldog stadium in the California State University (CSU). But behind the scenes, the university was concerned with finding a way to protect the artificial playing surface from vandals and trespassers at any hour, in any lighting condition. Pelco by Schneider Electric solved that challenge with its new Sarix TI thermal imaging cameras...more

 

NYC and NYPD combat crime with extreme surveillance solution

It has not been easy in the New York area, where there has been consistently high volume of criminal activities around the perimeters of developments and in elevator cabs operated by New York City Municipalities...more

 

US nonprofit organization minimizes retail shrinkage with IP-based surveillance

Goodwill Industries International, is one of America's oldest charities. Founded in 1902 by Rev. Edgar Helms on the philosophy of "a hand up, not a hand out", Goodwill today is a $3.2 billion nonprofit that aims to improve economic self-sufficiency through job training, employment placement and other services for those who have disabilities, lack education or face employment challenges...more

 

South African refinery, offices and hubs upgrade security surveillance to IP-based HD

Engen Petroleum operates the second biggest refinery in South Africa. The operation of a refinery comes with many challenges in terms of extensive regulation and strict adherence to industry standards. In light of these exacting requirements, Engen identified the need for an upgrade to their existing CCTV system at four of their national offices, as well as maintenance of the surveillance cameras at their refinery and depots...more

 

Indian hospital sets a digital surveillance benchmark with Hikvision

In operation for roughly one and half years, Hikvision security solution has already provided a variety of benefits for India's Clara Swain Hospital (CSH). This hospital, located in the prosperous and vibrant city of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh (a northern Indian state) which was suffering from “various troublemakers and individuals that really did not have any business being inside the hospital,” explained Deepanshu Girish Gupta, MD and Owner of Coral Infocom, the system integrator for this project...more

 

North Carolina hospital adopts iris recognition for patient safety, record integrity and fraud preventio

As part of their concerted focus on patient safety, preventing duplicate medical records and overlays, and eliminating medical identity theft at the point of care, Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital (HCMH) announced that it has adopted the RightPatient multi-biometric patient identification system with iris recognition as the preferred modality. RightPatient was launched in the Outpatient Admissions and Radiology departments with future plans for expansion to the emergency room and physician practices...more

 

German logistics specialist's UK hub reinforces security operation with IP platform

Milestone XProtect open platform IP VMS is the basis for an updated and expanded surveillance solution at Movianto, a comprehensive logistics and transportation service provider for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. The move from analog to HD network cameras also includes Milestone analytics...more

 

Madrid retail and entertainment complex entrusts customer safety to surveillance and PA systems

Islazul, located in the Pau de Carabanchel district in Spain, is one of Madrid's largest retail, entertainment and services complexes, covering an area of 256,000 square meters. Spread over three floors, it has a total of 180 stores. Its spacious and light facilities are a huge draw for the public, as the complex is lit up with natural light from the lightweight ETFE roof and it features environmentally-friendly bioclimatic architecture...more

 

Taking a Leap beyond Loss Prevention

With the introduction of 360-degree fisheye cameras with built-in “track-‘n-trace” capability in co?-mbination with video analytics applied to recorded footage, the retail sector has discovered that in-store surveillance can do much more than merely finding, tracking and identifying shoplifters, by analyzing and enhancing the shopper's experience...more

 

US nonprofit organization minimizes retail shrinkage with IP-based surveillance

Goodwill Industries International, is one of America's oldest charities. Founded in 1902 by Rev. Edgar Helms on the philosophy of "a hand up, not a hand out", Goodwill today is a $3.2 billion nonprofit that aims to improve economic self-sufficiency through job training, employment placement and other services for those who have disabilities, lack education or face employment challenges...more

 

Russian café installs facial recognition on Axxonsoft platform for optimal customer experience

Boulvar is the largest café in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which is the regional hub of Kamchatka Peninsula and located in the easternmost reaches of Russia. The café is split into four distinct zones: a romantic zone (also referred to as the coffeehouse), an Italian zone, a Japanese zone, and a bar. As any restaurant or café grows and flourishes, it accumulates regular customers who require particular attention and a personal approach. By the same token, there may be unwelcome patrons best kept at arm's length...more