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