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