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Safe and secure Olympic Games : Magenta focuses on partnerships
posted on 27/03/2012

In less than six months, start the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Magenta Security’s managing director believes the security success will be based on effective partnerships. Abbey Petkar, managing director, Magenta Security Services: “The Olympics is one of the biggest security tests the UK has ever been faced with. Thousands of athletes and millions of visitors will descend on London, and other venues around the country. Security has been one of the major considerations for organisers as keeping athletes and spectators safe is a top priority. Partnerships will be central to the successful delivery of the security plan. The organisers, Government and a host of policing, safety and security agencies have already shown they are working together with the aim of achieving a safe and secure event, and we look forward to playing our own part.” Magenta believes that despite the cost of security at the Olympics doubling, it is a necessary step to ensure each venue has the highest ... [more]

ARINC delivered Advance Passenger Information Service (APIS) for the Netherlands
posted on 26/03/2012

ARINC Incorporated recently deployed its Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) messaging service to support message transmission to the Netherlands Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. ARINC's EMEA Government & Security Division has installed the new APIS service, in full cooperation with the Identity Management & Immigration (IDMI) programme directorate to support its Innovation Border Management Programme (Vernieuwing Grensmanagement or VGM). The ARINC solution interfaces seamlessly with the existing IDMI border control system. "ARINC greatly values the relationship we have established with the IDMI programme directorate and the Royal Netherlands Marechausse (Koninklijke Marechausee – KMAR), which has stretched back to the successful pilot programme from 2009" stated Ray Batt, ARINC Director, Government & Security. "ARINC is eager to become an important technology partner to the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and to assist the Netherlands in reachin... [more]

Make sure your assets are well protected as fuel theft rises in the region
posted on 14/03/2012

Last week the BBC reported the incredible rise in fuel theft across the UK, and Lincolnshire is one of the worst hit areas and with a reported 8,235 cases in 2011, more than 1,200 of them were in Lincolnshire alone. Fuel and heating oil theft has been rife in the country for the last year and the ever increasing rise in fuel cost is driving criminals to petrol and diesel theft, as well as heating oil. According to Humberside Police where the problem is at its highest levels, the most common method of fuel theft in the area is directly from vehicles. Thieves drill directly into the fuel tank of parked vehicles, and drivers don’t notice anything is wrong until they start the engine and attempt to drive off. This method is extremely dangerous as a drill is normally used. The combination of petrol fumes and a hot drill bit can potentially cause the tank to ignite. Andrew Percy, MP for Brigg and Goole, is a strong supporter of FairFuel UK campaign that strives to bring down fuel pric... [more]

Another critical infrastructure site in the UK is secured by DefenCell
posted on 06/03/2012

J&S Franklin announced today a further contract to supply DefenCell Profile 300 to an as yet undisclosed Critical Infrastructure in the UK. The J&S Franklin DefenCell Profile300 Protection System was developed from DefenCell, the unique Force Protection System that is currently in operational deployment in Afghanistan with the British Army, in Chad with the Irish Defence Force and a number of US bases. The DefenCell Profile 300 is a geotextile, cellular, containment system which, when filled with locally sourced or selected fill materials, can be used to create a wide variety of unobtrusive specific barrier shaped and sized structures and is a perfect solution for offering inconspicuous protection to public buildings, perimeter security and HVM protection and for use in environmentally and visually sensitive locations as it can be grassed or planted, enabling it to blend quickly into the surroundings whilst providing proven substation protection from terrorist attack or environmental ... [more]

Multilayered PIDS for two high security prisons in Latin America delivered by Senstar
posted on 06/03/2012

Senstar Corporation began the delivery of a multilayered Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS) for two new maximum security prisons in Latin America. The core solution for both prisons is built around Senstar's sensors: • IntelliFiber fence mounted fiber-optic sensors; • Omnitrax buried cable as a covert detection layer between fences; • μltraWave microwave sensor as a virtual fence and gap filler, and; • Several third party hybrid MW/IR detectors. All the sensors are networked and integrated via StarNet, which serves a local PIDS SMS (Security Management System), into a third party larger scope Command and Control system. “Senstar’s strategy towards integration makes the selection of our sensor products easy for security integrators,” said Jonathan Murray, Marketing Director. “PIDS projects usually require a multilayered approach, so having a wide product range, supported by powerful integration tools gives integrators flexibility to tailor full security solut... [more]

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