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NextiraOne designs a secure all-IP network that delivers communications and video surveillance to the Bordeaux community
posted on 21/03/2011

The Urban Community of Bordeaux is made up of 27 municipalities with more than 660,000 inhabitants and is the sixth largest community in France with over 2,500 employees. It has a central head office and 32 additional sites. NextiraOne has been chosen by the Bordeaux community to design a new, secure, all-IP network that delivers voice, data and video communications, video surveillance and a range of applications. These include centralised technical building management, badge reading, access control and IPTV. The community’s IT network was too old to support new technologies and the Bordeaux administration wanted to make use of new applications to increase staff efficiency, improve communications internally and with the general public. It also wanted to be able to broadcast the activities of elected representatives at council meetings and to integrate video surveillance into one single network. NextiraOne, with its technology partner Cisco, won the tender for the implementation of... [more]

Complete site-wide IP Video solution from IndigoVision installed at BBC Monitoring
posted on 14/03/2011

BBC Monitoring is an open source news and information publisher that continuously compiles political news, comment and reaction from the world’s press, radio, TV and the internet. The organisation is based in Caversham Park, an historic country house and grounds that have been part of the local landscape for 800 years, and at the nearby Crowsley Park receiving station. IndigoVision’s integrated IP Video solution is at the heart of a major security upgrade to Crowsley Park receiving station. The project was designed and implemented by IndigoVision’s Authorised Partner, OCS Group UK Ltd and also included a refurbished control room, electrical systems, perimeter fencing and gates. The surveillance system at Caversham Park was also updated to provide a complete site-wide IP Video solution. In addition to the original cameras a number of new analogue and IndigoVision IP cameras were added to the system. This included IndigoVision’s latest High-Definition (HD) PTZ and fixed models, which were ... [more]

Magal Security Systems secures new orders for homeland security projects in Asia and Latin America
posted on 02/03/2011

Magal Security Systems, Ltd. has announced three orders totalling $4.1 million for homeland security (HLS) projects in Asia and Latin America. The first two orders totaling $1.1 million are for equipment that will protect the perimeters of two nuclear power plants in East Asia. The orders include multiple Magal products: the company’s taut wire system (Yael), robust smart grids to protect water passes (MagBar), a smart fence mounted fiber optic detection system and microwave detectors. Magal’s all-in-one video management and intelligent video analysis application – DreamBox - is also part of the order. High security sites, such as nuclear facilities, typically use 2-3 tiers of smart perimeter systems in an overall solution. The third order in the amount of $3 million is for a federal crisis management bunker in a Latin American country. It is a Build, Own and Maintain (BOM) project incorporating a full security and a site management solution. The project includes a CCTV system wit... [more]

Sophisticated IndigoVision IP monitoring system transforms operations at container terminal in the Port of Malaga
posted on 09/02/2011

A container terminal in the Port of Malaga, Spain, covers 450,000m2 and can accommodate the largest type of container ships in a 723m long, 16m deep berth. IndigoVision’s complete end-to-end IP Video solution is behind a sophisticated monitoring system at the container terminal. The completely IP-based system uses video surveillance, audio PA/intercoms, analytics and integration with access control to provide the port with site-wide security and support for its logistics operation. The IP Video system was installed by port security specialist Enyca, with equipment and design support provided by IndigoVision’s Authorised Partner, Ralco Networks. The new system has delivered cost savings across the operation as Jorge Martín, Technical Director & Port Facility Security Officer, explains, “In addition to providing all round security, the surveillance system has transformed our operations. It enables us to better organise our employee shift patterns, investigate health and safety breeches... [more]

Ensuring the safety of healthcare staff and patients
posted on 08/02/2011

According to the NHS National Violence Against Staff statistics, there were 54,758 physical assaults against NHS staff from 2008-2009. The resulting cost to NHS trusts amounts to £69 million per annum. Achieving the required level of protection for staff and visitors without creating an unwelcoming environment for patients is difficult, especially with increasing acts of intimidation towards staff on a daily basis. ADT's new whitepaper - ‘Securing the Healthcare Environment’ - outlines strategies to enhance security at public healthcare organisations that need to protect patients and employees from ongoing threats. ADT recognises new and varied threats faced by healthcare organisations today, which demand an alternative approach to securing hospitals and care homes compared with a decade ago. Muriel Runnalls, Public Sector Marketing Manager at ADT says, “With innovative technologies entering the market, it is time for systems such as CCTV, access control and fire detection to del... [more]

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