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Majesty of the Seas upgrades PA and alarm system
posted on 16/04/2009

With a displacement of nearly 74,000 tons, the Majesty of the Seas was one of the largest cruise ships in the world at the time of her completion in 1991. Accommodating up to 2,744 passengers and 820 crew, she is chiefly employed by Royal Caribbean on luxury cruises departing from Miami, Florida, and stopping at ports such as Nassau, Coco Cay (a private island owned by Royal Caribbean) and the Florida coastal resort of Key West. Royal Caribbean International’s luxury cruise ship Majesty of the Seas recently underwent a multi-million dollar top-to-bottom refurbishment at the Grand Bahamas Shipyard in Freeport, Bahamas. An important part of the project was a complete upgrade of the ship’s PA and alarm installation from its well-proven but ageing Philips SM-40 system to the new Bosch Praesideo Digital Public Address and Emergency Sound System. During the renovation, the owners also took the opportunity to completely upgrade the ship’s PA and emergency sound system to bring it u... [more]

IndigoVision partnered with 655 to provide remote video monitoring facility
posted on 15/04/2009

IndigoVision has partnered with 655 Limited to provide its UK customers with a remote video monitoring facility. 655’s purpose built facility is both a BS 5979 approved Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) and a BS 8418 approved Remote Video Response Centre. 655 monitor a number of different IndigoVision sites, including schools, logistics operations and National Trust’s Chiswick House. Video is streamed from each site via standard ADSL business broadband links. This is considerably more cost effective and reliable compared to remotely monitoring traditional analogue/DVR systems that use expensive ISDN links. IndigoVision’s technology ensures that minimum bandwidth is required to transmit high-quality video from each site to the monitoring centre. To further aid remote transmission, IndigoVision’s system allows each camera feed to be dual-streamed. For example, video with maximum framerate and resolution could be viewed and recorded locally, with a second lower framerate stream transmitted t... [more]

Samsung Techwin SPD speed domes now available throughout Europe
posted on 14/04/2009

All eight models in the Samsung Techwin SPD speed domes series have now been launched and are available throughout Europe. “We now have one or more high performance speed dome to match any CCTV project from small shops and offices to large applications such as shopping centres, car parks and public spaces,” said Peter Ainsworth, Product Manager for Samsung Techwin’s professional security division. Seven models in the range share the same design and are suitable for use internally with a range of outdoor housing options for external operation in all-weather environments down to -40 degrees Celsius. “Hot-swap” back boxes with integrated memory allow a site to benefit from a flexible surveillance solution where any of the seven models can be quickly relocated from back-box to back-box. These seven models are available with 27x, 33x, and the world’s first 37x zoom module options, ensuring that all viewing demands can be met. Two models within the range, the SPD-3700T and SPD-3750T, be... [more]

Kaspersky Lab protects mobile employees working outside the company network from Cybercrime threats
posted on 14/04/2009

Mobile employees who spend more time onsite with the customer than in the office are a challenge for any company: Their mobile devices need to be protected from Cybercrime threats outside the company network with the same effectiveness as if they were sitting at their desk in the office. Kaspersky Lab has announced the release of Kaspersky Hosted Web Security Services/Anywhere+ designed to protect mobile employees working outside the company network from Cybercrime threats in real-time. The solution enables SMBs and their IT administrators to easily enforce security policies on mobile devices while allowing transparent time and cost management. “Market researchers forecast a strong growth in mobile employees over the next two years as well as an increase in employees placed onsite with the customer rather than working from their company’s office”, explains Günter Fuhrmann, Director Hosted Security, Kaspersky Lab. “By 2009 mobile workers in the U.S. are expected to account for more tha... [more]

IDL to launch new version of Fastlane Glassgate at IFSEC
posted on 13/04/2009

IDL will launch of a new version of the Fastlane Glassgate at IFSEC in May. The Fastlane range of entrance control will also be demonstrated. The new version of the Fastlane Glassgate has a number of enhancements over the current product, these include: More Secure The product can be supplied with a range of glass panel heights up to 1.8m, making this our first full height turnstile from IDL. In addition, the friction brake force has been increased to provide a more secure closed position for the glass panels. For optimum security, standard width dual glass barrier lanes can be provided. DDA / ADA Compatibility The new dual glass panel Interlane facilitates either standard or DDA/ADA lane widths thus a set of DDA/ADA width disabled lanes can be provided, unlike the current product that can only have one DDA/ADA lane per set of lanes. Enclosure Redesign The new enclosure has been re-designed with no side panels to give a more open feeling that compliments the glass barrie... [more]

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