CCTV Today articles from January 2005

CCTV Today archives from January 2005

VisionLink is new GE distributor.(News)
January 1, 2005... VISIONLINK PLUS has become the authorised distributor in the UK for US manufacturer GE Security. The distributor will promote, sell and support the full range of GE Security's CCTV products, including the new Video IQ, which uses video...

SIA lays down operator licensing requirements.(News)
January 1, 2005... THE REGULATION OF CCTV has taken another step forward, with the publication of licensing requirements for control room staff, and a timetable for licensing. The Specification for Core Competency of CCTV operators, working in public space...

Norbain's three year exclusive deal with FM provider Romec.(News)
January 1, 2005... NORBAIN HAS SIGNED an exclusive three-year distribution deal with facilities management company Romec. Under the agreement, Romec will source its customers' key CCTV equipment needs from the distributor. "Norbain offered two important...

It's a control room Jim ...(News)
January 1, 2005... IT may look like an ordinary control room, but this is Panasonic's specially designed demonstration room at its UK site in Bracknell. The recently completed demo facility is fully functional, with feeds from some of the company's own...

Public confidence still strong.(News)
January 1, 2005... VIOLENT CRIME SUCH as mugging and robbery is seen as the major justification for public space surveillance, according to research recently released. The findings come from a study commissioned by The Information Commissioner earlier last...

IP video for Paris.(News)
January 1, 2005... NETWORK VIDEO company Teleste has won a contract to integrate existing surveillance systems across some 120 railway stations in the greater Paris area. The networked system will consist of over 3000 live video streams. Although the system...

SDA fills up at Exxon.(News)
January 1, 2005... Installation company SDA Protec has won a three year contract as ExxonMobil's preferred supplier, for its entire European service station network. SDA Protec will install and maintain surveillance equipment at some 9,000 sites.

Watching potential criminals.(News)
January 1, 2005... A NEW WAY of providing town centre surveillance has been launched in the London Borough of Bexley. SafetyWatch uses a new camera tracking concept, developed by UK company Viseum. Each unit houses four fixed cameras with wide angle lenses...

Name and shame.
January 1, 2005... Cameras are being used by Boston Borough Council in a campaign to name and shame litter louts. The scheme, which started last summer, has seen 29 fixed penalty notices issued and nine warning letters sent out. Pictures of culprits have been...

Outdoor display.
January 1, 2005... Display specialist Barco recently collaborated with DreamWorks Animation by providing its D-Cine Premiere DP 100 projector for on open air premiere of Shark Tale in New York City. The hit film was projected onto a 60ft x 33ft screen for the...

Chimney sweep.
January 1, 2005... Rugby Borough Council is considering a scheme to site cameras near an industrial chimney, to monitor emissions. The plan was put forward by residents who have complained that the stack, at Rugby Cement, was not being monitored visually. The...

Sex in the city.
January 1, 2005... Managers at a BP's London HQ have had to remind their staff of the presence of surveillance cameras, reports The Sun, after discovering footage of romps in a meeting room and behind cabinets. "While this hasn't been any use whatsoever in...

New entry.
January 1, 2005... Kidde Fire Protection Services has entered the security market in the UK, with the launch of a new range of CCTV and communications equipment. The products are supplied under the banner: 'workplace security'. Surveillance and access control...

Remote monitoring installation guide.(News)
January 1, 2005... A NEW GUIDE for installers to the remote video monitoring standard --BS 8418--has been published by the BSIA. The guide is designed as an 'aide memoire' for installers and covers the main elements of the standard, including: system design...

Andover Controls and TAC become a team.(News)
January 1, 2005... SECURITY AND BUILDING management specialist Andover Controls, and supplier of integrated systems for building automation, TAG, have merged to become Tour Andover Controls. The move follows the acquisition at Andover Controls in August 2004...

In an effort to rationalise their operations, the BSIA and SITO have consolidated a number of their executive functions.(People)
January 1, 2005... In an effort to rationalise their operations, the BSIA and SITO have consolidated a number of their executive functions. Stefan Hay is appointed deputy chief executive of BSIA. Currently chief executive of SITO, he will continue to have overall...

Visimetrics.(People)
January 1, 2005... A restructuring at digital recording manufacturer Visimetrics has lead to a number of changes. Barry Rooney becomes the new managing director of the company. He succeeds Alistair McLeod who will now oversee developments for the company in the...

NVT.(People)
January 1, 2005... UTP transmission specialist NVT has appointed Richard Hancock as southern sales manager. He has 15 years experience in the industry with companies such as VCL and Image Security Systems, and will further develop the company's technical sales...

Momentum.(People)
January 1, 2005... Momentum, the London based security recruitment arm if the Security Watchdog, has appointed David Etherington as associate director. David has previous experience in telecomms and IT recruitment.

Kodicom.(People)
January 1, 2005... Kodicom has announced that J W Jyoung is succeeding J H Ahn as managing director of UK based Kodicom Europe. Mr Jyoung was previously with Korean conglomerate SK Group, where he was vice president, and has lived in England for seven years.

More monitors means control room operators lose concentration.(News)
January 1, 2005... THE NUMBER OF screens operators have to monitor has a direct effect on their effectiveness, according to a new European study. Initial findings from research carried out by the TNO Physics and Electronics Laboratory in The Hague, and the...

A level view on railway crossings.(BSIA Viewpoint)
January 1, 2005... SEVERAL high profile incidents at level crossings in recent months have brought, to the top of the agenda, the whole issue of how to enhance the safety at these critical interfaces between road and rail. Last year (2003/04) was the worst...

Cashpoint security.(BSIA Viewpoint)
January 1, 2005... ACCORDING to the Association of Payment Clearing Services (APACS), cash machine fraud has soared by 85% to 61 million [pounds sterling] during the past year, making it the fastest growing form of card fraud. Criminals, often in organised gangs,...

Finding the 'G' spot.(BSIA Viewpoint)
January 1, 2005... MORE and more is expected of today's transport surveillance solutions, which often need to provide information which goes way beyond security. The latest mobile systems installed on buses are a case in point--some models are now appearing with...

Safe as houses?(BSIA Viewpoint)
January 1, 2005... THE stabbing to death of a leading city financier in his Chelsea home late last year, underlines the vulnerability of high net worth individuals and their property to criminal attack. Sadly, many homeowners still rely on measures which are just...

Do they really mean us? Peter Fry director of the CCTV User Group takes a critical look at a survey on how the public views surveillance. He also has a damning report from a UK police force, and considers how surveillance images could look from the inside of a prison cell.(User Group)
January 1, 2005... FOLLOWING major research into attitudes on surveillance in public places, (News page 5) the Information Commissioner's Office warned that "CCTV operators must continue to comply with the Data Protection Act if they are to maintain the long term...

The cars in front: the race is on to develop vehicle and driver safety systems integrating sensors and CMOS technology. Patrick Hook asks whether significant EU funding is enough to bring these technologies to the road safety market.(Vehicle Safety)
January 1, 2005... The development of CCTV technology--particularly in the field of intelligent transport systems--is likely to see some rapid advances over the next three to four years following the launch of several new European initiatives. In February...

It's on the cards: there are as many vendors for video capture cards as there are ways to configure a system, so how do you choose high-quality components and stay within your budget? Matrox Imaging's Sarah Sookman sets out the factors to consider, as well as providing some guidelines for working with your vendor.(Video Capture)
January 1, 2005... When you design a video surveillance system, the underlying issue is finding the best possible price versus performance, And a key part of a digital system is a video capture card, which acquires images from a camera and transfers them to a PC...

Night-time manoeuvres.(Cameras and infrared)
January 1, 2005... Low light cameras can be used where there is limited visible light, or in this case with the aid of infrared illumination. Our team from Tavcom Training assisted by Sean Cutler from IR lighting specialist Derwent braved the icy drizzle on an...

Bridging the gap: much lip service has been paid to integrating security products but individual protocols and standards still get in the way. But by carefully planning the management of your system, IP can give you a good start on the quest for the 'holy grail' of seamless integration.(IP Supplement)
January 1, 2005... In today's world of multi-vendor, multi-format electronic security solutions, surveillance systems systems offer a bewildering choice of technologies and products. But the numerous benefits to be gained from digital storage, and integrated...

Climbing the curve: network video can be seen as both a threat and an opportunity to installers and distributors. It's easy to berate the industry for not taking advantage of the technology but Ron Alalouff spoke to two 'traditional' players who have risen to the challenge.(IP Supplement)
January 1, 2005... Installers are sometimes criticised for failing to embrace networked video. In fact out of the IP installations we are feature in this issue, only around half are being carried out by established security industry installers--the others are...

Converging and conferring: this year's IIPSEC is set to reflect the changing world of security and surveillance with more products and solutions offering network capability.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... The organisers of IIPSEC are confident this year's event will be the largest of its kind in Europe, combining a mix of the very latest digital products and solutions for security and building management applications. But IIPSEC is more...

New multi stream codecs.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand B15 NKF electronics will be unveiling a new series of MPEG-2 video codecs, The C-series MPEG-2 codecs are designed to stream three different qualities simultaneously, with each stream optimised for its purpose--for example,...

H264 products get an airing.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand C9 MEL Secure Systems says it is one of the first to launch a range of products using the new H264 compression algorithm, to provide greater use of rapid deployment cameras, The first of these--to be launched at IIPSEC--is an H264...

X-rated network transmission system.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand C9 As a leading provider of metropolitan and private communications infrastructure, COE is using the exhibition to feature its X-class IP video transmission system. The company claims that X-class is the first IP video...

JVC launches a brace of DVRs.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand P10 JVC Professional Europe will be launching two multi-screen digital video recorders. The DVRs offer 10/100 BaseT network access for IP integration and compatibility, and can be controlled over a network, either via a standard...

The fastest installer in the West ... Midlands.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand M11 Axis Communications will be launching four new network cameras, as well as holding a competition to find the fastest person to one of its cameras onto a network. Each day of the show, the winner will receive an Apple iPod and...

DM widens the IP net.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand M5 Dedicated Micros says it is using IIPSEC to underline its commitment to network products by showing its DV-IP range, It will also be unveiling some new developments in server technology for specific markets, including the new...

Open platform welcomes a range of intelligent video.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand B13/25 Visiowave will present the latest improvements to its open platform video security solutions. These include the new Evolution HD, which has the ability to integrate third part video content analysis applications for more...

Command and control centre.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand M9 Network management systems specialist Syac will be showing DCC premium--a complete centralised management system for LAN/WAN networks. DCC premium allows for remote control of multiple sites, including applications such as...

Bridging the gap with common controls.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand B8 Synectics will be exhibiting its range of control solutions to show how you can bridge the gap between analogue and IP systems. Already deployed in many town and city centre applications as well as in the banking, retail and...

IP images any way you want.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand M12 Petards will be demonstrating how intelligent IP based security systems can add value to IP network solutions, with integrated voice, video and data. PCs, PDAs, wireless terminals and even IP phones can be used to view live...

Network recording options.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand C11 DVTel will be showing its new intelligent Security Operations Center, which includes a video matrix switch, a digital video recorder and a digital multiplexer--all in one software solution. With this network video recording...

Pelco's event debut.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand C6 Making its IIPSEC debut, Pelco will be making a major new product announcement and will demonstrate how its current systems can combine both analogue and digital products. The hybrid system will show how customers can take the...

No software required.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand B24 Motobix will be displaying its cameras, which it says are as easy to install as a network printer, and provide video and two way audio over Ethernet without any additional software. A standard web browser allows access to...

A foot in both camps.(Exhibition & Conference Preview)
January 1, 2005... Stand B16 Sony says the highest value sector in the market remains analogue, and it will continue to support these customers with an enhanced product range. But the company believes the future lies in networked solutions, It says its...

Nuclear inspectors: there's a lot of talk about video systems being used for other applications but most are still driven by the security imperative. Here, safety is the overriding aim in one of the most potentially hazardous industries there is--nuclear power production.(IP Supplement)
January 1, 2005... Critical safety operations at the Sizewell B nuclear power station are being helped by a networked surveillance system. As the UK's largest electricity generator, British Energy produces one fifth of the country's power. Its newest reactor...

Schools and colleges opt for smart learning and security.(IP Supplement)
January 1, 2005... Further evidence that the education sector is in the vanguard of adopting IP security solutions, comes from network integrator Redstone Communications. At Crossways Academy in Lewisham, a complete converged network that connects the...

Network camera is definitely not old hat.(IP Supplement)
January 1, 2005... D-Link has launched the DCS-5300G, which the company says is its most powerful Internet camera to date. Designed to maximise disk space by only recording when motion is detected, the DCS-5300G streams live video and audio over the Internet...

Virtual solution to bandwidth limitations.(IP Supplement)
January 1, 2005... International Fiber Systems has introduced a series of industrially hardened, managed layer 2 Ethernet switches, designed for use in IP-based networks carrying applications such as video surveillance. A managed Ethernet switch segments...

It pays to learn.(IP Supplement)
January 1, 2005... Milestone Systems says that in order to meet the fast growing demand for IP video surveillance, it is rolling out a certification programme for system integrators and value added resellers. The programme started in November in four cities...

Ringing the changes.(IP Supplement)
January 1, 2005... Norbain SD has put its money where its mouth is by investing 500,000 [pounds sterling] in a new IP-based telephone system. Initially installed in the company's head office in Reading, the system will be rolled out throughout the...

GE makes heavyweight bid for networked sector.(IP Supplement)
January 1, 2005... GE Infrastructure is introducing its IP Platform series of products, which lets you create an IP based video system while using your existing analogue equipment. Users can connect IP Platform cameras, digital video recorders, PCs and...

IP takes off at Luton Airport.(IP Supplement)
January 1, 2005... London Luton Airport has embraced IndigoVision's VideoBridge technology to convert its entire analogue CCTV to an IP network-based system. Over 180 existing analogue camera feeds have been converted, and 70 new IP cameras have been...

The waiting game: we're so used to seeing cameras in our town centres that the idea of a vast shopping complex relying only on manned guarding for security might seem somewhat dated. But, until recently, this was the case at the Exeter Guildhall retail centre as Andrew Sansom found out.(Shopping Centres)
January 1, 2005... Catering for some 250,000 shoppers a week, the Guildhall Shopping Centre is a vibrant, bustling retail complex in the heart of Exeter. But, despite its size, it has never used CCTV as part of its security arrangements, except for a couple of...

Vandalism down thanks to digital system.(Industry News)
January 1, 2005... Digital CCTV has led to significant reductions in vandalism, and improvements in security management at one of the UK's largest schools and adult education centres. Supplied by Norbain, the final mix of installed equipment at Kenton School...

Dublin stadium is on safe ground.(Industry News)
January 1, 2005... Sports fans attending games at Croke Park, in Dublin, have the reassurance of knowing that the stadium features an advanced security system with more than 100 Pelco security cameras. The cameras monitor all approach routes within a half...

Going forth in Scotland with new central control room.(Industry News)
January 1, 2005... Perth-based security equipment specialist Scottish Communication Systems, has won a 400,000 [pounds sterling] contract in the Forth Valley area to supply and install equipment for a centralised, digital CCTV control room in Alloa. The new...

Watching out for the tipping cheats.(Industry News)
January 1, 2005... Universal Security (UK) has recently installed a Vehicle Number Plate Recognition (VNPR) system for Cornwall County Council at a waste transfer station, to counter tipping by rogue companies. The waste facility is run for the use of local...

Motorbike riders' video clips.(Industry News)
January 1, 2005... A motorcycle fitted with Petards' ProVida 3000 motorcycle video evidence system is to be used to collect information about the road environment and driver behaviour. Fitted into the DataBike, a new motorcycle from TRL, the ProVida 3000...

Statue of Liberty open again.(Industry News)
January 1, 2005... Smart video solutions from NICE Systems have been chosen to secure the newly reopened Statue of Liberty. The solution delivers video recording and advanced analytics applications to the United States Park Police, who are responsible for...

Video display wall for command and control.(Industry News)
January 1, 2005... Warrington Borough Council has built a new 24-hour security monitoring control room facility, with the help of a command wall from WC. The command wall system incorporates WC's high-resolution D-ILA DLA-SX21 projector and rear projection...

Hillingdon's mobile crackdown.(Industry News)
January 1, 2005... The London borough of Hillingdon has been given its first CCTV surveillance vehicle, as part of a 'safer streets' initiative in partnership with ADT Fire and Security. Jointly funded by the Metropolitan Police and the local authority, the...

Business park double benefits.(Industry News)
January 1, 2005... The latest business park to benefit from site security technologies from Reflex are the Thorncliffe and Provincial business parks in Sheffield. Security design specialist Pearce Buckle acted as the consulting engineers on behalf of the...

Open about crime at Suffolk installer.(Industry News)
January 1, 2005... Ipswich-based Gardwell Security (Eastern) (GSE) teamed up with the Suffolk Crime Reduction and Community Safety Unit, to hold an open day for its clients, suppliers and associated security businesses. The event, which launched the security...

Monitoring in the Mendips.(Industry News)
January 1, 2005... Bewator products have been used to upgrade a 34-camera street surveillance network in the Mendips, which has been connected to a new monitoring and control room in the city of Wells, Somerset. The cameras, the majority of which are housed...

Danish railway deployment.(Industry News)
January 1, 2005... Denmark's state rail operator DSB is deploying Verint's networked video solution to enhance passenger security on the Copenhagen railway system. Installed in train cars along certain parts of the railway system, the Verint solution will...

Technology provides solution to anti-social behaviour: finally local government is beginning to realise the advantages of portable, Wireless CCTV. Gone are the days of wishing you had a camera in that out of town problem area where the fibre optic network of cameras doesn't reach.(Advertising Feature)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... WCCTV is a leader in the provision of wireless CCTV surveillance systems, combining the very latest technology from the fields of mobile telecommunications and CCTV. WCCTV's product portfolio has been developed in conjunction with various local...

Two new DVRs with 'advanced' features.(Products & Services)
January 1, 2005... Two new DVRs from JVC have several advanced features designed for today's security needs. The two multi-camera DVRs--the 16-channel VR-616E and the nine channel VR-609E--record images at a speed of 50 per second using Wavelet compression....

You're all my wonder walls.(Products & Services)
January 1, 2005... PI Vision has introduced video wall support for its network video recorder, the UVMS (Universal Video Management System). The UVMS D3 Decoder and Display Driver is suitable for controlling banks of video displays--whether users employ...

Taking transmission forward.(Products & Services)
January 1, 2005... Petards has launched the Swift OFDM-Pro, or to use its full name, the Coefficient of Orthagonal Frequency Divisional Multiplex. According to the company, it uses new digital modulation techniques to deliver crisp,stable and detailed...

Remote status check for digital fibre.(Products & Services)
January 1, 2005... American Fibertek has launched a solution for monitoring its range of fibre optic transceivers. The system, known as Afinety, enables remote monitoring of any of American Fibertek's digital fibre optic transceivers used on a network platform....

Changing to prevention rather than cure.(Products & Services)
January 1, 2005... Security design and installation company, Unique Integrated Systems, has launched a dedicated CCTV maintenance division, The maintenance team is fully equipped with its own mobile 'cherry-picker" access lift, and with a static lift for more...

In the eye of the storm.(Product & Services)
January 1, 2005... According to Supercircuits, its MD20 varifocal dome camera is earning a reputation for weathering torrential storms as easily as it defies malicious vandals! Incorporating the new Sony Super HAD CCD, the camera can provide up to 600 line...

Latest contracts endorse market's approval of VSD.(Product Showcase)
January 1, 2005... D-Tec is claiming that the growing number of successfully completed D-Tec VSD (Video Smoke Detection) installations completed around the world is a major endorsement for both the company and its cutting edge technology. Recent...

PMR Products celebrates 10th anniversary.(Product Showcase)
January 1, 2005... As PMR Products celebrates the tenth anniversary of its formation, managing director Steve Clarke reflects on how far his company has come since 1994. "Our success has largely been down to developing specially tailored solutions in mobile radio...

SANYO launch a digital video recorder designed specifically for retailers.(Product Showcase)
January 1, 2005... Research has shown that the average CCTV system installed in a retailer environment has six cameras and yet most manufacturers of digital video recorders produce nine or sixteen channel versions. Recognising this anomaly, SANYO have...

Law Society's H.Q. upgrades visitor security.(Product Showcase)
January 1, 2005... Security controls to protect staff and visitors to the Law Society's headquarters in Chancery Lane, London have been improved with the installation of a new access control system by the Surrey-based firm of access specialists, B&P Security...

New side hinging external camera housing.(Product Showcase)
January 1, 2005... Genie CCTV has launched a new design of external camera housing that features a horizontal side hinging cover assembly enabling the whole camera to be exposed and accessed for easy maintenance when required. The TPH-3000 external camera housing...

Vision Systems.(Product Showcase)
January 1, 2005... Vision Systems, a leading global provider of CCTV security surveillance systems, have announced that T-Mobile has been awarded with the ADPRO Retail Security Application of the Year award for 2004. The award was presented to T-Mobile in...

PI Vision.(Product Showcase)
January 1, 2005... A digital recording system from PI Vision is part of a sophisticated security surveillance system installed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. It is the latest addition to a long list of museums operated by the...

Bewator gives supreme performance in summer blockbuster.(Product Showcase)
January 1, 2005... Two codelocks from leading security solutions specialist, Bewator, were used in this summer's smash hit spy thriller 'The Bourne Supremacy'. The espionage film, starring Matt Damon and Julia Stiles, is the sequel to 2002's worldwide success...

Datavilla.(Product Showcase)
January 1, 2005... New products for UK marketMotorola's CanopyTM range of broadband wireless technology is now available in the U K. These products provide reliable, secure, IP wireless connections for industrial and commercial applications. In its simplest form...

Rainbow proving a winner.(Product Showcase)
January 1, 2005... Lenses from US security product manufacturer Rainbow CCFV are being used at a leading British racing stable, the Tony Carroll yard in Alcester, Warwickshire. The yard operates in National Hunt and on the fiat and has produced 34 winners so...