VIDO to open regional office in Dubai
Story link: VIDO to open regional office in Dubai by Lin Freestone
VIDO Security Group, Europe’s leading closed-circuit television equipment and accessories manufacturer, is planning to seek new markets in the Middle East and Africa. The company is participating in GITEX Technology Week in Dubai, where it is showcasing its entire range of sophisticated CCTV systems. In line with its market penetration plans, VIDO will open a [...]
Wireless outdoor IP camera available from Network Webcams
Story link: Wireless outdoor IP camera available from Network Webcams by Jan Harris
Network Webcams Ltd has extended its product offering with the Axis 211W Wireless IP Camera bundle - a high quality, outdoor surveillance solution.
The bundle includes an Axis 211W Wireless Static IP Camera, a weather-proof Verso housing, a wireless outdoor antenna and mounting bracket, an internal wireless antenna, a terminal connector kit.
The package [...]
Fear of unrest boosts security system sales in Thailand
Story link: Fear of unrest boosts security system sales in Thailand by Lin Freestone
It has been predicted that demand for safety and security systems in Thailand is expected to grow over the next three years, driven by the fear of unrest. The value of safety and security systems in Thailand is set to grow by between 10% and 20% in 2008 to between 11 billion and 12 billion [...]
Geutebruck gains control with dynamic live streaming
Story link: Geutebruck gains control with dynamic live streaming by Jan Harris
Geutebrück systems, a leading supplier of digital CCTV security systems, is using a new process called dynamic live streaming (DLS) to increase a display server’s control over the size and quality of the picture data to be encoded and transmitted. The company is using the technique with its GeViScope CCTV platform.
The new software ensures [...]
CCTV saves Wigan police £90,000
Story link: CCTV saves Wigan police £90,000 by Jan Harris
Wigan’s network of over 550 CCTV cameras, which is one of the most comprehensive systems in the country, is estimated to have helped save approximately £90,000 in police resource time.
Wigan Council’s Civica Public Protection enforcement software has been extended to include local police stations, allowing officers to view CCTV footage by simply logging an [...]
German retail group buys Sentry’s SmartTrack system
Story link: German retail group buys Sentry’s SmartTrack system by Lin Freestone
US-based Sentry Technology Corporation has secured a contract to supply 16 SmartTrack travelling CCTV systems to Hornbach-Baumarkt-AG, one of Europe’s leading do-it-yourself retailers with 120 large stores in eight countries.
Sentry designs, manufactures, sells and installs a complete line of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) solutions, Electro-Magnetic (EM) and RFID based Library Management systems as well as [...]
Bosch enhances IVMD software
Story link: Bosch enhances IVMD software by Jan Harris
Bosch Security Systems has significantly upgraded its Intelligent Video Motion Detection (IVMD) software with the release of IVMD 2.0.
The company has introduced an image-stabilisation algorithm which eliminates the effects of jitter.
This helps ensure reliable detection even from cameras mounted on unstable supports. Stabilisation is provided on both vertical and horizontal axes before the image [...]
Tenders invited for CCTV installation in Hong Kong
Story link: Tenders invited for CCTV installation in Hong Kong by Lin Freestone
The Transport Department of Hong Kong has invited tenders for the installation of a digital Closed-Circuit Television System, with five-year maintenance services, to monitor the roads in Hong Kong.
The works include design, supply and implementation of a digital CCTV network comprising a central computer system, approximately 425 cameras and associated equipment, as well as civil [...]