IndigoVision IP-CCTV deployed at petrochemical terminal
Story link: IndigoVision IP-CCTV deployed at petrochemical terminal by Jan Harris
Royal Vopak has deployed a complete IP Video system from IndigoVision at its petrochemical storage terminal in West Thurrock.
The terminal stores liquid and gaseous chemical and oil products in 125 tanks – an environment presenting significant health, safety and security challenges.
Vopak’s existing analogue CCTV system was upgraded with a complete end-to-end networked IP [...]
Controlware upgrades CCTV at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport
Story link: Controlware upgrades CCTV at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport by Jan Harris
Controlware Communications has upgraded Aéroports de Paris Group’s IP CCTV transmission system at Charles de Gaulle airport. The new deployment brings the Galerie Parisienne terminal extension onto the network.
Aéroports de Paris Group is the second largest airport group in Europe, managing 14 airports and aerodromes.
The €645 million Galerie Parisienne extension, at the Group’s [...]
Panasonic unveils VIERA TV-compatible security cameras
Story link: Panasonic unveils VIERA TV-compatible security cameras by Jan Harris
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd, which trades as Panasonic, has unveiled two sensor-equipped cameras, the VL-CM140KT and VL-CM160KT, which work in conjunction with its Viera flat-screen TV.
The cameras connect with the TV via a LAN, allowing images shot with the camera to be viewed on the TV screen using the remote control. The system [...]
ICO bans CCTV voice recording
Story link: ICO bans CCTV voice recording by Jan Harris
Hidden microphones mounted on CCTV cameras are to be banned under a new code of practice being launched by the Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas.
The Information Commissioner believes that the camera microphones, some of which which can listen in to private conversations up to 100 yards away, are a serious breach of civil liberties.
The new code [...]
Wireless CCTV launches covert surveillance device
Story link: Wireless CCTV launches covert surveillance device by Jan Harris
Wireless CCTV Ltd has launched a covert, one-box surveillance device, which can be quickly deployed, even in extreme conditions.
The device’s case and connectors are fully waterproof, and can even be buried underground without compromising performance, making the system ideal for environmental monitoring.
Both a wired and wireless set up is available, with the suitability [...]
Tayside Police equips vehicle with CCTV
Story link: Tayside Police equips vehicle with CCTV by Jan Harris
Tayside Police has installed a state-of-the-art CCTV system in a new vehicle, to help in its fight against crime.
Following advice from Crown Conversions, Tayside Police equipped the van with a Forward Vision Metal Mickey (MIC-400) camera, mounted to the van on a six and a half metre extendable mast. The camera gives the [...]
Liberty calls for regulations on household CCTV
Story link: Liberty calls for regulations on household CCTV by Jan Harris
Human rights organisation, Liberty, is calling for CCTV legislation to be updated to take into account the growing number of cameras being installed by householders in the UK.
With increasing concern over levels of crime, and CCTV technology becoming more readily available and affordable, many householders are installing systems on their own property in an [...]
Tayside Police trial body-worn CCTV
Story link: Tayside Police trial body-worn CCTV by Jan Harris
Tayside Police is the first police force in Scotland to trial a cutting edge CCTV system, which could help to gather evidence to assist in the investigation of crime. The footage will also be a high-enough quality to be presented in court.
The lightweight, body-worn cameras, which are designed to be pinned to a policeman’s [...]
Extreme CCTV announces WZ45N day-night dome camera
Story link: Extreme CCTV announces WZ45N day-night dome camera by Jan Harris
Extreme CCTV has announced the release of the WZ45N Integrated Day-Night vision dome camera.
The WZ45N is a vandal-resistant, user-friendly surface mount camera designed for effective surveillance around the clock.
The device is powered by Extreme CCTV night vision, providing video surveillance in either day light or dark conditions. Convenient access to the camera settings [...]
Northampton to double CCTV coverage
Story link: Northampton to double CCTV coverage by Jan Harris
Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC) is planning to nearly double Northampton’s network of 495 CCTV cameras to 727.
The CCTV network resulted in over 12,000 incidents being reported to police in 2007.
WNDC is now implementing a £473,000 scheme to upgrade the video CCTV system to a state-of-the-art digital network. It will also be extended to cover [...]
Middle East target for DynaPel’s video surveillance systems
Story link: Middle East target for DynaPel’s video surveillance systems by Lin Freestone
DynaPel Systems, a leading US developer of digital video analytics appliances, smart cameras and networked digital video recorders, is targeteting the fast-growing Middle East security sector and expanding its dealership network in the region and North Africa.
In order to meet this potential market and establish a network of certified dealers, DynaPel has shown its [...]
Vianet Connect CCTV service could save industry £500m
Story link: Vianet Connect CCTV service could save industry £500m by Jan Harris
Vianet, which recently launched ‘Connect’, the world’s first mobile CCTV service which monitors live images over a secure 3G network, estimates that the UK’s construction, rail and utilities industries could save £500m a year by installing mobile CCTV.
Commodity theft is becoming an increasing problem for the construction, rail and utilities industries, with the cost [...]
Forward Vision CCTV relocates
Story link: Forward Vision CCTV relocates by Jan Harris
CCTV camera manufacturer, Forward Vision CCTV Ltd, has relocated its headquarters to new premises at Fleet Business Park, Church Crookham, in Hampshire.
Forward Vision, which manufactures the MIC1, ‘Metal Mickey’, range of CCTV cameras, plans to expand its research and development, servicing and product management teams following the relocation, reducing lead times for customers.
The [...]
RemGuard system effective in combating metal theft
Story link: RemGuard system effective in combating metal theft by Jan Harris
RemGuard Visual Management, part of AD Group, has deployed a CCTV system at Oldbury Aluminium Alloys’ premises in Halesowen, where there is a high theft rate for scrap metal.
The solution comprises detector-activated cameras at strategic points around the site, linked by specialised transmission equipment to a BS8418 compliant RVRC (Remote Video Response Centre) operated [...]
Ubiqz pioneers IP security in Tripoli
Story link: Ubiqz pioneers IP security in Tripoli by Jan Harris
Ubiqz Ltd, a London-based security systems integrator, has worked with a local installer in Tripoli, Libya, on a £250,000 Internet-addressable camera surveillance project.
The project involved the installation of 40 Sony cameras over 11 floors of a brand-new finance tower block in the Dat el-Emad complex, in Tripoli’s financial district.
IP security networks have [...]
UBIQZ installs IP monitoring system at C of E school
Story link: UBIQZ installs IP monitoring system at C of E school by Jan Harris
Ubiqz has overseen the installation of an Internet-addressable monitoring system, including 50-cameras, at a Church of England school on the south-east London/Kent border.
The system uses Power over Ethernet (PoE) from Israeli manufacturer, PowerDsine. Camera data and power are transmitted across CAT5 wiring from the principal server room.
The Sony cameras are ruggedised day/night mini [...]
Council approves CCTV for Lerwick
Story link: Council approves CCTV for Lerwick by Jan Harris
Shetland Islands Council has approved the installation of 13 CCTV cameras in Lerwick town centre.
An application for one additional camera will be considered by planners in February.
Images from the Council’s new £200,000 CCTV system will be relayed to Lerwick police station for recording and monitoring.
The decision to approve the system is a [...]
Maxey Moverley Service Centre approved by Dedicated Micros
Story link: Maxey Moverley Service Centre approved by Dedicated Micros by Jan Harris
Dedicated Micros has appointed Maxey Moverley CCTV Repairs as an Approved Service Centre.
Maxey Moverley will now provide manufacturer-accredited repairs on Dedicated Micro’s range of digital video recorders (DVR), advanced multiplex products, software and peripherals.
Maxey Moverley is already an accredited partner for several multinational CCTV and security equipment manufacturers, contributing to the company’s position as [...]
UK citizens monitored more than rest of Europe
Story link: UK citizens monitored more than rest of Europe by Jan Harris
Privacy International’s 2007 ‘International Privacy Ranking’ places the UK as the worst surveillance society in the European Union, and one of the worst in the world.
The UK’s citizens are the most monitored in the whole of Europe, according to the report by the civil liberties group.
Privacy International used data on how 47 countries [...]
Linden launches covert surveillance vehicle solutions
Story link: Linden launches covert surveillance vehicle solutions by Jan Harris
Linden Specialist Vehicles has launched a new covert surveillance vehicle service designed to reduce the cost of mounting covert surveillance operations.
The service provides vehicles equipped with the latest surveillance technology on a rental basis. The vehicles can operate in a range of environments and include cameras, digital transmission links and DVRs.
Using the [...]