AG Neovo launches security surveillance LCD monitors
Story link: AG Neovo launches security surveillance LCD monitors by Jan Harris
AG Neovo has announced the launch of its SX and RX Series LCD displays. The monitors are designed for use in security-sensitive areas such as retail and educational environments.
The 19″ SX-19 and 17″ SX-17 models offer vivid 1280 x 1024 resolution, while the 15” SX-15 uses 1024 x 768 resolution. The SX series [...]
QED launches Midas dome camera
Story link: QED launches Midas dome camera by Jan Harris
Preston-based QED Ltd, a supplier of equipment to the UK and EU Security Industry, has launched a range of products under the ‘Midas’ brand, including a day/night vandal resistant dome camera.
The camera is designed to provide a high-level of functionality and high-quality images at an affordable price, and the company expects the product to be [...]
CCTV vehicle equipped with IndigoVision IP video solution
Story link: CCTV vehicle equipped with IndigoVision IP video solution by Jan Harris
A Community Safety Vehicle operated by the London Borough of Waltham Forest has been equipped with an integrated IP video solution from IndigoVision.
The vehicle, which is a joint initiative between the Borough, the Metropolitan Police and parking enforcement contractor, NCP, is fitted with five fixed cameras and two fully functional Forward Vision MIC cameras [...]
New generation DVR from Bosch
Story link: New generation DVR from Bosch by Lin Freestone
Bosch Security Systems has launched a new generation CCTV management technology that combines the very highest quality digital video recording with an ability to view and control cameras, handle alarms and monitor device status, all through a common interface.
The Divar MR is suited to a wide range of retail, education and leisure applications. It provides [...]
New partnership between Mango DSP and Steelbox Networks
Story link: New partnership between Mango DSP and Steelbox Networks by Lin Freestone
A Jerusalem-based provider of intelligent video servers for the CCTV market, Mango DSP, has signed a partnership agreement with Steelbox Networks. The partnership will present the industry with a comprehensive intelligent video, processing, distribution, storage and management solution.
Customers of Steelbox video surveillance network solutions will now have the option to integrate Mango DSP’s Raven-X2 [...]
Vista releases new PowerDome2 range
Story link: Vista releases new PowerDome2 range by Jan Harris
Vista’s new PowerDome2 range of high speed domes is now available from Norbain SD Ltd.
The PowerDome2 range includes internal and external high speed domes, external vandal resistant domes and static domes.
The cameras feature a newly designed pendent and ceiling housings which allows all connections to be made internally for ease of installation. Available [...]
CCTV monitoring of parking offences criticised
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New regulations will be introduced on 1 April, allowing district councils to use CCTV cameras to issue parking tickets, but some Councils won’t be rushing to make use of their new powers.
Under the optional new powers provided by changes to the Traffic Management Act, wardens will be able to issue a ticket remotely, instead [...]
Appeal for mandatory CCTV surveillance at Irish clubs and bars
Story link: Appeal for mandatory CCTV surveillance at Irish clubs and bars by Lin Freestone
In Eire, the annual conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, has called for legislation requiring businesses providing public entertainment events to install the cameras and record incidents taking place in and outside their premises for use as evidence.
A call was made for licences for late-night events not to be granted unless the [...]
Plans for ‘mugshot’ database revealed
Story link: Plans for ‘mugshot’ database revealed by Jan Harris
Plans for a database of ‘mugshots’, which could be used in conjunction with CCTV to help identify criminals, were revealed at a Government inquiry into the ‘Surveillance Society’.
Speaking at the home affairs committee inquiry, Peter Neyroud, chief executive of the National Policing Improvement Agency, described how mobile devices could be used by police to [...]
£30,000 CCTV camera to protect Godmanchester lock
Story link: £30,000 CCTV camera to protect Godmanchester lock by Jan Harris
The Environment Agency is installing a £30,000 CCTV camera with infra-red, night vision capabilities, to monitor Godmanchester Lock.
Godmanchester is a hotspot for anti-social behaviour, where vandalism to the lock has necessitated £20,000 of repair work being carried out.
It is hoped that the new camera, which will operate 24/7, will deter further vandalism. The [...]
Willington calls for infrared CCTV
Story link: Willington calls for infrared CCTV by Jan Harris
Councillors and residents in Willington, County Durham, are calling for the town’s CCTV cameras to be upgraded.
The existing system, which cost £45,000, does not have any infrared cameras for night operation, making it ineffective in combating crime at night. The cameras are also affected by car headlights, making the pictures blurred.
Although Wear Valley District [...]
CCTV system safeguards shopkeepers
Story link: CCTV system safeguards shopkeepers by Jan Harris
Police in North Lanarkshire have introduced a CCTV system designed to safeguard shopkeepers.
A CCTV camera is contained in a discrete case which is placed in shops where racist incidents have taken place.
The system is left at the business for 2 to 3 weeks, and images and sound are both recorded directly onto [...]
Sound Intelligence to test CCTV in Coventry
Story link: Sound Intelligence to test CCTV in Coventry by Jan Harris
Pioneering CCTV cameras from Sound Intelligence of the Netherlands, is to be trialled in Coventry.
The cameras feature innovative sound detection technology, which can detect indicators of aggression in people’s voices. It can also recognise fear in voices, such as cries for help from people under attack.
The cameras record both sound and images, and [...]
Vista Quantum 8 recommended by Benchmark
Story link: Vista Quantum 8 recommended by Benchmark by Jan Harris
Norbain’s Vista: Quantum8 DVR (digital video recorder) has been recommended by Benchmark Magazine.
Benchmark is the CCTV industry’s sole independent source of group product tests and assessments.
According to Benchmark, although the Quantum8DVR is cost effective, and aimed at smaller solutions, this doesn’t compromise its functionality.
The DVR offers a straightforward interface for easy installation and [...]
Thailand’s national treasures protected by Sanyo CCTV
Story link: Thailand’s national treasures protected by Sanyo CCTV by Lin Freestone
Sanyo, Thailand’s leading technology provider, is focusing its 2008 marketing strategy on social responsibility activities. The first project in co-operation with the Office of National Buddhism, aims to implement Sanyo CCTV security systems at important national historical sites around the country.
The pilot project of the strategy, which is known as “Protect National Treasure by [...]
ThruVision T5000 recognises objects beneath clothing
Story link: ThruVision T5000 recognises objects beneath clothing by Jan Harris
ThruVision, a UK company, is marketing the first CCTV camera that can recognise objects beneath a person’s clothing. The ThruVision T5000 camera has a range of up to 25 metres.
The camera uses terahertz waves to identify objects. It works on the principle that all materials emit different terahertz waves, which allows it to [...]
Mango DSP releases Condor PCI Blade
Story link: Mango DSP releases Condor PCI Blade by Jan Harris
Mango DSP, a leading provider of universal, analytic ready, DSP based Intelligent Video Servers, has released the Condor 32 Channel PCI Blade with High-End Video Processing Capabilities.
The Condor PCI-e blade is a single PCI slot solution capable of high density encoding or decoding, video streams up to 32 channels using H.264, MPEG-4 or MJPEG video [...]
Dundee trials CCTV in taxis
Story link: Dundee trials CCTV in taxis by Jan Harris
Dundee Council is fitting CCTV cameras into six taxis in the city, in a six-month trial of the technology.
The cameras will monitor the whole car and will be able to record sound. They will also be equipped with infrared for night monitoring.
Footage taken by the cameras will be encrypted, and will be [...]
Canadian acquisition by Bosch strengthens security systems division
Story link: Canadian acquisition by Bosch strengthens security systems division by Lin Freestone
Bosch, the German-based global supplier of technology and services, has acquired Extreme CCTV Inc, a Canadian company, for a figure in the region of €63m.
With the acquisition of Extreme CCTV, Bosch is strengthening its Security Systems division and extending its activities in video surveillance.
Extreme CCTV is a manufacturer and supplier of active infrared illuminators, integrated [...]
500,000 CCTV cameras to monitor Olympics
Story link: 500,000 CCTV cameras to monitor Olympics by Jan Harris
The Metropolitan Police (Met) force’s plan to police the 2012 Olympics includes the use of up to 500,000 CCTV cameras.
The Met hopes to use its own network of 10,000 cameras, together with traffic and congestion cameras across London.
The military, police and intelligence services would work together to operate the network from a [...]