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 [...]
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 [...]
HomeCamera service allows mobile surveillance
Story link: HomeCamera service allows mobile surveillance by Brian Turner
Wireless Intellect Labs of Singapore has launched HomeCamera in the UK, a service that allows users to monitor video and images from their home via the internet.
The service is especially geared towards monitoring via mobile devices, such as 3G or WAP enabled mobile phones.
HomeCamera is billed as easy to use, with a user simply registering [...]
Extreme CCTV’s Moondance pan-tilt-zoom camera success in China
Story link: Extreme CCTV’s Moondance pan-tilt-zoom camera success in China by Lin Freestone
In a notable infrastructure application, Extreme CCTV Inc’s Moondance cameras will be used at one of China’s major nuclear power plants for surveillance at critical zones. Extreme’s innovative Moondance camera, which is branded as Forward Vision’s Mic1-400 “Metal Mickey” in China, has been recently specified for several prestigious security projects.
The sales success of the [...]
Zandar CCTV installation on Long Island Rail Road in US
Story link: Zandar CCTV installation on Long Island Rail Road in US by Lin Freestone
A $1.3m CCTV system has been installed at Syosset station on the Long Island Rail Road in New York to improve passenger safety and reduce the risk of accidents. Three Predator VC12 MultiViewers from Zandar Technologies are improving passenger safety.
Prior to the installation of the system, there was an unacceptably high number of injuries to [...]
Delhi Metro stations to get CCTV cameras
Story link: Delhi Metro stations to get CCTV cameras by Lin Freestone
Delhi Metro is to have closed circuit cameras installed at all its Metro stations, in addition to those at its Line-2 underground stations. The move is aimed at making the mass transport system more secure for Delhi citizens, and also to aid post-incident investigation.
The process of fitting of the cameras has already begun. [...]
Mumbai police use Zicom software in CCTV system
Story link: Mumbai police use Zicom software in CCTV system by Lin Freestone
Zicom Electronic Security Systems is supplying software for a new surveillance system being implemented in Mumbai, India. This software will have a database containing the registration numbers of vehicles used by criminals wanted by the Mumbai city police.
The database will be connected with the server of the main control room. As soon as a vehicle [...]
155 surveillance cameras planned for Dhaka
Story link: 155 surveillance cameras planned for Dhaka by Lin Freestone
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is to be placed under security surveillance when Dhaka Metropolitan Police installs 155 cameras at 59 points during the coming year. The police decided to install the digital surveillance system for traffic management and crime control, setting up a unified control room.
Under this “Command, Control and Communications Systems” (C3S) [...]
Surveillance software in Southern China
Story link: Surveillance software in Southern China by Lin Freestone
China Public Security Technology, a provider of real-time geographic information system and software operating service in China, is to provide software that links to a minimum of 20,000 police surveillance cameras being installed along streets in southern China. China Security is a market leader in a quickly growing industry in China.
China Public is also creating [...]
US residents’ approval for surveillance cameras to cut crime
Story link: US residents’ approval for surveillance cameras to cut crime by Lin Freestone
There has been a surge of violence in north east Omaha in the USA, that has seen the shooting of 37 people since the beginning of July 2007, of whom two were killed. It has been reported by a local councilman that residents in areas where shootings have become commonplace would accept the installation of [...]
Radvision enables surveillance via 3G phone
Story link: Radvision enables surveillance via 3G phone by Lin Freestone
Radvision, a provider of video network infrastructure and Cestel, a software company based in Spain, have together launched an innovative two-way home security and surveillance system.
The system enables a 3G mobile phone user to view their home and converse with anyone in the room via a Wi-fi enabled camera. The system is designed [...]
UK launch for smallest-ever single-chip CMOS camera
Story link: UK launch for smallest-ever single-chip CMOS camera by Jan Harris
TDC, a technical component distributor, is launching the smallest-ever single-chip CMOS camera to the UK market.
The camera, which features the OV6920 CameraChip, the world’s first 1.4mm sensor, is designed for security, surveillance and medical applications. It is also suitable for video-enabled phones, webcams, toys and games.
The OV6920 CameraChip allows the production of camera [...]
Council’s CCTV surveillance has unexpected uses
Story link: Council’s CCTV surveillance has unexpected uses by Lin Freestone
A CCTV operation was set up by Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire following a complaint made by a member of the public. The object was to find out who, or what, was responsible for regularly leaving a mess by the side of the road at Cleckheaton, which was thought to be fouling by a dog. [...]
CCTV to be tripled in France
Story link: CCTV to be tripled in France by David Masters
The surveillance society continues, this time in France. The French interior minister, Michele Alliot Marie has announced that the government will be increasing the surveillance capabilities right across the country. In fact the figures being mentioned is that they intend to triple the existing CCTV network, which is quite an increase in surveillance capabilities.
Obviously the [...]
US to emulate UK surveillance network
Story link: US to emulate UK surveillance network by Jan Harris
The UK network of around 4 million surveillance cameras is credited with playing a major role in the fight against terrorist and the US now seems set to follow the UK’s lead in the deployment of CCTV.
In New York, there are plans to fit hundreds of Manhattan buses with cameras. Motion sensors could also [...]
Just Distribution to supply ViSo in UK
Story link: Just Distribution to supply ViSo in UK by Jan Harris
Just Distribution Ltd has secured exclusive rights to distribute ViSo in the UK.
ViSo provides video-surveillance capability on a mobile phone. The technology enables a mobile phone to connect to up to 4 wired or wireless USB video cameras via a PC.
Users can record and connect to a live stream and can also set the [...]
Dedicated Micros adds IP streaming to NetVu DVR
Story link: Dedicated Micros adds IP streaming to NetVu DVR by Jan Harris
Dedicated Micros is adding IP Streaming and Recording as standard on its NetVu Connected DVRs.
IP streaming and recording will feature on the DV-IP ATM, DV-IP Server, BX2, DS2, and DS Server, and will be available as a free upgrade for many existing models.
The new functionality will allow compatible DVRs to display and record [...]
Resolve Optics provides miniature surveillance lens
Story link: Resolve Optics provides miniature surveillance lens by Jan Harris
Resolve Optics has developed its 230-000 series surveillance lens - a miniature, easily concealed lens which gives broadcast quality images.
The lens, which measures just 4.5 to 8.5 mm in diameter and 46.5 mm in length, now comes with a new camera mount adapter which enables it to be mounted on most remote head cameras. [...]
90% of UK CCTV cameras found to be illegal
Story link: 90% of UK CCTV cameras found to be illegal by Jan Harris
According to the new CameraWatch advisory body, around 90% of the 4.2 million CCTV cameras deployed across the UK, do not comply with the Information Commissioner’s UK CCTV code of practice.
This means that many installations are operated illegally and evidence provided from such installations would not hold up in court.
In order to be [...]