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VIVOTEK network cameras monitor passenger flow at Hong Kong checkpoints

Between Hong Kong and mainland China, a number of checkpoints have been set up by the government for travelers. Two of the busiest of these checkpoints are Lok Ma Chau in Hong Kong's Frontier Closed Area, and Lo Wu Station in the northern terminus of the East Rail Line of Hong Kong. Lok Ma Chau is a buffer zone established by the Hong Kong governme ...[more]

The Logic Group's secure payment solutions offers choice and cost savings towards PCI DSS compliance

The Logic Group has announced the launch of its new range of Secure Payment Solutions. Aimed at providing merchants, retailers and acquirers with flexible payment platforms, a choice of hardware or value-add options and significant cost savings, The Logic Group's portfolio of Secure Payment Solutions offers customers a range of options on the road ...[more]

Kings Security Systems commissioned to ensure that Leeds City College student and staff safety is a top priority

Through its merger, Leeds City College brings specialist provisions together i.e. Catering and Hospitality (Leeds Thomas Danby), Electrical & Engineering Crafts and Computing (Leeds College of Technology), Business training courses (Park Lane College Leeds), and trade/construction courses (Park Lane College Keighley). Leeds City College now has mor ...[more]

Isle of Man authority turns to Viseum's multitasking Intelligent Moving Camera

Douglas Borough Council, the leading Isle of Man authority, has turned to Viseum's multitasking Intelligent Moving Camera (IMC) to help protect an important conservation and urban regeneration area at North Quay in Douglas, the island's capital and political centre. Douglas joins a growing number of local councils, police forces and other law enfor ...[more]

JVSG's software offers an easy and convenient way to place CCTV cameras in a virtual 3D world

The planning of CCTV or IP video system requires a lot of time and energy. All design tasks, like finding optimal camera locations, lens selection and calculation of required network bandwidth and storage space are quite tricky and often require many iterations to find the best configuration of CCTV system. To help CCTV designers and installe ...[more]

The pros and cons of mobile workforce and portable offices

The workforce today is a mobile one, working where and when they choose fact. Indeed, many organisations have even started issuing laptops in preference to the standard desktop PC. However, as always, every positive must have a negative, and this practice is no exception the battle is to mitigate against these negatives before they can do any d ...[more]

Radio fire alarm systems can offer significant advantages over traditional hard-wired fire alarm systems

Radio or Wireless Fire Alarm Systems first became available in the early 80s. In these days the early systems began to gain a poor reputation for reliability, mainly related to the radio transmissions and battery life of the devices. However over time the technology involved in these systems has steadily advanced to where we are today. Today ...[more]

ComNet allows Ethernet based equipment to be connected over CCTV coax or phone lines

ComNet Communication Networks has introduced a new model that allows Ethernet based equipment to be connected over non-traditional media. The all-new ComWorx CNFE1CL1MC accepts common 10/100TX Ethernet data and transports it over common 75Ω coaxial cable or twisted pair telephone wire. The benefit to the user is that in many installation ...[more]

Neighbourhood renewal project involving SelectaDNA wins Lancashire POP Award

A neighbourhood renewal project that has been using SelectaDNA to help improve the quality of life for residents in a deprived area of Lancashire has scooped a Problem Oriented Partnership (POP) Award at a recent ceremony held in Blackpool. The Lancashire POP Awards are held annually at the De Vere Hotel, Blackpool, and are sponsored by the De V ...[more]

Korenix releases High-Bandwidth Wireless Access Point for reliable surveillance networking applications

Korenix has released the JetWave 2450 IEEE 802.11b/g/n complaint Outdoor Wireless-N Access Point to provide supercharged speed, range and performance for the most demanding high-bandwidth wireless surveillance networking applications. The cost-effective JetWave 2450 with up to 150Mbps data rate connection by high throughput 802.11n technology al ...[more]

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