Access control applications

ASSA ABLOY and Siemens provide secure access control system at WEETECH

ASSA ABLOY’s Aperio electronic cylinders are linked to Siemens’ SiPass system online by radio WEETECH GmbH has been supplying testing systems for cables, backplanes and electric and electronic functional modules for over forty years. The development of WEETECH’s long-term, customer relationships based on trust has been accompanied by continuous expansion of its product range and consistent growth on the world market. Today, WEETECH is a globally active compan...

CHQ Security Services ensure security and safety at London Gateway

CHQ designed PIDS and the CCTV surveillance strategy for security and protection of the terminal building Marine terminal operator DP World is constructing the UK’s first major deep-sea container port this century as part of a development that will include the largest logistics park in Europe. The London Gateway terminal is on the north bank of the river Thames at Thurrock in Essex, to the east of London. CHQ Security Services are acting as security and risk assessment...

CyberLock access control system secures west coast zoo in North America

The zoo expanded CyberLock to other habitats and is using it to limit who has access to which animals Security in wildlife parks and zoos is important for the protection of not only the animals, but the employees and visitors, too. A west coast zoo in North America installed the CyberLock system in an effort to better manage access to habitats of dangerous animals, starting with the reptile exhibit. Even before CyberLock, enclosures housing venomous snakes have been marked wi...

Corps Security approaches Castel for IP security upgrade at its London offices

Castel’s new system directs all communication through to Corps Security’s own remote monitoring centre in Glasgow When Corps Security, the specialist security solutions provider, wanted to upgrade security at the entrance to its London offices, a full IP intercom solution was required. Castel has been producing communication and access control technology since the 1970s, with its main emphasis on IP solutions since 2004. This longstanding expertise meant that...

CEM System's CEM AC2000 AE installed at Inverness Airport to manage passengers and staff

CEM’s AC2000 AE system provides a fully integrated business solution designed to help airports run more efficiently CEM Systems, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, and ADT Fire & Security, Europe’s leading provider of physical security solutions, recently announced that the CEM AC2000 AE (Airport Edition) security management system has been installed at Inverness Airport, Scotland to manage passengers and staff. AC2000 AE is the industry&rsquo...

Pilgrims Group partners with Vesper Group to secure the Swedish embassy in Baghdad

Vesper and Pilgrims role is to enable embassy staff to carry out their work with minimum risk or interference Swedish risk management enterprise, Vesper Group has been appointed to secure the Swedish Embassy for Iraq, supported by international security specialist, Pilgrims Group. Vesper, which provides security services to the Swedish embassies in Pakistan and Afghanistan, has contracted Pilgrims as its partner to secure the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. Sweden’s Ministr...

Milestone's IP VMS integration with EIA's ShotSpotter gunshot detection helps Nassau County Police Department fight criminal firearm activity

Milestone's system not only detects gunshots but is also able to differentiate between fireworks or backfiring vehicles Milestone Systems open platform IP video management software (VMS) has been integrated by EIA, Inc. with ShotSpotter gunshot detection and the Hawkeye Effect digital mapping to help the Nassau County Police Department fight criminal firearm activity. With the goal of driving down gun violence in the Roosevelt-Uniondale area of New York, the Nassau County Pol...

Cassidian to upgrade German Armed Forces’ identification systems to NATO’s new “Mode 5” IFF standard

Cassidian will convert the existing MSSR 2000 I secondary radar systems to the new Mode 5 standard Cassidian will upgrade the German Armed Forces’ identification systems to NATO’s new “Mode 5” IFF standard. Germany is taking the pioneering role in the modernisation of all NATO identification systems, whose task is to differentiate between friendly and enemy aircraft and thus to reduce the risk of friendly fire. The modernisation of all of NATO&rsquo...

EIA’s tactical installation and final integration of security equipment safeguards ING New York City Marathon

EIA’s coordinated strategic integration included solutions such as IP surveillance cameras EIA, Inc., one of America’s leading Networked Technology Integrators successfully provided the tactical installation and final integration of a deployment package. The package consisted of various surveillance and security equipment which provided robust situational awareness to the management of the ING New York City Marathon—the largest and most popular marathon in th...

MorphoTrak provides 3D facial recognition technology to secure access at The Marque membership club in Texas

The Marque business social club selected the Morpho 3D face reader to provide a convenient biometric solution Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary MorphoTrak, provides 3D facial recognition technology for secure access at The Marque, the most exclusive membership club in Houston, Texas. The Marque business social club selected the Morpho 3D Face Reader™, to provide a highly secure yet convenient biometric solution that allows members-only access to certain areas of t...

Keyscan Access Control systems chosen to enhance security for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

The system consists of a combination of Keyscan’s single-door and multi-door control panels Originating from the Brazilian full-contact sport of Vale tudo, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debuted in the United States in 1993. Today it has grown into one of the most valuable sports franchises in the world, promoting competition of the most effective and skilled mixed martial arts. This year UFC will continue to bring us legendary battles, shocking finishes, and h...

ACT’s access control solution deployed on main crossing points between England and South Wales

The client has integrated ACT access control devices into its IP network, which communicates across two bridges An access control solution from Access Control Technology (ACT) is being used on the main crossing points between England and South Wales. The two bridge crossings are the (suspension) Severn Bridge and the (cable-stayed) Second Severn Crossing which span the estuary between South Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. The client, Severn River Crossing PLC, needed to be...

MorphoTrak and Identity One deliver BIOGUARD fingerprint identification system

The BIOGUARD system meets the demanding needs of correctional center environments The sheriff's office is stepping up their booking system to keep tabs on their inmates and make sure the wrong person isn't released. After Rocky Marquez pretended to be another inmate to escape from a Maricopa County jail last year, the sheriff's office decided to make changes. Since March, they've been scanning something not even identical twin inmates can share. "Fingerprints are different," S...

Alpro overhead transom closers installed at Brewery Square in Dorchester

Transom overhead door closers are designed to be contained within the transom header bar of the door A £100m regeneration project at a leisure and retail complex in Dorset is using overhead transom closers from Alpro. Brewery Square in Dorchester features a multi-jet fountain, an ice rink and a big-screen television which is used to show films and sporting events. The complex is on the site of a former Victorian brewery whose main building is set to be turned into a four...

ISM upgrades its door-entry systems at Amesbury and Durrington tower blocks in London

The existing door-entry system has been replaced with ISM’s Ultimate 3000 audio and video telephone system ISM continues to dominate the local authority and housing association door-entry market with two more high-rise installations in south London tower blocks at Amesbury and Durrington. Working in conjunction with installation partner, SCCI Alphatrack, ISM designed, supplied and commissioned the project for Lambeth Living, one of London’s largest housing associat...

Trüb AG to supply Driving Licenses and Identity cards to the District of Columbia, USA

The new generation of DL/ID cards feature tru/window LOCK, which provides additional protection to cardholder Trüb AG, one of the leading suppliers of high security identity and travel documents, has been selected as the supplier of the new generation of Driving Licenses/Identity Cards (DL/ID) for the District of Columbia in the USA. The new generation of DL/ID cards are considered to rank amongst the most secure documents used in the United States. The cards are made of...

Idesco products selected to deliver an automatic vehicle identification (AVI) system for Swedish bus provider

GPP Perimeter Protection developed the AVI system using Idesco readers and controllers Global access control and security system supplier, GPP Perimeter Protection AB, was selected recently to deliver an automatic vehicle identification (AVI) system for bus transportation services provider, Veolia, in Hurva, Skåne, Sweden. Bengt Wedin, of Veolia, introduced it, saying: “This new system, for protecting access of our lanes from unauthorised vehicles, works perfectly....

SALTO electronic access control system help improve security at Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga

The card system is much more convenient and much safer than carrying keys The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga is one of the first major public aquariums to place large-scale focus on the ecology and biodiversity of its own region. One of the facility’s two imposing main buildings offers an overview of the Tennessee River from its origins in the Appalachian Mountains to its outlet in the Mississippi River Delta. This regional focus was rare and exciting in 1992 when t...

CEM Systems wins contract to secure largest single NHS hospital build in Scotland; the New South Glasgow Hospitals

CEM’s AC2000 Security Management System to will be installed at the hospitals CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products can recently announce they have won the contract to secure the largest single NHS hospital build in Scotland; the New South Glasgow Hospitals, part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The publicly funded development will give Glasgow one of the most advanced adult acute services hospitals in the UK and will be the biggest critical care complex in Sc...

Innometriks installs Lumidigm V-Series fingerprint readers as part of TWIC programme

Lumidigm V-Series technology is included in the new Innometriks Rhino Touch biometric readers Lumidigm has announced that Innometriks Rhino Touch biometric readers featuring Lumidigm V-Series multispectral fingerprint sensors are now being installed by a major biometric integrator to validate TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) cards at approximately 400 TWIC card pick-up locations. The TWIC programme provides a tamper-resistant biometric credential to marit...

Hytera supplies its PD70X DMR hand portables and RD988 DMR repeaters for Venetian Macau Open 2013

Hytera digital radios ensured timely communication between the event management & security team  October 17th – 20th, 2013, the 15th edition of Venetian Macau Open 2013 took place at the Macau Golf & Country Club which was sanctioned by Asian Tour and Golf Association of Macau. Venetian Macau Open is the men’s professional golf tournament hold at Macau, the tournament has become one of the most important championships on the Asian Tour calendar. 144 to...

Brivo Systems LLC announces Anthem Memory Care standardises on Brivo OnAir hosted cloud-based access control

Anthem Memory Care addresses the needs of seniors afflicted by Alzheimer’s and dementia Brivo Systems LLC, leader in cloud applications for security management, recently announced that Anthem Memory Care has standardised on the Brivo OnAirv hosted cloud-based access controland video surveillance management solution for their future new care facilities. Key-Rite Security of Denver, Colorado is the dealer and installer for this project. In the United States today, a...

Morse Watchmans key control and management systems installed at Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort

KeyWatcher key system is used by the casinos’ security departments to track keys needed throughout the facilities Casino managers, like managers in any other market, leave nothing to chance when it comes to the operation of the business. To protect the bottom line and guard against fraud, they rely on established practices and procedures and industry favoured technology such as Morse Watchmans key control and management systems. At sister properties Casino Arizona and T...

SALTO’s access control system chosen to protect St Paul’s College in Sydney

SALTO GEO (Global Electronic Opening) cylinder was selected to be installed at the college The customer St Paul's College in Sydney, Australia, is an all-male Anglican residential college and affiliated with the University of Sydney. Founded in 1856, it is Australia's oldest university college and has nearly 200 residents, of whom about 150 are undergraduates; with the remainder being graduates undertaking further study or holding university positions. The college has a subs...

SALTO’s access control system secures Oglethorpe University

SALTO Virtual Network wire-free system was chosen to push and pull data from the university’s “hot spot” entry points Oglethorpe University is an independent liberal arts institution located in Atlanta, GA. With an enrolment of over 1,100 students, the university is consistently listed among America’s best colleges by The Princeton Review and Forbes.  Students at Oglethorpe enjoy a faculty dedicated to teaching, small class sizes, and a rich tradi...

INSIDE to provide security hardware, software and payments industry expertise to LoopPay

INSIDE VaultSEcure stores all payment and other mag-stripe card information securely in hardware INSIDE Secure recently announces it is providing security hardware, software and payments industry expertise to LoopPay (DBA Loop), a mobile commerce platform provider launching an innovative m-Wallet solution that works with nearly all of today’s retail point-of-sale (POS) terminals. Loop selected the INSIDE VaultSEcure secure element to enable payment card data storage for...

CEM AC2000 security management system installed at SAEI main base at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah

Over 350 American Dynamics Illustra IP cameras are also installed to secure SAEI’s maintenance base CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, is pleased to announce that the CEM AC2000 security management system has been successfully installed at Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries main base at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. SAEI joins leading airports and aviation maintenance facilities around the world where the CEM AC2000 system is providing pa...

Morse Watchmans Key Control System secures sister properties in Scottsdale

The KeyWatcher key system is used in casinos for security departments to store and track keys Casino managers, like managers in any other market, leave nothing to chance when it comes to the operation of the business. To protect the bottom line and guard against fraud, they rely on established practices and procedures and industry favoured technology such as Morse Watchmans key control and management systems. At sister properties Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort in Sco...

ZeitControl contributes its BasicCard RFID to German National Transportation Agency’s project

ZeitControl together with Samsung Electronics developed a flexible and fast running BasicCard applet ZeitControl cardsystems GmbH a developer of smart card operation systems (OS), is contributing the BasicCard RFID to a project run by the “German National Transportation Agency (VDV)” – which will distribute over 8 million e-tickets in the next 4 years. The e-ticket is a contactless payment system for the local public transport. ZeitControl, as OS provider, t...

SALTO RFID electronic access control solution secures Royal Agricultural University Gloucestershire

SALTO offers security solution that provides full audit trail accountability to resolve any access issues SALTO Systems is pleased to announce that Gloucestershire’s Royal Agricultural University has implemented a rolling security programme to upgrade and replace all its mechanical key operated locks with a SALTO RFID electronic access control solution. Established in 1845 the Royal Agricultural University, president HRH Prince of Wales who lives at nearby Highgrove...