“The biggest thing that I have learnt by a country mile out of my visit, particularly to Britain, is the extraordinary value of surveillance cameras,” Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, said in London last month. “I have been mightily impressed with the great capacity of the British police within 24 hours to identify people,” he said. “And these cameras, which of course are far more extensively used in Britain and other parts of the world other than in Australia, are certainly a real plus in catching people.” Mr Howard said CCTV was “one of a number of issues” he would discuss with state premiers. An increase in surveillance cameras was backed by the Justice Minister, Chris Ellison, and the Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, who said CCTV “being in place in so many different locations” had “clearly proved to be very effective”. Meanwhile, SMH reported that Australian National University terrorism expert, Clive Williams, said closed-circuit surveillance would do little to stop terrorism. “In the London Underground, there are thousands of CCTV cameras and only a small portion are monitored live,” Mr Williams said. Sydney already has some CCTV cameras, including 48 in the CBD but Britain has a vast video surveillance covering cities, public transport and motorways, with links to Scotland Yard as well as to local authorities.
Tyco Sells To Group 4
ADT Offender Monitoring (ADT OM) will be folded into Securicor’s G4S Justice Services Inc. U.S. subsidiary. The purchase price for the assets of ADT OM was not disclosed, but the assets of ADT OM were worth $6 million. ADT OM monitors convicted criminals for localities through the use of ankle bracelets and other equipment. Tyco has been trimming some of its security properties in a two-year-long restructuring that has included the sales of Sonitrol, National Alarm Computer Center (NACC) and Tri-Ed Distribution.
Aussie Integrator Supplies Solution For Port Of Long Beach
BQT has also met the vital TWIC protocol, which will be rolled out shortly in the United States. “For the past 2 years BQT’s technical team has worked closely with NASA in the USA to successfully develop BQT readers that work to the NASA protocol, being DES Fire based,” explains Genner. “DESFire technology allows 3DES (digital encryption standard) encrypted RF communication between a smart card and a smart card reader. “Also based on a DESFire standard, the US Government is implementing the TWIC (transport workers identity card) standard for access application into ports and airports in the USA. It’s estimated that more than 30 million TWIC-based cards will be rolled out over the next 18 months.” Genner said. “BQT has successfully developed its high security readers to meet the TWIC protocol and has had successful installation of its readers into the Port of Long Beach.” According to Genner, the significance of this implementation is important – it means BQT is at the forefront of the high security industry and can supply proven products to its global clients in government, defence and across the corporate world.
Honeywell Sales Up, Earnings Flat
Honeywell blamed a tax charge for the repatriation of foreign earnings related to the provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 as the reason why its second quarter earnings were down to $306 million compared to $361 million from the year before. However, revenues were up to $7 billion for the three months that ended June 30 compared to $6.4 billion in second quarter sales a year ago. Meanwhile, sales were up 21 percent for Honeywell’s Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) segment that includes the security and life safety properties. In fact, Honeywell credits security and fire products for much of the sales increase. ACS sales were $2.4 billion in 2005’s second quarter compared to $1.9 billion the year before, with a net profit of $242 million. Overall, ACS sales are up 11 percent for the first half of 2005.
Intelligence From Geutebruck
The optical character recognition software reads and recognises characters on other objects as well as number plates on vehicles, and the MultiScope III makes logical responses, for instance switching pictures, triggering alarms or controlling external devices. The system can execute a wide range of automatic functions, including car park access control, vehicle counting, reporting unauthorised entry via LAN/WAN – all tailored to meet your situation. For example with the MultiScope as your fully automatic gatekeeper you can assign time-limited authorisations to individual vehicle registration numbers so that company vehicles are permitted access to a site at any time but delivery vehicles are only allowed in once and only during a particular period. Similarly it can be relied upon to report unauthorised departures and late-comers. The MultiScope III is modular, easy to integrate into existing structures, and offers excellent compatibility with other alarm and access control systems. Connections are provided for control cabling for gates and other electromechanical devices. The ready-loaded ANPR software package provides user friendly operation, evaluation and management even in complex installations, while its customised user interfaces enable easy parameter setting by the user himself. Also modular, this software can be expanded or adapted to meet changing needs at any time. For fast efficient investigation of past events, the search masks in the MultiScope’s GUI let you find particular vehicle or object movements in days, weeks or months of archived video in a matter of seconds.
3M Selected For Uk Passport Biometrics
The new system will use biometric technology to prevent multiple passports from being issued to the same person under different identities. 3M will equip 104 British Embassies, Consulates and High Commissions around the world with new passport issuance systems that can identify biometric information. One in ten British passports are issued overseas and the new web-based Identity Document Issuance System will ensure that these passports are as secure as those issued in the UK by the UK Passport Office. The development of the new secure passports follows standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) which recommends facial recognition as the primary biometric for travel documents. British passports issued overseas from January 2006 will include facial recognition and individual demographic data in a micro chip. Structural dimensions of facial features will be taken from passport photographs and converted into unique digital data on the chip. The chip will also include the individual’s demographic data including name, age and birthplace. David Cook, General Manager of 3Ms’ Safety and Security business, said: “The FCO’s pioneering work to ensure that multiple travel documents are not issued to the same person will be supported by 3M delivering a tailored technology solution. But this is just the beginning; to complete the journey all UK issued passports must become biometric.” Paul Siezland Director of Consular Services, FCO, said: “Secure identity documentation is increasingly important given today’s focus on improving border controls. 3M has a detailed understanding of biometric technology and a track record in secure document issuance spanning 15 years including an earlier project for the FCO to issue machine readable passports throughout British Embassies, Consulates and High Commissions.”
Bqt Picks Up Another Australian Defense Contract
John Genner, managing director of BQT Solutions Ltd, said in a release that the project would provide Australian Defence with a BQT high end security solution. “In addition to other Defence sites that BQT has previously secured, this new site in Victoria will also be using the BQT system of fully integrated products,” Genner explained. “This project reinforces BQT’s position in the marketplace as being the high security solutions provider for major Defense projects, not only in Australia but globally. Genner said that in addition to BQT supplying its range of products, a major contribution that BQT has made, was the integration of a number of different systems in Defense which now operation in a seamless way.
Indigovision And Rexel Australia Team Up
This partnership creates an excellent platform for Rexel Video Systems to become a major player in the rapidly expanding networked CCTV market in Australia. IndigoVision’s IP-Video technology has a proven track record for providing cost effective, scaleable solutions for small standalone CCTV systems through to large-scale mission critical systems such as the recent Athens Olympics. “In today’s market, a viable networked security option is a must as more and more customers are demanding the flexibility and lower cost of ownership these solutions offer,” said Adam Sellers, Marketing Manager Rexel Video Systems. Commenting on the partnership, IndigoVision’s CEO Oliver Vellacott said: “The combination of Rexel’s 35 years’ experience in the security industry and IndigoVision’s world leading technology will create a powerful force in the Australian IP-Video market.”
Sonar For Sydney
According to acting Premier Andrew Refshauge said the 270-degree side scan sonar would enable police to search for explosives more safely and effectively. “Underwater searching by police divers is often made risky by poor visibility, strong currents and adverse underwater obstructions,” he told SMH. “This advanced technology will help overcome these obstacles. It will be a valuable addition to the state’s counter-terrorism capacity.” Meanwhile a spokesman for Police Minister Carl Scully said the sonar scanner will enable them to identify specific areas of concern and go directly to that spot. Operationally the device is towed by a police boat and it sends out sonar signals that rebound off underwater objects and processed into images of the seabed and other surfaces. The images are viewed on an onboard computer. Sonar allows the device to work in low visibility and the system’s job will be to map the floor and sides of Sydney Harbour after which time the template will be compared with regular sweeps that will hunt for variations in the underwater landscape.
Bosch’s Divar Integrated With App Vision Management
AppVision can now completely manage CCTV cameras within the
same software application that controls all other elements of building
security and management. This provides additional features for
installers and end users: • CCTV cameras can be linked to
other types of equipment, such as an intrusion detector. The moment
that the detector is triggered, AppVision will automatically take
control of the relevant CCTV camera, which will be panned and zoomed to
the required position so as to video what is taking place. •
Command and control of CCTV cameras via the PC screen graphic user
interface. Users can choose which parts of the building they want to
view by clicking on screen. They can change building, floor, room and
have full freedom to manipulate cameras.• Using data from the Divar’s hard disk, AppVision can pull up recorded events on a monitor via the PC screen interface. •
Alarm events automatically sent to monitors. AppVision can link alarms
to CCTV monitors and thus automatically send live images to the main
surveillance control room monitor when an alarm event is signalled.
Security personnel will see the event taking place in real time and
react appropriately.
