Brazilian border town contains smuggling with digital surveillance

Homeland Security

Brazil's Foz do Iguassu is located in the southwest corner of Paraná and home to some of the most popular natural tourist attractions, such as the Iguacu Falls and Iguacu National Park. Its unique geographical location makes it a busy border town with Paraguay and Argentina. The city was faced with the challenges of protecting its 300,000 residents and vital tourism industry from rising crossborde

Dutch soccer stadium upgrades video management system

Homeland Security

The stadium that is home to The Hague-based soccer club ADO Den Haag was completed in mid-2007 and is equipped with a lot of security technology. The total cost for the construction of the stadium, which has a capacity of 15,000 seats, was $67.5 million. Out of this sum, $4 million was allocated for security measures.

Smiths Detection Supplies Security to Major Rio Conference

Homeland Security

Smiths Detection will supply the main security systems to protect the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro later this month.

The so-called Rio Plus 20 conference, from 13 to 22 June, will attract more than 100 high-level delegations from around the world. A major security operation is planned and Smiths Detection Brasil will provide around 1

Geutebruck provides high security for the European Space Centre in French Guiana

Homeland Security

The ‘Centre Spatial Guyanais' (CSG) otherwise known as the Guiana Space Centre near Kourou in French Guiana is the spaceport which France shares with the European Space Agency (ESA). Besides being the launch site for the Ariane rockets which are designed and built by partners in 12 European countries, Kourou also provides launch facilities for the ESA, the French space agency CNES, and Russian So

Brivo Access Control Selected for Homeland Security Land Facilities

Homeland Security

Brivo Systems, leader in Software as a Service applications for security management, announced that its Aparato ACS is being installed at four Department of Homeland Security-managed Land Port of Entry (LPOE) facilities in the state of Michigan. Vector Electric is the lead integrator on this growing project and is working in partnership with ADT Commercial Security.

Morpho Biometric System Facilitates Canadian Police ID Checks

Homeland Security

Morpho announced the first deployment of its biometric identification system, in Canada to both the Calgary Police Service and the Edmonton Police Service. This automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) is a solution for investigation, identification and verification in law enforcement applications.

CEM Access Control System Shops at New Zealand Department Stores

Homeland Security

CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, announced that the CEM security management system has been selected to secure fashion department stores in New Zealand. The stores are part of New Zealand owned Farmers Trading Company, (or Farmers) and CEM system will be installed by reseller, Vitag Security Solutions. Established in 1909, Farmers Trading Company has nearly 4000 staff and more than

Firetide Wireless Video Surveillance System Cracks down on Crimes in Pennsylvania

Homeland Security

Muggings, home break-ins, armed robberies, drug deals and even medical emergencies have been caught on Bethlehem, Pennsylvania's police department's wireless video surveillance system since it was first deployed in September 2009 and has dramatically helped improve the city's safety. Police have identified criminals, recovered stolen cars, busted drug dealers and users, cracked long-standing inves

Mirasys Expands Bangkok City Surveillance

Homeland Security

Mirasys, a provider of open platform digital surveillance solutions, announced that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has expanded their City Safe project into the second phase with Mirasys technology. In this new phase, 8,000 cameras will be installed throughout Bangkok City, and managed through Mirasys VMS from the centralized locations of Bangkok's 88 police stations. Offering intelligenc

Polish Police Combats Crimes with Axis Network Cameras

Homeland Security

The city of Ursus, Poland decided to introduce IP surveillance for better public security to allow the police to react to acts of vandalism in schools, nurseries and parks. Local authorities wanted a system that was upgradeable, cost-effective and most importantly, could easily integrate with pre-existing hardware.