Access control applications

The equipment is used for capturing biometric data such as two-dimensional face pictures, finger prints etcSpeed Identity has received a prestigious order to supply biometric capture equipment for e-passports to the Luxemburg passport authority that for a period of time has been in successful operation. The order consists of the Speed Capture Station as well as a large number of the Speed Capture Light. After a thorough evaluation the Luxemburg authority chose the tried and tested Swedish biomet...

Intereuropa decided to introduce a centralised system and extend access control to cover more locations Before implementing the Time&Space solution, working time management in Intereuropa was organised by individual units, meaning that a comprehensive overview of data for the entire company was not available. Moreover, some departments entered time by hand, which did not only make the task of the payroll calculation department difficult and time consuming, but also increased the possibility...

The new system uses RFID readers, two located at the employee's entrance and one in the airport restaurantThe Split Airport Kastela is a regional airport. Most of its traffic consists of charter flights carrying tourists from large airports across Europe. The airport will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2006. Although of modest size, this single runway airport plays an important role in Dalmatia. The number of passengers has been increasing steadily, rising from 800,000 in 2004 to almost...

An effective and robust access control system is a key requirement of any building with multiple tenantsSecure wireless technology is boosting security for one of Asia Pacific's leading providers of innovative workplace solutions and serviced office services.Compass Offices, which operates fully furnished high quality business centres with serviced office space, meeting rooms and virtual office facilities from 4 locations in Hong Kong and 2 locations in Singapore, is making use of innovativ...

Spica's access control system allows Lafarge continuous access to employees' presence/absenceLafarge Cement d. d., Trbovlje cement works is a part of the international Lafarge group, the world's largest manufacturer of building materials. They employ 90,000 people in over 76 countries. In 2007 their turnover totalled 17.6 billion Euros, generating 1.9 billion Euros of profit. The Trbovlje cement works has been operating since 1876, and was taken over by Lafarge Perlmooser AG in 2002 - successful...

The system includes Time&Space software, DOG09 time recording terminals and Indala proximity readersHotel Mons is a member of WORLDHOTELS, a carefully selected portfolio of independent hotels that guarantee high quality standards and services. Mons has been included in its First Class Collection.Time recording for employeesMons uses Spica's Time&Space system for employees' time recording and access control. The system includes Time&Space software, DOG09 time recording terminals and I...

The access control system includes 71 access control terminals covering 99 entry pointsSpar Slovenia is one of the largest employers in Slovenia. Spar's success story began in 1991 when they started with just one retail store; today, there are 63 altogether across Slovenia. Spar has been using Spica's time management and access control system, Time&Space, since 1993.Centralised time recordingIn 2005, Spar introduced SAP business software integrating a number of business applications includin...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies worked with architectural ironmonger Price & Oliver on this projectBriton door closers, door furniture and lock cases have been supplied along with CISA cylinder locks for the New Testament Church of God, a £5m new-build church in Birmingham. Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies worked closely with architectural ironmonger Price & Oliver on this project which was designed by Paul Henry Architects. In order to meet the tough specification re...

The heart of the new access control system is its SALTO Virtual Network softwareBringing together the vision of providing all first year students with high quality on campus accommodation with the latest developments in electronic access control to create totally keyless buildings is the mission statement of Brunel University.Showing the same imaginative approach pioneered by their famous namesake Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the University based in Uxbridge, West London, which is home to around 16,...

AC2000 Lite is a feature rich, yet affordable access control system for installations up to 128 doorsCEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, announced that the CEM AC2000 Lite security management system has been chosen to secure access to Nucleus Connect's Central Offices in Singapore. The contract was awarded to Tyco Singapore, who installed the CEM AC2000 Lite systems.Nucleus Connect is a wholesale provider of broadband services, selected by Info-communications Development Authority of Si...

SALTO Systems were awarded the contract to supply their fully integrated XS4 access control solution A brand new £6.3m retirement complex in Congleton, Cheshire, has created a totally ‘keyless' environment for residents and staff. SALTO Systems were awarded the contract to supply their fully integrated XS4 access control solution which includes perimeter online door controllers, and over 90 stand-alone proximity apartment doors all using a mix of RFID fobs and cards.Owned by the Plus...

The College has installed SALTO Systems' XS4 solution as part of a major security access control packageWestminster Kingsway College has selected and installed a SALTO Systems XS4 solution as part of a major security access control package at its five centres across the city. One of the largest colleges in London with centres in Kings Cross, Regent's Park, Soho and Victoria, with a separate administration centre in St James' Park, Westminster Kingsway College, who awarded the contract to local a...

View larger imageSiemens is a manufacturer for building security, life safety and building automation systemsSiemens Building Technologies recognises that the demands of security, fire safety and building comfort will vary greatly from power plant to power plant.Siemens, occupying a leading position as a manufacturer and a service provider for building security, life safety and building automation systems, realises that power plants all carry various operational, security and fire risk...

The ASSA Flexcore access control range features patent protection to prevent the duplication of keysASSA - a leading manufacturer of ironmongery and door hardware within the education sector - was the primary choice to secure the recently-opened £5.9 million St Luke's CE School. With over 400 students, St Luke's, in Wolverhampton, is the first of its kind in the UK to be awarded a BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) rating of ‘Excellent' for the sustainable design and e...

The DSC1100 is a security barricade that uses its mass and structure to stop and destroy the attacking truckDelta Scientific, the leading manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, announced that Delta barricades at the United States Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, helped retain the attackers. The Delta DSC1100 prevented the bomber's vehicle from crashing past the pedestrian gates and forced the attacker to detonate the truck bo...

Delta’s DSC1100 is a unique barricade that uses its mass and structure to stop and destroy the attacking truck Delta Scientific, the leading manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, recently announced that Delta barricades at the United State Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, helped retain the attackers. The Delta DSC1000 prevented the bomber’s vehicle from crashing past the pedestrian gates and for...

Dymax's integrated security systems are designed according to Canadian standards In fulfilling its responsibility to provide failsafe communications to some of Canada's most important businesses, Ontario-based public spaces systems integrator Dymax are using the SpinetiX HMP100 Hyper Media Player to display emergency text as part of an advanced conferencing, public address and voice evacuation system. Rick Kuris, Managing Director at Dymax takes up the story: "Already in use at a large numb...

The RSP-100s equips employers to know where their lone workers are when they need assistance and securityThe level of physical violence against NHS staff has failed to improve for the fourth year in a row according to a recent staff survey. It has also been reported that 12% of NHS workers have experienced physical violence from patients or their relatives.Against the backdrop of these statistics it is not perhaps surprising that the NHS as a whole continues to operate a zero tolerance campaign...

Attendees were treated to five excellent presentations from experts in biometrics and security industryBanknote Watch, in association with West Mercia Police, organised a successful seminar for police forces from the Midlands and surrounding areas to learn about how stolen banknotes can be identified and traced back to a scene of crime.Fifty representatives from 15 forces attended the Unique Taggants Information seminar, which took place on 18th March at the West Mercia Police Headquarters. Uniq...

Smart, secure and innovative, XS4 provides a totally wire-free networked electronic access control solutionA brand new high tech research building at Ireland's Cork Institute of Technology has been equipped with SALTO's wireless XS4 access control system to create a totally keyless environment.Research is a core dimension of CIT and all main research activity is primarily (though not exclusively) organised around three strategic research clusters. One of these is the new Nimbus Centre for Embedd...

Pirean is a leading delivery partner for security and service managementPirean, a leading delivery partner for security and service management, announced the completion of a project for City University to increase the security and reduce the cost of managing web-based applications as a platform for the delivery of University services. The Pirean implemented security solution uses IBM Tivoli technology to enable the secure delivery of a range of portal and collaborative services to 25,000 st...

The flexible XS4 solution can easily grow to meet any ongoing security requirements at The Cavell CentrePeterborough's new mental health unit, The Cavell Centre, has installed a SALTO XS4 access control system to provide advanced security management. The hospital awarded the contract to local approved SALTO business partner, Turentek Ltd. Located on the grounds of the Edith Cavell Hospital site, which will eventually be called the Edith Cavell Healthcare Campus, The Cavell Centre is part of the...

SALTO Systems supplied access control products and stand-alone locks using RFID Mifare cardsThe Theatre Royal Stratford East opened in 1884, and since then it has undergone many changes including the restoration of its beautiful Victorian-era auditorium to provide seating for up to 460 people on three levels. The refurbishment project provided the theatre with both technical facilities and public areas fit for the 21st century.Its latest upgrade plan is to improve security in key areas of the bu...

Visual Verification security service is actively protecting clients' premises in UK 24 hours a dayAfter an amazing period of monitoring, the Control Room has reported eleven arrests in only 72 hours. During late February, intruders were apprehended across four different premises; three intruders were arrested in the West Midlands attempting to steal brass fittings, one person was arrested at an Industrial Estate in Worcester, one person was arrested at a Railway Station in the North of...

Part of the supply is biometrics collection equipment, primarily the innovative model Speed Capture LightSpeed Identity AB has received an order from Gemalto AB for the supply of photo and signature capture machines of the type Speed Capture Light for delivery to the Swedish Tax authority. The equipment will be used for the production of secure ID cards for residents in Sweden, this on behalf of the government. The equipment will be placed at the tax service offices which will sum up to a hundre...

The EX14 CCTV series is particularly suited for harsh weather applicationsFrom fire to ice, the Bosch EX14 extreme environment camera has proven time and time again that it has what it takes to stand up to the elements. The EX14 series is particularly suited for harsh weather applications - capturing extraordinary images under extraordinary circumstances. It is made of an injection-moulded ABS/nylon resin and engineered specifically to withstand heat, cold, and humidity. And its IP67, NEMA 6 and...

The system was to complement the stylish, modern design of the new officesEstablished in 2001, Riviera Maritime Media (RMM) is a rapidly growing media company. They grew from an initial partnership, formed in 1997 to buy and publish the "Speed at Sea" journal. RMM is now a global company supplying up-to-the-minute maritime data to the commercial shipping world. RMM's Managing Director, Steve Labdon, knew he wanted to have an access control system fitted as part of their new office refu...

 Virtual Service has used its expertise to develop Virtual Doorman, a leading access control systemHikvision's video compression boards are being used at a major residential building in New York. The block is one of a set of three adjoining riverfront structures in Manhattan that has attracted residents such as Calvin Klein and Nicole Kidman. The buildings were designed by Richard Meier, one of the 'New York Five' groups of celebrity architects who sprung to fame in the seventies. The newes...

  CyberLock security systems record openings and unauthorised attempts to open narcotic safes Clark County Fire Department has implemented the CyberLock system of electronic lock cylinders and programmable keys to manage and control access to their controlled substances. As the largest fire department in the State of Nevada, Clark County provides emergency services to an area encompassing 7,910 square miles that includes the Las Vegas Strip and neighbouring resort township...

One of the uses of Salto's access control system is to secure the schools laptop computersNailsea School in North Somerset, a one school pathfinder project in the Government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme has installed a stand alone electronic access control solution from Salto Systems.As the biggest-ever school buildings investment programme, BSF aims to rebuild or renew nearly every secondary school in England. Its role is to ensure that secondary pupils learn in 21st-centur...