Access control applications

Norwegian Police Service has signed a new agreement with Northcom for the purchase of Sepura TETRA radios for use on the Nødnett emergency services network. Audio and power accessories The Police IT Unit (PIT) has approved the deal that provides front line police users throughout Norway with the choice of Sepura’s SC20 and SC21 handheld radios for field officers. At the same time, fleet vehicles and control rooms will be equipped with Sepura’s SCG22 mobile radio. The agreem...

The Penang Port offers many services that are well suited toward the growth industries in Penang. It is situated right next door to an international airport, which facilitates trade with Indonesia and Thailand, as part of a triangular economic zone. The Port helps promote private-sector-led development throughout the region by addressing complementarity issues while also providing opportunities according to different countries’ advantages. Auxiliary police force There are six major site...

A historic institution in Scotland’s capital city, the University of Edinburgh is among Europe’s top-rated higher education providers and a centre of excellence in research. They also own and maintain over 600 buildings around Scotland, from heritage properties to contemporary architecture. The university wanted to replace its existing Door Closers as part of a drive for quality and standardisation across this estate's portfolio. These had been supplied piecemeal over the years by a...

Patriot One Technologies Inc. has announced its SmartGateway physical security solution was selected by OVG360’s Angel Of The Winds Arena in Everett, Washington, USA. The over 8,000-seat arena is home to the Everett Silvertips hockey team, as well as various entertainment events throughout the year such as concerts and shows. SmartGateway deployed The SmartGateway will be deployed at entrances to keep patrons, staff, players and performers safe from weapons in the venue, without forcing...

Saint Jacut de la Mer, on Brittany’s Côtes d’Armor, faced growing difficulties with access management for their public buildings. As in many other towns across Europe, they looked for a more cost- and time-efficient way to operate. Keys were being lost — and the costs of rekeying put even more pressure on budgets. Town staff needing to hold and track multiple keys was inconvenient and further contributed to key loss. And because different access solutions had been instal...

Remote location, 24/7 access requirements, multiple users - automation was the answer for the owner of this storage facility who needed to prevent false alarms and ensure around-the-clock security for its customers. Located in rural Somerset, Dan Riddle, Owner of Southwood Secure Storage, wanted to secure a new storage container facility. Various challenges particular to the case meant that no off-the-shelf product or service ticked every required box. But, close teamwork between the client and...

Fenwick Iribarren Architects have many years’ experience working with BIM. They have benefited from its transparency on projects in Spain and abroad. For Campus Acciona, a landmark new business and office development in the Hortaleza neighbourhood of Madrid, they sought a trusted BIM partner to streamline the specification process. According to Javier Iribarren, BIM brings many collaboration advantages to complex workflows: “Projects are much more coordinated between the different d...

Set to be completed in 2023, the administrative building - ORGANICA will become one of the smartest office buildings in the Moravian-Silesian region. The digitalisation and implementation of communication tools are led by Sharry whose workplace experience platform is also used in New York's skyscrapers. At ORGANICA, Sharry is connecting a tenant engagement mobile application with smart parking and visitor management system. Smart building  Developed by Contera, ORGANICA is an admini...

Asio Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of tactical solutions for defence, security, and paramilitary applications, announces that it has recently completed the delivery of thousands of its ORION Systems to the IDF. ASIO Technologies' ORION systems are currently in operational use by the IDF, alongside the company's other cutting-edge tactical solutions. ORION (or OLAR/AMUD – as called by the IDF) is a rugged and secured mobile system for dismounted forces. Digital mission planni...

Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, announced that the Miami Marlins Major League Baseball team has dramatically reduced parking wait times and improved parking payment compliance at its home stadium, loanDepot park, using Genetec™ AutoVu™ Free-Flow and the AutoVu™ Mobile Post Payment plug-in. AutoVu Pay-by-Plate Sync plugin The high-tech stadium is located in a residential neighbourhood in d...

Securing King Engine Bearings’ manufacturing facility in Israel posed all the challenges of mixed-use sites. Their location in Kiryat-Gat is used for manufacturing, sales, and distribution. They needed an integrated solution with flexibility and a comprehensive device range to match to control and manage access to offices, the warehouse, and a packaging facility. Reliable and secure solutions  The secure and convenient movement of people is a challenge, and ASSA ABLOY recognises th...

The GMB was founded in 1982 under the Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981. Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) is a government agency of the Government of Gujarat, a state of India. It controls, manages, and operates a total of 44 minor ports in Gujarat including some with private companies and 10 offices. From 3% of the total national port traffic handled by minor ports of Gujarat in 1982-83, they grew to handle 31% of total national port traffic in 2016-17. They also handle 71.3% of all minor port traf...

The Delta Electronics (Thailand) PCL new Plant 7 in Wellgrow Industrial Estate, Chachoengsao received the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification in the New Construction category from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The certifications categories include Sustainable Sites, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Water Efficiency, Innovation in design, and Regional Priority Credit. For this green building, V...

Many businesses know this problem. Securing dispersed sites poses specific problems for facility managers. Cylinder replacements when a key goes missing often involve travel and high expense. Any alternative access control system which relies on electricity can be hard or impossible to use in remote locations. Battery-free, wireless electronic locks, managed remotely via cloud software, help meet these challenges. Access control challenge  Näsijärvi Sailing Club in Finland has...

Patriot One Technologies Inc. announced that SAP centre at San Jose, home of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks, has signed an agreement to deploy the Company’s SmartGateway patron screening solution and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Platform to secure all entrances to the nearly 18,000-seat facility for all non-NHL events. In addition, Patriot One’s solutions will be deployed to protect all entrances at Tech CU Arena, the new 4,200-seat home of the San Jose Barracuda at Sharks...

ASSA ABLOY, the pioneer in access solutions, has received approval to utilise its integrated locking solutions on U.S. federal government access control Federal Identify, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) applications. This significant milestone was reached after a lengthy and detailed government and third-party security vulnerability and interoperability testing process. Products  The following products are on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) FIPS 201 Evaluation...

As part of Raphael Hospital’s efforts to minimise the contact of the medical staff with surfaces, Oosto's facial recognition technology was implemented and enables touchless access control to sterile areas. The private Raphael Hospital, located in northern Tel Aviv, Israel, was built from the ground up to provide excellent medical patient care, as well as the golden standard of hospitalisation with the most cutting-edge technology. Like any hospital, Raphael Hospital had to deal with cros...

Biometrics company, Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints™), and financial and banking solution provider, Technical Equipment & Supplies Company (Tesco), are collaborating to promote and support the adoption of contactless biometric payment cards in the Middle East. The partnership follows a strong start to the year for Fingerprints, with its biometric sensors and software platform for biometric payment cards gaining new ground in Africa, India, and currently in the Middle East, a key ma...

Coats is the provider of industrial thread manufacturing, with more than 17,000 employees producing enough fibre daily to stretch to the sun and back four times. The 250-year-old company has stayed at the forefront of textile innovation as demand evolved from sewing thread to healthcare PPE and carbon composite fibres for aerospace manufacturing. Coats leverages new technologies and market expertise to develop products for customers in the apparel, luggage, footwear, home and recreation, perso...

Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc., announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Robotic Assistance Devices, Inc. (RAD) has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) with an east coast parochial school to deploy 2 ROSA security robots with firearm detection technology. Coinciding with this deployment, RAD is announcing the integration of its RADSoC™ with its full suite of AI analytics with existing networks of security cameras. The school presently has approximately 120 security c...

Ethiopia’s first smart parking lot which is designed to improve traffic flow and management efficiency has been built and installed using Dahua Technology’s smart parking solutions. Meskel Square is a historic site in Addis Ababa used for public gatherings and festivals, which was redeveloped in 2021 to include a 1,400-space underground car park as well as a range of retail facilities. Challenges The car park operator’s objectives were to reduce the need for cumbersome manua...

Islington Council has worked with Comelit-PAC to create a cloud-based door entry solution for managing access control to communal residential developments across its housing portfolio. As a pioneer - London Borough Council, Islington has made the transition to a PAC cloud solution across its housing network, delivering improved security for residents. Initially, PAC pilot tested the system across six blocks chosen by the council’s capital works team. The pilot was successful, in working...

Esbjerg’s new “A Place To” housing complex focuses on sustainability. It aims to maintain a green profile throughout its life-cycle. The developer is a Premium Member of Green Building Council Denmark, an organisation that promotes sustainable construction and sought efficient access control in keeping with A Place To’s contemporary style and sustainability ethos. Over 300 apartments are divided between three towers. These connect with common areas which offer multiple o...

A Danish town famed for two of Scandinavia’s biggest tourist attractions has seen its counter-terrorism defences boosted by a market pioneer based in Coventry. Hundreds of bollards within Safetyflex Barriers’ innovative Truckstopper range have been installed along a key transport corridor in Billund in Denmark. The route serves Denmark's second-largest airport Billund Airport, Scandinavia's biggest waterpark Lalandia, and Legoland which is the largest tourist attraction in Denmark o...

The iconic thoroughbred racing, events, and hospitality operator, the Australian Turf Club is using Oosto’s facial recognition technology for face-based security protection throughout its facility. As the largest racetrack in Sydney, the elegant Club’s Royal Randwick Racecourse was bestowed its title by the Queen of England herself and is visited by more than one million patrons each year, creating a complex set of security requirements for guests and employees alike. The Club has a...

Hakimo, a technology company dedicated to modernising physical security through its artificial intelligence (AI) software, has announced that Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) has deployed the Hakimo solution, in order to enhance security and support Transportation Security Administration (TSA) compliance efforts. One of the fastest growing airports in the United States of America (USA), Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) offers commercial service to more than 50 destinations, in addition to supporting a large...

Recently, Boon Edam announced the launch of a seamless and secure entrance product that truly combined advanced transit intelligence, elevator destination control, and security in one.  This solution saw Boon Edam’s best-selling and slimmest speed gate – the Lifeline Speedlane Swing being 100% integrated with Schindler PORT Technology. The combination of these two products into one solution (the Power of Two) offers customers advanced and innovative movement thro...

Located in Northern Finland, by the sea in northern Ostrobothnia, the Municipality of Liminka was founded in 1477 and is internationally known for its breath-taking nature and being the main route for several species of migrating birds. With a population of more than 10,000, the majority (56%) of whom are between the ages of 16 and 56, Liminka boasts the services, safety and nature settings that make it particularly attractive to young families. Optimising physical and data security The cost...

New wider platforms at the busy University station have been used for the first time as the major redevelopment project reached another key milestone. Spectators heading for the Birmingham 2022 hockey and squash competitions were among those to benefit from the extra space and new shelters on the wider platforms. Redevelopment University station is undergoing major redevelopment with new station buildings, bridges, and platforms to accommodate the 3.5 million passenger journeys it sees ev...

Biometrics may not be new, but they are entering a new era of utility among government agencies, and beyond. Anviz identity verification technology and management solutions are bringing biometrics to a variety of environments, from government and healthcare to financial services and on-site enterprise security. Sena Kalyan Sangstha (SKS) Sena Kalyan Sangstha (SKS) is a trust owned and operated by the Bangladesh Army. As the largest industrial and welfare organisation in Bangladesh, it is devo...