Access control applications

Operators monitor camera images from Q-Park locations from 32 workstations at QCR Q-Park is an independent, international parking organisation with over 4,500 parking facilities throughout Europe. To increase efficiency and customer satisfaction, Q-Park decided to centralise the management of its parking services. Meeting customer needs Q-Park customers want to use parking facilities any time of day, making it necessary to offer 24/7 availability. By connecting internationa...

ADO Den Haag club cards include an RFID chip for contactless access Every year, thousands of spectators flock to sports matches hosted by the historical Dutch football club ADO Den Haag. With large and lively crowds gathering in the Kyocera Stadium, fit to hold 15,000 people, ADO Den Haag takes the security of its fans seriously. That’s why the club now has a high-tech and intelligent security system capable of verifying the identity of attendees as well as centralising...

The interface is completely integrated with the parking management and access control systems Elkerliek Hospital staff want to offer the best care possible. They work with modern medical equipment and are constantly updating their knowledge; the buildings and premises conform to the current zeitgeist. In sum, Elkerliek does whatever it can to provide its patients with the most progressive treatment available. Centralised security An important aspect of ensuring quality and...

At the reception desk one can see camera images of fixed and PTZ IP cameras Advanced video surveillance The FiftyTwoDegrees building, located in the south of the Netherlands, is growing into an inspiring environment for ICT. This ninety-meter high black office tower is seventeen stories and certainly eye-catching. It is partly open to public and requires varying levels of security, thereby necessitating a customised security system. TKH Security Solutions provided the soluti...

Assa DC500A door closers, 765 Modular locks, Nordic U lever handles were used to secure all areas of the student residence complex Security products such as door closers and locks from ASSA have been used throughout new halls of residence development in the University of the West of Scotland’s campus in Paisley, Scotland. The University of the West of Scotland’s most northerly campus, in Paisley, Renfrewshire, caters for around 10,000 students with courses ranging...

Lumidigm's fingerprint biometrics to replace individual PIN numbers for access to CAIXA ATMs Lumidigm announced recently that it is deploying fingerprint sensors into automated teller machines (ATMs) of Brazil’s second largest state-owned bank, CAIXA, via partners Diebold Incorporated, which is supplying the ATMs, and Griaule, a Brazilian-based software company that is providing supporting software. The Bolsa Família Program, which provides payments to low i...

Bob Brown, senior specialist for Continuous Improvement at the United facility with an open keywatcher Key control and management systems from Morse Watchmans are used in corporate and educational facilities, museums, hotels and more to safeguard and track the use of door keys. The breakthrough engineering of the Morse Watchmans system also lends itself to other innovative applications including that of the United Airlines Jet Rebuild and Test Facility in San Francisco.  ...

TKH Security Solutions supplied complete iProtect Security Management System Diakonessenhuis Utrecht occupied a proud first place in the hospital top hundred for 2008. It is a progressive hospital with three locations in the Netherlands: Utrecht, Zeist, and Doorn. It has 627 beds, admits over 24,000 patients a year, and provides outpatient clinics that are visited by almost 370,000 patients a year. Diakonessenhuis employs 2640 people, including 150 specialists. Since the quali...

Part of the Atholl Estate, the castle isrenowned for hosting annual horse trialevents and Highland Games events ASSA has helped restore the historic clock tower at Blair Castle to its former glory with the specification of its masterkey suite and ASSA ABLOY Door Closers. Having been devastated by a blaze last year, the 13th Century clock tower, which forms part of the iconic Blair Castle in Perthshire, has been fully restored and continues to attract visitors from all over the...

 Brookview Apartment implemented a KeyWatcher Illuminated key control and asset management system One of the most important aspects of managing multi-family rental properties is the prevention of problems before they occur. At the garden-style, gated Brookview Apartment community in Marlton, NJ, Property Manager Eric Schulz is able to reduce the complexity of this task with the help of a Morse Watchmans automated key control and asset management system.  The luxury...

The University of Warwick is installing 60 SALTO electronic mailboxes The brand new Sherbourne Hall of Residence at The University of Warwick has selected a SALTO lockable electronic mailbox solution manufactured by The Safety Letterbox Company. Warwick’s on campus accommodation has over 6,500 bedrooms available for the 2012/2013 academic year. The latest of phase of this is the new Sherbourne development, which is situated in pleasant green surroundings approximately 1...

G4S Technology will include new access control and barriers within the Marlborough Building G4S Technology, a leading building security solutions provider, are delighted to announce they have been chosen to manage the major expansion and upgrade work to City & Islington College’s access control system, in time for the 2012/13 enrolment intake in September. G4S Technology continues to build its long standing relationship with City & Islington College, and over t...

Itautec instals the first 12,000 Lumidigm fingerprint readers into the ATM network of a Brazilian bank Lumidigm announced recently that it is deploying fingerprint sensors into automated teller machines (ATMs) of one of Brazil’s largest state-owned banks via partners Diebold Brazil, which is supplying the ATMs, and Griaule, a Brazilian-based software company that is providing supporting software. The initial order of more than 3,500 units will replace PINs that bank cust...

The University installed a SALTO smart access control system The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) is a world class award winning research and teaching centre at Aberystwyth University, Wales. Located on the Penglais and Plas Gogerddan campuses, the venture brings together around 300 research, teaching and support staff to conduct basic, strategic and applied research into biology from the level of genes and other molecules to the impact of clim...

Operation of the system was converted from keypad usage to identification key cards Working closely with the client, Morse Watchmans has upgraded and expanded the KeyWatcher® key control and management system at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). In addition to expanding the system to include more than 25 key control cabinets, operation of the system was converted from keypad usage to the University’s identification key cards. The cabinets were net...

Lumidigm's readers provide good reads on the first try by viewing the surface and subsurface of fingerprints Lumidigm, working in consort with Itautec, an $800+ million Brazilian manufacturer/integrator of consumer electronics, banking and retail automation and a provider of complete IT services, is now deploying the first 12,000 units of a 33,000-unit ATM network with Lumidigm’s multispectral fingerprint readers for one of Latin America’s largest private banks. Th...

Traka anticipates over 50 prisons to have installed the new key management system by 2015 Traka, the intelligent access management systems company, has secured a £5 million, four-year national call-off contract with the Ministry of Justice to provide UK public sector prisons with secure biometric key and radio management systems. Most prisons currently use a manual dispensing and depositing system to manage prison keys and radios. Traka’s new system means keys wil...

Gonen Automation deployed 32 Idesco Access 7 C readers for Royal Euroma’s project Idesco’s Access 7 C readers were recently chosen by Gonen Automation for an access control system they designed for Royal Euroma, Wapenweld, in the Netherlands. Royal Euroma, the leading manufacturer of flavours and ingredients in Europe, articulated parallel goals of increasing worker safety and ensuring a hygienic environment in their facility. To achieve these goals, they decided t...

The projects total more than USD 2.4 million for Senstar's Latin American subsidiary Senstar Corporation recently announced that it has begun delivery of integrated perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS) for two high security prisons in Latin America. The projects total more than $2.4 million USD for Senstar’s Latin American subsidiary, and follow the March 5th announcement of two additional high security prison projects in Latin America of similar value. The core...

SCADA system by Sicura at Medway is a GUI which interacts with various subsystems Working with its sister company Vital Technology (VT), Sicura Systems has provided a multi-discipline SCADA system at the Medway Tunnel under the River Medway between Strood and Chatham in Kent for Medway Council. The solution has drawn on the versatility of the companies that work together to make up Vital Services Group. The works at Medway have been a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition...

MobileCamViewer offers carrier-grade cell phone-based video surveillance and remote monitoring solutions The director of surveillance operations at several Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurants in Arkansas required a way to keep a 24/7 watch over two locations without being glued to a chair and has turned to the MobileCamViewer mobile surveillance application from mobiDEOS to accomplish her goal. MobileCamViewer continues to generate interest from seemingly every corner of...

The ACT equipment used at the college includes the ACTpro 4000 two-door controller The headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons in London is being secured by door controllers and management software from Access Control Technology (ACT) as part of an IP security system. The college promotes and advances excellence in surgical practice and patient care in England and Wales. It is active in supporting surgeons at all stages of their careers and also promotes public understa...

The Alpro transom closers are being installed on doors manufactured by Heritage Window Systems Transom door closers from Alpro Architectural Hardware are being installed at Stanmore Place, a luxury landscaped residential project of over 500 apartments in north-west London. The Alpro closers are being installed on doors manufactured by Hampshire-based Heritage Window Systems which are ‘thermally-broken’ meaning that temperature transfer through the doors is minimis...

SPU has installed CyberLock electronic padlocks on remote watershed gates, storage units, and utility sheds Videx's CyberLock system helps secure access to Seattle Public Utilities’ 12,500 acre land that supplies water to 1.4 million people in the greater Seattle, Washington area. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) uses the CyberLock system of electronic locks and programmable keys to track multiple personnel and control access to physical assets. In order to meet Federal g...

Minneapolis deploys projectiondesign projectors as the main display source in the analyst room The City of Minneapolis has deployed 12 projectiondesign F32 DLP projectors as the main display source in the Analyst Room and F22 series projectors in the Incident Command Room of its Emergency Operations Training Facility (EOTF). Located just outside Minneapolis, the EOTF boasts an extensive surveillance, audiovisual and network infrastructure specified and installed by systems int...

The Brivo ACS WebService system was added to internal doors at the HQ as well as the warehouse Brivo Systems LLC, leader in cloud applications for security management, today announced that Country Maid Inc., manufacturer of the Butter Braid braided pastry product line, has installed Brivo ACS WebService throughout its new production and administration complex, located in West Bend, Iowa. Strauss Security Solutions is the dealer and installer for this growing project. What sta...

MT5 is a fifth generation high security cylinder solution from Mul-T-Lock Stockport Homes has installed Mul-T-Lock’s patented MT5 high security locking system on all newly installed fire doors, to create a master key suite and balance resident reassurance with the need for emergency escape. Stockport Homes is a limited company that exists to manage the housing stock owned by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. The core role of the Arms Length Management Organisation...

FARGO will produce ID cards for consumer loyalty program tracking and management service HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that AwardWallet LLC has chosen the company’s FARGO printers/encoders to produce secure ID cards for its consumer loyalty program tracking and management service. The FARGO system speeds and simplifies production of ID cards that AwardWallet customers use to track and manage all of their a...

The Alpro installation includes electric strikes and transom closers Access control equipment from Alpro Architectural Hardware has been used at a premium residential development on the Dorset coast, the Hutton Apartments in Weymouth, which also feature a ‘time capsule’ left by primary schoolchildren. The Alpro installation includes electric strikes and transom closers. The strikes are Alpro’s ANSI-style models which can be used in metal or timber door appli...

SALTO's battery operated XS4 electronic smart locks were installed in the bedrooms The multi award winning Kinlay Hostel in Galway, Ireland, has upgraded its security arrangements with a tailored electronic access control solution from SALTO. After extensive renovations the newly refurbished Kinlay Hostel, which is located in the heart of the city centre, on the corner of Eyre Square, opened in January 2012 and almost immediately won the ‘Best Hostel in Ireland’ a...