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By Andy Hilverda · June 2008

New Zealand postal operation turns to electronic lock security solution

The earliest forms of postal communications within New Zealand were haphazard at best. Being a maritime country made up of three main islands and a number of smaller offshore islands, the first residents were primarily missionaries, whalers and traders. Residents had to rely on occasional passing ships for mail. Eventually, the establishment of settlements across the north and south islands brought the need for structured postal services—and New Zealand Post was established.


U.S. Army Selects LowCam Vehicle Inspection Technology for Kuwait Operations

June 24, 2008

Advanced Detection Technology announced that it will equip the U.S. Army at Camp Arifjan.


IP Technology Powers Smart Camera Project

June 19, 2008

A network of megapixel behavior-recognition smart cameras has been installed at Queen Mary, University of London, one of the UK’s leading research-focused higher education institutions.


Intelligent Video Protects Families At Tokyo Apartment Complexes

June 18, 2008

ioimage recently announced that its intelligent video solution has been implemented in two 14-story apartment buildings each housing 400 families in Tokyo, to prevent theft and criminal activities.


United Arab Emirates Hotel Uses IP Video Solution

June 17, 2008

March Networks, a provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that CIEFFE, a March Networks Company, has been selected by a leading international hospitality group to supply its award-winning IP video surveillance solution for installation at the customer’s premiere hotel property in the United Arab Emirates.


Canadian Hospital Uses IP Video For Multi-Site Surveillance

June 11, 2008

Integrated IP video technology has been providing multi-site CCTV surveillance for St Joseph’s Health Care’s four facilities in and around London, Canada since 2001.


IP Video Brings Greek Casinos Fully Digital Surveillance System

May 30, 2008

An integrated IP video solution has been used to upgrade two Greek casinos to fully-digital CCTV surveillance, in full compliance with the demanding Greek gaming laws. The Casino Rio, located north of the Western port city of Patras and Casino Xanthi, which is situated in the Northeast city of the same name, are now both benefiting from vastly improved CCTV systems.


Report: Saudi Arabian Homeland Security Market Expected To Be $115 Billion In The Coming Decade

May 28, 2008

Threatened at home by a massive Al Qaeda infiltration at all levels of society, and intimidated by neighboring ascending Iran with its fundamentalist Shia push, Saudi Arabia’s rulers embark on a multi-tier homeland security project to protect themselves and their oil infrastructure, creating a market of more than $115 billion in the coming decade.


Belgium City Uses IP Video To Protect Facilities

May 23, 2008

With a population of more than 35,000, the Belgium city of Geel is using IP network video surveillance from Milestone Systems and Axis Communications to protect numerous facilities in the town.


China High-Speed Passenger Rail Service Uses Video Analytics

May 19, 2008

NICE Systems Ltd. recently announced that it has received another follow-on order from the Ministry of Railway (MOR) in China, for NiceVision Net, the company's end-to-end solution for video security with content analytics.


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