Jan. 25, 2012

New Display Design Releases Designers Creativity

Eyevis Omnishapes are small projection units, whose screen modules can be ­arranged almost arbitrarily. They are able to produce projected areas in ­different shapes, are surprisingly small but ­nevertheless extremely flexible in their application. Eyevis has created a new type of device with the development of this display that is drawing a great deal of attention in the industry. moreJan. 12, 2012

Interview with Michael Schmidt, Head of Company Security, RWE Aktiengesellschaft Essen

RWE is one of the five leading electricity and gas suppliers in Europe. The concern is active in power generation, energy trade as well as the transport and sale of electricity and gas. Over 70,000 ­employees supply more than ­16 million customers with electricity and around 8 million customers with Gas. In the 2010 business year, RWE achieved a turnover of around € 53 billion. moreJan. 10, 2012

Security and Safety Solutions for Airports from Siemens

More and more security companies are claiming to be ­active in the critical infrastructure market, with one of the hottest topics being airports. GIT-SECURITY.com talked to Neville Miles, Head of Security Systems and Portfolio, Siemens Building Technologies, about this market.
How does Siemens view the ­attractiveness of this space? moreNov. 30, 2011

Security for Energy and Utility Companies

"The innovation is in the configuration", according to Bernhard Kempf, Head of Sales, Building Security at Bosch and, in the opinion of many security experts, he hit the nail squarely on the head. Really effective industry-specific security systems have ever shorter innovation cycles. Bernhard Kempf welcomed 150 international security specialists from the energy sector to an ‘Energy Summit‘ at the offices of Bosch in Berlin in November. moreNov. 03, 2011

Front- or Rear Service for DLP Rear Projection Videowall Cubes?

Some manufacturer of large video cubes promote front access systems, where you can open the cube screen from the front, but is this really a good solution? moreOct. 04, 2011

Milestone Presents Expanded IP Video Product Portfolio to Partners at MIPS 2011

After two years when Milestone organized regional partner events in every single European country, this year MIPS Europe was back to Copenhagen. About 250 people from 35 countries used the event for networking, getting the latest information about Milestone's product offering and evaluating all the options Milestone's partners offer. In the center of the presentation was the expanded new offering Milestone has developed for the low to mid-range market. moreSep. 16, 2011

Building a Critical Communications Infrastructure

In particular, the recent riots in England have shown that any sort of trouble can break out unexpectedly, anywhere, at any time. When it does, the rapid and effective response of the authorities, emergency and security services is critical to getting the situation under control quickly. This requires that people can communicate with each other and pass on vital information straight to the person who needs to know it. moreJun. 30, 2011

The Development of Video Technology over the Last 20 Years

Axis and the Safety and Security publications of GIT are both successful prodigies of the nineties, sufficient reason for them both to take a look back at their roots - and also to risk a peek at the forthcoming decades. We spoke on this occasion with Ray Mauritsson, President & CEO of Axis Communications, one of the leading companies and pioneers in network video technology. more