31.01.2010

25 Years of Pioneering Video Security

Now more than a quarter of a century has passed since Dallmeier was founded in 1984. In the meantime, the Regensburg based company has built up an international reputation and is known as a leading provider of network-based video surveillance systems.
The company has come a long way and we spoke with its founder, Dieter Dallmeier, who recalled the story of the past twenty-five years for us.

GIT SECURITY: Mr. Dallmeier, how did it all begin and how did you manage to establish the company internationally? more15.01.2010

Integrated, Open and Future-proof

Within the Siemens Building Technologies Division, the business unit Security Solutions offers customers integrated security solutions ranging from the analysis of requirements and project design, installation and integration, up to training and maintenance. Heiko Baumgartner talked with Frank Pedersen, CEO of Security Solutions, about the latest developments. more14.01.2010

Seeing in the Dark

Today, the challenge to CCTV professionals is to make sure that video footage is effective on a 24/7 basis, 365 days a year. Securing an area during the daytime is one thing. But what happens during the night? And in weather conditions such as fog, rain and snow? What can be detected if CCTV cameras are blinded by the sun? more14.01.2010

How to Dam Out Unauthorized Access

The Nam Theun is a tributary of the Mekong and flows through Laos. Its role as an energy source will become more significant in the next few years. The completion of the second barrage project, bearing the name of Nam Theun 2 is scheduled for completion this year. Winkhaus's BlueChip electronic access control system will play a key role in ensuring a high level of security for the project, something which is required by the World Bank in its capacity as a lender. more14.01.2010

Under Lock and Key

Keys are used to control access to so many things these days that there can be serious consequences when one is misplaced or has been taken without authority. Managing who is authorized to take and use keys, and indeed knowing who currently has possession of a particular key, is traditionally left to one person who makes corresponding entries in a handwritten log. A product from deister now provides the opportunity to make the whole process more secure and less labor-intensive.

Where is the digital camera? Who's been using the company car? more14.01.2010

Creative Monitoring

Visitors who cannot restrain their desire to touch, art thieves who are becoming more refined in response to rising prices on the art market, and acts of vandalism are increasingly leading those in museum circles to consider how best to protect their works of art. LMS120 Laser Measurement Systems are the answer in numerous museums. As a result of their targeted but flexible area monitoring, they can reliably detect theft and vandalism - and thus pre-emptively prevent them - whilst reducing the number of guards. more14.01.2010

Interfaces, Integration and Interoperability

If you are only interested in a stand-alone CCTV system for screening and recording video - full stop - then this article is probably not for you. However, most CCTV ­users these days want much more for their money. Many want their video system to communicate with other security, management and technical systems, to form an integral part of a multifunctional system which supports staff and contributes to the organisation's physical and financial well-being in as many ways as possible. more14.01.2010

Chipset Evolution - Is the Key

In years gone by, purchasers of CCTV systems would perhaps have looked no further than the outline description of a camera to decide
if it was suitable for a specific project. The fact that a particular camera, for example, incorporated a 1/2" or 1/3" chip made by one of the well know manufacturers, might have been sufficient for it to be specified. more