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Archive TitlesDomes go high-tech
New domes from Dallmeier are utilising the increasingly popular Cam_inPIX technology, which processes the images from individual pixels in order to provide clear, high quality images for end users
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Archive TitlesManagers and professionals dominate new job growth in UK
‘Efficiency and Labour Market Polarisation’ – the third report to emerge from the knowledge economy programme run by The Work Foundation – suggests that managerial and professional positions are the fastest-growing in the UK labour market. Brian Sims talks to Ian Brinkley and Dr Rebecca Fauth about their survey
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Thin end of the wedge?
The Corporate Manslaughter Bill makes it easier for the Government to secure convictions in relation to corporations and their senior managers who have paid scant regard to their Duty of Care in relation to employees. Joanne Wardale picks over the main points of the new Bill for practising security professionals ...
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Archive TitlesFive star protection
The DeVere Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Scotland’s picturesque Loch Lomond has undergone a security upgrade courtesy of Clear Image. As Brian Sims discovers, the mixture of dome cameras, matrices and controllers supplied by Panasonic (UK) is already reaping huge dividends – and not just from a security ...
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Archive TitlesImproving IP
IP video surveillanceIndigoVision has launched a range of IP video products supporting the all-new H.264 compression technology.The 9000 range includes updated versions of products currently available in Indigo’s 8000 range: transmitters, IP domes and networked video recorders.Control Center has also been updated – enabling users to deploy a complete end-to-end ...
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Information is a security risk
Despite a huge increase in security-related spend, lax attitudes to information security are costing businesses both money and reputation. Information is a Board-level issue. It is time for management to stop passing the buck and accept responsibility for creating a culture of sound information security awareness, argues Ian McGurk
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Archive TitlesQ&A on IP
Security Management Today talks to James Somerville-Smith about the main drivers underpinning change in the security systems environment, and the ongoing push towards genuine integration
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In the name of the law
Continuing his appraisal of what life is now like for the smaller security company in a post-regulation landscape , Richard Childs focuses on enforcement of the Private Security Industry Act and the Approved Contractor Scheme before looking at what the Regulator must do if certain areas of regulation are to ...
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Archive TitlesSource material
With Security Industry Authority licensing and regulation having been up-and-running for almost 12 months, could the ‘accepted wisdom’ that in-house security provision is somehow better than an outsourced service be discredited? Douglas Greenwell explains why a Best of Breed solution offered by experienced service providers should prove to be the ...
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Money, money, money
On 6 April, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence application fee is expected to rise from £190 to £245. The new fee would apply to applications for all licensable sectors throughout England, Wales and Scotland.
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Archive TitlesVandal-proof and network ready
JVC has introduced the VN-C215 series of IP-network fixed dome cameras.
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On your Own
The advent of remote diagnostics in tandem with a desire for more flexible and reliable security systems is already beginning to change the solutions landscape for installers and end users alike, but how will that impact on the total cost of system ownership that rests with the client? Brian Sims ...
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Archive TitlesSchool for surveillance
Bosch Security Systems has tackled the ongoing problem of students setting off fire alarms in a bid to avoid class by supplying an integrated CCTV system at Beardwood High School in Blackburn
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Archive TitlesRenewables can meet energy needs even as CO2 emissions rise
Half of the world’s energy needs in 2050 could be met by renewables and improved efficiency, states Energy Revolution: a sustainable world energy outlook, a study by the German Aerospace Centre.
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SEC survey champions project bank accounts
Project bank accounts could cut costs by 10%, say companies surveyed in Specialist Engineering Contractors' Group research.
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EU energy ratings legislation targets air conditioned buildings
Air conditioned offices and public buildings could lose value if awarded low energy ratings under new EU rules.
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Big losses for Axima
Axima Building Services has been hit by big losses last year, forcing a scaling back of operations in the UK.
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Archive TitlesIntelligent homes bring independence
Intelligent home controls not only enhance the comfort of elderly or disabled people, but can also aid their safety and security, providing monitoring to protect occupants’ welfare.
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Kier Building Services Enigine
Kier Building Services Enigineers have prefabricated the plantroom for a new two storey office development at Winnersh Triangle. The company used a 100 tonne mobile crane to lift the 10 m by 2.8 m by 2.5 m high unit on to the roof of the building, as part of its ...