Is video image detection the future of fire detection? by David Bendall, Spotfire In this FIREX Academy presentation, David Bendall discussed video image detection as the future of fire detection, covering: The niche market sector Means of detection Testing and camera performance Duel purpose devices Advantages and design considerations Potential site use Cost considerations The [...]
Innovate or die: technology, an agent of change or a threat? by Jerry Woods, CSyP, FSyI In this IFSEC Academy presentation, Jery Woods discussed the impact of technological innovation, covering: Making use of technology as an agent of change The presentation was originally delivered at IFSEC International 2014 Download your copy by entering your details [...]
VESDA-E Wins Clutch of Awards for Xtralis Xtralis will arrive at IFSEC fresh from victory in a raft of awards. Last month the VESDA-E aspirating smoke detector won a prestigious Good Design Award at the 2014 Good Design Festival in Sydney, Australia as well as a Platinum Govie Award at the GovSec Conference & Expo [...]
Recorded Webinar: Analytics in HD – Harnessing the power of intelligent video analytics and HD surveillance What if instead of simply reducing theft, damage and liability, you could stop it before it happens? Watch this webinar to learn how implementing an end-to-end surveillance system that harnesses the power of intelligent video analytics and HD surveillance, [...]
There are numerous causes for the estimated 250,000 false fire alerts that plague the UK each year, ranging from steam and paint aerosols to poor maintenance. Last year, Brandon Lewis, the minister with responsibility for fire and rescue services asked for technological solutions to a time-consuming problem that affects offices and retail premises as much [...]
Tony O’Brien, sales director of solutions and services at Siemens Building Technologies, is delivering a talk called Towards smarter working environments in the Smart Buildings Theatre between 3-4pm at IFSEC International 2014 Register to visit IFSEC 2014 now. When: 17-19 June 2014 Where: ExCeL, London Siemens is supplying security, safety and building-automation technology for the World Cup stadium [...]
Canon Europe is exhibiting at IFSEC International 2014 on stand F500 Milestone Systems is exhibiting at stand E800 Register to visit IFSEC 2014 now When: 17-19 June 2014 Where: ExCeL, London Canon has strengthened its position in the video surveillance market after acquiring Danish software firm Milestone Systems. The prospect of marrying its imaging expertise with Milestone’s [...]
Register to visit IFSEC 2014 now When: 17-19 June 2014 Where: ExCeL, London Next week the Engineers of Tomorrow competition will pit the security industry’s brightest young engineering and installation talent against each other at IFSEC International 2014 (17-19 June). We asked Mark Cunningham, an assessor at Skills for Security, which works with employers to improve [...]
Register to visit FIREX 2014 now. When: 17-19 June 2014 Where: ExCeL, London Is Regulation 38 the best-kept secret within building regulation? To find out we asked the fire community to complete our Regulation 38 Quiz – and the results are eye-opening! This handy infographic displays the quiz results. To find out more about Regulation 38, [...]
Today’s employees are increasingly distributed, mobile and varied, requiring many enterprises to take a new look at how to establish trust in a user’s identity and control their access accordingly. In the past, most focused on perimeter defences, putting controls in place to determine who could enter the building, with physical access systems, and who [...]