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Bournemouth to be UK's first Fibrecity

News Uses of the network will include real-time traffic monitoring via CCTV, improved IT in schools and videoconferencing to help social workers carry out their jobs more effectively. The race to become the UK's first 'Fibrecity' has been won by the...

Tags: h2o, fibre, bournemouth

[08 May 2008]

The high-tech road to happiness

News Technology will be at the heart of an overhaul of the UK's road network. The government has laid out its vision of motorists avoiding jams by watching live video of their route before setting off, and using smart signs to open and shut lanes and...

Tags: cars, highways agency, traffic

[01 Apr 2008]

Driver agency plugs data leaks

News These changes include bulk transfers of data being secured using point-to-point delivery or secure courier, all staff being drilled on the latest security procedures, back-up DSA data being transferred electronically rather than on hard disc and...

Tags: government, dsa, data loss

[28 Mar 2008]

How Cisco IT Deploys Closed-Circuit TV Cameras Over the Secure IP Network

whitepaper Looking for a better solution, Cisco implemented Closed-Circuit TV (CCTV) over IP for surveillance. Cisco uses video surveillance to help keep its work environment secure. Two years ago, Cisco used a combination of cameras and Video Cassette...

Tags: tcp - ip

[04 Mar 2008]

Skin-detecting CCTV keeps an eye on motorists

News A company that has developed a CCTV system which counts people in cars by detecting human skin claims the London Congestion Charge could benefit from the technology. Vehicle Occupancy, a company spun out of research at Loughborough University, has...

Tags: congestion, cars, cctv, schemes

[26 Feb 2008]

Editor's Blog: ID cards - cock-up and conspiracy...

Comment Still, I couldn't resist the BBC's new politico-techno-conspiracy thriller - The Last Enemy - featuring ID cards, pervasive CCTV surveillance and gigantic databases. Given the choice, I always prefer conspiracy to cock-up if possible, even though...

Tags: id cards, database, government, biometrics

[20 Feb 2008]

London calls time on gas-guzzling vehicles with ANPR

News CCTV cameras photograph number plates as vehicles enter the area and match them with information on a number of UK vehicle databases. London's Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) is using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology to limit the...

Tags: cctv, dvla, tfl, anpr

[14 Feb 2008]

Jaeger invests in data mining to cut stock loss

News As a result, further investment in EAS tagging, where tags set off an alarm if they pass through scanners at the door, will now be diverted to other technologies, such as CCTV. Classic fashion retailer Jaeger is about to start a data-mining project...

Tags: jaeger, data mining, cctv, retailer

[06 Feb 2008]

Newsagent signs £19m deal to speed up life at the till

News The system will include full back-office functionality with integrated digital CCTV, to reduce fraud at the till and an electronic catalogue system to give access to a wider range of store merchandise.

Tags: pos, newsagent, torex, delivery

[30 Jan 2008]

Mobiles go underground in Glasgow

News It added that in future it may migrate existing applications and services onto the wi-fi network, such as ticketing and CCTV. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus

Tags: wi-fi, glasgow, arqiva, connectivity

[14 Jan 2008]

Command tech to save firefighters' lives

News The system relies on mobile wi-fi, electronic white boards, CCTV cameras, databases, voice commands, touchscreen displays and laptops to give incident commanders instant access to risk levels, crew availability, live video footage and hydrant...

Tags: fire, system, 999, emergency services

[04 Jan 2008]

Clothing recognition tech nabs armed robber

Case Study The Police Service of Northern Ireland has secured the conviction of an armed robber by using enhanced CCTV footage of his crimes. The proliferation of CCTV cameras in the high street and around commercial buildings has helped the police to detect...

Tags: police, crime, cctv, evidence

[13 Dec 2007]

Scottish fire brigade captures bonfire night on film

News North Lanarkshire Council put its IP CCTV network at the disposal of the local fire services for last weekend's bonfire night celebrations, helping firefighters spot danger. The Council installed a network of CCTV cameras in more than 250 locations...

Tags: fire brigade, fire safety, cctv, fire

[06 Nov 2007]

Latvian State Border: Securing a Nation's Borders

whitepaper After extensive research and the evaluation of numerous CCTV systems, the Latvian Ministry of the Interior found what it considered to be the simplest, most effective industrial-based CCTV system available on the market: The SYAC DigiEye video...

Tags: border security, european, union, cctv

[29 Oct 2007]

Scottish council boosts network

News Love is rolling out IP across the whole network and one of the facilities he hopes to use the network for is to provide an IP CCTV alarm system to protect its building portfolio. East Renfrewshire unitary council has awarded NTL: Telewest Business...

Tags: telewest, ntl, cctv, voip

[18 Oct 2007]

Can retail old dog learn new tricks?

Comment This is true but it also provides specialist retail security based around technologies such as CCTV and RF security-tagging (As apposed to RFID tagging, although it's heavily involved in that technology too, for obvious reasons).

Tags: tesco, business intelligence, security, adt

[08 Oct 2007]

Photos: High-tech London St Pancras on track

Photo Security has been a big concern for LCR in developing the new station so the CCTV infrastructure has been upgraded to meet these needs. This is one of more than 100 CCTV cameras that operate on the station's IP network.

Tags: digital, wireless, trains, station

[08 Oct 2007]

Dear silicon.com... wi-fi CCTV, BBC iPlayer, skills shortage, robots...

Comment Wi-fi CCTV in parking tickets drive Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Skills crisis? What skills crisis? Techie shortage costing us billions, says Europe

Tags: mobiles, skills, iplayer, cctv

[13 Sep 2007]

Wi-fi CCTV in parking tickets drive

News London's City of Westminster is to crack down on rogue drivers by using its wi-fi-based CCTV network. If a driver complains that their ticket is unjust, their letter is scanned and viewed next to the original CCTV image by the operator.

Tags: wi-fi, cctv

[11 Sep 2007]

Chip and PIN security warning for retailers

News Retailers are also advised to keep an inventory of terminal serial numbers and their location and use CCTV to monitor them. Retailers are being warned to beef up chip and PIN security to prevent fraudsters stealing card and PIN details by bugging...

Tags: security, fraud, retailers, apacs

[06 Sep 2007]

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