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HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - AUGUST 2010 EDITION
Offshore Oil Thermals...
Opgal Optronics recently supplied several units of an advanced security platform to protect offshore oil rigs in India. By incorporating its Arbel thermal camera together with a CCD camera in an explosion-proof PTZ, Opgal has created a custom solution that is suited to the challenging environment of offshore oil rigs... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - JUNE 2010 EDITION
Thermal security for Gary Player golfing estate...
The perimeter of Blue Valley is approximately 7 km long and it needed a system that would give instant visual verification as to the cause and position of any breaches in the perimeter, day or night, without the need for additional lighting to be erected. A combination of static and PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom) thermal cameras combined with analytics will be strategically placed along the perimeter as part of Phase Two.C3 Shared Services has been appointed as the preferred vendor to supply and commission the perimeter security solution... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - MAY 2010 EDITION
Day and night observation...
Opgal's Galil PTZ is a round-the-clock, day and night multisensor observation head, especially developed for security applications. The system provides 360° horizontal and ±20° vertical situational awareness with medium range observation and detection while the CCD enables identification... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - APRIL 2010 EDITION
Thermal cameras for Gautrain...
C3 Shared Services has been appointed by Bombardier to supply and install a combination of two military grade technologies, namely Opgal's thermal cameras combined with ioimage intelligent video analytics, to monitor the tracks and tunnels of the Gautrain rail... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - JANUARY 2010 EDITION
IMS Research acknowledges ioimage...
ioimage has been recognised for the third time by IMS Research as the leading provider of intelligent video surveillance devices for security and business applications, with a 13,1% market share in 2008... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - JANUARY 2010 EDITION
Built-in analytics...
The all-in-one ioicam sc1dn offers high performance video analytics in an entry level IP security camera... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - NOVEMBER 2009 EDITION
Going green with thermal cameras makes good cents...
Implementing thermal cameras on your perimeter is more energy efficient and cost effective in the long run... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - OCTOBER 2009 EDITION
Day/night observation head...
OPGAL's GALIL is a round the clock, day and night multisensor observation head, especially developed for security applications... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - SEPTEMBER 2009 EDITION
Thermal control for Irene estate...
Southdown's Irene Country Farm monitors a perimeter of over 6 km with thermal cameras and intelligent video analytics... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - AUGUST 2009 EDITION
Intelligent video management...
Apex is an intelligent video management software that enables management and control of live and recorded video, integrating analogue and digital video components... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - JULY 2009 EDITION
Dual FOV uncooled thermal camera...
Opgal's ARBEL is a new thermal imager with a high sensitivity uncooled microblometer. It offers a dual field of view (45 mm wide field of view or 135 mm narrow field of view) which provides its operators with best situational awareness in a variety of defence and security applications... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - JUNE 2009 EDITION
OPGAL COMPACT EYE -Low-Power Compact Infrared Engine...
OPGAL'S Compac t EYE™ is an ultra compact, low-power thermal imaging engine based on a state-of-the-art 384 x 288, uncooled ASi 8-14μ microbolometer detector with a 25 micron pitch... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - JUNE 2009 EDITION
Swine Catching...
As a part of the global effort to stop the spread of the Swine Flu, Opgal, an Israeli high-tech company, announced the launch of a thermal imaging system that can detect individuals with elevated body temperatures in airports, train stations and other transportation hubs. The Fever Detector and Alarm System (FDA) is based on infra-red thermal imaging technology... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - MAY 2009 EDITION
Botswana opts for intelligent video
Botswana's Department of Correctional Services has installed ioimage video analytics at its First Offenders Correctional Facility in Gabarone, Botswana, to control the movement of prisoners and reduce the number of inmate incidents... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - APRIL 2009 EDITION
Getting started with video analytics
Four different video analytics architectures can be identified in today's market: software-based; OEM hardware-based; hybrid; and edge devices... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - APRIL 2009 EDITION
Networked video management and NVR
Vertex is networked video management and recording software that enhances scalability and flexibility of video surveillance systems. It offers an easy to use and intelligent human interface with useful video features... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - MARCH 2009 EDITION
Easy Analytics
Video analytics is better at long-term monitoring than human operators... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - MARCH 2009 EDITION
EVT teams with C3 Shared Services
EVT, a developer of networked video management and recording software, announced today the appointment of C3 Shared Service, as its distributor in the security solutions market in South Africa... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - FEBRUARY 2009 EDITION
IR and CCD camera
OPGAL's HURRICANE™ is an integrated electro-optical video system that combines a microbolometric IR camera for night vision plus a CCD camera for daytime vision into a single, highly affordable bore-sighted unit. The system is ideal for monitoring sensitive locations or observing potential trouble spots. HURRICANE™ can also be vehicle-mounted... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - JANUARY 2009 EDITION
Video analytics delivers industrial value
Intelligent video is no longer a security solution reserved for large enterprise installations or specialised security applications. There is little dispute that intelligent video has found a place at the round-table of well funded high-security installations, however, a perception permeates the security industry that intelligent video is for the heavyweights of security... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - NOVEMBER 2008 EDITION [ COVER ]
Securing your perimeter the intelligent way
C3 Shared Services specialises in the design and implementation of high-end perimeter security solutions and military grade intrusion detection systems with the focus being primarily on the implementation of intelligent video combined with thermal cameras. The combination of thermal camera and intelligent video delivers a 99% probability of detection of intruders in no light conditions and inclement weather with low false alarm rates. Your perimeter is now equally secure day and night... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - OCTOBER 2008 EDITION
Securing an 8 km perimeter
Transforming Xanadu from a natural paradise into a safe paradise required the latest in video and imaging technologies. Xanadu Estate is a R2,1 billion eco park development situated 18 minutes from Pretoria and Sandton at the foot of the Magaliesberg Mountains... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - JUNE 2008 EDITION
OPGAL partners with C3 Shared Services
C3 Shared Services has partnered with Opgal Optronics, Israeli manufacturer of military grade thermal cameras. C3 Shared Services combines video analytics with thermal cameras. The combination of thermal camera and intelligent video delivers detection of intruders and threats even in extreme lighting conditions and inclement weather. Opgal's Eye Sec is a standalone outdoor thermal camera that enables day/night-time perimeter surveillance of sensitive sites and areas... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - MARCH 2008 EDITION
Intelligent Video 3 megapixel camera
The ioicam mmp100dn provides intelligent-video surveillance automation, high-quality security usable images, electronic pan-tilt-zoom and unique dual-window viewing in a picture-in-picture (PIP) format. The mmp100dn automatically detects and tracks intruders, vehicles, and threats... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - SEPTEMBER 2007 EDITION
trk 8000 intelligent video encoder series
The ioibox series from ioimage includes a range of intelligent video encoders that enhance standard security cameras. Each ioibox is a DSP-based device with built-in self-sustained video analytics for powerful automated detection and autonomous tracking of intruders, suspicious baggage, stopped vehicles, removed items... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - AUGUST 2007 EDITION
xptz 100dn ioimage dome camera
The ioicam xptz100dn is an all-in-one intelligent video pan-tilt-zoom camera for automated outdoor video surveillance, autonomous tracking, scenario detection, and alarm event responses. When an alarm occurs, the camera automatically zooms in and mechanically tracks a person or vehicle to maintain visuals and provide up-close images. It facilitates obtaining a magnified security usable image and up-to-the-minute intruder locations... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - JULY 2007 EDITION
wdc 100dn ioicam
The compact all-in one wdc100dn ioicam from ioimage combines high performance video analytics with a state-of-the-art ultra-wide-dynamic-range IP camera to achieve a unique high-grade surveillance automation solution that makes intelligent video easier to deploy and operate. For both indoor and outdoor surveillance, the built-in self-sustained video analytics can simultaneously detect intruders, suspicious baggage, stopped vehicles and removed items for automatic detection even in extreme lighting and harsh weather conditions... Read More

HI-TECH SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE - JUNE 2007 EDITION
C3 Shared Services and ioimage
C3 Shared Services recently became the local agent for Ioimage, and will be launching the product range - including intelligent video appliances, intelligent video software and video analytics - to the local market at Securex... Read More