Working in the area of surveillance with a number of clients, I also often see scenes that would make many people emotionally distraught. While these can occur in what is probably a minority of CCTV control rooms, it is a situation that a number of operators have to live with on a daily basis.

South African cryptographic security provider LAWtrust has become the first provider in Africa to be certified by both WebTrust and Adobe. LAWtrust was certified by global certificate authority WebTrust in February, shortly after being added to the Adobe Approved Trust list in December.

After many years and unhappy customers, most BMS systems today are open and support a variety of communications protocols. With this in hand, we should expect to see more vendors extending their BMS systems into the cloud.

Fujitsu launches innovative authentication solutions based on its PalmSecure technology. Italian banking group UniCredit has developed the first commercially-viable biometric payment system, based on PalmSecure.

The IT-100 graphic user interface software embraces simplicity, practicality and affordability. It is a two-step operation, the first being to connect an IT-100 module to any DSC 8 to 64 zone control panel, and the second to install the IT-100 graphic user interface software on a Windows 32 bit operating system.

Xtralis releases a trio of security products to help central monitoring stations and installers reduce false alarms and deliver new services with unprecedented speed and flexibility.

The unfortunate reality is that while business leaders know they are at war, they are prepared to tackle a highly skilled and motivated enemy with inferior weapons and tactics.

Phorcas, a sophisticated physical security information management system is designed to integrate the various parts of a security solution such as cameras, video recorders, fire detection systems, perimeter protection systems, access control systems amongst others.

Turnstar, Africa’s largest manufacturer of physical access control solutions manufactures a wide range of products, including turnstiles, speedstiles, security revolving doors, man-trap cubicles and vehicle barriers, boomgates, spike barriers, hydraulic rising bollards and kerbs.

Instacom, a South African based telecommunications company specialising in push-to-talk communication has set its sights on the Western Cape. After success throughout Eastern Cape, KZN and Gauteng, it ...

There is more to electronic signatures than a business reducing its carbon footprint or complying with corporate governance regulation. Its legal implications are often taken for granted say legal experts.

When one considers the extent to which information security has matured and what is now available to practically any company, clearly security within the commercial sense has evolved into a dynamic and highly interesting phase of development.

In her fourth column on the technical essentials for effective video surveillance, Katharina Geutebrück notes that many suppliers and users have learned to their cost that marketing claims and presentations which raise expectations are not always met in reality.

Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) as a technology has been around for a while and a number of suppliers provide products to the industry. However, it has not really taken off in a big way and one wonders about the reasons for this.

The challenge of protecting warehouses from fire can be complex, depending on the fire load of the warehouse and the fire risk as presented by the product stored in the warehouse.

Cloud computing is predicted to be the future of the technology world and analyst reports abound on the expected growth of the uptake of these solutions. However, security issues remain one of the dominant barriers with the adoption of cloud solutions.