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IndigoVision's integrated IP-CCTV solution helps reduce crime in the suburbs of Johannesburg

IndigoVision’s integrated IP-CCTV solution is helping to dramatically reduce crime in the suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa, through an innovative security initiative. CSS Tactical, a company that provides mobile security patrols, is breaking new ground with the delivery of security services in South Africa by integrating CCTV surveillance with its area patrols.

“Manpower and visible presence will always be the foundation of our business,” explains Ricky Croock, Business Development manager at CSS, “but it was obvious that as soon as IP-based CCTV systems became available, we could offer our clients an holistic solution, at an affordable price, whilst meeting our goals of deterring criminal activity and preventing any incidents in our patrolled areas.”

CSS Tactical’s main requirement was for wireless video footage to be transmitted from strategically placed CCTV cameras back to a remote central control room. Scalability and bandwidth usage were other very important factors in... [ more ]

Nio Security Partners with Lenco Software for Civilian and Defence Security Sectors

Nio® Security Inc. has signed a strategic agreement and alliance with Lenco Software AS (Oslo, Norway). The agreement gives Nio access to one of the most advanced 3D visualization and navigation software solutions available for maps and satellite images.

Also covered in the agreement is Lenco's sophisticated alarm- and event management system that has already been adopted by several NATO countries as part of their national defence solution. Lenco software will become the foundation of Nio's new civilian control room solutions that fully leverage the company's auto-tracking EyeMax® video cameras and Tempest® networked digital video recording devices.

Under this agreement, Lenco will sell Nio's advanced video surveillance products to the defence sector, while Nio will have the exclusive right to sell OEM versions of Lenco's CODS 3D visualization software that have been adapted to the civilian market. The civilian software will be sold under Nio's brand through its worldwide cert... [ more ]