January 14, 2019
How cloud-based geolocation technology is transforming control room capabilities around the world, with Strasbourg-based students located and instructed to stay in their secure building within 20 minutes of news breaking that terrorists were firing shots at the city's Christmas markets. Read More
October 3, 2018
Improving security and reducing security expenditure needn't be mutually exclusive goals, write Simon Reed, VP of sales, EMEA and Asia, Oncam. Used in concert AI, video analytics and panoramic cameras make staff and students safer without straining the budget. Read More
September 25, 2018
Students at a prestigious Madrid university now open doors with smart MIFARE RFID cards, while Escutcheons monitor and ease access without expensive wired door locks. "Generation Z students expect convenience, not a mechanical solution used in Ancient Egypt,” said Felix Moran of ASSA ABLOY. Read More
May 10, 2018
Peter Houlis of 2020Vision Systems considers the implications of the GDPR, coming into force from 25 May, for the education sector, in relation to storing, managing and deleting personal data and issues around CCTV surveillance. Read More
March 7, 2018
Video footage from more than 500 cameras in UK schools, homes and businesses is being streamed on a freely accessible website. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has urged IP camera users and installers to immediately set strong access passwords. Read More
June 19, 2017
Security at universities is not as well publicised as security at banks and casinos, but the challenges it raises are also very complex, says Jason Keye of IFSEC 2017 exhibitor AGORA Systems. Read More
June 5, 2017
Kings School in Canterbury recently had a video surveillance system from end-to-end surveillance provider IDIS installed. Read More
August 30, 2016
The FSF has urged the government to revisit school fire-safety design guidance in the wake of a fire that devastated a West Sussex school. Read More
November 16, 2015
Find out what Aston Brook Green, which houses students in 52 converted Victorian-terraced houses, needed in its surveillance solution, why it chose IDIS DirectIP™ HD and the benefits it enjoyed following installation. Read More
November 6, 2015
For years biometric technologies seemed futuristic, were restricted to high security installations with huge budgets and were plagued by reliability issues. Read More