Dubai Metro beefs up surveillance with 1,000 new cameras

A thousand new security cameras will be installed on Dubai Metro stations over the next two years, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has...

Slums around airport are a security threat

The civil aviation ministry has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, urging him to consider rehabilitation measures for slum dwellers living...

Panel for security measures at Hyderabad Metro Stations

Fool proof security including access-controlled passenger entry, baggage scanning, CCTV cameras and other surveillance measures will be put in place at all metro stations,...

Barclays banks on biometrics for business customers

Barclays is to begin offering finger vein biometric readers to its business customers in an attempt to cut fraud, and is exploring how the...

Merger of Vicon and IQinVision approved

Vicon has announced that its’ previously announced merger with IQinVision has been officially completed. In a statement, Vicon said the merger is consistent with...

Richest temple’s security all set to go private

The richest temple in Karnataka- Kukke Sri Subrahmanya Temple - is all set to get private security. With average daily footfalls of 10,000, which...

Biometrics system in schools sparks row

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s decision to introduce biometrics in schools to monitor the attendance has sparked a war of sorts between...

Wavesight exclusive tie-up with Smartwitness in India

Wavesight Wireless Solutions Pvt Ltd, India, has signed an exclusive agreement with market-leading vehicle CCTV supplier Smartwitness to supply the Smartwitness range of transport...

NEC India introduces public safety solution in India

NEC India, a leading infocommunications technology provider, introduced NEC’s NeoFace® Reveal solution in India for the first time as part of its public safety...

St. Louis County police to put body cameras on officers

Within this month, about half of St. Louis County police officers in US will be recording every call for service using tiny video cameras...