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MOBOTIX in use at St. Nicholas Church to protect and serve congregation

Verdant Technologies implements innovative CCTV at one of the UK’s oldest churches to protect the site against theft and vandalism while allowing special services to be broadcast to relatives in Ireland and Australia.

MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has released details of a project at the parish of St. Nicholas, one of the UK’s oldest churches, that has deployed CCTV technology to protect against theft and vandalism while offering access to special services via the internet.

: DAWN NICHOLLS; Surveillance; Posted On Tuesday, 14 June 2011 12:42

Fox spits fire over reckless spending as MPRB set to name and shame failing Defence projects

The days of doing shabby jobs, failing major projects or cutting corners to use inferior materials for projects after collecting money from the Government or failing to meet stipulated deadlines may be over soon as Vigilance can authoritatively report that the Major Projects Review Board (MPRB) meeting yesterday expressed grave concern over non-accountability in public projects delivery and vowed to hold some of the MOD’s most expensive projects to account.

: EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Tuesday, 14 June 2011 12:16

Jan Lundin outlines ways to foster stability and cohesion in Europe

Jan Lundin, Director General of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat, speaking at the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, 10 June 2011. Credit: OSCE/Susanna Lööf

Jan Lundin

Speaking last week at the Organisation for Security Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Permanent Council in Vienna, Mr Jan Lundin, Director General of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat (CBSS) said working with the OSCE on civil security and combating human trafficking, and potential co-operation in building transport links and sustainable energy are ways to contribute to stability and cohesion in Europe.

: The Editorial Team; Industry News; Posted On Monday, 13 June 2011 08:49

The Art of Coping with Distractions: 6 Steps You Can Take Towards Productivity

How many of us have gone to work and pledged to be ’more productive today than yesterday?’ Yet somehow, it always ends up the same – the end of the day rolls around and the task list is still overflowing. Why are we so unproductive? Information overload and the glut of digital interfaces play a major part. The plethora of software, gadgets and other tools — which were supposed to make us more productive by allowing us to be constantly ‘on’ — has produced unexpected consequences.