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Gulf University for Science & Technology goes high-tech with access control
Nedap has recently completed an access control installation for a leading university in Kuwait. GUST ( Gulf University for Science and Technology) decided to go with a centralised, flexible and IP based solution with a comprehensive and advanced security management system for its new campus.
The company was chosen to provide a complete, integrated and future proof system that included vehicle gate control, access control, class attendance and locker management.
The Aeos access control system consists of over 50 AP4801 Nedap controllers installed across the campus. Software components embedded into the controllers manage the entrances and provide local integration. Over 400 DC080F antennas are also used to provide access for the students and employees. GUST ’ s main objective, says Nedap, was to use a single sign-on system with one unified access badge for multiple services such as cashless payments. In addition GUST is now looking at adding the new library to the integrated system.
Having a single sign-on badge provides the students, faculty members and staff with the flexibility of moving around the campus more freely. The locker management system uses the same badge used for the other applications. The class attendance system uses the AP5808 registration terminal to register the presence and absence of students by reading their student badge. The system is integrated with the access control system so the data can be collected at entrances.
For vehicle control at the gates of the campus the Nedap Transit system can identify vehicles at distances up to 10 metres, even when a vehicle is travelling at high speed. 
GE Security invests in Bahraini potential with regional office & training centre
GE Security has signed a contract with Tamkeen (Labour Fund) to support the set-up of GE Security ’ s Middle Eastern hub in Bahrain and to establish a training university, which will serve its regional operations and employ local Bahrainis.
The project is part of Tamkeen ’ s efforts to support the Economic Development Board (EDB) strategy to attract foreign direct investors to Bahrain and creating value-added jobs in the country.
 Security and Tamkeen executives and board members sign contract
Under the agreement Tamkeen will provide financial support to GE Security to train and employ Bahrainis in business management and high-value technical jobs in fire detection, access control, video surveillance and integrated security systems and other areas.
GE Security is expanding its business and activities in the Middle East and this new hub will serve as the main office for the Middle East and North Africa region for customer service, sales and technical support. The office is expected to employ 25 Bahrainis by 2012.
“ We see this partnership with GE Security as a key element in the overall vision supported by our leadership and by the EDB to tap the potential of Bahrain to become a business hub while also supporting the generation of value added employment opportunities for Bahrainis in new and emerging industries, ” said Tamkeen chief executive Al Qassimi. “ As the region ’ s industrial and business requirements continue to grow and evolve, a key requirement for technical home, business and industrial security applications will increasingly be required and the availability of qualified, trained Bahraini professionals who are able to handle such applications and products will represent a key growth opportunity for Bahrain. Bahrainis have a good opportunity to develop careers in the vast residential, business and industrial security segments. GE Security ’ s training university will facilitate such an opportunity. ”
Bart Otten, president of GE Security Europe, Middle East and Africa, said, “ We are delighted that Tamkeen is supporting us in this strategic venture and decided to invest in Bahrain for its business friendly climate, strategic location and large talent pool. This new hub will benefit the local economy through increased employment and travel. The founding of a training university, in Manama, is an expansion of a proven GE Security concept in Brussels and Johannesburg that will contribute to making Bahrain one of the major technical training centres of the region. ”
Synectic Systems Group embarks on expansion programme with Dubai office
Integrated security and networked CCTV products manufacturer Synectic Systems Group has opened a new regional office in Dubai.
The new regional hub will offer the company ’ s full range of electronic surveillance products. These include enterprise class digital recording systems, switching and control solutions and software, IP networked products, marine and ATEX certified hazardous area camera stations, and mobile/remote encoding systems, alongside comprehensive security consulting services.
The new office will be headed by Philip Longley, vice president of Synectic Systems Group, and one of the original, founding members of Synectics in 1985.
Synectics ’ electronic surveillance technology is already securing many high-profile projects across the region, such as the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Palm Island in Dubai and the busy public space areas of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Longley said: “ Our customers in the UAE region will now benefit from this newly opened regional hub. From system integrators, through to consultants and specifiers, with the provision of comprehensive local sales and support in the area, we are looking forward to welcoming new clients and further developing relationships with our existing longterm partners. ”
Dubai police chief will address new security conference as keynote speaker
ASIS International has announced that His Excellency Lt General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander in Chief of the Dubai Police will be the opening keynote speaker at the 1 st ASIS International Middle East Security Conference to be held in Dubai on 6-8 December 2009.
General Tamim ’ s 39-year career in law enforcement started after he graduated from the Royal Police College in Amman, Jordan in 1970 and joined the Dubai Police, rapidly rising to his current rank of Commander in Chief in 1980. His inspirational and innovative leadership over the intervening years has ensured the international recognition of the Dubai Police force as the pre-eminent law enforcement agency in the Middle East and beyond say the organisers of the conference.
General Tamim is a respected international speaker, published author and media contributor on issues of policing, security, social, cultural, and educational affairs. He is the recipient of numerous international awards for his contributions to policing, including several United Nations awards for his leadership work in anti-narcotics combating HIV/AIDS and children ’ s rights.
The conference will feature more than 30 high-level educational sessions for and by international security experts and will cover the entire spectrum of security topics ranging from hotel security, organised crime, and maritime piracy to terrorism, background investigations rights, and IT forensics.
Doha's new airport chooses Smiths for automatic explosives detection
Smiths Detection has announced contracts totalling more than $20 million to provide automatic explosives detection equipment and checkpoint x-ray security solutions at Qatar’s New Doha International Airport (NDIA), currently under construction. The security system integration project is scheduled to be completed by late 2011.
More than a dozen Smiths Heinmann HI-SCAN automatic explosives detection x-ray screening systems will be integrated into the baggage handling system to scan both check-in and transfer baggage at NDIA. In co-operation with local agent Qatar Security Systems, Smiths Detection has also won a contract to supply and install over 150 x-ray inspection systems used at NDIA checkpoints for cabin and oversize baggage screening.
Smiths 100% hold baggage screening technology is deployed in major airports in Dubai, India, Scandinavia, and Germany.
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