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COP Security receives Western Digital ‘Partnership Award’

Professional trade only CCTV security products distributor, COP Security, has been awarded a prestigious ‘Partnership Award’ by digital information storage manufacturer, Western Digital (WD)

The award was presented during the recent IFSEC 2015 exhibition in London and reflects COP Security’s position as a leading ‘Industry Educator’ for the application and use of WD Purple hard drives. Click image for the COP Security website

To secure greater performance and reliability, all COP Security digital recording solutions employ WD hard drives. Typically, most other DVR manufacturers employ desk-top hard drives that are designed for IT data storage applications and to run for only short intervals, and not for the high demand of the ‘always-on’, high-definition surveillance video storage environment. However, WD Purple hard drives are purpose-built for mainstream video-surveillance applications, being designed specifically for the rigours of video-surveillance applications, where the drive can typically spend more than 95 percent of its time in ‘write’ mode.

Jermaine Campbell of Western Digital presented the award to Donna Butterworth on behalf of the COP Security team.

Reflecting the long-term technical partnership between the two companies, Jermaine said: "WD Purple hard drives represent progressive technology and are at the forefront of reliability. The WD team are continually encouraged by the enthusiasm and commitment of COP Security for their use and recommendation of WD Purple hard drives to its customer base. I firmly believe that our technical partnership and support will assist product performance and the sales growth of COP Security for many years to come" Gareth Rhodes, Sales & Marketing Manager commented: "WD products have significantly strengthened our recording solutions product range, whilst our long-standing continued relationship with WD illustrates how organisations can work together to ensure installers and end-users receive the best possible product. We look forward to a bright future and continued success with the support of WD"

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Hikvision CCTV System Foils Attempted Robbery at Abu Dhabi Money Exchange

Footage from 13 Hikvision cameras showing 'ghost' robber emerges online and goes viral on video sharing sites

Hikvision, the global leader in video surveillance equipment, and their Abu Dhabi partner, Opal Protection Systems, have played a major role in preventing an attempted robbery at a Money Exchange in Abu Dhabi. Click image for the Hikvision website

A comprehensive Hikvision CCTV System captured the moments when a robed figure threatened employees with a pistol and alerted the Abu Dhabi Police Operations Room, which immediately dispatched officers to arrest the suspect. Footage of the unfolding drama has now been posted to YouTube and proved an online sensation with over 3 million hits.

All the money exchanges in Abu Dhabi benefit from the world's most highly advanced security technology, which is installed by authorized dealers under the strict surveillance of the police. Each is video linked to a 24/7 specialist police department, which can respond in a matter of minutes to any alert. The security system in the money exchange centre involved in the attempted robbery consists of 13 Hikvision easy-to-use IP cameras connected to a Hikvision DS-8616NI-ST Network Video Recorder (NVR). The cameras used include the DS-2CD2120F-I(W)(S) 2MP vandal-proof dome camera, the DS-2CD2520F 2 MP mini dome camera, DS-2CD2020-I 2MP IR bullet camera and the DS-2CD2D14WD 1MP mini camera.

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Yousef Moharib, general manager at Opal Protection Systems Ltd, which implemented the Hikvision CCTV solution, says: "The incident in the Abu Dhabi exchange centre involved a woman using a fake gun and a knife in an attempted robbery. Thanks to the Hikvision security solution installed within the exchange centre, Abu Dhabi Police were able to secure the situation within minutes and with maximum efficiency. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Hikvision for their continued support and feel that this incident has further strengthened our partnership within the region" He added: "We are aggressively focused on staying at the pinnacle of the systems integration industry. Our clients range from Government entities on a federal and municipal level to large enterprises throughout the Middle East. Opal offers clients a turnkey solution for its entire infrastructure requirement" Info courtesy of cctv.info.com and Hikvision