Homeland Security Market

Global Homeland Security Spending will triple up to USD 178 Billion by 2015

In this booming sector it is expected that governments and others worldwide will invest more than 59 billion USD in 2008 to secure their home countries. By 2015 it is expected to be more than 178 billion USD.

Wey Group

The WEY Group is a globally active developer and manufacturer of unique solutions for secure, simple display and control of various real-time data for trading rooms, security control centers, health care applications and infotainment.
The Swiss headquartered group operates in 11 different countries. And is the only one-stop supplier who develops and manufactures virtually all of its products and solutions in-house. The use of first-class components, high-quality Swiss workmanship and a strict final inspection, guarantee first-class quality and flawless functioning of its Products.
The technically and ergonomically demanding systems consist of three main areas: Desktop Integration, Allocation Systems and Remote Solutions.
WEY has developed keyboards like no other in the world that allow a single keyboard and mouse to control several workstations and presets from a video wall with just one press of a button. A PC, whose application licenses are generally very expensive, can for example be shared by several keyboards and users. The keyboards are modular and can be individually configured to meet user, hardware and application requirements. For example in combination with the eyecon software the keyboard can control services and video wall presets.
The functionality of the WEY Keyboards can be extended with the WEY Allocation Systems and the Remote Solutions, in order to control the handling of video signals from the workstation, to the monitors on the desk over copper and fiber cabling.

Network based Video Surveillance

IP, or Internet Protocol, is the technology on everybody's lips. Nowadays it's hard to imagine life without the Internet or Intranet, and the same goes for the video surveillance industry.

For example, take the cleaning equipment manufacturer Kärcher. This German firm uses SeeTec's network-based video surveillance solution, which provides a whole range of benefits: "We were able to make optimum use of the existing network infrastructure," explains project manager Joachim Schmitt. This is because Kärcher uses IP video surveillance in the productive network together with other systems such as inventory management, CRM, and e-mail. By opting for an IP solution the company was able to implement a modern video surveillance system. Another plus, says the company, is the system's flexibility. "You can add system upgrades and expansions virtually at will." And last but not least, the system is simple and intuitive to operate.

It was back in 1998 that SeeTec developed the world's first IP camera management software. Over the past few years it has implemented countless projects, ranging from one camera to several thousands. Companies such as ARAG Versicherungen, Eurogate (at the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven), Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG, ABN Amro, ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) and many more often use the software at many different sites around the world.
The SeeTec 5 software does not depend on hardware from a particular manufacturer. The system operator can use network cameras and video servers from any of the major manufacturers, combining their different advantages. This is just one of the reasons why SeeTec 5 can adapt flexibly to existing system requirements and is also more powerful and cost-efficient than conventional video systems. Existing analog video components are easy to integrate into the system. External systems can be integrated and controlled using a wide range of existing interfaces (TCP/IP, OPC, SeeTec 5 Embed API).
This includes eyevis video walls, for example. SeeTec 5 video surveillance can operate in the background in a small part of an eyevis cube, expanding to fill the complete video wall if a certain event occurs, for example if a camera detects movement.By using eyevis and SeeTec software in combination, the customer can extract optimum benefit from both innovative technologies.

Control station system – up to date

Control stations are used for various working areas in the field of control and safety: In communication centres, production, power plants, network control stations, control centres for power and water supply, fire brigades, rescue, traffic and buildings.

Videotaping systems, radio message systems, alarm sensors, video control, network systems, common wave systems, computers, TFT monitors, radio systems, documentation equipment etc. require a perfect integration of the technical equipment. Furthermore, the operating and display units have to be arranged ergonomically.

For this reason control stations are more than only a storage space for the hardware today. Technics may not be a burden for the high performance users of these work stations. Therefore, when developing and designing control stations, Leuwico attaches importance to a reasonable integration of the technics instead of hiding it. The required high flexibility demands modular furnishing systems for customized configurations. Conclusive design, mo-dern shapes and the creative accentuation of the basic principle are characteristic for the appearance. A positive aspect: The height adjustment as component of the programme. With simple adjustment mechanisms the single components can be adapted to the users, the tasks and the habits. This is an important criteria especially for control stations in order to fulfil the requirements for shift-working and desk sharing. Another advantage which should not be ignored: the change of the working position supports concentration and helps to prevent discomfort caused by a lack of movement and onesided strain.

Rectangular, hexagonal and curved basic shapes build a modular system. Manual or electric height adjustments enable any possible height for the work surfaces. The integration of digital and analogue technique into technic boxes and control panel housings gives the work stations a modern and light appearance. Monitor rails, add-on shelves, work place lighting, loudspea-kers and ventilators complete this system.

The programmes fulfil the more and more diversified requirements. Important criteria: The optimal solution varies individually, therefore, the different functions can be combined freely in order to offer a maximum of flexibility and space for the user. Some examples for control station furnishings can be found under www.leuwico.com ® special solutions.

Display technologies for control rooms: DLP cubes

DLP Cubes:

Disadvantages:
-more space required than with other technologies
-higher purchasing cost

Advantages:
-No memory or burn-in effect
-Easily extendable, a lot of options
-Perfect overview, high image quality
-Saving potentials, energy
-Low heat dissipation
-homogenous colour representation over the whole surface
-homogenous brightness uniformity over whole surface
-long-term stability
-seamless display nearly no gaps
-non-glare screen surface
-high viewing angle
-integrated optimizing functions
-designed for 24/7

-redundancy features available

-image enhancing features available like automatic brightness and colour correction

-control over network possible

There are also different options available in such cubes, like front maintenance systems and large screen walls on rails as space saving solution for control rooms with limited space.

Today this technology is the most used in control rooms. It is important to use these displays together with graphics controllers and display management software. In order to obtain a perfect system, all these components should be available from the same manufacturer.

Display technologies for control rooms: Plasma

Plasma Monitor wall:

Disadvantages:
-Burn-in of static images
-Usual image format is 16:9
-Large gaps in between the displays
-High power consumption
-Low resolution
-Not designed for 24/7

Usually this technology is not uses in control room applications, only in some low cost video surveillance installations, because of the problem of burn-in of static images and the other mentioned restrictions.

Display technologies for control rooms: CRT

CRT Monitor wall:




Disadvantages:
-High energy consumption
-Inflexible display
-Large required space
-High maintenance costs
-Complexity of display
-Old-fashioned display
-Bad ergonomics
-High thermal load
-No longer spare parts available
-With CRT monitors, burn-in of static images
-Large spaces in between the single display units
-limited screen sizes and resolutions



In general nowadays this technology is no longer used.