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Africa’s Biggest Mall Now Fashionably
Secured with VIVOTEK Cameras
Situated in the largest city of Morocco, the newly
finished Morocco Mall in Casablanca, at 2.7 million
square feet, is dubbed as the biggest mall in North
Africa - if not the entire African continent.
After four years and US$260 million in the making,
the sprawling complex featuring well-known designer
and luxury western brands and a massive indoor
cylindrical aquarium containing more than a million
liters of water opened its doors to the public in
December 2011. An effective and comprehensive
surveillance system would dissuade shoplifting and
pickpocket activities while monitor and ensure the
safety of staff and customers at the same time.
Solution
CDVM, VIVOTEK's valued partner in Morocco, offered a
complete video surveillance design with 76 pieces of
VIVOTEK network cameras from different product
lines to better meet specific site requirements.
Installation took place at the retail stores of various
prestigious, internationally-renowned brands, such as
H&M, Starbucks, Mother Care, American Eagles,
Pinkburry and Chocolat de Neuville. For aesthetic
reasons, the cameras chosen are stylistic and
pleasing to the eye in order to blend in well with the
interior design. High-megapixel fixed domes and
speed domes, such as VIVOTEK FD8361, SD8121, FD8134
and FD8134V, were selected for both the exterior and
the interior of the complex. The cameras feature high
picture quality and resolution, streaming videos at 30
fps with immaculate image details. In particular, six
pieces of FE8171V fisheye fixed dome cameras, the
first of its kind from VIVOTEK, boast 3.1-Megapixel
resolution and fisheye lenses for 180 panoramic view
for wall mount and 360 surround view for
ceiling/floor/table mount with zero blind spot.
Connected by VIVOTEK ST7501, an equally powerful
video management platform, the cameras provide
flexible and cost-effective surveillance options for
the mall by ensuring that all activities are duly
recorded and monitored by the security staff.
Results
"Feedback from employees of Morocco Mall has been
positive as they are greatly satisfied with the quality
and design of the cameras from VIVOTEK, as well as
the user-friendliness of the implemented software,"
said Simohammed DOURAS, Technical Director at
CDVM. He believes that under the protection of
VIVOTEK cameras, Morocco Mall will continue to
attract regional visitors to the jewel of the African
retail scene.
Oman India Fertiliser Company
secured using AC2000 SE
CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products,
announced that the Oman India Fertiliser Company
S.A.O.C (OMIFCO) has chosen CEM’s AC20000 SE
(Standard Edition) to secure their premises. The
system was installed by CEM Approved Reseller,
Majees Technical Services LLC.
OMIFCO is jointly owned by Oman Oil Company SAOC
(50%), Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited
(25%) and Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited
(25%). The company was established in 2005 to
construct and operate a modern ammonia-urea
fertiliser manufacturing plant at the Sur Industrial
Estate in the Sultanate of Oman. OMIFCO’s aim is to
become an internationally recognized model for
major chemical and fertiliser manufacturing
companies based on its achievements and
standards in the fields of health & safety and
environmental protection, employee and community
relations as well as operational performance.
OMIFCO required a comprehensive security solution
which could interface with a key safe system and
would allow also them to manage pass production
on site. CEM’s AC2000 SE security management
system provided the ideal solution.
“The CEM AC2000 security system offers Oman
Fertilizer Company the highest level of security and
system reliability while offering a sophisticated
range of security applications including central
alarm monitoring and ID badging” said Andrew
Fulton, Senior Director Global Sales, CEM Systems.
“The range of AC2000 SE integrations with third
party systems also means that Oman Fertiliser
Company have a fully integrated security
management solution”.
OMIFCO opted to install the AC2000 Deister Keysafe
Interface which, used in conjunction with the
Deister proxSafe, can ensure that only authorized
cardholders have access to secured keys. Using an
integrated card reader on the proxSafe terminal,
AC2000 system personnel data and cardholder
details are transferred to the Deister Keysafe
system. This provides efficient and traceable key
use without the need to input personnel data into
two different systems, helping to increase site
security and minimize the duplication of
administrative work.
Majees Technical Services LLC installed several
other powerful applications including AC2000 VIPPS
(Visual Imaging and Pass Production System)
providing OMIFCO with the ability to design and
create professional quality permanent and
temporary ID passes. In addition, OMIFCO have
selected AC2000 Visitors and AC2000 AED (Alarm
Event Display) integrated alarm processing
software, providing dynamic graphical
representation of all system events.
OMIFCO also installed CEM industry leading
hardware including the S610s intelligent serial card
reader, which gives full off-line validation and
decision making at the point of entry, even when
host communication is not available. This reader
has an IP66 rated polycarbonate enclosure, keypad
and a backlit LCD which provides meaningful
messages to cardholders for example Wrong Time
Zone, Lost/Stolen Card and Access Granted.
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