O&G Video Security Solutions 032012 - Technology Partners

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Technology Partners FZ, LLC is an Information Communication Technology (ICT) business solutions, infrastructure and services Integration Company. The company is a trusted integrator with an industry focus on the Telecommunications, Utility, Government, and Oil and Gas sectors. We have the regional and domain experience to deliver technically innovative and complex projects.

Technical security solutions have become indispensable for the fast growing Oil and Gas sector, particularly in Iraq. They are a requirement of every Oil and Gas installation, from individual oil wells to pipelines, forward operating camps and national refineries.

Since 2003, Technology Partners has taken an active role in IT and security projects for Iraqi Government and private entities such as the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministries of Oil, Electricity and Communications, and Erbil International Airport. Today, Technology Partners has offices in Baghdad, Erbil, and Basra and over 45 full-time highly trained Iraqi national technicians and consultants permanently in country. We are able to leverage this unique centre of technology excellence to deliver world class security solutions throughout the entire country.

In 2009, TP became Iraq’s first certified Cisco Silver Partner. Established partnerships with DELL, HP, Microsoft, and other world-class vendors complete our network and IT product portfolio, and similar relationships with the world’s leading security solutions vendors such as FLIR, Axis, Sony, Lenel, OnSSi, and others allow us to offer completely integrated digital security solutions. We also uniquely deliver a full range of services with our solutions: in-country design, installation, maintenance and support, and out-of-country end-user and accreditation training, if required.

Conventional CCTV video surveillance has converged with PC and networking technology to create dramatic improvement in features and functionality. Additionally, digital surveillance solutions can now deliver unprecedented price/performance on a scale that was previously impossible.

Video data streams are now routinely transported digitally using standard digital communications networks over Internet Protocol (IP). The combination of inexpensive and often (securely) shared IP networks, high performance IP cameras, and sophisticated software-based recording, monitoring and analysis systems has created a new generation of digital video surveillance solutions. These solutions have more capabilities, are quicker to deploy, are more scalable, and are more affordable than ever before.

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The use of standard IP technology allows Technology Partners to assemble complex video surveillance solutions, from readily available COTS (commercial, off-the-shelf) components tailored to individual customer’s requirements. Through our extensive, world-wide partner relationships, Technology Partners prides itself in delivering these solutions from the best components available, and in fully supporting them throughout the solution’s life cycle.

TP stands by the quality of its projects, and works to internationally approved procedures, health and safety and quality standards. We are ISO and OHSAS certified.

Digital Video Security

The convergence of video and computer networking technology has revolutionised the video security industry. Second generation solutions are entirely computer-based and capitalise on cost-effective or existing IP infrastructure instead of requiring dedicated video cabling, as well as adding sophisticated computerized real time video processing functionality:

• IP cameras with self-contained video server appliances internally generate encoded digital images. These images are made available to other devices on the network through a standard IP network interface

• Conventional analogue cameras, including specialist thermal imagers able to see in complete darkness, can be easily connected to the network through small, adjacent video server appliances to digitize the analogue images

• Monitoring and recording is performed by entirely software-based network video recorders (NVRs) running on standard PCs, eliminating the need for specialist hardware

• Advanced video analytics software can be used to automatically detect suspicious events or behavior without having to continuously monitor dozens or hundreds of screens

• Images viewed and recorded using this software can simultaneously be made available to browser-equipped PCs or PDAs both on internal static and mobile IP network and even securely over the Internet, if required

• Video surveillance systems can be easily integrated with other security equipment such as access control card readers, PA systems, and perimeter monitoring equipment.

IP-based surveillance systems can dramatically reduce installation and operating costs, particularly if existing IP networks and their attendant security and routing can be used.



Digital Security Components

Communications and IT Infrastructure

Developing advanced fibre, cable and wireless network infrastructure has been Technology Partners’ core business for the last 10 years:

• Satellite backhaul • Fibre and wired networks • IP routers and switches • Long range microwave transmission equipment • Medium range point-to-point and point-to-multipoint

wireless connections • High capacity wireless solutions for mobile voice, data and

video communications • High performance server, storage and data centre

infrastructure.

Video Surveillance Cameras

Open software architecture and standard IP data infrastructure allows the selection of best-of-breed, state-of-the-art video components for specific video surveillance applications.

The latest IP pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) cameras, for example, provide the ability to identify faces from hundreds of meters. Specialist analog infrared imaging systems can be added to the system for zero-light, nighttime applications using easily interfaced, off-the-shelf digital converters.

With hundreds of compatible camera components available, Technology Partners delivers application-optimized systems at the best price/performance:

• Wired or wireless IP cameras • Environmental domes and power supplies (including extreme

weather and explosion-proof enclosures) • Specialist analog cameras and infrared imagers • Analog-IP video servers.



Command and Control Centres

Today’s state of the art command and control (C2) centres are entirely digital, leveraging the power and cost-effectiveness of off-the-shelf servers and workstations and the latest digital, high resolution display technology. Software-based video recorders and video wall controllers can be readily integrated with the latest video analytics software that dramatically reduces manual camera monitoring.

Going far beyond basic motion detection, the current crop of video analytics systems can automatically identify behavior patterns such as illegal parking in sensitive areas, loitering, and tailgating. The latest systems can zoom in and track targets automatically.

The same software provides sophisticated alarm management, and the ability to securely transmit live and recorded video images to any location on the network. C2 components include:

• Network Video Recording (NVR) software • Video wall monitors • Video wall switching software • Video analytics software, for virtual fencing, automatic object

tracking, etc. • PC-based servers,workstations and data centres.

• Full integration with perimeter alarm systems, ground radar, access control and PA/GA systems.

• Beyond Video Surveillance

Most modern security installations, including for the Iraq Oil and Gas industry, require an integrated approach to physical security, combining video surveillance with access control and advanced intrusion detection systems. Fortunately, the digital video surveillance solution described above is ideal for use as one of the key components of an integrated security solution.

Such solutions rely on a software-centric approach to automate many man-power intensive security functions such as camera monitoring and manual checking of video feed with access control logs. This integration is achieved through the intelligence in the Command and Control software, which allows events detected from any connected component to trigger system actions. Examples include pushing live video to a supervisor or mobile responder’s connected PC or smart phone, making an automatic announcement over a PA system, or simply highlighting an event inside the control center by flashing a warning light and bringing the appropriate camera up on “the big screen”.

Technology Partners specialises in this technology, and routinely delivers complex integration projects in Iraq as part of our security solutions. Technology Partners has a proven track record of IT and security solutions delivered in-country to the most discerning customers.



Contact Information

UAE:

Dubai HQ Office 1703-1704, Dubai Media City P.O. Box 37481 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel.: +971 4 367 1393 Fax: +971 4 390 8070 Email [email protected]

USA: Technology Partners Federal Systems, Inc. 1600 Tyson’s Blvd. McLean, VA 22102 United States of America Tel: +1 703 245 6780 +1 703 245 6780 Fax: + 971 4 390 8070 Email: [email protected]

IRAQ: Baghdad Al Mansoor Baghdad - IRAQ Tel: +964 7901 946381 Tel: +964 7901 943660 Fax: +971 4 390 8070 Email: [email protected]

Basra 14th July St. Basra, Iraq Tel: +964 780 1312198 Tel: +964 780 8680010 Fax: +971 4 390 8070 Email: [email protected]

Erbil Italian Village Villa 247 Kurdistan Region Tel: +964 7704477000 Tel: +964 7503893000 Fax: +971 4 390 8070 Email: [email protected]

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