Daily Archives: December 1, 2011

Hospitality Industry Employee Risks: Washington DC Hotel Sued By Muslim Employee For Discrimination When He Was "Prohibited From Serving Israeli Delegation" (Video)

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The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in DC barred a Muslim employee from serving an Israeli delegation, CNN’s Barbara Starr reports.

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Hospitality Industry Security Risks: New "High-Definition Surveillance Systems" Hold Promise Of Reducing "Theft-Related Losses And False Liability Claims"

“… high-definition surveillance system will also help the resort further eliminate costs by reducing theft-related losses in the resort’s restaurants and cafes and reduce the number and cost of false liability claims—which will cut insurance premiums over time. The security team can search and review footage much quicker, freeing them up for other important tasks…”

Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, today announced that Bear Creek Mountain Resort and Conference Center in Berks County, Pennsylvania has deployed the Avigilon high-definition surveillance system to better protect its corporate assets and ensure the safety of its more than 315,000 annual guests. Bear Creek Mountain Resort replaced its analog-based surveillance system with the Avigilon high-definition surveillance solution for greater reliability, enhanced image quality, and the ability to more efficiently and quickly resolve incidents onsite.

Security personnel seamlessly manage the Avigilon high-definition surveillance system using the Avigilon Control Center network video management software (NVMS) with High-Definition Stream Management (HDSM) technology. The resort installed 42 Avigilon HD cameras ranging from 1 MP to 5 MP to monitor parking lots, the dock alley, the main pedestrian thoroughfare, equipment storage area, snow tubing hill, restaurants, hotel, and at the top and bottom of its chairlifts. Avigilon analog video encoders were installed to improve performance of the resort’s existing analog cameras. The system is monitored 24×7 and the resort stores 21 days of continuous surveillance video on an Avigilon Network Video Recorder (NVR.) The management team has remote access to the system as well.

For more:  http://www.securityinfowatch.com/bear-creek-mountain-resort-deploys-hd-surveillance-system

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