Electronic facilities management and macro public-area surveillance company Cueincident has highlighted the successes it achieved since implementing a surveillance camera system in the Pretoria city centre, as well as an American Power Conversion (APC) InfraStruXure solution.
There has been a significant decline in street crime in the Pretoria central business district (CBD) in the past six months, says Fana Moroka, CEO of Cueincident-Morubisi, operator of the Pretoria surveillance system.
"The trend that was established in the first weeks after installation has continued - we saw a decline in street crime of about 30%," he says.
Some 34 cameras are operational in the CBD and the council plans a total roll-out of 230 cameras.
Neville Huxham, Cueincident marketing and communications director, comments that the company has established 10 major public area surveillance systems, and the model used in Johannesburg has been credited with playing a huge role in the economic turnaround within the inner city. Street crime, in the city centre, is said to have dropped by more than 80% and there has been an almost 100% decline in bank robberies.
He explains that the organisation implemented APC`s InfraStruXure solution in January, for the Pretoria network, as part of a power protection strategy to maintain a high level of reliability for the camera network to be up and running at all times.
InfraStruXure is on-demand architecture for network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI), says Thys Hattingh, APC district manager, southern Africa. The InfraStruXure design, which integrates power, cooling, rack, management and services, allows the selection of standardised components to create a solution through modular and mobile configurations, he explains.
This standardisation enables an easily scalable architecture designed to meet changing needs and future expansion, Hattingh adds.
"Today`s decision-makers must look at the threats to IT infrastructure in order to safeguard information security. Companies are becoming increasingly aware of issues, such as corporate governance, as well as the challenges caused by power failures or IT failure, such as lost productivity and damage to reputation," Hattingh says.
"Management of what is termed an NCPI - a network`s physical layer incorporating power, air-conditioning, environmental monitoring, physical security and cabling - plays a crucial role in ensuring information is secure."
He cautions that SA`s increasingly frequent power outages should serve as a stark warning of the need to address NCPI requirements.
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