News 2007
12th October 2007
COE wins codec contract with Transport for London and completes exclusive trials
COE Limited, the UK based developer and supplier of integrated video surveillance systems, announces today that it has won a competitive contract to supply codecs to Transport for London (TfL) and has been sole supplier of codecs for extensive trials by TfL staff. These trials have proved the use of MPEG-4 compressed video for several applications within TfL. Read More......
11th October 2007
COE launches H-Box miniaturised H.264 video encoder
COE Limited, the UK based developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, announces today that it has launched the H-Box, the latest in its range of codecs and COE’s first to provide the new H.264 (MPEG4 Part 10) compression standard. This standard provides huge savings on network bandwidth and storage capacity requirements for systems operators by being up to 50% more efficient than the MPEG4 Part 2 standard. The reduced bandwidth and storage requirement enables surveillance system operators to save money or to use the freed resources to increase recording video frame rate or resolution. H.264 is also 80% more efficient than MJPEG, another commonly used format, which will enable its use on low bandwidth transmission networks such as WiFi/wireless IP infrastructures or ADSL lines. Read More.....
3rd October 2007
COE equipment supports safety for motorway improvements
COE Limited, the UK based developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, has completed the supply of a major system to DW Projects for safety monitoring on the M1 widening scheme near Watford, London, UK. The 10 mile long Motorway widening scheme is planned for completion in December 2008 and will add a fourth lane to this southern section of the M1 between J6A and J10 that links to the M10 and M25 London orbital. Principal Contractor Balfour Beatty Skanska JV (BBS JV) are responsible for the overall Design and Construction of the £300M Project for the Highways Agency. “We have worked with COE on several similar projects over the years and the flexibility and ruggedness of the equipment is paramount in projects like this” said Paris Johnston of DW Projects. “We also value their pre and post sales design support which ensures that we can rely on a well thought-out solution.” Read More.......
26th September 2007
COE launches X-Net VMS control room video management and recording system
COE Limited, the UK based developer and supplier of integrated CCTV systems today launched its new X-Net Video Management System (VMS). X-Net VMS is an easy to use, fully scalable, recording and management system for video surveillance applications. It is already integrated with several video intelligence systems including Agent-VI and Citilog. VMS interfaces with several video system peripherals such as DVRs and also contains alarm interfaces with third party systems for Access Control (AC), Building Management (BMS) and Fire Alarms. Read More.......
20th September 2007
COE hires former Compaq Director Mark Norton as Global Sales Director
COE Ltd, the UK developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, announces that Mark Norton joins COE this month as Global Sales Director responsible for all COE’s sales activities worldwide.
Mark’s distinguished sales record includes having been one of Compaq's first salesmen in the UK. Over a period of 12 years Mark helped build Compaq from zero to a turnover of US$3 Bn, split equally between hardware and services. Mark's title on leaving Compaq was Group Sales Director, UK and Ireland. At COE, Mark joins the COE senior management team reporting directly to Andrew Wallace. Read More.......
13th September 2007
COE Limited expands its UK field sales team
COE Ltd, the UK-based developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, is delighted to announce two further high quality arrivals in its UK field sales team. Richard Allen-Miles has joined as Global Account Manager, based in the UK.
Richard brings significant experience in the surveillance industry gained from a career with Mitsubishi, Richardson Electronics, TAC and others. He will focus on global Systems Integrators and selected other major accounts.
Neil Smith has also joined the team as Field Sales Executive, and brings experience working in a major national UK CCTV business as well as sales skills from other industries. Read More.....
29th August 2007
European Sales expansion for COE
COE Ltd, the UK designer of advanced video surveillance systems, is delighted to announce that Joost Hardick has joined them as Northern European Sales Manager to expand COE’s European sales team. Read More.....
2nd July 2007
COE Group expands its Asian sales teamCOE Ltd, the UK based developer and supplier of advanced video systems, is delighted to announce that Lynette Pon has joined as Director of Sales, South East Asia, based in Singapore. Lynette will significantly expand COE’s sales and account management capacity in Asia, and bring significant experience in both sales and marketing in the surveillance industry gained from a career with Bosch, Nice, Panasonic and others. Read More.........
27th June 2007
COE X-Net® supports Incident detection in Italian road tunnel upgradeCOE Group Plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video systems, has been selected supplier of choice by Distelco, Italy, for the supply of high resolution video codecs for the Martignano Tunnel project in the Trentino region. The COE X-Net® G3 MPEG4 codecs form the core of the video encoding and transmission system and will make up part of the overall safety system which also incorporates Citilog’s MediaTunnel automatic incident detection across 26 of the 43 cameras located within the tunnel. Read More.........
30th May 2007
COE completes far-reaching CCTV system upgrade for Malaysia AirlinesCOE Ltd, the UK designer of advanced video surveillance systems, has completed a project to extend and update the control and transmissions systems for a 300 camera upgrade for Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia. This upgrade is based on COE’s high capacity fibre optic video transmission and CCTV control technology. The contract, won through competitive tender, included additional cameras and strategic Control Rooms to ensure continuous monitoring throughout the airport. Read More.........
23rd May 2007
COE ships X-Net video codecs with analytics and multiple streaming
COE Group plc, a leading developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, has significantly upgraded its X-Net MPEG-4 video codec software by leveraging the power of the Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) digital signal processors (DSPs) to add video analytics (X-Net VI) and dual streaming features for recording. This software upgrade is available for the installed base of current generation codecs and for selected previous generation systems..Read More.........
18th May 2007
COE showcases integrated video surveillance systems at IFSEC, NEC Birmingham 21-24 May 2007
COE Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video systems, will be showcasing its latest video surveillance technologies at the International Fire & Security Exhibition (IFSEC) to be held on 21-24 May at the NEC, Birmingham, UK. Read More.........
9th May 2007
COE completes major High Speed European rail system upgrades using X-Net product range
COE Ltd, the developer and supplier of advanced video systems, has just celebrated the completion of two major rail upgrade projects in Spain with its X-Net transmission system. Both projects are part of the high speed rail system upgrades currently in progress across the country.Read More.........
1st May 2007
COE X-Net® at the core of Spanish metro video system upgrade
COE Limited, the developer and supplier of advanced video systems, has completed the supply of COE X-Net® to Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) for the Valencia Metro video monitoring system upgrade. Against strong competition COE X-Net® was selected for new station upgrades. Valencia Metro consists of four lines and serves over 61 million passenger journeys a year from its 116 stations.Read More.........
19th March 2007
COE and ADT announce trial of innovative graffiti detection system
COE Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, has partnered with ADT, the UK’s leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, to conduct a trial of COE’s X-Net VI analytics and scene analysis software at Clapham Junction railway station, South London, to detect graffiti and other specific events. The system operates on COE’s X-Net G3 IP video codec. Detection areas will be set up to cover the areas of highest crime and the results monitored over several weeks. “The COE analytics system has a unique architecture which allows multiple rules to run on just one video stream and reduces false alarm rates. The analytics system can also be downloaded to selected COE codecs which customers have already installed as a software upgrade. We are pleased to be involved in this trial of our powerful technology” commented Andrew Wallace, Chief Executive, COE Group Plc.Read More.........
7th March 2007
COE MPEG4 video codecs at the core of California’s Capital Corridor rail wireless trials
COE Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video systems has successfully trialled high quality live security video streaming to and from a Capital Corridor train in Silicon valley, California, USA. The video was sent from the train whilst simultaneously sending a level crossing camera video stream back to the train. The trial was achieved using Nomad Digital WiMAX radio technology. COE recently signed a partner agreement with Nomad Digital for its WiMAX technology solution and this trial demonstrates the potential of this system. Read More.........
6th March 2007
COE X-Net® NANO fibre optic video transmission system
COE Group plc, the developer and designer of advanced video surveillance systems, today launches an ultra-miniature addition to its acclaimed X-Net® product range. The X-Net® NANO is smaller than a credit card, supports fixed and fully functional dome PTZ cameras, provides a tamper contact link and will fit inside any standard outdoor pole or camera housing. This brings huge advantages for the installer through reduced space requirements and installation time. Read More.........
1st March 2007
COE supplies digital video system for Iarnród Éireann (Irish rail) level crossing management
After twelve months of intensive engineering trials, Iarnród Éireann has approved the COE X-NET® MPEG4 video codec system for rail level crossing surveillance across the country. Each system delivers high quality real-time images to the operation centre and is a critical element in the management of the many remote crossings on the rail system. Read More.........
20th February 2007
COE Group plc (“COE”, the “Company” or the “Group”) Announcement of unaudited results for the six months ended 31 December 2006
