St. Willibrord School created a “Safe & Secure” environment using Axis Camera’s

St. Willibrord College based in Goes in The Netherlands is utilizing Axis Network Camera’s to protect its students and teachers and create a safe environment. One of the main reasons to select the IP-based solution was that the network infrastructure was available and thus saved costs and optimized the investment in the network. The school is a certified Cisco Networking Academy which means that they educate students about the latest network and internet technology. Besides the IP Video Surveillance systems function for security, it also serves as a teaching tool with regards to networking technology. 

Safe & Secure Program

The IP Video Surveillance system was installed and delivered by Axis Solution Partner PQR. PQR developed a special program for the Education market called “Safe & Secure”. The main purpose of this program is to provide a total solution specifically designed to create a safe and secure environment for schools. The components of this solution consist of:

• IP Video Surveillance
  This is a customized package allowing schools to protect their schools and properties both inside and outside. The flexibility of the system provides the schools management an ideal tool to keep track of student behaviour and to gather evidence in case of a crime outside school hours. 
• Security against virus and hackers
  The “virtual” school needs protection against attacks from hackers and viruses. Schools have invested heavily in ICT technology and it is important they have the tools to protect that investment. These tools are also important to avoid extra costs and improve uptime of the network, servers, and workstations.
• Internet protection
  A school is responsible for the surfing behaviour of its students. Using the latest technology and tools provides schools the ability to control and manage what their students can see. As an extra benefit it also provides protection against spyware and hackers. 

Frans Peeters is ICT coordinator at St. Willibrordcollege. Mr Peeters is very enthusiastic about the program. “PQR has designed a great program that is perfectly designed for the needs of schools. The way it is developed gives us the choice to implement all or just parts of the solution. We decided to implement all parts step by step starting with the IP Video Surveillance because of its priority. We immediately experienced results of the video surveillance solution. We could keep track of crimes in the area where student’s bicycles are stored as well as keep track of movement and behaviour in areas where it is hard to have continuous observation by people”.

Mr. Peeters continued: “In that sense it already proved to be a cost effective investment. The total system initially saved us € 11.500 because we didn’t have to invest in a traditional coax based analogue system where a great part of that investment is cabling. The IP Video Surveillance system is running over the existing infrastructure providing us high flexibility and extra functionality compared to the analogue offering. The existing infrastructure is designed to efficiently handle the bandwidth using VLAN technology to separate data traffic on the network”.

PQR initiated this program and works together with vendors whose core competence adds value for schools. The Safe & Secure program is designed in cooperation with Cisco Systems, Axis Communications, Websense and Trend Micro. Additional services such as connection to an alarm central are also part of the program, as schools are interested in a package offering a total solution. Schools are connected to the control room via a secure VPN connection, designed and provided by PQR and based on Cisco Systems network infrastructure. 

About PQR
The 'hard' side of your ICT, that is what PQR can help you with. We provide the servers that run your applications, the network that turns your organisation into one whole, the storage of the data that you cannot do without. We subsequently help you to monitor and optimise that infrastructure.

Advice, design, integration, implementation, management
PQR offers advice on infrastructures, builds them, realises the integration and implementation and takes care of management and security. Independent, complete, clear and from a no-nonsense mentality. PQR’s field of expertise is with: 

• Server Based Computing
• Network & Security
• Systems & Storage
• ICT Management Support
• Technical ERP implementations

More information about PQR can be found via: http://www.pqr.nl

About Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction and strengthen competitive advantage. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide. At Cisco, our vision is to change the way people work, live, play and learn.

Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. This tradition of IP innovation continues with industry-leading products in the core areas of routing and switching, as well as advanced technologies in areas such as:

• Home Networking
• Optical
• IP Telephony
• Storage Networking
• Network Security
• Wireless LAN

About Trend Micro
Trend Micro™ Incorporated is a global leader in antivirus and content security software and services. Its solutions protect the flow of information on PCs, file servers, email servers and at the Internet gateway, providing a complete, centrally-controlled VirusWall for enterprise networks.

Founded in 1988 by Steve Chang, the Tokyo-based Corporation employs more than 1600 people in 23 countries. Sales have soared by an average of nearly 75% per year over the past decade, reaching US$241 million in 2001. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (4704) and NASDAQ market (TMIC).

Innovative and technology-driven, Trend Micro has led the industry in migrating antivirus applications from the desktop to the network server and the Internet gateway. Noted for their ease of installation and use, multi-platform support and strong central management tools, Trend Micro's enterprise solutions have been adopted by more than one-third of the Fortune 500 since 1997. A recent IDC (2002) study found Trend Micro still holding #1 at the Internet gateway market with 41% of market share. Trend Micro also led the field with 23% of the email server market and 27% of the overall server-based antivirus market in 2001 (IDC Bulletin, 2002).

TrendLabs is Trend Micro's ISO 9002-certified antivirus research and support center. Its global team of more than 250 engineers works around the clock to keep users informed and protected from the latest virus threats. More information can be found via: www.trendmicro.com

About Websense
Websense, the world’s leading provider of employee Internet management solutions, enables organizations to optimize employee use of computing resources and mitigate new threats related to Internet use including instant messaging, peer-to-peer, and spyware.

Websense Enterprise offers the only solution that uniquely filters at multiple points at the gateway, on the network and on the desktop to provide protection against emerging threats. It allows organizations to easily assess risk areas, identify problems, manage user and group privileges and enforce corporate policies for appropriate use of the Internet and other computing resources. For more information or a free 30-day trial, visit www.websense.com today.