Technology to Improve Student Safety
Arthur Phillip High School is a comprehensive Government high school that is located in the CBD of Parramatta, a city in the greater Sydney metropolitan area in Australia. The school staffs around 150 teachers and administrators and supports 1600 students. They also support two school sites which are intersected by a reasonably busy road and are close to a major transport interchange.

The school is proud to be an Apple Distinguished School and strive to constantly use technology to improve student engagement, which is one of the reasons that C3 was a logical addition for their security solution. They currently have approximately 400 MacBooks that the students can borrow for a lesson (much like textbooks) and 200 iMacs in labs or teacher staffrooms. The school has an extensive computer network and wireless network, including a laser link to connect each campus. They also boast a second wireless network across both campuses, linked by fibre bored under the road and 850 Lenovo laptops. The school and its staff are clearly pioneers in using technology in education.

The school believed it was time to apply that technology to their security infrastructure. About three and a half years ago, Arthur Phillip High School was invited to apply for some Government funding specifically for improving our security. This was in the wake of concern over security threats to infrastructure and other community facilities, racial tensions in the community and a gang invasion of another nearby metropolitan school. The school was awarded the funds an they did improve their perimeter security (7ft fencing, upgraded door and entry point, and access control gates), internal site security (access control system for internal and external building entries). The previous CCTV installation was antiquated and unreliable, therefore the school also used the funds to upgrade their system.

Solution
Through the assistance of their integrator, Independent Locks, the school was able to integrate the existing analog (which gives better pictures than ever before), utilizing the schools existing network with IP cameras (as a new network was being installed to support the BER which ultimately will serve 1000 students and teaching staff), install a large server with Milestone as the VMS and plan for expansion in phases 2 and 3 (which have since been implemented) for more cameras and monitoring screens.

From a security viewpoint, the school staff felt confident that they we were getting a robust and comprehensive solution. The worst security incidents reported thus far have been “visits” by students from other schools, ranging from visiting friends to intimidating students. Some staff remain concerned about potential invasions but the system has made them more at ease.

The deputy principal, Brad Main, deals with some of the more major issues in the school, particularly student misbehavior. The new camera system with C3 has assisted in the investigation of stolen property, and has resolved some fights. And C3 even assisted remotely when adult education supervisor was having trouble closing the gates, by viewing him with C3 on the iPad, the deputy principal was able to solve the problem.

The school is currently using four installs of C3. It is installed on iPhone and iPad allowing access to video of school entry points, administration, corridors, play areas and gymnasium from about 60 cameras.

Result
The overall cost for C3 was less than 2% of Arthur Phillip High School’s overall security infrastructure budget. And deputy principal, Brad Main, said, “it took less than 10 minutes to install C3.” The use of mobile video surveillance allows administrators to have a 24/7 view of the school and the students to keep them safe. “Our budget would not allow this type of live security, but with C3 we are able to provide the right level of security for our students and staff,” said Main.

“ProTech has always had a strong emphasis on providing world-class security solutions focused on protecting the community. They recognize that it is not enough to enable the viewing of video assets to a limited set of users,” says Jeff Gibson, President of Lextech Labs. “It is imperative to unchain those assets from the back-room and get them into the hands of those people who need them the most. When safety and security are important, C3 is a critical component in any video surveillance implementation.”

Congratulations to ProTech Security!

“We have seen a massive surge of security awareness in the educational institution market place. Independent Locksmiths has developed a program to capitalize on these opportunities,” explains Jeff Gibson, President of Lextech Labs. “By focusing their efforts on a solution that can be easily reproduced and implemented in similar educational facilities, they have created an excellent growth opportunity for themselves and C3.”

Lextech Labs is very proud of our Channel Partner family. Many of our partners are doing extraordinary work in helping their customers achieve great success. We have decided to recognize, on a monthly-basis, Channel Partners that demonstrate the following attributes:

• Solid understanding of C3 and its value to their customers
• Actively promoting Lextech Labs and C3 to their customer and prospect base
• Actively growing, managing and communicating C3 pipeline with Lextech Labs
• Demonstrated ability to sell C3
• Commitment to excellence in service delivery
• Promote increased awareness in the real-time video surveillance/mobility marketplace

• Solid understanding of C3 and its value to their customers
• Actively promoting Lextech Labs and C3 to their customer and prospect base
• Actively growing, managing and communicating C3 pipeline with Lextech Labs
• Demonstrated ability to sell C3
• Commitment to excellence in service delivery
• Promote increased awareness in the real-time video surveillance/mobility marketplace

We are pleased to announce that Sentient 7 (S7) is the Partner of the Month for April 2010. They are currently involved in numerous exciting projects including real-time video surveillance security for metropolitan transit systems and for educational institutions.

“S7 has done an excellent job of incorporating the C3 product into their solution offerings,” explains Jeff Gibson, President of Lextech Labs. “They recognize the true value of our solution and the many applications for its use. S7 has already successfully implemented C3 in the Beverly Hills California Police Department. We are confident they will continue to be one of our most valued partners.”

• 50 inch flat screen TV
• Apple MacBook
• Apple iPad of your choice

To qualify for this contest, you must send Stuart Jankelovitz (VP of Channel Development) an email (stuartj at lextechlabs  dot com) registering the opportunities. The email must contain the following:

• Prospect Information (Contact name, Company name and address)
• Solution being proposed (for example, “C3 Site License”)
• Total expected revenue

Good luck to our world-class sales partners!

iRa C3 Mobile version 2.9.1 updates include improved control and video handling for Milestone Servers.

Existing iRa C3 customers, please take a moment to upgrade the version of iRa C3 Mobile that you have on your iPhone or iPod touch.  Below is the step by step process to perform this update.

How To Update iRa C3

1) Turn on your iPhone or iPod touch device.
2) Find the application “App Store” on your device.
3) Tap on the “App Store” application to run it.
4) Touch the UPDATES icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
5) Tap on the iRa C3 Mobile application.
6) Tap on the FREE button on the right side of the display.
7) Tap on the green INSTALL button on the right side of the display.
Type in your iTunes Password and tap the OK button.

You should now have the most current version of iRa C3 Mobile on your device.

The event spans from February 15th-19th and is an educational and networking event for Milestone’s IP Video Surveillance and Integration Partners. Lextech Labs will be demonstrating iRa C3, the intuitive video command center that allows the user to configure, view, and control an unlimited number of live camera feeds through a web interface or on an iPhone or iPod touch.

For more information on this event, visit Milestone’s website.

To make an appointment to meet with us while we are in the Hollywood area, please email info@lextechlabs.com.