A handful of McDonald's restaurants in Denmark are now serving up an IP surveillance full-meal deal. The comprehensive network surveillance system, known as CheckView, is being used to heighten security and curb shrinkage - the age-old problem of lost assets. CheckView is an integrated point of sale (POS) and video system that operates using Milestone's XProtect software. The combination of CheckView and XProtect gives McDonald's the ability to take advantage of the most cutting-edge IP surveillance technology.
Intrepid employees at a Wood Village, OR Papa Murphy's restaurant helped end a two-week robbing spree - by fingering the thief after he tried to rob their store again. Thanks to a combination of physical evidence on surveillance cameras, the suspect's license plate number and some quick thinking, Papa Murphy's employees identified Robert James Peart as the thief who had struck their store, as well as several other pizza chains and tanning salons in the days since October 21.
Upstart European microbrewery Zerodegrees has chosen Axis network cameras to provide video surveillance for its new restaurant in Bristol and future brewery sites. A total of sixteen Axis IP cameras monitor the company's Bristol location, helping to ensure that video footage is usable for police identification purposes, and for keeping a close watch on the day-to-day operation of the business.
Here's a delicious example of IP surveillance direct from Naples, Italy. A family-owned pizza place called La Focaccia has installed a new IP-based surveillance system featuring ACTi network cameras. The cameras help to monitor the large crowds that gather in the shop each day to savor La Focaccia's tasty pizza pie. With a school located close by, the restaurant serves upwards of 1000 people each day. With the ACTi IP surveillance solution, the shop owner can now capture clear video of every customer who enters in case there's an incident. The cameras prove especially useful in deterring illegal acts such as theft and robberies, and also help to protect the restaurant after business hours.
Roger and Kam Subways serves lunch fare at 15 locations across the greater Vancouver metro area. The owner of the Canadian business recently installed ACTi network cameras to monitor its sandwich shops. In an ironic twist, one location was robbed just a week later.
Slip and fall fraud is big business. The fraudulent injury rose 12% in 2011 according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Please note that we’re referring to the slip and fall injury when it occurs on purpose. Unfortunately slip and falls do happen to innocent individuals who have no intention of exploiting their employers for their injuries. But with slip and fall fraud, it’s the exact opposite.