new contract

On 8/9/06 BQT announced the appointment of two European based institutions to raise funds and promote BQT products throughout the Middle East.

Announcement also mentioned -
"BQT's new CCTV and specialised software (including Face in a Crowd) is being curently installed in a major institution in Sydney."

Does that link to the story on Ch7 News last night and story in The Australian today?

Ch 7 - London-style CCTV for Sydney stations

01oct06
SYDNEY'S busiest train stations will soon be under London-style surveillance, with the NSW Government rolling out sophisticated new closed circuit television (CCTV) technology.

Transport minister John Watkins today announced a $1 million upgrade of security cameras at key stations in the CBD, the eastern suburbs and at North Sydney.

More than 280 new high-resolution cameras will be rolled out to complement the 6,000 CCTV cameras aleady operating across the CityRail network.

The cameras, which give a highly detailed picture, will give police much better close-up images of suspects and offenders than current technology, which only provides a silhouette and a general description of a subject.

High-definition cameras are in operation in London's underground rail network, and provided critical visual evidence of suspects after last year's bombings.

"The importance of accurate high-definition CCTV coverage after the London bombing has drawn our attention to further upgrading our CCTV cameras here," Mr Watkins said.

"On the anniversary of the second Bali bombing our attention turns to counter-terrorism measures that we put in place here in Sydney."

"We certainly learn from that which has happened overseas and prepare for what we hope will never happen here - a terror attack on our mass transit system."

The cameras will monitor key areas, such as ticket gates, and their images will be fed back to the Rail Management Centre for 24-hour observation.

At Central station the 50 new high-resolution cameras would also be looped live back to large LCD screens on the concourse, so people were aware they were being filmed, Mr Watkins said.

"I understand from overseas experience that terrorists do have a propensity to case the joint, to look at stations they may be going to attack, so having this high-resolution camera network will enable us to check on who is in and around our stations," he said.

NSW police counter-terrorism Assistant Commissioner Nick Kaldas said the cameras would be invaluable, not only in terms of intelligence and evidence gathering, but also as a deterrent.

"There is evidence that people who plan these things tend to do a dry run, many times sometimes, to have a look at the place and to work out where everything is," Commissioner Kaldas said.

"Obviously this is a very effective tool in prevention. If you know you are going to be watched, and you know you are going to be recorded, hopefully you're going to be far less likely to do what it is you've been intending."

The cameras will be trialled at Kings Cross, Town Hall and Wynyard before being extended to the network's nine other busiest stations.

Mr Watkins said the technology would not be extended to buses, but the government was in the process of upgrading bus surveillance cameras from analog to digital.

The Australian - TV to nab terrorists in high definition
David King
October 02, 2006
HI-TECH closed-circuit television cameras will be installed at Sydney's busiest train stations in the latest counter-terrorism measure.
More than 280 new high-resolution cameras will be rolled out to complement the 6000 CCTV cameras already operating across the CityRail network.

The cameras, which match surveillance techniques in use in London, will give police much better close-up images of suspects and offenders than current technology, which only provides a silhouette and a general description of a subject.

The high-definition cameras are used in London's underground rail network and provided critical visual evidence of suspects after last year's bombings.

NSW Transport Minister John Watkins said a $1 million upgrade of security cameras would take place at key stations in the CBD.

They will be trialled at Kings Cross, Town Hall and Wynyard before being extended to the network's nine other busiest stations.

"I understand from overseas experience that terrorists do have a propensity to case the joint, to look at stations they may be going to attack, so having this high-resolution camera network will enable us to check on who is in and around our stations," Mr Watkins said.

Additional reporting: AAP