IT firm secures contract with Australian embassy

AN Urmston-based IT support business has secured an on-going contract to install and manage surveillance software at the Australian Embassy in Ghana.

The BitSol Systems team flew out to the West African country last week to install and test the system and then deliver in-depth training for the embassy’s security staff.

The new project includes the installation of 24 high definition cameras, five viewing stations and one control room at the Australian High Commission in Accra. The cameras record over three servers to ensure the ultimate in security levels for the staff working there.

The set-up allows multiple service guards to monitor the whole site 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The BitSol Systems team support and monitor the system from the company’s Manchester HQ.  

Greg Buchanan, technical director at Bitsol, said: “We’re really proud to have contracts across the globe now, as well as across Greater Manchester. In October, we were working on our on-going contract with the Formula 1 team in Texas for the United States Grand Prix.”

Ben Adu, 1st Secretary at the Australian High Commission in Accra, said: “BitSol Systems has provided our IP Surveillance (CCTV) software to enable us to maintain a high level of security in accordance with Australian Government Procedure. We had issues with our previous providers and as such, did not have the confidence to implement their systems for live use. BitSol worked to a strict schedule and managed to complete a full install within a week which left us with a fully functioning and easy-to-use system. We look forward to working with BitSol Systems on future Embassy projects throughout Africa.”

It is also in talks with a number of other embassies in African countries to install similar security set-ups.