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Toshiba Surveillance & IP Video, a business unit of Toshiba America Information, Systems, Inc., today expanded its development of network-centric video surveillance products by unveiling its first wireless two-megapixel IP camera, the IK-WB16A-W.

The Kingdom of Jordan has successfully deployed Intergraph public safety and security incident management software as part of a comprehensive, nationwide homeland security initiative to prevent and respond to local and regional terrorism threats.

ArcSight, Inc., a producer of cybersecurity and compliance solutions, has previewed a wide array of new and existing features that will highlight its 6^th annual users’ conference, called Protect ’10, scheduled for September 19-22 in Washington, DC.

Leading the expanded program will be presentations by ArcSight executives Tom Reilly, President and CEO; Dr. Prescott Winter, CTO Public Sector; and Hugh Njemanze, Executive VP of Research and Development, as well as major customers and experts, including:

Honeywell announced on September 1 that JoAnna Sohovich, a company executive  who has held positions in several of its business divisions, has been appointed president of Honeywell Security & Communications for the Americas. Sohovich will report to Ron Rothman, president of Honeywell Security Group.

The Midtown Alliance recently went live with an upgraded, browser-based surveillance system from Iron Sky.

Midtown Blue, a public improvement district in Midtown Atlanta, will enable its officers to access camera footage using a map-based interface, with just two mouse clicks.

Infinova, a supplier of megapixel, IP and analog surveillance cameras, has announced that its V1750A pressurized dome cameras have been placed on both sides of the Panama Canal to view ships and vessels waiting their turn to go through the locks.

In mid-2009, a fiber optic fence sensor system was installed on McAllen-Miller International Airport’s perimeter fence. The system, known as Secure Fence, was developed by Future Fibre Technologies and, one year later, the airport’s security department reports that the system has performed impressively.

According to Donald “Buck” Taft, Airport Security Coordinator at McAllen-Miller International Airport, the system was installed in response to security concerns over the number of commercial flights and the airport’s proximity to Mexico.

Goodrich Corp.’s ISR Systems’ Princeton team (formerly known as Sensors Unlimited, Inc.) has introduced the smallest SWaP (size weight and power) short wave infrared camera for unmanned vehicles.

Quantum Secure, a provider of enterprise software to manage and streamline security identities, has announced that its SAFE for Higher Education software suite has been chosen by Roger Williams University.

The software will enable the university to automate key physical security policies, simplify the on- and off-boarding of identities and improve the overall level of security at the university.

Videx has introduced CyberKey Vault 20, a smart key cabinet that offers a whole new level of accountability and key control.

Unlike other key cabinets, electronic keys that are stored in the Vault contain no permissions to open any locks in a facility. When an employee needs a key, their RFID card or PIN must be entered to open the Vault and request a key to be programmed and released. The key that is released contains the access permissions specific only to that person, so they can do their job.