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AES Corporation

AES is at ISW West to introduce its new Intellinet Data Nework, says Mike Sherman, company president. This intelligent wireless data network enables the security industry to report fire alarms, burglar alarms or other security breaches, triggering an immediate response. The product is incredibly reliable, according to Sherman, and that is why it was named #1 in its category in the ISC West New Product Showcase.

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News

TSA names new security directors for two airports
Mon, 2010-04-12 03:28 PM
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has named Ann Testa as federal security director for Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Thomas Connors as federal security...
ParTec in neutron-detector licensing deal with Oak Ridge Nat’l Lab
Mon, 2010-04-12 03:20 PM
Bloomington, IN-based PartTec, a provider of radiation detection equipment, has signed a license agreement with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory.The license allows...
Universal Detection Technology partners With Morphix Technologies
Mon, 2010-04-12 03:15 PM
Los Angeles-based Universal Detection Technology, a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies and counter-terrorism training programs and a provider of counter-terrorism consulting and...
Thermo Fisher Scientific granted two patents for radiation detectors
Mon, 2010-04-12 03:09 PM
Oakwood Village, OH-based Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. reports that its radiation measurement and security instruments business has been awarded two U.S. patents for radiation instruments.The RadEye...
S&T advisory panel to meet in closed sessions at Ft. Detrick, MD, April 20-22
Mon, 2010-04-12 12:33 PM
Biodefense Center
The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee will meet in closed sessions on April 20-22 at the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) at Fort Detrick,...
CBP wants role players that its security dogs can sniff out
Mon, 2010-04-12 12:25 PM
This may sound like child’s play, but Customs and Border Protection is deadly serious when it says it wants to find “role players” who can hide in concealed areas, stand or sit quietly for up to an...
Geospatial Holdings partners with Tom Ridge and Pace Global Energy
Wed, 2010-04-07 03:39 PM
Geospatial Holdings, Inc., Pace Global Energy Services and Ridge Global report that they have created a strategic partnership to offer infrastructure services to the energy, telecom, electrical...
G4S Wackenhut rebrands as G4S
Wed, 2010-04-07 09:59 AM
Palm Beach Gardens, FL-based G4S Wackenhut is changing its name to G4S.The rebranding, the company says, is meant to “reflect the company’s vision of providing comprehensive security solutions.”It...
DoD wants better explosive detectors at entrances to the Pentagon
Tue, 2010-04-06 10:05 AM
Pentagon entrance
The Defense Department is gathering information about well-established and innovative new ways it could use whole body scanners and handheld, standoff and benchtop scanners to detect “personnel-borne...
CBP wants to procure and train ‘the best dogs in the world’
Mon, 2010-04-05 08:52 AM
Custom and Border Protection’s Canine Center, based in Front Royal, VA, is eager to purchase and train 23 of the “best dogs in the world” – drawn from working or sporting breeds, such as Labrador...
Axis Communications unveils three new PTZ cameras
Fri, 2010-04-02 02:51 PM
Axis Communications, a network video specialist, has unveiled two new pan / tilt / zoom (PTZ) cameras and new video surveillance control board. They are:The AXIS Q6034 dome network camera, the...
Sarnoff launches TerraScout mobile surveillance system
Fri, 2010-04-02 02:47 PM
Princeton, NJ-based Sarnoff Corp. has launched TerraScout, which it characterizes as a high-performance, lower-cost mobile persistent surveillance system for commercial or military use.TerraScout is...

Commentary and Opinions

Chemical weapons pose a grave threat

By Jerome Hauer

President Obama should be commended for making nuclear nonproliferation a priority of his administration. At the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC, in April, the president was right to urge global cooperation on isolating non-secure nuclear materials that could be used to make a weapon.

The NYC terrorist threat and how video analytics could have prompted a faster response

By Mark Gally

The recent bomb scare in New York City served as a wake-up call, highlighting that the U.S. is still vulnerable to an attack within our country. Though investigators say the bomb they found inside a parked car was not very sophisticated, it’s clear that terrorists with the determination and deadly materials could cause serious harm.

Airport security and body scanners – a new paradigm?

During the past seven years, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has taken the position that it knows how to best create the safety and security standards necessary to secure airports across the United States.

So, what could possibly be wrong?

Everything.

COMMENTARY // Taking the pulse of the government security marketplace

While strolling up and down the aisles at the ASIS New York City Chapter’s security expo at the Javits Center on April 30, I tried to take a quick reading on the current state of the government security marketplace, but frankly the views of half a dozen exhibitors were all over the map.

I wondered whether the economy-wide recession during the past two years was depressing government procurements, or whether the Obama administration’s pump-priming stimulus program had led to an increase in such government purchases.

OPINION / Using good technology to find bad people

By Jonathan McDonald

Many government organizations are charged with combating terrorism, identifying criminals and effectively applying immigration policies. All these activities require that persons of interests (and organizations and networks) be accurately identified. Identification is an extremely complex process that is only compounded by increasing data volumes, complex relationships, and tightly coupled application and data architectures.

Company News

Honeywell names JoAnna Sohovich president of its security & communications business

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.

Cutting edge perimeter security system installed at McAllen-Miller Airport

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.

NC HazMat teams select RAE’s rapid deployment kits

RAE Systems Inc., a supplier of sensor solutions, announced on August 24 that North Carolina Hazardous Material Regional Response Teams (RRT) have added RAE Systems’ AreaRAE wireless toxic-gas-and radiation-detection monitors to their equipment bases for six of their seven regionally placed teams.

L-3’s CX-Pallet cargo inspection system helps detect cocaine in Australia

L-3 Security & Detection Systems announced on August 17 that its CX-Pallet dual-view cargo inspection system helped the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service uncover 240 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipment of concrete pavers. The CX-Pallet was installed at the Port Melbourne Cargo Examination Facility last June.

RAE Systems collaborates with Rosenbauer on system for firefighters and HazMat teams

RAE Systems Inc. has announced that Rosenbauer International AG, the world’s largest manufacturer of fire trucks and firefighting equipment, will integrate RAE Systems’ ATEX approved AreaRAE Steel, wireless gas- and radiation-sensor system, into its line of hazardous-material (HazMat) response trucks in Europe.

RAE Systems, headquartered in San Jose, CA, delivers innovative sensor solutions to serve industrial, energy, environmental and government safety markets worldwide.

TSA begins pilot test of portable explosive detection technologies in New Orleans

The Transportation Security Administration has begun a three-week pilot test of specialized portable explosive detection technology at transportation locations across New Orleans.

The test will include a portable device supplied by Smiths Detection, known as the Multi-Mode Threat Detector, and another device supplied by Morpho Detection. 

TSA qualifies six additional L-3 air cargo screening systems

L-3 Security & Detection Systems has announced that six additional X-ray systems for screening both break-bulk cargo and skids have been added to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Air Cargo Qualified Technologies List. 

Recently qualified systems include the PX 6.4, PX-107, PX-208, PX-160P, VDS-108 and
CX-Pallet 6000 P DV. These systems help TSA screen air cargo in passenger aircraft. 

Raytheon to install chemical sensors in the Port of Providence, RI

Raytheon Company has received a contract from the city of Providence, RI, to strengthen surveillance in its port by integrating chemical-detection sensors into the existing security system.

 

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Xtralis Americas

Ian Ehrenberg, VP and General Manager, indicates that Xtralis has a 25-year history of providing advanced detection technologies for intrusion detection, perimeter protection and CCTV. Applications include the Department of State and Consulates around the world, plus the Vancouver Olympics, where Xtralis provided the primary infrared protection device. The company is introducing its Vesda Echo Detector at the ISC West show.

AMAG Technologies

Matt Barnette, VP Sales and Marketing, points out that AMAG started out as an access control provider, but is now a full-service security products provider. New technologies being introduced include a new generation video enclosure which is IT sensory, the Hawkeye mobile, handheld device, which checks ID cards out in the field and can allow guards to look at videos while walking, and the new IDS product with 4-line keyboard display.

FLIR

Andy Teich, President of FLIR’s Commercial Systems Division, describes two new products. The FLIR Thermal Fence ties FLIR cameras together into a network that includes a network console and an analytics algorithm with many capabilities. The Guardsman is a handheld thermal imager designed for guard safety. Teich also explains that the company’s high-volume business in the auto market lowers costs on all FLIR Thermal Imaging products.

MorphoTrak

Gary Jones, Sr. Manager, Biometric Security, points out that MorphoTrak has 2.5 billion fingerprints in its database, not to mention a 60% worldwide market share of the biometric market and 50% of USA state and local biometrics. Jones demonstrates the Morpho Access 500+ series, the Morpho J Series, and the Morpho Outdoor Access Device, all of which are waterproof and dustproof. Another great year of customer feedback, he claims.

Optex America

Regional Sales Manager Matt Bathalter describes Optex America as a sensor manufacturer involved in residential, consumer, critical infrastructure and government. The company is introducing its RLS 3060 Class 1 Laser for CCTV at ISC West. The product is used in logistics, power substations, prisons and nuclear facilities and cannot be seen by an intruder. If you’re looking for a stable, flexible outdoor sensor system, he says, the RLS 3060 is a solid choice.

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