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Massachusetts Police Department Uses Automatic License Plate Reader
October 16, 2008
ELSAG North America Law Enforcement Systems has found its way to Somerville, Mass., the latest community to be further secured by the Mobile Plate Hunter (MPH-900) automatic license plate reader.
Texas Airport Protects Black Hawk Helicopters With Wireless Video Surveillance
October 15, 2008
Airport officials at the Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport in Temple, Texas, can now watch over ground crews and protect military assets using a wireless video surveillance network.
New Emergency Response Technology Used At Republican National Convention
October 13, 2008
For the first time, a new high-tech solution to emergency response planning was used to help secure the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. in September. The Saint Paul Fire Department set a new standard for the first-response industry with its use of the Coordinated NIMS Incident Planner, or CNIP.
Special Delivery
By Jonathan Morrone · October 2008
New technology developed after 9/11 could help pre-empt biohazard mail assaults
Today, the frequency of white-powder hoaxes is nearly the same as seven years ago, but it just doesn’t make news.
Amtrak Protects Maintenance Facilities With Cisco IP-Based Video Surveillance
By Brent Dirks · September 30, 2008
The convergence of physical security systems with an IP network is going strong in the urban/homeland security sector. Case in point: Amtrak, the largest provider of passenger rail service in the country, recently announced it will use Cisco’s video surveillance system to better protect maintenance yards in Los Angeles and Oakland, Calif.
Institute To Strengthen Security for Nuclear Materials
September 30, 2008
A new, first-of-its-kind organization to strengthen the physical protection and security of nuclear and radioactive materials and facilities worldwide was launched recently in Vienna, Austria.
Connecticut Bank Uses DVRs To Collect Evidence, Pinpoint Potential Fraud
September 26, 2008
Union Savings Bank has selected 3VR as its enterprise standard for intelligent video management, with integration services provided by United Alarm Services.
Honeywell Develops Technology To Produce Safer Ammonium Nitrate-Based Fertilizer
September 26, 2008
Honeywell recently announced it has developed a patented new technology to produce a highly-effective, safer ammonium nitrate-based fertilizer with significantly lower explosive potential.
DHS Announces Grants To Prevent Radiological/Nuclear Attack In Metropolitan New York City Area
September 24, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security recently announced approximately $29 million in grants to prevent a radiological/nuclear attack in the New York City (NYC) metropolitan area by enhancing regional capabilities to detect and interdict illicit radioactive materials.
Regional Transit Authority Selects Video Monitoring, Emergency Communications System
September 23, 2008
TAC, a provider of building automation, security systems and energy services, has been awarded a $3.8 million contract to install an integrated video monitoring and emergency communications system along the Port Authority Transit Corp. (PATCO) rapid transit rail lines that connect Philadelphia and southern New Jersey via the Ben Franklin Bridge.
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