Systems Integration
Axis, Bosch and Sony to create open forum for network video interface
May 14th, 2008
Axis Communications, Bosch Security Systems and Sony Corp. announced that they will be cooperating to create an open forum aimed at developing an interface standard for network video products.
Freeport gets nation’s newest perimeter protection system
May 7th, 2008
The port of Freeport, TX, has installed the nation’s newest port perimeter security system, including port security, port safety, Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), and port management systems, all integrated into a single command and control solution.
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CCAT eyes funding for first responder technologies
April 22nd, 2008
The Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) San Diego plans to award technology transition assistance to Department of Defense-funded technologies developed principally in small companies that can be adapted to meet the needs of first responders.
National Guard may outsource its aviation surveillance duties
March 27th, 2008
The National Guard Bureau has maintained its own fixed wing aircraft to perform its required domestic homeland defense responsibilities since 1994, but it is now thinking about outsourcing many of its aviation surveillance services to a commercial company.
Postal Service shifting to IP-based video surveillance
February 21st, 2008
The U.S. Postal Service is planning a substantial shift from analog video surveillance cameras to TCP/IP-based digital video cameras at postal facilities across the country.
GSA green lights Segway devices in federal buildings
January 8th, 2008
The General Services Administration has issued an interim policy that would for the first time allow handicapped individuals with "mobility impairments" to use Segway two-wheeled vehicles inside federal buildings.
Coast Guard proposes security zone in Hawaii around "giant egg" radar system
January 8th, 2008
In order to safeguard the humongous sea-based missile defense radar system known as "SBX-1," the Coast Guard plans to establish a 500-foot security zone surrounding the extraordinary vessel when it moves through the port of Honolulu, HI, approximately once a year.
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L-1 to acquire Bioscrypt in $44 million stock swap
January 7th, 2008
L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc., one of the leading companies in the biometrics sector, has continued its buying spree with the announcement that it plans to acquire Bioscrypt Inc., based in Ontario, Canada, a provider of access control systems, in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $44 million.
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