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Contracts: CryptoMetrics deploys face recognition-based wanted person detection system in Abu Dhabi

Tuckahoe, NY-based CryptoMetrics, Inc., a provider of asset protection systems, has signed a contract with the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to deploy a face recognition-based wanted person detection system at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The airport installation represents the first phase of an anticipated nation-wide deployment of the system at all points of entry to the UAE. This deployment makes the UAE the first country to implement a critical infrastructure protection and warning system using facial recognition on a comprehensive national basis, according to a company statement. Financial terms of the contract between the UAE’s Ministry of Interior and CryptoMetrics were not disclosed.

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Clifton, NJ-based Electronic Control Security, Inc. (ECSI), a perimeter security systems specialist, has received purchase orders from the Departments of Defense and Energy to secure certain highly strategic sites in North America and Europe. According to the company, its Infrared Perimeter Intrusion Detection System will be deployed to protect three classified sites. The three orders are valued in excess of $750,000 and will be delivered by December 2008, according to ECSI.

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FEMA intends to award the American Red Cross, headquartered in Washington, DC, a two-year contract to develop mass care plans, strategies, policies and procedures for federal, state, local and non-governmental partners. The contract includes the development of sheltering and feeding plans, which will include depopulation strategies and transitioning eligible populations into temporary housing.

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