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GSN 2011 Awards Dinner Winners and Sponsors: Cosmo Perrone, Principle, Cosmo Perrone & Associates and former Security Director, Port of Long Beach, CA:
The Port of Long Beach, CA, was named Winner of GSN’s 2011 award for “Most Notable Maritime/Port Security Program”. Cosmo Perrone, Director of Security for the Port from 2006 to 2011, tells GSN about...
GSN Awards Dinner Winners and Sponsors Interviews: Scott Paul, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Sarix Line, Pelco by Schneider Electric:
Scott Paul describes Pelco by Schneider Electric – 2011 winner in “Best Network IP Cameras” -- as a leading provider of video surveillance equipment sold around the world. Products range from analog...
GSN 2011 Awards Dinner Winners and Sponsors Interviews: Bill Eckerd, Director of Sales for Strategic Account Group, Verint Video Solutions
Verint Video Solutions was a 2011 Winner of “Best Intelligent Video Surveillance Solution” for its Nextiva Physical Security Information Management System (PSIM). According to Bill Eckerd, the PSIM...
GSN 2011 Awards Winners and Sponsor Interviews: Tom Harada, Managing Director, Security Systems, Pentax Ricoh Imaging of America
A few moments after Pentax Ricoh accepted its 2001 Award for “Best Specialized CCTV Lens,” Tom Harada sat down with GSN to talk about his engineers’ strategy of getting back to the basics in optical...

News

Senators say Iran trade sanctions working to reduce terror and nuclear activities
Thu, 2012-02-02 07:42 AM

Sens. Lieberman (I-CT), Collins (R-ME)
The leaders of the Senate Homeland Security Committee welcomed news from the GAO that trade sanctions against Iran seem to be working to limit that country’s ability to support nuclear and terror...
CBP and Georgia Ports Authority to share radio communications
Tue, 2012-01-31 09:34 AM

Port of Savannah
U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Savannah, GA, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Jan. 30 with the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) agreeing to share radio communications. The agreement...
Latest Coast Guard counter-piracy directive describes a broader area of threats
Mon, 2012-01-30 12:32 PM

Somali pirates
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that it updated its counter-piracy Directive 104-6 for the fifth time on Dec. 30, 2011 and that this latest version “provides a revised and updated list of...
Los Angeles implements NOAA tsunami and storm preparedness programs
Mon, 2012-01-30 07:15 AM
The City of Los Angeles has become the largest U.S. city to meet the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s tsunami readiness standards. NOAA said on Jan. 27 that the city is "Stormready"...
Russian citizens can travel to Guam without a visa, says CBP
Fri, 2012-01-27 09:11 AM

Guam
Russian citizens can travel to the island of Guam without a visa, said U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Jan. 26. CBP said the new visa rules are the results of a November decision by DHS...
U.S. border agents stop bicycle-borne parolee in Michigan
Mon, 2012-01-23 09:44 AM

Ambassador Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working the international crossing at Ambassador Bridge in Detroit knew something was amiss when they noticed a man riding a bicycle in the Michigan cold...
Coast Guard envisions two-level approach to its vessel inspections
Thu, 2012-01-19 04:22 PM

Vessel inspection by
U.S. Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a draft of a document which it calls a “Navigation and Inspection Circular,” or NVIC, under which it spells out the procedures it proposes to follow when inspecting a...
Raytheon Canada awarded contract for NextGen radar in Nova Scotia
Fri, 2012-01-13 04:44 PM

Raytheon's HFSWR
Raytheon Canada Limited has been awarded a technology demonstration program for its Next Generation High Frequency Surface Wave Radar (HFSWR) by the Canadian Department of National Defence, Defence...
Coast Guard buys Unisys USB-based solution to protect sensitive data for mobile workers
Wed, 2012-01-11 10:13 AM
The U.S. Coast Guard recently purchased 100 units of the Unisys Stealth Solution for Secure Virtual Terminal (SSVT) which allows mobile workers to securely access agency networks and data while...
Invincible, a fishing boat builder, wins CBP contract for coastal interceptor vessels
Fri, 2012-01-06 05:34 PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has awarded a contract worth as much as $45.7 million to Invincible Boat Company, of Opa Locka, FL, for the production of as many as 70 Coastal Interceptor Vessels...
Cape Fear River to get surveillance camera system
Wed, 2012-01-04 10:33 AM

Cape Fear River at Wilmington
The North Carolina Ports Authority wants to install a surveillance camera system along a 25-mile coastal section of the 202-mile-long Cape Fear River. The agency wants to put the surveillance camera...
Coast Guard says blowout preventers and other offshore drilling systems should be inspected more ‘holistically’
Thu, 2011-12-29 12:17 PM

Blowout preventer and
lower marine riser
package from Deepwater
Horizon oil rig
In an effort to prevent another BP-like oil spill disaster, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued “draft guidance” to its own personnel as well as the offshore drilling industry on ways in which operators...

Company News

360-degree camera designer, RemoteReality Corp., lands investment and relocates to Connecticut

Connecticut Innovations (CI), the state’s quasi-public authority responsible for technology-based economic development, announced on Dec. 22 that it has made an investment of $1 million in RemoteReality Corp. through its Eli Whitney Fund.

Tyco International completes Visonic acquisition

Tyco International Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Visonic Ltd.  a global developer and manufacturer of electronic security systems and components, for approximately $100 million in cash. The acquisition was first announced on September 15, 2011.

Tyco said Visonic is a leader in advanced wireless technology for the security industry. The company’s portfolio includes wireless communications technologies that offer increased range and secure communications, said Tyco and its technologies are used in more than one million wireless installations around the world.

Chertoff Group opens new office in San Francisco, focuses on cyber and border security

The Chertoff Group, the global security advisory firm founded by former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, said it has opened a new office in San Francisco. 

The Chertoff Group provides consulting, business development and merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory services for clients in the security, defense and government services industries.

Asian customer places $12.3 million order for underwater surveillance gear

An unnamed Asian company placed a $12.3 million order with Israeli DSIT Solutions Ltd’s sonar and diver detection systems for use on offshore oil platforms and other seagoing petroleum systems.

Sonardyne International Ltd acquires Marine and Remote Sensing Solutions Ltd.

Sonardyne announced on Nov. 29 its acquisition of MARSS Ltd., a high technology marine company with operations in the UK, Monaco and Italy.

CNL Software and AJAR-tec to offer integrated PSIM solutions

CNL Software, a supplier of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, announced on Nov. 23 its partnership with AJAR-tec, which will offer IPSecurityCenter, CNL Software’s Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, as part of its digital security and IPCCTV solutions.

Telephonics and Mahindra & Mahindra to form surveillance and security joint venture in India

Telephonics Corp., a subsidiary of Griffon Corp., and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., a $12.5 billion multi-national group based in Mumbai, India, announced on Nov. 17 the signing of a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture (JV) to provide the Indian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Indian civil sector with radar and surveillance systems, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) devices and communication systems.

BSI to develop new system for DHS to screen cargo

The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded a contract to BSI Group’s Supply Chain Solutions business unit to create a protocol to aid the screening of cargo at U.S. ports, the company said.

BSI will work with DHS S&T-sponsored engineers in a project designed to integrate data from new detection systems, along with BSI’s proprietary intelligence on cargo disruption and anti-western terrorism, to better identify high-risk containers, said the company.

Commentary and Opinions

Disaster Preparedness 2011: The “layered” cake -- Preparing for port and cargo disasters

Port security seems to be the forgotten child when it comes to preparing for disasters, at least in the public eye. Potential threats to aviation and mass transit generate many more conversations, and for good reason, but the risks posed to ports, primarily from cargo, cannot be ignored. 

A cargo container looks innocuous, just a square, metal box loaded with goods…right? This impression could not be further from the truth. 

Lockheed Martin debuts a wireless intrusion detection network of 'rocks’

A wireless sensor network system developed by Lockheed Martin can revolutionize the way users obtain discreet persistent situational awareness and characterization of their surroundings, says the company in an Oct. 12 news release.

The Self-Powered Ad-hoc Network (SPAN) system, a network of "Field-and Forget" ground sensors, provides unobtrusive, continuous surveillance supporting multiple missions and applications.

9/11, A Decade Later -- Where are we today?

By Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)

Today, we meet to discuss this nation’s progress in bringing about safety, security and resiliency against terrorism since the attacks of 9/11. 

But before we look back, I want to acknowledge and remember all the firefighters, police officers, and ordinary people who lost their lives that Tuesday morning. Remembering those who died must inspire us to make this nation better and safer. 

9/11, A Decade After -- We must remain vigilant and courageous

America is immeasurably more secure today at the tenth anniversary of 9/11 because of the enormous energy, resources, leadership, planning, and blood that we have poured into our national military and domestic security efforts. 

On 9/11, we lost nearly 3,000 innocent Americans, murdered while going about their daily lives. It was an attack of great cleverness, great daring, great surprise and simplicity. This was the greatest single loss of American life since the Battle of Antietam.

9/11, A Decade Later -- The Homeland Security & Defense Business Council’s 9-10-11 Project

During the past year, the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council has issued a series of monthly papers encapsulating the major topics that have shaped our nation’s approach to homeland security. Thirteen monographs have highlighted industry and government’s joint effort to confront the challenges, and develop solutions to successfully focus on the historic mission to create a more prepared, responsive, resilient, safer and secure homeland. 

 

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GSN 2011 Award Winners and Sponsor Interviews: Dave Natelson, President, Nasatka Security

GSN caught up with Dave Natelson for a quick interview at the Cocktail Reception at the 2011 Awards Dinner, before he learned that Nasatka had earned a Winner’s Trophy in the Best Perimeter Protection System in Awards Program. Mr. Natelson indicated the company had been named a Finalist for its steel plate barrier that uses an electric, as opposed to a hydraulic system, that had recently completed a 1.5 million cycle without any human interference – which he pointed out translates into a great return on investment for users.

ASIS 2011: Robert H. Scott III, Security Solutions Industry Manager, Intergraph Corporation

Intergraph, short for “interactive graphics”, is a software company that uses graphics to help its clients visualize complex information, according to Bob Scott. The company’s Security Solutions unit develops software tools for the government to make maps; provides mapping for transportation applications; designs and maintains facilities for utilities and communications; and is the world’s largest provider of public safety systems.

ASIS 2011: Chris Peterson, Founder and Owner, Vector Firm

According to veteran technology sales executive Chris Peterson, Vector Firm is a management consulting business which specializes in the sales and business development departments of security businesses. The company’s clients range from multi-billion dollar contractors to $5-million systems integrators that want to break the $5-million barrier. Vector’s contribution to these companies, he says, is building strategies, processes and tools, both on a strategic and a tactical level.

ASIS 2011: Andy Shemo, Technical Sales Executive, Pentax Imaging

Lenses for government applications in border security, maritime and port security and critical infrastructure protection are at the high end of the specialized lenses produced by Pentax Imaging, according to Andrew Shemo. These long range lenses feature PAIR, the Pentax Atmospheric Interference Reduction Technology, which provides a crystal clear picture through fog, rain, smoke and sand.

ASIS 2011: John Frazzini, President, Behavorial Recognition Systems (BRS Labs)

BRS Labs, as president John Frazzini describes, has invented an artificial intelligence-based video surveillance platform that has injected advanced artificial neuro network technology into the analysis of video surveillance data. The company has seen a substantial growth in business over the last few months, he says, as the market has recognized BRS Labs’ rethinking of the core problem in video surveillance, which is that there are far too many cameras being deployed and not enough human monitors to evaluate the data being captured.

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New Products

Oceaneering’s debuts new low-cost robotic manipulator

Oceaneering International, Inc. announced on July 21 that the Terabot S, its new low-cost, easy to use, robotic manipulator, wh...

Mace Personal Defense, Inc. joins the battle against maritime piracy

In an effort to combat the rapidly growing levels of piracy and armed robbery against ships around the world, Mace Personal Defense, Inc., has...

ICx introduces ClearPoint bottled liquid screener

Arlington, VA-based ICx T...

IDenta says explosives ID kits identify underwear bomber’s PETN

Add Jerusalem-based Identa Corp. to the handful of companies that issued statements in the wake of the failed...