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Fluidmesh Networks

Cosimo Malesci, VP Marketing, explains that Fluidmesh produces wireless IT solutions for security applications. Major customers include military networks – particularly in terrorist of hostage situations -- police and fire departments and other public safety deployments, campus security and corporations. The company’s new Fluidmesh 2100 Endo was created for vehicles and transportation applications where the wireless node is embedded.

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Silent Knight introduces IntelliKnight 5600 addressable 25-point fire alarm
Wed, 2010-04-07 03:42 PM
Northford, CT-based Silent Knight by Honeywell has introduced a new fire alarm that it describes as offering all the high-tech benefits of addressable technology at the cost of a conventional system....
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...
EF Johnson Technologies receives $3.4 million order from a state transportation department
Wed, 2010-04-07 03:35 PM
Irving, TX-based EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. reports that it has received an order totaling $3.4 million from a state transportation department that it did not name.The company will provide the...
Secret Service has ‘urgent’ need for a dozen secure fax machines
Wed, 2010-04-07 02:48 PM
The U.S. Secret Services says it has an “urgent” requirement for a dozen secure fax machines that must be compatible with what’s known as the Secure Communications Interoperability Protocol, or SCIP.
Federal IT security specialists expect a cyber-attack from a foreign country
Wed, 2010-04-07 11:32 AM
Nearly three-quarters of respondents who work in national defense and security departments or agencies say the possibility is “high” for a cyber-attack by a foreign country in the next year,...
House passes bill that would prohibit peer-to-peer file sharing by fed employees and contractors
Wed, 2010-04-07 08:49 AM
Rep. Edolphus Towns
The House has passed and referred to the Senate a bill that would prohibit federal employees and contractors from downloading, installing or using open-network peer-to-peer file sharing software on...
Gulf area exercises April 6 and 7 to test credential verification system
Tue, 2010-04-06 03:25 PM
In anticipation of the 2010 hurricane season, police, first responders and other government personnel will conduct training exercises designed to test an interoperable credential verification system...
DHS eyes fee-based ‘clearinghouse’ to validate new surface transport technologies
Mon, 2010-04-05 04:26 PM
DHS has recently released a sweeping 24-page assessment it has conducted of the nation’s programs to safeguard mass transit, rail, bus and other modes of “surface transportation,” which recommends...
Multiple award winner Mutualink signs on as silver sponsor of GSN’s 2010 awards program
Mon, 2010-04-05 08:37 AM
GSN: Government Security News is proud to announce that Mutualink, Inc., of Wallingford, CT, has signed up as a silver sponsor of GSN’s 2010 homeland security awards program.
FLIR debuts handheld thermal camera and thermal fence at ISC West
Tue, 2010-03-30 11:46 AM
FLIR's fence
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced two new products at last week’s ISC West show in Las Vegas, the Guardsman handheld thermal security camera and the FLIR Thermal Fence. The Guardsman offers security...
Best “New Product” awards presented at ISC West show
Sat, 2010-03-27 03:56 PM
Sarnoff Corp.’s Iris on the Move iris recognition device was selected as winner in the “Best of Biometrics and Identity Solutions” and was also named as the “Best New Product” in the Security...
ArcSight renews platinum sponsorship of GSN’s Homeland Security Awards
Fri, 2010-03-26 02:57 PM
Prescott Winter
ArcSight, Inc., a global supplier of compliance and security management solutions and the first sponsor of the Government Security News (GSN) Homeland Security Awards program, has renewed its...

Commentary and Opinions

Common Alerting Protocol is becoming more common among military agencies

In 2001, an international, independent group of more than 120 emergency managers began specifying and prototyping the “Common Alerting Protocol” or CAP, data structure based on the recommendations of a report issued by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).

Leveraging social networks to sound the alarm

The proliferation of social networks has revolutionized how people communicate. Today, people are connecting with voice, data and video across the world in seconds. Because millions of people currently use social networking sites, bulletin boards, video-sharing sites, podcasts and blogs, a great opportunity exists to leverage these channels for mass alerting during an emergency.

Securing USB flash drives with biometric authentication

 

Every day, people and organizations hand over their most valuable and vital personal information to government agencies. It is then up to the recipient – a federal or state agency, or another government organization – to safely store that data.

Cyber criminals and terrorists are listening

Cyber criminals and terrorists are listening to our phone calls. From Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur, London, Shanghai and places in between, YouTube videos show how, for a mere $20, they can listen to cells phones with a salad bowl and a TV remote. Even baby monitors can pick up your neighbors’ cellular conversation. Iranians viewed videos from U.S. Air Force Predator drones last year, with just $30 worth of software and a laptop.

Can cell phones replace public safety communications?

Twenty years ago, few members of the public had mobile phones, while police, fire and other emergency responders had mobile equipment that provided point-to-point communications. Fast forward to the present, and almost everyone carries a cell phone. Consumer mobile communications has improved immeasurably, while the cost has dropped dramatically.

Company News

Objectivity 'clouds' counter-terrorism

At the 5th International Cloud Computing Conference and Expo held in New York City on April 19-21, GSN: Government Security News caught up with Thomas Krafft, director of marketing at Objectivity, Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA, who spoke exclusively to the magazine about the role of cloud computing in the 21st Century.

Gilat chosen by Latin Am homeland security agency to provide turnkey broadband communications

Petah Tikva, Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reports that it has received a multi-million dollar contract to deliver a turnkey broadband communications solution for a major defense agency in Latin America.

Neither the agency nor the amount of the contract were further identified in the company’s announcement.

The new network, based on its SkyEdge II platform, will be used for border control applications, Gilat says.

Southwest Microwave holds “Intelligent Perimeter Solutions” seminar in New Jersey

 “It’s extremely important to select the right equipment to address site requirements.”

That was one of many “voice of experience” tips provided by Tim Claus, Eastern Regional Sales Manager of Southwest Microwave, as he presented the latest in the company’s 2010 “Intelligent Perimeter Solutions” seminars earlier this month at the Marriott Hotel at Liberty International Airport in Newark, NJ..

 
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Recent Communications Videos

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.

Boeing Intelligence and Security Systems

Patrick Derby, Systems Design and Integration Specialist, describes Boeing’s Visual Security Operations (VSOC) suite of products, a common operating system that all decision makers can utilize. The core, he says, is the VSOC Sentinel, which can bring systems into a 3D model. Other products include the VSOC Virtual Shield, containing sensors, cameras and radar, and products for critical infrastructure management, first responders and facilities management.

Honeywell Security Group

Angela Oberman, Product Manager of the Vindicator Technologies Product Line of Honeywell Security Solutions, indicates that the Vindicator product line is an integrated access control, intrusion detection, CCTV system that takes input from these disparate systems and displays them on the headin to create an integrated command and control system. The core market is Air Force,  Army, Navy, Utilities, Chemical Plants and other critical infrastructure.

Upcoming Webinars

Diebold Leveraging FICAM to Modernize Your Physical and Logical Access Control
Wed, 10/06/2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Leveraging FICAM to Modernize Your Physical and Logical Access Control

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Mon, 08/16/2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

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A Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Using Dynamic Traffic Intelligence
Thu, 06/10/2010 - 1:00pm

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Five Ways to Maximize Perimeter Security
Wed, 06/09/2010 - 11:00am

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Bluetooth-compatible CyberKey for mobile access authorization
Videx has announced CyberKey Blue, a rechargeable key that uses Bluetooth technology. The combination of CyberKey technology and Bluetooth technolo...
Introducing the ‘In Case of Emergency’ iPhone app

Legalzoom.com, an online legal service, and Donate Life America (DLA), a non-profit organization, have created and are offering ICE App, intended to help users input the compreh...

NIR, SWIR, and extended VNIR ranges targeted for airborne signal detection

Fitchburg, MA-based...