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The collaboration will allow airports to issue badges based on regulatory compliance Quantum Secure, the leading provider of enterprise software to manage and streamline security identities, access compliance and security intelligence across disparate physical security systems, announces a strategic partnership with the Transportation Security Clearing house (TSC), allowing airports to quickly and easily automate key processes related to issuing badges based on regulatory compliance.The Transpo...

TSA evaluators conducted 900 test scenarios to challenge the SightLogix systemAn evaluation by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has confirmed 100% video analytic accuracy of the SightLogix SightSensor thermal camera system in the challenging environment typical of many airports. According to the TSA's final report, the "evaluation team performed over 900 scenarios of which every alarm instance was accurately reported" on the SightLogix perimeter security system.&q...

  The Cassidian-ENERTRAG system only triggers signals such as LED lamps when they are needed Cassidian, the defence and security division of the EADS aerospace group, will be working together with ENERTRAG, a wind power company, on beacons for wind turbines. The companies have signed a declaration of intent whereby a radar from Cassidian will be integrated into ENERTRAG's system of beacons. This system warns pilots about possible collisions with wind turbines, by locating aircraft or h...

 To enhance safety and security Armstrong International Airport employs numerous security systemsNICE Systems Ltd. recently announced that it has been recognized as an honorable mention winner in the Security Technology Executive (STE) Magazine Innovation Awards for its work on the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport PSIM implementation. NICE was recognized, along with Armstrong International Airport and system integrator Johnson Controls, for their innovative implementation o...

 Dallmeier cameras have completed required factory testing at LenelDallmeier IP cameras have received the Lenel factory certification for their interface to the OnGuard access control system. Tested products include both box (DF3000IP), dome (DDF3000IPV) and PTZ cameras (DDZ30xxIP DOMERA) as well as the MicroStreamer."Dallmeier has completed required factory testing at Lenel to validate the functionality of its integration to OnGuard. We look forward to their continued involvement in...

 PSIA develops and demonstrates succesful Systems VideoStandards for the physical security industry took an important step forward at ISC West with the successful demonstration of interoperable products from Honeywell, UTC F&S, Tyco, Hikvision, Arecont Vision, IQinVision and ObjectVideo.  It was clear that the objective of the PSIA, to develop a systems specification supporting video, storage, analytics, access control, and intrusion, has been achieved.  Thanks to our member c...

 SIA Government Summit will witness airport security keynote lunch aimed for security professionals from the industry The Security Industry Association (SIA) will host the Airport Security Keynote Lunch at the Government Summit, from 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21st at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.Scott Broyles, President and CEO, Safe Skies Alliance, will discuss ways manufacturers and integrators can participate in the Aviation Security System Integrated Support Test...

  SALTO Systems sponsors ECCA conference & exhibition 2011 held in Bristol SALTO Systems were one of the corporate sponsors of the annual European Campus Card Association (ECCA) conference held this year at the University of West England, Bristol 12th & 13th June 2011.Fifty countries were represented among the delegates attending the conference and exhibition, which did its usual excellent job of bringing together a variety of campus card professionals from a wide arr...

Pelco by Schneider Electric will soon release its first product that conforms to standards developed by the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF), with the release of Digital Sentry video management software version 7.2, scheduled for May 2011. Pelco by Schneider Electric will be demonstrating this new ONVIF 1.02-conformant software during ISC West 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the Pelco booth (#16042) and at the ONVIF Plugfest on Thursday, April 7."This new software release is the lat...

 Aimetis Corp. added automatic License Plate Recognition to Aimetis Symphony Aimetis Corp., a global leader in intelligent IP video management software, announced at ISC West that it has added automatic License Plate Recognition to Aimetis Symphony™, complementing other VE Series analytic applications it offers, such as Vehicle Stopping and Left Item Detection.It also released Aimetis People Counter 2.0 for Axis network cameras with improved reporting capabilities and simpli...

  Pelco and Software House announce  integration of their video surveillance and access control platforms Pelco by Schneider Electric and Software House, a part of Tyco Security Products, are pleased to announce the integration of their two platforms - the Pelco Endura enterprise class video surveillance system and Software House C-CURE 9000 access control and event management solution. The Endura and C-CURE9000 integration combines the strengths of both platforms into a sing...

The screening is done through the TSA's Secure Flight programmeU.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that 100 percent of passengers flying domestically and internationally on U.S. airlines are now being checked against government watch lists through the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Secure Flight programme - the second major step in fulfilling a key 9/11 Commission recommendation achieved recently. The announcement comes less t...

ARRA committed more than $3 billion for homeland security projects through DHS and the GSAUS Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced approximately $78 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for airport security technology projects - designed to enhance the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) efforts to strengthen security at airports while creating jobs across the country."These state-of-the-art technologies will s...

Tour of Dallas Airport to highlight new Security Operations Centre featuring the Avigilon HD Surveillance SystemAvigilon, the performance and value leader in high definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance systems, announced that one of its flagship customers, Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas, is being showcased to a delegation of airport executives from Latin America. Sponsored by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and managed by the American Association of Airport Executives, the D...

The Transportation Security Administration will deploy AIT units to 28 more airportsUS Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced deployments of advanced imaging technology (AIT) units purchased with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to 28 additional airports - strengthening security at airports throughout the country while boosting local economies."Deploying advanced imaging technology at these airports strengthens our ability to...

The latest research findings, published by IMS Research, have confirmed D-Tec's position as the global leader in the fast growing area of Video Smoke Detection (VSD), and the number one provider in key regional markets.In the IMS Research report, entitled: "World Market for Fire Detection and Suppression Products", D-Tec - part of AD Group - heads up the Video Smoke Detection category with an impressive market share of 41.3%, based on IMS Research analysis of 2006 data, way ahead of it...