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3DX-Ray introduces portable x-ray detection unit for bomb and threat detection!
3DX-Ray has introduced a new version of its portable and lightweight TPXi Por. The TPXi-675 is lightweight, fast to deploy, and is ideal for imaging the internal contents of suspect packages that have been left in passenger terminals or other high threat risk areas. As well as offering the highest image quality of any comparable system it also o...
European airport security market to quadruple by 2010
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan "European Airport Security Equipment Market: Investment Opportunities" reveals that the European airport security market earned revenues (top 47 participants) of $2.37 billion in 2005 and estimates this to reach $10.35 billion in 2010. The European airport security market looks set for robust growth, partic...
Infrared fire safety and detection system installed at Chinese hydro-electric power station
The Longtan Hydropower Station, one of the world’s largest hydro-electric power stations, situated on the Hongshui River in the Guong-Xi province of China, will use 100 Fireray 100R reflective beam smoke detectors as part of the complete fire safety and detection system provided by Cooper Asia. Due for completion in 2009 but already partially o...
IndigoVision IP technology improves passenger safety and speeds up operations for the Berlin S-Bahn
IndigoVision is providing the technology behind a new train dispatch system that improves passenger safety and speeds up operations for the Berlin S-Bahn. The S-Bahn is a metro system that transports around 1.3 million passengers a day across a network consisting of 16 lines and 165 stations. This IP Video system allows the train driver to safely m...
Sony launches four analogue mini-domes and two IP mini-domes
Sony has announced the expansion of its range of monitoring cameras with the introduction of four new analogue mini-dome cameras. The SSC-CD45P, SSC-CD49P, SSC-CD75P and SSC77P analogue cameras have been designed to capture clear, detailed images in a wide range of environments and different lighting conditions. Each of the new cameras ...
Security Of Corporate Data On Mobile Devices Is Declining
A recent survey conducted by Sybase iAnywhere shows that the majority of companies are still failing to encrypt company-sensitive information on mobile devices. 60% of IT professionals surveyed had sensitive business information, such as emails and passwords, stored on their mobile devices. Results from the same survey last year indicated that 62% ...
Navtech Radar automatic surveillance system installed at Heathrow Airport
Navtech Radar has won a strategically important contract for its W800 Automatic Surveillance system with the largest UK airports operator, BAA plc. The system will be installed at Heathrow Airport where it will provide continuous automatic surveillance of areas within the airport’s perimeter. The Navtech W800 is a new system whereby a high freq...
Ganz surveillance equipment helps protect Greek thermoelectric power station
Ganz, working with its Greek distributor, Signal Security, has supplied a range of surveillance equipment for a thermoelectric power station in Greece. Situated in West Macedonia, the power station’s owner, Public Power Corporation SA, recently decided to upgrade its security systems and Signal Security won a competitive tender for the work – it...
Panasonic iris recognition reader can capture and identify users in 0.3 second
Panasonic has launched its next generation of iris recognition reader, the BM-ET200. The smarter, user-friendly, 5x faster unit can operate within large scale applications or even in stand alone mode, utilising a USB port from which information can be stored and transferred securely. The sleek unit provides unique design characteristics couple...
Intelligent Rail Security Solution For New Rapid Transit System in South Africa
Encompassing 80 km of dual-lane track, the Gautrain will connect Johannesburg and Tshwane (Pretoria) with OR Tambo International Airport. It will begin operation in two phases, with the first slated for completion in June 2010, when the country will host the FIFA World Cup. The transportation system is expected to serve approximately 140,000 passen...
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