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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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A new ‘Oversight’ for catching terrorists
Thu, 2010-06-10 02:07 PM
Taylor
The government is always soliciting private industry to find ways to use commercial technologies for homeland security. And Patrick Taylor, CEO of Oversight Systems, headquartered in Atlanta, GA...
Symantec symposium goes cyber
Wed, 2010-06-09 04:55 PM
Symantec, of Mountain View, CA – a global provider of information technology security, storage and systems management – will hold a day-long symposium on June 22 entitled “No Compromise - Open,...
Former chief of staff for Napolitano at DHS joins Command Consulting Group
Tue, 2010-06-08 05:19 PM
Jan Lesher
International security advisory firm Command Consulting Group (CCG) has announced that Jan Lesher, the recently departed chief of staff at DHS has joined its team of homeland and national security...
Two men arrested in New Jersey on terrorism charges
Tue, 2010-06-08 04:46 PM
Suspects in court
“Sophistication is not a measure of danger,” noted U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman at a press conference following the court appearance of two New Jersey men accused of attempting to join a terrorist...
Parking lot employees trained to watch for terrorists
Tue, 2010-06-08 02:28 PM
Ten years ago, this type of training would have not existed. Back in 2000, the fear of a terrorist attack in the heart of an American city - although it had already happened in 1993 at the World...
CBRNE rapid response teams to be deployed nationwide
Mon, 2010-06-07 03:14 PM
“The thing we all worry about is a terrorist with a weapon of mass destruction,” Navy Admiral James Winnefeld Jr., the commander of U.S. Northern and North American Aerospace Defense Commands, told...
MIR3 discusses the importance of mass notification
Thu, 2010-06-03 06:23 PM
The hurricane season kicked off on June 1 and by all accounts the summer is expected to be particularly intense. Therefore MIR3 of San Diego, CA, a developer of intelligent notification and response...
Former BLM whistleblower questions Abbey’s suitability for new MMS post
Wed, 2010-06-02 01:12 PM
Earle Dixon
When Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced the appointment of Bob Abbey as the new acting director of the Minerals Management Service (MMS), he said Abbey’s leadership of onshore energy reforms, “...
EXCLUSIVE: Bob Abbey, new chief of minerals service, once lost a whistleblower’s case involving a BP-owned copper mine
Mon, 2010-05-31 09:00 PM
Bob Abbey
The person the Obama administration has just named to be Acting Director of the soon-to-be-dismantled Minerals Management Service -- which has come under repeated attack during the BP oil spill...
House bill would ‘undo nonsensical energy requirement’ for security industry, says SIA
Sat, 2010-05-29 10:56 AM
Rep. Frank Pallone
A New Jersey lawmaker introduced a bill on May 28 that would enact a key legislative fix sought by a legislative coalition led by the Security Industry Association. The Energy Independence and...
Don’t Abandon SBInet
Fri, 2010-05-28 05:33 PM
SBInet tower
Just weeks after lawmakers slammed the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their handling of the technological aspects of the SBInet security system...
DHS reaches out to private sector
Fri, 2010-05-28 02:11 PM
On May 26 the Department of Homeland Security posted an interesting article on the agency’s blog entitled “Connecting DHS to the Private Sector.”

Commentary and Opinions

War: Capacity, Challenges and Change

The capacity to wage war has always been the ultimate guarantee for state security. The size of the army does not only serve as a deterrent however. The fact that many wars have been started with security related arguments testifies to the possibility that warfare can indeed be one of the many rational tools of defensive statecraft. But history teaches us that the longer the wars have lasted in modern times, the greater the chance that the defender will win. The length of the war can thus have serious consequences for state security.

Cyber Self-Defense

Recently, I was asked the most interesting questions I have been asked for over a decade.  The complex question came in two parts. One, is the right to bear ‘cyber arms’ covered under the Second Amendment; and two, if an individual or an organization has the right to cyber self defense, also known as the right to return cyber fire.  

Chemical weapons pose a grave threat

By Jerome Hauer

President Obama should be commended for making nuclear nonproliferation a priority of his administration. At the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC, in April, the president was right to urge global cooperation on isolating non-secure nuclear materials that could be used to make a weapon.

Rep. Ted Poe concerned with Mexican military choppers over Texas

[Editor’s note: Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) made these remarks on the House floor on May 18, 2010.]

Mr. Speaker, U.S. Border Patrol agents have spotted yet another Mexican military helicopter incursion into Texas. That makes three times these helicopters have crossed the border into America this year, that we know of. On Saturday [May 15, 2010], another Mexican military helicopter was in Texas, hovering near the Roma-Miguel Aleman International Bridge. Two other times this year, Mexican helicopters were photographed in Starr and Zapata Counties in Texas.

The NYC terrorist threat and how video analytics could have prompted a faster response

By Mark Gally

The recent bomb scare in New York City served as a wake-up call, highlighting that the U.S. is still vulnerable to an attack within our country. Though investigators say the bomb they found inside a parked car was not very sophisticated, it’s clear that terrorists with the determination and deadly materials could cause serious harm.

Company News

Access control goes global

Tab Systems, Inc., of Naklo, Slovenia is gearing up for a worldwide launch of smarti Guardeon, the company’s new biometric unit for access control. 

The multi-modal system, which uses facial and voice recognition is set to debut at the 2010 IFSEC Security Industry Awards in England on May 10-12. The awards show will also mark the fifth year in a row that Tab Systems has been listed as a finalist in the best new access control product category.

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..

EF Johnson Technologies receives $3 million public safety order

Irving, TX-based EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. reports that it has received an order from a “public safety customer,” otherwise not identified, to supply its ES series portable and mobile radios.

The company values the order at $3 million.

 
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Sony Electronics

Miguel Lazatan, Senior Marketing Manager, explains that Sony’s Security Systems Group provides Video Surveillance products ranging from cameras, IP network cameras and recorders to video management software. With high-definition video, video analytics is increasingly important in government installations. The company’s View-DR wide dynamic technology includes dynamic frame integration, X4 sensor and visibility enhancement.

ISC Solutions

Ed Nichols, VP of ISC Expos, announces that Reed Exhibitions is rebranding the 2010 ISC East Show as “ISC Solutions”. The mission of ISC Solutions, scheduled for November 3-4 at the Javits Center in New York, is to apply the products and technologies shown at ISC West to four selected verticals – healthcare, government, education and retail -- enabling manufacturers, dealers and integrators to meet their customers annually in selected growth markets.

Objectivity, Inc

Warren Davidson, Director of Business Development and Strategic Alliances, says that Objectivity provides data management solutions for large, scalable government databases with an emphasis on complex data. Being able to manage a mountain of data, connect the dots and find the 3-4 degrees of separation, involves pedabytes of data. Davidson argues that Objectivity’s ability to find the right data is critically important to the security of our country.

Brady People ID

Brady People ID is the largest supplier of identification accessories, such as lanyards, badges and card holders, according to Neil Wyenn, Western Channel Manager. Wyen says the company’s ever growing line of more than 3000 products includes a complete line of secure identification badges and badge holders for government agencies that use FIPS 201-compliant smart cards. Other customers include hospitals, schools and universities.

Xtralis Americas

Ian Ehrenberg, VP and General Manager, indicates that Xtralis has a 25-year history of providing advanced detection technologies for intrusion detection, perimeter protection and CCTV. Applications include the Department of State and Consulates around the world, plus the Vancouver Olympics, where Xtralis provided the primary infrared protection device. The company is introducing its Vesda Echo Detector at the ISC West show.

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