access_control_identification Ted Chavalas discusses the launch of General Robotics’ new “Ferret” under-vehicle inspection robot that provides a 100-meter or 300-meter safety stand-off range and sends wireless video back to the operator. The Ferret is in a flat disc-shaped configuration which enables it to operate under Ferrari’s and other low-profile vehicles…
ASIS 2012: Paul Retzbach, Global Leader Market Solutions, Government Sector, Stanley Security Solutions and W.R. (Bill) Dempsey, Sargent and Greenleaf
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ASIS 2012: Logan Harris, CEO, SpotterRF
perimeter_protection SpotterRF, one of ten Accolade Award Winners at the 2012 ASIS conference, is a compact surveillance radar system, according to CEO Logan Harris. The technology has traditionally been sold to the military and border protection agencies for its wide area motion detection capabilities. Harris describes and demonstrates the company’s…
ASIS 2012: Chris Yigit, Senior Product Manager, Genetec
border_security Chris Yigit, Product Manager at Montreal-based Genetec, describes the company’s “AutoVu Sharp” license plate recognition solution and takes GSN for a demonstration on the streets of Philadelphia. The camera mounted on the top of the vehicle contains two smaller cameras, one a military grade infrared camera which reads the…
ASIS 2012: Dr James Gunderson, CTO, Vigilant Robots, Division of GammaTwo Robots
infrastructure_protection Dr. James Gunderson, Chief Technical Officer of Vigilant Robots, the sales arm of GammaTwo Robots, describes the company’s new product, a robotic Mobile Camera Platform that received one of the “Best in Show” Accolabe Awards at the 2012 ASIS conference. He says the robot was designed to patrol empty…
ASIS 2012: Napolitano calls on industry to spend more on cyber preparedness
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: DHS SecretaryJanet Napolitano When DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano received the 2012 CSO Roundtable’s “Leadership and Security Award” and addressed a luncheon crowd at the ASIS show in Philadelphia on September 10, the not-so-subtle message she seemed to deliver was this: I’m telling…
ASIS 2012: HGH Systems offers unique 360-degree surveillance capability
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification Image Caption: IR Revolution 360from HGH Systems HGH Infrared Systems, of Cambridge, MA, was pleased to tell attendees at the recent ASIS show in Philadelphia that its 360-degree IR Revolution 360 system has been incorporated into the mobile surveillance solution being offered by SRI…
ASIS 2012: Iran, China, budgets threaten security, Gates says
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Robert Gates Iran, China and budget instabilities present the greatest challenges to the national security of the U.S., said former U.S. secretary of defense Robert Gates at an ASIS 2012 keynote speech here in Philadelphia on Sept. 12. The three threats are…
ASIS 2012: Fukushima reactor cleanup progressing, but task daunting, says Japanese IAEA rep
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Fukushima The damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant inflicted by the horrific 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami is being repaired, but the work is going slowly, with some damage that could take as long as another five years to fix, said…
ASIS 2012: PSIA demonstrates interoperability across security ecosystem
Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Leading access control, intrusion detection systems and more shared data and intelligence using Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) specifications in Philadelphia at in a demonstration on Sept. 12. Leading access control, intrusion detection, managed service providers, physical security information management (PSIM), video, and video storage vendors…