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Judge prohibits VIP from selling customers' personal data
VIP shut down its Clear airport fast pass service on 22 June; the 260,000 customers who gave their full names, Social Security numbers, and biometric identifiers such as finger prints and iris scans to the company do not want the defunct company to sell their information a third party; a judge agrees, but the order could be withdrawn
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Reveal Imaging shows a new cabin baggage screening system
The company says it had identified a need for a superior screening technology to be put in place for cabin baggage
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GE offers airport detection system to the U.S. Army
The U.S. Army wants to use GE’s trace detection system; the device may be used for drug detection and explosive detection
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Airport security market growing, offering opportunities to big and small companies
The flood of government money in the wake of 9./11, aimed to bolster airport security, created a temporary over-capacity of equipment; with that over-capacity used, new technologies emerging, and more than $1 billion in stimulus package funds, the airport security market is poised for growth
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In Photo ID case, security concerns win out over religious beliefs
An employee of Sunoco refused, on religious grounds, to allow his picture for an ID; a judge rules that owing to security considerations, the company does not have to accommodate the employee
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Smith & Wesson gets further into security
With the acquisition of Universal Safety Response, a systems integrator and manufacturer of perimeter protection solutions, the venerable gun manufacturer is turning itself into a security solutions integrator
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BPSI shows new mobile trailer CBRN detection unit
Mobile Sentry One is a trailer-mounted system that incorporates chemical and radiological (optional biological detection is available) sensor technology with proprietary firmware and software to detect and identify an airborne toxic attack within seconds
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Universal Safety Response wins 2009 business awards
USR was acquired by Smith & Wesson for $26.2 million in cash and 9.7 million shares; Inc. 5,000 names USR as one of fastest-growing private companies in America
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Viz Lab, Defentech show perimeter security system
Defentect’s gamma radiation detection technology is used in a perimeter security system that can detect radiological materials
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Gallagher PowerFence system secures Ports of Auckland
A key factor in the decision to install a PowerFence system was that it is an intelligent system; it consists of independent fence zones which can be uniquely identified to accurately detect attack attempts to facilitate a fast appropriate response
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Intellio makes its products more affordable
Intellio, a player in the global market for on-board intelligent solutions in surveillance cameras; company reshuffles its product portfolio, with changes primarily affecting products that fall into the Building and Perimeter Protection segment as these solutions have been the highest in demand
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U.K. approves Honeywell analytics product
U.K. Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB) approves Honeywell’s new Active Alert v4.7 video analytics solution as an Imagery Library for Intelligent Detection Systems, or i-LIDS; product is now approved for government use in applications for perimeter detection and protection across critical infrastructure facilities
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Cost versus safety debated at Albany, N.Y. chemical plant location
Greenpeace backs federal proposal for tougher chemical plant safety rules, but an Albany firm — and the chemical industry more generally — fear expense
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The company: Nucleix fighting biological identity theft
Its assay technology is in advanced stages of development. Several patents have already been granted; CEO Elon Ganor made his name mainly at VocalTec, a company that pioneered telephony over Internet
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Über-hacker Albert "Segvec" Gonzalez's plea scuttled by indictment
Gonzalez’s attorney was close to taking responsibility for his crimes and agreeing to a sentence of about twenty years when hew was indicted on new counts on Monday
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