Electronic Data Systems, Recognition Systems keeping tabs on Israeli airport

Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM

In one of the world's busiest, and arguably most dangerous, airports, Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Recognition Systems Inc., Campbell, Calif., have joined forces to provide greater security. RSI's HandKey HandReaders and EDS' automated inspection system have helped maintain security and expedite passengers through passport control. “Tighter security expedites air travel, and more efficient operations help make our airport one of the world's best,” says Israel Ben Haim, managing director of the airport.

Sensormatic Electronics Corp., Boca Raton, Fla., will add its UltraMax anti-theft technology to the QUICKcheck self-checkout systems produced by PSC Inc., Portland, Ore. The new integrated system will allow shoppers to deactivate the UltraMax anti-theft labels whenever they self-scan a purchase at the point of sale. UltraMax technology uses a label that triggers alarms if a customer tries to illegally remove a tagged product from a store. In Latin America, Colombia's largest retailer, Exito-Cadenalco, has also endorsed source-tagging using UltraMax anti-theft technology.

Retinal Technologies Inc., Boston, a new biometric identification company, offers a hand-held real-time retinal scanning system. “Identity theft, unauthorized computer access and the lack of privacy on the Internet have heightened the need to improve the standards of security that prevail today,” says CEO Paul Steitz. “This invention will eliminate barriers to the widespread adoption of retinal biometrics for identity verification.”

Delta Scientific Corp., Valencia, Calif., demonstrated its bollards and barriers at a force protection equipment conference in Quantico, Va., for the U.S. armed forces, FBI, U.S. Marshall's Office and security directors of major corporations. Delta demonstrated working models of units presently in use for protection of U.S. courthouses, U.S. State Department headquarters and military personnel in Bosnia.

Chile's Banco Falabella has adopted biometric banking and has integrated security solutions from Identix Inc., Los Gatos, Calif. The bank uses Identix's BioLogon fingerprint recognition software and readers at teller windows.

The University of Delaware Poultry Research Facility needed to safeguard thousands of chickens involved in a research project, so the university turned to Phonetics Inc., Aston, Pa. The company provided the university with its Sensaphone SCADA 3000, which monitors temperature, relative humidity, water use and static pressure of the facility, housing up to 3,600 birds at a time. The equipment also monitors the facility's ventilation system — a critical aspect of maintaining a healthy atmosphere for the chickens. “In order for us to protect the chickens and our research, we have to be able to act quickly to changes in the facility's envirmonment,” says Negede Gedamu, a researcher at the facility.

Primary Image, Orlando, Fla., will supply the Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in Northern California with its 2^nd Eyes Enterprise digital recording system. The scalable, networked digital recording solution offers flexibility in terms of configuration and storage. Primary Image's also has supplied the Southend on Sea Borough Council with a similar system. In Southend's downtown area, there will be 124 cameras in use.

Dominion Wireless Inc., Sterling, Va., has been selected by the Correctional Service of Canada to install personal alarm locating systems in three federal prisons. The FLARE system uses radio frequency technology to pinpoint a user in distress accurately. Dominion's FLASH transmitters, which are emergency signaling devices, will also be installed in 49 prisons throughout Canada.

The United States Federal Bureau of Prisons has selected the NiceVision digital CCTV recording system by NICE Systems, Ra'anana, Israel. The system will provide digital video surveillance and recording at nine U.S. correctional facilities.

A new prison in Phoenix will be equipped with MaxWall modular steel cells from CompuDyne Corp., Hanover, Md. The high-rise correctional facility will use 1,100 MaxWall cells, installed by CompuDyne subsidiary Norment Security Group.

UPS Logistics Group, Atlanta, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service, will enable round-the-clock, self-service automated parts access. Using a new system, customers can pick up or return parts any time of the day with the Brivo Access Control System, which utilizes transaction-specific codes enabling access to secure areas. Brivo Systems, Arlington, Va., will supply the technology.

Biometric Solutions Group, Charleston, S.C., will supply the Utah Department of Corrections with a statewide probationer and parolee appointment verification system. The system will enable parole and probation offices to quickly confirm the identity of probationers and parolees during mandatory visits using digital fingerprint identification.

Earthlink will upgrade its CCTV system at one of its major customer service call centers with the Digital Sprite Lite system from Dedicated Micros, Manchester, England.

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