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Non radioactive explosives detector
Smiths Detection
is introducing
its next generation explosives trace
detector for use in global aviation
and infrastructure security. Its
small, portable design, combined
with ease-of-use, reduces the cost
and time of screening for a range
of high-threat explosives.
According to Smiths Detection,
the technology behind the Ionscan
600 easily surpasses that of its pre-
vious version, the Ionscan 500DT
used widely around the world --
from airport checkpoints to mail
screening. Its breakthrough feature
is a proprietary non-radioactive
Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS)
source which eliminates the need
for special licensing, handling or
disposal requirements.
The Ionscan 600 also weighs
just 23 pounds (10.4 kg) and is
equipped with a built-in han-
dle making it easy to carry. Its
hot-swappable battery provides
continued sampling and analysis
capability, allowing it to be moved
while still in use. Low cost, single-
use test swabs dramatically reduce
operator costs.
Shan Hood, Vice President,
Product and Technology, Smiths
Detection said: "Accurate explo-
sives detection is crucial for the
international security market. The
new Ionscan 600 fits into a layered
security approach, delivering the
detection capability needed, while
helping security professionals
minimize overheads through its
user-friendly configuration, flex-
ibility, and cost advantages."
The product recently made
its first major market showing at
the ASIS show and conference in
Atlanta, USA.
Ionscan 600.
Avigilon awarded patent for HDSM
The High Definition Stream
Management (HDSM) technology
from Avigilon Corporation has
been awarded patent number US
8,831,090 by the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
Introduced in 2008, HDSM
technology has been instrumental
in advancing Avigilon's position as
the premier provider of cost-effec-
tive, innovative, high-definition
security solutions. HDSM, a video
stream management technology,
intelligently manages the band-
width consumed by high-defini-
tion video footage while maintain-
ing superior image detail.
The awarded patent covers the
innovative mechanism underly-
ing HDSM, which allows a user
viewing video to directly influence
the resolution and quality of video
streamed over a network without
increasing latency or decreasing
the quality of stored video. Users
then leverage HDSM technology
with current hardware to achieve
reduced bandwidth consumption
while maintaining maximum image
detail. HDSM technology enables
the handling of high-resolution im-
ages while also being cost-effective
and placing minimal needs on
network and storage infrastructure.
"Receiving this patent rein-
forces Avigilon's position as a true
innovator in the security industry,"
said Alexander Fernandes, founder,
president, CEO and chairman
of the board for Avigilon. "Our
HDSM technology is a revolution-
ary solution that has differentiated
us from the competition since we
first launched it in 2008. HDSM
technology enables users to oper-
ate a true, high-definition security
system that intelligently transmits
and stores video, all while protect-
ing the bottom line. The result is
that Avigilon is able to provide
state-of-the-art, high-definition
solutions to customers at a much
lower total cost of ownership than
our competitors."
This patent further enhances
Avigilon's portfolio of intellectual
property. Avigilon now has 25
patents issued and 109 patents
pending internationally covering
the technology in its advanced
high-definition cameras, video
management software, video ana-
lytics systems and access
control products.
Alexander
Fernandes,
founder,
president,
CEO and
chairman of
the board for
Avigilon.
CEM upgrades AC2000 portfolio
CEM Systems
has released ver-
sion 6.9 of the AC2000 suite
of access control and security
management software. This new
version of the software offers
improved security features and
increases the performance of the
AC2000 software suite including
AC2000, AC2000 Airport and
AC2000 Lite.
"AC2000 is an integrated secu-
rity management system that is de-
signed with the customer in mind,
providing flexible solutions that
help increase security and improve
operational effectiveness," said
Conleth Donaghy, Senior Product
Manager, CEM Systems. "The
latest release of AC2000 further
reinforces this, offering improved
security features with the addition
of the Smartcard Utility and sup-
port for AES encryption across all
CEM Desfire readers. The latest
enhancements to Emerald also
provide an additional security
level, where personnel image can
be immediately verified at point
of entry."
An exciting enhancement of
AC2000 is the addition of user
defined keys through the AC2000
Smartcard Utility application. This
application is a convenient and
flexible approach to smartcard key
management by allowing users
to take full ownership of their
smartcard personalisation process.
This means if encryption keys
become compromised, updates
can be implemented with minimal
impact to security and daily opera-
tions using the AC2000 Smartcard
Utility.
AC2000 v6.9 now also sup-
ports 128-bit AES (Advanced
Encryption Standard) encryption
across the CEM Desfire reader
versions of the Emerald terminal,
the S610 reader range and the
Spass reader. This encryption
standard provides a future proof
access control solution, increasing
security and reducing the risk of
card cloning.
Version 6.9 of AC2000 also
offers enhanced functionality of
Emerald, CEM's award win-
ning intelligent access terminal.
Emerald is a touch screen reader
and controller in one, with built
in Voice over IP (VoIP) intercom
functionality, that uniquely ena-
bles AC2000 data to be accessed
securely at the door. With the
release of AC2000 v6.9, Emerald
now supports Image on Swipe
mode, which allows the terminal
to display the cardholder's image,
and grants or denies access based
on this verification. Also with the
release of AC2000 v6.9, Emerald
remote apps are now more user
friendly with new intuitive menus
and improved response times.
In v6.9, AC2000 now supports
full two way integration with
Exacq's Exacqvision video manage-
ment system and integration with
Future Fibre Technologies' CAMS
3 perimeter intrusion detection
system. These latest integrations
build on the existing range of
AC2000 video, perimeter, fire and
intrusion integrations, making
AC2000 a powerful security man-
agement system.