Surveillance of suspects, protection of assets, and securement of crime scenes are daily challenges for the Law Enforcement and First Responder community. Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) introduced today the ARGUS PS Series product to provide a covert,…

LAX Extends Incident Management to Field Operations with NICE Situator Web Application
NICE Systems and AECOM Technology Corporation today announced that they are helping Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) extend its situation management…

meteocontrol Forms Alliance with Viasys for Energy Monitoring System
meteocontrol GmbH, a leading vendor of professional remote monitoring for photovoltaic systems, has entered into an alliance with viasys, a global provider…

New Video Perimeter Security Solution Aimed at Asset Protection
Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) launched its portfolio of ARGUS products for direct sales and distribution through strategic partners. ARGUS is a perimeter security system (video) consisting of networked wireless sensors that form a protective, invisible…

VideoSurveillance.com Launches Crowdsourced Security Camera Map In Boston
VideoSurveillance.com, a virtual security integrator, today announced the expansion of its CommunityCam initiative to Boston in time for the 2014 Boston Marathon. CommunityCam is a free, crowdsourced security camera map that creates consumer benefit in the…

New Virtual NAPSG Center Supplies Mapping Resources, Expertise to Public Safety Agencies Nationwide
Esri and the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation announced the creation of a new cloud-based, virtual center that will supply public safety and homeland security agencies with valuable tools, resources, and training. The center will…

Our Grids Narrowly Missed Solar Blasts in 2012
Fierce solar blasts that could have badly damaged electrical grids and disabled satellites in space narrowly missed Earth in 2012, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. The bursts would have wreaked havoc on the Earth's magnetic field, matching the severity…

Kratos Receives $4.5 Million Critical Infrastructure Security Contract Award
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Public Safety & Security (PSS) Division recently received an initial $4.5 million contract award for the deployment of…

Lockheed Martin To Acquire Industrial Defender
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Industrial Defender, a leading provider of cyber security solutions for control systems in the oil and gas, utility and chemical industries. Subject to the satisfaction of customary…

Exelis GPS Threat Detection Capability Helped to Safeguard Super Bowl XLVII
Signal Sentry 1000, an Exelis (NYSE: XLS) product that detects and locates GPS interference sources in 3-D by using longitude, latitude and altitude, was deployed during Super Bowl XLVIII at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. In terms of power, satellite-to-Earth…