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new GAO report says President Bush and Secretary Chertoff should share more of the blame http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=723&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=724&source=rss Thu, 02 Feb 2006 05:18:10 -0500 It is not enough to have monitoring and surveillance devices installed in public places; to be of use, these devices and their recording must withstand the power of an explosion, and this is where A4S comes in http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=724&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=735&source=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2006 05:58:36 -0500 Versatile Nebraska-based company developed GPS systems for homeland security but now wants to use the technology in other markets as well http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=735&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=792&source=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:59:15 -0500 The defense of commercial airlines from shoulder-mounted missiles appeared to be one of the biggest homeland security projects of the next three years, but you wouldn't know it from Bush's budget proposal: In fiscal 2006 the project received $108 million; in fiscal 2007, $5 million http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=792&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=795&source=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:59:37 -0500 Northrop follows Raytheon and Lockheed Martin in creating a U.K.-based company; having lost to BAE on a big U.K. drone deal convinced the company that a U.K. presence was necessary -- and it has already yielded results in law enforcement services the company provides in England and Wales http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=795&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=808&source=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:43:24 -0500 While the debate over the NSA domestic spying rages on, niche companies emerge to offer compliance services to small telecoms and ISPs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=808&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=837&source=rss Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:46:28 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=837&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=841&source=rss Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:47:10 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=841&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=873&source=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:50:03 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=873&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=891&source=rss Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=891&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=900&source=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:30:03 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=900&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=929&source=rss Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:48:43 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=929&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=941&source=rss Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=941&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=952&source=rss Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=952&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=964&source=rss Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=964&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=996&source=rss Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=996&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1016&source=rss Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1016&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1023&source=rss Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1023&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1043&source=rss Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1043&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1056&source=rss Wed, 15 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1056&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1075&source=rss Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1075&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1079&source=rss Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1079&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1080&source=rss Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1080&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1114&source=rss Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1114&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1118&source=rss Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1118&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1119&source=rss Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1119&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1141&source=rss Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The Senate today begins its debate over legislation to bring illegal immigration into the United States under control, and some of the measures offered call for building of barrier along the U.S.-Mexican border; as this debate rages, Israel is building its own defensive barrier to separate Israel from the West Bank; a company offering innovative border-monitoring devices is contracted to deploy its gear along a portion of this fence http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1141&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1162&source=rss Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 View Systems has been selling its monitoring systems to courts, prisons, and police stations, and now it expands its offerings to include a mobile camera and detection device http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1162&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1171&source=rss Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Manufacturer of an effective, if controversial, backscatter X-ray scanner receives first order for the mobile version of the device from south of the border http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1171&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1183&source=rss Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Here is another company taking a technology and know-how it developed for homeland security and using it in the civilian market; in this case, technology used to monitor airline passengers in the cabin may be used to monitor gamblers in a casino http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1183&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1192&source=rss Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 There is a major trend toward video analytics – allowing ever more sophisticated software manage more and more cameras and help detect suspicious behavior and incidents http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1192&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1211&source=rss Wed, 05 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 A Dutch university report shows that computer viruses may be carried by RFID tags and cause disruptions across some software systems; however, business and government RFID use remains strong http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1211&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1241&source=rss Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Very short take off and landing (VTOL) aircraft have many advantages, but being very fast is not one of them; and innovative UAV developer now offers to combine the characteristics of helicopters and conventional aircraft in a funny looking UAV which may be very useful for a variety of missions   http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1241&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1290&source=rss Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 New York is following London and other cities in building a "ring of steel" surveillance system around downtown, and the first installment in this plan is going up now http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1290&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1292&source=rss Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Cameras which can watch terrorists can also watch criminals, so a large liquor retail chain in Florida buys a few hundreds of them http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1292&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1307&source=rss Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Integrated technologies will allow for faster and more informed decision making and response in the event of an emergency http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1307&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1318&source=rss Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Unmanned aerial vehicles enjoy growing popularity in the military and law enforcement; four years ago Northrop Grumman broke ground for a Mississippi UAV production facility which was supposed to be 40,000 sq.ft. in size; the facility officially opened two days ago is 100,000 sq.ft. http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1318&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1362&source=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The trend toward the adoption of video analytics is growing, and Silent Soldier is one of the more advanced video analytics solutions on the market; the company has just received a large order from Japan http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1362&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1485&source=rss Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 As they say -- just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you; sooner rather than later the fact that a paranoid complains that the government has implanted a microchip in his body would not mean that the government -- or the local hospital -- has not done so http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1485&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1620&source=rss Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 There are 120,000 phones in more than 3,100 correctional facilities around the U.S., and inmates complete 750,000 collect calls daily on these phones; the prison authorities want to make sure that they know who makes what phone call, so prisoners will be equipped with RFID-equipped wristbands, and the phones will be equipped with RFID scanners http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1620&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1636&source=rss Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Stealth technology was meant to conceal objects such as planes from being detected by radar; but what if you want to conceal the radar beam itself? A Buckeye researcher invents a method allowing for objects to be beamed without the radar beam being detected; the technology is also useful in finding people buried under rubble -- and, in the future, tumors and porous bones in the human body http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1636&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1657&source=rss Thu, 06 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 UAVs are increasingly popular among militaries, homeland security agencies, and law enforcements units; the Australian government is on the verge of making a major UAV purchasing decision, and there are four companies competing for the contract and three options on how to buy the drones http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1657&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1679&source=rss Mon, 10 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 As more and more businesses use location-based services, and more and more consumers rely on them, why not loft satellites into space and offer GPS-information for a fee? Except that the pseudo random number (PRN) codes encrypting this information can be deciphered, and then the signal is available to all http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1679&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1728&source=rss Mon, 17 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Large British defense contractor joins the exclusive SAFETY Act fraternity (fewer than 50 members) with its infrared cameras http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1728&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1730&source=rss Mon, 17 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 UVAs are a big thing in the U.S., and the Europeans are becoming more and more interested as well http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1730&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1735&source=rss Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Another measure to increase rail transportation safety is the continuous monitoring of rail tunnels, a Florida company beings video analytics to the task http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1735&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1756&source=rss Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Unmanned vehicles -- in the air, on land, and at sea -- are the wave of the future; Lockheed Martin’s famed Skunk Works demonstrates a third-generation UAV/UCAV, nicknamed Polecat, made of composite materials; the Polecat is the company’s best hope of gaining ground in the UAV race -- ground it has lost during the past ten years to Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and General Atomics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1756&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1760&source=rss Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 RFID technology is becoming more and more important in retail’s supply-chain operations and in homeland security-related cargo tracking missions; one more step is taken toward global standardization of the technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1760&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1768&source=rss Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Signal intelligence is becoming big business, and versatile security solutions provider bolsters its offerings by acquiring a sigint specialist http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1768&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1770&source=rss Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Speaking of rail security, Congress may want to consider the use of video analytics -- now under testing at several of the nation's airports -- in mitigating suspicious activity at rail stations http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1770&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1838&source=rss Wed, 02 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Busy decision makers have too worries: Having too little information -- and having too much of it; what with advances in data collection methods -- especially spatial and location-based methods -- there is a need for a system to sift through the waves of information, and a Minneapolis company says its product can do that http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1838&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1859&source=rss Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Defending sprawling infrastructure facilities is not easy – not only because of the size of these facilities, but also because of the large amounts of information being constantly collected by CCTVs stationed on these facilities’ perimeters; SilentSoldier is one solution to the problem, and respected F&S has just given it an award http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1859&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1898&source=rss Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 UAVs are growing in popularity, and different companies toy with different materials to manufactire UAVs suitable for different missions http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1898&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1910&source=rss Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 As the popularity of unmanned vehicles – in the air, on land, and at sea – grows, so grows the versatility of these vehicles http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1910&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2063&source=rss Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The Unmanned Vehicles 2006 Symposium and Exposition will present latest technology, offer technical sessions; Innova Robotics to demonstrate command and control system for mutiple unmanned vehicles http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2063&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2093&source=rss Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Trimax's transformer-boosting BPL technology a boon for VisualGate networks; companies to build surveillance for businesses with outlying buildings http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2093&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2099&source=rss Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Ability to distinguish between voices in crowded room a boon for criminal surveillance; science now needs practical application http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2099&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2105&source=rss Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Company looking to build on pre-existing airframe designs; currently in talks with manufacturers; low observable technologies to be excluded http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2105&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2129&source=rss Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Company looking to build on pre-existing airframe designs; currently in talks with manufacturers; low observable technologies to be excluded http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2129&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2193&source=rss Mon, 11 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Changes include new ways to recognize congested traffic, suspicious behaviors; software now includes XML standard templates and an icon-based map manager http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2193&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2201&source=rss Tue, 12 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Algebraic Eraser algorithms rely on a large quantity of small numbers to stop digital pick-pocketing; technique increases processing speed without compromising security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2201&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2242&source=rss Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Two New Jersey companies demonstrate a fuel cell-powered wireless camera prototype system with infrared sensing and audio capability; the device is ideal for perimeter defense, border monitoring, batlefield observation, and more http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2242&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2246&source=rss Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The use of UAVs in defense, homeland security, and law enforcement is expanding, and the methods of employing them are becoming more involved; Lockheed Martin has its submarine-launched Cormirant, and Northrop Grumman is also interested in developing its own UAV launch capaibility from submerged vehicles http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2246&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2254&source=rss Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Deal follows on successes with Madrid, Spain and HSARPA, among others; software is able to detect violations of predetermined behavioral rules, allowing fewer employees to cover more ground; video analytics a new but growing field; stronger algorithms will take the industry into the future http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2254&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2300&source=rss Mon, 25 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Surveillance in a box approach offers digital recording, two-way audio, and site security management http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2300&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2329&source=rss Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Schlage technology will replace the Geoffrey access control system; company intices clients with four different price packages; company also reveals Schlage mobile video manager http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2329&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2366&source=rss Mon, 02 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 By turning images into metadata, system cuts down on transmission and storage fees while giving security officials a fast way to sort through footage; 3VR approach takes individual snapshots as it records, allowing for easy searches later on http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2366&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2367&source=rss Mon, 02 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Innovative image analysis approach is designed to combat pornography in the workplace, but creative security personnel may find inspiration for video analytics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2367&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2378&source=rss Mon, 02 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 It’s not your father’s Hindenburg; dirigibles -- in their traditional, lighter-than-air configuration or in hybrid form -- are gaining popularity as intelligence observation posts high in the sky (Israel, for example, has one parked high above the Gaza Strip, and a couple in the north, keeping an eye on the goings on inside Lebanon); the Pentagon wants airships for intelligence, too, but it is also considering the craft for transporting troops and equipment; oil and gas companies want to use them to ferry supplies and equipment to remote locations, and other commercial entities show interest as well http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2378&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2435&source=rss Tue, 10 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 RFID technology is spreading to more and more sectors of the economy; the latest to test the RF tracking system are airlines and airports, both aiming to make baggage handling more streamlined and accurate; challenges for the adoption of the technology remain, though, chief among them is cost http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2435&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2504&source=rss Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Wal-Mart, the Pentagon, and a growing list of other organizations now demand that suppliers tags their supplies with RFIDs in order to manage supply chain operations better; more and more governments around the world are creating documents for their citizens -- from passports to driver licenses -- which incorporate RFID technology; little wonder, then one of the largest government contractors join the center for the technology created by one of the leading companies in the field http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2504&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2522&source=rss Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Terrorists may use satellite images to identify targets and plan attacks, experts say; concern is global as Dutch, Russians, and others worry; democratizing Internet spreads access to high resolution photographs; rogue nations the big winners here http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2522&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2525&source=rss Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Six months after a crash cast doubt on UAV reliability and cost, DHS is ready to try again; Predator B a government favorite despite problems, and two others are scheduled for delivery soon http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2525&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2526&source=rss Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Company proposes its Global Hawk for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance program; cost remains an issue for widespread UAV deployment, but Navy sees much to gain in a technology with a long flight time and a high ceiling http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2526&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2548&source=rss Mon, 23 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 UAVs are used by more and more militaries and law enforcement forces, and the Indonesian military is no exception; it first tried to develop the vehicle indigenously, but the result was disappointing; the world’s largest Muslim country then looked around, and decided to purchase UAVs from Israel http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2548&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2591&source=rss Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 University of Texas scientists make a leap with software trained to distinguish between a hug and a push, or a handshake and a knifing; system is so far 80 percent accurate, and commercial applications could be available within a year; some see future in smart television searches, too http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2591&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2595&source=rss Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2595&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2629&source=rss Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2629&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2663&source=rss Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2663&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2692&source=rss Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Thermal imaging used to be an expensive and esoteric technology; not anymore; innoative developer shows systems -- one based on microbolometer infrared sensor technology, the other on foveal vision concept http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2692&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2695&source=rss Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 By warranting security that does not exist, companies are begging for lawsuits; to avoid problems, vendors should either refuse to install such devices or add disclaimers to their service contracts http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2695&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2696&source=rss Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2696&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2721&source=rss Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Research firm calculates a present market size of $227 million expanding to $12 billion by 1010; servers and cameras to lead the way; report also details biometrics and smart card industries http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2721&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2727&source=rss Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2727&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2730&source=rss Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 AirSpeak's FLAIR mobile tablet will provide GGT customers with a remote way to control permiter surveillance systems http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2730&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2733&source=rss Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2733&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2745&source=rss Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Elbit makes the call after craft would refuse to fly without clear reason; Canadian military peeved because Skylark could not communicate with Sagem Sperwer UAVs already in favored use; sunlight washout a major problem for ground operators http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2745&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2747&source=rss Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Best known for surveillance products, company hopes to leverage core strengths in the small and mid-sized airport market; flagship CloseView cameras automatically generate close-in views of faces and license plates whenever suspicious activity is detected http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2747&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2773&source=rss Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Sponsored by Objectivity, conference will focus on advancing sensor fusion concepts, bandwidth challenges in a net-centric environment, and advancing state-of-the-art sensor fusion automation http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2773&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2779&source=rss Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 With Raytheon as lead contractor, subcontractor 4D Security Solutions selects the Israeli company to install its plug and play appliances; perimeter security a challenge when airports are bounded by the sea; ioimage appliances convert analog to digital IP, and offer PTZ tracking and automatic threat detection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2779&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2780&source=rss Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Known for protecting the Sydney Opera House, company enhances its gaming portfolio with a deal to install its UVMS network video recording system in two Oklahoma casinos; managing large amounts of video a distinct challenge, as is developing a useful GUI http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2780&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2799&source=rss Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Known for protecting the Sydney Opera House, company enhances its gaming portfolio with a deal to install its UVMS network video recording system in two Oklahoma casinos; managing large amounts of video a distinct challenge, as is developing a useful GUI http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2799&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2806&source=rss Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Known for protecting the Sydney Opera House, company enhances its gaming portfolio with a deal to install its UVMS network video recording system in two Oklahoma casinos; managing large amounts of video a distinct challenge, as is developing a useful GUI http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2806&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2807&source=rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2807&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2819&source=rss Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Semantic searches and contents analytics have become more popular -- and necessary -- as communcation through the Internet, e-mail, cellular phones, but also by audio and video means, has grown exponentially; OASIS steps in to establish standards in such searches http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2819&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2830&source=rss Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Temperature-hardened and weatherproof SmarterDVRs are designed for remote, outdoor use in such rugged locales as oil fields -- and even underwater; system sports motion-based recording and internet connectivity; lower power consumption a critical feature http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2830&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2853&source=rss Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Temperature-hardened and weatherproof SmarterDVRs are designed for remote, outdoor use in such rugged locales as oil fields -- and even underwater; system sports motion-based recording and internet connectivity; lower power consumption a critical feature http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2853&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2854&source=rss Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Company, a manufacturer of digital surveillance and detection solutions, chooses the fomer LAPD chief as its new head http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2854&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2861&source=rss Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Company, a manufacturer of digital surveillance and detection solutions, chooses the fomer LAPD chief as its new head http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2861&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2863&source=rss Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The MoD Challenge asks professionals and tinkerers alike to help improve communications and intelligence for British soldiers fighting in city environments; winner will receive an MoD contract; draft requirements now available on the Web http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2863&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2872&source=rss Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Moving into the analytics market, IBM eyes a nice prize; Verint has strong software, but Comverse's ownership is depressing stock price http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2872&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2918&source=rss Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Old, distortion-prone lenses to sleep with the fishes; Korean researcher the first to create a commercially-viable wide-angle system using both a catopric and dioptic lens; indoor surveillance prime market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2918&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2922&source=rss Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 New technology allows rent collectors to quietly raise the alarm during a confrontation; push a button and an open channel is created; conversations are recorded for legal purposes; Connexion2, Vodafone, and Identicom provide the technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2922&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2923&source=rss Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Cameras from Panasonic and Pelco are wirelessly connected to in-car screens and DVRs; Project Shield aims to protect 126 sites at a cost of only $900,000 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2923&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2937&source=rss Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Dual and triple-use technology adds value to a homeland security portfolio; sensors designed to locate enemy soldiers now helps track down illegal hunters; magnetometer detects guns; Cornell adds gunshot locating application to elephant monitoring system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2937&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2940&source=rss Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Federal government hopes for success in effort to encourage UAVs to run on standard diesel fuel; procurement efficiency at issue; Goldeneye 80 goes up against Honeywell UAV for DARPA funding, and both move forward into Phase 3 testing; winning UAV will support small units on tactical missions http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2940&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2954&source=rss Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 An ATM robbery prompts the question after the bank refuses to show surveillance footage to the aggrieved customer; Ken Kirschenbaum urges companies to comply with law enforcement requests; in most cases, no harm can come of sharing footage, so long as the company is not worried about what the tapes might show about their own procedures http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2954&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2960&source=rss Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 After a one-month stress test, state proclaims effort a success; more than 200,000 register to watch for illegal immigrants on their desktops; one major arrest reported; technological and contracting issues hamper full $5 million roll-out http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2960&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2961&source=rss Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 After a one-month stress test, state proclaims effort a success; more than 200,000 register to watch for illegal immigrants on their desktops; one major arrest reported; technological and contracting issues hamper full $5 million roll-out http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2961&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2969&source=rss Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The wireless sensor network market is growing by leaps and bounds, and this Virginia-based company wants to be a major player in it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2969&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2977&source=rss Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Deal expands Integrian's mobile surveillance and analytics business; SIG known for data modeling and algorithm design for defense applications; acquisition the third in two years for Integrian http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2977&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2993&source=rss Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Deal expands Integrian's mobile surveillance and analytics business; SIG known for data modeling and algorithm design for defense applications; acquisition the third in two years for Integrian http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2993&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2999&source=rss Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Battelle Ventures and Chart Venture partners pick up the tab; company a DoD favorite for its 360-degree video analytics technology; USS Cole and USS Greenville incidents drive demand for on-board surveillance and monitoring http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2999&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3005&source=rss Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Terrapins researchers develop a human-gait recognition biometric system which, when combined with aaditional facial and height recognition elements, offers a powerful new surveillance tool aiming to prevent criminal and terrorist act, not merely record them http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3005&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3008&source=rss Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Low energy-consumptive MSTAR is ideally suited for perimeter security applications; company already a government favorite for its thermal weapon sights http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3008&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3010&source=rss Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Ohio's Third Frontier Commission awards $28 million for the development of a sensor technology research center; business partners include Woolpert, General Dynamics, UES, YSI, and L-3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3010&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3013&source=rss Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Ohio's Third Frontier Commission awards $28 million for the development of a sensor technology research center; business partners include Woolpert, General Dynamics, UES, YSI, and L-3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3013&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3015&source=rss Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Ohio's Third Frontier Commission awards $28 million for the development of a sensor technology research center; business partners include Woolpert, General Dynamics, UES, YSI, and L-3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3015&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3020&source=rss Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 $16.2 million contract modification a good sign for this intriguing craft; based on the Schweizer Model 333 manned helicopter, Fire Scout is especially suited for reconnaissance, mine detection, and as a communications node for future warfare applications http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3020&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3027&source=rss Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Israeli video surveillance maker completed three acquisitions in 2006 for more than $235 million; it is planning on acquiring additional companies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3027&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3033&source=rss Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Squid and octopi inspire Colorado researchers to develop a more effective design for unmanned underwater vehicles; no need to trade litheness for docking stability; enhanced craft can even parallel park http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3033&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3049&source=rss Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Although the Dragon Eye has seen its share of successes, high cost and inability to handle strong winds sent the Marines back to the drawing board; AeroVironment's Raven B, already popular with the Army, looks to take up the mission at lower cost http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3049&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3058&source=rss Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Onboard system is programmed to locate cars sporting five or more outstanding parking tickets; violators immediately get the boot; emerging technology finds many friends in law enforcement http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3058&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3060&source=rss Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 City residents draw the line on public surveillance when it is incorporated into public art; Crown Fountain installation removed; Americans remain ambivalent about public CCTV http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3060&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3086&source=rss Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 The most advanced science-based companies try to emulate to vision architecture of humble insects and reptiles in order to improve precise detction applications http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3086&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3094&source=rss Mon, 08 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Concerned about vandalism, city offers shopkeepers a $1,500 rebate on prenegotiated four-camera systems; unique arrangement allows police full access to the cameras and attached DVRs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3094&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3102&source=rss Tue, 16 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Winning research proposal will sport a 120-degree field of view and a speed of 60 frames per second; ability to take images in the visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared optical spectra is critical; organic and inorganic materials will be considered; DARPA encourages industry collaboration http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3102&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3118&source=rss Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Icelandic firm a leader -- ask Frost and Sullivan -- in autonomous underwater vehicles; U.S. Navy SPAWAR just one previous customer for this disruptive technology; vehicle's sensor flexibility a major selling point http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3118&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3121&source=rss Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 GPS vehicle tracking and monitoring system no longer requires a dedicated power source; improvement expands company's access to the RV market, among others; full production expected by the end of the year http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3121&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3125&source=rss Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 GPS vehicle tracking and monitoring system no longer requires a dedicated power source; improvement expands company's access to the RV market, among others; full production expected by the end of the year http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3125&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3127&source=rss Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 With a wingspan of 110 feet, the Eitan UAV is designed for high altitide, long-haul flights; attached cameras and missiles intended to stop ballistic missiles on the launching pad; trial flights begin this week http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3127&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3132&source=rss Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Agency hopes to use the unnamed craft to keep track of vegetation and recreational areas; monitoring land-use permits a major impetus; local libertarian object to government interference http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3132&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3134&source=rss Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Heavy-duty truck is first to incorporate IRCS's national guard vehicle information system for interoperability and networking; flexible communications, NBS detection, and nighttime surveillance among the features of this interesting vehicle http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3134&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3141&source=rss Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Heavy-duty truck is first to incorporate IRCS's national guard vehicle information system for interoperability and networking; flexible communications, NBS detection, and nighttime surveillance among the features of this interesting vehicle http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3141&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3153&source=rss Tue, 16 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 British troops in Iraq find satellite maps in insurgent safehouses; precise geographic coordinates inadvertently assist America's enemies; governments continue to negotiate with Google over coverage http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3153&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3170&source=rss Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Many airports and other critical infrastructure permit on-line viewing of the premises; some even allow a pan and zoom feature; security experts worry that such may make an opportune method of reconnoisance http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3170&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3181&source=rss Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Twenty-eight hour flight, a record for the craft, proves the heavy-fuel concept to a Navy interested both in safety and improved logistics; cold-weather flight overcomes traditional temperature challenges with heavy fuel http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3181&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3193&source=rss Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Breakthrough concept relies on established technology to help diffuse information; photos of suspicious individuals can be quickly uploaded to dispatch authorities; citizens protect infrastructure by keeping their eyes (and apertures) open http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3193&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3202&source=rss Tue, 23 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Government hopes that software will enable them to solve crimes based on conversations gleaned from CCTV; tracking the head and lip remain a challenge, but progress is being made; Asian and African languages present difficulties http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3202&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3204&source=rss Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Intriguing approach uses a single camera and multiple sequential flashes to develop a "facial skin signature"; software uses slightly differing shadows to generate a 3D image of higher quality than conventional facial recognition systems; skin color and tone can both be identified http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3204&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3206&source=rss Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Air Force contract shows how two seemingly-unrelated technologies can find a happy marriage in homeland security; planners will conduct a four month test of the ShotSpotter's ability to locate sniper fire; system could be in Iraq soon afterwards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3206&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3227&source=rss Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Air Force contract shows how two seemingly-unrelated technologies can find a happy marriage in homeland security; planners will conduct a four month test of the ShotSpotter's ability to locate sniper fire; system could be in Iraq soon afterwards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3227&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3246&source=rss Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Six-inch long devices are already used by the British in Afghanistan; "armored bees" could launch kamikaze attacks, but other uses for these "Talibanators" include destroying a building's power supply or disabling enemy vehicles http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3246&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3252&source=rss Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Navy plans a 2009 roll-out for the $7 billion Mobile User Objective System satellite brigade, but DoD lacks funding for the receivers; Global Hawk and Combat Skycat seem promising, but short-term, alternatives http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3252&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3272&source=rss Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Deal follows recent successes with U.S. water authorities, banks concerned about underground tunnelling, and a Scottish hospital; company will install perimeter detection and command and control systems http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3272&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3278&source=rss Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Due to their small size, micro air vehicles struggle to attain sufficient lift; Bath University scientists discover a seventy-year old secret as to how bees manage to get off the ground; flexible insect-like wings might help MAVs realize full potential http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3278&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3281&source=rss Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Robotics company known for its SHERPA platform will create a speedy unmanned ground vehicle with a manipulator arm; military has long desired a combination of swiftness and technical prowess; Foster-Miller and Exponent lend a hand http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3281&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3292&source=rss Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Israeli company recently won contracts to protect Beijing Olympics, Eiffel Tower, and New York City public transit; Reagan National Airport gets a makeover; video surveillance market marches on http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3292&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3293&source=rss Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Authorities consider installing cameras to watch the cameras; seven have been destroyed in recent years, some by arson; cost and feasability of plan remain uncertain http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3293&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3295&source=rss Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Country has not a single native model in series production; government buracracy a major hurdle, but so too is a seeming lack of interest from both scientists and generals; government announces its first purchase from a Russian firm http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3295&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3298&source=rss Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 EuroHawk GmbH strikes a major deal in the European UAV market after years of effort; German Ministry of Defence impressed with EADS signals intelligence capability; delivery scheduled for 2010 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3298&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3301&source=rss Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Bankruptcy proceedings offer a ripe opportunity for Sony just as it launches its own video analytics suite; IPIX's gigapixel camera a tasty morsel; Steve Hunt provides an analysis of Sony's future success and IPIX's past failures http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3301&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3302&source=rss Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Steven Goldberg replaces Brooks McChesney http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3302&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3355&source=rss Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Industry heavyweight will give the AN/BLQ-11 Long-term Mine Reconnaissance System a thorough going-over; system capable of twelve hours of autonomous reconnaissance before docking itself through the torpedo tube; testing to begin at Puget Sound and Bahamas http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3355&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3363&source=rss Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Unverified claims come as Iran prepares for a showdown with the United States; Iran says new drone cannot be detected by radar; new model may be based on the Ababil first seen in 1997 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3363&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3368&source=rss Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Deal comes as Verint itself is an acquisition target by IBM; $950 million cash offer wins out; company poised to hold its own in the military and civilian data analytics markets http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3368&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3382&source=rss Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Deal comes as Verint itself is an acquisition target by IBM; $950 million cash offer wins out; company poised to hold its own in the military and civilian data analytics markets http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3382&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3383&source=rss Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Deal comes as Verint itself is an acquisition target by IBM; $950 million cash offer wins out; company poised to hold its own in the military and civilian data analytics markets http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3383&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3389&source=rss Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Civilian air authorities demand collision-avoidance systems before permitting flight; high rates of operator error worry other pilots; American and European authorities meet to develop technical standards for such a system; industry mourns NASA's Access Five program http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3389&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3402&source=rss Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Thermal-Eye 5000xp offers a 400 percent increase in pixels and twice the field of view as the previous model; camera is designed for emergency rescue, law enforcement, and perimeter security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3402&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3408&source=rss Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 System marries video and audio analytics technology to individual passenger profiles in order to preempt terrorist activity; microphones pick up Koranic recitations while tiny cameras look for signs of nervousness http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3408&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3411&source=rss Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Twelve-year contract to install airborne and ground sensors to protect the continent's coastal waters; Australia homeland security market continues to show stength http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3411&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3412&source=rss Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Company predicts lower-than-expected earnings in 2007; Roomba and PackBot make an unlikely kinship; coordinating networks of PackBots the next big challenge as Helen Grenier looks to develop packs of surveillance droids http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3412&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3418&source=rss Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Company predicts lower-than-expected earnings in 2007; Roomba and PackBot make an unlikely kinship; coordinating networks of PackBots the next big challenge as Helen Grenier looks to develop packs of surveillance droids http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3418&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3439&source=rss Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Small unmanned helicopters to be used by civilian police; craft similar to Diehl's SensoCopter; company claims at least thirty units sold so far; Flight Global offers technical specifications http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3439&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3458&source=rss Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 J. Cofer Black and Robert Richer strike out on their own with Total Intelligence Solutions; company intends to bring spycraft into the corporate suite http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3458&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3463&source=rss Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 J. Cofer Black and Robert Richer strike out on their own with Total Intelligence Solutions; company intends to bring spycraft into the corporate suite http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3463&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3465&source=rss Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 J. Cofer Black and Robert Richer strike out on their own with Total Intelligence Solutions; company intends to bring spycraft into the corporate suite http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3465&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3467&source=rss Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 J. Cofer Black and Robert Richer strike out on their own with Total Intelligence Solutions; company intends to bring spycraft into the corporate suite http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3467&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3491&source=rss Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 The Real ID Act mandates that by May 2008, states must include biometric information in the driver licenses and equip these lcienses with RFID technology; this de facto national ID will be a boon to technology companies which manufature and sell systems to support digital ID, authentication, or encryption, but it may well also be a gift to hackers, criminals, and terrorists http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3491&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3500&source=rss Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Ioimage, an important player in intelligent video, acquires technology which will bolster its offerings to the defense and homeland security markets http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3500&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3501&source=rss Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Ioimage, an important player in intelligent video, acquires technology which will bolster its offerings to the defense and homeland security markets http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3501&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3529&source=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Designed for medical monitoring, wrist-mounted device detects suspicious behavior http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3529&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3530&source=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Seven Georgia airmen will be the first to operate the UAV without Boeing's assistance http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3530&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3590&source=rss Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Relationships with Pixim, ObjectVideo, and Texas Instruments pays off; intelligent cameras will be shown at ISC West http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3590&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3624&source=rss Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:35:30 -0400 British scientists test a system that permits a single police officer to survey and photograph a crime scene by pointing; objects are mapped auutomatically for later investigation http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3624&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3627&source=rss Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Mortgage companies and rental car agencies fear punishment if they unwittingly trade with America's enemies; mistakes, however, cast a dark cloud over the project; system is rough on those named Hussein http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3627&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3629&source=rss Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 The NSA domestic spying brouhaha offered an inkling of the commercial potential of data collection and retention; debt holders of a data retention company agree, converting their debt into equity http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3629&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3636&source=rss Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:35:30 -0500 The NSA domestic spying brouhaha offered an inkling of the commercial potential of data collection and retention; debt holders of a data retention company agree, converting their debt into equity http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3636&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3676&source=rss Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Agencia Federal de Investigacions agents will be able to listen in on telephone calls and intercept e-mail http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3676&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3682&source=rss Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Defense officials imagine a method in which spies could input information into a PDA, print out a tranmitter tag, and stick it to a wall to be read to UAVs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3682&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3704&source=rss Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Company succesfully tests its integrated mobile sensor towers; deployment expected by end of May http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3704&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3706&source=rss Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:35:30 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3706&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3712&source=rss Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Installed for the 2004 Olympics, C4I system requires additional work; disagreement was headed for arbitration http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3712&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3727&source=rss Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:35:30 -0400 The military and the intelligence community are showing a growing interest in small, light, and cheap satellites; Nortrhop hopes to ride this interest to greater prominence in the satellite market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3727&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3751&source=rss Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Proliferation of digital cameras has made work difficult for law enforcement authorities; proposed standards would have to conform to video analytics needs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3751&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3788&source=rss Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Dirty old man may get away scot free after the Wisconsin attorney general rules that prosecutors need a warrant http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3788&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3808&source=rss Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Viseum's anti-Asbo approach turns heads from Luton to Chester; West Midlands considers buying an Israeli UAV capable of identifying license plates from 500 feet http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3808&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3836&source=rss Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:35:30 -0400 After a prince is caught talking about prostitutes and stolen slot machines, encryption companies find a new market among the rich, powerful, and beautiful http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3836&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3862&source=rss Thu, 03 May 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Privacy advocates applaud this method of blocking out the faces of pedestrians http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3862&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3875&source=rss Thu, 03 May 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Thermal imaging is becoming more popular for security and surveillance missions, and FLIR, a thermal imaging specialist, offers a new line of low-cost passive imaging systems http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3875&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3884&source=rss Mon, 07 May 2007 05:35:30 -0400 A $1.1 billion market exists for those in the biometrics and CCTV game; Priel Metal Detector earns special attention http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3884&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3939&source=rss Tue, 15 May 2007 05:35:30 -0400 155 new Massachusetts Bay buses will receive full digital video coverage; networked system will allow live feeds to police cars http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=3939&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4048&source=rss Wed, 30 May 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Frost and Sullivan provide a lengthy overview of the surveillance market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4048&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4100&source=rss Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:35:30 -0400 If millions of phones were to be equipped with cameras and navigation applications and E911, we would have an army of millions of forward spotters http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4100&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4110&source=rss Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:35:30 -0400 There is a boom in the use of RFID technology, but the very radpidity of the technology's proliferation has brought about shortage in skilled RFID-skilled technicians http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4110&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4112&source=rss Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Galileo was supposed to showcase European technological prowess and public-private sector cooperation, but instead found itself hobbled by missed deadlines, bickering among technology giants, and bureaucratic infighting; the EC is rethinking its approach to the project http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4112&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4119&source=rss Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:35:30 -0400 U.K. subsidiary of Israel's leading non-government-owned defense company wins $110 million UAV project for the British military http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4119&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4123&source=rss Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Israel launches the latest in its Ofek spy satellite series, combining light weight -- 660 lb -- with cameras that can photograph objects "just a few centimetres in size." http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4123&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4134&source=rss Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Except a storm on the Hill: The U.S. needs to track supplies going into Afghanistan and wants to use a commercial RFID network partially owned by Hutchison, a company blocked from buying a U.S. telecom on national security grounds http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4134&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4152&source=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Surveillance camera technology is a big market, and the investment arm of the U.S. intelligence community wants to be involved http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4152&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4153&source=rss Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4153&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4154&source=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:35:30 -0400 UAVs are already widely used by the military, homeland security, and, increasdigly, law enforcement; could AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) be far behind? http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4154&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4168&source=rss Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Small ducted-fan UAV -- 16 pounds in weight, 13 inches in diameter -- deployed in combat missions in Iraq; vehicle suitable for law enforcement and first response missions http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4168&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4169&source=rss Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:35:30 -0400 FAA awards small, hand-launched UAV certificate to operate in national airspace; vehicle equally suitable for law enforcement and commercial applications http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4169&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4191&source=rss Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Most technology resellers and solution providers will add RFID solutions to their portfolios; customers have been slow to embrace the technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4191&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4192&source=rss Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:35:30 -0400 An acoustic gun and mortar detection system which uses sound triangulation to detect and locate the origin of weapons' fire to be tested in Iraq http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4192&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4265&source=rss Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Developments in observational techniques, when married with remote surveillance cameras, will allow CCTVs not only to identify perpatrators after the fact, but identify them before they commit the terrorist or criminal act http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4265&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4276&source=rss Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:35:30 -0400 London has its Ring of Steel, and New York City is planning to roll out its Lower Manhattan Security Initiative http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4276&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4305&source=rss Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:35:30 -0400 UK mulling travel restrictions on suspicious terrorists, criminals to prevent them from going to Pakistan, other countries for terrorist training http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4305&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4307&source=rss Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:35:30 -0400 RFID technology was supposed to help the Pentagon cope with its massive supply and logistics operations; bucking the trend in other sectors, the Pentago is yet to warm up to the technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4307&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4328&source=rss Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Accidnetally released proposal says police should be able to track U.K. drivers by using road pricing cameras http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4328&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4337&source=rss Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:35:30 -0400 FBI electronically installs spyware -- or, rather, policeware -- to MySpace account of a suspect in e-mailing bomb threats to school; suspect nabbed http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4337&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4340&source=rss Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Most color printers embed invisible yellow dots on documents to help law enforcement ,track these documents to their source; MIT computer club says this is going too far http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4340&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4345&source=rss Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Researchers develop an artificial fly whic h may be used in surveillance of battlefields, urban environments; the robot's small size and fly-like appearance are key: "You probably wouldn't notice a fly in the room, but you certainly would notice a hawk," team leader says http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4345&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4468&source=rss Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Security firms working on devices to spot would-be terrorists in crowd; emphasis on analyzing behavior and physiology from afar http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4468&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4494&source=rss Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:35:30 -0400 To bolster the security of borders and critical infrastructure, and to facilitate more effective law enforcement and disater recovery, U.S. will share more imagery and data from spy satellites with domestic agencies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4494&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4579&source=rss Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:35:30 -0400 The FBI's Digital Collection System Network connects FBI wiretapping rooms to switches controlled by traditional land-line operators, internet-telephony providers, and cellular companies; new system makes wiretapping easier -- and costlier http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4579&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4582&source=rss Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:35:30 -0400 ADVISE -- for Analy­sis, Dissemina­tion, Visu­ali­zation, Insight and Semantic Enhance­ment -- is an ambitious, comprehensive data-mining project; DHS IG found it in violation of privacy regulations -- and more expensive than available commercial altenative; program suspended for now http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4582&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4613&source=rss Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:35:30 -0400 SB 362 would prohibit any person from forcing any other person to undergo an implant in their body of an RFID device http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4613&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4638&source=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Mumbai is India's hi-tech hub, and the city police will now have access to new software monitoring activity in the more than 500 cyber cafes in the city http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4638&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4646&source=rss Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:35:30 -0400 QinetiQ’s Zephyr uses solar power to fly for 54 hours while carrying a surveillance payload http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4646&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4655&source=rss Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:35:30 -0400 The extreme risks and rapid time frames associated with terrorist activities make it difficult to gather evidence that might prevent an attack or lead to successful prosecution; analyzing communication signals with with forensic psychology techniques should help http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4655&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4681&source=rss Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:35:30 -0400 The extreme risks and rapid time frames associated with terrorist activities make it difficult to gather evidence that might prevent an attack or lead to successful prosecution; analyzing communication signals with with forensic psychology techniques should help http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4681&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4689&source=rss Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:35:30 -0400 The extreme risks and rapid time frames associated with terrorist activities make it difficult to gather evidence that might prevent an attack or lead to successful prosecution; analyzing communication signals with with forensic psychology techniques should help http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4689&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4712&source=rss Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:35:30 -0400 DHS to test a Rorschach test-like behavior observation technique developed by a Moscow-based institute; part of growing interest in behavioral identification of terrorists http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4712&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4725&source=rss Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Two companies join hands in live demonstration of satellite-based intelligence surveillance system; system sutiable for monitoring remote, difficult-to-access locations http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4725&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4730&source=rss Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:35:30 -0400 DHS collects electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive, or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the individuals with whom they travel or plan to stay, the personal items they carry during their journeys, and even the books that travelers have carried http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4730&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4741&source=rss Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Researchers at the Army Research Lab develop new low-frequency, ultra-wideband radar which detects IEDs, senses through walls, and supports robotic ground vehicles http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4741&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4781&source=rss Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:35:30 -0400 DARPA hopes cyborg insects with embedded microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) will run remotely controlled reconnaissance missions for the military and law enforcement http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4781&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4808&source=rss Wed, 10 Oct 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Bill facilitates migration from today's 911 system to a IP-based 911 system to enable the public to access 911 from anywhere, anytime, and from any device http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4808&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4846&source=rss Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:35:30 -0400 South Korean researchrs build a UAV which uses hydrogen fuel cell to stay a loft for more than ten hours; drone relies on sodium borohydride rather than compressed hydrogen gas http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4846&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4886&source=rss Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:35:30 -0400 By June 2008, every person using Toronto's transit system -- there are 1.5 million of them daily -- will be photographed; 12,000 minicameras are being installed on every bus, streetcar, subway car, and at each station http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4886&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4909&source=rss Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:35:30 -0400 Canada plans on buying a fleet of UAV to patrol the arctic ice and water; move but the latest sign of countries bordering the arctic claiming stake to portions of it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4909&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4911&source=rss Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:35:30 -0400 There are now about 755,000 names on the U.S. terror watch list; since 2004, about 200,000 names have been added to the list each year; legislators, security experts say it has become unwieldy http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4911&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4929&source=rss Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:35:30 -0500 As global warming melts the ice around the Northern Pole, neighboring nations are eager to stake a claim to the heretofore frozen region's natural reaches; the melting will also allow a route for ships from Europe to Asia which is 4,000 miles shorter than the route through the Panama Canal; the U.S. Cost Guard wants to keep an eye on all this http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4929&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4945&source=rss Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:35:30 -0500 As wiretapping of potential criminal and terrorist-related activity in Belgium grows, so is the need of the Belgian police for individuals with acute and sensitive hearing to analyze wiretaps; police found that some blind individuals have that extra sensitivity to sounds which allows them better to analyze wiretaps http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4945&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4963&source=rss Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Johns Hopkins's APL develops new technology which allows officers to monitor critical infrastructure facilities digitally from the air and quickly locate, inspect important structures during patrols http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4963&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4978&source=rss Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 U.S. deployed weapons-carrying UAVs to Iraq and Afghanistan; the administration plans to rely more heavily on these systems in hunting down and killing al Qaeda operatives now operating freely in Pakistan's lawless North-West Territories http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4978&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4980&source=rss Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 RFID tags are also in use to track the location of items to which they are attached; a German research institute develops RFID sensors to continuously monitor moisture, temperature, light, and acceleration; new tags will keep a closer eye items throughout the supply chain, and may be used to secure cargo containers http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4980&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4982&source=rss Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 This is not yet U.K.-like CCTV coverage, but more and more American cities install CCTVs to monitor their streets http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4982&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4995&source=rss Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Erik Prince's security empire has an outfit called Total Intelligence Solutions which collects intelligence about natural disasters, business-friendly governments, overseas regulations, and global political developments for clients in industry and government http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=4995&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5026&source=rss Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Pentagon's research arm keeps trying to marry social science and forecasting software for the purpose of creating a logic system which would have the ability to predict insurgencies and civil unrest; Lockheed Martin gets $1.3 million contract http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5026&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5030&source=rss Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Growing opposition in Europe to the Galileo Project, Europe's response to the U.S. GPS network; behind schedule and over budget, many ask whether the benefits of the system would outweigh its costs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5030&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5052&source=rss Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Finding method in the madness: DHS's S&T Directorate supports efforts, building on Edward Tufte's work, to use visualization to find patterns in and make sense of fuzzy data http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5052&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5057&source=rss Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 QinetiQ Group's Zephyr breaks record for the longest duration unmanned flight -- 54 hours -- nearly doubling Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4A Global Hawk 2001 record of 30 hours, 24 minutes http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5057&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5061&source=rss Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Specialist in satellite, aerial, and geospatial information donates high-duality maps of Africa's Virunga National Park to help in mapping mountain gorilla habitat http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5061&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5086&source=rss Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 The U.S. government released NIST Special Publication 800-90 -- a new official standard for random-number generators -- earlier this year; the document contains four different approved techniques (Deterministic Random Bit Generators); one of those generators -- the one based on elliptic curves and championed by the NSA -- is three orders of magnitude slower than its peers; Why? http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5086&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5087&source=rss Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Texas governor Rick Perry found the funds to have virtual watch up and running -- again -- as early as January; Texans can register to have 200 border cameras feed images to their home PCs; if they see people crossing the border, the can call or e-mail authorities http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5087&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5094&source=rss Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 UAVs play an ever-growing role in defense and homeland security missions; Frost & Sullivan will brief interested investors on the potential of the European market for UAVs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5094&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5096&source=rss Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5096&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5113&source=rss Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:35:30 -0500 A system of cheap and small sensors is similar to, but much simpler than, bats' ultrasonic echolocation, and together with the motion sensors provides a more accurate overall picture of body movement http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5113&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5144&source=rss Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Lockheed Martin's Desert Hawk III unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is capable of operating in high-wind environments, such as those prevailing in deserts, and is less detectable by ground-based foes; the UK wants more of them http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5144&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5159&source=rss Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:35:30 -0500 The world-wide CCTV market is expected to grow by 13 percent year-on-year until 2011; global demand for conventional CCTV systems is trending downward, while demand for IP-based CCTV surveillance grows http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5159&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5170&source=rss Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:35:30 -0500 The rapid growth in the number of UAVs flying the skies for a variety of purposes leads to serious discussion of a UAV air-traffic control system to monitor their flight and prevent accidents http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5170&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5171&source=rss Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Virginia-based video analytic specialist raises $10 million from Chicago investor http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5171&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5177&source=rss Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Virginia-based video analytic specialist raises $10 million from Chicago investor http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5177&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5178&source=rss Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Wolverine researchers develop a UAV which is the first seaplane that can initiate and perform its own takeoffs and landings on water; funded by DARPA, the vehicle will fit into DOD's "persistent ocean surveillance" program http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5178&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5179&source=rss Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:35:30 -0500 The consortium will license patents that are essential to making products supporting the UHF RFID Standards announced by EPCglobal and ISO/IEC http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5179&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5182&source=rss Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5182&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5186&source=rss Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Thermal imaging specialist finds its cameras in demand at U.S. airports; cameras are suitable for securing the long perimeters typically associated with major airports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5186&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5196&source=rss Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:35:30 -0500 U.K. contractor selected for £5 million contract to deliver a critical part of the £800 million Watchkeeper UAV project; Watchkeeper project is designed to provide U.K. armed forces with specialized surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5196&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5215&source=rss Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:35:30 -0500 Boeing successfully tests the visible sensor, payload electronics, and high speed gimbal of the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5215&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5221&source=rss Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:35:30 -0500 RFID-GPS solution will allow school district to monitor schools buses, but also school equipment, students and teachers, and visitors; it will also help in disaster response http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5221&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5223&source=rss Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:35:30 -0500 The proliferation of location-based services raises the specter of an Orwellian Big Brother society in which a citizen's every move is monitored and tracked; two computer scientists offer a way to enjoy the benefits of location-based services, while avoiding the more sinister aspects of the technology