GE announced it has signed a definitive agreement with SAFRAN for SAFRAN to acquire 81 percent of GE Security's homeland protection business for US$580M. Upon close, GE will own 19 percent and SAFRAN will have majority interest with 81 percnet. Th ... more

As the demand for energy, in particular, oil, continues to skyrocket to meet international market needs, reliable and efficient deliverysystems, such as pipelines, must be maintained and protected against operation interruption ... more

Stanley, a provider of system integration and professional services to the U.S. federal government, announced it was awarded a one-year, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract valued at US$1.7 million for Biometric Multispectral Fing ... more

Pivot3, a market provider in high-definition storage, announced that both the City of Trenton and the Trenton Police Department in New Jersey are using Pivot3 clustered storage to support two different video surveillance projects. The implementati ... more

Land-based borders help keep out illegal immigration, drug trafficking and sometimes terrorists. A&S investigates what it takes to have a well-controlled border and crossing points.


Land borders are vast w ... more

Gemalto, a provider in digital security, announced it is rolling out its eID solution as part of the Belgian government program to expand its national eID initiative. The program consists of a dedicated eID card for children aged under 12 with spe ... more

Expanded enrollment infrastructure will accelerate adoption

LaserCard announced that waiting time to obtain DIMEX, the Costa Rica Foreign Resident ID card, will be substantially shortened with the in ... more

For its 100th anniversary, the Belgian Police Department's Legal Identification Division is getting an innovative fingerprint capture system. Steria Benelux was chose to equip the Technical and Scientific Police Department's Legal Identification D ... more