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Crocodile tracking technology can help prevent security van robberies
posted on 20/03/2002

Security van robberies like the one at Heathrow yesterday morning may never totally become a thing of the past. But the rapid recovery of the stolen property and the apprehension of the criminal could become much easier in a couple of months. The technology to track objects such as security vans and cash boxes inside buildings, and for cash boxes inside vehicles, exists and is being rolled out across the greater London region. Originally developed to track crocodiles in Australia it doesn't rely on being able to see a satellite in the way GPS does. Earlier this month, QuikTrak announced an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with Spinnaker International, market leader in the manufacture of intelligent non-armoured cash boxes. The agreement will see QuikTrak technology incorporated into cash boxes and will be the first time a cash box can be tracked and located wherever it is in use. The project planning for Phase 1 of the QuikTrak network is complete and everyth... [more]

Two armed robbers hijack a security van with approximately US$3 million
posted on 19/03/2002

Two armed robbers hijacked a security van being loaded with approximately US$3 million from a South African Airlines aircraft at Heathrow Airport at 0730 GMT today, marking the second robbery at Heathrow in five weeks. On 11 February, thieves raided a British Airways security van and stole £4.6m in foreign cash at Terminal Four. The men, described as Asian and in their twenties, forced the driver at knifepoint to drive to Cranford, where the money was transferred to another vehicle. According to Detective Superintendent Tim White, a "substantial amount of cash" in two silver containers has been stolen. South African Airways said that this was the first time in five years there had been an incident since ADI Securicor had begun to transport the airline's cargo.... [more]

Live Scans Adoption by Airports to Comply with Federal Mandates
posted on 18/03/2002

Visionics Corporation has announced that it has received new orders for five FingerPrinter CMS (CMS) live scan systems at the following US airports: Long Beach, CA; Palm Springs, CA; Redmond, OR; Eagle County Regional Airport, CO; and Kalamazoo County Airport, MI. In addition, Los Angeles International Airport, ordered an additional CMS adding to the four systems it had previously purchased. Installation on all these orders, valued in total at approximately $220,000 is expected to be complete by the end of next month. With these latest orders, a total of 44 airports have adopted Visionics live scan systems to date. Dr. Joseph J. Atick, chairman and CEO of Visionics Corporation stated, "Fingerprint background checks are but one important component of the overall security package that the airport community must adopt." Visionics FingerPrinter CMS is an integrated live-scan management system that captures, prints and transmits fingerprints electronically. The system captures... [more]

Biometrics, Smart Cards, Intelligent DVR Surveillance and Airport Security covered at Group 4 event
posted on 18/03/2002

The tragic events of September 11, the looming threat of future terrorist attacks and what role the federal government’s newly created Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will play were the prevailing concerns at the first annual Group 4 Security Consultants Conference in Palm Springs, California. The event marked a first-of-its-kind opportunity for leading consultants from across the USA to come into contact with the latest technology and collaborate towards common solutions. The event line-up included Dr. James Wayman, Director of the National Biometric Test Center at San Jose State University; Tony Cieri, former Director of the Navy’s Smart Card Program; and Mark Denari, Director of Aviation Security and Special Systems at San Francisco International Airport. In addition, technical representatives from Group 4, Recognition Systems Inc. (RSI), Bioscrypt, Loronix, Visionics, HID, Fargo and Recognition Source covered the latest in biometrics, intelligent digital CCTV surveillanc... [more]

Enterprise Wide Facial Recognition Capabilities
posted on 14/03/2002

Honeywell and Visionics Corporation have announced a collaborative alliance for the marketing of facial recognition biometrics systems through Honeywell's global network of branch offices and affiliates. The alliance enables Honeywell to incorporate Visionics' revolutionary Biometric Network Appliance (BNA) Platform - with encapsulated FaceIt® facial recognition technology - as part of their industry leading Enterprise Buildings Integrator(TM) solution. The underlying plug-and-play architecture of the BNA Platform allows Honeywell to deploy facial recognition capabilities on new and existing customer sites to help meet evolving security needs. "Honeywell chose to source the Visionics BNA Platform because it allows us to incorporate best-in-class facial recognition technology with Enterprise Buildings Integrator(TM) and our digital video management application," said Greg Taylor, Security Solutions Market Manager for Honeywell's Automation & Control Solutions Service business. %%... [more]

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