FCC unveils public-safety roadmap
The Federal Communications Commission today issued a report on the agency's emergency-response systems, emphasizing the importance of cooperating with state and local responders.
From Internet News, September 08, 2009
CBP names deputy executive director for Secure Border Initiative
Elizabeth Holden has been named deputy director of the program executive office of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection‘s Secure Border Initiative (SBI).
Her mandate is to support the SBI mission to lead the operational requirements support and documentation, as well as the acquisition efforts to develop, deploy and integrate technology and tactical infrastructure in support of CBP’s efforts to gain and maintain effective control the border.
From Government Security News, September 08, 2009
Panama City: Traffic watching: 46 screens keep Bay engineers in the loop
It looks like they opened a Circuit City in the Bay County Administration Building.
There are 43 40-inch LCD screens, one 52-inch LCD screen, and two 10-foot rear-projection screens arranged on a 19-foot high wall — all tuned to traffic.
From News Herald, Panama City, September 06, 2009
Guangdong crimes come into focus thanks to video cameras
A new province-wide intelligent video surveillance system comprising 1 million cameras is putting criminals in the frame in Guangdong province.
From China Daily, September 05, 2009
U.S., Mexico To Build Cross-Border Network
U.S. and Mexican agencies will work together to build a voice, data, and video network that will be used for cross-border public safety and law enforcement.
An agreement signed this week sets the stage for a new public safety and law enforcement network that extends between the United States and Mexico.
From Information Week, September 04, 2009
Public safety communications still a work in progress, Chertoff says
Eight years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, there has been significant progress made toward improving first-responder communications, but there is still a lot of distance to cover, former Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff told public safety officials today.
From Government Computer News, September 04, 2009
Kansas: State Awarded $3 Million In Public Safety Grants
Kansas communities will be safer thanks to a public safety grant for more than $3 million.
Gov. Mark Parkinson announced Thursday that 34 public safety agencies across the state will be getting funds to prevent, solve, and control crime.
From wibw.com, September 03, 2009
GE Security for Sale but Significant Problems Exist
According to Bloomberg, JP Morgan has been hired to sell GE Security. The division reported $1.7 B USD revenue in 2007 and expects an acquisition price in the range of $2 B USD.
From IP VideoMarket, September 03, 2009
OnSSI named Americas’ leading video management software provider
A new report from UK-based IMS Research has named On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. (OnSSI)), number one in market share in the categories of open platform IP video surveillance management software and software only vendors in the Americas market.
From Security Info Watch, September 01, 2009
Surveillance market growth forecast dips
According to a new report from UK-based IMS Research, the growth forecasted for the world video surveillance market earlier this year has been cut in half, from 6 percent to 3 percent due to the sustained economic recession.
From IP Security Watch, September 01, 2009
