Recording calls to improve service – is that really so?
AT&T announced it was introducing a pilot system to its Customer Service Relations (CSR) for recording customers' calls as well as analyzing content and...
Emotion Recognition Technologies – Next Step in Security and Marketing
Emotion recognition technologies can advance researchers’ ability to get deep insights into consumer behavior, but it seems that they could also be applied to...
British MOD Enhancing Airport Security Capabilities
The British defense agencies have been recently focusing on the improvement of airport security. Smiths Detection, a global company in the threat detection and...
Emotion Scanning to Revolutionize Intelligence Capabilities
The ability to tell us live in real time what a certain person is feeling and give insight into certain personality traits which can...
Tougher Airport Screening Procedures for Photography Equipment
Airport security policy in the US is now focusing on passengers’ cameras. In an effort to improve the security of airline passengers and airports,...
Counter IED and Mine System unveiled
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled its new CIMS (Counter IED and Mine Suite) - an integrated suite of sensors for protection of tactical maneuvering...
TSA asked To Allow Privately Trained Dogs to Screen Cargo
The U.S. Air forwarders Association told a congressional panel that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) should move toward permitting private contractors to train explosive-sniffing...
Next-Gen 911: Two States, Two Approaches to Implementation
Connecticut and Kansas are working to install next-generation 911 systems, which some say are a necessity in an ever-burgeoning wireless mobile society.
A citizen at...
Fast Draw – The threat from Lebanon
Hezbollah's open preparations for another round against Israel are extremely worrying. They are not only worrying due to the dozens of rockets the terror...
Color-changing film detects chemical weapons
A new way of detecting chemical weapons: thin-film materials change color in response to chemical warfare agents.
In today’s world, in which the threat of...
Cross-Border Biological Threat Screening – a Priority
The US has been promoting cross-border threat screening for biological agents. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced $35...
See through Walls
DARPA is looking for ways to extract more information from light than cameras typically do, which could help troops spot hidden enemies.
The Pentagon’s emerging...
RFID-reading drone in UAE
RFID-Reading drone tracks structural steel products in storage yard.
Age Steel, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company that operates steel yards in Dubai, has taken...
No Need to Remove Shoes for Airport Security Checks
A new airport security technology developed. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is to be the first to use new ultraviolet scanners, eliminating the need for passengers...
Is Biometric Identification a 100% Safe?
Innovation in biometric identification offer an exciting new frontier in security, with the global biometric system market expected to reach an estimated $32.4 billion...
First responders’ technology prize to be awarded by DHS
U.S DHS launches $25K prize for innovative ways to track first responders indoors during incidents.
The Homeland Security Department's research and development arm announced it...
Airport Security’s Greatest Nightmare: Chemical Terror Attacks
The greatest nightmare imaginable to airport security personnel: It's Christmas Eve. Plenty of passengers. Thousands of people crowd the L.A. Airport. An elegantly dressed...
Nuclear Detection at a Competetive Price
A DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) program aimed at preventing nuclear threats was successfully demonstrated as part of DARPA’s SIGMA program. SIGMA was...
Big Data Solutions Sought for Vehicle Detection from Air
A new challenge designed to bring the brightest minds in big data science together to solve real-world problems was announced by the British Defence...
New mobile passport control app available
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the launch of the first authorized app to expedite a traveler’s entry process into the U.S.
Mobile...
Are the Night Vision Goggles Used in the Bin Laden Raid...
The $65,000 goggles allow SEALs to clear corners better than the traditional night vision eyepieces, which are like “looking through toilet paper tubes.”
L-3’s Ground Panoramic...
EXPLOSIVES TRACE DETECTION CALIBRATION
The explosive detectors of all types deployed in airports and other sensitive locations need calibration in order to stay effective.
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