Oct 1, 2010

Precise Biometrics Awarded Middle East Government Order

Precise Biometrics received an order for hardware worth more than US$358,000 in a project for government employees. The order is an additional follow-up order from an existing customer in the Middle East. read more

ComCam International Resells DRS Wireless Networked Thermal Surveillance

ComCam International, a provider for wireless "command and control" network security solutions, has signed a reseller agreement with the Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) business group of DRS Technologies, a supplier for thermal night vision technology for military and homeland security applications. Under this agreement ComCam can provide its customers with a set of remotely controlled long-range surveillance technologies. read more

ManTech International Acquires QinetiQ North America’s Security and Intelligence Solutions

ManTech International, a provider of technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs, has signed an agreement to acquire QinetiQ North America’s Security and Intelligence Solutions (S&IS) business for US$60 million in cash. ManTech will fund the acquisition from cash on hand. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, is expected to be completed and be accretive to ManTech’s earnings per share in 2011. read more

Intellicheck Mobilisa Awarded $500,000 Port Security Contract

Intellicheck Mobilisa, a provider of identity technology, access control and wireless security systems, announced U.S. Navy added US $500,000 of additional R&D funding for the company’s wireless security buoy project. read more

Gemalto Expands Canadian Card Personalization Facility

Gemalto, a provider for digital security, expanded facility in Burlington, Ontario, to serve its growing customer base for card standard interoperation in Canada. The investment will double the capacity and accommodate the need for delivering additional cardholder services. The site is the first in Canada to personalize dual-interface smart banking cards that enable both contactless and contact payment. read more

Securitas Acquires UK Security Service Provider Reliance Security Services

Securitas has agreed with Reliance Security Group to acquire their security services operations in the U.K. with sales of more than US$320 million. Enterprise value is more than $69 million. read more

Pixim Exclusively Distributes Kiwi Semiconductor Camera Chips

Pixim, a provider of image sensors and processors for enterprise security cameras, has become the exclusive, worldwide distributor for Kiwi Semiconductor’s chip for Pixim’s product offering. By integrating multiple discrete components, the Kiwi chip increases the flexibility of system designers to develop compact Pixim camera modules by optimizing overall cost/performance and manufacturability. read more