SWORD Honored in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program

SWORD

• Best Mobile Technology Product

• SWORD Enterprise

• SWORD’s Smartphone Security Scanning Devices are an innovative Mobile Based security platform that provides an IoT level of Situational Awareness that proactively detects and deters threats as they enter a venue, instantly delivery actionable intelligence to security personnel at the exact moment they need it.

• With SWORD Enterprise, threats and notifications detected by SWORD will be pushed directly to a heads-up display in form of Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses.

• Vuzix Blade will be included in each SWORD Enterprise system and provides a see-through display that allows customers to receive the real time critical threat notifications through a should be hands-free device, allowing customers to roam around and still be able to see critical threat information.

(Secure A School – By using SWORD, the world’s most intelligent detection and recognition platform, school campuses can instantly detect and deter known threats to students and faculty. Mobilize security with real-time alerts and actionable intelligence. Courtesy of SWORD and YouTube.)

• Best Emergency Vehicle

• SWORD Move

• Move by SWORD is a unique electric standup vehicle (ESV), designed with the T3 Motion.

• SWORD Move integrates the SWORD Enterprise unit on a custom operating console to allow the operator to use all SWORD functionalities from their vehicle to identify immediate threats.

• SWORD Move can now be deployed by security firms and law enforcement agencies to immediately detect known and concealed threats that offers a high level of visibility for the driver along with the agility to respond quickly to immediate threats.

• Best Metal/Weapons Detection Solution

• SWORD Enterprise

• SWORD Enterprise is a covert mobile based threat detection solution that includes concealed weapon detection, facial recognition powered by FaceFirst and gunshot detection.

• With SWORD Enterprise, threats and notifications detected by SWORD will be pushed directly to a heads-up display in form of Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses.

• Vuzix Blade will be included in each SWORD Enterprise system and provides a see-through display that allows customers to receive the real time critical threat notifications through a should be hands-free device.

• This allows the customer to roam around and still be able to see critical threat information.

• Best Physical Threat Intelligence Solution

• SWORD Sleuth

• SWORD Sleuth is a custom mobile threat detection unit only available to govt agencies, private intelligence and security companies involved in National Security with concealed weapon detection, facial recognition powered by FaceFirst, gunshot detection plus Voice biometrics powered by Yobe.

(By bringing Artificial Intelligence down to the signal level, this type of advancement in technology enables the use of Human-Factors Engineering models to accurately separate signals like “voice” from background and near-field noise and voices, in essence, “tracking” an individual’s voice “DNA”. Courtesy of Yobe, Ken Sutton, and YouTube. Posted on Jul 19, 2019.)

• *SWORD was also honored with a coveted 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Extraordinary Leadership & Innovation Award, and historically, was awarded a record-breaking Eight-Time Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.

The 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program surpassed expectations with a record number of nominations received from industry leaders and government agencies, and drew over 200 attendees to the ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Banquet – an exclusive gourmet luncheon and networking opportunity which filled to capacity, before having to turn away late registrants.

The event featured an impassioned and compelling keynote address by William J. Bratton, former police commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD) twice, the Boston Police Department (BPD), and former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), as he walked attendees through 50 years of American policing history, the impacts on the communities, and the evolution of critical communication capabilities in our post 9/11 landscape.

Commissioner Bratton, one of the world’s most respected and trusted experts on risk and security issues and Executive Chairman of Teneo Risk a global advisory firm, was recognized as the ‘2019 ‘ASTORS’ Person of the Year’ for his Lifetime of Dedication and Extraordinary Leadership in Homeland Security and Public Safety.

Why the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program?

American Security Today’s comprehensive Annual Homeland Security Awards Program is organized to recognize the most distinguished vendors of physical, IT, port security, law enforcement, and first responders, in acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to ‘Keep our Nation Secure, One City at a Time.’

Over 200 distinguished guests representing Federal, State and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Firms, gathered from across North America, Europe and the Middle East to be honored among their peers in their respective fields which included: 

• The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
• United States Marine Corps
• The Federal Protective Service (FPS)
• Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
• United States Postal Inspection Service
• DHS S&T 
• United States Marshals Service (USMS)
• The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Police (PAPD)
• The Department of Justice (DOJ)
• The New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (NYS DHSES)
• United States Border Patrol
• AlertMedia, Ameristar Perimeter Security, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, Bellevue University, BriefCam, Canon U.S.A., CornellCookson, Drone Aviation, FLIR Systems, Hanwha Techwin, HID Global, IPVideo Corp., Konica Minolta Business Solutions, LenelS2, ManTech, Regroup Mass Notifications, SafeLogic, SolarWinds, Senstar, ShotSpotter, Smiths Detection, TCOM LP, Trackforce, Verint, and More!

Why American Security Today?

The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.

The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.

American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State and local levels of government as well as firms allied to government.

American Security Today brings forward a fresh compelling look and read with our customized digital publications that hold readers eyes throughout the story with cutting edge editorial that provides solutions to their challenges.

Harness the Power of the Web – with our 100% Mobile Friendly Publications

The AST Digital Publications is distributed to over 75,000 qualified government and homeland security professionals in federal, state and local levels.

‘PROTECTING OUR NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME’

AST Reaches both Private & Public Experts, essential to meeting these new challenges.

Today’s new generation of public safety and security experts need real-time knowledge to deal with domestic and international terrorism, lone wolf attacks, unprecedented urban violence, shifts in society, culture and media bias – making it increasingly difficult for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Military and Private Security Professionals to implement coordinated security measures to ensure national security and improve public safety.

These experts are from Government at the federal, state and local level as well as from private firms allied to government.

AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.

AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.

Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.

To learn more about the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners solutions, Be on the lookout for the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Championship Edition Magazine – the Best Products of 2019 ‘A Year in Review’.

For more information about SWORD, please visit http://www.sword.technology/ or see this game-changing innovation in person at CES 2019.

Private demonstrations of SWORD Enterprise will be available upon request with booking required.

The ‘ASTORS’ Champion Edition is published annually in December and includes a review of programs, feature details on many of the winning firms, video interviews and more.

To learn about advertising opportunities with American Security Today, please contact Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

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