Why Smart Cities Must Become Smarter, to be Truly Valuable

Deployments of smart cities need to become smarter if they are to deliver on the promise of a connected society and provide true value to authorities, businesses and citizens. This is the...

First Cross-Border Supply Chain Solution on Blockchain (Learn More)

Global trade digitization solution will benefit the industry using blockchain to manage transactions among network of shippers, freight forwarders, ocean carriers, ports and customs authorities. IBM and Maersk have undertaken a new collaboration...

Smart AR Glasses Shipments to Reach 22.8M by 2022, Tractica

The market for smart augmented reality (AR) glasses is in transition. Assisted reality headsets like Google Glass remain niche products, limited mostly to enterprise and industrial markets. Slow sales cycles are partly...

SolarWorld Applauds New Agenda for US Laws Against Unfair Trade

SolarWorld, the largest U.S. crystalline-silicon solar panel manufacturer for more than 40 years, has praised the outlines of a tough stance on unfair trade that are contained in a new “President’s National...

ARA Launches Next Generation Border Security Sensor System

In response to recent United States Customs and Border Protection initiatives along the U.S. southern border, Applied Research Associates' Security Products Division has released its Pathfinder sensor system design to improve border...

STC Patents EMTRAC Rail-Worker Notification System (See in Action)

STC, has been issued a US patent for its EMTRAC Rail Worker Notification system, which notifies railway maintenance workers of approaching trains, as well as notifying train operators when their train...

Commsignia Aids US DOT Pilot Connected Car Deploy (Learn More)

Commsignia has been selected by Brandmotion, the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority’s systems’ integration partner, to supply its “Safer on the Road” V2X solution for the Tampa Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment project. Buses,...

Union Pacific Police Pursues Prestigious CALEA Accreditation

The Union Pacific Police Department is seeking public input as it pursues its third accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), the national credentialing authority for...

FORTIS Exoskeleton Improves US Navy Shipyard Ops (See in Action)

The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has concluded that industrial exoskeletons, such as Lockheed Martin's  FORTIS, improve industrial productivity and prevent work injuries. The findings are included in the final report Industrial...
Unmonitored manhole/vault covers pose significant vulnerability access points to sensitive governmental areas & critical infrastructure locations for physical attack, frequently missed in perimeter protection strategies, as evidenced for example, by the Metcalf attack (Image courtesy of Cleveland Electric Labs)

CEL Competes in 2017 ASTORS Homeland Security Awards

When dignitaries or high-profile individuals visit cities, municipal crews often weld manholes shut in vulnerable locations to ensure safety, costing tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars each time they must...