RFID Port Security CyberTracker ...

RFID Port Security CyberTracker: Homeland Integrated Security Systems Completes White Paper for Savannah Port Project ...

HISS reports on the pilot of RFID port security pilot using CyberTracker ...

... "The Savannah Port Security Project revolves around Homeland Integrated Security Systems' revolutionary Cyber Tracker, which monitors drivers' activities to and from the port's berths. Cyber Trackers would be dispensed using an automated system that will integrate the Cyber Tracker via RFID to bills of laden. When the drivers are leaving the port, the units are collected, thus insuring that all vehicles entering a port facility are accounted for when leaving. The device also allows port officials to monitor flow both in and around the port, as well as speed control, stop times, and the ability to archive the customized reports. The Savannah port is the fourth-busiest port in the U.S., making it the ideal test site for the project. " ...

Homeland Integrated Security Systems owns proprietary technology and has the rights to use patents to some of the most innovative and sophisticated security products. One of the key target markets is the 361 commercial seaports in the U.S., which are vulnerable to criminal penetration.

RFID CyberInfrastructure Center: Purdue Univ

Via Purdue University: New Purdue cyberinfrastructure center to speed innovation ...

... "Our vision is that world-class cyberinfrastructure is the foundation for rapid growth in 21st century economies, said Kim, an expert on cyberinfrastructure whose research includes work to improve radio frequency identification tags, known as RFID. This new initiative can be viewed as a bold and visionary experiment on the driving role of cyberinfrastructure, with Purdue as the laboratory, the state of Indiana as the pilot plant and the national economy as the full-scale system. " ...

RFID Port Security Project ...

RFID Port Security Project: Homeland Integrated Security Systems Continues Development of Phase III of its Savannah Port Project: Noted Wireless Expert Ed Legum Commissioned for White Paper ...

... "The Savannah Port Security Project revolves around Homeland Integrated Security Systems' revolutionary Cyber Tracker, which monitors drivers' activities to and from the port's berths. Cyber Trackers would be dispensed using an automated system that will integrate the Cyber Tracker via RFID to bills of laden. When the drivers are leaving the port, the units are collected, thus insuring that all vehicles that enter the port facility are accounted for when leaving. " ...

Homeland Integrated Security Systems owns proprietary technology and has the rights to use patents to some of the most innovative and sophisticated security products. One of the key target markets is the 361 commercial seaports in the U.S., which are vulnerable to criminal penetration.

RFID EPC Management for Warehouse Solutions ...

RFID EPC Management for Warehouse Solutions: Manhattan Associates' Warehouse Management and RFID Solutions Selected by ManTech International Corporation ...

ManTech Intl will leverage Manhattan's RFID capabilities for client security projects ...

... "Manhattan Associates®, Inc. (Nasdaq: MANH), the global leader in providing supply chain execution and optimization solutions, will deploy its Warehouse Management and EPC Manager solutions at ManTech Security Technologies Corporation, a division of ManTech International Corporation. ManTech is a leading provider of information technology services and integrated security and risk management solutions for mission-critical national security programs for the intelligence community and the Departments of Defense, State, Homeland Security and other U.S. government customers. It is expected that Manhattan Associates' solutions will provide inventory tracking, visibility and reporting and RFID capabilities that will enhance the value-added solutions that ManTech provides its customers. " ...

Manhattan Associates, Inc., is the global leader in providing supply chain execution and optimisation solutions. It enables operational excellence through its warehouse, transportation, distributed order management, reverse logistics and trading partner management applications, as well as its RFID, performance management and event management capabilities. These Integrated Logistics Solutions™ leverage state-of-the-art technologies, innovative practices and our domain expertise to enhance performance, profitability and competitive advantage. Manhattan Associates has licensed more than 900 customers representing more than 1,600 facilities worldwide, which include some of the world's leading manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ManTech International Corporation is a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs for the Intelligence Community and the Departments of Defense, State, Homeland Security, Justice and other U.S. federal government customers. The company's expertise includes systems engineering, systems integration, software development, enterprise security architecture, information assurance, intelligence operations support, network and critical infrastructure protection, information technology, communications integration and engineering support. The company supports the advanced telecommunications systems that are used in Operation Iraqi Freedom and in other parts of the world; provides the physical and cyber security to protect U.S. embassies all over the world and has developed a secure, collaborative communications system for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. With 2004 revenues of $842 million and more than 5,500 highly qualified employees, the company operates in the United States and 40 countries worldwide.

RFID Attendee Management System ...

RFID Attendee Management: Convention Strategy Signs Distribution Sales Agreement ...

... "With the meetings industry in a constant whirlwind mode of technological change, meeting management firms need to consistently be on the cutting edge. Convention Strategy is pleased to announce a distribution sales agreement with Avante International Technology. Through this agreement Convention Strategy will be adding Avante's patented RFID attendee management technology to it's suite of convention and meeting management services. " ...

By coupling the Avante RFID technology along with Convention Strategy's suite of meeting management services, corporate and association clients will now have the ability to experience the benefits of using RFID for; exhibit lead retrieval, session control access, CEU tracking, cyber-cafe access, crowd flow tracking, traffic pattern reporting, post-show attendee demographic analysis and customized exhibitor fulfillment.

Avante International Technology, Inc. pioneered the use of smart card technology for access control, time-attendance, and debit applications since 1995. Since then, Avante has installed bases of access control applications including office, apartment, university and manufacturing complexes. The success and loss-free security achieved on these installations has proven to be unsurpassed. Avante is a sister company of AIT (AI Technology, Inc.). AIT has more than 15 years of achievements in special electronic adhesives and interconnections. Employing some of its patented interconnection technologies, the two companies have co-developed many patents pending on manufacturing robust smart (Radio Frequency Identification, RFID) tags and smart card with unparalleled performance.

RFID Applications Cyber Security ...

RFID Applications Cyber Security: FOSE 2005 Supports National Security Initiatives; Experts from ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Cyber security. Threat simulation. Biometrics and RFID. These high tech applications are a sampling ...

... Cyber security. Threat simulation. Biometrics and RFID. These high tech applications are a sampling of what 25,000 government professionals will explore at government's 29th annual technology-fest, FOSE 2005. This comprehensive three-day event will take place on Tuesday-Thursday, April 5-7, at the Washington DC Convention Center. Keynote addresses by chief executive officers from INTEL Corporation, Dell, SAP America and Accenture will complement 500 companies showcasing a wide range of technology solutions including the enterprise architecture supporting the network. ...

FOSE 2005 will take place at the Washington DC Convention Center on Tuesday-Thursday, April 5-7, 2005.

DOD RFID Implementation ...

From Northrop Grumman ...

... "Northrop Grumman is working closely with DoD, as well as monitoring Wal-Mart's and related industry efforts, to determine the correct application of RFID technology. Today, Northrop Grumman is integrating RFID into the Military Shipping Label (MSL) as part of one of DoD's initial RFID implementation projects. The capabilities and limitations of passive RFID are being analyzed in DoD's operational transportation processes. " ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has developed a new technology to help companies achieve radio frequency identification (RFID)-compliance to meet customer needs. The Illuminos™ software development toolkit allows the user's RFID solution to interact with the numerous RFID hardware vendors' readers and printers. Northrop Grumman Information Technology, headquartered in Herndon, Va., is a trusted IT leader and premier provider of advanced IT solutions, engineering and business services for government and commercial clients. The company's technological leadership spans such areas as homeland security solutions, secure wireless, cyber and physical assurance, IT and network infrastructure, managed services, knowledge management, modeling and simulation, and geospatial intelligence solutions. Northrop Grumman has been a major systems integrator of automatic identification technology, including RFID solutions, for nearly 20 years.

RFID Privacy Implications ...

From US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure Hearing, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Reauthorization
Testimony of Mr. Marc Rotenberg, Executive Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) ...

... "the Commission should begin to consider new technologies that have significant privacy implications for consumers in the marketplace. For instance, RFID, or Radio Frequency Identification chips may enable tracking of individuals in the physical world the same way that cookies do on the Internet. This week Microsoft announced that it plans to support RFID applications in future versions of its software. It would be appropriate for the FTC to begin the process of exploring how these new tracking techniques may affect consumer confidence and whether new safeguards may be required. There is a clear need to enable the Federal Trade Commission to work in cooperation with consumer protection agencies in other countries to investigate and prosecute cross-border fraud and deceptive marketing practices. New legislation will be necessary to accomplish the goal. Nevertheless, the bill should be drafted in such a way so as to safeguard important American values, including procedural fairness, privacy protection, and open government. These principles of good government will assist consumer protection agencies around the world combat cyber fraud, and will help strengthen democratic institutions. " ...

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and to promote the Public Voice in decisions concerning the future of the Internet.

RFID Security: Open Security Exchange Announces New Members

From Yahoo News (press release) ... Deister Electronics joined the Open Security Exchange as a General Member. "As a leading developer and manufacturer of RFID technology and equipment, Deister ...

... The Open Security Exchange (OSE), a cross-industry consortium dedicated to delivering best practices guidelines in the area of security management and vendor-neutral interoperability specifications for the integration of physical and cyber security systems, today announced two new members. GE Infrastructure, Security joined the Open Security Exchange as a Board Member. ...

The Open Security Exchange, a program of IEEE-ISTO, was created to address today's most significant security challenge -- the lack of integration between various components of the security infrastructure. The Open Security Exchange is a cross-industry forum dedicated to delivering vendor-neutral interoperability specifications and best practices guidelines in the area of security management. This enables organizations to more efficiently mitigate risk, optimize their security postures and enforce privacy policies. The Open Security Exchange combines the disparate technologies that form today's security infrastructures, allowing for optimal security and operational efficiencies while respecting organization-specific operational requirements. Effective security management will result in: accurate detection of threats and attacks; consistent definition and enforcement of security policies; and enhanced organizational collaboration. Current Board members of OSE are Computer Associates, CoreStreet, Fargo, Gemplus, HID Corp., Software House, Siemens Building Technologies, Siemens ICN, Sony Electronics, Inc., and VistaScape. Deister Electronics is a General member.