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SIA New Member Profile: Leonardo/ELSAG ALPR Systems

Security Industry Association

Nate Maloney : In 2004, Italian aerospace-defense group Finmeccanica (now Leonardo) and Remington Arms started a joint venture to design, manufacturer, install and support automatic license plate recognition systems (ALPR) in the U.S. Tell us the story of your company. NM : We have engaged with SIA at various ISC exhibitions.

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You Are On Your Own Mateā€¦

Plan B Consulting

After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Indonesia, which suffered approximately 130,000 deaths, was funded to set up a tsunami early warning system, using buoys to monitor the sea for tsunamis. Due to the earthquake taking out the local power grid, very few received an alert, which contributed to the high death rate.

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You Are On Your Own Mateā€¦

Plan B Consulting

After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Indonesia, which suffered approximately 130,000 deaths, was funded to set up a tsunami early warning system, using buoys to monitor the sea for tsunamis. Due to the earthquake taking out the local power grid, very few received an alert, which contributed to the high death rate.

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SIA New Member Profile: IXP Corporation

Security Industry Association

In 2004, when the industry was skeptical of the benefits of coupling traditional video surveillance with analytics, IXP deployed complete smart CCTV solutions to multiple university clients. Timely alerts can save lives in the case of an extreme weather emergency or even an imminent threat from an active shooter on campus.