Bordes Hits the Highlights

ASIS International Dynamics Nov/ Dec 2007

On Tuesday morning, attendees flocked to security expert Roy N. Bordes' popular yearly session, "What's New on the Floor." Bordes highlighted must-see exhibit hall booths, focusing on smaller companies and specific products. Bordes said the major trend he's seen this year is in new product development in the explosives sector-from technology to detection to handling. Representing that theme was Perceptics, LLC, which showcased an under-vehicle inspection system that boasted 4K resolution and 12X zoom, while also providing the ability to read license plates. Syagen Technology, Inc., presented a high-sensitivity explosives detection portal, while ITT offered a two-man portable explosive suppression unit designed to actually go into the desired area and secure a suspicious package.

Bordes also spotlighted Field Forensics, Inc.'s explosive detection technology that can be covertly or overtly used to test for explosives and propellants. "Not the final answer, but it's as good as we have now," Bordes said. Bordes noted that he had seen a lot of companies looking into thermal vision technology as a way to better secure perimeters. Thusly, he called attention to RVision, which he said has a wide array of thermal camera units. Axsys Technologies, Inc., was also cited as having a good display of thermal imaging technologies. American Technology Corporation's long-range acoustic device (LRAD) defensive sound system, went from being in one booth at the 2006 exhibits in San Diego to being showcased in at least five different booths in Las Vegas, according to Bordes. LRAD can be used for seaborne units, as well as perimeter land barriers and long-range communications.

Bordes also lauded CCTV and surveillance system booths. He pointed to MUXLAB, Inc., which he said was a good source of material on video distribution products for CCTV, audio-video, and other types of video components. Exacq Technologies, Inc.'s exacq Vision Pro was praised for having completely hybrid analog and IP solutions that fit up to 64 channels per server. Extreme CCTV International, Inc., advertised video applications that could meet any challenge, said Bordes, who added, "I believe that a hundred percent." Bordes said the world of cameras is changing so rapidly that attendees should look to a company like Extreme CCTV to see where things are headed.

After buying the cameras, Bordes said, attendees would need a place to store the video data. That's where TeraStack came into play. The scalable video storage technology could be found at the L-3 Communications booth. Video in TeraStack's storage units can hold images 15 to 25 years with no deterioration, he reported. To attendees who were looking to get rid of information instead of save it, Bordes recommended checking out Intelligent Decisions, which offered those who visited its booth a way to purge classified information from magnetic disks. "Its product can eat up the disks and can also destroy paper," said Bordes. Fargo Electronics, Inc., was also noted for demonstrating its new HPD5000 Fargo high-definition printer that can also produce smart card applications. While on the subject of smart cards, Bordes directed attendees to Salto Systems, Inc., which offered a hybrid card access system that could read and write smart cards and provide onsite enrollment and encoding. Finally, fencing was spotlighted by Bordes, this year by AMICO's Secura Fence System, which Bordes said was "uncuttable."