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Brijot Imaging Systems' New Product Aims at Detecting Suicide Bombs for Rail and Mass Transit Applications such as the Recently Uncovered Terrorist Plot Targeting New York and New Jersey's PATH Transit Line.


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc. announces today the release of a new software package for its weapons detection camera specifically designed to identify suspicious large objects hidden beneath a person's clothing, which could be explosives, for mass transit mass transit, public transportation systems designed to move large numbers of passengers. Types and Advantages


Mass transit refers to municipal or regional public shared transportation, such as buses, streetcars, and ferries, open to all on a
 applications such as the recently uncovered terrorist plot targeting New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 and New Jerseys' PATH transit line connecting Exchange Place station in New Jersey to the World Trade Center station in New York. This specifically designed software affords mass transit authorities the ability to screen 720 passengers per entry lane per hour for potential suicide bombs without the need for the passengers to stop, empty pockets, enter an enclosed en·close   also in·close
tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es
1. To surround on all sides; close in.

2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture.
 device or be subjected to radiation of any type. Together, Brijot's camera and new software - a special high-throughput/low-interruption edition - can help security officials quickly detect potential suicide bombs before individuals can board rail cars. The company is currently issuing this new software to authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
 distributors, government agencies and direct customers across the globe.

"This is the technological advancement law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).  and those responsible for protecting the traveling public have been waiting for. The system is always on, always working. It does not know or care about race, sex or religion, it does not radiate ra·di·ate
v.
1. To spread out in all directions from a center.

2. To emit or be emitted as radiation.



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 the person - it poses no offense. The system is automated and alerts security personnel to a potential threat. Recently announced intelligence investigations prove that the world's mass transit infrastructures are high-profile targets for terrorists," says Brijot President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  Brian Andrew. "The BIS-WDS(TM) Prime, combined with our new software, provides transit officials a long awaited method for pinpointing suspicious persons without random searches or profiling and without interrupting or slowing legitimate passengers' commutes."

The BIS-WDS Prime provides full-motion concealed object imaging capabilities without subjecting screened persons to any type of energy or radiation what-so-ever, known as "passive" millimeter wave technology. It does not radiate screened passengers and thus poses no health risks, even to those persons with pacemakers Pacemakers Definition

A pacemaker is a surgically-implanted electronic device that regulates a slow or erratic heartbeat.
Purpose

Pacemakers are implanted to regulate irregular contractions of the heart (arrhythmia).
 or pregnant women. Further, Brijot's millimeter wave sensors do not image body details, protecting passenger privacy while allowing security operators and law enforcement officers to perform virtual pat downs from a distance without physical contact.

About Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc.

Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells the world's first surveillance system to feature full-motion, real-time passive millimeter wave imaging capabilities, allowing users to search for and locate potential threats on an individual quickly and discretely from a distance while that person walks through the camera's view. No other product, today or in the past, has ever offered advantages comparable to those of the BIS-WDS(TM) Prime. Led by a management team with many years experience commercializing advanced technologies, Brijot also has prominent industry advisors such as Four-Star General (Retired) Barry McCaffrey Barry Richard McCaffrey (b. November 17 1942, Taunton, Massachusetts) is a retired United States Army General. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at the United States Military Academy, where he had been the Bradley Professor of International Security Studies from 2001 to . The company began the full-scale manufacture and distribution of production units to customers across the globe in January 2006.
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