Pyramid Vision to Provide Intelligent Video Security System for Virginia Port Authority Contract.Business Editors ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2003 VisionAlert(tm) Suite Will Give Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News Newport News, independent city (1990 pop. 170,045), SE Va., on the Virginia peninsula, at the mouth of the James River, off Hampton Roads, near Norfolk; inc. 1896. Terminals 24/7 Automated Video Surveillance in Project Headed by L-3 Communications Pyramid Vision(tm), a leader in security, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions, will provide its VisionAlert(tm) Suite of intelligent video surveillance products to detect and report on unauthorized vehicle and personnel activity around the commercial seaports of the Hampton Roads Hampton Roads, roadstead, 4 mi (6.4 km) long and 40 ft (12.2 m) deep, SE Va., through which the waters of the James, Nansemond, and Elizabeth rivers pass into Chesapeake Bay. area of Virginia. Pyramid Vision, along with prime contractor L-3 Communications
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LLL) is a company that supplies command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C3ISR) systems and and others, will provide technology and equipment for critical security improvements to the Virginia Port Authority (VPA VPA Valproate VPA Vancouver Port Authority (Canada) VPA Virtual Population Analysis VPA Voluntary Partnership Agreement VPA Voluntary Placement Agreement VPA Volume Purchase Agreement VPA Vermont Principals' Association ). VisionAlert will be installed at Norfolk International Terminal, Portsmouth Marine Terminal, and Newport News Marine Terminal. The state-of-the-art digital system will combine VisionAlert with ultra-low-light cameras and a wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. network to provide electronic detection, alarm assessment, communications, command and control, and display capabilities, allowing for effective response to an intrusion. The contract is the result of a Transportation Security Administration (TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). ) grant to the Virginia Port Authority for the installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television ) cameras, advanced video motion detection, supplemental lighting, and other security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security . "We are pleased to be a participant in this important project," said Craig Chambers, President & COO of Pyramid Vision. "Hampton Roads is home to a number of critical maritime facilities, and we look forward to providing state-of-the art capabilities that can help protect them more effectively." VisionAlert Suite is a PC-compatible solution that transforms CCTV surveillance installations into "smart" video alert systems. It monitors activity on all cameras, and automatically detects, displays, and tracks security violations such as intruders, moving objects, and suspicious packages. By alerting personnel to potential infractions it multiplies the effectiveness of an existing security force. The product runs in a standard PC platform and works with most commercial surveillance cameras. VisionAlert is the latest product from Pyramid Vision, developer of the VideoDetective(tm) platform for enhancement of video from counter-drug and counter-terror operations; Acadia(tm) I, the PC-compatible accelerator for real-time video processing; and Jam(tm), the aerial image analyst workstation. About Pyramid Vision Founded in 1997 as a venture of the Sarnoff Corporation, Pyramid Vision (www.pyramidvision.com) is dedicated to the application of video and related technologies to strategic and tactical decision-making. Our products have been deployed in a variety of military, security, law enforcement and commercial applications that require the highest image quality and automated video intelligence. Pyramid Vision's customers include the Department of Defense, leading defense system integrators, agencies of the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , drug enforcement agencies, UAV UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle UAV Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle UAV Unmanned Airborne Vehicle UAV Uninhabited Air Vehicle UAV Urban Assault Vehicle UAV Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle (less common) producers, and state and federal law enforcement organizations. Pyramid Vision manufactures, sells, and services a family of hardware and software products that includes complete systems as well as customizable modules. Many of our products are based on Sarnoff's proprietary Acadia(tm) I vision chip, which provides the real-time speed and processing power required of critical, video-intensive applications. Pyramid Vision serves agencies of the Federal Government and its suppliers from its Washington, D.C. area offices. It is headquartered in Princeton, N.J. |
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