To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. TOOLS&TECHNOLOGY AOptix releases InSight 2 meter iris recognition system AOptix Technologies Inc., Campbell, Calif., a developer of free space optical communications and biometrics-based identification solutions, has announced the commercial product release of InSight, an iris recognition system. The InSight, which operates at a nominal 2-meter standoff distance, employs the company’s proprietary Adaptive Optics technology to fully automate the subject experience. It is targeted at a variety of end users, including border and immigration control, ID card programs, aviation security and access control applications. (Source:AOptix Technologies Inc.) ILC Dover adds upgrades to Sentinel CBRN systems The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has approved an anti-microbial and removable headband and quick release belt for the Sentinel CBRN PAPR personal protective suit made by ILC Dover, Dover, Del., a manufacturer of softgood material products. The headband has six adjustment positions, allowing the system to comfortably fit a wide range of users. In addition, with its latest hood, the headband can be field removed and replaced by the user. This latest NIOSH approval also adds the Quick-Loc adjustable belt as an approved option for the Sentinel CBRN. The Sentinel XL CBRN has the distinction of being the only loose fitting CBRN PAPR approved as a Cap 2 product.The Cap 2 rating indicates that the S2016 cartridges provided with the Sentinel met the 30 minute minimum required service life for bench testing. For a Cap 1 rating, this service lifetime is only 15 minutes. (Source: ILC Dover) Skooba Design introduces checkpoint-friendly laptop bags Skooba Design, Rochester, NY, a vendor of laptop bags, has announced the addition of a slim Messenger version of its original Checkthrough “checkpoint friendly” laptop bag. These Checkthrough bags are specially designed and tested to pass through airport security X-ray screening without having to remove the computer and were developed in close coordination with the Transportation Security Administration. The new Checkthrough Messenger is the first of the new styles added to the Checkthrough collection, designed in response to customer requests for a slim, “flap-over” style version of the original. The new Checkthrough Messenger has over a dozen compartments, pockets and organizers, including Skooba’s exclusive Doc-Pocket, which keeps ticket and passport within instant reach for security and airline checks.The laptop section holds all 15/15.4-inch machines, most 16- and many 17-inch models, including all Apple laptops. Skooba also offers a broad range of laptop skins, which can be carried alone or inside another bag and are also checkpoint-friendly when used on their own. (Source: Skooba Design) DQE Prism Identification Band offers increased functionality DQE Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., a manufacturer and distributor of emergency preparedness and response equipment, has added increased functionality to the DQE Prism Inflatable Light, new in 2009.With the addition of the new DQE Prism Identification Band, the light can now also serve as area signage. The DQE Prism Identification Band fits snuggly around the DQE Prism Inflatable Light to provide illuminated signage on two sides of the light. Each identification band is custom-made with the lettering and letter colors specified by the buyer. Common band lettering includes “command” and “triage,” lighting and identifying specific areas of an operation. (Source: DQE Inc.) 52 May 2009 | Homeland Security Today Magazine This month’s issue is now available online at…