Dallas-based Axcess wins $3.5 million Port Security Infrastructure award

by PegNews wire

DALLAS — Axcess International Inc., a Dallas-based leader in Micro-Wireless systems for automated identification, tracking and sensing announced today that it has won a competitive procurement worth $3.54 million to provide security infrastructure solutions for the Port at Trinidad’s capital, Port-of-Spain. When the contract is finalized, the comprehensive system will include active RFID, multiple types of sensors and multiple types of scanners to improve daily security operations and will augment the security at the Port for modern day threats such as terrorism.

In April, Trinidad hosts the Fifth Summit of the Americas Conference attended by over 30 heads of state of countries from North, Central and South America and the Caribbean.

The specific security solutions remain confidential. However, some of the augmented elements include wireless vehicle and visitor tracking; sensors for toxic chemicals, gases and radiation; and scanning for metal objects on personnel and in baggage. Axcess provided a similar solution for Barbados Port Inc. to improve its security beginning when it hosted the Cricket World Cup Games 2007.

“Security has long been our primary objective at the Port,” commented Chris Mendez, CEO of the Port Authority of Trinidad & Tobago. “These systems are critical to providing the necessary advanced security for the Summit Conference and for Port operations thereafter.”

“Our patented active RFID technology is proven to leverage existing security resources,” said Allan Griebenow, President and CEO of Axcess International. “Together with other wireless-based detection technologies, our solutions provide comprehensive advanced security threat detection and response. We have specific Port experience in the region and for special, high level events such as the upcoming Summit Conference. We are honored to have been chosen to provide this critical infrastructure security capability.”

Source: Axcess International