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November 2009
United Technologies to Acquire GE Security for $1.8 billion United Technologies Corp. announced it has reached an agreement to purchase the GE Security business from GE (NYSE: GE) for $1.82 billion. The closing is pending regulatory approvals. “This acquisition enhances UTC Fire & Security’s status as a leading franchise in the $100 billion global fire safety and electronic security industry,” UTC President and Chief Executive Officer Louis Chênevert said. “It strengthens our North America footprint, extends our capabilities and complements our existing fire and security businesses.” GE Security, Inc. is a wholly owned affiliate of the General Electric Company focused on communication and information technologies for security and life safety solutions.  GE Security has 4,700 employees and operations in more than 26 countries. “The Security business required significant investment in its capabilities to evolve and better serve the security industry,” said Charlene Begley, President & CEO, GE Enterprise Solutions, which includes GE Security. Free Webinar: Watch now Achieving Operational Interoperability through Emerging Standards Industry-wide data standards allow you to develop security solutions from the most current technologies. The National Information Exchange presents a great opportunity to make this single standard a reality. Topics to be covered: The importance of policy in preparing to share information Data sharing across agencies and system Creating information from data through a geospatial context What you will learn: The benefits of standards Which standards are becoming a reality Information on US and EU programs related to standards and interoperability A 2009 approved standard that is in place and operational IP VideoMarket Projects 200% Growth in Sector 2010-2012 John Honovich has gone on the record with a 200% growth forecast for IP Video Surveillance sales in 2010-2012. “We are now bullish on the growth of IP video driven by recent widespread advances in product offering and pricing” Honovich says on his blog. Among the 5 key drives Honovich specifically cites for this growth are the cost advantages 720p/1.3MP cameras present over analog cameras and the dropping barriers mainstream hybrid DVRs represent for legacy deployments to IP. ICx Technologies Ranks 37 in FAST 500 ICx Technologies, an Arlington, VA-based developer of advanced sensor technologies, debuted as the 37th fastest growing technology company in North America in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500. The distinction is based on the ICx revenue growth from 3 million in 2004 to $171 million in 2008, and advance of more than 5,000%. Ingram Micro Announces New Physical Security Division Ingram Micro has announced its new Physical Security Division led by Tom Burns, Director. The new division brings together an extensive portfolio of physical security products and services offered that support integrated security solutions. The division is focused on four primary security solution categories including: 1) Alarm and Fire, 2) Monitoring Services, 3) Access Control and 4) Video Surveillance. Smiths Detection Awarded $22 million TSA Contract for Portable Liquid Scanners The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded $21.9 million to Smiths Detection for an indefinite quantity of portable liquid detection scanners. The Responder BLS detectors use Raman spectroscopy to penetrate containers and identify threats in less than 20 seconds.

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