WhereNet Forms New Security Group
Posted on: Saturday, 1 October 2005, 03:01 CDT
By Anonymous
WhereNet Corp. (Santa Clara, California) recently announced that the company is extending its support of a comprehensive national security maritime strategy through the formation of a security group within its transportation, distribution and logistics division. According to WhereNet. the newly formed security group was developed in response to growing customer demand fueled by President George W. Bush's Homeland security Presidential Directive-13. enacted December 21. 2004. The group will work with government officials, national security experts and strategic partners to develop solutions that address national needs, while working to ensure the continued free- flow of trade and efficient port operations.
"The best way to defend our homeland from ocean-bound suspicious cargo is to make sure that this cargo never has a chance to hit our shores." said Rob Quartel. chief executive officer of FreightDesk Technologies, tonner federal maritime commissioner and current member of the Task Force on the Implementation of a Comprehensive National Strategy for Maritime security. "Tracking and monitoring devices can be a key part of the layered approach needed to secure maritime and other cargoes, in combination with supply chain intelligence and targeted inspections."
WhereNet contends that as the only company to have successfully installed active radio frequency identification, real-time locating system technology at several marine terminals, they will further leverage this technology by developing additional applications to meet security requirements for marine assets and cargo. The company goes on to claim that these systems will greatly enhance transportation security by providing real-time monitoring and reporting capabilities for vessels while at sea and at port. Matthew Schor. a veteran of multiple container security and Operation Safe Commerce initiatives, will lead WhereNet's security group. In the past. WhereNet executed pilot projects for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration and Operation Safe Commerce.
For more information, visit www.wherenet.com.
Copyright Compass Publications, Inc. Sep 2005
Source: Sea Technology
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