Israeli security technology protects mass transit

More than 4.5 million travelers each day are transfers using subway system in the city of New York were, earlier this month, an alleged terrorist threat to the largest mass transit system in the United States . Fear of a bomb prompted Mayor Michael Bloomberg to impose the Red Alert and ordered extra surveillance measures in the urban transport system.

One of the ways in which the people of New York, London and residents of other major cities are being protected is through a technology developed in Israel that provides video surveillance of "total vision?, Audio and data from multiple locations through the mass transit system.

Launched last month in the Air Train JFK - the labyrinth of 8.1 miles of light rail that connects JFK Airport to the area of ​​mass transit in the city of New York - Nextiva Transit System developed by Verint Systems Inc. capture abandoned luggage, theft, loitering and other suspicious activities in railway routes, sidewalks, cars, buses, transfer facilities and equipment deposits.

The AirTrain JFK is managed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which maintains the bridges, tunnels, bus terminals, airports, PATH (Transportation Authority through the Hudson River) and ports that are fundamental to the possibilities of trade and transport in the region. The AirTrain enables hundreds of air travelers and airport employees to travel each day to and from one of the busiest airports in the world and serves as a transport service within the airport itself carrying travelers between the airline terminals, rental facilities automotive, transportation from hotels and airport parking.

Nextiva police allow the Port Authority to improve the safety of the rail system by centrally monitoring from an operations center, elevators, passenger platforms and certain parts of the tours.

"We are pleased to expand our relationship with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the possibility of helping to improve the security of AirTrain JFK?, Said Dan Bodner, President and CEO of Verint.

Verint, a leading provider of software-based analytical solutions for communications interception, video security and intelligence networks for businesses, is headquartered in Woodbury, NY. But the company was founded by Israelis, and Verint maintains its principal research and development center in Israel employs some 550 of its 1,300 employees - most of them software engineers. About 25 percent of the shares of publicly traded company after an initial public offering in May. The other 75 percent is owned by Israeli communication giant Converse.

The most important facet is Nextiva intelligent filtering of information to provide "intelligence with legal? (A brand created by the company), which allows transit authorities and operators to better detect threats, optimize the management of emergencies and conduct research effectively, told ISRAEL21c. Mariann McDonaugh Global Marketing Vice President of the company. In the event of an emergency, Nextiva automatically sends alarms, alerts and video information operations staff, security and maintenance of law to act immediately.

Nextiva enables organizations of all sizes, from small and medium businesses to large government organizations, improve the security of its facilities and infrastructure and activity of their business operations by networking video across multiple locations and applying the analysis advanced content intelligence for legal purposes live video and stored. By alerting security personnel of potential security threats, Nextiva helps organizations prevent security cracks, improve responses and increase operational efficiency.

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