Villains on the run as beat Bobbies get ID scanners
Villains on the run as beat Bobbies get ID scanners
May 16 2006
VILLAINS could be facing the end of their criminal careers if the latest CCTV technology starts scanning Reading's streets.
Bobbies already use head cameras to keep their hands free and gather vital identification evidence while dealing with brawls or violent arrests.
But police are considering raising the stakes to make sure the crooks stay clear of trouble or away from the town altogether.
Inspector Andy Bagnall, the man in charge of town centre law and order, says his team is looking at the possibility of installing state-of-the-art facial recognition software.
The town already boasts 450 CCTV cameras, making it impossible to walk across town without being caught on tape, and operators have assisted in a staggering 6,000 arrests since 1998.
Inspector Bagnall said: "We already use the head cameras and we are looking at bringing the facial recognition system in.
"CCTV sends out a clear message. It is not only about detection but also prevention, and the images collected can prove vital in prosecutions."
There is no firm timetable for installing the facial recognition system, but if it gets the green light the move is sure to enrage civil liberties groups.
West Yorkshire Police were among the first to recognise the benefit of facial recognition technology, which scans the face and links it to a database of offenders.
The force credits the system for putting a string of criminals behind bars, including rapists, street robbers and drug dealers.
Inspector Bagnall was speaking last week at the release of Reading's annual crime figures, which reveal that while violent crime has fallen, household burglaries increased by 16%.
Chief Inspector Shaun Virtue and borough community action leader Cllr Tony Page pledged to work closely to put violent crime - particularly anti-social behaviour and alcohol or drug-related offences - on a downward spiral.
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Alert Driver Fatigue Wrist Device
May 12 2006
A future concept designed for the AA, this flexible rubber device uses motion combined with reaction time to determine whether or not you are suffering from driver fatigue. The device comunicates with an RFID tag positioned in your car and only starts to detect whether you are tired when you are in your car. The device can be bent to fit your wrist, and has memory to stay in position, to ensure it will not fall off.
Designer: Daniel Ruffle
http://tinyurl.com/qugwu
Patient Care Technology Systems Announces Integration of Exavera RFID Tracking Technologies
Tuesday May 16, 1:26 pm ET
Companies Sign Agreement to Co-Market Solutions to Hospitals
MISSION VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2006--Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a provider of advanced charting and tracking systems, announced today the integration of their automatic patient and asset tracking software with the wireless location-services suite from Exavera Technologies Inc. The companies have signed an agreement to market their combined solution to hospitals. PCTS will be demonstrating its automatic tracking software at the Towards the Electronic Patient Record conference in Baltimore on May 20-24.
Healthcare providers seeking to improve patient safety and optimize workflow are adopting technologies that can identify, locate and track patients and mobile medical equipment automatically without requiring manual updates by busy caregivers. PCTS automatic tracking software provides real-time patient location and care status information by integrating with most major tracking hardware platforms including infrared, active RFID, ultra wideband and WiFi. Identification and location messages are sent to the software by tracking tags placed with people and assets. The software uses rules-based intelligence to measure interactions between staff, patients and mobile medical equipment to identify patient care milestones. This information helps caregivers to anticipate resource needs and to streamline patient flow. Movement and interactions are time-stamped to provide detailed data for further analysis of department utilization. Exavera provides locating hardware and a wireless method of sending data that can be integrated with the PCTS software. The system uses cost-effective RFID-enabled devices to communicate with a hospital's network to provide an affordable information delivery solution. Marketed as the eShepherd(TM) system, it is a complete delivery network that includes tags, readers and access points. "We are pleased to integrate the eShepherd(TM) system with PCTS automatic tracking software," stated Scott Zeller, co-founder and VP of corporate affairs for Exavera. "Our relationship with PCTS is yet another way for us to seamlessly deliver our value to the end users in a healthcare environment." "PCTS automatic tracking software is designed to work with all major locating hardware platforms," said Tony Marsico, CEO of PCTS. "We are very pleased to expand the breadth of options to include Exavera. Their ability to integrate RFID-enabled devices with a WiFi network represents an exciting new capability." PCTS will be hosting a special interactive automatic tracking event at the 22nd annual Towards the Electronic Patient Record conference in Baltimore on May 20-24. Registered conference attendees can wear tracking badges to identify and track the location of fellow participants, conference & event staff and mock mobile medical equipment throughout the exhibit hall and lecture rooms. The event will provide a dynamic, first-hand experience of the capabilities of automatically tracking in a virtual healthcare enterprise. For more information, please visit www.tepr.com/rfid.
About Patient Care Technology Systems
Patient Care Technology Systems, a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ:CSLR - News), is dedicated to becoming the leading provider of patient safety solutions in the high-acuity segments of healthcare. Featuring the Amelior ED(TM) patient care system, a comprehensive ED information system with clinical decision support, and Amelior EDTracker(TM) automatic tracking, the most widely implemented automatic tracking system in U.S. emergency departments, PCTS provides a family of integrated and intelligent solutions designed to reduce medical errors and improve the operating performance of high-acuity departments. Amelior patient care system customers have been recognized nationally for department productivity and nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.pcts.com.
About Exavera Technologies Inc.
Exavera Technologies Inc. combines RFID and WLAN technologies to build advanced networks that enable the identification, location and tracking of people and assets. With headquarters in Portsmouth, N.H., the company focuses on using the insight provided by their solution to automate processes and optimize workflow. For more information, visit www.exavera.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. PCTS and CSLR caution you that any statements contained in this press release which are not strictly historical statements constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those related to PCTS's and CSLR's expectations regarding continued business growth. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, (copies of which may be obtained at the SEC's Web site at: http://www.sec.gov) -- could impact the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. PCTS and CSLR disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in PCTS and CSLR's expectations, or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking.
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May 16 2006
VILLAINS could be facing the end of their criminal careers if the latest CCTV technology starts scanning Reading's streets.
Bobbies already use head cameras to keep their hands free and gather vital identification evidence while dealing with brawls or violent arrests.
But police are considering raising the stakes to make sure the crooks stay clear of trouble or away from the town altogether.
Inspector Andy Bagnall, the man in charge of town centre law and order, says his team is looking at the possibility of installing state-of-the-art facial recognition software.
The town already boasts 450 CCTV cameras, making it impossible to walk across town without being caught on tape, and operators have assisted in a staggering 6,000 arrests since 1998.
Inspector Bagnall said: "We already use the head cameras and we are looking at bringing the facial recognition system in.
"CCTV sends out a clear message. It is not only about detection but also prevention, and the images collected can prove vital in prosecutions."
There is no firm timetable for installing the facial recognition system, but if it gets the green light the move is sure to enrage civil liberties groups.
West Yorkshire Police were among the first to recognise the benefit of facial recognition technology, which scans the face and links it to a database of offenders.
The force credits the system for putting a string of criminals behind bars, including rapists, street robbers and drug dealers.
Inspector Bagnall was speaking last week at the release of Reading's annual crime figures, which reveal that while violent crime has fallen, household burglaries increased by 16%.
Chief Inspector Shaun Virtue and borough community action leader Cllr Tony Page pledged to work closely to put violent crime - particularly anti-social behaviour and alcohol or drug-related offences - on a downward spiral.
http://tinyurl.com/nxy77
Alert Driver Fatigue Wrist Device
May 12 2006
A future concept designed for the AA, this flexible rubber device uses motion combined with reaction time to determine whether or not you are suffering from driver fatigue. The device comunicates with an RFID tag positioned in your car and only starts to detect whether you are tired when you are in your car. The device can be bent to fit your wrist, and has memory to stay in position, to ensure it will not fall off.
Designer: Daniel Ruffle
http://tinyurl.com/qugwu
Patient Care Technology Systems Announces Integration of Exavera RFID Tracking Technologies
Tuesday May 16, 1:26 pm ET
Companies Sign Agreement to Co-Market Solutions to Hospitals
MISSION VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2006--Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a provider of advanced charting and tracking systems, announced today the integration of their automatic patient and asset tracking software with the wireless location-services suite from Exavera Technologies Inc. The companies have signed an agreement to market their combined solution to hospitals. PCTS will be demonstrating its automatic tracking software at the Towards the Electronic Patient Record conference in Baltimore on May 20-24.
Healthcare providers seeking to improve patient safety and optimize workflow are adopting technologies that can identify, locate and track patients and mobile medical equipment automatically without requiring manual updates by busy caregivers. PCTS automatic tracking software provides real-time patient location and care status information by integrating with most major tracking hardware platforms including infrared, active RFID, ultra wideband and WiFi. Identification and location messages are sent to the software by tracking tags placed with people and assets. The software uses rules-based intelligence to measure interactions between staff, patients and mobile medical equipment to identify patient care milestones. This information helps caregivers to anticipate resource needs and to streamline patient flow. Movement and interactions are time-stamped to provide detailed data for further analysis of department utilization. Exavera provides locating hardware and a wireless method of sending data that can be integrated with the PCTS software. The system uses cost-effective RFID-enabled devices to communicate with a hospital's network to provide an affordable information delivery solution. Marketed as the eShepherd(TM) system, it is a complete delivery network that includes tags, readers and access points. "We are pleased to integrate the eShepherd(TM) system with PCTS automatic tracking software," stated Scott Zeller, co-founder and VP of corporate affairs for Exavera. "Our relationship with PCTS is yet another way for us to seamlessly deliver our value to the end users in a healthcare environment." "PCTS automatic tracking software is designed to work with all major locating hardware platforms," said Tony Marsico, CEO of PCTS. "We are very pleased to expand the breadth of options to include Exavera. Their ability to integrate RFID-enabled devices with a WiFi network represents an exciting new capability." PCTS will be hosting a special interactive automatic tracking event at the 22nd annual Towards the Electronic Patient Record conference in Baltimore on May 20-24. Registered conference attendees can wear tracking badges to identify and track the location of fellow participants, conference & event staff and mock mobile medical equipment throughout the exhibit hall and lecture rooms. The event will provide a dynamic, first-hand experience of the capabilities of automatically tracking in a virtual healthcare enterprise. For more information, please visit www.tepr.com/rfid.
About Patient Care Technology Systems
Patient Care Technology Systems, a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ:CSLR - News), is dedicated to becoming the leading provider of patient safety solutions in the high-acuity segments of healthcare. Featuring the Amelior ED(TM) patient care system, a comprehensive ED information system with clinical decision support, and Amelior EDTracker(TM) automatic tracking, the most widely implemented automatic tracking system in U.S. emergency departments, PCTS provides a family of integrated and intelligent solutions designed to reduce medical errors and improve the operating performance of high-acuity departments. Amelior patient care system customers have been recognized nationally for department productivity and nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.pcts.com.
About Exavera Technologies Inc.
Exavera Technologies Inc. combines RFID and WLAN technologies to build advanced networks that enable the identification, location and tracking of people and assets. With headquarters in Portsmouth, N.H., the company focuses on using the insight provided by their solution to automate processes and optimize workflow. For more information, visit www.exavera.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. PCTS and CSLR caution you that any statements contained in this press release which are not strictly historical statements constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those related to PCTS's and CSLR's expectations regarding continued business growth. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, (copies of which may be obtained at the SEC's Web site at: http://www.sec.gov) -- could impact the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. PCTS and CSLR disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in PCTS and CSLR's expectations, or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking.
http://tinyurl.com/qxexu
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