Company: CEIA USA (U.S. subsidiary of Italian parent CEIA, whose initials stand for Costruzioni Elettroniche Industriali Automatism; but everyone calls the company by its acronym, which is pronounced “CHEY-ah”) Product: Opengate weapons detection system What it looks like: Two thin towers per gate How it works: People walk between the two gates one at a […]
Security Scanners Market Report: Xtract One looks to leverage partnerships in walk-through scanner market
Company: Xtract One (formerly called Patriot One) Product: Xtract One SmartGateway What it looks like: Two thinner square poles, about four or five feet in height. Some systems have been customized to add additional components. How it works: People walk between gates in single file. Devices can be kept in bags or pockets. Alerts are […]
Security Scanners Market Report: Liberty Defense readies first commercial versions of its Hexwave security scanner
Company: Liberty Defense Product: Hexwave What it looks like: Two larger flat towers, set slightly off center to each other How it works: People walk around the two towers in a single file “S” path; Devices can be kept in bags or pockets. Alerts cause a sound and light change on the panel; staffers also […]
Security Scanners Market Report: Xonar gets first live debut of TruePort at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles
Company: Xonar Technology Products: Xonar TruePort ; Xonar TrueScan What it looks like: TruePort: Two large flat panels, one larger than the other. TrueScan: A fold-out version of an X-ray scanner line How it works: TruePort: People walk through the two panels, one at a time. The panels are designed to clam-shell together for ease […]
MLB expands ‘Go-Ahead Entry’ facial-authentication ticketing program using NEC technology
Major League Baseball has expanded its “Go-Ahead Entry” facial-authentication ticketing program for the 2024 season, with the San Francisco Giants, the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals joining the Philadelphia Phillies in the MLB-program aimed at speeding up fan entry to ballparks. Using gate technology from NEC, the MLB program allows fans to verify ticket […]
Boldyn Networks signs multi-year deal to be connectivity ‘partner of choice’ for ASM Global
Venue connectivity provider Boldyn Networks and venue owner/operator ASM Global announced a multi-year deal under which Boldyn would be ASM’s ‘partner of choice’ for connectivity upgrades that could include 5G, next-generation Wi-Fi, and private network deployments, according to the companies. Though no new deals were announced in the press release, as many venues look to […]



