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North Carolina Department of Transportation Selects Activu for New, World-Class, Multi-Agency Joint Forces Headquarters

North Carolina Department of Transportation Selects Activu for New, World-Class, Multi-Agency Joint Forces Headquarters











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Rockaway, NJ (PRWEB) March 15, 2012

Activu® Corporation, a leading provider of IP-based visualization and collaboration solutions for mission-critical command and control center environments, is pleased to announce that it has designed, built, installed and commissioned a turnkey large-scale visualization system at the Statewide Transportation Operations Center in the State of North Carolina’s Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ) building in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Joint Forces Headquarters brings together staff from North Carolina’s departments of Transportation, Highway Patrol, National Guard and Emergency Management under one roof for coordinated routine and emergency operations. Specifically, at the facility’s new Statewide Transportation Operations Center (STOC), the North Carolina Department of Transportation is co-located with the Turnpike Authority and NC DOT’s Incident Management Assistance Patrol. The new 236,000 square feet building features state-of-the-art technology, equipment and network infrastructure, and facilities such as a 400-seat auditorium, a dedicated media briefing room, a large situation room and multiple breakout and conference rooms.

Activu’s secure, Internet Protocol (IP) and open standards based visualization and collaboration solution is as an integral part of the state’s Triangle Expressway Intelligent Transportation (ITS) system and allows the NCDOT to easily share information from 400 closed circuit television cameras, over 600 vehicle detectors and 5 roadway weather information systems with other agencies at the JFHQ and beyond. This sharing, where all stakeholders see exactly the same information, improves situational awareness, helps develop a common operating picture and significantly improves the quality and speed of decision-making which, in turn, helps the DOT fulfill its mission of safely and efficiently moving people, goods and services. Activu’s software accommodates NCDOT’s legacy analog infrastructure, bridges it with newer network and mobile technologies, and offers operators a single point of control.

“Activu is delighted to be a part of this initiative. We strongly believe that North Carolina’s state-of-the-art integrated Joint Forces operations center is the wave of the future because it underscores the profound importance of inter-agency cooperation for effective monitoring and emergency response. We also believe that the opportunity and scale of inter-agency cooperation at this center will help us improve and expand our own product capabilities.” said Paul Noble, Activu CEO.

About Activu

Activu is the leading provider of highly secure, scalable and robust IP-based visualization and collaboration solutions for mission critical command and control center environments. Our solutions enable sharing, annotating, and analyzing real-time visual information across the network, and across display devices from large video walls to mobile devices – to develop a Common Operational Picture (COP), improve Situational Awareness (SA) and accelerate decision-making. Learn more.





















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Posted on March 19, 2012 by , Reply

Chinese Government Selects SeaSecure to Provide Maritime Security & Antiterrorism Training

Chinese Government Selects SeaSecure to Provide Maritime Security & Antiterrorism Training










FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (PRWEB) January 8, 2004 –

– The Chinese government announced that it has selected SeaSecure LLC, a global leader in maritime security and counter-terrorism consulting, to provide maritime security and antiterrorism training to senior members of the Hong Kong Marine Department.

“SeaSecure is very proud to have been selected by the Hong Kong government to provide this essential training to their Marine Department,” said Kim Petersen, SeaSecure’s President at a news conference. “Working with our regional partner, Securicor plc, we have already concluded over six training and certification classes and more are already in the pipeline.”

Security training is required as a result of the International Port Facility and Security (ISPS) Code, which was adopted by the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address maritime security at all international ports and the security of ships engaged in international commerce. The ISPS Code has set strict standards for port and ship operators that must be achieved by 1 July 2004.

These students will become Port Facility Security Officers in Hong Kong or the People’s Republic of China, where they will perform port security audits. The three- and five-day training programs provide comprehensive instruction on maritime security using protocols established by the IMO and SeaSecure.

About SeaSecure:

SeaSecure is widely recognized as the nation’s leading expert in maritime security, and its staff have performed security assessments in over 90 countries and 165 seaports. In 2001, SeaSecure was selected to be the lead security consultant to all of Florida’s deep-water ports and, in 2002, to perform seaport and facility vulnerability and threat assessments at over a dozen seaports in the United States. SeaSecure’s international clients include some of the world’s largest seaports, shipping companies, and cruise lines. SeaSecure provides maritime security training to US and foreign governments and industry.

About Kim Petersen:

In addition to being the President of SeaSecure, Mr. Petersen is also the Executive Director of the Maritime Security Council, which represents over 70% of the world’s shipping. His civilian career has included senior staff positions with former US Secretaries of State Kissinger and Haig. He also served at the US Senate and US Defense Department and is a former Captain in the Army’s Special Forces. He has directed security for such companies as Princess Cruises and Renaissance Cruises. He attended Harvard Business School and Virginia Commonwealth University. Kim has frequently given expert testimony before Congress on maritime security and his writings have been published in several journals and books. He has been featured on such programs as CBS’s “Sixty Minutes,” ABC’s “20/20,” the Evening News with Peter Jennings, and National Public Radio. He is a Visiting Professor at the UN’s World Maritime University, and in 2003 the Secretary of Transportation appointed Kim to the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council.

Contact:

Ron Thomason: 954-567-4700

http://www.seasecure.com

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Grenada Selects SeaSecure to Perform Port Security Assessments and Plans

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (PRWEB) May 17, 2004 –

– The Caribbean nation of Grenada announced that it has selected SeaSecure LLC, a global leader in maritime security and counter-terrorism consulting, to perform critical port security assessments and write the security plans for their strategic port facilities.

“All of us at SeaSecure take pride in having been selected by Grenada as their partner in maritime security,” said Kim Petersen, SeaSecure’s President. “SeaSecure will work closely with the Grenada Ports Authority, their national security office, law enforcement, and industry, as we begin the assessment and plans process mandated by the IMO’s International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.”

Seaport vulnerability assessments and security plans are now required due to the passage of the International Port Facility and Security Code. The ISPS Code was adopted by the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address maritime security at all international ports and the security of ships engaged in international commerce. The ISPS Code has set strict standards for port and ship operators that must be achieved by 1 July 2004.

About SeaSecure:

Headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, SeaSecure is widely recognized as the global leader in maritime security and risk management. A multi-disciplinary company, SeaSecure provides risk consulting services (including vulnerability assessments, and design & engineering); risk management solutions (including project management, procurement, and management software tools); training; and, maritime guard services.

SeaSecure’s staff members have performed security and vulnerability assessments in over 90 countries and 170 seaports. In 2001, SeaSecure was appointed Senior Advisor on Maritime & Seaport Security to all of Florida’s deep-water ports. SeaSecure’s international clientele includes some of the world’s largest seaports, shipping companies, and cruise lines. SeaSecure provides renowned maritime security training to governments and industry, including the US Coast Guard, US Department of Homeland Security, and the governments of China, Aruba, Turkey, Grenada, and many others. Its executives sit on the US Senate Port Security Working Group, the Maritime Security Council, the US Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, and the US Department of Homeland Security’s Area Maritime Security Committee for Southern Florida.

About Kim Petersen:

In addition to being the President of SeaSecure, Mr. Petersen is also the Executive Director of the Maritime Security Council, which represents over 70% of the world’s shipping. Kim has over 25-years of experience in security and anti-terrorism activities. His civilian career has included senior staff positions with former US Secretaries of State Kissinger and Haig. He lectures extensively and has been featured on such programs as CBS’s “Sixty Minutes,” ABC’s “20/20,” the Evening News with Peter Jennings, and National Public Radio. He is a Visiting Professor at the UN’s World Maritime University and a Senior Associate Instructor at the US Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. In 2003, the Secretary of Transportation appointed Kim to the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council; and in 2004, he was appointed by the Department of Homeland Security and US Coast Guard to sit on the Area Maritime Security Committee for Southern Florida.

Contact:

Ron Thomason: 954-567-4700

www.seasecure.com

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