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Archive: July 2004


Fiber optic trainer to move into new location

July 29, 2004SSN Staff

July 29, 2004 TUKWILA, Wash. - The Light Brigade, a company that develops training programs centered around the installation of fiber optics, will move into a new facility next week that combines the company’s administration and classroom training under one roof. The new facility features three new classrooms focusing on applications such as fiber to the home, fiber to the desk and video systems. The 10,000-square-foot facility is located 10 miles south of Seattle. According to Larry Johnson,...

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Diebold does it again, buys Va. integrator

July 29, 2004Chelsie Woods

July 29, 2004 NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Systems integrator Diebold Inc. appears to be on an acquisition streak. This week the company announced it bought Richmond, Va.-based Applied Systems Technologies, a deal that follows on the heels of its purchase of TFE Technology. The purchase represents the third this year for the systems integrator. Along with buying TFE Technology, Diebold bought a company called NCI in Virginia earlier this year. “From a corporate perspective, we’ve...

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Fargo Electronics’ second quarter earnings slightly up

July 29, 2004SSN Staff

July 29, 2004 MINNEAPOLIS - Fargo Electronics experienced a slight increase of revenue for the second quarter, which ended June 30, compared to the same time period a year prior. The company reported $17,545,000 in net sales for the quarter, up $1,053,000 from the second quarter of last year. The company’s net income for the three-month period was $1,747,000, which was consistent with its $1,766,000 net income for the same time in 2003. Fargo provides equipment and supplies to produce plastic...

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Viisage to introduce 7.2 million shares of common stock

July 29, 2004Jeffrey Sanders

July 29, 2004 BILLERICA, Mass. - Identity verification company Viisage is in talks with potential investors about a proposed sale of 7.2 million new shares of common stock. Based on the closing price of its stock on July 28 of $6.35, Viisage is poised to raise approximately $45 million as a result of the sale. Viisage filed a registration statement in June with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell the shares. At that time, the company said it would offer the shares during the third quarter,...

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Analytical, streaming video firms partner for solution

July 29, 2004Chelsie Woods

July 29, 2004 WASHINGTON - After a year of development, technology firms VistaScape Security Systems and Broadware Technologies announced this week their systems are now compatible to offer a turnkey video surveillance solution for advanced applications. The companies have come together to marry VistaScape’s analytical video surveillance system with video streaming, storage and distribution capabilities from Broadware Technologies. The result is two systems that work together with...

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Analytical, streaming video firms partner for solution

July 29, 2004Chelsie Woods

July 29, 2004 WASHINGTON - After a year of development, technology firms VistaScape Security Systems and Broadware Technologies announced this week their systems are now compatible to offer a turnkey video surveillance solution for advanced applications. The companies have come together to marry VistaScape’s analytical video surveillance system with video streaming, storage and distribution capabilities from Broadware Technologies. The result is two systems that work together with...

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Vindicator is the latest purchase for Honeywell

July 22, 2004SSN Staff

July 22, 2004 SYOSSET, N.Y. - Honeywell continues to expand its reach in the security market, announcing earlier this week that it bought Vindicator Technologies, a manufacturer of integrated electronic security systems sold to the government, corrections and industrial applications. Vindicator will be part of the Honeywell Access Systems business unit, led by John Lorenty. Terms of the transaction were not released. According to Rick Gross, president of Vindicator Technologies, an Austin, Texas-based...

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Home Director extends partnership with Land Tejas

July 22, 2004SSN Staff

July 22, 2004 LIVERMORE, Calif. - Home Director, a home networking provider, has announced an expansion of its relationship with Land Tejas, a developer of gated planned communities in Houston, Texas. The partnership, first announced in 1998, includes using Home Director’s structured wiring technology infrastructure in four new Land Tejas developments. The new areas include approximately 5,700 homes to be built over the next five years as well as 4,000 new homes that will be added to existing...

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Viisage, state of Georgia settle contract dispute

July 22, 2004SSN Staff

July 22, 2004 BILLERICA, Mass. - Viisage has entered into an agreement with the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety to receive $2.5 million for work already completed on the state’s drivers’ license program by Viisage, while Georgia plans to issue a new request for proposals. The settlement comes after Viisage competitor Digimarc ID Systems did not win the contract to create the state’s new drivers’ license, contested the...

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Eagle Broadband postpones special shareholder meeting

July 22, 2004SSN Staff

July 22, 2004 LEAGUE CITY, Texas - Eagle Broadband has postponed a special shareholder meeting. The meeting, originally scheduled for Tuesday, July 20, was shelved because the required number of members needed for the meeting was not reached. The meeting was scheduled to approve the company’s yearly employee stock compensation plan. A new date has not been determined. Eagle Broadband provides broadband and communications services as well as security bundled digital services.