Device lets petrochemical tanker truck be shut down remotely

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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From: "Paul \"Evil Genius\" Music" <evlpawl () cox net>
To: "DeClan" <declan () well com>
Subject: Homeland Security and Business Needs Are Met with One 
Cost-Effective Solution !
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 16:41:04 -0600


http://www.satsecurity.com/news103103.htm

SATELLITE SECURITY SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATES SHUT DOWN OF TANKER TRUCK VIA 
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS Homeland Security and Business Needs Are Met with 
One Cost-Effective Solution

SAN DIEGO ­ October 31, 2003 -- Satellite Security Systems (S3), a global 
provider of asset security and logistics control, in cooperation with the 
California Highway Patrol (CHP) and InterState Oil Company, dramatically 
demonstrated the first wireless remote shutdown of a fully loaded moving 
petrochemical tanker truck.

From S3’s headquarters in San Diego ­ 530 miles from the demonstration 
site ­ satellite communications were used to disable the truck in seconds, 
proving S3’s GlobalGuard™ and FleetGuard™ a viable solution to the 
challenge of controlling rogue hazardous waste vehicles that could pose a 
threat to homeland security.

The event, conducted on CHP Academy grounds in Sacramento and administered 
by the CHP, addresses ongoing concerns about the affordability of effective 
security technology, stealthiness of such a security device, and how GPS 
monitoring can be incorporated safely into law enforcement protocol.

The need to secure trucks carrying hazardous-waste or petrochemical 
products is of paramount concern to trucking companies, California 
Independent Oil Marketing Association (CIOMA) members, and State and 
Federal departments. While the California state government may be voting as 
early as January on Assembly Bill (AB) 575 (requiring truck disabling 
devices, global positioning or other "location reporting systems" on 
hazardous material haulers), the CHP has been tasked with researching 
various technologies to support these regulatory initiatives.

InterState Oil Stays Ahead of Legislation

 InterState Oil Company is one enterprise focused on day-to-day homeland 
security needs.  A full service, multi-line wholesale distributor of 
petroleum and related products, the company recently deployed S3’s 
GlobalGuard and FleetGuard to its entire fleet of trucks.

 FleetGuard is a desktop application that works with GlobalGuard to view, 
command, and control each vehicle in an entire fleet at once. GlobalGuard 
is a security communications system, based on ReFLEX™ technology and Global 
Positioning System (GPS), providing up-to-the-minute vehicle location and 
control of fixed and mobile assets.

 “InterState Oil has already gained significant operational efficiencies 
since implementing FleetGuard,” said Brent W. Andrews, vice president of 
InterState Oil Company and board member of the California Independent Oil 
Marketers Association (CIOMA). “We researched a variety of technologies and 
S3 was the only one with an affordable, scalable, and commercially viable 
solution that improves everyday efficiency and provides the level of 
security that will soon be required for all HazMat transportation 
operations.”

 “Companies like Interstate Oil that are proactive in installing these 
enterprise-wide oversight systems are making a contribution to the security 
of the nation and realizing operational efficiencies in the process,” said 
John Phillips, president and chief operating officer of Satellite Security 
Systems.

 About GlobalGuard Technology

 The communications backbone for the GlobalGuard™ system is the Motorola 
ReFLEX™ satellite communications system.  The ReFLEX system is a secure, 
two-way messaging infrastructure that stretches across North America (U.S., 
Canada, and Mexico) and is also available throughout Europe and 
Asia.  Compared with competing data networks, ReFLEX’s capabilities provide 
a wide range of crucial technical and economic advantages.  S3 adds the 
government’s GPS data to keep decision makers fully aware of operational 
circumstances.  Lastly, a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week Monitoring and Support 
Center (MSC) is staffed with trained professionals to respond immediately 
to emergency situations.

About Satellite Security Systems (S3)

Satellite Security Systems' GlobalGuard™ technology secures, tracks, and 
controls assets throughout the US, Mexico, and Canada for clients including 
military, government, police, and the consumer market.  With GlobalGuard, 
users can communicate with, monitor, track, analyze and control the 
movement of virtually any object in transit.  The integration of Motorola's 
two-way satellite communications, on-board CPU and an integrated Global 
Positioning System (GPS) make it possible for GlobalGuard users to send 
data back and forth from a central command unit or monitoring center while 
being continually alerted to new or dynamic changes. The GlobalGuard active 
communication and GPS system can be incorporated into unlimited 
applications. For more information, log onto www.satsecurity.com or call 
(877) 437-4199.


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