ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Homeland Integrated Security Systems, Inc. (OTC: HISC) announced today that it has completed the development of its Third Generation Port Control Access System.

After completing the original concept phase in Tampa, FL, and utilizing information obtained through that process, Homeland Integrated Security Systems, Inc., in conjunction with Alex Esquia and John Foote, project supervisors for the access control in Tampa, has developed a third generation access control system. The new patent pending access control system will allow Homeland Integrated Security Systems, Inc. to integrate the Cyber Tracker, its dispensing system, radiation detection and a new software system that will increase security while also increasing commerce.
According to Ian Riley, CTO of HISS, “The third generation design will open new opportunities for HISS in the port security arena as well as allowing HISS to have a broader presence in other security markets.”

According to Frank Moody, CEO, “The newly designed access control system, named “CYBER PASS”, is the first system to use access control components while making use of our exclusive, real-time port vehicle tracking system.”

About Homeland Integrated Security Systems

Homeland Integrated Security Systems owns proprietary technology and has the rights to use patents to some of the most innovative and sophisticated seaport security products. Their target market is the 361 commercial seaports in the US which are vulnerable to criminal penetration. For more information please visit our website at www.hissusa.com or contact Matt Maguire at 1-866-THE-APPL(E).

Statements regarding financial matters in this press release other than historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company intends that such statements about the Company’s future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements (future operational results and sales) involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company’s actual results may differ materially from expected results.

Mounted in 2-48 in. pipes, Signet 2552 provides dynamic flow range of 0.15-33 fps with repeatability of [+ or -]0.5% of reading at 25[degrees]C. It uses corrosion-resistant materials, including 316 SS, PVDF, and FPM to ensure minimal maintenance. With no moving parts to wear, unit accurately measures flow in fluids containing high content of particles, solids, and fibers. Offering empty pipe detection and bi-directional flow capabilities, device provides frequency, digital, or 4-20 mA output.

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GF Piping’s New Metal Magmeter Features Easy Hot Tap Installation without System Shutdown and Choice of Three Output Options
TUSTIN, Calif. - Feb. 1, 2007 - GF Piping has introduced the new Signet 2552 Metal Magmeter, a rugged insertion flow sensor that permits hot-tap access to the pipe stream. This design allows quick and easy installation or maintenance without system shut-down, significantly reducing overall costs. Three output choices are incorporated into a durable metal housing, providing a robust device capable of accurate flow sensing in extremely harsh environments.

The 2552 can be mounted into a broad range of pipe sizes from 2 to 48 inches (DN50 to DN1200). Outstanding performance characteristics include a wide dynamic flow range of 0.15 to 33 ft/s (0.05 to 10 m/s) with repeatability of [+ or -]0.5% of reading at 25[degrees]C. Superior linearity of [+ or -]1% reading provides excellent performance across a wide range of environments. Corrosion-resistant materials include 316 Stainless Steel, PVDF and FPM to ensure long service reliability and minimal maintenance.
Key to the unit’s design is its adjustable configuration, which allows a hot-tap installation using a ball valve. Installation or service can be completed without any additional tools or disrupting the pipe, and retrofitting is easily accomplished. For special underwater applications, a submersible waterproof cable is available.

The 2552’s magmeter technology features no moving parts to wear or foul and high accuracy sensing without the excessive costs associated with full bore magnetic flow units. With no moving parts to wear, the unit accurately measures flow in fluids containing a high content of particles, solids and fibers, making it an excellent choice for applications with dirty fluids. Typical applications include municipal water distribution, water inlets to process plants, surface, ground and ocean water, chemical processing, water and wastewater monitoring, and industrial water distribution.

Offering maximum application versatility, the 2552 is available in three output options including frequency, digital, or 4-20mA. These options allow customers the flexibility to connect with other Signet instrumentation via the frequency or digital (S3L) signal output, or use the blind transmitter (4 to 20 mA output) or digital sensor interface for long distance signal transmission application requirements. The 4 to 20mA output is factory spanned and can be changed using the PC compatible accessory set-up tool.

The 2552 Magmeter offers both empty pipe detection and bi-directional flow capabilities. These sophisticated features enable the unit to meet a wide range of application needs. An empty pipe is detected by sensing when the electrodes are not completely wetted and indicates the condition with a zero flow signal output. This feature eliminates the need to perform special plumbing to keep the sensor wet at all times, or the need to re-pipe or re-mount the sensor in another location when fluid is emptied from the pipe - both valuable time savers in terms of labor and cost.

Policies for distributed systems and networks; proceedings.

IEEE International Workshop on Policies for Distributed Systems and Networks (6th: 2005: Stockholm, Sweden)

Computer Society Press

2005

256 pages

$182.00

Paperback

QA76.9

This collection of 20 full papers and nine short papers from the June 2005 workshop explores current trends in application of policy in the areas of security, trust, privacy, and management. The contributors present an RBAC-based policy information base, an architecture for scheduling resource in grid environments, and an audit logic for accountability. Other topics include automated decomposition of access control policies, privacy protection of enterprise information through inference analysis, deriving semantic models from privacy policies, declarative policies for web service selection, and information lifecycle management in a large-scale file system. No subject index is provided.

Sophos NAC 3.0 network access control software protects against threats posed by unsecured computers, and gives administrators control over business partners, guests, and employees accessing network. Enabling management of who has access to what within network, it provides protection against malware attacks whether access is through LAN, remote, wired, wireless, managed, or unmanaged endpoints. Software is centrally managed through web interface.

Software Solution Secures and Controls Employees, Guests and Partners Accessing Corporate Networks

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5 // — RSA, Booth No. 1809 — At the RSA Conference today, Sophos, a world leader in integrated threat management solutions, launched Sophos NAC 3.0, a comprehensive network access control (NAC) solution for protecting against threats posed by unsecured computers. Giving IT administrators control over business partners, guests and employees accessing their network, Sophos NAC 3.0 does not require firms to change their existing network hardware infrastructure or existing security software solution. IT teams can now easily manage who has access to what within the organization’s network, while also better protecting systems from malware attacks.

Sophos NAC 3.0 combines powerful assessment and reporting tools with comprehensive policy enforcement capabilities. Organizations can ensure security compliance even before users connect to the enterprise network whether they are logging on by LAN, remote, wired, wireless, managed or unmanaged endpoints.

Some key functions include:

o Predefined assessments covering more than 350 security applications and

more than 600 OS patches with point-and-click inclusion into policy

o Rapid response to new and unforeseen threats using custom application

creation and enforcement

o Reports on the state of endpoint compliance over time, as well as

network access alerts

o “Is current” functionality automatically updates anti-virus and

anti-spyware applications, enabling administrators to set up a policy

once and then forget about it

o Complete, flexible security policies

“Finding a balance between easy network access and security is always a conundrum for system administrators,” said Christian Christiansen, program vice president, Security Products & Services, IDC. “Historically, these two applications run independently, requiring more administration time and related training. An integrated NAC solution strikes the necessary balance by protecting businesses’ assets from malicious threats at all endpoints.”

Designed with flexibility and ease of use in mind, Sophos NAC 3.0 is centrally managed through an intuitive web interface. System administrators can create and manage policies that can be applied to employees, business partners, consultants and guests who may have access to the network. Endpoints can be permitted or denied access to the network, automatically remediated, isolated, quarantined, messaged or exempted from policies.

“In the real world, visitors are attaching their unprotected PCs to other company’s networks, and users are turning off their firewalls after they have logged into the network,” said Steve Munford, CEO, Sophos. “Organizations allowing this behavior to continue are playing with fire. Sophos’s policy- driven software NAC solution stops insecure and non-compliant computers from connecting to your network. In addition, it prevents users from exposing networks to threats by stopping them from tampering with their security settings.”

A new independent economic impact study conducted by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) conservatively estimates that NIST’s Role Based Access Control (RBAC) research has saved U.S. industry $295 million and accelerated industrys adoption of this advanced access control method by a year. NIST’s research cost taxpayers only $2.3 million. The RTI study quantifies the benefits of RBAC and estimates NIST’s impact on the development and adoption of RBAC by industry and the user community. RTI estimated that RBAC technology has saved U.S. industry a total of $671 million, and that NIST’s work was responsible for 44 % of this savings.

According to one major software company official, “This is probably one of the best examples of how an organization like NIST can help the private sector. The existence of a widely visible prototype advanced the concrete understanding of corporate IT architects so significantly that we were able to get unusually good early feedback validating and influencing our design choices. Getting educated feedback early undoubtedly saved us a significant amount of money.”

A representative from another company said, “The NIST implementation was a groundbreaking and significant contribution to software technology.”

Computer access control systems are designed to control which users or groups of users can invoke programs and access system resources such as databases and files. Typically, every system and application for which access control is enforced has its own proprietary access methods and system-specific meanings for operations and objects. For many organizations, the number of systems can be in the hundreds or even thousands; the number of users can range from the hundreds to the hundreds of thousands, and the number of resources that must be protected can easily exceed a million. The problem becomes even more complex with organizational hierarchies and special constraints such as conflict-of-interest rules. As a result, the management of access control data becomes a difficult, expensive, and error-prone process.

NIST’s RBAC controls access to computer system networks based on the users role in an organization, automatically handling complexities introduced by organizational hierarchies and separation-of-duty requirements. Under RBAC, users are granted membership into roles based on their responsibilities in the organization. The operations that a user may perform are based on the users role. User membership into roles can be revoked easily, and new memberships can be established as job assignments dictate. This mechanism demonstrates the potential for enormous cost savings and better security over current methods. The website is http://hissa.nist.gov.

Combining 2-door networkable controller and MicroGarde software, MicroGarde[R] II has fully distributed intelligence and will function even if communication with server is lost. Software includes custom event reporting with search/sort criteria that allows for auditing and automated backup. Controller is fully compatible with eXguard PRO advanced access management software for further integration capabilities.

Norbain has announced that it can now offer customers a UK exclusive, the newly released MicroGarde[R] II from TDSi. Each MicroGarde II comes with free MicroGarde software and has the advantage of central control and event reporting.

MicroGarde II is a two door networkable controller, which means Norbain can now offer up to 400 doors on the standard Microgarde software. MicroGarde software is simple to install and configure while custom event reporting with search/sort criteria allows for simple auditing and automated backup for peace of mind. Each MicroGarde II controller has full distributed intelligence and will function even if communication with the server is lost. Additional I/O and IP modules are available should they be required. The MicroGarde II controller is also fully compatible with eXguard PRO advanced access management software for further integration capabilities.

“Since its launch two years ago, the single door MicroGarde controller has enabled the installer to offer greater flexibility within a TDSi system design,” says Frank Sandham, business development manager - access control. “We’re delighted that we can now offer the new MicroGarde II for those applications where it may be more convenient to group doors in pairs. Flexible communication options of RS232, RS485 or optional IP converter also help to keep install costs to a minimum.”

Duncan Gooch, product manager for TDSi adds: “TDSi works closely with Norbain to deliver reliable products that both meet the needs of the customer and include features that provide additional benefits to the client. MicroGarde II is testament to this, offering a compact 2-door controller and power supply package that is simple to install and represents excellent value for money.”

LAS VEGAS & BOCA RATON, Fla. — Current Linksys WRT54GS Access Point Devices, Running Thinking Homes Software, Create Seamless, Convenient Digital Home Control System

OpenPeak Inc., a leading provider of software enabling control of digital content, consumer electronics and systems in the Digital Home, today announced its flagship Thinking Homes software can run on ordinary, unmodified access points from Linksys to create the foundation for a Digital Home.

“Thinking Homes control software can run on a wide range of devices, and an always-on access point is a logical place for the server to reside,” said Andrew Lona, OpenPeak’s Chief Marketing Officer.

“Using an off-the-shelf, unmodified Linksys WRT54GS model access point, we can run an OpenPeak software suite that includes the Thinking Homes server, a Rendezvous server and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server,” Lona added. All of the Linksys access point’s functionality remains in place. With this setup in the home, a consumer can use any OpenPeak-powered controller, such as WiFi remote controls, PDAs, PCs, tablet PCs or other similar device, and have full, seamless control of: consumer electronics and home systems (using WiFi-IR and WiFi-Serial bridges); media from Apple iTunes; Microsoft Media Connect; and any UPnP media server or player in the home.

In an environment using a Linksys access point, OpenPeak software brings rich, experience-based control and interoperability to the emerging Digital Home.

“As homes absorb increasingly more sophisticated technology, being able to control this technology is becoming critical to success in this segment,” said Paul O’Donovan, Principal Analyst at Gartner. “OpenPeak has incorporated the key elements of simplicity, ease-of-use and low cost in developing its offerings,” he added.

ABOUT OPENPEAK

OpenPeak Inc. creates innovative software that enables a simple user interface for WiFi control of consumer electronics, digital media, computers and home systems. The company’s consumer-friendly software applications are designed for use by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in their products. Using devices equipped with OpenPeak’s unique interface software, consumers are able to wirelessly control and distribute digital content as well as control consumer electronics and home systems. OpenPeak also creates hardware reference designs for devices that enable the Digital Home, such as WiFi-IR and WiFi-Serial bridges. The company’s software has been licensed to Philips Consumer Electronics and other OEM partners will be announced soon. The privately held company is based in Boca Raton, Florida. Additional information about the company is available at www.openpeak.com.

OpenPeak is a member of: WiFi Alliance, UPnP Forum, Intel Developer Network for the Digital Home, Digital Living Network Alliance and Apple Developer Connection.

(C) 2005 OpenPeak Inc. All rights reserved.

OpenPeak and Thinking Homes are registered trademarks of OpenPeak Inc. Linksys and Cisco Systems are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. All other marks are property of their respective owners.

International Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IEIB) today announced the introduction of PowerKey(tm) 2500, the initial product of its second-generation family of electronic access control products for industrial vehicles.

Designed to help business meet the new OSHA operator safety and training regulations for industrial vehicles, the PowerKey(tm) 2500 automatically limits vehicle access to authorized users. The PowerKey 2500 replaces the vehicle ignition key with a computer controlled keyless ignition switch. Up to 250 operators can be issued their own unique PIN code as a starting command that is programmed into the vehicle’s PowerKey(tm) 2500 ignition interface.

Operation of unsafe or maintenance ready vehicles equipped with the PowerKey(tm) 2500 can be temporarily blocked to all but an authorized supervisor’s ignition PIN code. Unattended vehicles can also be automatically shut down by the PowerKey 2500 via connection to a seat switch if the operator leaves the vehicle for a predetermined amount of time.

“In addition to the safety benefits of the IEI PowerKey(tm) 2500″, said Jim Brierley, VP of sales and marketing at IEI, “increased productivity is obtained by eliminating lost or misappropriated vehicles. Printed log reports gathered with a hand-held printer result in improved driver accountability, less unplanned maintenance and related expenditures,” Brierley stated. Brierley further explained, “The US market annually adds new equipment valued at approximately $5 billion with attachments alone accounting for expenditures in excess of $1 billion. Needless to say, we see this as a major opportunity for IEI.”

IEI has been engineering and manufacturing electronic access control keypad products since 1989. The IEI PK2500 replaces the IEI PK3000, IEI’s first generation of industrial vehicle access control keypads manufactured since 1996. Additional options slated for release in June with the PK3500 include an interactive display for automating daily checklist questions including an OSHA log, a shock sensor for identifying vehicle accidents, automated radio transferal of data to PC database software for managing vehicles and operating statistics and ignition control via individually encoded Proximity Cards or tags. Current PowerKey(tm) customers include Ford Motor Company, Home Depot of Canada, Cabletron, JR Simplott, Pepsi-Cola and Honda Mfg. of America.

International Electronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets electronic security equipment used in residential, industrial and commercial security systems. The company’s products include it’s Door-Gard(tm) and Secured Series(tm) access control products, Prox.Pad(tm) Proximity Keypad and its PowerKey(tm), an asset management tool for powered industrial vehicles. The company markets these products throughout the U.S and in many major markets around the world.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including the successful completion of its current development projects. These risk factors are identified in a document titled Factors That May Affect Future Results, available by calling the company’s investor relations line at (781) 821-5566 and in the company’s Form 10-QSB for the period ended February 29,2000, which will be filed shortly with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Access Control Technologies and Market Forecast World Over (2007) to their offeringIn the wake of increasing security threats and global terrorism, the market research report “Access Control Technologies and Market Forecast World Over (2007)” provides an in-depth study of the current market trends, evolving technologies, and growth prospects of the access control and security surveillance technology market worldwide.

The demand for access control and security surveillance technologies have registered a boom in the recent years, and the market analysts estimated that this will further proliferate at an AAGR (annual average growth rate) of 10.2 to 36.9 percent till 2009.

Driven largely by the sales of biometric applications and proximity systems, large and small-sized enterprises have begun to fuse in new systems and technologies to the existing security methods. By doing so, they hope to avoid wide-scale replacement of traditional legacy systems and ensure better security standards.

Market studies on the access control market confirm that sale of access control and security applications in US registered massive growth after the 9/11 debacle, registering total sales of approximately US $1.7billion by the end of 2005. They further confirm that more than 39 percent of businesses across the world are considering integration of access control and security systems for their premises, which will assure market sale for hardware and software systems to surge by 2007 worth US $3.8 billion.

However, even when the global market is at an all time high, with unprecedented sales estimated to reach an escalating height, the main challenge faced by suppliers is the ever-changing market dynamics which shows an uneven growth pattern in the industry.

This market research report, “Access Control Technologies and Market Forecast World Over (2007)” highlights the current changes affecting security systems market and provides an analogous study of the demand for access control market technology across the world. This report also identifies the key leaders in the market.

It also features the undergoing research developments to blend new, secured, and more innovative solutions by the firms. It includes statistical information on the demand and sales for biometric applications, smart-card chips and application softwares, changing pattern of consumer behavior, recent breakthroughs in security surveillance market, and examines the challenges and impending business opportunities that lure investors to access control technologies.

Acquisition Will Further Broaden the Company’s Extensive Access Control Portfolio

Sensormatic Electronics Corporation (NYSE:SRM), the leading provider of electronic security solutions to a wide range of businesses, today announced that it has acquired Controlled Electronic Management (CEM) Systems, Ltd., of Belfast, Northern Ireland along with its parent company Intellectual Systems Ltd. CEM Systems’ product line spans from low-end, entry level access control systems ideal for store-level operations in the retail sector to large-scale, integrated systems found in many of the world’s largest airports. This acquisition adds a number of major airports to Sensormatic’s customer base including Heathrow and Gatwick in the UK as well as airports in Hong Kong, Hawaii, Vancouver, Belfast, Athens and Tahiti. In addition to the range of technology this acquisition brings to Sensormatic, CEM Systems professional staff of hardware and software engineers along with its network personnel will further strengthen Sensormatic’s future development efforts.

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. CEM Systems’ founders Andrew Fulton, Richard Fulton and George Redpath will join Sensormatic’s Access Control Division along with their staff of access control professionals.

“CEM Systems’ complementary products and technologies allow Sensormatic to further strengthen its product line and provide additional solutions for the retail store segment as well as large scale networked sites,” said Per-Olof Loof, Sensormatic’s president and chief executive officer. “CEM Systems’ operations in Northern Ireland also provide us with a new engineering center, staffed with highly skilled professionals.”

CEM Systems is best known for its Ethernet-ready entry controller panels and readers and UNIX-based, high-end airport solutions. The Ethernet-ready products complement Sensormatic’s CoCURE(R) iSTAR(TM) by allowing customers to more easily tie their physical security to their IT infrastructure for a seamless system. The UNIX-based, high-end systems are also installed at leading world organizations such as Athen’s Central Securities Depository S.A.; British Telecom; the accounting firm KPMG; the solicitors Linklaters Alliance; British Airways; Algeria’s national oil and gas company, Sonatrach; and Ulster Bank.

“With markets such as finance, telecommunications, transportation and retail all looking for more of a balance between local security and networked systems, CEM Systems’ products will give our customers a greater selection when making decisions for their local or enterprise security requirements,” said Steve Cannellos, senior vice president of Sensormatic’s Access Control Division. “The CEM Systems acquisition builds on our continued internal development and investment strategy to meet our customers’ needs.”

Sensormatic Electronics Corporation is the leading supplier of electronic security solutions to the retail, commercial and industrial marketplaces. Sensormatic is also the leader in integrated source tagging — a process where consumer good manufacturers insert anti-theft tags at the point of manufacturing or packaging.

The company is also the Official Electronic Security Supplier and a Sponsor of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Team through the year 2004.