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AGT International Releases Innovative Integrated Security and Safety Solution, SafeGRID to the Energy Market

EST Cisco and AGT Form a Smart City Global Strategic Alliance toTransform the Way Cities Are Managed and Secured City Solutions Bring the Internet of Everything to Life SAN JOSE, CA, Feb http://www.presseportal.de/pm/112311/agt-international-cisco 05, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) –Cisco /quotes/zigman/20039/delayed/quotes/nls/csco CSCO -0.84% , the worldwide leader in IT, and AGTInternational, a global leader in city solutions, today announced aSmart City Global Strategic Alliance that will deliver the promise ofthe Internet of Everything (IoE) through edge analytics and cloudtechnologies that dramatically change the way cities are managed andsafeguarded. The combination of intelligent networking, virtualized computing andvideo management software from Cisco and smart city softwareplatform, sensor gateway and analytics from AGT will providecost-effective and efficient delivery of services that enhance thedaily lives of citizens and improve urban services — fromtransportation and healthcare to utilities infrastructure anddisaster preparedness and personal safety. Wim Elfrink, executive vice president, Industry Solutions and ChiefGlobalisation Officer, Cisco, said: “Today, 99 percent of thephysical world is not connected to the Internet. However, cities arethe epicenter of the Internet of Everything, where people, things,data and processes can be connected to deliver new and amazing value.Think about the possibilities. It is a vision we can realize todaythrough the unique combination of Cisco’s unparalleled networking andcomputing technology and AGT’s cutting-edge smart cities platform.With its recognized leadership in software and analytical solutionsthat improve everyday life, AGT is an ideal partner to transform citymanagement.” Mati Kochavi, CEO, AGT, said: “The Cisco and AGT alliance brings aholistic view of urban ecosystems, which are being challenged bydramatic growth and limited resources. The opportunity stems fromintegrating information from the Internet of Everything andleveraging data in new ways. The Internet of Everything willtransform the cities of today into the great cities of tomorrow byenabling solutions that help manage growth and serve citizens better.Through this alliance, Cisco and AGT will realize a vision ofunlocking the vast potential of urban centers around the world.

The project was located in Finland, a country at the leading edge http://www.calcalist.co.il/internet/articles/0,7340,L-3517675,00.html of smart grid evolution. SafeGRID is an integrated solution incorporating smart sensing, analytics, connectivity, cyber-security and collaboration, providing greater safety and security and optimized asset maintenance for distribution and transmission grids. The unique integration of these elements improves situational awareness, helping electrical grid operators to manage threats and risks before they emerge. SafeGRID incorporates intelligent sensors, combined with advanced analytics that deliver real-time data and asset visibility in a unified manner to security, operations and maintenance staff. Ultimately, it enables electricity grid operators to predict, visualize and manage complex environments to deliver protection of people, assets, infrastructure, data and processes, as well as lowering the costs of maintenance and operations. Jens Wegmann, Chief Corporate Development Officer, AGT International, said: “We are very pleased to be releasing our new SafeGRID solution to the market at European Utility Week. Across the European energy market there is a real need for electrical grid operators to have unified situational awareness to decrease risks and threats, as well as to improve maintenance, operations and stability of grids. Our solution addresses these challenges delivering clear gains in operational efficiency, including improved emergency response when events do occur.” Mati Kochavi, CEO and Founder, CEO AGT International, added: “As a pioneering company focused on making the world safer by leading the integration of devices and new information sources, AGT International understands the core security and safety challenges in electrical power generation, distribution and transmission. We are delighted to announce the release of our SafeGRID solution, to address the need for greater grid resiliency, especially as smart grids evolve. It converts smart data into relevant and actionable insights to solve the problems that we know grid operators face, now and into the future.” AGT International’s offering is centered on advanced proprietary software that powers cloud-based knowledge solutions, making data from connected sensors accessible, and delivering services that aid complex problem-solving.

Cisco And Agt Form A Smart City Global Strategic Alliance To Transform The Way Cities Are Managed And Secured

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AGT International makes its initial foray into the U.S. security market

Solutions that change the game for cities The first solutions will be available mid-2014 and will initially focus on two key areas: A traffic management solution that will identify, respond to and resolve traffic incidents by providing real-time traffic situational awareness will support incident detection using live video feeds from incident zones, with video analytics, in-pavement wireless magnetic sensors, license plate readers, social media, advanced traffic modeling prediction and alternative strategy formulation. The system supports video feed sharing across different agencies and provides analytics of incident trends over time. This solution addresses a global problem; traffic congestion costs $121 billion a year in wasted time and fuel in the U.S. alone, according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. An urban safety solution enables cities to predict, prepare for, respond to and mitigate operational and safety incidents by identifying suspicious activities more quickly. Incidents will be managed through software that utilizes a variety of sensors, city data, and visual and social media feeds. The https://twitter.com/AGTIntl solution will apply analytics to automate and visualize the situation and recommend the appropriate response. Future solutions to be developed and launched will address city and country critical infrastructure, such as airports, railway stations and stadiums. The Cisco and AGT offering will initially be provided on-premise and will evolve to a cloud-based Software as a Service model. These models are customizable and flexible to support a variety of customer needs and budgets.

To answer that question, Kochavi provided the hypothetical example of a terrorist who hopes to avoid having his cell phone conversations monitored by an opposing intelligence agency by using four different cells phones, rather than a single cell phone. This behavior inevitably causes ainefficienciesa for the terrorist, and generates what AGT would perceive as low-signal threats because of the unusual cell phone loads. Or take the example of a terrorist hoping to penetrate a sealed border crossing. He might make advanced surveillance visits to that crossing area to scope out the situation, on different days and at different times of day. If captured by video surveillance and properly analyzed, these visits could serve as another low-signal threat that might tip-off an integrated security system installed along the border by AGT, Kochavi explained. The asecret saucea in all this are the algorithms developed by AGT to help make sense of what might otherwise appear to be mountains of random and useless sensor data. AGT employs its own scientists, mathematicians, program managers, game players, former military officers and others a as well as a specialized firm known as 3i-MIND a to build models of anormala behavior in a particular location.