ADT Security Services Inc., a unit of Tyco Fire ' Security launches XControl2, an airport security system that uses video and microwave motion technologies to monitor airport exits for possible security breaches. The system is designed to help target intruders attempting to bypass airport security checkpoints by going the wrong way through airport exits or by throwing weapon or other objects to an accomplice waiting on the other side. The system has been installed at Dulles International Airport and is being tested at several other major airports across the country. The XControl2 system is an exit portal featuring an archway design that is flexible enough to be installed within a wide variety of site parameters. The system is designed to feature both a warning zone and an alarm zone. When an infraction is spotted, the system erupts with flashing lights and signage and broadcasts an audible alarm warning that a security breach has occurred. Simultaneously, video surveillance cameras provide live and recorded video to airport police, giving them instantaneous access to the suspect's image; www.adt.com.
