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Monday Security Industry

From my UPI Security Industry beat. Click on headlines to read stories.

Saab to support Anzac and Canberra ships
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 30 (UPI) — The Australian Ministry of Defense has contracted Saab to supply communication technologies for the Royal Navy’s Anzac- and Canberra-class ships.

Keel laid for British Audacious submarine
LONDON, March 30 (UPI) — The British Ministry of Defense announced a milestone for an attack-submarine program with the recent laying of the Audacious Astute-class submarine’s keel.

Nice Systems launches SafeRoute
RA’ANANA, Israel, March 30 (UPI) — Israel-based Nice Systems has launched its new mobile, digital video-surveillance technology in a move to expand the company’s security-solutions portfolio.

BIO-key to support U.S. federal courts
WALL, N.J., March 30 (UPI) — The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has contracted BIO-key International Inc. for the company’s biometric identity-management technologies.

Defense Dept. approves Hydra PC ViP
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30 (UPI) — Secure information-sharing technologies developer Spyrus said its universal serial bus encryption drives have been approved by the U.S. Defense Department.

SyncServer S300/S350 gets certification
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30 (UPI) — The U.S. Defense Department has certified that a network time-server technology from Symmetricom Inc. has met global positioning system security requirements.

Friday Emerging Threats

From my UPI Emerging Threats beat. Click on headlines to read stories.

New graduates to support border security
TBILISI, Georgia, March 27 (UPI) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Friday graduated a class of officers from Georgia after the completion of a border-security course.

U.N. again calls for civilian evacuation
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 27 (UPI) — The United Nations is again calling on the Sri Lankan government and rebels in the north to allow an evacuation of civilians trapped in the two sides’ conflict.

Noble strengthening ties to Latin America
LYON, France, March 27 (UPI) — The head of Interpol has announced plans to travel to Latin America in a move to strengthen the international policing organization’s cooperation in the region.

Turkmenistan to secure travel documents
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, March 27 (UPI) — A training course hosted by Turkmenistan aimed at improving travel-document security to counter criminal movement through Central Asia concluded Friday.

U.S., Morocco mark 15 years of cooperation
WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) — The United States and Morocco are commemorating 15 years of strategic cooperation on efforts to promote nuclear non-proliferation.