Small Business Alliance Enters Homeland Security Arena

Thomas Colantuono, Vice President of Business Development Gerard Group International and former US Attorney for the District of New Hampshire announced today the launching of the Strategic Security Alliance. The mission of the Strategic Security Alliance is to increase the visibility of its member firms, so that the combined skills, products, and knowledge of its members can make significant contributions to global security. The successful small companies that make up the Alliance are known for innovation and offer complementary yet diverse solutions that add significantly to the security of our country and the world.

Serving as Interim Executive Director will be Jerry Gulley, Senior VP Erudite, Inc. Mr. Gulley stated: “We are very excited about the Alliance. A very large percentage of worldwide innovation comes from small firms, often very small companies. These small companies invent, develop and market products, services or fully integrated solutions into markets that often prove difficult to penetrate. By banding together, the Alliance members can bring their innovations forward together. We can offer “one-stop shopping” for companies, governments and systems integrators to address security challenges, large and small.”

The Alliance will generate marketing and sales opportunities for its members, targeting specific security markets including global port and maritime security, anti-piracy solutions, and critical infrastructure protection. Member companies provide diverse solutions for many security challenges from intelligence gathering, to temporary personnel for specific missions, to subject matter expertise, to protection for fine art and antiquities, to software capable of merging millions of data sources, to physical protection installations and devices. The key element is the innovation and flexibility that Alliance members can provide.

The Alliance will provide cross-marketing opportunities for its members, matching a variety of security offerings with expertise, systems, products, and solutions. The synergies provided by the combination of skills, knowledge, and technology for security challenges will provide a rich resource for industry and government alike. The Alliance has already established strong relationships with Academic and research institutions, state governments and international organizations. The initial member companies, Bradwell International Limited, Erudite, Inc, European Infrastructure Institute, Gerard Group International, Inc, Global Trade Systems, National Infrastructure Institute, and Non-lethal Concepts, LLC, provided the foundation for the Alliance. Since July 2009, American Technology Corporation, CitySafe, RB Tec, Inc , RFID Global Solutions, Sloan Security Group, and Valde Systems, Inc have joined the Alliance.

A list of the present membership and a brief description of each company’s capabilities follows:

-- American Technology Corporation (San Diego, CA 207-522-2439) is shaping the Future of Sound® by providing directed audio solutions that place clear, highly intelligible sound exactly where needed. ATC’s Long Range Acoustic Device™ (LRAD®) and other directed sound technologies are being used in diverse applications including, global military deployments, maritime security, critical infrastructure/commercial security, border/port security, law enforcement/emergency responder communications, and wildlife protection and control. ATC’s products are a critical part of layered defense strategy, helping customers to rapidly transition through rules of engagement and provide an appropriate, measured response.

-- Bradwell International Limited (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom 603-431-5093) offer both business development and operational support to stakeholders in the Supply Chain. We advise on needs to allow stakeholders to better understand the security compliance and business efficiency dynamics of the marketplace. We also offer operational support from our vast pool of skilled and experienced affiliates who have many years of UK and international experience in Supply Chain Security. We have strong links to many ex-employees of the Channel Tunnel between UK and France giving us access to skills from one of the most secure infrastructure sites in the world.

-- CitySafe (Farmingdale, NJ 301-793-9454)provides blast and ballistic proof construction panels for guard houses, gate houses, safe rooms, vaults

-- Erudite, Inc (Tacoma, WA 603-431-5093) provides Subject Matter Expertise, smart container systems, specialized sensors, metadata solutions; port and maritime security solutions; Developer of the Javelin family of software products.

-- European Infrastructure Institute, (Portsmouth, NH 603-677-2480) through its extensive transatlantic partnerships endeavours to be the catalyst that brings together governments, private industry, academia, research institutions and non-government organizations in order to facilitate the highest possible levels of critical infrastructure protection.

-- Gerard Group International, Inc.(Boston, MA 978-667-1800) provides business and counter-terrorism intelligence analysis and predictive analytics; integrated, intelligence-led exposure assessment (vulnerability, threat, risk, and liability); and homeland security training.

-- Global Trade Systems (Virginia Beach, VA 757-321-8405) The U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism other programs founded on the World Customs Organization's SAFE Framework have made the international regulatory environment far more complex. GTS helps companies navigate through this new level of complexity with our C-TPAT Simplified TM approach in ways that increase the efficiency of their supply chains while meeting the supply chain security requirements of US and other customs administrations.

-- National Infrastructure Institute (Portsmouth, NH 603-677-2480) is a not-for-profit applied research group dedicated to strengthening the nation's built critical infrastructure through the development, evaluation and implementation of cutting edge solutions and technologies. NI2 offers expertise in facility security; threat assessment; risk analysis; emergency management and disaster preparedness; fire protection; supply chain security; and maritime and port security.

-- Non-lethal Concepts, LLC (Durham, NH 603-312-2485) provides Subject Matter Expertise, non-lethal weapons and technologies, layered and scaled security solutions, perimeter defense, crowd control/management, clearing space and structures. Experience in human testing protocols for safety and effectiveness.

-- RBTec, Inc (Rockville, MD 301-793-9454)provides magnetic buried sensors, fence vibration sensors, Infrared CCTV, intelligent video analysis, Marinet (in-water intrusion barriers) as well as other advanced smart hardware.

-- RFID Global Solution, Inc (Reston, VA 866-734-3123 x 804) is the leading provider of real time visibility solutions for aerospace, defense and government customers. RFIDGS delivers enterprise asset visibility using the widest range of sensory data from active and passive RFID, RTLS and GPS technologies, in its award-winning, turnkey products and Visi-Trac software platform. Our solutions provide visibility of location, condition and identity, movement history, security and authentication.

-- Sloan Security Group (Boise, ID 301-793-9454) produces Security Fencing, Vehicle and Pedestrian barrier Systems

-- Valde Systems, Inc, (Brookline, NH 603-465-2515)is an OEM of advanced video image processing systems for robotic and surveillance applications. Valde Systems family of vision processors and cameras are hardware platforms for application specific software when a customer requires a function or feature not available with off-theshelf systems.