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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015

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French Airport Deploys Smiths Detection’s Centralized Remote Screening PlatformSmiths Detection says that Toulouse-Blagnac Airport will deploy its new Checkpoint.Evo software solution that will allow the airport to integrate the screening systems at security checkpoints for remote image analysis at a centralized location. The centralized remote screening helps speed up inspection of carry-on bags because image evaluation and alarm resolution from, for example, X-Ray scanners, can be centrally monitored away from the distractions of the checkpoint and with more efficiency. The…

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