
Smiths Detection has launched an open architecture (OA) initiative across is broad security detection space although in the near-term the company is focused on the aviation security checkpoint where Europe is poised to begin to allow third party algorithms to be used in existing checkpoint computed tomography (CT) scanners, a development that will expand market opportunities for current and new vendors. “What we wanted to do with this announcement was effectively announce to the market, ‘We are open to work…