Advocacy / Member News
May 29, 2014
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK CANADA Ltd TO INCORPORATE DEETECTEE MICROSYSTEMS Inc APPLICATION INTO COMMAND & CONTROL DEMONSTRATOR
CANSEC 2014 Exhibition - OTTAWA, ON (28 MAY 2014) - ATLAS ELEKTRONIK CANADA Ltd has teamed with DEETECTEE Microsystems, a Victoria BC software firm, to develop and test the advanced technology of Single Burst Optical Recognition. The Single Burst™ application, under US Patent, enables secure, digital identification of persons in a mobile environment. It is designed to enable optical near-range recognition, with complete accuracy, under diverse conditions of illumination, visibility and background noise. The application provides for secondary and tertiary verification-based recognition to enable multi-level security access to facilities, vehicles and command & control systems.
Rick Gerbrecht, President and CEO of ATLAS ELEKTRONIK CANADA Ltd confirmed that “this contract award demonstrates ATLAS ELEKTRONIK’s commitment to engage partners and establish key capabilities to create international export opportunities for Made in Canada innovation.” Gerbrecht further notes that “the SINGLE BURST™ application will be featured as part of a Command & Control technology event before a NATO audience later this year.”
DEETECTEE Microsystems Inc.
Deetectee Microsystems Inc. has been created to take advantage of business opportunities in the rapidly expanding and highly profitable industry of wearable device technology and security.
Founded by Edwin Braun and Brian Purdy and located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Deetectee is the developer of Single Burst Optical Recognition™, the first and only technology that enables secure, digital identification of an individual or object for use in mobile applications and wearable technologies.
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK CANADA Ltd
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK CANADA Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH of Bremen, Germany and serves the Canadian market with a specific focus on Command & Control, sonar and unmanned vehicles. ATLAS ELEKTRONIK CANADA is strategically located in proximity to the Royal Canadian Navy’s Pacific Fleet and a NSPS Shipyard and is capable of providing any of the ATLAS Group products as well as a broad range of associated technical and logistical support services for the entire product life cycle.
To date the ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Group has successfully delivered:
• Integrated command and control systems (submarine & surface ship) to 21 navies
• Sonar systems to 28 navies
• Torpedoes to 17 navies
• Mine disposal vehicles to 12 navies
• Diver detection systems to 3 navies
• VTS/CSS systems to 86 port and harbour authorities / navies
• Hydrographic systems to 58 survey authorities / navies
• More than 520 radio communication systems world wide
For further information please contact:
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK CANADA Ltd
Rick Gerbrecht
President & CEO
Suite 2202D-4464 Markham St
Victoria BC, V8Z 7X8
Tel: 1-778-224-1010
Mobile: 1-250-812-9897
Email: [email protected]
www.canada.atlas-elektronik.com
About CADSI
The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) is the national industry voice of more than 650 Canadian defence, security and cybersecurity companies that produce world-class goods, services and technologies made across Canada and sought the world over. The industries contribute to the employment of more than 78,000 Canadians and generate $12.6 billion in annual revenues, roughly half of which come from exports. To learn more, visit defenceandsecurity.ca and follow us on Twitter at @CadsiCanada .
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