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Innovative portable access control system purchased by Ohio community to secure future disaster sites

Friday, April 29, 2005

Department of Homeland Security money is starting to filter down to cities and counties in the U.S. as evidenced by one Ohio city’s recent purchase of a sophisticated system from SuperCom Ltd. that can control access to facilities or disaster sites.

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