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PDF about HISS waiting to the last week before the August trade show to get marketing material together. Made a nice story for the marketing company. Maybe Frank was just too busy or they only found out about the show at the last minute? However, I like the look of the marketing material...
Page 1 top right hand corner...continued on page 3.
http://www.metroproductions.com/images/metronews.pdf
Welcome Back Jersey! Always appreciated the posting of your DD.
"Duped" if you bought or sold based on a message board and not your own DD...
Very well said. I agree.
They could lock it like a one-handed handcuff. Then, they should combine that with the Cyber Belt and create the Cyber Chasity Belt. (Great for sex-offenders and I guess teens too.)
Spencer was right about the belt...
Hi El_Cid_99: If you were in at sub-penny, then you must have bee reading IHUB for a while. Why did you wait so long to post? Do you have any other information you would like to share? Did you call any of the other places that have had bigger potential revenue? Just curious...Thanks, Leder
Hey me too!
"We are also very excited to begin development of additional technology, which will operate in conjunction with our CyberTracker solution in this new vertical market."
Maybe this new design is like a locking ankle bracklet or something. Since they only need to track (not monitor tire pressure, etc.), then maybe the size can shrink.
I believe they are new from this morning too. I don't recall them.
They still have 3 divisions listed under their "Our Strategy", "Homeland Integrated Security Systems comprises three distinct yet interconnected divisions: Retail, Commercial and Research and Developement." Maybe that is what they are trying to set up with EVSI and Frank. I wonder what division Frank would be,if so?
Do you know when BA's contract is up? Maybe they are month to month???
711tc: Per 12/5/05 registration, it looks like his contract has expired. Don't know if they renewed or if they got what they wanted from his services...."On May 27, 2005, we entered into a sales representative employment agreement with Barry Bennett for $5,800 per month and for a one year term."
Listed as Partner on New HISS website. Under global map of North America under "contact us" section...
Yes, finally. That's nice.
Also, like the global map with partner links...
Cyber Key listed again on new website.
No Cyber Noze (like we thought), no Cyber Pass....
Nice Cyber Tracker demo with music....
Old HISS website still available at http://www.gpscybertracker.com
Wasn't Apple "in charge" of the old website? It looked like one of their canned generic versions. Maybe this is a sign that they are dumping/dumped Apple? Just a guess (wish)
Leder
From other posts:
1-877-213-9653
code 12467820
New shell could be the setup of one of their 3 divisions. According to their Marketing Plan and the Harvard Club Presentation, there seemed to alwasy be three components. Maybe EVSI would be handle all the port stuff with Frank as the CEO. Maybe that is why revenue projections changed? Just guessing, I still have to waste my time and listen to the CC...
"ports and governments in the United States and abroad have bought thousands"
I like the mention of the "US" and "ports" in that sentence. (We know thousands went to Prosec, but they are not in the US.) If they bought Cyber Trackers, then probably other stuff in the HISC port system.
I think they are holding information as well. We will see soon.....
Article about April 3 contract with cell-phone carriers and "ports and governments in the United States and abroad have bought thousands"....
Apr 5, 2006 / vol 12 iss 36
Car 54, where are you?
Cyber Tracker could be watching you
by Hal Millard
Worried about what your teen is up to in the family sedan? Fretting over your fickle spouse's whereabouts? A local company's cutting-edge spy device could help provide some answers.
The Cyber Tracker, developed by the Asheville-based Homeland Integrated Security Systems, puts Big Brother right on your dashboard. "It really is a revolutionary device," says Chief Information Officer Brian Riley.
True, the compact gadget's primary use is as a tracking system for use in ports and on ships, trucks and fleet vehicles owned by governments and private companies.
But increasingly, the Cyber Tracker – which carries a $599 price tag and a $30 monthly service charge – is being peddled to school systems (for use in buses) and parents (to monitor their children's driving habits, where they go and who they're with).
"The list of potential applications ... keeps getting longer and longer each day," reports CEO Frank A. Moody II.
The 1-by-5-by-5-inch Cyber Tracker could be on the job without the driver or passengers even knowing it was there. And don't even think about trying to disable it: The battery-powered unit is virtually tamper-proof and will sound an alarm if someone tries, HISS officials say.
He knows when you're awake
Unlike popular on-board navigation systems such as OnStar, TomTom and Magellan, the Cyber Tracker won't tell you how to get to Oshkosh. But the savvy little box can do a whole lot of other things, notes Troy Van Dyke, Homeland's vice president of product development.
Mounted on the dashboard, the Cyber Tracker can tell whoever's on the receiving end – port officials, your boss or your mother – exactly where the vehicle is at any given moment. Information can be accessed via a computer, wireless phone or PDA.
The versatile unit can also hook into a car's computer, just as your mechanic does when conducting a diagnostic test. This provides information about the speed, the engine, brakes, doors, lights and anything else controlled by the vehicle's on-board brain.
But that's only the beginning: The Cyber Tracker also offers "geo-fencing," which enables the administrator to designate specific areas off-limits. If the assigned Cyber Tracker enters that space, an alarm will sound. Conversely, it's possible to "fence" a vehicle or asset – triggering an alarm if the defined area is breached. In addition, the device can report its position at predetermined intervals ranging from minutes to hours.
The system can notify the person monitoring the computer screen via audible alarm, phone or pager. The Cyber Tracker transmits its information and data wirelessly over a variety of secured networks. Simultaneous remote monitoring from multiple locations is also possible.
But what makes the unit unique among on-board electronic devices is the Cyber Tracker's "push-to-talk" feature, which allows Mom or your manager to converse with the driver. And the latest version of the device includes an ethernet port that can accommodate a webcam, enabling whoever's monitoring the action to actually see what's happening inside the vehicle.
Safe and sound?
In a time of heightened security concerns, the ability to track ships, trucks and other containers that could be carrying dangerous cargo is important. And the recent announcement by the state of California that it had lost 30,000 government vehicles out of a fleet of 80,000 points to a need to protect assets bought with tax dollars.
Meanwhile, amid growing concern about violence in schools, systems around the country are turning to technology. Some have already equipped their buses with cameras. And the South Carolina Department of Education – one of only two states that actually owns its bus fleet (North Carolina is the other) – is pilot-testing the Cyber Tracker in a handful of buses, as are school officials in Knox County, Tenn., says Van Dyke.
As for private employers who maintain vehicle fleets, even civil libertarians and privacy advocates maintain that such monitoring is OK as long as it's done solely for the sake of management and safety during work hours, says Jeremy Gruber, legal director of the nonprofit National Workrights Institute in Princeton, N.J.
And Executive Director Jennifer Rudinger of the ACLU of North Carolina sounds a qualified agreement, though not without some concerns. "Unfortunately, we have less and less privacy any time we step out of our house these days," she notes. "Parents and private citizens who choose to install this technology in their private vehicles for safety reasons would not appear to be violating anyone's legal rights to privacy, because a vehicle owner can certainly monitor the use of his or her own property. To the extent that commercial vehicles will be fitted with this technology, however, we hope that employees and passengers would at least be notified of the presence of surveillance technology."
Riley, however, says that's not his company's concern. "Our stance is, we develop the technology and the product. What people use it for is their business. Sure it can be 'Big Brother,' but it's really a commerce tool."
Formed in 2004, HISS is headquartered at Biltmore Park in south Asheville, where all administrative functions are handled. The Cyber Tracker is assembled in China, using software made in Kansas City, hardware made in Cambridge, England, and an operating system made in Tampa. With about 130 employees worldwide, the publicly traded company has marketing offices in a handful of U.S. cities, as well as in the Middle East, says Riley. And while HISS also makes devices that detect explosives and radiation, the Cyber Tracker remains the company's star product – and the one with the most market potential.
To date, however, HISS has sold only about 75 Cyber Trackers to private consumers nationwide, although ports and governments in the United States and abroad have bought thousands. Locally, the units have been available through the Homeland-owned Cyber Cynergy stores on Airport Road in Asheville and on the Spartanburg Highway in Hendersonville. (The chain, which also has stores in Georgia and Florida, sells computers, cell phones and other electronic devices.)
And though the parental market is potentially large, it doesn't loom large in the company's marketing plans. This year, HISS expects to sell 25,000 Cyber Trackers, almost all of them to governments and businesses worldwide, Riley reports.
But several big cell-phone carriers that have signed on to the technology have other plans. On April 3, they launched their own consumer-marketing push, promoting the product to millions of their customers nationwide. "It will make [Cyber Tracker] available through other channels and basically give us a nationwide sales force," says Riley.
I spy
Privacy concerns notwithstanding, a look at motor-vehicle statistics could drive some parents of teens to invest in surveillance technology.
In the United States, crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 20-year-olds, who have the highest rate of fatal crashes. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 3,620 drivers in this age group died in car crashes in 2004; about one-quarter of those drivers were intoxicated. And in 2002 (the latest data available), crashes involving these youthful drivers did more than $40 billion worth of damage, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Still, at least one Asheville parent questions the wisdom of spying on one's children. "It seems kind of creepy to me," says Michele Dohse. One of her three kids is already driving, and another will soon be ready to get behind the wheel.
Good parenting before the child reaches driving age is key, she maintains. And if Dohse wants to keep tabs on her child, a cell phone is a good (and less-intrusive) option for knowing where they are and what they're up to.
"I think [Cyber Tracker] would be a good tool for a parent that's really concerned about their kid – maybe a kid that's already been in trouble," she says. "But I think it could be a little bit destructive. If a kid's old enough to drive, you should be able to trust them enough – unless they've proven otherwise. ... I guess I don't feel comfortable with that level of micromanagement. Once they get to be 16, 17 years old, parents need to be letting go."
http://www.mountainx.com/news/2006/0405tracker.php
Prosec has a nice web page on the 4 types of Cyber Shields. Why doesn't BA at least copy and paste it on the HISS website?
The Cyber Shield is pretty amazing. Should have a nice market in the Middle East. Of course, last week a parking attendent was shot and robbed around my area. If that glass had a Cyber Shield, then you wouldn't have to worry.
Yes, it is good to see the updates. I check it fairly often. I like this statement from their website
"13 Jan. 2006:
The CEO of PRO.SEC Lebanon, Gen. Pierre Georgiou, is to meet with potential partners in Amman to setup a new branch, PRO.SEC Jordan. "
With such a good realtionship with HISC, HISC will grow too.
I guess they have the Sniffers, since it sounds like they are using them.....
From Prosec site. Click on the image of the van. It says "Homeland Integrated Security System" and "Quantum Sniffer". (I thought this was Spencer's van at first....just kidding Spencer..)
"Just as the situation in Lebanon has escalated and has become more unstable, the need for advanced explosive detection equipment was high on our list. HISS USA approached us with a unit unliike any we have seen before, and immediately we tested the unit for it's reliablity. Today at PRO.SEC we added a new service to serve our clients depending mainly on the Quantum Sniffer and the ADE 650. Most of our clients have requested our service for parties and expositions. The Quantum Sniffer has prooven perfect, reliable and quickly deployable for such jobs."
http://www.prosec.com/Templates/InsideTemplate.aspx?PostingId=40
Cyber Pass
I wonder how this aspect is developing? This TWIC stuff looks like it is moving forward with public meetings and such. The Cyber Pass can accomodate TWICs.
TSA, Coast Guard to release proposed TWIC rules
BY Michael Arnone
Published on May 11, 2006
The Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard have approved Notices of Proposed Rule-Making that would make port workers and merchant mariners the first to use a new biometric security credential program for transportation workers, according to an advance copy of the TSA notice.
The notice for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) is expected soon in the Federal Register, the notice states.
The Coast Guard is expected to release its own proposed regulation the same day. It would streamline the current credentialing process for merchant mariners and make that process coordinate better with the one for TWIC.
The maritime implementation of TWIC will build on the Coast Guard’s current credentialing programs, the notice states. The Coast Guard must change its regulations to require merchant mariners to have TWIC cards.
TSA would apply the same security threat assessment standards to merchant mariners and workers that it currently does to commercial drivers who transport hazardous materials, the notice states.
Merchant mariners and workers who want unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities and vessels regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 must have a TWIC card, the notice states. The requirement would apply to longshoremen, employees of port operators, truck drivers, rail workers and others.
Owners and operators of ports and vessels must integrate TWIC into their current access control systems, according to the notice. To participate, facilities and ships must buy card readers and update their approved security plans to include TWIC.
The proposed rules also detail how employers would be notified if a TWIC holder is found to be a security threat.
TWIC will apply to 750,000 workers, who would pay for the program through fees, the notice states. Most workers would pay $149 each, while those with current, applicable background checks would pay about $95. A replacement card would cost $36.
TSA would collect workers’ personal and employee information, photos and 10 fingerprints, the notice states. The agency will screen applicants through criminal background checks and terrorist watch lists, and check their immigration status.
The TWIC document would be a smart card that presents the worker’s name and photo and includes biometric information and numerous means to prevent fraud, the notice states.
The cards would follow Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, which requires federal workers and contractors to have secure credentials to access federal buildings and information technology networks.
The cards would also adhere to Federal Information Processing Standard 201-1, which outlines technical requirements for the credentials.
TWIC cards would be interoperable with other federal credentials that follow those standards. The cards would be valid for five years.
Each card would contain two electronic chips that hold the user’s encrypted data, the notice states. The data would include minutiae templates of two fingers, a personal identification number and a federal smart card number.
TSA and the Coast Guard are holding four public meetings about how to set up TWIC, the notice states. They will take place May 31 in Newark, N.J.; June 1 in Tampa, Fla.; June 6 in St. Louis, Mo.; and June 7 in Long Beach, Calif.
The agencies will release specific locations and other information about the meetings in another Federal Register notice.
The public has 45 days from the notice’s publication in the Federal Register to comment on it. People can send comments to the Transportation Department’s Docket Management System at dms.dot.gov or the federal rule-making portal at www.regulations.gov.
Submissions should include TSA Docket Number TSA-2006-24191 or U.S. Coast Guard Docket Number USCG-2006-24196 as appropriate.
OT No, we played it safe and went with Abigail Melissa. 7lbs 5oz, 19.5" and lots of hair.
Come on Frank, I may need wedding money some day!
OT - It's a Girl!
At least my wife did not fail to deliver last Thursday. Unfortunately, I will be out in June when the "new" conference call is scheduled. I'll have to catch up on HISC sometime toady....
OT: - You all are funny! LOL!
I'm looking for the "just show up when its almost over" excuse.
I went through the first one and I am not wired for all that "body fluid" stuff. That's why I'm in the accounting field and not the medical field. However, I did not pass out the first time....
I have to call in. Did they say what time? My wife plans on being induced into labor that day. Maybe she'll go early or I may have to be on the phone while she pushes. I think she'll understand LOL!
Yes, I thought it was my system though....
Looks like Actsoft.com is updated....
Lots of powerpoints and case studies....Only looked real fast...busy day
Leder
I would look at the trend in Inventory. Since it has increased, then I would think that they probably have sales. Also, I believe Inventory is carried the lower of cost or market on the BS. So, they must have a large order to send.
(I don't see Inventory as a problem unless it is useless stuff. The CT were just produced and not sitting there for years. If useless Inventory sat on a company books for years, the auditors/company would have to devalue it at the lower of cost or market. In that case the lower would be market.)
That's what I was thinking too. Hopefully, to stock the store shelfs or send to ProSec.
They may have to show them as inventory until a sale is made. Then, they can hit revenue....
Some thoughts on financials...
They now say Homeland Integrated Security Systems, Inc. and Sub. instead of just HISS. (My bad, I was looking at the title page...)
They doubled their Capitalized software from last quarter. Last year they had 0.
Their inventory went from $83,000 last year to $1,056,696 this year. (Dec had the same amount.) Does anyone know if they put Cyber Trackers in Nextel stores, if they have to carry that as inventory on their balance sheet?
Long Term Debt is down again. It was $700,000 nine months ago. Now about $200,000.
When they say private placement of stock, should that be assumed to be restricted?
Leder
OT-FYI..Ameritrade users
If you fund your account via ACH, you have to wait 5 business days in order to trade non-marginable funds. They now lowered it to 3 days. Their website is not updated yet.
If you are waiting for funds to clear and are past 3 days, you can call them. They will let you put your trade in with a live broker instead to bypass the internet. They will only charge you for an internet trade (9.99).
golferman1, regarding Sprint/Nextel, here is the text from one of the slides in the Harvard Club Presentation:
"Signed an Agreement with Sprint/Nextel leading to approximately 14,000 more points of distribution for the Cyber Tracker to the US public"
There was/is a Nextel training Powerpoint presentation floating around too. It was removed due to copyright.
Leder
Happy Birthday! Bad Dog needed a friend...
Looks like HISS really has things lined up liked we thought. Thanks everyone for putting up that presentation.