Secure Point Technologies Inc (fka IMSCQ)

[tedpeele]

<<What I DO know is, if I were running Morpho Detection and I couldn't even compete for the large, prestigious TSA contract, I'd have R&D working on fixing the issue 24x7. And when I did fix matters, I wouldn't spotlight an old problem.>>

If THE reason I had lost a major contract was well advertised, I would do whatever I could to dispel the fears that were created from that reason in the minds of prospective buyers. There are ways to do this. For example here is what ISC says on their website:

BETTER DETECTION

Our high resolution ion mobility spectrometer design delivers accurate detection and identification of threat substances with one of the lowest false alarm rates (FAR) in the industry– as much as 5 times better than regulatory requirements. This is complemented by rapid clear down (the time to reset after a sample), which is typically just a few second, even after the detection of a threat substance. More accurate results and faster clear down mean better detection.

Morpho, in their press release about their so-called next-gen product said nothing at all about having lower or 'one of the lowest' false alarm rates in the industry. In their product description elsewhere I do find this:

Cutting analysis time to 8 seconds, the Itemiser® 4DX enables security agents to save time and effort, while accelerating the screening process for passengers and staff. Delivering superior precision, the Itemiser® 4DX also reduces the rate of false alarms, enabling security staff and law enforcement to optimize their resources.

No numbers, just a generic claim about their false alarms. Maybe that's just how you and Morpho would do things, but I would be shouting from the mountaintops if the false alarm rate was no longer a concern that the TSA would have.