NEWS
IDS Arms World Security Agencies to Fight Global Terror
Toronto, Ontario--
IDS trace detection products powerful security weapons against
new terrorist threats
IDS Intelligent Detection Systems Inc. (TSE: ISD) stated today
that its Analytical & Security division has deployed hundreds of
trace detection units worldwide in 1999 to meet the increasing
global demand for effective security surveillance. In response to
heightened public concern over recent arrests of terrorist
suspects in the United States and official statements from the US
government, IDS confirmed that its explosives detection systems
are in place in key locations worldwide in order to secure
facilities and protect lives.
Algerian national, Ahmed Ressam, linked to the terror network of
Osama bin Laden, was arrested Monday attempting to cross the
US-Canadian border with enough explosives to level an office
building. Ressam is just one of the many threats to citizens
around the world, threats that appear to be growing as the
year-ends.
IDS's Analytical & Security division has, in the past several
years, equipped many of the world's security with effective tools
to prevent terrorist assaults such as those Ressam may have been
planning. IDS's leading position in the explosives detection
market is evidenced by the company's sales to key security
organizations such as US Military, the FAA, NATO organizations,
DND and the Los Alamos Laboratory. IDS products have been
deployed worldwide in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle
East. The innovative technologies allow these detection units to
sense traces and vapors of commercial and military explosives in
quantities as low as parts per trillion, whether concealed on a
person or within packages, luggage or vehicles. The technologies
are also capable of detecting bacteriological, chemical and
biological warfare agents that are the new tools in the arsenal
of the world's terrorists.
IDS is the only company that produces a complete suite of
detection devices, from standalone products to high throughput
integrated systems. One product, the IDS EVD-3000 handheld
explosives detection device, is the product of choice for law
enforcement, security, and border control agencies around the
world. This is demonstrated by a repeat order the company
received this month for 39 EVD-3000 units to be delivered to an
overseas client
IDS is confident that the deployment of its trace detection
products and solutions throughout the world is enabling security
agencies to reduce the threat posed by the possible increase in
terrorist activities in the coming months.
About IDS:
IDS is an innovative developer, manufacturer and marketer of
proprietary sensory technology and communication systems. The
company operates through eight business units: Analytical &
Security products and solutions, IDS Power Control Systems,
Scintrex Earth Science Instrumentation, Survey & Exploration
Technology Services, IEC (Integration, Engineering and
Consulting), ChemiCorp International Inc. and Caduceon Inc. Its
more than 70 products range from drug and explosive detectors to
nuclear safety control instruments, oil and gas exploration and
developing technologies for industrial process control and
point-of-care health analysis. IDS's Internet initiative,
GeoCommerce Inc., provides centralized online trading and
information marketplaces for the global mining, exploration, and
geophysics communities through: www.MineOnline.com and
www.GeophysicsOnline.com. IDS operates worldwide in Canada, the
US, France, UK, Australia and Brazil, and is publicly traded on
The Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: ISD).
IDS's website is located at www.idsdetection.com
For additional information please contact:
Media Inquiries
Stephanie Vuicic
Analytical & Security
IDS
(613) 224-1061
Investor Inquiries
Rick Conroy
Lexington
Telephone: (416) 588-1888
rick@lexington.ca
In the United States please contact:
Thomas Dean or Michael Block
Murdock Capital Partners
Telephone: (212) 421-2545
www.murdockcapital.com
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