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MGM MIRAGE Deploys Incident Reporting and Risk Management System
8/20/02
iTrak v 2.0 Incident Reporting Platform Delivers Cross Property Solution
TORONTO, Aug 20, 2002 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) --
iView Systems, a subsidiary of NEXUS Group International (TSX:NXS) and leading provider of incident reporting software for the gaming industry today announced that its iTrak v 2.0 Incident reporting and Risk Management System has been successfully deployed among the MGM MIRAGE casino properties in North America.
The iTrak Incident Reporting & Risk Management System provides security and surveillance departments with a complete integrated risk management tool. It replaces traditional inefficient and unreliable paper-based systems, enabling more effective deployment of existing resources. It also delivers an expandable security and surveillance platform enabling delivery of real-time data and FRS biometrics.
"Our investment in the iTrak System reinforces our company's commitment to provide our guests and employees with ever increasing levels of safety and security," said Kyle Edwards, Vice President, Corporate Security, MGM MIRAGE.
Jim Gifford, iView System's president and CEO said, "iView Systems is both proud and fortunate to have developed a strong relationship with the MGM MIRAGE family. We have deployed a cross property solution that provides comprehensive reporting and expandability to meet the ever increasing demands placed on security and surveillance departments".
"This installation of the iTrak Incident Reporting & Risk Management System underscores the marketplace value that iView brings to the Nexus group. We at Nexus are of course very pleased to be associated with MGM MIRAGE and anticipate that iView will continue to make significant inroads into the Gaming industry in North America", said David Lobb, president and CEO, Nexus Group International Inc.
iView Systems has deployed the iTrak v 2.0 Incident Tracking and Risk Management System at the following MGM MIRAGE properties;
Bellagio, MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, The Mirage, Treasure Island, New York - New York, all located in Las Vegas, the MGM Grand Casino in Detroit, and Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi.
MGM MIRAGE is an entertainment, hotel and gaming company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, which owns and/or operates through subsidiaries 15 casino properties. Its U.S. holdings include: Bellagio, the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino -- The City of Entertainment, The Mirage, Treasure Island, New York -- New York Hotel and Casino, the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino and 50% of Monte Carlo, all located on the Las Vegas Strip; the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas; Whiskey Pete's, Buffalo Bill's, the Primm Valley Resort and two championship golf courses at the California/Nevada state line; the exclusive Shadow Creek golf course in North Las Vegas; the Golden Nugget in Laughlin, Nevada; the Beau Rivage resort on the Mississippi Gulf Coast; and the MGM Grand Detroit Casino in Detroit, Michigan. The Company is a joint venture partner on Borgata at Renaissance Pointe, a resort under development in Atlantic City, New Jersey and also controls several development sites in the oceanfront resort community. Internationally, MGM MIRAGE owns and operates the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Darwin, Australia.
iView Systems is a provider of incident reporting software, source image databases and advanced integrated surveillance and security tools designed to reduce associated losses by the rapid identification of individuals involved in loss, threat creation and other specific activities for the gaming and financial industries. iView Systems is located in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information on iView Systems, please visit www.iviewsystems.com
NEXUS is a Burlington, Ontario-based, organization focused on leading- edge technologies with a primary focus on the security market. Its goal is to position itself as the leader in biometric technology and other advanced fields. NEXUS trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange as NXS.
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For further information: James Moore, Director of Marketing, iView
Systems, jmoore(at)iviewsystems.com, (416) 979-8787; Richard Bennet, Nexus
Group International Inc., rbennet(at)nxsgrp.com, (905) 634-4111
News release via Canada NewsWire, Toronto 416-863-9350
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