INO Signs Worldwide License Agreement with Searidge Technologies Inc.
INO signs worldwide license agreement with Searidge Technologies Inc.
Quebec City, November 18, 2008—INO (the National Optics Institute) has signed a non-transferable worldwide license agreement with Searidge Technologies Inc. granting the company full use of all technologies developed by INO, and to which INO and Searidge now jointly hold rights. These technologies will improve the performance of IntelliDAR™, an innovative technology belonging to Searidge Technologies Inc.
“The safety and seamlessness of air traffic control and airport operations have become critical issues for the aviation industry worldwide. We are pleased that INO technologies will open new areas of application for Searidge solutions such as hot spot monitoring, runway incursion, apron management, and general situational awareness.”, noted Jean-Yves Roy, CEO of INO.
IntelliDAR™, an enabling technology platform, uses digital camera sensors coupled with advanced video analytics to provide detection, tracking and positional references of non-cooperative targets. The target output of the system is a ‘radar track’, providing continuous coverage of the target throughout the entire airport surface. Target information can be fused with other ASTERIX-compliant surveillance and control systems. Additionally, video information can be collected, analyzed, and archived for airport business intelligence purposes.
“By enabling new IntelliDAR™ applications, we can now enhance our technological capacity and offer our customers a wider range of services. This worldwide license agreement is advantageous to both INO and Searidge and will significantly increase our business opportunities,” concluded Mr. Moodie Cheikh, President of Searidge Technologies Inc.
About Searidge Technologies Inc.
Searidge Technologies Inc. enables their customers in Air Traffic Control and Airport Operations the ability to use imaging and video analytics for a variety of applications which directly impact the safety and expediency of traffic throughout the airport surface. It is the first company to deploy an operational stand-alone system using camera sensors and video analytics in an air traffic control tower for the purpose of airport surface surveillance and control. Searidge continuously developing and sustaining partnerships with key industry leaders in the market to provide best-of-breed solutions to its customers ranging from airport surface management, augmentation of A-SMGCS, gate and stand management, to weather observation applications. Searidge’s products have been and currently being deploy in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
www.searidgetech.com
About INO
A leading technology designer and developer, INO is the largest R&D center for optics and photonics in Canada. To date it has completed over 4,000 custom R&D contracts for SMEs and leading Canadian corporations in a wide range of sectors. INO has 24 new high-tech startups and 39 technology transfers to its credit.
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Donald Prévost
INO
418-657-7006
Donald.prevost@ino.ca
Thuan Nguyen
Searidge Technologies Inc.
1-866-799-1555
info@searidgetech.com
