Thales Security Systems S.A.S. (TSS) - France

Website: http://www.thalesgroup.com/security-services

Thales is an international electronics and systems group serving defence, aerospace, security and services markets. The Group employs 68,000 people worldwide and generated revenues of 12.3 billion euros in 2007.

Thales Security Systems activities encompass the design, delivery and integration of high-technology systems to protect critical infrastructures for business corporations, local authorities and government agencies worldwide. These systems cover all aspects of overall security: site and public event security, safety and security operational and crisis management centres, homeland security solutions, identification systems, IT security, environmental security.

These security solutions are a key component of the Security solutions and services Division (D3S). which with 25% of its revenues, represents now the civilian pillar of Thales, dedicated to mission critical information systems.

Thales Security Systems is based in Velizy, near Paris, and has operations all over europe, in the Middle East, China Australia, South-america,...

Thales is a leading European player in key segments of the security market: integrated security systems (access control, videosurveillance, intrusion detection, perimeter protection, supervision), transportation, secure identification solutions, CBRN detection systems, secure information systems.

Role in the Project

Thales Security Systems (TSS) is the Coordinator of the Project.

TSS will contribute, with the help of its end-users (French Home Office, National Police, and CIVIPOL…), to the user and operational requirements and scenario of the LINDO system (work packages 1,2), be instrumental in the technical developments and will coordinate the videosurveillance demonstration.

Within the results of LINDO, Thales Security Systems, as a system integrator, will notably address the Intelligent Video Surveillance system (IVSS) market, but also the biometrics & Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) markets.