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Business/Financial

NSSC Acquires Perimeter Intrusion Detection Technology from Siemens

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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

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Nuclear Security Services Corp. (NSSC), a provider of critical infrastructure protection solutions to various industries, has acquired a volumetric-based perimeter alarm system from Siemens Building Technologies (SBT), in an effort to improve its competitive advantages with the technology in new markets. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. NSSC, a private company based in Illinois, previously was the exclusive U.S. licensee of SBT's Perifeld-M, which is produced in Germany by Siemens [SI]. Over the next year or two NSSC plans to…

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