The GSN 2015 Digital Yearbook of Awards

GSN 2015 DIGITAL YEARBOOK OF HOMELAND SECURITY AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Physical Security Products and Solutions
OTHER PRODUCTS
CINCH systems, Inc.
2015 Winner – Crash Barriers/Gates/Fences
Awards Category:
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Best Crash Barrier (Gates, Fences, Bollards, Guard
Booths)
Name of Nominated Product, Service,
or Program:
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Rampart Vehicle Barrier System Control
Reason this entry deserves to win:
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Shortly after the attacks on 9/11/2001, the world of security
changed and expanded like never before. One of the
new frontiers of security involved the ability to control
and/or prevent vehicle access to high profile buildings,
parking areas and even roads surrounding the building
during a threat. Retractable bollards and wedge barriers
were installed at countless government and military
facilities world-wide to control and prevent entry of
vehicles used for forced access and possible destruction.
Fifteen years have gone by since retractable bollards and
wedge barriers were installed during the early 2000’s.
It has become common that many of the barriers systems
installed during this time had become inoperable
and remained in a normally “open” or down position.
Without the ability to have the barriers function when
needed, the facilities were now exposed to a possible
breach. This problem affected a wide-range of facilities
that included several important buildings in the Washington
DC area and even a professional baseball park in
the Midwest. In each of these cases, after inspection it
was found that the bollards and barriers were in working
condition but the controls that sends the proper
signals for up or down, were not working properly.
Enter the Solution The Rampart Vehicle Barrier System
(VBS) Control from CINCH systems has proven to be an
ideal solution to get a VBS System back in action, doing
the job it was designed to do—control vehicle access or
seal-off an area. The Rampart is the industry’s first AES
Encrypted End-To-End, VBS processor based control
system. The Rampart provides encrypted communi-
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