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Telit and OpticalLock Help Businesses Use Cellular IoT to Prevent Cargo Theft, Counterfeiting and Enable Rapid Asset Recovery

Press Release London, September 23, 2020  This week Telit published this Press Release highlighting the very high value proposition of OpticalLock’s Secure Monitoring System.  OpticalLock’s OPTi-100 monitoring system has patented sensors that detect motion, security status, humidity, location and other conditions for high-value fixed and mobile assets Telit’s xE910 modules ensure that OPTi-100 devices can […]

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Planning, Innovation & Creativity For Shipping Success

According to Neal Samson of Global Trade Daily, shipping high-value assets takes planning and innovation sprinkled with a little bit of creativity.  “Shipping cargo of any kind requires taking certain precautions to ensure the shipment arrives at its destination safely. Things get more complicated when high-value cargo is involved. Shipping cargo that includes unique pieces […]

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Abate Counterfeiting & Loss of High-Value Goods

The Internet of Things (aka IoT) is defined by Wikipedia as, “…the network of physical objects—“things”—that are embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the internet.” OpticalLock is an innovation company who set out to solve the global issue of counterfeiting […]

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The Role and Importance of Ballot Box Seals & Locks

Election and ballot box security has become a high profile topic recently in the United States. The main reason is that one of the candidates in the US presidential election was constantly warning of fraud months BEFORE the election even took place! Ironically, that candidate won a very close election and there was very little […]

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Benefits of the CBP C-TPAT Program

C-TPAT (Customs–Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) is a voluntary, joint government-business partnership to strengthen supply chain and increase border security. C-TPAT is described by the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) as being just one layer of CBP’s multi-layer strategy on cargo enforcement. Supply Chain security is a complex topic that can have a very important effect […]

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Review of Article on Supply Chain Security Issues

We continue our series of reviews on articles relevant to key OpticalLock markets, where supply chain security issues play a prominent role. This particular review post takes us to an extensive piece which appeared in Inbound Logistics titled: Locking Down Supply Chain Security. This is a wide-ranging article which covers quite of bit of ground […]

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