Operational Efficiency, Improved Outcomes and Precise Data Ecosystem

Smiths Detection has launched the Ada Initiative, aimed at driving forward development and implementation of responsible open architecture (OA), the company announced on 29 September.

Benefiting users in aviation, ports and border security, defence and urban security, the architecture will allow hardware, software and algorithms from disparate suppliers to be plugged together. In driving continued development of OA, the company will work with both start-up and established third parties for technology to be seamlessly, bidirectionally and safely integrated with its own software and equipment.

“In security operations, there are often fragmented physical and digital components from different suppliers: OA can help get the most out of all these elements. With the Ada Initiative, we are working to ensure all components seamlessly and compliantly work together, so customers can achieve operational efficiencies, improved safety outcomes and work with a more relevant, precise data ecosystem […] Throughout this initiative, we’re working with a growing number of stakeholders to ensure we achieve a responsible, reliable and practical interoperability of technologies, and deliver ever–higher standards of safety, infosec, and operational benefit to users,” explained Richard Thompson, VP Marketing.