Unsubstantiated Claims: Athena, Evolv, SoundThinking, Xtract One Claim 7x to 10x Metal Detectors Throughput

Executive *******

***** **** "******* *********" ********* ***** claim "***", "** ** ***", "**" higher ********** **** ***** *********, **** of ***** ********* (******,*****,*************/***********, ********* ***/******* ***) ******** *** ********** ******** *** these ******. **** ****** *** ****** comparisons **** ************ *** *********** ** both ***** ********* *** "******* *********." These ********* ********* *** ***** **** to ********* ************ ***** ******** ****** on ********** **** **** *** ******* substantial ********** ******** ** ***** *********.

**** ****** *** ****** ** ***** detectors *** ***** ***** ** **** smaller ******* (*** *******, ****** ******) while "******* *********" *** **** ******* on ****** ***** (********, ****). ** essence, ***** *** *** ******-**-****** ***********. If ***** ********* *** ******** ***********, one*** ******* ********* ** "******* *********," as **** ***** ******.

"7x", "** ** ***", "***", "****** ***" ******

***** ***** *** * *** ********* variations ** ****** **** ******, *****, SoundThinking, *** ****** *** ****, *** of **** ***** ************* ****** ********** than **** ** ***** *********.

*** *******, ****** ****** ******* ******** ******* ** **** ********** "** ** *** ***** ******" than ************ ***** *********. ****** *** not ******* ** *** ******* *** comments. *******, ***** *** *******, *** company ******* *** ********* *****, ** the ******* ***** *****:

*****, ******** *** **** ****** ***** weapons ********* *******, ** ***** *** its *** ***** *** *** **********, as *** ******* **** *** ******* below *****:

*********, ************* (******** ***********), ***** ********* SafePointe ******* **** **** (*******'* ****** ***** *** ****), **** ******* **** *** ******* detection **** ** "** ** *** faster" **** ***** *********:

******, ****** *** (******** ******* *** Technologies; ****** *******) **** ****** **** *** ****** is ****** (** *** ****** **********) than ***** *********. *******, ***** ****** are * ** ********, ** *** excerpt **** *** *******, ******** ****, and "**** *****" ***** *****:

No ******** ******** ** ****

**** ******* *** ** *** **** companies *** ***** **** ** ******* any ******** **** ***** ******* ***** claims, *** ***** **** ********* *******, none ** **** ******** *** ********** evidence ****** ***** ******. **** ****** significant ********* ***** *** ********** ** these **********.

*** ******** **** **** ******* ** IPVM *** ********* ******* ** *** report.

Unfair ***********

**** ** *** ******* ***** **** provided ******** ** **** ***** ******, one *** ***** ***** **** ***** comparisons *** ******, ** ** **** cases, "******* *********" *** ***** ********* are ******* *** ********* ***** ** threats. ***** ******* ********* ****** **** for ******** *** ****, ** ****** settings, ***** ********* *** ******* *** smaller ******* (******* ******) ** ****.

"Weapons *********" *** ****** ******* *** ****** *******

***** *******, **** ******** (**** ** Athena), *** ***** ***-********** ******* ****** look *** ****** *******, **** ** handguns, ******, *** ****, *** **** inconsistent *********** **** ******* *******. *** example,**** ****************** ************** **** ****'* *** *****'* ******* have ************* ***** ********* ***** ** knives, ******* **** ************* *** **** ******* *** *** devices *** "*****-******* ******* *** ****."

***** ************* ***** "******** ******" ** one ** ***** ********* ******* ******** * ******* ** * ********* * *.*" ***** (******* ***** ******** ** ******), ***** ** *** ***********,********** ********* *** ********* ** **** "mass ********* *******," ** *** ******* ***** *****:

****** *** ******** ****** ** *** website *** ***** ****** **** ** has * ********** ********* **** ** knives. *******, ******* ******(**** ****) ****** **** ** *** struggle **** **** ******. ************, *** company's ******** ********** ** **** **** its ****** ***** **** ** ***-******* environments (*** *** ********** ***** *****) *** * ******* ******** ******, which *** ***** *** ********* ** non-ferromagnetic *********, ****** ******** ***** *** company's ******* ** ****** ****** ******* false ******** ** ************ **** *******.

Metal ********* **** *** ******* *******

**** ***** ** ************ ***** ********* showed **** ** ******** **** **** false ***** **** ** ********** *** other ******* ****** ******* (***** ** often **** **** ******** *********** ** weapons ********* *********), **** **** **** a ********** ********* **** ** ******* knives, ****** **** "******* *********."

*** *******, *** ***** ****** **** CEIA **-** **** ***** ******** ****** that ** * ******* ******* ** which ** ********* ***** ****** ** cellphones, ** *** * ***% ********* rate ** ****** ****** **** ****** as ***** ** *". *** *** CEIA, *** ******* *****:**** **-** **** ***** ******** ******,******* ***** ******** ******* *** *****-* Software ******. *** *******, ** *** ********** second **** ********* *******, ***** ******* had * **% ********* **** ** knives **** ****** *" ** ******.

Metal ********* *** ** ******** ** ******* **** "******* *********"

** *** ******* ***** ********* (** we ********* ** *** ****** *****), one *** *** * *********** ******* to "******* *********", ** *** ********* video ***** *****:

In * **** ***********, *********** *** ** **********

****'* ****** ** **** ** ***** detectors *** ******** (* ********** *************** manipulation ** * *** ********) ** have *** **** ********* ******* ** "weapons *********," *** *** *** ********** throughputs ** ***** ********* **** **** often ***** ***** ** ********** *** other ********* *****.

*********, ** *** ** ** ****** "weapons *********" ** ****** ******* ******, they **** ***** ***** ****** ** smaller ****** *******. *****'* *** *********** setting "*" *** *** ********* ***** alarms ** ********** (********* ** ****** ** * ******** report) *********** **** ******* ****. **** believes **** *** **** ********* ******* to ***** "******* *********," **** ** CEIA ********, ****** ***'* ************, *** SoundThinking's ****.

Throughput ******* ** ******

** *******, ** ******* ******* ** assessing ********** ** ********** *** ***** it ** ******* *** ****/*** "******* detectors" ** ***** ********* ***, ** it ******* ******* ** ******. *** example, ********* ********* **********, **** ***** patrons *** ***** ** ******, *** how **** ********* ***** * ****** unit **** ******* ****** *** **********.

***** ***** ***** *********** ****** ** the ********** ** * *********** ********** fashion, *** ******* ****** *** *** throughput ******* ** ****** (************ ** staffing *** ****):

Evolv *** ** *****; *** **** ****** ********

*** **** **** ** *** ***** provide *** ***** ****** ***** *******, which ****** ** ******* ********* ** one ********* * ****-**-**** **** (** the ****), ***** ******** **** ********* followed **** ***** ***** ** *** able ** ************* **** *** ***** without ************** *** ******.

*** *******,***** ******* ********* **** ****** ** 2019.

** **** *****, **** *** *** released ******** (******** ** ****), ****** One *** ***** ******* *** *** was ********* *** ***** ********** ******* (radar-based; *** *******, ****** *******), ************* *** ***** ***********, ************* *** *** **** **** ********* website.

**** ************ *** ********* ***** ****** create ********* ********** **** *** **** companies ************* ** **** ** *** claim ********* *******. **** ******* * cascade ** ***** ******, ***** **** to ** ********* ************* ** *** product's ************.

**** *** ******* ****** ****** **** low ***** ***** ** ******* **** some ********* **** ****** ** ********* their ***** ** ***** ***** ******** from *** ***********.

Implications *** ******** ****** *********

* *** ** * ********* **** make ***** ****** ***** ** ****** (Evolv *** *************), *** ***** ********* to ******* *** ***** ** ***** claims ******** *** ***** **** **** companies ************ ******. **** ******* * risk *** ***** ********* ****, ** it ******* ** * *** ****** action, *** ************* **** *** *******'* trustworthiness ***, ** ****, ****** ** a ***** *******.

***** ****** *** **** *** ***** on ******, ** ** **** ******** traded *** *** ** *********** ** similar ***********.

** ******* ***** *** ************ *** Evolv ** ****** ** * ******** report, ******** ********* *** *****, ******* ** Substantiate *** ********** *****. **** **** ******* **** *****,*** ******* ********* **** *** *** "questions" *** ********* *********, *******, *** ******* ** *** involvement ****** ** ** ****. *** more ********** ** *** *** *****, see***** "****** *******" ************ ***** *** Capabilities, ********* **** *** *****.

Athena, *****, *** ************* **** ******** *******

*** ******** ** *** ********* **** make *** ****** ********** (** *******) claims, **** ******** *********, **** ****** being ******** ** ******* ***** *******, SoundThinking's ********** *** *** ** *** enforcement ***** ********** ** ****** *** drawing ****** *********, *** ***** ***** accused ** ********* ********* *** ******* knives **** *** ** ******** *********.

*** **** ********** ** ***** ******, see:

• ***** *********** ***** *********, ****** **** Hikvision; ******** - ******* **** ********* Cameras, ******** **% ** ******* ** Victims
• *********** ************* ********** ** *****
• *********** ******** ****** ********
• *********** ** **** ** ******** ******** Allegations
• ***** ** ******** ****** *** ********* Marketing
• *****'* *** ****** ******** ***** ************ In *** *****
• "************" ***** *** ******** ********** ******* Add ******** *****, ****** *** ******** Staff

CEIA **** ***** ****** **** ** ** *************

***** ****** *** *** ******* ** our ******* *** *******, ****, *** partner *** *** ******** ** ******** systems *** ****, **** **** **** such ****** ** ********** **** ** be *************, *** **** ********* ****** "to *** *** ************," ** ****** *** **** ***********:

** ** *******,that ********* [Athena is "up to ten times faster" than conventional metal detectors] needs ** ** ************* ** *********.In **** ** ** *** ***** ****.Why? Because reality ** **** *********** **** ****** ****** *** ******.I know one of our competitors state that and I understand it is a sentence customers can latch on but it ** * ********* **** *** ** ****** ************* *** ** *** **** ***** **** ** ********* ***, *********, ** ** *** *** **. Reality ** *** **** ******* *** ******** ** ** **** * ********* ** ********* ** *** ********* ********. [emphasis added]

** ***** **** ********** ** *** a **** ****** ** ** ******* on *** *********** *** ****** (*.*., how ********* ********* ** *********, *** many ********* *** ******, ***.). *******, he **** **** ** *** ****** are ***** (***********, ******, ***.) ******** will **** * "**** ******" ********** than ***** *********:

***,with ********** **** ***** ***** *** **** ********** *** **** ****** ********** **** ** ******** **** **** * *********** **** *** * ***** *** *** ***.

*****,that ** * ********* ** ** *** *** and I am contacting Athena to ask for explanations. [emphasis added]

**** **** **** *** *** ****** OPENGATE, ** **** ****** ** ******** times, *** ** *** ********* ***** this *********.

SoundThinking's ********

**** ******* *** ** ************* *** inquired ***** *** ******'* ************ *** proof ** *** ********** ******, *** the ******* ******** ** ******* *** evidence ** ******* *** ******* **** an ******** ******** ****** ** **** below:

********** ** * *** ******* ****** our *********** ********, *** *** *********** details ** *** ********** *** ***** to *** ******’* *******. ** *** dedicated ** *********** *** ******** ** our ******* *** *** ******* *** private ************* **** ********* *** ********* are ****** ** ******** *** *********** about *** ******’* ************ ******** ** this ****. ** **** ** ********* information ******** ** *** ********* ******** with *** ****** *********, ** ******* that ***** ******* ** ******* *********, and **** ******* *** ******** ******* their ********** *** ********.

Xtract ***'* ********

******* ** ***** ********* ** **** list, ****** *** *** *** ******* any ******** ***** ** *** ******** throughput ******, *** ****** ***** ********* **** **** "******** ******" ****** that ***** ********* *** "******" **** Xtract *** *****:

****************** ****** **** ** **** *****Walk-through-metal ********* *** ****, ** ******, ** ******** ****** *** *** ** ***** ****** ******. The ingress rates vary depending on the settings used and the venue conops and policies. For example, higher rates for WTMDs could be achieved if the sensitivity is turned down, reducing the probability of detecting all types of metal, which could include weapons. Or similarly depending on bag policies, or secondary screening approach. We ***** *** ****** *** *********** ** *** ******* **** ***** **** *** ***** ******** *** **** *********** **** ******* ****** ***** ** ** ** ******** ** ********** based on customer feedback, depending on demographics, venue policies, and the chosen CONOPs of the customer, including secondary screening.

********, ** **** **** *** ******* experienced ** **** ****** ******** ** throughput, *** ** ** "*** * constant ******* *** ********** ** *** real *****," ***** ** *** **** don't ****** ***** *******:

****** ********** *** ** ******** ** a ******* ***********, *** ** **** seen **** * *** *****, *** in ******* ** ** *** * constant ******* *** ********** ** *** real ***** *** ** *** ******** to ****** ***** *******.

** *** *** ********* ** *** the **** ******** **** *** ***** to *** ** *****, ***** ** used ** ****** ***.

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******* *** ****** ******* ***** ***** rectify **** (*** ******* ******** ******** ** *** questioning), *** ******* *** *** ***** any ****** ****** ** ************.

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