SSI Makes its 12th Mission to Israel - Bringing America's First Responders in Direct Contact with Elite Counter-Terrorism Training Experts

Miami, FL (PRWEB) February 10, 2008

SSI has been taking teams of First Responders, security professionals, and law enforcement personnel to Israel for over a decade and remains the only private US Company offering this form of high-demand, frontline security training. The unique program is performed in cooperation with more than 50 agencies and has been funded in part by the US Department of Homeland Security.

Participants in the upcoming mission will receive in-depth training by various security professionals who combat terror threats on a daily basis as well as having the chance to explore the unique cultural and historical landscape of Israel. Some of the mission highlights and topics covered will include:

Public Safety - large scale events, shopping and retail, public transportation
Ports and Airports - tour and learn about some of the world's most complex security arrangements including a visit to Israel's Olympic Village
Critical Infrastructure - tour the Ashdod Power Plant and learn about defenses against Kasam Missiles that are being constantly being fired from Gaza
University and Schools
Government buildings - visit Israel's legislature "The Knesset"
VIP Protection - review lessons learned from the 1995 Rabin Assassination
Suicide Terror - visit sites of past terrorist incidents and speak with public security officials
VBIED's
Personal Protection - active Krav Maga training (an Israeli Martial Art and Close Combat Discipline)

Additionally, participants will experience some of the best dining and accommodations Israel has to offer. Optional tours are available for visiting Israel's Holy sites including a guided tour through Jerusalem's Old City, lunch at the Sea of Galilee and dinner near Mt. Tabor.

SSI CEO Solomon Bradman comments, "We are leading the way, making a difference together with a very dedicated group of First Responders? [who] consider themselves a cadre of people ready to fight the war on terror? all very inspired after seeing what Israel has achieved." He continues, "Because we give them a hands-on experience, and no-one else has the connections to do this? all our visits are really with the heads of security of wherever we are visiting?"

A past mission delegate recalls, "The training we received was very well balanced as to the many facets of security concerns that the police and private security have to deal with on a daily basis. It was invaluable to learn how the military, law enforcement and private security agencies cooperate and work toward a common goal." - Lieutenant Colonel Richard Wheeler, Commander Strategic Planning, Maryland DoT

Learn more about the upcoming mission or register at SSI's website.

About Security Solutions International:

SSI ? - Security Solutions International develops and delivers training for First Responders in the US in counter- terror planning and implementation. The company has trained Federal, State and local agencies based on global best practices and their range of international security expertise. SSI offerings cover security and counter-terror awareness and operational training, threat assessment techniques; hospital emergency preparedness; building safety; aviation sector processes, and school safety training to name a few. The company is best known for its Homeland Security international training missions, bringing global best practices in security to corporate and government clients. SSI will be launching the first private digital training network for First Responders and the Counter Terrorist Magazine in 2008.

Copyright ? 2008 Security Solutions International; all rights reserved.

For more information contact:

Kelli Richardson

Security Solutions International

http://www.homelandsecurityssi.com

Kendall Tamiami Executive Airport

14300 SW 29th Street

Miami, Florida 33186

Telephone: (866) 573-3999

Fax: (786) 573-2090

Mobile: (305) 401-6906

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Keepsy Makes Photo Books Easy, Wins Web 2.0 Expo Award

Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) April 4, 2011

Hot off their recent launch, Keepsy continues to innovate and win accolades from both customers and industry influencers. The company announced today that it won Robert Scoble's pick for the Startup Showcase, held on March 29th at the 2011 Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco.

"Our goal is to make creating photo albums as fun and easy as taking the photos," said CEO Peter Weck, "and to win an award like this is thrilling for us. We've had really positive feedback from our customers, and to get this kind of recognition by an industry influencer like Scoble is very rewarding."

"This is an exciting time to be in this space," continued Weck, "Shutterfly's recent acquisition of TinyPrints for $ 333 million, Sequoia Capital's $ 41 million investment in Color.com, and the meteoric rise of mobile applications like Instagram and Picplz shows that both print product and photo sharing applications are hotter than ever for investors and consumers alike."

The company was picked as one of three winners from a group of thirty startups at the Web 2.0 Expo.

In discussing the choice on stage, the judges -- Robert Scoble and Ann Winblad (Hummer Winblad Ventures) -- highlighted the site's novelty, ease of use and the elegant results of the printed product. "We've talked with heck of a lot of people," responded Blake Williams, VP of Product, "and we've learned that while people love taking photos and looking at photos books, they perceive making the books as a real pain. They want these books, but they don't enjoy making them. That's a ripe opportunity in a market that's over $ 1B and growing."

To illustrate the ease of use, Keepsy points to its new Instapage feature. "Imagine it's your wedding, and the guests are taking great candid shots on their mobile phones," said Williams, "How are you going to get those photos into a printed keepsake album? Before Keepsy, the guests would have to remember download, upload, synch, etc. With Instapage, you can give your album a unique email address to share with your guests. They can then send their photos and captions directly to the album from their phones in real-time and Keepsy will auto-create pages in the album for them. In other words, the guests can create an entire photo album without setting down their wineglasses, and before the bride and groom have even left the reception."

While Keepsy's free online software has a multitude of photo book applications, the company cites group events and collaborative projects like weddings, reunions, birthdays, and yearbooks as their main focus.

At the SXSW conference last month, the founders were pleased with the unexpected but enthusiastic response from event planners and marketers. "We were fortunate enough to run a very successful pilot test of our event album for the SXSW Search Party that was hosted by Blekko, Chomp, Hipmunk, and Ashton Kutcher," said Weck. "We're now getting interest and speaking with other partners about future events."

About Keepsy

Keepsy is a site that uses the power of social networks to create custom, collaborative photo albums. People can create their own custom albums and invite friends to add their own photos and messages to the album. Keepsy also enables people to 'group gift' an album, and to include gift cards for events and special occasions. Keepsy was founded by Peter Weck, Blake Williams, and Kai Zhao. To learn more about Keepsy, please visit http://www.keepsy.com.

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