LONDON, June 27 /PRNewswire/ --     The continued threat of terrorism is set to drive growth across the
entire European airport security equipment market, especially given recent
European Union legislation, which aims to impose standard security
requirements across all member states.

Europe has immense market potential: estimates for the period 2006-2010
indicate 20 new airports will be built and 36 existing ones will need to be
upgraded.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan 
(http://www.financialservices.frost.com) predicts that this market will see
top-line growth in the region of 34.3%, in part due to significant growth
opportunities in the burgeoning economies of Eastern Europe.

If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides
manufacturers, end users, and other industry participants with an overview of
the latest analysis of investment opportunities in the European Airport
Security Equipment Market, then send an e-mail to Michael Banks, Corporate
Communications, at michael.banks@frost.com with your full name, company name,
title, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address. Upon receipt of the
above information, an overview will be sent to you by e-mail.

Following the September 2001 terrorist attacks, countries across Europe
began to strengthen airport security, though these efforts were intensified
soon after the London explosions in July 2005. Increased airport security
measures were announced by a number of countries, including Hungary, Italy,
Denmark, the Czech Republic and Poland. In London, transport and leisure
stocks fell following the explosions, and stocks were also affected outside
Europe, including in the United States. However, shares in airport security
companies' rose, with Isonics Corp, a supplier of portable devices for
detecting explosives up 10% to $3.33.

The ongoing terrorist threat in the wake of the London explosion has
forced European authorities to rethink their approach to airport security.
This includes the decision to go onto heightened alert after twenty-four
terrorist suspects were held over an alleged plot to blow up as many as 10
transatlantic jets destined for the US in August 2006.

This has created opportunities for small and medium-sized companies
offering niche airport security equipment or add-on components, with growth
prospects focused primarily in the explosive detection and biometrics
segments - above all in the areas of baggage and cargo screening, as well as
in passport verification.

There have also been a significant number of venture-capitalist and
private-equity deals in this market, including deals from traditional
institutional investors. Private equity investors have good prospects in the
CCTV and perimeter fencing sub-segments, while venture capitalists would do
well to explore areas such as biometrics and explosive detection, as these
are experiencing rapid growth and are by nature technology-intensive fields

This press release is based on a recent research service,
European Airport Security Equipment Market: Investment Opportunities, part of
the Financial Benchmarking and Analysis Growth Partnership Service program.
It provides the five main investment themes, namely, industry economics,
growth monitor, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital
activity. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly
examine the following markets: perimeter and access control (sub-segments
include perimeter fencing, alarms and sensors, electronic doors and locks
biometrics), monitoring (sub-segments include CCTV, digital surveillance,
intercom and video door phone) and fire and explosives detection
(sub-segments include metal detectors, X-ray and infrared equipment and
explosives detection system). Interviews with the press are available.

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