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Norwalk, Conn., Man Creates Homeland Security Monitoring System.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, September, 2003
By John M. Moran, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Sep. 7--NORWALK, Conn.--Like citizens throughout the United States, Priceline.com founder Jay Walker saw the horror of the 9/11 attacks and wondered how America could protect itself from more terrorism.
Potential targets were everywhere: chemical plants, power generators, gas pipelines and reservoirs -- to name a few. Not even an army of police or security guards could cover them all.
But where others saw a dilemma, Walker, the wealthy inventor and problem-solver, saw a challenge. For two years, he researched ways to make America's most critical infrastructure safer from terrorist attack.
Now Walker thinks he's got the answer.
He calls...
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