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Toronto-based Xtract One announces contracts with NHL, MLB and NBA teams

Toronto-based Xtract One Technologies recently announced contracts with teams representing Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Hockey League (NHL), and National Basketball Association (NBA).

According to the company, these contracts were awarded following Xtract One’s recent announcement that SmartGateway has been designated as a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SAFETY Act Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT).

SmartGateway is a screening solution for large, ticketed venues that scans patrons for weapons and other prohibited items as they walk through, eliminating the need to empty pockets and reducing time spent in security lines.

Xtract One said that the selection process entailed rigorous testing, including red teaming assessments and consultations with third-party testing sites.

“Since receiving our DHS SAFETY Act designation, we’ve been able to further expand our customer base of forward-thinking, innovative venues and organizations, and demand continues to increase,” said Peter Evans, CEO of Xtract One Technologies, in a company statement. “Working together with teams in the NBA, MLB, and NHL allows us to bring our innovative technology to a larger scale across the United States and put patron and community safety at the forefront for games all season long. Our business development activity with such organizations, which had begun prior to the DHS designation, has accelerated greatly since then, and we look forward to serving a multitude of teams going forward.”