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Stadium Tech Report

October 5th, 2024

Patriot One

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Patriot One changes name to Xtract One, wins new deals

Weapons detection technology provider Patriot One recently changed its name to Xtract One, part of a busy fall that saw the company sign an important agreement with venue owner and operator Oak View Group and several new deals to bring its security scanning devices to venues. The name change, which the company said was due in part to possible objections...

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Editorial

Race is on for walk-through detector market share

Here are some quick snapshots of the leading providers in the new market for walk-through weapons detection systems for stadiums and large public venues. Data in the snapshots is mainly from company interviews and published website information. CEIA Opengate Company: CEIA USA (U.S. subsidiary of Italian parent CEIA, whose initials stand for Costruzioni Elettroniche Industriali Automatism; but everyone calls the...

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Editorial

Venues need to radically rethink entry procedures

After a year of welcoming full-capacity crowds back to stadiums, it's apparent that while technology can assist venues in eliminating fan pain points, it's also clear that sudden shifts to new ways of doing things don't always go as smoothly as planned. For this column, we're going to focus on the process of stadium entry, where we saw some of...

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First Look: Climate Pledge Arena

Stadium Tech Report was live in Seattle last week, for the opening days of the "new" home of the NHL's Seattle Kraken, Climate Pledge Arena. Built basically underneath the old roof of the venue previously known as Key Arena, the privately funded, $1.165-billion rebuild led by owners Oak View Group is a completely new facility under the old lead roof,...

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