1. SCOPE 1.1. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS 1.1.1. Motivation1.1.2. Why screen for explosives?1.1.3. Possible Scenario Assumptions1.1.4. Additional Assumptions 1.2. METHODOLOGY 1.2.1. Motivation1.2.2. Research Methods1.2.3. Report Structure1.2.4. Readership 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2.1. HAND-HELD BAGGAGE SCREENING2.2. MAILROOM SCREENING 2.3. PRIORITIZING TARGETS2.4. MAIN CONCLUSIONS3. THREAT MITIGATION 3.1. BAGGAGE SCREENING STATUS 3.2. MAILROOM - TERRORISM MITIGATION STATUS4. LEGAL ISSUES4.1. RELEVANT LEGISLATION 4.1.1. International/European Legislation4.1.2. U.S Legislation4.2. LEGAL LIABILITY ISSUES 5. INDUSTRY DRIVERS5.1. HAND-CARRIED BAGGAGE SCREENING MARKET DRIVERS 5.2. MAILROOM SCREENING MARKET DRIVERS 6. INDUSTRY INHIBITORS 6.1. HAND-CARRIED SCREENING MARKET INHIBITORS 6.2. MAILROOM SCREENING MARKET INHIBITORS 7. CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES7.1. BACKGROUND7.1.1. Existing Technologies Development/Deployment Srategy 7.1.2. FAA/TSA Certified Systems7.2. DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES - WORLDWIDE DEPLOYMENT 7.3. BULK DETECTORS7.3.1. Bulk Detection Systems - Applicability to Baggage and/or Mail Threat Detection 7.3.2. X-Ray Systems7.3.3. X-ray - Explosive / Weapon Detection Technologies - Functional Descriptions 7.4. THREAT IMAGE PROJECTION (TIP) 7.5. NUCLEAR QUADRUPLE RESONANCE (NQR) 7.6. THERMAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION (TNA)7.7. TRACE DETECTORS7.7.1. Trace Detection - Modes7.7.2. Trace Detection Systems - Applicability to Baggage and/or Mail Threat Detection 7.7.3. Trace Detection - Current Technologies 7.7.4. Electron Capture Detectors (ECD)) 7.7.5. Canine (K-9) 7.8. ENVELOPE METAL DETECTORS7.9. WMD 7.9.1. Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) baggage/ mailroom screening 7.10. HAND-CARRIED BAGGAGE SCREENING - CURRENT PRODUCT PRICING8. MARKET ANALYSIS - 2002-2010 8.1. DEMAND AND SUPPLY ANALYSIS 8.1.1. Hand-Carried Baggage Screening Market 8.1.2. Mailroom Screening Market8.2. MARKET DEMAND - 2002-20108.2.1. Baggage Screening - Total Number of Transactions8.2.2. Worldwide Transaction Capacity - Evolution 2002-2010 By Territory And By Sector8.2.3. Integrated People-Baggage Screening Portals - Total Number of Transactions World Wide 8.2.4. Cost of Transaction8.3. INSTALLED BASE 2002-2010 8.3.1. Installed Base - Hand-Held Baggage Bulk Screening Systems - 2002-2010 8.3.2. Installed Base - Trace Detection Screening Systems - 2002-2010 8.3.3. Installed Base - Integrated People-Baggage Screening Portals (IPBP) - 2002- 20108.4. SALES 2002-2010 8.4.1. Sales - Baggage Bulk Screening Systems - 2002-20108.4.2. Sales - Baggage Trace Detection Screening Systems - 2002-2010 8.4.3. Sales - Integrated People-Baggage Screening Portals(IPBP) - 2002-20108.4.4. Worldwide Mailroom Market 2003-2007 8.5. MARKET SEGMENTATION - VENDORS9. PRODUCT/TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK - 2003-2010 9.1. OVERVIEW - EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES9.1.1. Techno- tactical Analysis9.1.2. Basic Assumptions and Guidelines 9.1.3. Main Conclusions 9.1.4. Baggage Screening - Technology Evolution Timeline9.1.5. Mailroom Screening - Technology Evolution Timeline9.1.6. Mailroom Screening - Candidate Future Modalities9.2. MAILROOM TECHNOLOGIES OUTLOOK 2003-20109.3. EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES 9.3.1. Emerging Technologies - Review Conclusions9.4. BULK SCREENING - EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES REVIEW 9.4.1. Coherent X-Ray & Advanced Coherent X-Ray Scatter9.4.2. Terahertz Imaging9.5. TRACE DETECTION - EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES REVIEW 9.6. COMPARISON OF NEXT GENERATION BAGGAGE SCREENINGTECHNOLOGIES 9.7. THE “CHECKPOINT OF THE FUTURE” - FUSED TECHNOLOGIES 9.7.1. Integrated People-Baggage Screening Portals (IPBP) 10. PRICING OUTLOOK - 2003-201010.1. OVERVIEW 10.2. PRICE FORECAST10.3. BULK BAGGAGE 2003-2010 PRICING OUTLOOK11. ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS11.1. OVERVIEW 13.1 COST PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS 13.2 COST OF TRANSACTION ANALYSIS 13.3 COST OF MAINTENANCE 12. INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS 12.1. MAILROOM SCREENING SYSTEMS13. PERSONNEL CONSIDERATIONS 13.1. BACKGROUND - PERSONNEL13.2. PERSONNEL OUTLAY - 2002-201013.3. PERSONNEL TRAINING 14. VENDORS 14.1. CURRENT VENDORS14.2. VENDORS PROFILES 14.3. VENDORS OUTLOOK 15. SERVICE BUSINESS 16. BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES 16.1. INTRODUCTION 16.2. REMOTE TELE-INTERPRETATION OF X-RAY BULK DETECTION SCREENING 16.3. HIGH-RELIABILITY, MULTI-THREAT SCREENING SYSTEMS16.4. UPGRADED MULTI-THREAT SCREENING SYSTEMS 16.5. PEOPLE & HAND-CARRIED BAGGAGE INTEGRATED DETECTION PORTALS16.6. MULTI-THREAT TRACE DETECTOR16.7. INTEGRATED BAGGAGE SCREENING SYSTEMS16.8. RADIO FREQUENCY ID (RFID) BAGGAGE INFRASTRUCTURE16.9. THIRD-PARTY SERVICE16.10. BAGGAGE TRACE EXTRACTION 17. PATENT REVIEW17.1. SCOPE 17.2. X-RAY PATENTS REVIEW17.3. TRACE DETECTION PATENTS REVIEW