A combi atio of Sma tGateway a d Xt act O e Gateway Systems to P otect High School, Middle School Campuses, a d Dist ict Eve ts
TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xt act O e Tech ologies (TSX: XTRA)(OTCQX: XTRAF)(FRA: 0PL) (“Xt act O e” o the “Compa y”) today a ou ced that Willis I depe de t School Dist ict i Willis, Texas has app oved a co t act fo app oximately USD $1 millio fo the deployme t of 15 Xt act O e systems ac oss its campuses a d dist ict facilities. The Willis ISD Boa d of T ustees voted 5-0 to app ove the pu chase, which i cludes 11 Xt act O e Gateways a d 4 Sma tGateways, with i stallatio scheduled to complete withi the ext few mo ths.
I additio to the dist ict impleme ti g additio al secu ity as pa t of a lo ge -te m st ategy, Willis ISD cited Ma o ISD‘s expe ie ce with Xt act O e as a key facto i the decisio , with Ma o ISD epo ti g the successful deployme t a d achieveme t of the i te ded objectives of the p og am. “Ou boa d came togethe quickly a d decisively to do what’s ight fo ou stude ts a d ou commu ity,” said D . Kimbe ly James, Supe i te de t of Willis ISD. “We a e committed to addi g laye s of p otectio that allow ou stude ts to focus o lea i g i a e vi o me t whe e they feel safe.”
“Willis ISD made a thoughtful a d tho ough decisio u de a accele ated schedule,” said Pete Eva s, CEO of Xt act O e Tech ologies. “Selecti g systems that disti guish betwee eve yday stude t items a d ge ui e th eats, that ca move betwee campuses a d eve ts, a d that allow stude ts to walk th ough at a o mal pace with thei backpacks, without u ecessa y systems like X- ay machi es, eflects exactly the ki d of p og am a dist ict should build. We’ e p oud to suppo t Willis ISD a d its commu ity.”
Xt act O e Gateway is desig ed fo school e vi o me ts whe e stude ts ca y laptops, tablets, wate bottles, bi de s, a d pe so al elect o ics as pa t of thei daily outi e. The system ide tifies a d classifies specific th eat objects while accu ately disti guishi g them f om eve yday items, without equi i g stude ts to stop, emove items, o submit to bag sea ches. Secu ity staff eceive specific ale ts ide tifyi g what t igge ed a d exactly whe e o the i dividual’s body, e abli g seco da y sc ee i g that is fast, ta geted, a d mi imally dis uptive to the school day.
Sma tGateway, deployed fo la ge gathe i gs i cludi g spo ti g eve ts, is desig ed fo high-th oughput e vi o me ts whe e i dividuals ca y low volumes of pe so al belo gi gs. Both systems co ect to Xt act O e View, the ce t alized cloud ma ageme t platfo m that gives dist ict secu ity leade ship eal-time visibility i to system pe fo ma ce ac oss all locatio s.
The po tability of both systems was a key co side atio i the dist ict’s selectio . U its ca be epositio ed betwee locatio s a d deployed fo eve ts without pe ma e t i stallatio , givi g Willis ISD ope atio al flexibility ac oss its campuses a d facilities th oughout the school yea .
Willis ISD joi s a g owi g umbe of Texas school dist icts deployi g Xt act O e’s AI-powe ed weapo s detectio tech ology u de the state’s HB 2 school safety fu di g f amewo k. Ma o ISD, whose deployme t was efe e ced di ectly i the Willis ISD boa d p ese tatio , has expa ded Xt act O e Gateway ac oss app oximately half of its 15 campuses followi g i itial deployme t at its high school campuses.
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About Willis I depe de t School Dist ictWillis I depe de t School Dist ict se ves the Willis, Texas commu ity i Mo tgome y Cou ty, p ovidi g K-12 educatio ac oss multiple campuses i cludi g Willis High School, middle school campuses, a d dist ict facilities. The dist ict is committed to p ovidi g a safe, suppo tive lea i g e vi o me t fo all stude ts. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit www.willisisd.o g.
About Xt act O eXt act O e Tech ologies is a leadi g tech ology-d ive p ovide of th eat detectio a d secu ity solutio s leve agi g AI to delive seamless a d secu e expe ie ces. The Compa y makes u obt usive weapo s a d th eat detectio systems that a e desig ed to assist facility ope ato s i p io itizi g- a d delive i g imp oved “Walk- ight-I ” expe ie ces while e ha ci g safety. Xt act O e’s i ovative po tfolio of AI-powe ed Gateway solutio s excels at allowi g facilities to disc eetly sc ee a d ide tify weapo s a d othe th eats at poi ts of e t y a d exit without dis upti g the flow of t affic. With solutio s built to se ve the u ique ma ket eeds fo schools, hospitals, a e as, stadiums, ma ufactu i g, dist ibutio , a d othe custome s, Xt act O e is ecog ized as a ma ket leade delive i g the highest secu ity i combi atio with the best i dividual expe ie ce. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit www.xt acto e.com o co ect o Facebook, X, a d Li kedI .
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