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SECURITY SYSTEMS NEWS MAY 2011 www.securitysystemsnews.com It’s the great ISC West 2011 round up Continued from page 1 here from April 6 to April 8. John Kenning of ADT said this is part of ADT Commercial’s evolution and “stated goal of becoming a leader in the managed services space.” Verint’s acquisition of Rontal Engineering Applications (announced at the show April 6) was also a subject of conversation. Showing off Verint’s new Nextiva PSIM platform was David Shneerson, founder of Rontal, and now the director of PSIM solutions with Verint. The acquisition “definitely validates the need out there,” he said. “Two years ago the term PSIM wasn’t even known and today you hear it everywhere.” Pat Kiernan, director of marketing with Nice Systems, which last year acquired PSIM maker Orsus, con- curred. “These acquisitions justify our investments,” he said. Honeywell announced a deal with Boeing on April 7 where it will provide a PSIM-type solution to its systems integration partners (HIS dealers). IPVideo Corporation announced its first endeavor into the PSIM space with the release of C3 Fusion. Steve Sleicher, COO with IP Video, said that the company, which has a video management software platform, Sentry, started offering PSIM soft- ware after hearing from its custom- ers that they want to bring together video and other devices to help them better resolve incidents. Similarly, OnSSI announced it has added PSIM functionality to its video management software product, Ocularis. Gadi Piran, president and CTO of OnSSI said the company hopes to target small- to medium- size customers with this additional functionality. VidSys’ Kelly Fiedler and David Fowler took some time to talk PSIM with SSN. “A true PSIM will manage the situation, not just the technol- ogy,” Fowler said. JoAnna Sohovich, the new pres- ident of Honeywell Security & Communications, took time out of her show schedule for an interview with ssnTVnews. Sohovich, who became president last fall, talked about her impressions of the event— her first ISC West show—and about the “connected home” solutions Honeywell was exhibiting. She said the user-friendly systems are designed to help dealers increase close rates, reduce installation times and improve customer retention. At the ADT Security Services’ booth Don Boerema, VP, chief marketing officer, and Bob Tucker, director of public relations, were talking about new features of ADT’s Pulse Interactive Solutions, including a door lock feature ADT is working on with Black & Decker. At Alarm.com, Jay Kenny, VP marketing, and Alison Slavin, VP product management, told SSN about enhancements to Alarm. com’s home automation, energy management emPower solution that will allow customers to define more custom settings. Aiphone used the show to release its IS Series IP Video Intercom, “a network-based communication and all-in-one security control sys- tem featuring video entry security, internal communication, rescue assistance, paging and bell/chime scheduling.” Brad Kamcheff, Aiphone market- ing manager, told SSN that it is ideal for schools. 2GIG Technologies president Todd Santiago and co-founder Lance Dean shared several announcements, including new offices, and the hiring of a new CTO, Jeremy Warren. Melissa Pitfield, director, market- ing communications, DMP, was showing off new products such as MyAccess Features, which lets users remotely manage their residential or commercial alarm system via text message. At the Silent Knight by Honeywell booth, Susan Adam, marketing director, demoed SKST (Silent Knight Selection Tool), a free software application for fire alarm deal- ers to help them easily configure a bill of materi- NEWS 9 Lance Dean als for IntelliKnight addressable or conventional fire alarm systems. ROUND UP see page 10 13:15 PM Any incidents? Effective outdoor video surveillance protects what you value most, alerts you to unexpected events and can even trigger appropriate response. But the cameras that achieve it must endure intense sunshine, heavy rain and strong winds - and still deliver usable results. Axis outdoor cameras are exceptionally easy to install, which saves valuable time and minimizes maintenance. They withstand extreme weather conditions, and offer superb image quality. www.axis.com/outdoor AXIS Q6034-E PTZ Dome Network Camera: IP66 and NEMA 4X-rated casing, 18x optical zoom, HDTV 720p with 16:9 field of view, day/night, H.264, Power over Ethernet, Arctic Temperature Control, and much more. Because your surveillance system needs to deliver indisputable evidence in the form of clear, crisp video images – even in the toughest environments. Get the Axis picture. Stay one step ahead. Become an Axis Certified Professional and validate your knowledge in network video. Visit www.axis.com/certification for more details. 13:15 PM NOTHING TO REPORT