Brivo Systems unveils its latest Brivo OnAirSM version 10.11 at ASIS 2013
Brivo Systems unveils its latest Brivo OnAirSM version 10.11 at ASIS 2013

Brivo Systems LLC, leader in cloud applications for security management, recently announced the company’s release of Brivo OnAirSM version 10.11, featuring an updated User Interface (UI). Brivo OnAir is the new brand name for the former Brivo ACS WebService cloud-based access control management solution. With the introduction of this updated interface, Brivo further extends its leadership in the cloud-based access control and video surveillance space by offering a more visually rich and responsive experience for its customers. The Brivo OnAir interface is streamlined and designed for usability, reducing the learning curve and simplifying both system deployment and day-to-day security management. For the redesign project, Brivo engaged a team of user experience (UX) experts. The team conducted hundreds of hours of interviews with current and prospective users to determine how they worked. They incorporated this information into profiles of user “personas” in order to bring focus to ensuring that the resulting interface responded to the needs of Brivo’s users. This first phase of the interface re-design incorporates the key findings from this process and sets the stage for additional enhancements to follow. “This is an exciting day for Brivo, our channel partners and end-users,” said John Szczygiel, Executive Vice President. “The Brivo OnAir name better captures the essence of our cloud-based solution. The revamped UI directly reflects feedback from our users and further demonstrates our commitment to continuous improvement. What's more, this major upgrade is delivered automatically and without charge to all of our users. That’s cloud computing, that’s Brivo OnAir.” Among the features the Brivo OnAir version 10.11 offers: A rich user experience that maximises video and access control management. A new top-level video tab provides immediate access to recorded and live Online Video Recorder (OVR) video. Simplified search capability provides a comprehensive view of access and video motion events on a timeline display; events are visually represented and prioritised using color coding, intuitive icons and other visual cues. The system landing page is optimised to provide shortcuts for everyday operations:  create a new user, find a user or a card, change passwords and search video all on this page—saving time navigating through multiple screens.

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G4Tec Releases its New Version 5.0 Access Control and Security Management Software
G4Tec Releases its New Version 5.0 Access Control and Security Management Software

Group 4 Technology, an advanced security technology solution developer with over 15,000 installations in 60 countries, releases its new multiMAX version 5.0 access control and security management software.  The new version 5.0 software features an expansive set of new and improved capabilities, such as an enhanced visitor management system and expanded digital video recording (DVR) integration options.The new version 5.0 software improves on Group 4 Technology’s already easy-to-use interface with new graphical calendars, system-wide time code visualizations, and real-time, on-screen alarm statistics.Version 5 offers a new optional upgrade module, Threat Level ManagerTM.  This module enables one-touch total system reconfiguration.  Five fully customizable security configurations range from green (low) to red (high).  Threat Level Manager prevents inconvenience during low threat times, and keeps staff on alert during high threat periods.  Threat Level Manager is perfect for holidays when users want to make many configuration changes.Version 5 revised and improved the Visitor Management System.  Users can pre-enroll visitors to save time and populate up to 50 fields of visitor data.  The visitor management system can operate as a standard client or as a web client using existing Intranet/Internet Communications.  Define visitor’s access level, capture photos and print visitor badges.  Assign visitors to authorized employees if you choose the option to make visitor assignments mandatory.More new features include: Predefined commands allow specific commands to be created and added to maps for use by security guards and others with limited system access rights. Transaction processing system replaced with Microsoft Message Queue to improve performance of 5000 plus card reader systems. Real time alarm filter and on-screen alarm statistics provide immediate data to make instant decisions. Link cardholder record to the alarms and current activity screens.

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SMARTair® Openow™ for mobile access control
SMARTair® Openow™ for mobile access control

With the SMARTair® Openow™ app, security managers enjoy Update-on-Card functionality and a touchless credential handling process. Openow brings online benefits to existing offline devices in a SMARTair access control system, so management tasks are completed more efficiently. Powerful features usually only available in online mode are now enabled for SMARTair offline locks  — without any need to fit dedicated wall updaters or communications HUBs. This means no cabling at all; and faster, less invasive installation. Now, every time a user opens a SMARTair door with Openow, the event and entire door history are reported in the SMARTair software, alerting security managers about low battery status, access denied, out of time zone and more. Openow is the convenient mobile solution for SMARTair wireless access control systems. Users store validated digital keys securely in their own Openow app. To open a SMARTair lock, they simply tap their phone against its inbuilt BLE reader. An encrypted Bluetooth connection connects the phone and locking device to quickly approve or deny a unlock request. With Openow, if you have your phone, you are already carrying your keys. Facility managers get through their access management workload faster when they replace traditional card and tag credentials with Openow. Because Openow and the intuitive SMARTair TS1000 software handle everything, virtual keys may be securely deployed over-the-air to anywhere in the world and security managers can easily and quickly update access plans. Delays in issuing or revoking keys for sensitive doors no longer jeopardize site security or business efficiency. There are no physical credentials to handle or track; no card encoders to buy; and no queues at reception for staff or visitors awaiting credentials being issued. The entire credential handling process — for both building users and security managers — is touchless.

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