by Brianna Crandall — December 18, 2015—Global security provider HID Global recently selected open-platform security software, hardware and cloud-based services provider Genetec to deliver a unified security platform for its new World Headquarters and North American Operations Center.
Owned by ASSA ABLOY, HID Global employs over 2200 people worldwide with international offices that support more than 100 countries. The company recently decided to consolidate corporate functions, manufacturing, distribution, and sales operations in its new headquarters in Austin, Texas, which features 250,000 square feet of manufacturing, office, and warehouse space on 22 acres.
As a leading security provider with many established industry partnerships, HID Global had many options for video surveillance and access control software. The company chose a proposal submitted by Convergint Technologies, a service-based global integrator. Convergint recommended the Genetec Security Center, a unified security platform which includes Omnicast Internet protocol (IP) video surveillance, Synergis IP access control and other third-party systems, such as intrusion detection, in one intuitive solution.
Genetec Security Center will be used by HID Global to manage numerous Axis Communications network cameras and doors spread throughout the new headquarters. A dedicated security team will actively monitor video and access control events, and the unified security interface is expected to make handling alarms or reviewing video simple and efficient.
On weekends, or after business hours, security personnel will use the Remote Security Desk feature to securely connect to the system to address any incoming alarms, support on-site security personnel, review video to determine whether immediate response is required, and even remotely grant or deny access to the building.
Various on-schedule and on-motion recording configurations were programmed within Security Center, to ensure the system runs as efficiently as possible. The organization is also leveraging the powerful reliability features of Security Center such as redundant and failover archiving to achieve uninterrupted system access and data protection.
Leveraging the open architecture of the unified security platform, HID Global will be able to add many of its own access control devices to secure the expansive two-level building, including biometric readers, facial recognition readers, HID EVO V1000 network access controllers, Edge EVO EH400-K network controllers, and various other HID readers/controllers.
Genetec and HID Global have worked side-by-side for over a decade to align product roadmaps and guarantee deep levels of integrations that allow their mutual customers to get the most of out their technology investments. The extensive compatibility of Security Center with HID Global products ensures that the company can continue to add and test new access control devices and card technologies as they are engineered and released.
Using Synergis, HID Global will be able to create cardholder groups and set highly-granular cardholder privileges to allow employees to access various areas of the building depending on their roles. The company can also set up dual-authentication rules in Synergis so that only employees with permission can access certain high-security areas.
As HID Global continues to grow, the security team could easily expand its use of the Security Center platform to encompass other facilities around the world and centralize monitoring of all sites at the headquarters using the Genetec Federation feature.
