by Shane Henson — August 3, 2012—S2 Security Corporation (S2), a provider of Internet Protocol (IP)-based integrated physical security systems, recently launched S2 Global, a solution it describes as a better way to manage distributed physical security systems.
According to the company, S2 Global is a flexible and expandable solution with practically unlimited scale. S2 Global enables users to knit together an entire ecosystem of security management systems (SMS) and video management systems (VMS) appliances under one centrally controlled, distributed network while retaining many of the principles that S2 says it pioneered, including an appliance-based architecture and Web browser delivery.
S2 Global is both network-efficient and cost-effective. The system integrates SMS and VMS appliances directly, eliminating the regional chokepoints that can be a significant problem for legacy systems. Using S2 Global, users have the safety and convenience of individually manageable small systems, with the efficiencies offered by central management and control, the company says.
S2 Global features that facilities and security managers and buildings owners may find appealing include:
- 100% Web-based, IP network appliance
- SMS access control database that can be managed centrally, remotely or both
- Access privileges specified at both the local and global levels
- Home page provides immediate access to data at any remote site
- Report facility integrates activity from remote devices into aggregated reports that can be auto-scheduled, producing PDF results delivered via e-mail
- Security operations center alarm management software handles multiple simultaneous operators
- Integration with S2 NetVR and NetBox VR for distributed VMS management
- Scales to thousands of locations on a single global server
- Automatic import from common personnel management systems
- SMS access control database that can be managed centrally, remotely or both
S2 Global is also flexible enough to meet the needs of a wide range of applications, the company says. For large-scale enterprises, S2 can provide a completely customized, enterprise-class global solution that includes dedicated S2 engineers onsite supporting the deployment. S2 also provides a lower capacity offering for smaller organizations, many of which prefer to build their global system piece-by-piece over time. Users can also choose whether to convert their entire system to S2 products, or simply use S2 Global to unite their existing enterprise systems under one management solution.
