by Brianna Crandall — July 7, 2014—Verint Systems Inc. recently announced that St. James School, a private Catholic school in Stratford, Connecticut, selected the Verint Video Management Software (VMS) solution to boost the school’s security and help safeguard students and staff. Established 65 years ago to serve the educational, spiritual and social needs of students in grades pre-K to eight, St. James School has reportedly continued to grow and make security a top priority.
“After recent tragedies throughout the education community, we began to investigate surveillance solutions more seriously, recognizing the need to make our campus more secure and safe,” says James Gieryng, principal, St. James School. “With Verint’s video management solution, we are able to effectively monitor our entire facility— inside and out—to better protect our students and faculty.”
In December 2013, the school replaced its previous camera solution that only monitored the front entrance with new video surveillance cameras inside the building, as well as outside to cover all key areas, including entrances, the gymnasium, cafeteria, parking lot and playground. Each of the cameras is integrated with Verint Video Management Software.
With the new Verint solution, St. James School can monitor live and recorded video from desktops and two large monitors in the main office. The solution also helps streamline video security operations and helps users analyze video and security data. It offers policy-based video distribution, networked video viewing and investigation management to help staff rapidly detect, act on and investigate security breaches and other potential threats. An intuitive user interface minimizes training requirements and streamlines system management.
In leveraging the image clarity, advanced features and manageability of the Verint platform, the main goal of the security solution is to improve student and staff safety and prevent unauthorized access to school property, including the fenced-in playground during after-school hours.
Verint Systems Inc. is a global provider of solutions for “Actionable Intelligence,” which the company says is a necessity in a dynamic world of massive information growth because it empowers organizations with crucial insights and enables decision makers to anticipate, respond and take action. Verint Actionable Intelligence solutions help organizations address three important challenges: customer engagement optimization; security intelligence; and fraud, risk and compliance. According to the company, more than 10,000 organizations in over 180 countries, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 100, use Verint solutions to improve enterprise performance and make the world a safer place.
