RiskUKOctober2017

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ISM: Pioneering Integrated Security
Management Systems
Physical Security Information Management
(PSIM) systems have come a long way in
an incredibly short space of time, with
solution manufacturers in this particular space
having made big and bold claims about how
their systems are being developed and what
they can do for procuring end user customers.
At ISM, however, we don’t talk. Rather, we
act. We don’t ‘do’ PSIM systems any longer, at
least not in the way that PSIM is currently
understood. We’ve gone beyond PSIM into a
new generation of Integrated Security
Management Systems (ISMS). Indeed, they’re
already installed and protecting Critical
National Infrastructure projects worldwide.
ISM recognised that ‘true’ PSIM systems
were being undervalued, with glorified Video
Management Systems oversold as something
rather more capable and special.
We also recognised that there’s a world of
difference between a manufacturer’s system
that’s capable of controlling and managing
cameras and network video recorders of a
similar make and a ‘true’ ISMS that controls
multiple technologies from multiple
manufacturers. The former delivers an
integrated solution up to a point, but ‘true’
integration is only achieved by those systems
that can accommodate any technology of any
make and, what’s more, do so across multiple
sites and even multiple countries.
Genesys Enterprise
It’s with this in mind that we’ve launched our
latest generation of Genesys Enterprise
technology, offering end user customers
unparalleled scale, redundancy and ease of
use. Put simply, Genesys Enterprise is leading
the market as a proven solution.
As an enhancement of the existing Genesys2,
the Enterprise version has been developed with
the largest organisations in mind. Genesys is
fully-scalable to manage and control multiple
sites from a single Control Room (or even a
single workstation) across a country or even
across continents. It features the most
advanced levels of encryption configured to
ensure network security, and is accredited to
the highest standards of Government national
infrastructure security.
Stephen Smith, managing director of ISM,
explained to Risk UK that the extension of the
Genesys range affords end user customers
greater choice. “Genesys Enterprise resolves
those issues associated with the increasing
geographical scope of clients, corporations,
Governments and institutions, while also
adhering to a multi-tiered hierarchy (or
‘federated’ system) where total control is
centralised, but allows individual sites to
maintain local control,” stated Smith.
“The new addition is ideally suited to those
large organisations with multiple sites across
multiple regions who might also want to ‘flex’
to accommodate further sites and geographies
as their needs evolve. As this solution
emanates from the Genesys stable, current end
users only have to upgrade from their existing
version to Enterprise without the expense of a
complete technology ‘refresh’.”
Integration of multiple systems
Crucially, the new development allows the
integration of multiple systems from multiple
manufacturers – all from one holistic and
integrated security system.
Every electronic security or fire safety device
from CCTV and intruder alarms through to
electronic locking and Public Address can be
monitored and controlled from a single
platform, regardless of who made them.
Most importantly, Genesys Enterprise
includes the existing Migrating 3+ technology, a
patented automatic failover technology that
adds higher levels of automatic configurable
redundancy and power. Control is effectively
distributed across multiple workstations.
Operating from an
extensive
manufacturing and
design facility located
close to Gatwick
Airport, ISM has been
a world pioneer in
integrated security
systems and
integrated security
solutions since 1989.
Here, the UK’s leading
developer of
integrated security
management,
intercom and cell call
systems focuses on
the development of
Integrated Security
Management Systems