PSI July 2019

PROFESSIONAL TEST
Access control manufacturer Inner
Range showcased new apps,
integrations and an evidence vault
with cryptographic fingerprinting
Inner Range’s stand seemed to be busy
throughout IFSEC, but we did manage to
catch up with Tim Northwood, MD, to find out
what was proving popular with installers.
“The show has been really good for us this
year - at times we've been exceedingly busy,”
said Tim. “The footfall was certainly better than
we expected and we're delighted with that. The
interest from visitors has primarily been around
our integration options. So solutions with
integrated access, intruder and biometrics. One
of the angles that people are really interested in
are how we are able to offer cause and effect
solutions so they can have a security
management system that will integrate almost
every service that they're looking for and that
has probably increased the footfall on our stand
because it takes so long to demo it!
“I think also our addition of integration of
biometrics, both 2D and 3D fingerprint
recognition and Iris recognition as well, has
been of great interest to a lot of people,” he
continued. “Also we probably only for the
INTEGRATING EVERY SERVICE
second time have shown our entry-level product,
which is a web-based and a lot of people are
interested in that because it doesn't require any
software and it doesn't require the end user to
purchase a PC that can go wrong - it's easily
accessible from any browser. And again, that's a
fully integrated access and intruder product.”
“Our addition of
integration of
biometrics, both 2D
and 3D fingerprint
recognition and Iris
recognition as well,
has been of great
interest”
VANDERBILT & COMNET: SUPPORTING CUSTOMERS
ON EVERY STEP OF THEIR JOURNEY
Vanderbilt and ComNet, in addition to their flagship
products and prominence in open platforms and
integrations, highlighted their ability to aid customers
in every step of their security journey.
On the final day of the show, PSI magazine
spoke to Ross Wilks, the Head of Marketing
Communications at Vanderbilt International
UK, to find out what was interesting the visitors:
“At the event we've been demonstrating our
latest IP entry door phone system which
integrates with our access control solution, ACT
Enterprise,” says Ross. “We’ve also shown how
we can integrate biometric technology and the
new rules mapping engine which simplifies the
way in which installers can set up complicated
rules for access control. The example we've been
using at IFSEC is how you can badge a reader on a
Friday evening after work, which turns the lights
off in the office and then when you arrive at the
local pizza parlour your meal is ready for you! This
has been generating a lot of interest with visitors.
“From an RMR (recurring monthly revenue)
perspective with our ACT365 Cloud solution,
we've shown IP door phone integration that will
be launched very soon,” he said. “From our
intruder detection
portfolio SPC
Connect, we had
another RMR
solution enabling
installers to access
panels and do
remote maintenance
for customers. This is
growing at an exponential rate and we're about to
launch our second phase of wireless components
to support the SPC platform.”
Commenting on the ComNet area of the stand,
Ross said: “What is interesting for us as a security
manufacturer, is that our systems provide the
data and the ComNet side of our business
transmits the data. What we've shown on the
stand this year is how we're integrating 60W PoE
switches to help power some of our latest PoE
controllers, which has again received a warm
welcome from visitors.”
“You can badge a
reader on a Friday
evening after work,
which turns the lights
off in the office and
then when you arrive
at the local pizza
parlour your meal is
ready for you!”
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