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Texecom was among the brands participating in Cortech Developments’ Open Innovation Event during IFSEC 2018 recently.
Texecom head of industry affairs Adrian Mealing took part in discussions and live software/hardware demonstrations aimed at surmounting the hurdles encountered in control rooms. Topics included intrusions, unauthorised access, fire detection, nuisance alarms and building energy efficiency.
Attendees, who earned CPD points for their efforts, heard how smarter interoperability between systems reduces cost and risk and enhances operational efficiency and situation awareness.
“End users are looking for ways to control large estates with the minimal number of people, while specifiers are concerned about interoperability.” Texecom head of industry affairs Adrian Mealing
“End users are constantly looking for ways to control large estates with the minimal number of people, while specifiers are more concerned about interoperability as opposed to integration,” said Mealing. “They also want reassurance that products can be updated and patched where vulnerabilities are discovered.
“Our forthcoming cloud services, which will allow remote upgrading and cloud management for systems, will help address these needs from both an end user and specifier perspective.
“I’m also glad to say that the humble intruder alarm is back on the map! The possibility of cloud management capability and true interoperability really resonates with today’s estate managers.”
Said Cortech Developments head of sales and marketing Jason Blundell. “We were delighted to welcome 70 delegates to the series of events spanning the three days. By collaborating with our attending manufacturers, we were able to demonstrate how smart integration can reduce risk and cost when managing multiple technologies across multiple sites.
“The feedback from delegates has been extremely positive and the event has surpassed our expectations.
“The COIE events concentrated on ‘mitigating the risk for workplace safety, high security and building efficiency’, providing delegates with the opportunity to see the latest advances in building, fire and security control technology and discover how smarter interoperability between these systems can reduce cost and risk, improve operational efficiency and provide greater situation awareness.”
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“The humble intruder alarm is back on the map” as Texecom and Cortech discuss the cloud and interoperabilityTexecom was among the brands participating in Cortech Developments’ Open Innovation Event during IFSEC 2018 recently.
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Texecom was among the brands participating in Cortech Developments’ Open Innovation Event during IFSEC 2018 recently.