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HILLS ANNOUNCES VMS PARTNERSHIP
NEWS IN BRIEF
APRIL 2021
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n HILLS has announced a distribution partnership with Milestone Systems, which the company said was a great opportunity for Hills and Milestone to bring superior video solutions to customers by combining their expertise and commitment to the channel. According to Hills CEO, David Lenz, it was refreshing to work with a global company that understands the importance of channel partnership and technology distribution. “Milestone brings not only a world-class product set, but also a desire to grow the market in concert with a distribution partner, which is something that has been missing for some time in this segment,” Lenz said. According to Lenz, the Milestone team prides itself on development and a philosophy of ensuring that its platform never stops evolving. “As a community-based organisation, Milestone is committed to innovation, and achieves this through a robust open platform and SDK, which is designed to facilitate easy integration with market-leading technology partners,” Lenz said. Hills’ James Layton said Hills and Milestone have a shared vision of concentrating on what they do well. “We’re very pleased to be partnering with Milestone, which we see as a true toptier software vendor with best-in-class products,” said Hills’ James Layton. “The synergy between both Milestone’s products and team, and our own team and reseller network, promises exciting times ahead. “Milestone maintains its class-leading VMS platform by ensuring that all necessary resources are directed towards its giant development team, which is perpetually working on upgrades and increased functionality. “Milestone leaves distribution to the experts like Hills, ensuring that resources which would otherwise be spent on distribution are instead concentrated on further improving their product and service.” Milestone can be
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integrated with most video systems and has top tier integration with camera products such as Axis and IDIS.
n FREDON Security has won a tender for supply and installation of temporary site electrical and communications infrastructure, including solar lighting and CCTV, at Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct. The Stage 2 contract includes 3-phase high voltage aerials and pole mounted transformers, the design and construct for the supply and installation of temporary electrical distribution boards, power, lighting and communications services and associated cables and cable management system, Also included in the Stage 2 contract are supply and delivery of 11kV 1500kVA transformers, supply and delivery of portable pole mounted solar power flood lights and supply and installation of CCTV cameras.
NEXTDC DATA CENTRES INSTALL 13 GUNNEBO SECURITY ENTRIES
n NEXTDC has installed Gunnebo HiSec security booth entries at 4 of its Australian data centres, delivering access control for data protection and customer security. NEXTDC required a high security solution incorporating a sophisticated reader to enable automated verification and entry for employees and visitors, while maintaining high levels of safety and defence against breaches of security. The solution also needed to be energy efficient. NEXTDC installed a total of 13 HiSec security booths at the 4 locations in Brisbane, Perth and Sydney. HiSec is a motorised high security booth in an elegant, transparent design offering single person detection, anti-hostage threshold, bullet resistant safety glass and high accuracy verification available via an inbuilt reader. NEXTDC opted for a dual verification system with biometric and scanned verification on the outside of the door. The HiSec solution features 2 sets of doors, where the second only opens once the first door closes and verifies that a single person is inside the security booth inner chamber at a time. NEXTDC is a leading independent data centre operator. Its partner ecosystem comprises Australia’s largest specialised ICT community of more than 640 clouds, networks and IT service providers. With a focus on sustainability and renewable energy, NEXTDC delivers solutions that champion the best energy efficiency ratings in the country, as well as NABERS 5-star certification.
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GALLAGHER SMB SECURES KAWHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL
n LEANNE Apiti knows the Kawhia community like the back of her hand and as principal of the small seaside town’s primary school since 2009, she and her staff have taught generations of local children and formed strong relationships with their families. Kawhia Primary School is a precious resource for this community on Waikato’s west coast of New Zealand. It is a place for learning, and for passing on local knowledge, histories, traditions, and language. The original school block was built in 1922 and is now used as a classroom. Today, the school has an office block, 2 classrooms, a Māori medium class, and an Early Childhood Centre filling the grounds, alongside a generous field complete
Leanne Apiti at Kawhia Primary School with sunflowers and an impressive potato patch. In 2020 Apiti jumped at the opportunity to upgrade the school’s security system when some Ministry of Education funding became available. Frustrations with the legacy alarm system came to a head after repeated alarm faults, service fees, and false guard callouts racked up huge bills for the school. “We were having real problems with our security system, getting charged a lot,” Apiti says. “If there was a power cut, we had to replace the battery and pay for someone to come and fix it. We knew the system was getting old and we didn’t want to upgrade it because it was going to create more of a headache.” If a community group wanted to use the school
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grounds Leanne had to come down to the school herself and unlock it for them, or hand over the keys. An email from Gallagher security about its new cloud-based security system, Gallagher SMB*, arrived at the perfect time. “I didn’t have to go far to find a solution. Gallagher is local and understands our community,” says Apiti. The app-based system means that Apiti can now control Kawhia School’s security from anywhere, at any time. Using her smartphone, she can arm and disarm the security system, manage alarms, and add or remove users. “The teachers love it,” she says. “I wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to use the school. I liked the option that you can choose to add people and grant them access to the security system and then you can take them off whenever you want to.” This approach means no more retrieving keys from past staff members, and if a community group or adult learning class need to use the school, Apiti can grant temporary door access via the Gallagher SMB app. “I can give access to anyone because I can actually see who has accessed the school from home,” she explains. Cloud-based technology means the security system will always perform at its best with regular software updates, including new features and security updates. * Note, Gallagher SMB is currently only available in NZ.
SAAB AUSTRALIA WINS CHISHOLM RD PRISON CONTRACT
n SAAB Australia has signed a significant contract to supply the facility-wide security system for the Victorian Government’s newest 1248bed maximum security prison at Chisholm Road, Lara. Saab Australia’s locally designed, developed and supported OneView security integration platform will be the centrepiece of the new prison’s electronic security solution. “Our OneView system will seamlessly integrate a multitude of security subsystems, including electronic access control, video surveillance, biometric scanners, intruder detection and mobile duress,” said Andy Keough, Saab Australia managing director. “This latest contract for the Chisholm Road facility further builds on Saab’s strong reputation as the leading security systems integrator for Australia’s correctional facilities sector. “Our high-quality customisable product and local in-service support are clearly resonating with our customers, resulting in a growing portfolio of corrections facilities and other large-scale, critical infrastructure projects choosing OneView.” OneView is already installed at the Barwon and Marngoneet facilities adjacent to the new prison. “To deliver this latest contract, Saab will use local suppliers and contractors, supporting Victorian industry as it recovers from the economic impacts of COVID-19, and create a number of new jobs within Saab’s national security solutions team,” Keogh said. In addition to the scope of work related to OneView product customisation, integration and deployment, as head security contractor on the project, Saab will undertake overall project management, procurement of security equipment, supervision of installation works and site wide set to work and commissioning of the full security system. According to Keogh, OneView solution is a highly customisable system that simplifies the security picture for control room operators. “The easy-to-manage human interface delivers and prioritises critical information from sensors installed throughout a facility and uses customer defined workflows to manage incidents,” Keogh said. “The solution provides an open system, facilitating the use of subsystem solutions and allowing greater choice in initial design and flexibility for future upgrades and support.”
