NICE to Showcase NICE’s Open and Standards-Compliant Situation Management Solution at the PSIA Interoperability Reception at ASIS 2010
RA’ANANA, Israel,
Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE), the worldwide leader of intent-based solutions that
extract insight to impact business performance, reduce financial risk and
ensure safety and security, today announced that the Physical Security
Interoperability Alliance (PSIA), a global consortium of physical security
providers focused on promoting the interoperability of IP-enabled devices,
will be highlighting the benefits of an open situation management solution
through the implementation of its specifications in NICE Situator, NICE’s
open situation management solution. NICE Situator will be highlighted for its
broad interoperability in a demonstration that will include integration with
HikVision’s CCTV cameras and recording systems. Hikvision Digital Technology
Co., Ltd. is a leading supplier of digital video surveillance products with
headquarters in
#3836, and at the PSIA Interoperability Reception on
The implementation of PSIA specifications in NICE Situator enables third
party IP video surveillance products such as NVRs, DVRs and cameras to be
automatically recognized as PSIA-enabled cameras and stream video according
to the open standard specification. The openness and standards compliance of
NICE Situator enables security personnel to choose the best and most relevant
components to address their needs in a flexible and cost efficient manner.
develop standards relevant to networked physical security technology is being
fully supported by NICE’s extensive commitment to IP system interoperability.
We are pleased to partner with NICE on demonstrating PSIA specifications in
action at ASIS 2010, and to enable users to view the benefits of the
implementation of our specifications in NICE’s open situation management
solution.”
NICE Situator is a situation management software platform that addresses
the security operations needs of transportation systems – airports, seaports
and mass transit, critical infrastructure, utilities, enterprise campuses and
city centers. It enables automatic situation planning, response and analysis
in real time, as well as thorough post-incident reviews and investigations.
NICE Situator already has over 150 gateways to different security and safety
systems, including video surveillance, communication devices, access control,
intrusion sensors, fire and safety, geo-location, building management, web
feeds, and data bases.
“NICE is committed to supporting PSIA’s objective of achieving
industry-wide interoperability standards,” said
NICE Security Group. “NICE is proud to showcase an open, standards-based
system, and our intention is to continue to lead the interoperability trend
within the physical security eco-system. It is NICE’s policy to continue
actively pursuing industry standardization, and continue providing the market
with open solutions that allow for flexibility and freedom of choice in the
meantime.”
The NICE Security Offering addresses the needs of governments and
enterprises with intent-based solutions for fighting crime and terror, by
anticipating, managing and mitigating safety, security and operational risks.
The offering enables capturing, analysis and correlation of data from
multiple sensors and systems, including audio, video, radio, geo-location and
web, providing a framework for fusing data silos into a single, holistic
operational view. NICE Security solutions empower organizations to act
effectively in real time to prevent, manage and investigate incidents,
ensuring fast resolution and debriefing, and continuous security
improvements. NICE Security solutions are deployed worldwide in
transportation systems, critical infrastructures, city centers and enterprise
campuses.
The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance is a global consortium of
more than 75 physical security manufacturers and systems integrators focused
on promoting interoperability of IP-enabled security devices across all
segments of the security industry. Participating companies include Arecont
Vision, ASSA ABLOY, Cisco Systems, GE Security, Genetec, Hikvision,
Honeywell, IBM, IQinVision, Kastle Systems, March Networks, Milestone
Systems, NICE Systems, ObjectVideo, OnSSI, Pelco, Stanley Security, Texas
Instruments, Tyco International, Verint and Vidsys.
PSIA’s objective is to develop standards relevant to networked physical
security technology. Under the direction of its Board of Directors, PSIA
promotes and develops open standards relevant to networked physical security
technology across all segments including video surveillance, access control,
video analytics, storage and recording devices, and software.
PSIA supports license-free standards and specifications, which are vetted
in an open and collaborative manner to the industry as a whole. There are
currently five active working groups: IP Video, Video Analytics, Recording
and Content Management, Area Control and Systems. The organization reviewed
and ratified its IP Media Device specification in
more than 1,700 companies have registered for the specification.
About NICE Systems NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE), is the worldwide leader
of intent-based solutions that capture and analyze interactions and
transactions, realize intent, and extract and leverage insights to deliver
impact in real time. Driven by cross-channel and multi-sensor analytics, NICE
solutions enable organizations to improve business performance, increase
operational efficiency, prevent financial crime, ensure compliance, and
enhance safety and security. NICE serves over 25,000 organizations in the
enterprise and security sectors, representing a variety of sizes and
industries in more than 150 countries, and including over 80 of the Fortune
100 companies. http://www.nice.com.
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and integrating acquired operations, products, technologies and personnel;
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