Genetec updates its physical security SaaS platform

Enterprise physical security software provider Genetec has introduced new capabilities to its Security-as-a-Service solution Security Center SaaS. The updates include expanded support for direct-to-cloud surveillance cameras, improved edge recording capabilities and the introduction of new third-party analytics integrations.

Security Center SaaS combines video surveillance, access control, forensic search, intrusion monitoring, automation and other physical security capabilties into a single platform. Since its launch in April last year, Genetec has introduced new features to the platform an average of once every 12 days.

The platform has been designed with an open architecture to enable support from a broad range of device vendors, including direct-to-cloud devices. Alternatively, organisations can connect their non-cloud ready access control devices, cameras and intrusion panels to the platform using Genetec appliances to avoid the costs involved with needing to replace existing hardware.

Video can be stored at the edge or in the cloud and centrally managed through the platform’s web and mobile apps, and the platform’s built-in support for WebRTC enables peer-to-peer video streaming directly from cameras to a web interface. With the updates, the platform now supports real-time alerts for events such as the identification of firearms to help security teams act quickly and decisively when needed.

Genetec VP of Product Engineering Christian Morin said the updates aim to provide customers and integrators with the flexibility to build, scale and evolve their environments.

“Genetec is redefining what SaaS means for physical security,” he said. “Security Center SaaS stands apart by unifying physical security functions on a single platform, continuously adding new cloud-native capabilities while supporting the hardware and deployment models organisations already rely on.”

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