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Genetec announces new version of Security Center

enetec , a leading technology

G provider of unified security , public safety , operations and business intelligence solutions , has announced a new version ( v 5.10 ) of its flagship unified security platform , Security Center . Among many new enhancements , this major new release allows more system components to run in the cloud , reducing the gap between cloud and on-premises security systems . It also makes it easier to connect external systems and tap external data for use in dashboards , maps and investigations without relying on complex , specialised integrations .

A practical path to a hybridcloud architecture
The new version of Security Center brings enterprise video surveillance customers new options to facilitate their migration to the cloud as well as support flexible hybrid-cloud architectures . Taking a step further towards unified , enterprise Video-Surveillance-as-a- Service ( VSaaS ), the new version of Security Center Omnicast — the video management system of Security Center — enables the seamless use of tiered cloud and on-premises storage to manage short- and long-term video archives according to customer needs . It gives configuration flexibility and reporting capability and supports various scenarios for real-time or on-demand access to video footage stored in the cloud . Depending on its recency and criticality , video can either be stored in high-performance storage for fast access , or long-term storage to support flexible cost options , as well as data compliancy . To ensure maximum security , ingested video blocks
are encrypted on-premises and then moved to the cloud using encrypted communications channels .
“ Last year accelerated the Digital Transformation of organisations big and small , inside and outside of the security industry ,” said Francis Lachance , Director of Video and Appliances Product Group at Genetec . “ Omnicast cloud storage is not just terabytes in the cloud , it ’ s a complete collection of media services that deliver the flexibility and sophistication enterprise customers need to successfully move to a hybridcloud video surveillance architecture .”
Genetec Record Fusion Service
Security Center 5.10 introduces a new , no-code solution to connect external data sources to enhance an operator ’ s situational awareness . The new Record Fusion Service feature offers a simple , fast path to integrate third-party data
streams from private or partner record publishers , such as traffic , utilities , or weather feeds to name only a few . Users can define tailored record types and consume data from a variety of sources including KML , JSON and CSV documents , or set up a REST application listening point to which these external services can push records .
The Genetec Record Fusion Service can be used across the entire unified platform to enhance awareness and response , provide contextual information on dynamic maps , be visualised in operational dashboards , in investigative reports , or in the unified monitoring interface . The service supports a broad range of applications , from displaying user-defined and filtered information on a map with custom graphical elements , to combining various records from a wide variety of sources to create custom aggregate records that are useful to specific operators or roles . u
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