Tag: Freedom access control

VANCOUVER, British Columbia —Viscount Systems, a provider of IT-based security software and services, announced in December that it has been awarded contracts to provide an integrated telephone entry and access control solution to a large sports and entertainment center in British Columbia. Viscount's multi-functional MESH telephone entry system will be used to manage access to highly secure areas within complex. The integrated telephone entry solution will also be used to manage elevator access. Viscount...

Viscount, the access control system that is software-based and does not have a panel, will be highly visible at ASIS, according to CEO Dennis Raefield. Raefield joined Viscount at COO in December of 2013 and became CEO of the company, replacing Steve Pineau, in January of 2014. In February, Viscount "raised $2.4 million in new cash in a  private placement." He's used that funding to "staff up" adding tech support and sales people including hiring Michael Pilato, as VP of sales and marketing. Pilato...

BURNABY, British Columbia—Viscount Systems' Freedom access control technology is being installed by a regional bank with operations in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, according to a company statement. The systems include Freedom IP bridges, servers and software. They will be deployed as a retrofit, replacing the bank's existing access control systems. In the statement, Viscount CEO and President Stephen Pineau said the upgrade represents the first deployment of Freedom in the financial services...