Tag: PSIA

MUNICH, Germany—As one of the eight Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) partner companies to participate in the Virtual PLAI Experience, Siemens is excited to demonstrate how their SiPass integrated physical access control system (PACS) can safely and reliably share identity data in a multi-PACS environment. “The goal of the Virtual PLAI Experience is to show that PLAI does function as described and to demonstrate how these disparate systems can share the same data, without...

The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) announced it has elected Mike Mathes, EVP of Convergint Technologies, as its chairman, and Jason Ouellette, product general manager-access control for Johnson Controls, as its vice chairman. The PSIA membership develops specifications for enabling standards-based sharing of digital data and intelligence throughout the physical security and enterprise ecosystems. "Mike and Jason bring us strong technology, commercial and industry leadership skills,"...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) on July 16 announced it has elected Mohammad Soleimani, CTO and EVP of Kastle Systems, as its chairman; and Joshua Jackson, director, global product integration for Stanley Security, as its vice chairman. The PSIA membership develops specifications for enabling standards-based sharing of digital data and intelligence throughout the physical security and enterprise ecosystems. As PSIA chairman, Soleimani will work closely...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance is introducing access control and intrusion detection profiles for the physical security industry, according to a statement from the organization. “These profiles will enable a very wide range of vendors to quickly and affordably comply with PSIA specifications and expand plug-and-play compatibility across the security ecosystem,” David Bunzel, executive director, PSIA, said in the statement. By using a smaller...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) recently released its Area Control v1.0 spec to standardize communication with access control and intrusion products.The area control spec is the fourth system-oriented specification released by the PSIA, following standards for video, storage and analytics. It is the product of a collaboration among several major companies, said PSIA Executive Director David Bunzel.“If you look at the companies that are involved...

SANTA CLARA—The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA), a global consortium of physical security providers focused on promoting the interoperability of IP-enabled devices, on Aug. 30 announced it has elected Larry Lien of Proximex as its new chairman and Marine Drive of Honeywell as vice chairman. "We are pleased to have two extremely strong individuals help lead our initiatives and serve as advocates for interoperability in the security industry," said David Bunzel, executive director...

YARMOUTH, Maine—The security industry bodies that have stepped forward to advocate for a standardized future for physical security have all made moves and issued press releases recently that tout progress being made. SIA, PSIA and ONVIF all say that in the short time since ISC West, more and more compliant products have been released and have been demonstrated to work seamlessly together. At ISC West, PSIA hosted a number of "successful demonstrations of interoperable products from Honeywell,...

BETHESDA, Md.—The Security Industry Association on April 28 announced that Steve Van Till, president and CEO of software as a service (SaaS) provider Brivo, has been appointed to the position of chair of SIA's Standards Committee. "Having to support multiple, overlapping, duplicative standards is an expensive proposition for manufacturers, and brings no real value to end users. Today the industry is pursuing three distinct technical approaches," Van Till told Security Systems News. "The opportunity...

DALLAS—If you're interested in IP standards, the October 12-15 ASIS International 56th Annual Seminar & Exhibits has a couple of events you may want to add to your schedule. ONVIF, a standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, announced Sept. 30 that it will host an open networking breakfast on October 14. The event is billed as an opportunity to hear the latest news from ONVIF and get an update on the ONVIF interoperability event that will take place at the ESSEN security...