Software firm CNL has announced a partnership with Southwest Microwave Ltd, the manufacturer of outdoor perimeter security systems, based in Worcestershire.
This partnership will start with the certification of Southwest Microwave’s INTREPID Perimeter Intrusion Detection System to work within CNL’s IPSecurityCenter platform. This will be followed by other products such as the outdoor volumetric detection system.
Keith Bloodworth, CEO at CNL, says of the partnership “Southwest Microwave is a key vendor in the PIDS market. Their INTREPID™ sensor products offer enhanced features and unique detection capabilities to reliably protect the highest security sites and perform in harsh climatic extremes. They filter out unwanted alarms such as the weather and wildlife from real causes like a cut or climb over. IPSecurityCenter™ takes this to the next level and use’s contextual information such as the time of day and the position of security teams to filter alarms once in the control room. Visually overlaying data from other systems aids this process further by allowing immediate situation awareness. Together our aim is to reduce unnecessary information from the control room, so operators can focus on real events.”
It’s what you do with information that counts, says Nick Bray, Key Account Manager at Southwest Microwave. “We are seeing end user’s specifying management systems which allow the intelligent use of our detection systems. They can then use our alarms and alerts to trigger the correlation of information from other systems such as mapping, video surveillance and access control to help determine the cause of an incident. This helps with the speed of the response, which is of critical importance. It also helps organisations better manage their response teams. Ultimately this partnership means organisations can put our technology to better use, which can only be good for all concerned. We will work with CNL at marketing this to end users as we share a number of key vertical markets, such as Critical Infrastructure Protection, Aviation Transportation Security and Correctional Facilities.”
