Securitas and Saab are collaborating on guard monitoring and dispatch systems.
Securitas and Saab have made an agreement for the development of what the Swedish firms term the next generation of systems for more efficient management of guard services and improved guard safety.
The system will contain communication and production control of guarding services. The focus is on automated information flows, navigation, positioning and making instructions for action accessible to guards using hand held computers in a secure way.
”With Saab as a long-term development partner we can take further steps in developing manned guarding for the benefit of both our customers and our guards. This also helps to secure Securitas’ position as market leader”, says Lars Franzon, IT manager at Securitas Mobile Services in Europe.
The firms say that the system will enable planning and execution of guarding and call-out assignments with increased precision and customer reporting in real time. The project will include the development of systems for the guard’s own safety.
“The project lies within Saab’s civil security operations and is a result of Saab Communication’s movement towards system solutions within robust and secure communication”, says Thomas Eriksson, business manager at Saab Communication. “The agreement is also proof of Saab’s capacity to handle a complete solution from development to operation and to take system responsibility for secure communication."
