Avigilon Announces Integration With S2 NetBox

Customers gain through one robust interface for appliance-based smart card management and high-definition video surveillance  

VANCOUVER, CANADA – Avigilon, (TSX: AVO) a leader in high-definition and megapixel video surveillance solutions, today announced that its high-definition video surveillance software solution, Avigilon Control Center, integrates with S2 Security’s S2 NetBox, a 100 percent browser-delivered security management system that offers integrated access control, alarm and temperature monitoring. The integration of the S2 NetBox and Avigilon’s high-definition surveillance solutions provides end-users, from small, single site facilities to globally distributed organizations, with a single platform to unite access control and high-definition video surveillance.

“S2 Security and Avigilon share the philosophy of creating open products that support integration,” said John L. Moss, CEO, S2 Security. “Integrations such as this streamline security management for end users and create valuable new opportunities for our integrators.”

The integration of S2 NetBox into the Enterprise edition of ACC seamlessly unites the management functions of access control, smart card authentication and high-definition video surveillance for enhanced security. Companies can improve security and their return on investment, while balancing the needs of employees, IT and security departments by linking video and events with credential authentication, alarm and temperature monitoring. Through this integration, companies can improve response times to security events and provide enhanced protection for critical resources. Avigilon Control Center Enterprise NVMS includes a number of integration options, which enable the exchange of high-definition, IP-based, and analog surveillance video with additional physical security systems to improve decision-making and reduce costs.

“The integration of access control and high-definition video surveillance is an effective security strategy for organizations small and large,” said Keith Marett, vice president of marketing and communications at Avigilon. “Partners like S2 Security appreciate the openness and ease of use of our solutions.”

About S2 Security
S2 Security Corporation is the leader in IP-based integrated physical security systems. Unique to the security industry, S2 products are network appliances that require only a web browser to use. S2 products – including the industry-leading Pronto, NetBox, Enterprise, VR Series and S2 Global – offer cost-effective security for applications of any size, from small offices to scaled, multi-site global enterprises. The advanced, open platform used by S2 Security, coupled with innovative application software, give S2 products a superior total cost of ownership (TCO) throughout the product life cycle. S2 Security systems support access control, alarm monitoring, temperature monitoring, video surveillance and intercom. S2 Security – Integrated Security for an IP-Connected World®. S2 Security products are available by contacting the company at http://www.s2sys.com.

About Avigilon

Avigilon (TSX: AVO) is defining the future of protection through innovative high-definition surveillance solutions. Delivering the world’s best image quality, our industry-leading HD network video management software and megapixel cameras are reinventing surveillance. Information about Avigilon can be found at www.avigilon.com.