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Elbit Systems of Australia was selected to provide the Australian Army with the Skylark I LEX Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) equipped with Electro Optical and Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) system. With a certified ADS-B system, Elbit Systems of Australia will support the Australian Army achieve wider use cases outside of traditional Army UAS employment including integration into more classes of airspace. This will enable Australian Defence Force (ADF) support to civilian operations for disaster and humanitarian relief. Designed for in-theater operation by maneuvering forces, the fully autonomous electric propelled Skylark I-LEX features mission-oriented, intuitive man-machine interface (MMI) and a 40 km Line of Sight (LoS) communication range, which make it effective for a variety of missions including reconnaissance and force protection missions. UAS of the Skylark family, including the 18-hours endurance Sklylark 3 Hybrid, have been selected to date by dozens of customers among Israel, Asia ,Europe and Latin America. Major General (Retd.) Paul McLachlan, Managing Director of Elbit Systems of Australia, said, “This is great news for Elbit Systems of Australia as we gain momentum by broadening our offering to the ADF, as well as growth of our uncrewed and autonomous system capability being developed and used in country.”  

The preservation of rainforests is crucial to prevent climate change. However, illegal deforestation and wildfires threaten the most vulnerable areas of our planet. Infineon Technologies AG is extending its collaboration with the NGO Rainforest Connection (RFCx). The partners pursue the common goal of monitoring the vulnerable regions of our earth with modern sensor technology. At the heart of the Rainforest Connection’s work are Guardian devices powered by solar electricity. These devices transmit live sound recordings from rainforests. Artificial intelligence is used to analyze the data, detecting sounds of threats. When the sound of chainsaws is detected, rangers are alerted on site and directed to the location. This facilitates greater ranger safety and the ability to monitor much larger areas to protect the world’s remaining forests from being illegally logged. Rainforest Connection Rainforest Connection has deployed over 500 of these devices in 30 countries to date, with active projects currently in 25 countries. The hardware is also used to monitor biodiversity, such as the presence of primates, birds, frogs, insects, and bats. Rainforest Connection has collected more than 92 million minutes of sound recordings in recent years, including numerous recordings of endangered and endemic species. The recordings valuable for scientific research and informing conservation impact on the ground. To ensure that the devices can not only ‘hear’ but also ‘smell,’ both partners are collaborating to equip a number of Guardian devices with Infineon’s XENSIV™ PAS CO2 sensor. The goal is to considerably expand the database for recording biodiversity – in the future, sound recordings can be linked with other information including temperature, humidity, ozone and now CO2 . Rainforest Connection will be able to add CO2 data to their biodiversity analysis to look for further insights on forest health and to identify areas that need to be protected. The teams are also looking forward to seeing if there are links in how animals react to sensitive changes in the microclimate. Rainforest Connection has already deployed ten of these devices in Brazil during the summer of 2022. The deployment showed that the CO2 sensor provides tremendous data that will help monitor biodiversity. The teams are also exploring how advanced sensors can be used to detect wildfires. However, this will require further analysis using artificial intelligence. There are plans for further testing in 2023. “By using gas sensors, we can link acoustic information about the biodiversity on site with information about the microclimate,” said Bourhan Yassin, CEO at Rainforest Connection, “This allows completely new insights into what effects, for example, climate change has on the particularly vulnerable regions of our planet. The recent Kunming-Montreal deal validates the importance and urgency of allocating more resources to better preserve and protect our forests and biodiversity, and our Guardian acoustic monitoring hardware powered by Infineon sensor technology helps us do just that.” “Our CO2 sensor, and its innovative and robust operating principle, creates a solution we are excited to see deployed into a low power rainforest environment. We believe that innovative technology solutions, that push the boundaries of what is possible, can contribute significantly to help protect the particularly threatened regions of our planet. This is crucial for global climate protection. We are pleased to be working together with the Rainforest Connection towards this goal,” said Adrian Mikolajczak, Vice President, Silicon Valley Innovation Center. Rainforest Connection (RFCx), is a nonprofit Conservation Technology organization that has developed acoustic technology to protect rainforests from illegal logging and monitor biodiversity to better inform conservation efforts around the world. Their Guardian system is able to detect illegal logging threats, alert on-theground partners to take action, and ultimately guard these carbon sinks from being destroyed. Their biodiversity monitoring and analysis system, the RFCx Arbimon platform, allows them to also monitor hundreds of species including endemic and threatened species, quantifying their species richness, behavior, and distribution within vulnerable areas. Their data allows them to better understand the effects of human and environmental impacts on wildlife and guide more effective preservation efforts.  

According to this motto Dallmeier is launching a comprehensive awareness campaign to show how modern video technology not only ensures greater user-friendliness, but also higher objective security, greater efficiency and, at the same time, cost savings in casinos Gaining well over 20 years of experience, Dallmeier has become an expert in video technology for casinos. Now, the Germany-based manufacturer is launching an awareness campaign aimed at all functional areas that benefit from the smart use of video technology: Surveillance Managers, IT Managers, Gaming Managers, Marketing Managers as well as CEOs or purchasing managers. Dallmeier will provide comprehensive information material for each of these target groups. On the new casino website, well-founded White Papers will gradually be available for download. The documents address the specific needs and pain points of the target groups – and how they can be addressed with the latest trends and developments in video technology. Questioning the old-school: White Papers for Surveillance Managers to download The first one is the White Paper for Surveillance Managers entitled ‘Gaming Floor PTZ is old-school. 360° cameras – done right – do a much better job,’ which is already available and questions some of the traditional solution strategies that have remained the same for decades. Surveillance managers in casino operations must make the impossible possible every day. They are responsible for preventing and resolving a wide variety of events and incidents, from accidents to organised cheating in gaming operations to brawls. On top of that, they must meet ever-increasing regulatory and occupational health and safety requirements. For this, one thing is particularly important – a comprehensive and, above all, high-resolution overall view, which at the same time enables the details of an incident to be traced exactly. But which technique is best suited for this? How can you achieve an even faster reaction time using fewer cameras? How can user-friendliness be increased, and costs saved at the same time? These are some fundamental aspects that are presented in more detail in the White Paper. In particular, the current technological developments are also explained in more detail. Are gaming floor PTZ cameras still state-of-the-art? Are all 360° cameras the same or what fundamental differences exist? What is the term ‘unlimited virtual PTZs’ all about? Videos online In addition to the White Paper, a video comparing traditional gaming floor PTZ cameras with ‘real’ 360° systems such as the Dallmeier Panomera® W8 is also online on the Casino website. So, it’s worth looking at the site! In 1984, Founder & CEO Dieter Dallmeier founded what is now Dallmeier electronic – not in the proverbial garage, but in a garden shed in Regensburg, Germany. Today, the company, which can justifiably call itself a hidden champion for video information technology ‘Made in Germany,’ has several hundred employees worldwide, more than 250 of them at the company headquarters in the centre of Regensburg alone. Our customers: From commercial enterprises to World Cup stadiums Dallmeier’s camera, recording, software, and analysis solutions optimise security and processes for B2B end customers in a wide range of industries in over 60 countries. The focus is on users from the casino, smart city, airports, logistics, stadiums, and industrial sectors. But also, banks, critical infrastructure facilities as well as medium-sized companies from all sectors. Low total cost of ownership ‘Made in Germany,’ With pioneering innovations, Dallmeier has succeeded time and again in placing itself at the forefront of technology. From the world’s first digital image storage system with motion analysis in 1992, the patented ‘multifocal sensor technology’ Panomera® with its ‘Mountera®’ mounting system, to the latest Domera® camera family, which allows up to 300 camera variants with only 18 components. These and many other innovations provide real, tangible customer benefits. And with a low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and a high Return on Investment (RoI) they can easily compete with systems produced and supplied from low-wage countries. Cybersecurity, data protection and ethical responsibility through maximum vertical integration With 100% ‘Made in Germany,’ we also guarantee our customers the highest standards in data protection, cybersecurity, and ethical responsibility. With high quality and short supply chains, we also ensure – almost incidentally – sustainability and environmental protection. From our prestigious headquarters in the centre of Regensburg, Dallmeier not only carries out its own research and development but also the complete manufacturing process – from component to product to solution.  

Ajax turned the passive environmental monitoring system into an active control system with alarm generation and reporting. Read the article to learn the details. Mushroom cultivation is extremely sensitive to the environment, as even small changes in humidity or temperature significantly affect the harvest. Such attention to the climate is also critical for the food industry, wood processing, paper production etc. Special detectors monitor climate indicators, but for full control, you need to build a system that actively responds to changes and protects the harvest on several levels. Challenge To protect mushroom greenhouses and automate climate control with notifications The farm is located in the Turkish city of Bolu. Mushrooms are cultivated in special grow tents with an area of 120sqm each, and the total area of the farm is 4,560sqm. There are 38 such greenhouses. The temperature outside the greenhouses varies throughout the year, from -9°C in winter to +31°C in summer. But in hermetic greenhouses, a stable temperature and humidity level is maintained. It was necessary to provide physical protection of the greenhouses from intrusion, to build a notification system and to ensure that the greenhouse climate does not deviate from optimal performance. The main goal was to protect the object. It was necessary to provide comprehensive protection of greenhouses against intrusion and theft. Farm security service must be immediately notified of any hint of unwanted intrusion. The second important goal was to provide action automation and a notification system. On a mushroom farm, continuously monitoring climate indicators in the greenhouses is extremely important because even a slight deviation can ruin the harvest. The problem is that specialized agricultural detectors do not instantly notify about indicator deviation from the norm. The technical service of the farm does not receive notifications centrally, and the system does not automate actions to normalize the climate. The project had such challenges: To protect greenhouses from intrusion, To automate system actions to preserve the harvest, To build a notification system. Solution Ajax integration with the farm environmental monitoring system To protect greenhouses with Ajax devices and integrate them into the specialized farm environmental monitoring system to provide active climate control with automated actions. Intrusion protection The territory is guarded by the security service of the farm, which must be instantly aware of threats. Opening detectors, motion detectors and street sirens were used to protect the greenhouses from intrusion. 38 kits of Ajax devices were used to protect 38 greenhouses: Hub, MotionProtect, DoorProtect, and StreetSiren. The DoorProtect opening detectors was installed on the entrance doors of the greenhouses. The detector identifies the first signs of intrusion, and the farm security team is immediately notified. It detects opening with the help of a reed switch, which works together with a magnet and reacts to magnetic field changes. Next, behind the first door to the greenhouse, a MotionProtect motion detector is waiting for the intruder to confirm the intrusion. It is attached to the wall opposite the entrance door and immediately notifies the farm security team when it detects the first signs of movement. The detector is located in the part of the greenhouse that is not isolated from the outside temperature. Still, MotionProtect detects movement without any errors, even in temperatures from -10°C to +40°C. It’s enough for the climate of Bolu. The detector auto-matically adjusts the sensor to detect motion in heat and cold accurately. Thus, the MotionProtect motion detector backs up the DoorProtect opening detector. It is common practice for one detector to verify the triggering of another detector to eliminate false alarms. On the farm, notifications are turned on when each of the detectors is triggered. Even if an intruder enters the greenhouse not through the door, they will not hide from the motion detector. Loud StreetSiren is activated in case of alarm. The siren has the IP54 enclosure protection class and operates in temperatures from -25°C to +50°C. In addition, guards receive notifications on their smartphones via the Ajax Security System mobile app for iOS and Android. They immediately see which detector has been triggered and which greenhouse should be checked. Hub controls the operation of connected devices. The control panel is installed in a radiotransparent plastic box inside the greenhouse. It communicates with devices via the Jeweller radio protocol, collects encrypted information about detector operation, and transfers the entire system to backup frequencies and channels in case of jamming. Climate control automation: Scenarios and notifications The next challenge is to build an effective control system with Ajax devices. Without automation, the system only measures the necessary indicators but cannot normalize the microclimate and does not take preventive actions if something goes wrong. The Ajax system helped to automate such actions and build a notification system. Automated actions with Ajax People cannot work without special equipment at such a climate-sensitive facility, as it is too risky for the crop. The system must continuously maintain indicators at the required level. Also, the system protects the crop from human errors in extraordinary situations. Specific agricultural detectors of the mushroom farm measure the following indicators: high temperature. low temperature. high humidity. low humidity. When each indicator reaches a pre-configured value, the system activates heating, ventilation, irrigation etc. In this way, it does not allow indicators to deviate from the optimal values. The following Ajax devices were used for automation – the DoorProtect opening detector, the WallSwitch power relay, and the Hub control panel. The wired agricultural detectors were connected to the DoorProtect via an external terminal with normally closed (NC) contacts. The farm environmental monitoring system is configured in such a way that each detector is responsible for a single indicator, and this detector is connected to DoorProtect. This means that one DoorProtect is responsible for the reaction to high temperature, another for the response to low temperature, etc. In its turn, the Wall-Switch power relay is connected to the mains of the ventilation, irrigation, heating, and air cooling systems. For example, if the wired detector of the environmental monitoring system identifies a…

The Piazza Lucio Dalla in the Comune di Bologna is a covered square of 5,882 square metres that has recently been restored and inaugurated in Summer 2022. Named after Bolognese singer-songwriter, musician and actor Lucio Dalla, the space will become the new ‘Piazza Grande’ for Bologna, according to Matteo Lepore, mayor of Bologna. The square hosts a range of events and entertainment for people of all ages, including concerts, theatre performances, street food and children’s workshops. The new space is also a meeting point that can be used in all weathers thanks to the canopy designed by architect Renato Bernardi in the 1950s. A durable security system As part of the restoration, the city authorities realised the need for a video surveillance system that could monitor the square in all conditions, morning and night. Wisenet Q Series PTZ cameras were chosen due to their reputation for durability and robustness, the image quality delivered and the complete integration with the monitoring system already in use in the control rooms. The cameras are installed across the square, with pan, tilt, and zoom cameras chosen to move easily across the square when investigating an event or tracking a person of interest. The cameras provide up to 23x optical zoom, with IR LED to monitor images clearly in low light conditions. They can identify objects up to 100 metres away in Full HR resolution. Intelligence built-in The cameras also come with built-in analytics, including motion detection, directional detection, virtual line, enter/ exit, and tampering, to allow more accurate control by the authorities and the operators. The system integrates with Genetec Security Center Video Analysis, and video feeds are monitored by the local police operational centre. Future innovation Comune di Bologna is currently undergoing a digital transformation as part of the local Digital Agenda. “It was important that we implemented the right technology as part of the restoration of Piazza Lucio Dall. The Wisenet cameras play an important role in keeping people using the busy piazza safe and secure, but also integrate with other systems, including Genetec’s, to improve collaboration across departments and agencies. It also gives us greater options for exploring future integrations – as the Settore innovazione digitale e dati initiative includes IoT and 5G technologies,” explained Ing. Alberto Nuzzo, Head of Office ‘Digital Infrastructure’ presso Comune di Bologna.  

Interface Systems, a leading managed service provider delivering business security, managed network, UCaaS, and business intelligence solutions to distributed enterprises, recently announced that The Old Spaghetti Factory (OSF), a family-owned and operated restaurant chain with over 40 locations across 13 states, has chosen Interface’s suite of managed services to transform its network, voice and security infrastructure. Network Upgrade The OSF IT team wanted to standardize network equipment across all their locations to increase efficiencies and reduce downtime. Since implementing Interface’s restaurant-networkin-a-box, which guarantees 99% uptime and includes 4G wireless WAN failover, OSF has experienced significantly better network uptime resulting in improved employee productivity, and better guest experience. “Interface’s restaurant-networkin-a-box has allowed us to upgrade to a high-speed, secure network at all our locations and reduced the need for our employees to spend time troubleshooting network issues,” explained Travis Crownover, Director of IT at The Old Spaghetti Factory. Physical security OSF’s legacy alarm systems were complex to manage and maintain. To improve security, Interface deployed a managed alarm solution. The new solution includes a mobile application that enables OSF employees to arm or disarm alarm systems via smartphones, and easily manage alarm systems at any location they are deployed to without additional training. The managed alarm solution has streamlined security operations and reduced operating costs. “By making the switch to Interface for intrusion monitoring, we realized a cost savings of at least 30%,” said Crownover, “Our restaurants rely on our IT department and Interface has really helped us take a lot of the workload off of our own IT team.” Replacing an outdated phone system OSF’s aging phone systems made operations difficult due to poor call quality and a lack of flexibility when systems failed. OSF chose to replace their phone system with Interface’s business VoIP solution. “Interface’s phone system gives us improved call quality and the auto-attendant feature allows us to handle customer calls at scale,” said Crownover.  

HID, a worldwide company in trusted identity solutions, announces it is for the third consecutive time the smart ticket producer of FIFA World Cup, one of the largest and most popular sporting events in the world. This year, HID is also providing a fully custom solution for outer-perimeter access control and all exit gates to ensure a smooth exit and facilitate emergency evacuations. Featuring eight stadiums spread across five Qatari cities, the Middle Eastern country expects more than 1.2 million visitors to attend the games, happening from November 20 to December 18. Counterfeiting is a concern of event organizers, so FIFA relied on HID to deliver approximately 2 million paper tickets manufactured with unique security features, including a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) inlay. Unlike barcoded tickets, which can be counterfeited more easily, RFID transmits the unique identity of a ticket and ticket holder via radio waves. And because RFID scanners do not need a direct line of sight like traditional barcode scanners, ticket validation is frictionless, dramatically speeding up admissions in high-volume events such as World Cup matches. “It is exciting to see our smart ticket solutions help fuel the fan experience for one of the world’s largest and most-watched events,” said Björn Lidefelt, EVP and Head of HID, “Helping bring the world together for an event like the World Cup is what our technology is all about.” As part of the project, HID is also providing personalization solution for the secure tickets, including self-service kiosks for media seat assignment tickets, cabinets for tickets instant issuing with special printers for on-the-go ticket personalization, thousands of handheld scanners and on-site support during each match. An accompanying Event Management Platform (EMP) from HID will provide real-time data and reporting through several user-friendly dashboards, which will help security officials and event organizers to remotely monitor and manage everything from the number of attendees at each entry and exit point to media credentialing and crowd control. Novel solution with limitless potential HID was also requested to provide an outer-perimeter access control layer of security checks in each stadium and training fields across the country. To support this, hundreds of gates embed a new, patent-pending, UHF booster technology developed by HID, which serves as a companion device for common UHF readers to enhance the RFID tag reading capacity in challenging use cases. Units are integrated within the HID EMP for real-time events tracking and monitoring of the system health. Most importantly, this all happens automatically to maintain a seamless flow in and out of the gates, and ensure optimum user experience for the fans. “Having real-time data of when ticket holders are going in and out of the perimeter is crucial for event organizers to ensure the best possible experience for fans to accredited people, as well as obtain intelligence as to where a particular gate needs more attention in terms of crowd control and emergency evacuation,” explained Cesare Paciello, HID’s Vice President of Events and Mobility Solutions for Identification Technologies and head of the project.  

The movement toward informatization in education is continually being pursued. Also, students growing up in a technological world are eager for more immersive learning experiences and better education resources. Hikvision’s Classroom Hub stands at the forefront of this movement, extending real classrooms to digital, virtual classrooms, bridging all kinds of gaps between teaching and learning. This solution overcomes a variety of challenges by offering digital teaching, remote learning, and multi-classroom instruction. The Classroom Hub Solution empowers all educational staff to enjoy more connectivity, engagement, and learning breakthroughs using our smart teaching assistant, easy-to-use software, and collaboration of multiple applications. In-class applications Challenges In conventional classrooms, teaching tools offer limited formats for writing, illustration, and other resources, which also makes learning very challenging for the students sitting in the back row or students with other learning difficulties. Moreover, classroom-bound teachers need a whole host of tools to create lessons, including chalk, markers, a projector, chalkboard or whiteboard, pointer, and so on. ‘Teaching’ and ‘efficiency’ do not commonly go together. Hikvision’s Interactive Flat Panel presents a new kind of intelligent teaching assistant. It integrates the latest technologies in touch controls, high-definition display, video processing, network communications, interactivity, and audio features, with abundant third-party teaching resources available as well. Teachers can intuitively create digital instruction to boost the learning environment and experience, enjoying more interactivity with students. Benefits Easy wireless projection from a smartphone, iPad, PC or Mac, sharing multimedia teaching materials across multiple teaching formats With flexible white board software, users will enjoy more powerful visual experiences than with a traditional blackboard. Equipped with world-class, cutting-edge panel technologies, a great display, flexible visual aids, and better eye protection can be guaranteed. Educators can explore more possibilities with the openness to third-party applications from Window or Android. Features 150 mesh, ultra-fine sandblasting frame for an extraordinary user experience. Filters out >90% ultrashort-wave blue light to protect eyes. Supports up to 4 terminals projecting simultaneously via window splicing. Up to 20-point IR touch sensitivity so several people can use the panel display at the same time.  

Everbridge, the global company in critical event management (CEM) and national public warning software solutions, recently announced that the State of New Jersey expanded its use of the company’s Public Safety solutions to communicate with residents across the state in times of emergency. The New Jersey State Police added Everbridge’s Resident Connection and Integrated Public Alert & Warning System IPAWS solutions to maximize the reach of their critical citizen alerts, allowing public safety officials to reach the state’s nine million residents in the event of a crisis such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and flooding. This year marks the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, the costliest and most devastating storm to impact New Jersey. As learned during Sandy, and subsequent severe weather events that affected the Garden State, a critical part of any crisis response is the ability to share accurate information in a timely manner to the right population. Resident Connection enables Everbridge customers to target potentially life-saving communications to impacted areas by simply drawing geo-fenced shapes on a map, allowing local, county, and state government leaders to quickly and accurately reach the largest number of people in those zones. Recipients may include the most vulnerable and often underserved populations such as residents with special needs; dependence on supplemental oxygen or medications; cognitive, visual, or hearing impairment; and those lacking Internet access. Additionally, through Everbridge, New Jersey State Police is now able to access FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS), which utilizes several communication pathways to reach the public, including: the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to deliver alerts via AM, FM and satellite radio, as well as broadcast, cable and satellite TV; Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to deliver notifications to cell phones and mobile devices based on location, even if cellular networks are overloaded and can no longer support calls, text and emails; and integration with voice sirens, digital road signs, and emergency telephone networks. “First responders work around the clock to protect citizens from critical events like wildfires, hurricanes and the pandemic,” said Francis Willett, Principal Product Manager for Everbridge Public Safety, “New Jersey is ahead of the curve when it comes to ensuring that the public receives potentially life-saving information, while at the same time improving message timeliness and accuracy when a crisis demands their full attention.” Everbridge serves more than 300 organizations throughout the state of New Jersey, including local and county governments, hospitals, schools, retailers, corporations, and financial services providers. Everbridge also supports the states of Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Oregon, and West Virginia; the 18 local jurisdictions comprising the National Capital Region (NCR); and thousands of municipal, territorial, and tribal governments, including 22 of the 25 largest U.S. cities.  

Interface Systems, a leading managed service provider delivering business security, managed network, UCaaS, and business intelligence solutions to distributed enterprises, recently announced that MOD Pizza, the largest fast-casual pizza concept and one of the fastest growing restaurant brands in North America, has chosen Interface to implement a comprehensive upgrade of physical security infrastructure for more than 420 of its company-owned restaurants. By consolidating physical security operations with Interface, MOD Pizza has improved security while reducing false alarm costs by over 95% and monthly subscription costs by over 15%. With a mission to hire people that have barriers to hiring, including those who were formerly incarcerated, individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), and those who have struggled with housing insecurity or are recovering from addiction, MOD Pizza is committed to creating a safe environment for its 10,000 Squad members (employees) and patrons. However, legacy camera and alarm systems required frequent manual intervention which was unnecessarily adding to their employees’ workload and disrupting their focus on customers. The asset protection team at MOD Pizza evaluated different vendors to tackle the complex challenge of streamlining technology implementation while creating a foundation that would allow the addition of advanced security capabilities in the future. MOD Pizza chose Interface to deploy hybrid network video recorders (NVRs) to leverage their legacy analog camera investments and installed the latest IP cameras at new locations. With NVRs in place, security footage from analog cameras can now be converted into digital format and stored on the cloud for easier access, review, and analysis. “By avoiding a complete rip-andreplace approach to camera installation, Interface was able to deliver significant cost savings without compromising MOD Pizza’s ability to implement advanced security solutions and analytics in the future,” said Swanson. MOD Pizza’s legacy alarm systems resulted in frequent operational disruption and false alarm penalties, and employee confidence in the alarm solution was fast eroding. To solve this problem, Interface deployed a video-verified alarm solution that includes verification of every alarm event by trained intervention specialists. This has significantly reduced wasted effort by restaurant managers to physically check the location during non-business hours, and eliminated costly false alarm penalties. “We have seen over 95% reduction in false alarms since we implemented Interface’s video verified alarm solution. Our field teams love the fact that they have secure, browser-based access to configure our alarm system which significantly frees up their time to do other things,” said Swanson. In addition, Interface deployed a centralized cloud-based video management system to easily find video recordings, across any location, for investigations and securely share the recordings with law enforcement or use video clips for internal training purposes. “The integrated solution is now up and running across over 420 MOD Pizza locations delivering significant operational efficiencies, improved productivity, and cost savings. We reduced our subscription costs by over 15% by combining our alarm and video management services.” said Swanson. By consolidating all business security operations with Interface, MOD Pizza is now in a position to offer a significantly improved work environment for its employees, along with discreet, always-on security coverage for customers. With an advanced security solution now in place across hundreds of its restaurants, MOD Pizza is piloting a next-generation video analytics solution to optimize restaurant layout, improve customer experience, and uncover real-time intelligence to streamline restaurant operations.