Precision Edge

Migration Path Announced for Former Johnson Controls FX Partners

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PRESS RELEASE – JUNE 1, 2010

Re: Former Johnson Controls Partners

Towards the end of 2006 – beginning of 2007 Novus Edge, Inc. forged a relationship with Johnson Controls, Inc. to become the principal provider of IP access control within Johnson’s Facility Explorer (FX) building automation solution. The integration was penned FX Access and was seamlessly integrated with the FX20 and FX40 building automation solutions. After some time the relationship between Novus Edge and Johnson Controls dissolved, but not before several Johnson Controls ABCS and non-exclusive dealers implemented the Facility Explorer solution utilizing the FX Access security solution.

Precision Edge is happy to announce a migration path for these FX20, FX40 and FX60 building automation systems to the latest Edge Access 7.10 security solution. Through a database migrations, Bac-net drivers, and software/firmware upgrade, ALL former Johnson Controls offices and end users can enjoy the latest improvements to their already stable and reliable FX Access security solution as well as continue the seamless integration to Johnson Controls Facility Explorer building automation platform.

To help make the migration as smooth as possible, Precision Edge Access Control has engaged the assistance of our Authorized Integration Reseller (AIR) Partners across the country to provide a sales and technical support resource for this upgrade. Contacting an AIR is as easy as clicking HERE to find an AIR in your area. Technical support is also available through our support team at edgesupport@pcsoc.com

Precision Edge Access Control wants to ensure all of customers are properly supported with the best technical and sales support in the industry. For questions regarding sales please email edgesales@pcsoc.com. Technical support questions can be emailed to edgesupport@pcsoc.com or addressed via phone at 1-866-874-7501.

Sincerely,

Precision Edge Access Control

Precision Edge Access Control announces 2010 training schedule

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:34:27 +0000

To continue to ensure all Precision Edge Systems Integrators are current with all product and software revisions, we are pleased to announce the 2010 training schedule for EdgeAcess and EdgeManager.

Training classes will be held at our corporate offices in Lisle, IL and are limited to the first 10 respondents. Training is open to architects, engineers, end users, and integrators. Training costs for integrators may be found in the price book dated December 1, 2009. For costs to owners, architects and engineers, please contact us at 888-388-2273.

All training classes will cover system basics, controller initialization, system programming, commissioning, and advanced system programming (day 4).

2010 Precision Edge Access Control Training Dates:

March 9 – 12, 2010

03/09-03/11 – basic training

03/12 – advanced programming

July 20 – 23, 2010

07/20-07/22 – basic training

07/23 – advanced programming

October 19 – 22, 2010

10/19-21 – basic training

10/22 – advanced programming

For more information on training or to register, please contact us at 888-388-2273 or email at edgesales@pcsoc.com

Laramie County School District

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Pine Bluffs, Wyoming

The project included four elementary schools, two junior/senior high schools, a vehicle maintenance facility and an administrative building. The entire projected needed to be integrated into one graphical user interface to simplify monitoring and enable remote management.

Enhancing security in our nation’s educational facilities has never been more critical or challenging. NovusEdge and its system integration partners have completed several successful installations at the K-12 and University levels, integrating access control and video surveillance over an IP network.

The Challenge

The Laramie County School District, located in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, wanted to better ensure the physical safety of their students and faculty, as well as be able to protect physical assets.

Budget, timing and environmental conditions were also strong considerations during the installation.

The project included 4 Elementary Schools, 2 Junior/Senior High Schools, a vehicle maintenance facility and an administrative building totaling 35 access points (doors) that needed to be integrated onto one graphical user interface to simplify monitoring and enable remote management.

The Solution

NovusEdge, working with its local Strategic System Integrator LONG Building Technologies, identified and installed the hardware components and software package needed to create an access control and video surveillance security system for the Laramie County School District.

The installation leveraged the existing IT network wherever possible.

The project included 35 card access installations, 30 IP cameras, 5 network video recorders and the required management software.

The Results

The NovusEdge Strategic System Integrator successfully completed the installation in November 2006. Additional onsite and remote technical support provided by the NovusEdge team ensured the solution and its functionality were fully optimized. Leveraging the existing IT network proved to be a benefit to project cost and timing of the system installation.

“Our facilities are more secure than they were previous to the NovusEdge installation. We especially appreciate the after-hours security afforded by this system.”
- Kim Nelson, Facilities Management

In addition to the added security, the current system is open, flexible and interoperable with other solutions. These attributes will become essential as expansion plans are already under way. The next stage includes an additional 12 access points and 10 cameras on existing facilities as well as security systems for 2 new elementary schools. The system and software components that NovusEdge and its local system integration partner have installed have been specified for all future planned installations.

The Roles of Authentication, Authorization & Cryptography in Expanding Security Industry Technology

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:10:09 +0000

The Security Industry Association (SIA) Quarterly Technical Update (QTU) presents information about a number of industry-impacting developments (such as the FIPS 201 standard) and their related technical issues. Its purpose is to introduce technology elements that are new to the security industry, to facilitate the evaluation of these technologies in support of SIA business and product planning.

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State Licensing Guidelines and Requirements

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FIPS 201 Compliance White Paper

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As a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks, President Bush ordered in August 2004 the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12). Entitled “Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors,” it directed the promulgation of a Federal standard for secure and reliable forms of identification for Federal employees and contractors.

Download PDF: FIPS_201_Compli_Whitepaper

Appropriate and Effective Use of Security Technologies in U.S. Schools

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A U.S. Department of Justice Research Report. This document provides basic guidelines to law enforcement agencies and school administrators, and encourages their collaboration as they decide what, if any, security technologies should be considered as they develop safe school strategies.

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EdgeManager Interface to Jace R2 using BACnet

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:01:00 +0000

By correctly configuring NE software to communicate with an installation of R2 that controls HVAC devices, one may create a scenario in which people who badge in to a building are not only granted access, but also turn on HVAC devices (such as lights or A/C in a particular area).

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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Precision Edge For Business Development sStrategy Leadership In Building Automation

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Palo Alto, Calif. — March 14, 2006 — Frost & Sullivan recently named Precision Edge, Inc. as the recipient of the 2006 Building Automation Systems Business Development Strategy Leadership of the Year Award.

The company receives this honor for its extraordinary achievements in developing a strong market dissemination strategy, which has facilitated significant headway in the building automation integration industry.

“Precision Edge provides fully integrated access control and video solutions, which are interoperable and can be incorporated with existing building automation systems (BAS) technologies with considerable ease,” said Frost & Sullivan research analyst R. Srivatsan. “Precision Edge’s product offering, EdgeProtect™, is primarily focused on providing ease in integration of various facilities with the BAS.”

In addition to being open and scalable, this comprehensive solution is ideal for installation in new and existing environments and can be attuned with a range of readers, keys, and cameras.

Precision Edge has concentrated on gaining recognition in specific end-user groups with significant potential and has business presence across several verticals including commercial, healthcare, and education. Also, a robust product offering has enabled it to cater to the needs of government sector.

The performance of these products has increased Precision Edge’s visibility in the industry, and the company doubled its revenues and tripled its installations in 2005.

To effectively meet end-user needs in the BAS integration space, it is necessary to establish partnerships that will not only facilitate installation of company products, but also aid market expansion. Precision Edge has optimized its alliance programs by partnering with OEMs and system integrators thereby providing a wholesome solution.

Precision Edge’s strong relations with its channel partners have facilitated the company’s ability to rapidly produce and deliver new solutions to match end-users’ dynamic requirements. The company also offers training sessions to its partners to educate and facilitate installation services for its EdgeProtect™.

“The system integrators are the immediate beneficiaries of the company’s product, since they offer Precision Edge-based products to end-users as a part of their integrated BAS solutions,” noted Srivatsan. “System integration and application is possible with considerable ease, and the end-users enjoy great return on investment and reduction in their operating costs.”

The product also protects the future interests of end-users, since it is an open platform and enables incorporation of various products. End-users can add new system components that perform seamlessly with existing systems to offer greater flexibility and efficiency and lower costs.

With more users seeking integration, Precision Edge has strategically positioned itself for further growth in the building automation and security space.

Frost & Sullivan presents this Award to a company that has exhibited excellence in business development within the industry. The Award recognizes the company’s ability to best perceive consumer needs, develop products and/or services that meet consumer needs, successfully introduce products to the industry, and identify new market segments to expand the existing customer base. Thus, through a combination of vision, technology, and successful marketing, the Award recipient has demonstrated superior market growth skills.
About Precision Edge, Inc.

Precision Edge is a leader in IP-enabled physical access control and asset protection whose solutions enable organizations to be constantly aware of, and in control of what is happening at the edge of their networks. Precision Edge improves the safety and efficiency of property, assets and people through modular, scalable, intelligent IP-enabled solutions. Precision Edge solutions include Access Control, Digital Video Surveillance and Control, Environmental Monitoring, and Alarm and Event Management all integrated into Building Automation Systems. Precision Edge, Inc was founded in 1999 as Precision Security Systems and changed its name in 2004 to reflect the natural extension of its strategy to embrace network-edge solutions. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas and maintains offices in California, Texas and Virginia. For more information, please visit www.precisionedge.com
Contact

Anno Scholten  512.874.7545  Anno.scholten@precisionedge.com
About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company’s industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information, visit www.frost.com.
Contact

Stacie Jones  210.247.2450  Stacie.jones@frost.com

PrecisionEdge to Demonstrate Asset-Aware Networks® at ASIS, September 24 – 27

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:18:15 +0000

The only IT networks that provide Pervasive Physical Asset Awareness™

AUSTIN, TEXAS – (September 6, 2007) – PrecisionEdge Inc., a principal provider of complete physical security solutions, will demonstrate its unique PrecisionEdge Asset-Aware Networks® at ASIS International 2007, the world’s leading event for security professionals, at Las Vegas Convention Center, September 24 – 27.

PrecisionEdge solutions for physical security add pervasive awareness of physical assets to existing IT networks. This creates unique, actionable intelligence across the network, providing unprecedented capabilities and extreme cost-cutting efficiencies.

PrecisionEdge visitors, at booth 1588, will be able to demo PrecisionEdge solutions for physical security including video surveillance and access control; lower operating costs including efficient energy management; and PrecisionEdge’s unique “One-Touch” solutions for regulatory compliance.

For information or to schedule appointments at ASIS, contact: Anno Scholten VP Business Development & Marketing Anno.Scholten@precisionedge.com

About PrecisionEdge

PrecisionEdge, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a leading provider of complete physical security solutions that add pervasive awareness of physical assets to ordinary security and IT networks. These PrecisionEdge Asset-Aware Networks® use unique, actionable intelligence drawn from throughout the facility and the extended network to enable unprecedented capabilities, including additional functionality for physical and network security, energy management, and instant proof of compliance. For more information on PrecisionEdge, visit the company’s web site at www.PrecisionEdge.com.