Binghamton University unifies campus safety tools with Genetec

MONTRÉAL — Genetec recently worked with Binghamton University, a nationally recognized research institution and one of the four university centers of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, to implement its Genetec Security Center platform. 

Spread across 930 acres with over 120 buildings and four locations, Binghamton University was facing increasing challenges with its legacy security infrastructure, which consisted of siloed video, access control, intrusion detection, and mass notification systems. Genetec said those disconnected technologies made it difficult for staff to respond to incidents in real-time, among other security concerns. 

Binghamton chose the Genetec Security Center platform, including Synergis (access control), Omnicast (video management), AutoVu (automatic license plate recognition), Sipelia (intercom), and Genetec Clearance (digital evidence management), to centralize its security operations. With more than 4,800 access control readers and 1,635 surveillance cameras now integrated into a single interface, the university has seen immediate improvements in both efficiency and incident response. 

“With Genetec, we’ve eliminated the inefficiencies of siloed systems and gained the tools to respond faster, work smarter, and plan for the future,” said Dave Martin, assistant director of security infrastructure and support at Binghamton University. “Our teams are now equipped with real-time video analytics that enable operators to monitor unplanned gatherings and assess if the situation is a permitted activity or needs to be addressed. Most importantly, we’ve created a safer environment for our students and staff.”  

Binghamton University plans to continue its security enhancements, including replacing nearly 3,000 residential hall locks with Wi-Fi-enabled, mobile-ready readers and expanding mobile credential adoption for students.  

SSN reached out to Genetec, which confirmed that it does not have a direct mobile credential solution, but instead, supports mobile credentials from its tech partners and maintains an open ecosystem, with some of its partners having mobile credentials that work across different readers and locks from various manufacturers. 

The university is also evaluating drone-based emergency response, audio analytics for early threat detection, and space utilization insights enabled by video analytics.