Tag: Feenics

OTTAWA, Can.—Feenics, a provider of forward-thinking Access Control as a Service (ACaaS) solutions, announced a new integration with Hanwha Techwin’s Wisenet WAVE IP Video Management System as part of its Keep by Feenics cloud-hosted access control platform. The Wisenet WAVE and Keep by Feenics integration provides a unified monitoring experience for system operators and includes the ability to view live video, review archived video related to alarm activity, and export recorded video...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced that Allegion and Feenics will each receive a 2021 SIA Member of the Year Award, and will be honored at SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be hosted March 23 as a virtual event. The SIA Member of the Year Award honors SIA member companies that have shown notable involvement in SIA committees and working groups, SIA events and the SIA [email protected] conference program; leadership activity; recruitment of...

OTTAWA, Canada— Feenics, an Ottawa based provider of Access Control as a Service (ACaaS) solutions, announced the creation of its CloudForce Alliance Program, which is designed to distinguish best-in-class systems integrators. “We are thrilled to launch a program that delivers many benefits to both our end-user and VAR customers,” Feenics CEO Sam Shalaby said in the announcement. “First and foremost, we envision that the presence of a CloudForce Alliance shield will signal...

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.—OpenEye, a provider of cloud-managed video surveillance solutions, announced the expansion of its OpenEye Web Services Ecosystem through a new cloud-to-cloud integration with Feenics, a cloud-based access control platform. The new integration links OpenEye’s cloud-managed video platform, OpenEye Web Services (OWS), with Feenics’ cloud-based access control solution, Keep, to provide real-time alert notifications and video verification of access events to users...

YARMOUTH, Maine—On the residential side of security, the idea of using your phone to disarm your alarm, open your door or just check on things remotely has not only become expected today but demanded, as both manufacturers and dealers have embraced this new wireless world we are all living in. But on the commercial side of the business, especially within access control, that same kind of convenience, ease of use and access to resources and data at your fingertips is not quite there yet, although...

OTTAWA—Cyber threats and ransomware attacks are no match for cloud computing design-built from the ground up for information technology security.In physical security, particularly access control, the history of hacking formerly focused solely on stopping unauthorized users from duplicating or cloning information housed on cards and other devices. Now, it's all about stopping criminals from gaining access to or attacking a customer's network and its data through vulnerabilities in their physical...

OTTAWA, Ontario—Feenics, a company that provides on premise and cloud-hosted integrated access control and security management solutions, recently doubled its headquarters' footprint here to accommodate growth, including the additions of Denis Hébert, president and equity partner, and Fadi Hajjar, Canadian sales director, as well as additional engineers and software developers."The revenue growth has really been the driving factor, which has brought on the need for faster deployment of feature...

OTTAWA—Denis Hébert, current chairman of the board of SIA, and the former CEO of HID Global, today was named president of Feenics, a cloud-based access control manufacturer.“Feenics takes a cloud-based approach to access control. I believe that's where the future lies,” Hébert told Security Systems News.“The cloud model is the ideal approach,” he said. Hébert said that Feenics “has a number of different characteristics that make it a much more attractive model.”For...

YARMOUTH, Maine—News happens daily in the security industry, and most of Security Systems News' readers stay current through online sources and what's sent out through email, according to SSN's latest News Poll.When it comes to news, “[The] preference is on relevance—what will help the company be better positioned for business growth now and in the immediate future and what solutions will best fit our customers and their long-term strategy,” John Wilkinson, general manager...

Software as a Service (SaaS) is becoming an increasingly prevalent delivery model, as technologies that support these services mature. Yet, getting security system integrators to adopt this business model has proven to be challenging.As a rule, the security industry has been very slow to adapt to new technology and thus, integrators have been inclined to follow and never lead. New technology creates new responsibilities and these responsibilities may seem to outweigh the benefits. However, I believe...