Tyco Fire & Security announces the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) has chosen to deploy an integrated solution of Software House access control software and American Dynamics surveillance cameras and digital video management systems to protect its facilities and assets throughout the Province of Alberta.
NAIT delivers post-secondary technical education to residents of Northern and Central Alberta, Canada. The security staff is tasked with protecting about 60,000 students and 2,700 teaching and support staff, as well as the university’s expansive facilities.
JMJ Consulting Group has developed a long-term strategy to upgrade NAIT’s outmoded security system that will also support the Institute’s plans for expansion.
“Given NAIT’s expansive facilities and number of students and employees, it was important for them to have a fully integrated security system,” says Jim Kelly, vice president of sales for Tyco Fire & Security’s Access Control and Video Systems. “At the same time, school officials knew they needed to get a solution that was flexible enough to grow with them as time went on.”
After a rigorous product review with JMJ and integrator Johnson Controls, the new system calls for about 20 American Dynamics CCTV dome cameras and 125 Software House multitechnology readers to monitor and control access to major entry and exit points and parking lots.
Video will be recorded on American Dynamics Intellex Ultra digital video management systems and integrated with a Software House C·CURE 800/8000 access control system. The number of surveillance cameras at the university is expected to double in the next five years. Johnson Controls initially plans to install 8-10 Intellex units and will install additional units in the future as the number of cameras grows.
“If we can get Software House and American Dynamics solutions in the same project it makes our jobs as integrators that much easier,” says Sam Boyajian, Johnson Controls’ fire and security team leader for Western Canada. “Our technicians get to work with one integrated system instead of two distinct systems, where implementation can be more difficult.”
The university plans to expand CCTV coverage to remote campuses, and to integrate additional security components, such as building automation systems, with its access control software.
