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Genetec Makes New Strategic Appointments in Europe

Genetec announced a number of strategic hires in Europe to support the company’s sustained growth in both Europe and the Middle East. Francesco Serra, has taken on the role of Vice President of Sales for Europe, based in the Genetec European headquarters in Paris. Having held senior roles with Siemens, Avaya and Polycom, Francesco brings over 25 years of management experience in the technology industry. In his new role, Francesco will be responsible for driving the Genetec European sales and channel operations.

Genetec Awarded Mercury Security Platinum Premier Status

Genetec announced that Mercury Security part of HID Global, the global leader in OEM access control technology, has awarded Genetec the highest level in their partner program, Platinum Premier. The Platinum Premier status recognizes Mercury’s select business partners who demonstrate continued market growth, strong integration with Mercury solutions, and shared interest in the open architecture approach to access control.

Pivot3 Achieves Advanced Certification Of Its Intelligent Infrastructure Solutions For Genetec Unified Security Platform

Pivot3 has completed an advanced certification of its hyper-converged infrastructure with Genetec Security Center software. The combination of Pivot3 and the Genetec unified security platform delivers a robust integrated security and IoT solution designed to support the complex requirements of video-intensive, mission-critical environments.

Siklu Wireless Fiber Now Available to Genetec Partners

Siklu announced that it has signed a Technology Partnership Agreement with Genetec Inc., a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions. The purpose of the agreement is to offer a complete best-of-breed solution for integrated security applications – a combination that has proven success in the past by the two companies in a number of video surveillance projects, including the City of New York; Wichita, Kansas; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and the Super Bowl LIVE event in Houston, Texas.

A New Era In Area Sensing And Critical Infrastructure Security Solutions

Innovative laser scanning technology from OPTEX, can now be integrated with the Genetec Restricted Security Area (RSA) Surveillance module, to deliver a new era in security and detection in outdoor and indoor environments for airports and other critical infrastructure sites. Via the RSA Surveillance module, OPTEX’s award-winning REDSCAN laser sensors can now send real-time events and alarm data to the Genetec unified security platform, Security Center, alerting control room operators to any intrusion in the surveillance area.