Latin America. Milestone Systems, the open platform IP video management software (VMS) company, received confirmation of Lenel's OpenAccess Alliance (OAAP) program certification for the integration of OnGuard® 7.3, 7.2 and 7.1 access control through Milestone's Xprotect® Access 2017 R2. With this certification, Lenel customers using the Milestone VMS can view and manage OnGuard access control events from the XProtect user interface, improving their operational efficiency.
Prior to this integration, customers had to go to Lenel's OnGuard alarm monitoring app to manage access control events. Customers now have the option to manage and view conventional access control events in Milestone's XProtect interface depending on their operational preferences.
"The OAAP program embodies Lenel's commitment to providing our customers with as many options as possible to customize a security solution that meets their needs," said John Marchioli, Director of Strategic Alliances at Lenel.
Through lenel's OAAP program certification, OnGuard users not only get a plethora of customizable solutions, but also the assurance that any interface they choose has been tested and certified by Lenel to ensure its stability and uninterrupted operation with OnGuard.
"Customers are increasingly demanding the operational efficiency that comes with the unification of operations of various security systems, whenever possible. Lenel and Milestone share the same corporate goals of the open platform architecture that enables beneficial integrated solutions of this kind," said Reinier Tuinzing, strategic alliances manager for the Americas at Milestone Systems.
For years, security operators have been using several systems in parallel to achieve their safety goals, many of those systems coming from various manufacturers with dissimilar protocols and structures. Thanks to open platform application programming interfaces (APIs), this situation is becoming a thing of the past. It saves time and improves the recognition of the environment to give more appropriate and fast responses.
Certification of the integration with documented test results gives partners and customers greater confidence in both the installation and operation of the combined solution worldwide. For more information on these certifications, see the Milestone Solution Finder: https://www.milestonesys.com/community/business-partner-tools/partner-add-ons/?fp=&fst=&fr=&ffs=lenel&fcn=&fsn=.
Milestone also offers two free virtual learning courses on how to install and configure both integrations between Lenel's OnGuard and Milestone's XProtect VMS. These courses are available on the Milestone Partner Learning Portal in the virtual learning category, Developing and Configuring Integrations. Anyone setting up a login to the My Milestone partner online portal, including an end user, can access these free e-learning courses.
This strengthening of the strategic alliance between Lenel and Milestone follows the announcement earlier this year that the companies' combined offerings are now available in the Americas through Lenel's sales channel and with reduced licensing fees. See more details at the following link: https://www.milestonesys.com/press-releases/20170405-lenelandmilestonealliance/.
