United States. With satisfaction, the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) sees the decision of companies such as Honeywell, UTC, Tyco, Hikvision, Arecont Vision, IQinVision and ObjectVideo to belong to the standard of compatible products in intrusion and access control under the PSIA specification.
For example, Honeywell, which did a series of product demonstrations during the last ISC West, has plans to adjust its access and intrusion control solutions to the PSIA specification by 2012. UTC has two access controls and intrusion platforms that will also be incorporated into the specification in the coming year, as does Tayco.
"Honeywell is committed to open standards," said Ken Addy, vice president of engineering for Honeywell Security Group, adding that "we have placed a clear PSIA compatibility priority on our next generation of security offerings, such as video surveillance, access control and intrusion. This year we started launching products compatible with that standard."
For Ray Bernard, a security risk management consultant, who supported the PSIA initiative, "the set of PSIA specification systems is what the industry wants and needs. By providing interoperability to all parts of the physical security system, we will ensure customers a considerable increase in money, as well as reduce the time and frustration that often accompany product integration."
PSIA is a global consortium of physical security manufacturers and integrators focused on promoting interoperability of IP-enabled security devices in all industry segments.
