International. The project on perimeter security in more than 850 public schools in Puerto Rico, which has the technology of Milestone Systems, together with the support of its strategic partners, won the award in the public category in the 2020 version of the ALAS Awards, recognition that was made during the ALAS Meet 360.
The project was presented at the close of the event by Juan Carlos George, Sales Manager for Latin America of Milestone Systems, who highlighted and thanked the decisive contribution and support of partners such as Genesis Security Services and the LAR group that represents the company in Latin America.
"I am very honored to have received this award from ALAS on behalf of our integrative partner Genesis Security Services, since this project not only represents the effort of many people, but in the end manages to represent the essence of the open platform giving value to the community," he said after the awards, and reaffirmed:
"Many thanks to our integrative partner Genesis Security Services and Daniel Quiroz, from the LAR Group, who was supporting and continues to support the project."
Large-scale impact
Regarding this recognition, the Commissioner of Security of the Department of Education of Puerto Rico, César González Cordero, recalled the situation derived from the passage of Hurricane Maria through Puerto Rico on September 16, 2017:
"The safety of public schools was compromised due to the problems of lighting and easy access that it left. Incidents of escalation and vandalism increased substantially, having to invest money in replacing stolen electronic equipment and repairing schools, which directly affected the education of the almost 400,000,000 students in the public system."
The commissioner said that after analyzing several security alternatives implemented in other countries, the Office of the Commissioner of Security of the Department of Education chose virtual security as a tool through the creation of virtual gates that create alerts.
"The Department of Education is honored to have an electronic surveillance system that serves as an example to the world," the commissioner concluded.
