Tag: Viscount Systems
Access control can produce access to intelligence
March 4, 2016Kenneth Z. Chutchian
YARMOUTH, Maine—It doesn't take a sophisticated access control system to keep people out of the building or allow them inside. Nor does it take a high-end system to provide useful data that can help a company's bottom line.Nevertheless, by underutilizing access control systems they already have in place, many mid- to large-sized businesses are missing opportunities to utilize data that can save money and create recurring revenue, according to security experts interviewed by Security Systems...
Viscount launches channel partner program
December 18, 2015SSN Staff
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Viscount Systems, a software company specializing in physical and logical security solutions, in December announced it is launching the Viscount Systems Certified Channel Partner Program.
Viscount flagship product is its Freedom access control application. “There are measurable benefits to adopting a unified physical and logical security program, and customers in a host of vertical markets are looking for trusted partners to help implement technologies...
New Viscount CEO Sieracki looks to commercial market
August 5, 2015Martha Entwistle
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Scott Sieracki, newly named CEO of access control provider Viscount, believes the company offers an economical alternative to traditional access control and also addresses current cybersecurity concerns.
With back-office infrastructure shored up and significant federal government contracts underway, Sieracki told Security Systems News that the company is poised to “break out into the commercial space and continue expanding into the federal government space.”
“We...
Viscount gets patent
March 15, 2015SSN Staff
VANCOUVER, British Columbia— Viscount Systems, a software company specializing in physical and logical security solutions, has been awarded a U.S. patent outlining the system and method for physical access control using QR codes and mobile devices, as part of its Freedom Access Control Solution.
Physical access control has traditionally required a card reader and a hard-wired access control panel to allow individuals to use access cards to pass through a controlled door/barrier. While highly...
Viscount gets entertainment center contract
January 11, 2015SSN Staff
VANCOUVER, British Columbia —Viscount Systems, a provider of IT-based security software and services, announced in December that it has been awarded contracts to provide an integrated telephone entry and access control solution to a large sports and entertainment center in British Columbia.
Viscount's multi-functional MESH telephone entry system will be used to manage access to highly secure areas within complex. The integrated telephone entry solution will also be used to manage elevator...
Viscount to secure DHS sites
September 11, 2014SSN Staff
BURNABY, British Columbia—Viscount Systems' Freedom Access Control solutions will be used to secure additional government facilities in Washington, D.C., and Ohio for the Department of Homeland Security - United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the company announced in September.
“We are proud of our continued collaboration with our federal system partners. With the Freedom Access Control solution recently approved as fully FICAM-compliant, our product line...
Viscount will be highly visible at ASIS
July 23, 2014Martha Entwistle
Viscount, the access control system that is software-based and does not have a panel, will be highly visible at ASIS, according to CEO Dennis Raefield.
Raefield joined Viscount at COO in December of 2013 and became CEO of the company, replacing Steve Pineau, in January of 2014. In February, Viscount "raised $2.4 million in new cash in a private placement." He's used that funding to "staff up" adding tech support and sales people including hiring Michael Pilato, as...
Viscount Systems wins in Maine and Fla.
May 5, 2014SSN Staff
BURNABY, British Columbia-Viscount Systems, a provider of security software and services, won two additional U.S. federal government contracts to secure facilities in Maine and Florida.
The company's Freedom access control technology, as well as its VeriCert certification software, will be deployed in these buildings and in keeping with contractual obligations the government agencies have not been named.
"The opportunity to secure additional U.S. Government facilities speaks to the expanding strength...
Viscount awarded U.S. government contract
May 20, 2013SSN Staff
BURNABY, British Columbia—Viscount Systems, a supplier of security systems and software, based here, received a contract to have its access control technology installed at a U.S. government facility in Philadelphia, according to a press release.
The system will include the Viscount's Freedom Encryption Bridge technology, its enrollment and revocation list software, and its enhanced alarm management capabilities, the statement noted.
"We continue to work closely with US Federal Government agencies...
Viscount Systems secures Eastern bank facilities
April 1, 2013SSN Staff
BURNABY, British Columbia—Viscount Systems' Freedom access control technology is being installed by a regional bank with operations in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, according to a company statement.
The systems include Freedom IP bridges, servers and software. They will be deployed as a retrofit, replacing the bank's existing access control systems.
In the statement, Viscount CEO and President Stephen Pineau said the upgrade represents the first deployment of Freedom in the...