Stanley CSS Expands Lenel/UTC Fire & Security Strategic Partnership

  • Jun 23, 2011

Stanley Convergent Security Solutions Inc. (Stanley CSS) announces that it has expanded its strategic partnership with Lenel Systems International Inc. to support the Picture Perfect and Facility Commander Wnx product lines. Lenel is a business of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

The Unix-based, Picture Perfect software suite and the Facility Commander for Windows (FC Wnx) platform are tailored towards high-security IT centric applications and solutions. With API connectivity to industry standard data platforms and modular expandability for access control, video surveillance, visitor and identity credential management, articulate alarm message routing and powerful graphical status dash-boarding, the platforms provide solutions to the diverse needs of customers managing new and existing systems for facility or enterprise security.

“Stanley CSS is excited to expand our relationship with Lenel. These powerful product lines expand our ever growing national account, government and systems integration programs’ solutions,” said Tony Byerly, president Stanley CSS Direct, North America and United Kingdom. “By matching up Stanley’s best-in-class security solutions and delivery platform with the advanced technology inherent in Picture Perfect and FC Wnx, formerly known as Casi, we see a robust and seamless turn-key enterprise solution to bring to commercial, national/global, government and high security accounts seeking HSPD 12 compliancy, expert platform integration and industry leading support from a global company with local resources to support all customers at all levels.”

“For over a decade, Lenel and Stanley have shared an outstanding strategic partnership. Stanley’s expertise in the government sector will expand Lenel’s footprint in this segment and offer Lenel additional avenues for growth. With Lenel’s Picture Perfect and FC Wnx product support for U.S. government certification requirements, Stanley’s customers are equipped with the advanced technology required to meet today’s high security business needs,” said Luis Orbegoso, president of Lenel.

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