Making Sense of ASIS

I'm am anxious to see what's happening on the ASIS show floor, but to get to that first day, I toured the Paramount Pictures control center. The tour was courtesy of Paramount and SureView Systems.

SureView's Rob Hile invited members of the industry media to see how their client implemented Immix CC to improve interoperability of disparate systems already in place at the movie studio and worldwide at more than 23 different offices. The Immix CC software brought unity to an otherwise confusing security system.

It was not an overnight correction or update, but Paramount security staff built the system piece by piece. And even now, the system continues to be upgraded, as needed. Paramount has upgraded some of their systems, and currently they use IP network cameras and some analog cameras. With new systems, and the Immix software, Paramount is able to be more creative in devising solutions.

Paramount is a worldwide concern, and security officials in Anaheim, Calif., produced a mobile security app that would allow them to stay in touch, in real time, with Paramount Pictures staff.

Paramount is involved in the product of 10 to 12 projects at any one time, though none of them are produced locally. Production staff has been working in Morocco most recently, and providing their security is at the forefront of local security staff. This kind of security is the stuff movies are made of.

Local security also is a big deal. Consider the Paramount Pictures lot. There are as many as 600 cameras designed to keep security in order at as many as 200 century old buildings. "If someone wanted to jump our fence two years ago, we wouldn't have been able to do anything about it," said Jeff Reider, executive director of security services at Paramount.

Implementing Immix now allows Paramount security to view everything in real time, and identify and track any intruder. To do this, the software was joined with a complete redesign and remodel of the security operations center. Two operators at a time handle operations' center duties, often joined with a security analyst.

And, the Immix software, well, developers soldier on, and listens to suggestions of clients and potential customers to enhance their offering.

There is more to see on the ASIS show floor. Look, listen and touch. Today's security products are pretty amazing.

About the Author

Ralph C. Jensen is the Publisher/Editor in chief of Security Today magazine.

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