IDIS America Partners With The Salvation Army of North Texas For Enhanced Safety and Security

IDIS’s donation, in conjunction with KOTRA Dallas, will help to ensure security and peace of mind for staff, volunteers, and visitors.

  • Jul 01, 2019

IDIS America, the regional headquarters of the South Korea-based global video surveillance manufacturer, has announced a substantial donation of equipment to The Salvation Army of North Texas, and the completion of installation at the charitable endeavor’s newest facility in Lewisville, Texas. The donation was made in conjunction with KOTRA, the Korean Investment-Promotion Trade Agency, office in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

IDIS donated more than a dozen cameras, as well as recording and storage technologies, comprises a variety of models, including the company’s award-winning 12MP Super Fisheye, with industry leading de-warping capabilities and the company’s Smart UX controls, named a “New Product of the Year” by Security Products at the time of its debut. Additional features the location will benefit from include IDIS’s Smart Failover capabilities, and license-free, full-featured VMS IDIS Center, IDIS Mobile remote monitoring and control capability, two-way communication, and expanded storage. Additionally, KOTRA’s donations covered the cost of installation, to further benefit The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army of North Texas’ Lewisville location is located on the grounds of a church facility acquired by The Salvation Army. Though many are familiar with The Salvation Army’s hands-on work in communities with the homeless and facilities that provide food and/or shelter, the Lewisville location, which currently offers financial education services, will eventually house a comprehensive service center, featuring administrative offices and spaces for classroom training, music instruction, meetings, and, eventually, sports and other youth programs. As the location’s offerings expand, the installation of IDIS’s next generation surveillance technology will assist the facility in ensuring a safe and secure environment for employees, volunteers, visitors, and program participants in the multi-faceted space.

Susan Smith, who manages IT at the facility for The Salvation Army, notes “There is so much more to modern, comprehensive surveillance than our traditional ideas of ‘security.’ When you are blessed with a vibrant facility like this, which gives you the opportunity to offer many kinds of services and programs for community neighbors, especially families, it’s so important to have good situational awareness, not just to protect staff and clients, but to identify potential risks, maintenance concerns, track the flow of people, monitor construction and other projects, and simply have high-quality data and documentation about our facility’s day to day activities.

“The IDIS technology allows for all of this and more, with features like two-way communication and mobile/remote monitoring being of particular benefit to us and ensuring the success of what we do.”

To learn more about The Salvation Army in the Dallas Fort Worth area, the programs offered, and opportunities to donate time or resources, visit salvationarmynorthtexas.org.

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