Ultrak (Nasdaq: ULTK), a manufacturer of integrated access control and CCTV security solutions, and NICE Systems (Nasdaq: NICE), which produces multimedia digital recording solutions, applications and related professional services for business interaction management, announced today that Australia's Parliament House in Canberra had chosen the NiceVision Pro digital video recording system to interface with its existing Ultrak CCTV management system to provide enhanced protection to Parliament members and employees. The system will monitor and record the multiple cameras installed throughout the various areas of the Parliament House. The value of the deal was not disclosed.
Ultrak Asia-Pacific and NICE in conjunction with ISSI, an Australia-based system integrator, won the contract against major integrators and CCTV manufacturers operating in Australia.
The NiceVision Pro digital video recording system and Parliament's previously installed MAX-1000 CCTV Management System by Ultrak, when fully installed, will interface with Honeywell's Enterprise Buildings Integrator which provides security and access control throughout the facility. The interfacing of these three systems will result in one of the world's most sophisticated and integrated security solutions found within a single facility. The system installation is almost complete and final commissioning is currently taking place.
Ernie Maclay, Parliament House spokesman stated, "It was imperative that we would implement a world class video solution that would secure the premises, both inside and out, and protect the public, members of Parliament and employees effectively. NiceVision Pro's real-time digital recording solution, integrated with the Ultrak MAX-1000(R) system, delivered the most comprehensive, cost-effective solution currently available for Australia's Parliament House."
Doron Eidelman, executive vice president and president of NICE's Security Group, stated, "This is a very significant win for us in Australia We look forward to serving Parliament House together with Ultrak and ISSI and expanding our business partnerships with them into other markets."
Ultrak’s headquarters are in Lewisville, Texas. The company provides access control, digital video, CCTV, public address and alarm monitoring solutions through a global network of dealers and distributors servicing North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
NICE Systems is headquartered in Ra'anana, Israel.. It provides multimedia digital recording solutions, applications and related professional services for business interaction management. NICE has subsidiaries and local offices in the United States, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Hong Kong.
Published by Globes [online] - www.globes.co.il - on 05 June 2002