barox Kommunikation AG has partnered with QR Tech Solutions, enhancing access to high-performance Ethernet PoE switches and media converters for systems integrators and end users throughout the UAE and the wider MENA region. This collaboration introduces built-in integration tools tailored for professional video security applications.
QR Tech Solutions, a subsidiary of the MultiPower International Group and based in the UAE, extends its operations to cover several sectors such as cement, oil and gas, retail, education, and critical infrastructure. Originating from a UK-founded business, the company offers a diverse range of information and security systems.
Comprehensive Security System Distribution
Acting as a value-added distribution partner, QR Tech Solutions is involved in various stages including product procurement, specification, testing, and commissioning. With operations in the UAE, Iraq, and Oman, they reach across the entire MENA region, delivering sophisticated security solutions that include video surveillance, access control, and data management systems.
Their strategic standing is reinforced by specialization in designing advanced security systems suited for numerous industrial applications. QR Tech Solutions is also recognized for Lidar solutions, which are versatile across multiple uses.
Enhanced Integration and Control
This innovation allows integrators to leverage barox's advanced Device Management System
The partnership between QR Tech Solutions and Milestone has facilitated expanded integration opportunities through barox systems. The barox Milestone plug-in enables seamless connectivity with barox switches, streamlining the integration process and optimizing system performance. This innovation allows integrators to leverage barox's advanced Device Management System, enhancing both VMS and PSIM operability.
Quieta Raouf, Managing Director of QR Tech Solutions, stated, “QR Tech Solutions is trusted to connect international technology partners with clients across the MENA region, delivering dependable security and data management solutions that support progress and development. We are therefore delighted to partner with barox, a leading provider of high-performance Ethernet switches, PoE products, and media converters.”
Evaluations and Partnership Impact
Prior to finalizing the partnership, QR Tech Solutions conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the barox switch range. Results highlighted the barox Device Management System's capability, offering a topological network view and facilitating multi-device connectivity, health monitoring, and power control.
Raouf further noted the ease of connectivity with Milestone XProtect, describing it as a straightforward plug-and-play integration. She emphasized, “We concluded that barox product quality, performance, and support make their range a strong fit for our integrator partners and customers. That is important to us, because we aim to work with best-in-class technology partners to build strong, reliable solutions.”
Sara Fisher, Head of Sales at barox, expressed enthusiasm for the partnership, highlighting the benefits of advanced switch functionality and easy device integration. Fisher remarked, “For systems integrators, the capability to specify barox and Milestone as a combined solution is a ‘game changing’ proposition, opening up a new world of powerful barox switch and network management via the Milestone plug-in monitoring tool. MENA integrator and end-user customers will now be able to reap real value and cost-saving benefits.”
barox Kommunikation AG has announced a new partnership with QR Tech Solutions, a value-added technology distributor serving the UAE and wider MENA region. The agreement will give systems integrators and end users in the region enhanced access to barox’s high-performance Ethernet PoE switches and media converters, and built-in integration tools for professional video security applications.
Part of the MultiPower International Group (MPI), QR Tech Solutions is based in the UAE and traces its origins to a UK business founded more than 40 years ago. The company provides information and security systems for sectors including cement, oil and gas, retail, education, healthcare, hospitality, industrial operations and critical infrastructure.
Cutting-edge information
As a value-added distribution partner, QR Tech Solutions supports product procurement, specification, testing and commissioning. Working with selected integrator partners, the company operates from offices in the UAE, Iraq and Oman, while also covering other MENA countries.
Specializing in four core solutions, QR Tech Solutions has built an acknowledged reputation across MENA for providing turn-key component solutions. Their cutting-edge information and security system designs deliver advanced security surveillance, access control, master clock time servers, PA, and bell systems, for industry applications including people and asset protection, nurse call, time & attendance, and HR data management. Also specialized in Lidar solutions for may applications.
Advanced security surveillance
QR Tech Solutions’ partnership with Milestone expands the opportunities for high-performance integration and control across the region via barox integration. Through the barox Milestone plug-in, system designs can easily connect with barox switches, simplifying integration and strengthening overall system performance.
This functionality enables integrators to harness barox’s Ethernet switch capability and advanced Device Management System (DMS) network monitoring tool, to enhance VMS/PSIM operability and control. With barox now a key partner to QR Tech Solutions, the collaboration is set to support powerful video and network system solutions, bringing a new dimension of video and systems control to the MENA region.
Data management solutions
“QR Tech Solutions is trusted to connect international technology partners with clients across the MENA region, delivering dependable security and data management solutions that support progress and development,” said Quieta Raouf, MD of QR Tech Solutions. “We are therefore delighted to partner with barox, a leading provider of high-performance Ethernet switches, PoE products and media converters.”
“Before entering into the partnership agreement, our in-house testing team closely evaluated the barox switch range. The results showed that the barox Device Management System offers a highly useful topological view of the network, helping users connect and configure multiple devices, monitor device health, control PoE power to each device and disable individual ports when required.”
Advanced integration capability
“We also found that connectivity to Milestone XProtect was straightforward, with simple plug-and-play integration. It is one of the easiest solutions of its kind that we have seen. We concluded that barox product quality, performance and support make their range a strong fit for our integrator partners and customers. That is important to us, because we aim to work with best-in-class technology partners to build strong, reliable solutions.”
Sara Fisher, Head of Sales at barox enthused: “We are delighted to partner with QR Tech Solutions and together deliver barox’s benefits of advanced switch functionality and performance, simple device integration and product quality for our UAE customers.”
“For systems integrators, the capability to specify barox and Milestone as a combined solution is a ‘game changing’ proposition, opening up a new world of powerful barox switch and network management via the Milestone plug-in monitoring tool. MENA integrator and end user customers will now be able to reap real value and cost saving benefits. This advanced integration capability sets barox apart from other switch manufacturers - as is to be expected from an international brand.”
