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Advancis is pleased to announce a new global partnership with Convergint, expanding the collaboration between two organizations focused on helping enterprise and multinational customers manage increasingly complex security, identity and operational environments. Through this partnership, Convergint will be able to offer Advancis software solutions across its international organization, combining Convergint's extensive integration expertise, global reach and customer relationships with Advancis' open, vendor-independent software platforms. Improving situational awareness WinGuard provides an open integration and orchestration platform that enables organizations to bring together multiple security, safety, building management and operational systems within a unified environment. By connecting heterogeneous technologies and transforming technical events into structured workflows and actionable information, WinGuard helps customers improve situational awareness, operational response, and long-term technology flexibility. AIM – Advanced Identity Manager extends this approach into identity and access governance by helping organizations manage identities, access rights and related processes across complex physical security environments. Together, WinGuard and AIM provide customers with a flexible platform approach for operational security management and identity-driven access processes. Key vertical markets The collaboration is particularly relevant for multinational and enterprise customers seeking to standardize security operations and identity management across multiple sites, regions and technologies while retaining the freedom to choose the underlying systems that best meet their requirements. The partnership will focus on developing opportunities across key vertical markets and global accounts, supported by coordinated sales and technical enablement between both organizations. The agreed global framework gives Convergint broad international access to Advancis solutions, while project delivery remains supported through the appropriate regional expertise and qualified resources. Appropriate regional expertise Jan Meiswinkel, CEO of Advancis, commented: "We are delighted to strengthen our relationship with Convergint on a global basis. Our open-platform philosophy is particularly well suited to complex enterprise environments, where customers increasingly need to bring together security systems, operational workflows and identity processes across multiple sites and technologies. Combining Advancis technology with Convergint's global reach, integration capability and customer relationships creates significant opportunities for both organizations and, most importantly, greater flexibility and long-term value for our customers." Eric Yunag, EVP, Product & Services at Convergint, commented: "Enterprise customers need consistent security operations across locations while maintaining the flexibility to select technologies that fit each environment. Our collaboration with Advancis gives us additional tools to help customers connect existing systems and manage physical access across their organizations. We start with the customer's priorities and build an integration approach that supports both day-to-day operations and future change." The partnership represents another important step in Advancis' continued international growth and its strategy of working with pioneer system integrators to deliver open, scalable and future-ready security and identity solutions worldwide.

Lumana, a provider of AI video security solutions, and Convergint, the global services platform for tech-enabled security and safety solutions, today jointly announced that the two companies have formed a partnership that expands the AI-enabled video solutions available to Convergint's enterprise, mid-market and public sector customers worldwide. Most organizations already have an extensive network of security cameras and infrastructure. However, a vast majority of the recorded video footage is rarely watched. Lumana's AI video security platform transforms existing IP cameras from passive recording devices into AI agents that can monitor and alert for specific events and surface operational insights that accelerate investigations. Advanced AI capabilities As part of the partnership, Convergint’s global network of Technology Centers will design, quote, deploy and service Lumana’s camera-agnostic AI video security platform, providing enterprise and public sector customers with a trusted integrator to add advanced AI capabilities to their existing security infrastructure. "Convergint is a trusted integrator partner that deeply understands complex facilities, camera infrastructure and the teams responsible for keeping them secure," said Sagi Ben Moshe, Co-Founder and CEO of Lumana. "The combination of our AI video security platform with Convergint’s field engineering expertise gives enterprise and public sector customers a seamless path to transform their video security into actionable intelligence so they can see, understand and act on threats in real time - all without replacing their existing hardware." Reducing bandwidth consumption Lumana's AI video security platform is built around VIA-1, the company's proprietary video intelligence model that continually learns from each environment it is deployed to monitor. The platform’s distributed hybrid-cloud architecture processes video analysis locally on-premises to drastically reduce bandwidth consumption, eliminate latency and ensure strict data privacy, while leveraging the cloud for advanced analysis of incidents flagged for review, remote management and updates. The platform is camera agnostic, supports SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and NDAA compliance requirements, and is currently deployed across retail, manufacturing, higher education, healthcare, sports venues and Fortune 500 enterprises around the world.  “Convergint’s approach is centered on helping customers select and integrate technology based on their specific security and operational requirements,” said Joe Young, Vice President of Partners and Alliances at Convergint. “Our work with Lumana expands the AI-enabled video options available to customers and combines Lumana’s platform capabilities with Convergint’s experience in solution design, integration, deployment and ongoing service.” Convergint Technology Centers are now able to design, quote, deploy and service Lumana AI video solutions.

Boon Edam, a pioneer in physical security entrance products, has joined Convergint’s Global Elite Partner Program. Boon Edam’s acceptance into the Global Elite Partner program provides a unique opportunity for improved market penetration and new business development. Convergint’s Global Elite Partner program was created to deepen collaboration amongst top-tier solution providers through shared innovation, expertise, and customer support. Participation in the program allows Boon Edam and Convergint to better align their go-to-market strategies on a global scale to enhance the deployment and implementation of secured entry solutions across key vertical markets. Secured entry solutions “This partnership builds on nearly two decades of collaboration”, said Frank Mackenzie, Chief Commercial Officer at Boon Edam. “And reinforces our commitment to strategic relationships with organizations that share our values and dedication to delivering innovative solutions that protect people, property, and assets.” This shared business philosophy is supported by Boon Edam’s comprehensive portfolio of best-in-class security entrances, including optical turnstiles, full-height mechanical turnstiles, security revolving doors, and security mantrap portals integrated with biometric and sensor technologies from industry partners. Evolving customer needs “Convergint’s Global Elite Partner Program reflects our commitment to working closely with technology providers to support customers with consistent, scalable solutions around the world,” said Joe Young, Vice President of Partner Development and Strategic Alliances at Convergint. “Through strong collaboration across our partner ecosystem, we are better positioned to align technology, expertise, and service delivery to meet evolving customer needs.” Both Boon Edam and Convergint are experiencing significant growth together in multiple regions around the world. As both organizations continue to expand globally, this new partnership creates opportunities for sustained long-term growth.

In the past, security installers and integrators were used almost exclusively to install hardware. However, the role is changing and expanding along with the technologies used in the physical security industry. Nowadays, an installer or systems integrator is much more likely to use a strategic, IT-centric, and data-driven approach. To gain additional insights, we asked our Expert Panel Roundtable: How is the role of the security installer/integrator changing?

If recent physical security events are a guide, the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) will be everywhere at the upcoming ISC West 2025 exhibition in Las Vegas. Cybersecurity solutions are another core focus at today's physical security events, and ISC West will likely follow the trend. Attendees will also be looking for advancements in access control systems, including biometric technologies and integrated security platforms, among other hot topics. We asked our Expert Panel Roundtable: What will be the big topics of discussion at ISC West 2025?

Technology innovations and an evolving threat landscape will be core factors impacting the physical security market in 2025. Technology elements such as artificial intelligence (AI), multi-factor access control, and mobile devices will continue to drive growth in the greater industry. We asked our Expert Panel Roundtable: What is the outlook for the physical security industry in the year ahead?