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Wavestore announces the release of WaveView v6.46, the latest evolution of its video management platform designed to help security teams transform complex operational data into clear, real-time situational awareness. The release strengthens WaveView’s ability to centralize, visualize and act on information across large, distributed environments - enabling operators to identify risks faster, make better decisions, and respond with confidence. Making better decisions “Security environments are becoming increasingly complex, with more cameras, more data and higher expectations placed on operators,” said Mark Claxton, Managing Director of Wavestore. “WaveView v6.46 is about clarity. We’ve focused on helping teams cut through the noise, visualise what matters instantly, and move from detection to decision without friction. It’s about turning information into meaningful, actionable awareness.” Enhanced Mapping Visualization: Clearer presentation of streaming, event, and alarm information for faster interpretation. Improved Workflow Efficiency: Streamlined navigation and system interaction across large estates. Optimized Operator Experience: Interface refinements designed to reduce friction and training overhead. Scalable Architecture Enhancements: Built to support growing deployments and complex integrations. The company said the release strengthens the underlying interface and workflow tools on which advanced analytics and automation features can be built. The v6.46 update is available immediately.

Wavestore has launched WaveFusion, a unified physical security management solution that fuses video surveillance, access control, intrusion and loT devices into a cloud-first, open API platform. WaveFusion is totally new: built natively for present environments, as opposed to being adapted from legacy systems and complex, bolt-on integrations. About WaveFusion WaveFusion manages video footage, handles access control events and draws upon and controls analytics from any modern browser or mobile device. Users no longer must shuttle between multiple systems on separate screens or interfaces. Instead, WaveFusion gathers, pinpoints and escalates the most pertinent data as it happens for full transparency across all systems. The result is faster, future-ready deployments, lower operational complexity and a heightened user experience. Advancements and functions Unification is a leading directive in the physical security industry, according to the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) 2026 Megatrends report. But WaveFusion is much more than what others may offer as “single-pane visibility.” WaveFusion is true unification in practice: a design-built, multi-tenant platform with hybrid SaaS flexibility and minimal on-premises computing requirements.  With WaveFusion, every event is automated, moving security from passive monitoring to active response for quicker investigations. All devices and sensors, from cameras to access control readers, send real-time information and event notifications. Intelligent processing creates situational context, with pre-defined actions or options to automate response – all on the same interface. Wavestore pioneers true unification Wavestore has been moving decidedly toward unification, even before announcing the development of WaveFusion at the inaugural Blind Spot Summit 2025.  “An open, consolidated platform fosters what’s happening in the physical security industry: the continued integration of new systems, data points and loT devices,” said Sam Shalaby, CEO of Wavestore. “WaveFusion is optimized for the end-user, integrator and VAR experience based on years of knowledge and feedback from the fields of access control and VMS. It’s unification in practice, allowing users to add the latest technologies and scale up their systems easily.” WaveFusion offers the following signature features: A cloud-native, AWS-powered access control foundation with intelligent automation and alerts. AWS cloud resilience protects data and keeps systems up to date and cyber secure. Maps and floorplans are live, interactive environments, with devices indicated on visual layouts for instant, “click-to-activate” access. Created on industry-leading HID/Mercury controller architecture, it includes options for on-premises, encrypted video servers that integrators and end-users can scale without limits. Integrated video intelligence and forensics, with recording, playback and analytics allow operators to live monitor and switch to historical data in milliseconds, reducing downtime and accelerating response. Active system health status includes the state of servers, device connectivity and hardware.  Continue to evolve Phase 2, coming later this spring, will continue to evolve the WaveFusion ecosystem - with enhanced analytics, machine-learning insights, expanded integrations and automation - shaped by partner and customer feedback.  See WaveFusion in action at booth 36063 during ISC West 2026, March 25 through 27 in Las Vegas.

The physical security market continues to move at breakneck speed. Artificial intelligence, analytics, the cloud and edge processing have created new, exciting data points for greater situational awareness and enhanced response. Within this context, unfortunately, come inefficiencies created by years of stitching together disparate solutions that operate in silos and don’t fully integrate with other systems. Challenges in security Wavestore’s Blind Spot Summit 2025 at its global headquarters in Ottawa addressed the challenges in security A unified, design-engineered open platform – one that natively puts video, access control, intrusion and other device connectivity together is coming – and it can move the industry successfully into the future. Wavestore’s Blind Spot Summit 2025 at its global headquarters in Ottawa addressed the challenges in security, gathering top-tier industry executives and influentials who shared expertise from real-world experience. Blind Spot 2025 was a place to uncover what’s missing in the security and reimagine what it could look like with the right mechanisms. What’s missing? What was confirmed is that there are blind spots in the physical security processes: systems that don’t integrate readily, no clear visibility to connected solutions, closed platforms that limit expansion into new technologies and lack of flexibility to add new points of security and data as the world changes and technology moves forward. Raf Souccar, former Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), offered insights from managing the most complex security gatherings. Maintaining security Thomas Comerford, Former Program Security Manager at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey “When blind spots are removed you give your security team super powers with enhanced situational awareness. Oops, we missed something and failure is not an option,” said Raf Souccar, who handled high-level public events, including the Olympics, adding “Maintaining security while using less security is a bonus. Tightening security without adding personnel is what’s needed and that comes from a unified, integrated and intelligent platform.” Thomas Comerford, Former Program Security Manager at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recalled 9/11 from his personal experience as a responder who witnessed the buildings topple after helping occupants escape. Changed building security standards Comerford spoke of radio communications that didn’t integrate, fragmented intelligence between agencies and an inability to track known threats. The lessons learned changed building security standards and now, video analytics will make those systems smarter and more effective, he said.  “Video analytics is whatever you can imagine,” said Thomas Comerford, adding “It’s endless the many things you can do with video or audio as a layered defense when it becomes part of proactive, AI-driven anomaly protection. Gaping holes are all over the place. You need the right tools like AI for predictive threat intelligence and that means a move to unified security. The more you can automate response, the faster you can mitigate risk.” (For more sessions and roundtable discussions captured at Blind Spot 2025.) Integrated security management solution Every security scenario is unique and requires different strategies and information draws Every security scenario is unique and requires different strategies and information draws. The challenge is getting the right data to the right place at the right time. Only a fully integrated security management solution – one that brings everything into one place, can eliminate blind spots. Truth is, many video management systems (VMS) are not built for interoperability with other systems. Most bolt-on new integrations, which can be unwieldly and difficult to update. Not a bolt-on; made for tomorrow Now, there are new possibilities for an API-designed, open security platform that gathers, pinpoints and escalates the most pertinent information for the user and the security executive. This type of comprehensive solution manages video footage, handles access control events and draws upon and controls analytics from any modern browser. That’s the message behind the launch of Wavestore’s WaveFusion. It’s a fusion of video surveillance, access control, intrusion and loT devices that exposes unseen risks and harvests formerly untapped opportunities. Future scalability and flexibility The new platform, which will be released in stages later this year, will unify security, video and access control The new platform, which will be released in stages later this year, will unify security, video and access control for full transparency across systems. It’s made for future scalability, with the flexibility to add and use the most relevant technology and evolve to the industry and the times. “WaveFusion is a holistic vision for complete security that uses the cloud to deliver the latest capabilities,” said Sam Shalaby, CEO of Wavestore, adding “WaveFusion fuses together all aspects of security. The unified platform is the way forward in our industry. Users will be able to have exactly what they need for security, when they need it. If you don’t have a platform that’s ready for future innovation, you’re back to square one.” AI advances and integrations The access control portion of the platform will be released this fall, with plans for the VMS portion to follow in late winter.  The conversations culled from Blind Spot 2025 revealed that as AI advances and integrations expand, they need to remove fundamental blind spots. That will come from how they design, deploy, and interpret the security infrastructure – to work together in a flexible, open system that can be tailored to the challenges of the user.