SAN MATEO, Calif.—Verkada, a developer of cloud-based physical security solutions, has announced its new dual-head camera as well as enhanced alerting capabilities for its Command platform, and a wide range of updates that will make it easier for customers to keep people and places safe.
Verkada is expanding its multisensor line with a new dual-head camera, the CY53-E Two-Camera Multisensor. With two viewing angles from a single install point, an advanced onboard processor, and 2.55x optical zoom in each sensor, the company says that organizations can minimize potential blindspots with increased visibility and AI-based analytics and alerts.
The company has also introduced enhanced alerting capabilities that enable customers to integrate Verkada Guest, LPR, Alarm events, and Helix events into Verkada’s Alert Inbox. Through these enhancements the company says that security teams at a manufacturing site can now receive an alert anytime a visitor or contractor arrives on-site, or a luxury retailer can get an alert anytime a customer purchases a specific high-value product. Verkada boasts these enhancements will significantly enhance its customers’ ability to monitor, assess, and respond to critical issues.
“Each new product and feature that we introduce is purpose-built to serve our customers’ evolving needs,” says Brandon Davito, senior vice president of product and operations at Verkada. “Whether it’s our new two-camera multisensor to monitor entry and exit points more effectively or our customizable, cross-product alerting capabilities, every addition to Verkada’s platform is designed to support efficient enterprise deployments today and scale with our customers into the future.”
Verkada Bolsters Command Platform
In addition to the announcement of the new CY53-E Two-Camera Multisensor, the company has also announced these updates:
Deeper integration between Alarms and Access Control: with the addition of door event triggers—door opened, door held open, and door forced open events—the Verkada Alarms solution offers a broader range of security capabilities. Those capabilities for example include intrusion sensors with any access control alarm trigger being assigned to alarm partitions, paired with cameras for video verification, and subject to the same arm/disarm methods as schedules or key codes.
Features designed for enhanced emergency response with Verkada’s Intercom: These options include the ability to create a unique, local phone number associated with outgoing Intercom calls. The company suggests this not only gives organizations more visibility and the ability to call and “talk down” to a specific intercom, but it also enables dealers to configure 911 dialing for blue light deployments or emergency scenarios.
Continued improvement to the visitor experience: The Command platform now offers an expanded set of on-demand credentials that organizations can grant for temporary building access, which now includes PIN and QR code options, as well as a new Cisco Meraki integration that provides guests with automatic access to the Wi-Fi network at check-in.
Enhanced features and functionalities that speed up investigations: The Verkada Command platform now includes the ability to group persons-of-interest into lists and the expansion of History Player Search to include vehicles.
New deterrence capabilities: According to the company, the solution features a wireless siren and strobe that can be triggered by Verkada Alarms. Verkada is also enhancing large site support across its Alarms product with the ability to now connect an unlimited number of its BK22 keypads with one ethernet drop and reducing wiring costs with the ability to daisy-chain up to four of its BE32 expanders.
Enhanced functionality for customers on-the-go: The company stresses that Verkada Guest, LPR functionality, Floorplans, and “My Account” functions are now available in the Command mobile app.
Refreshed UI and search experience in Command: A newly redesigned user interface is said to make it easier for security administrators to navigate settings on the platform with instant filtering and new feature groupings. Verkada customers can now simply type keywords related to any Command admin setting and find what they need.
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