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US transport management order for Q-Free

Q-Free Open Roads has been awarded an order for advanced transportation management systems (ATMS) for a Homeland Security-related project in the US. The US$831,000 contract is for Open Roads’ Video Image Control and Display System (VICADS) video management equipment and services and will be delivered within the end of first half 2015. VICADS provides a video over IP solution, enabling existing network equipment and infrastructure to control and monitor video cameras. “We are happy to see that Open
October 10, 2014 Read time: 1 min
108 Q-Free Open Roads has been awarded an order for advanced transportation management systems (ATMS) for a Homeland Security-related project in the US.

The US$831,000 contract is for Open Roads’ Video Image Control and Display System (VICADS) video management equipment and services and will be delivered within the end of first half 2015.

VICADS provides a video over IP solution, enabling existing network equipment and infrastructure to control and monitor video cameras.

“We are happy to see that Open Roads, now a part of Q-Free, continues to secure business also in the Homeland Security domain,” says Q-Free CEO Thomas Falck.

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