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VidSys and Activu partner with public sector offering

VidSys has announced its North American-based partnership with Activu Corporation which will see them combining their complementary technologies to provide a highly visual and comprehensive situational awareness and management solution for all security and safety stakeholders across the public sector. As a result, the partners claim the speed and quality of collaborative decision making is significantly improved, driving optimal, proactive and timely responses to unfolding situations in order to safeguard l
April 24, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
5202 VidSys has announced its North American-based partnership with 4220 Activu Corporation which will see them combining their complementary technologies to provide a highly visual and comprehensive situational awareness and management solution for all security and safety stakeholders across the public sector. As a result, the partners claim the speed and quality of collaborative decision making is significantly improved, driving optimal, proactive and timely responses to unfolding situations in order to safeguard lives, property and assets.

“Having the ability to turn critical information into intelligent decisions is critical for the public sector,” explained Ray Treat, head of business development, Activu. “By integrating our visualisation and collaboration solution, which allows the easy, instantaneous sharing of practically any information between any number of locations and devices, with the VidSys PSIM software, we are able to provide public sector organisations with the enhanced ability to make smart assessments and respond together based on real-time intelligence and appropriate standard operating procedures.”

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