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*** *** **** *********? *** **** ** compare ** ***** ****** and *********** ****** *********? In **** **** ** it ****** *** *** is ** *****? ** tested ******* **** *** Mercury ****** *****.
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**** *** *** ******** and *********** *************** *********** *********:
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********** ******* ******** ******** in *********** *******, *** **** other ****** *********:
- ** ******** ******:**** ** ******* ***** and ******** ** ****** installation ** ******** *** access.
- *** ***** ******** *******:**** *** *** ******* Security ********, ******* ** can **** ****/ ***** controllers **** ***** ******* systems, ** ******** **** its *********** ******* **** to ******* ******** ** needed. *** ******** **** can *** **** *** VertX *** *** **** controllers.
- ***** ******** **** *******:******* ******** ***** ******** locks **** **** ******, Allegion ** ******, *** the ****** *** ****** are *********, ******* ******** brands *** ******** ** styles *** ** ****.
- ***** **********:******* ********** *** *********** ****** *******, **** individual ******* ******* ********* for **** ******** *******. Failover ** *** "***" redudancy, ********* ********* **** *** **** redundancy **** ************* ***** hour *** * ******** image ***** *****..
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*******, ******* ** ******** by ** ***** ******* features ***** ** ***** access *******:
- ******* ******:******* ***** ******* *****, the ********* ** ****** dense **** **** ********. Casual ***** *** ****** to **** ******* ******* understanding **** **** *** navigating ******* ********.
- ******* ******* *******:******* **** ***********, *** browser ****** ** ******* to ***** *************** *******. *********** ** *** *********, ********* ******** ********, Mozilla *******, *** ***** Safari ******* ***********.
- **** ****:******* ***** ***** *****, Feenics ***** * ************* mobile *** *** ******* uses ***** ******** **** that **** **** ** used ** ******* ********** controls, **********, ** **** management ********.
- ******* ************:** ******* ** ***** essentially * *** *******, there *** *** **** selections ** ***** ************, intrusion, ** **** ***** options ** ****** ****. While *********** ** *******, the ******* *** *** to ******* * *********** number ** ********** *******.
- ****** **** ***** *******:**** *** ***** ************ that *** ********* (********* Exacq *** *******), ******* is ******* ** * single **** ** * time ** * ***** window. **** ****** *** utility ** ***** *********** to ****** ******** ******** of ******, *** ** multi-view ****** ****** ***** are ****** *** **** surveillance ******* ******** **** need ** ** ****.
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*** *** *****, ******* is **** *** *** customers **** *** **** counts ** ******** ***** who **** ** ***** hardware '****-**' ** * single ******. *** ****** approach ****** ***** ** avoid **** *********** *** ticket ***** **** ***** servers ** ****** ******* access *************, *** ******* offset **** ** * monthly ************ ***.
*** *******, ******* **** not ** * ************* access ******** ***** *** all *********, *** ** a ******** ***** ***** option *** ***** ******* to ***** *********** ********* investment ****** ******** *****. Feenics ******** **** ******* opportunity *** ***.
General *********
*** ******* ******* ******* are ****** ******* *** dense **** ****** ********. The ********** ***** ***** the ******* '*******' **** and *** ******* **** first **** *******:
*** ***** **** ******* is **** ** ******* the ***** ****** *** granularity ** ******** ** a ******* ********* ** impressive, *** ************* **** approach **** *** ** easy *** ****** ***** to ******* ******* *** system **** ***** ******** time ******** *** ***********. Indeed, ** *** **********, we ***** ** ******** that *** *** ******* or ******* ** *********, and ** ***** ***** or **** **** *****.
*******, ********** ***** *** small-market ****** ** * hosted ****** ********, *** technical *** ******* ***** interface ** ****** * negative *** ***** ******* for '***** & *****' basic ********.
'Access *******' *** ********
**** ** *** **** access ******** *** ******* on *** **** ********* toolbar ** ** *** main "****** *******" **** menu. **** *** ******** the ******** *** ******** most ********** **** ** an ****** ******, *********:
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** **** *****, ** cover *** ***** *********** and ******** ** ***** controls ** *** *********:
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** ******* ****, ****'* map **** ** ****** the **** **** ** navigate *** ****** *****, as ****** ******* *** integrated ******* *** ** selected ********* ** ***** physical *********. *** ***** below ***** *** *** maps *** ********* ******** are *********:
***** ***** ** ****** varies ********* ** ******* of *** **** ********* uploaded *** *** ***, the *** ** ******** features *** ***** ** display **** **** ** acceptable *** **** *****.
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*** ******* ** ****** or *********** ***** ** done ******* *** **** browser ********* ** ****** operation, ***** ***** ******** are ***** ******* **** separate ************. **** ******** adds ** *** ******* complexity ** *** *********. Understanding *** ***** ***** and ********* ** ***** features *** ** ********* for *** ********* ** inexperienced ****, *** **** learned *** ****** ******** and ***** ******* *************.
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******* ******** ******* ******** and *** ********* ***** ***********, ******** *** ******** of **** ****** ******. We **** *** ***** devices *** ******** *** added ** **** *****:
Video ********** ***
*** ****** *** ***** 'Video **********' ** *** really ****** *** **** fledged ***** ************ ********** in *** ****** * traditional *** ** ****. Feenics ******** ***** ** a ***-** ****** ******** from *** **** ********* and ******** **** * single ****** **** ** a ****:
** **** *****, *** video *********** ** **** feature ** ****** *** the ***** ***** ** cardholder ************ ** ** access *****, *** **** be ** ******* *** for **** * ***** surveillance ****** ********** ******* cameras.
******* *******
** ******** ** *** display *********** ** **** current *** ******* *** limited ** *****, *******, and **** ***** ***** Sentry, *** *** *********** entirely ****** ** * 3rd ***** ***. ******* does *** ***** *** native ********* *********, ** Keep ***** **** **** to ********** ***, ********, and ******* * ************ system ** *******.
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* *** ********* ***** is **** ** ***** for ******* ** ********* with * *** ******, inbound **** ******** **** to ** ********** ** the *** ********'* ********. This ******** ** ********** increasingly ******** ** ****, and ** *** ********* of * *********** **-**** access ****** **** ** is *** *******.
Remote ****
* ********** ******** ** the ******* ******** *** the ****** ****. **** uses ***** ******** **** to ******* ****, *** not ***, ** *** features ********* ** *** main ******* *********. ***** the *** ****** *** also ** **** **** mobile ******* *** *******, the ****** ** *** complex *** ***** ******* to ** *********** ****** and ** *** **** are ****** ** ****** controls ** * ****** way.
*** ***** ******** **** apps ***:
- **** ********: *** *** ***** event **** **** ******** doors *** ******* ***** live ******** **** **** lock/unlock ** ******** ** mobile *****.
- **** *******: *** **** ************ of ***** ****** ** user ********, ********* ***** shots ** ********** *****, this *** ********* ** used ** ****** *** distribute ****** **********.
- **** *********: **** *** ** used ** ****** ** search ******* ***********, ****** for ***** *********** ** field ******. ***** *** also ** ******** ** disabled **** **** ***, allowing *** *** ****** system ** ** ******* as ********** ******* ******.
**** *** **** ********* and **** *** *** Android ******** *** *********.
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*** ********** ***** ** the '********' *** ***** the **** ***** ********** and ****** ** *** three:
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***** ** *** **** to **** * ******* window ****** ** **** to ******* ****** *******. The ******** '**** ********' module *** ** ********** to *** **** ***** logged ** ** ******* servers *** **** ** notifications ** **** *****. Basic ******* **** ********** details *** **** ******** are **** ** *** taskbar ****, ***** *** help ******** **** ********** if **** *** ******** multiple ************ ** ****.
**** ****** *********, ********** those ********* ******* ******* market **** * ******* notification *******, *** ******* or ******* **** ** active ** ****** ****** could ** ******.
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*********** ****** **** $** to $** *** ****, per ***** *** ******* with **** **** ** doors, **** ** $* to $* *** *****, per **** *** ******* with ***+ *****.
**** **** ***** ****** are ****, *** ****** price ** ****** *****. Feenics ***** ** **** several ******* **** ******** these ****** **** * 'white *****' ******* ******* agreements **** ******* **** hardware *********** *** ********** costs, ** ****** ****** may ****.
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*******, ******** ** **** entry ***** ******* (************* ******,**** ***** *******, ********** ******** ***), *** ******** ****** are ******* *** *** ongoing ************ ***** **** Feenics *** **** *********.
*** *******, ******** ******** ACM **** *** **** HID ***** *********** ** Feenics ******** ********* ** close ** ***** ******** costs, *** *** ******* service **** *** *** ACM ****** *** $* per ****, ***** ******* will **** $*** - $144 *** ******* * ***** * door ******, *********** ******* ~$*** or **** *** ****. Only **** ****** ******* of ***** ****** ******* features, **** ***** ***** integration, *** ***********, *** custom ********* **** *** appeal ** ******* **** substantial *******-*** ****** ****** to **** *******.
Future ************ ******
******* ***** ** **** the **** ***** ******* coming ***** **** **** will ******* ** ******* several *** **********, ********* HTML5 *******, ***** ** updated ******* ****** **** make *** ***** *** lack ** *********** ******* go ****, *** "***" Redundancy, ***** ******* ** planning ** ******* ******* to *** * ******* of * ******** ********* per ******* ** ***.
Comments (13)
Undisclosed Integrator #1
The story I've been told goes like this: Lenel was a great place to work, but UTC is horrible. I have no idea if that's true, but it seems to be a fairly common opinion.
As a result of that decline in job satisfaction, a lot of key players from Lenel have jumped ship to start their own competing "Lenel takeover" products. Feenics is one, Mavin (go-mavin.com) is another, and I'm missing at least one or two. There are a few pedigreed options here, and it's hard to back any of them.
At the core of each, you've got Mercury hardware and software built to solve higher-end problems...but access startups don't usually get higher-end accounts. Look at Paxton, RedCloud, NLSS, etc. It's a long way to the top. These companies had to hustle to get 2-10 door jobs, partnered with small, unknown integrators, and pricing is a serious issue when you've got high-end features in your product and your on-ramp is small projects.
Survive the early years and, maybe you can move up the ladder through luck, perseverance and the generosity of old contacts that have been convinced that the product has matured and the risk has shrunk over time.
So wouldn't the best evaluation in this situation be to determine whether Feenics (ugh at that name btw) and its would-be enterprise peers can make it through that five to ten year ramp-up period, eating rabbits instead of elephants? I don't know that there's any perfect measure, but I'd settle for a good one. Do they have a lot of cash? A strong backer? A credible cash flow plan?
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Judging by the responses so far it seems like Feenics has only gained the curiosity of IPVM.
Also, I'd love to know how many systems are "taken over" because of "open" Mercury panel compatibility? I think the whole "open" access controllers is phenomenon is a little rediculous.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Undisclosed 1 Integrator,
Feenics is a Canadian company started by an Integrator who happened to lead with Lenel. Also, Paul DiPeso - ex Honeywell Access, ex Lenel now works for Feenics.
As if there are not already enough Canadian based access control companies already.
I guess time will tell if they are successful.
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mason reiff
I like the fact that it is completely cloud based. I am sure their applications will integrate soon but they seem to function well in silos. A software company hoping to grow through partners and integrations. Seems like a good play.
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Jeffrey Nunberg
Feenics is a completely cloud based product currently operating in the AWS. I’m tempted to write that the “cloud is the future”; but in reality the cloud is now. Manufactures that are not looking at how to operate their platforms in the cloud are behind the curve. Feenics is a forward thinking product, owned and operated by a team that are ahead of the curve. This product and other similar products will impact both small and large opportunities and they already have gained traction. Many of our clients are thinking cloud; and if they aren’t thinking cloud, their IT departments are.
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Undisclosed #3
Feenics, enable your GUI to apply skins to change the navigation experience and content appearance. You can name the skins such as Fguard, Fcure9000, Frowatch, F2, Frivo, F2000, Fasi Fusco, Fecurity Fenter...Ok I was a comedian once. If the skins match the navigation to the tee, training will be a snap on system takeovers.
I applaud any new technology that enhances our experience and careers. Keep up the hard work Feenics!
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Undisclosed #4
Having sold several Keep by Feenics systems, I can say with confidence that their latest version release is a completely new platform. It's truly ready for the Enterprise customer, and is still a true-cloud based offering. The architecture has also gone through a major transformation. They use a RESTful API that sits in AWS, with MongoDB on the backend. No more SQL, and no more dependency on NPAPI/Silverlight. The dynamic load-balancing in AWS offers customers nearly zero latency, and events are as real-time as they can get.
Feenics has also added support for Salient, Milestone, ExacqVision, and OpenEye VMS's. The OpenEye integration is slick because it doesn't require any additional plugins, and offers a feature-rich "native" integration.
Regarding takeovers of Mercury-based systems - I agree that they require a lot of time testing, validating, and ensuring that the DB transfer is clean and transitions properly. But Feenics does make it easy by "flashing" the firmware code to enable IP Client mode for the intelligent controllers. I've worked with Feenics on a couple takeovers and both were successful. Personally, I think there will be more and more opportunities for takeovers, especially since more organizations are making the move to the cloud. If you can migrate to the cloud, without the major forklift upgrade on the HW, I'd say you'd have my attention. The 99.999% up-time, point-in-time recovery/backup, and auto-updates all included makes for a hard sell against the traditional premised-based systems with reoccurring maintenance support agreements.
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Jason Crist
Would be a great time for a follow up, Feenics has done really well from what I've seen, the native integration with OpenEye is really slick (both are AWS)
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