Genea Access Control Profile

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Brian Rhodes
•Published Aug 16, 2022 13:49 PM

Irvine, CA.-based Genea combines cloud and mobile access control with HVAC submetering software for office buildings, but are the company's niche offerings enough for it to compete in the broader access SaaS market?

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IPVM spoke to Genea's Access Control Director Mike Maxsenti about these and other issues. In this report, we provide the answers and analysis about Genea's future and products, including:

  • Video Overview From IPVM Access Show
  • Company Background
  • Employee count
  • Product Overview
  • Pricing Overview
  • Mercury Security-Only Controller Support
  • HID, STid, and WaveLynx Mobile Support
  • Apple Wallet Integration Is Live

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Company **********

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** ******* **** *** ****** (******** Billing ** *******, ***********, *** *** Conditioning) ******** ********** ******* ***** * office ******** ******. ** ** *** top ** ******* ****** ****** *** customers ** *****'* ****** ******** ****** hundreds ** ******** ** ****** ****. We ****** *** ***** ** *** clients **** **** ********, ** **** that *** ********* ******* ****** *** our **** ** ***** ***** ** their **********.

**** ** *** ** ********* *** submeter ******* ******** (********** **,*** ******** per *****) *** ****** ******* (******** at *** *** ** ****).

******** *** **-******* *** *** ** Sequr, ******** ****** ******* ***** ********** ****. ***** *** ****** *********, ***** ***** ** **** ** the **** ******* **** "*****-* *******," multi-tenant, *** ********** ******** ********. ******** explained *****'* ****** ***** *** ******** potential ********* *** ******:

*** ******** ******* ******** ******** *** customer ***** **** *** ***** ******* of ********** **** ****** *** *** access ******* ******** ********* *** ***** to *** ********** ******.

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***** ** ********* **** *** ***** not ******* ******* *** **** **** are "*********** ******* *** ********." ** terms ** ****, ***** **** **** control "**** *** ** **,*** ***** across *** *****" **** ****** ***** in ** *********. ***** **** "*.* million" *********** *** *** ******.

Employee *****

***** **** ** *** *** *********, primarily ***** ** ******, **. ************, engineering *** ** ****** ** *****.******** ***** *** *********.

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Product ********

*****'* ****** ****** ** *****-*****, **** door *********** ********* ***** *** ******** to ****** ******* **** ** ***** hub ** ******* ********.

***** ********* ****** *** ******** *** mobile **** ** * *** ******. Both ****** ************* *** ***/****** *********** are ****** ** *** ***, *** advanced ******** *** ****** ***** ** the **** ******* ** **** ****.

* ******* **********/****** ****** **** *** have ******* *** ****-**** ********, ***** system/site ****** **** **** **** ********:

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HVAC *********** ********

******* ******* **** *********** ******* *** cloud ******, ****** *** **** ******* to ******, ***** ****. ******** ********* that ***** ****** ******* ** **** via *******, **** *********** ******** ************* are **** ******. *******, **** ***** could ** ******** ** *** ******:

*** ******* *** * ***** ******* of *** *** *** ****** *******. Genea’s ***** ******** *** **** ******** to ****** ******** ****** *** *********, but ** *** ** *** ***** stages ** ********** ************* ** ******* with ******* *** *** ******** **** submetering *** **** ** ******** ** Access *******

** ********* **** *****'* ****** ******* do *** **** ** ** ******** for **** **** *** ** ****** in ********* ***** ******** ** ******* to **** *****.

Pricing

***** **** *** ******** *******, *** do **** ******* ****, *** ** dealer-only, **** ******* *** ** ********** resellers. *** ******* *** *** *** pricing ** *********** ******** ** ****** in *** ***** ****** ******, ***** is ********* ** *** ~$* - $15 *** ***** *** **** *****.

***** ***** ******** *** ** ******* into *** *****. ***** ******* ***** price ***** ** *** ****/****** **** of ****** *****. **** **********:

** ******* ** *** ******** *** we ***** * *** **** *** per **** ******* ** ********** *** per ****** **** ***** *** ********** office. ** *** ** *** *** partners **** ******* **** **** ***** their *********’ *****. *** ******* ***** include *** ************ *** **/* *******.

Genea ************

** ******* ** **** ***** ****** platforms, ************ **** ******* ****** ***-***** systems ** ******* *** *** ********* with ***** *****-*****/**** *********:

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*******, ***** **** *** ****** ***** for ************, *** * ****'* ******* includes *** ********* ************ *** **/* support.

************ **** **** '**-*******' *********, **** as **** ******, ********* ******, *** many ******** ******** ******* *** *** available.

******** ***** ** **** ** ******** to *** ***** ********* ****** *****, Genea *** ***** *********** ************.

Mercury **********-*****

* ********* ******** *** ***** ** the **** *******/******** ** *** ***** of **********, ******* ********.

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******** ****** ***** ************** **** ******** many ** *** ********, ***** **** shortages **** *** ************* ******** **** in ****** ** ***********. *****, *** company's *******-**** ******* *** ****** ******** competitors *** ******* ** ******* *******-*********, 'single ******' ***** *********.

***** **** ***** ******* ******* ** not ****** ** ******, ****** **** the ******** ** ******** ***** * site's ******** ******* ********:

*****'* ******** ** ***** **% ****** takeovers *** ******** *** **% *** installation.

***** ******* ********-***** ** ******* ******** compatible ***** ****** ********* *******:

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Mobile ******** ****** ***

*********, ***** ******** ***** **** *** Mobile ***** *** *******, *** ****** issues **** ****** *** ******* ** find ***** ******* *** ******.

** ***** ****, *** ******* ********* ** ***** also ** ********** ******* **************** *** ********, ********* ***** ********** mobile *********:

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**** ********* **** ******* *** **** alternative ********* ** ********* ***.

Apple ****** *********** ****

***** ********* ***** *********** **** ***** Wallet/Apple *** ** ********* *** *** limited ********** ***********:

*** ***** ****** *********** ** **** as ** ****** *** *** ** are **** ******* ** ******* **** customers. ***** ***, ** **** *** customers ***** ***** ****** *** *********** through *****.

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*****'* ******** ** **** * ********* in * ******** *** **** *********** gives *** ******* **** ** **** an ****** ******** ***, ****** ***** an ********* **** ******** ** '****' cloud ****** *** **** *****-* *** multi-tenant ********** **********.

*******, ** *** ******* ****** **** market, *****'* ******** ** **** **********, and *** ******'* ******* (****** *******) integrations ******* ******** *** ******** ****** security-branded ********* **** *****, ********, ** Verkada.

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Brian Rhodes
•Aug 18, 2022
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***** ********* ** **** *******:

*** **** *********** ******* *** ***** separate ******** ***** ***** ** **** they *** *** ** ******** ** a ********** ****** ********. ***** *** no ***** ** ****** **** ** well ** *** ******* ** ** the **** *********.

*** ****** *** **** ********* ** this *****.

**** **** ***** **** ***** **** not **** **** '**-*******' ***** ****** integrations. **** *********:

** **** ****** ******** *********** ******** integrations **** ****, ********* *** *** about ** ******** ******* *****. ** also ******* **** ***** *** ********* alarm ************. ****** **** *** **** of ************ ***** ****** *****.********.***/************

***** *** ** ****** ********* ** fire ******, *** ** **** ****** the ****** *********** **** *****.

****** ** ***** *** *** ********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
•Sep 01, 2023

*****, ***** *******.

* ** **** ***** * *** about *** ******* *********. ** ***** already ****** ***, *** ***** **** of **** ********* *****'* **** ** be ***** *****. ****'** **** ** attempt ** ********* *** ******** ** anyway *** ***** ****'** ********* ** double **** ** ******** ** ********** first ***** *** *** ****** ******* product, *** **** ** *** **** for *** ***** ********.

* **** ****'* **** ******** ** the ******* ** ******** *** *** offering ** **** ********** **** ***** SaaS ********* ***** **** *** ****** of ************. *************, **** ** *** other **** ********* **** *** *********** integrations ** ********* ** **** ******* as ****.

** ******* ******* ** *** ** the ****** *********** *** *** **** most ** *** ****** ****** *******, we **** ********* ****** * ******* of ********* ********** ** ***** ******* of *** ****** **** ********** *** mobile ************** ************.

*** ********* **** ** ******** **'** found *** ***** *** **** * company **** ******** ******* *** *** neccessarily ***** *** ******** *** *** to **** ** ** *** ******** department, *****'* ****** ** ** ********* monitoring ** *** ***. ** **** of ***** ***** **** ****** *** IT **** ** ***** **** ** the ***** ** ***** ** *** ones ******* *** **********. *** ************ these ********* *** **** ********** ** will ** ***** (***** ***** *** boxes *** **** ** *** ***** platforms ****) *** **/***/**. ** ***** to *** ** ***** ******* *** Genea **** ***** *** ***** ***.

****'** **** * **** *** *** customers ***** ******* ** (*****'* ***** level *******) *** **** ** ** to ***** ***/** **** ********* ** mobile ***********/***** ******. **'* * ***** DB ********** *** ******** ******* ** the ******* ****** *** ***'** *** to *** *****.

** *'* ******** ** ****** **** while ** **'* **** ***** ** lacking ******** ** *** ***********, **** we're ****** ** *** ****** ****** seems ** ** *********.