Genetec Mission Control Tested

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Jul 13, 2017

Genetec continues to move up market with their Mission Control, "Decision Support System", bringing PSIM-like procedures and incident management to their 'unified platform' / VMS Security Center.

We tested Mission Control to see how it worked, what features it adds to Security Center, how complex monitoring and configuration are, and how it compares to existing PSIM and VMS platforms.

Related, see our coverage of Genetec's other platforms/features:

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #1 | 07/17/17 04:37pm

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