Advancis is a global leader in the PSIM industry with offices and certified integration partners around the world. The company based close to Frankfurt/Germany was founded in 1994 with the goal of developing a command and control management platform to unify disparate security systems and to provide real time incident handling for security control rooms. The company‘s mission is to offer the most stable and innovative PSIM solution on the market that provides the benefits of open architecture, cost efficiency and scalability.
Their open PSIM platform WinGuard integrates security, building automation, IT and communication systems. Most essentially, WinGuard provides operators with an instant picture of full situational analysis for decision making, control of all systems as well as dynamic handling procedures. Most essentially WinGuard provides operators with an instant picture of full situational analysis for decision making, command and control of all systems as well as dynamic and interactive handling procedures for live security incidents via the control room and in the field for mobile security agents. WinGuard from Advancis is used in numerous projects in over 70 countries. Many of these protect national and critical infrastructure or corporate security.
Their certified partners deploys WinGuard to integrate and unify security, automation, IT and communication systems for centralised, real time event management and communication. Most essentially WinGuard provides operators with an instant picture of full situational analysis for decision making, command and control of all systems as well as dynamic and interactive handling procedures for live security incidents via the control room as well as in the field for mobile security agents.
The African market is a large growth potential market for Advancis. With the rising need for integrated security systems coupled with command and control, the demand for the Advancis PSIM solution WinGuard is increasing. The company has been participating in exhibitions for instance at Preventica Morocco in 2018 and at Securex in Nigeria in 2019. Advancis Software & Services has certified sales and integration partners in Kenya and Morocco and are steadily extending their partner network. Advancis works very closely with a large community of technology partners to ensure full compatibility with their systems and to ensure that clients can choose best of breed technologies, without the risk and hidden costs of vendor lock in.
Johanna Wünsch, Marketing Manager states that , “We have already realized more than 20 projects in Africa for example. our open PSIM platform has been installed in a large shopping mall, in different power plants, banks – to name only some business sectors. With its open integration platform strategy, Advancis is able to integrate security, building automation and communication systems as well as IT infrastructure into one PSIM platform. “
Wünsch concludes by advising clients that the key to finding a good, flexible and cost-efficient security and building management platform is to ensure that the manufacturer is completely agnostic, this means that they have no interest in selling any other products such as e.g. cameras, access control systems, etc. By using a truly open PSIM platform such as WinGuard from Advancis, you are always free in your choice of best of breed technologies regarding your technical subsystems. Open integration companies like Advancis have excellent local partners supporting you during planning and installation of your project.
