September 22, 2003—Johnson Controls, Inc., upgrades its Cardkey P2000 security management systems with the addition of a new remote redundancy option for increased system reliability and with new features to help facilities meet certain guidelines set by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Enhancements to the P2000 system include:
- A new threat-level feature for easily changing pre-configured security measures, such as access privileges to critical areas, to reflect a change in threat conditions. This would enable a security operator to quickly tighten security at an airport, for example, in response to the threat level being raised.
- An improved audit trail for electronic records and signatures that will help pharmaceutical manufacturers and other facilities comply with FDA Title 21 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 11.
- Ability to interface with an intercom system, enabling operator to communicate with staff and visitors for security purposes.
- A Visitor management feature that adds convenience to the process of requesting a visitor badge and increases efficiency of fulfilling the request. By requesting a visitor badge in advance and online, the badge can be ready when the visitor arrives.
In addition, a new remote redundancy option enables host servers to be mirrored over a commercial quality wide-area network, ensuring security even when the primary host site is down or compromised. When integrated with closed-circuit television, the system provides significantly enhances security with the flexibility to retrofit many geographically dispersed locations.
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