Veracity acquires command & control software company icomply
Prestwick, 19th January 2017 - Veracity, a leading provider of innovative, intelligent solutions that solve real-world IP video challenges in transmission, storage and display, has announced the full acquisition of icomply (I-Comply Ltd), the UK’s leading software provider of integrated command and control security solutions. The agreement includes all operational staff, software, intellectual property, ongoing business and also icomply’s sales and support subsidiary in India. Veracity will maintain icomply as a separate business and will immediately expand its operations including an imminent move to larger premises near Leeds.
Over the last fifteen years, icomply and its VTAS Pro platform has delivered integrated solutions to an expanding portfolio of clients including London’s Tower Bridge, Boots UK, ITV, the 2014 G20 Summit and many city-wide projects including Nottingham City Council and Leeds City Council.
The modular software solution supports a range of access control, CCTV, fire, alarm and other security equipment vendors, including industry leaders such as Veracity, Bosch, Honeywell, Paxton, Axis, Hanwha Techwin and Milestone. With icomply, customers can build control centre environments that have greater situational awareness with integrated functionality to seamlessly deliver incident management and more effective command and control processes.
“We have worked with icomply on a number of major projects and its innovative technology has proven itself adept at integrating with a wide range of systems to deliver control rooms that are more efficient and reliable,” says Alastair McLeod, Group CEO of Veracity, “With this acquisition, we extend our technical capability and broaden our target market. We will progress the icomply concept to the next level while maintaining an independent and multi-vendor approach which is at the core of its unique value.”
At the heart of icomply’s VTAS Pro software solution is an advanced modular integration platform that gives operators flexible and immediate control over complex surveillance and security functions, including visual information received from IP and deployable CCTV cameras combined with interactive maps and incident management. VTAS Pro allows for complex workflows to be dynamically processed with a high degree of automation to allow information to be shared with the correct team members even in the most challenging environments.
VTAS Pro modular components also include alarm receiving, dispatch, guard tour, incident management, asset tracking and lone worker – all of which are integrated within an advanced management reporting engine to ensure compliance with regulatory, best practice and audit requirements.
Neil Harvey, Head of CCTV and Security at Nottingham City Council, has worked closely with icomply for its control centre requirements for over 10 years and commented, “Our use of VTAS Pro has been pivotal in allowing us to deliver a comprehensive command and control system with an inherent flexibility that has allowed us to adapt to new requirements while minimising the challenges of technology integration. For us, having icomply within a larger and highly regarded company such as Veracity provides us with confidence that they will grow and support the solution allowing us to gain more from our investment.”
Michael Gallagher will remain in charge of icomply business development and also be responsible for running sales, support and operations for the business. He is delighted with the acquisition by Veracity, stating: "The icomply team are immensely pleased with the acquisition, as this will enable icomply to accelerate both its sales and software development plans with the support and backing of Veracity.''
Veracity have made a long term commitment to expanding the icomply framework to include a wider range of vendors and technologies as well as enabling Veracity channel partners to deliver fully integrated end-to-end solutions. Veracity will also utilise its innovative technologies within VTAS Pro including its COLDSTORE Surveillance Storage System and TRINTY, a unique system architecture that eliminates NVR servers by allowing IP cameras to record directly to COLDSTORE disk arrays.
“Veracity has had a decade of continual growth and today we are a profitable and stable company that has championed the use of innovative technology to help solve some of the most challenging issues facing the security industry,” adds McLeod, “icomply is a natural fit for us and enables us to expand our strategy of delivering high-end security solutions at a lower total cost of ownership while helping system integrators and consultants offer better value to their customers.”
VTAS Pro will be sold through existing icomply channels in the UK and India and through Veracity channel partners elsewhere with the full support of the Veracity Group.
About Veracity
Veracity delivers innovative, intelligent solutions that solve real-world IP video challenges in transmission, storage and display. For over a decade, our products and designs have been trusted and recommended by security system integrators, enterprise clients and major industry partners. The solid foundations of our in-depth expertise and our highly-talented team enables us to work with key companies in the industry and continuously create new opportunities and growth for ourselves and our partners.
Transmission: Veracity offers a full range of IP transmission products designed for IP video, including Ethernet-over-coax adaptors, network extenders and long-range wired Ethernet transceivers, all with POE. Veracity’s extensive product range also includes Master NTP time servers, IP camera installation tools, and POE network switches, including 12/24V versions for vehicle applications. Veracity’s IP products are sold throughout the world via integrators, distributors and partners. The products have a strong reputation for innovative design, high quality, reliability, and very long lifetimes.
Storage: Veracity is the pioneer of the first storage solution designed for specifically for video surveillance. Veracity COLDSTORE™ surveillance storage systems provide the highest possible levels of hard disk reliability and the longest file retention periods whilst simultaneously delivering a 90% reduction in energy consumption versus conventional RAID storage solutions. COLDSTORE™ customers have benefited from a dramatic reduction in total cost of ownership for high capacity storage across applications as diverse as city surveillance, stadia, hospitality, healthcare, retail, logistics, banking/finance, prisons and transportation.
Display: Veracity’s third product area involves the display and presentation of not just video, but also system information and status monitoring, aimed at improving and simplifying the management of larger surveillance systems. Veracity’s aim is to deliver critical monitoring functions in a highly visual and concise manner, reducing operator training costs and improving overall system efficiency.
System Combination: TRINITY™ combines transmission, storage and display into a single highly efficient system. Veracity’s emerging surveillance architecture is an industry-leading direct-to-storage technology that exploits the power of intelligent IP cameras, recording directly to COLDSTORE™ hard disk arrays, with advanced fail-over, scalability and system resilience features.
