Over the past five years, UAE authorities have introduced new regulations based on international standards and new security threats, in order to modernise security systems. Dubai Law 24-2008 was the first comprehensive set of such regulations to face the new realities of security threats. To meet these requirements NBAD has deployed Winguard in its SCCC, ensuring centralised control of all installed systems by a single, operator-friendly interface. As a PSIM+ system, Winguard comprises the complete security and building management as well as the communication and IT infrastructure.

With the goal of building a secure branch network, the Bank investigated fully integrated solutions from single manufacturers, but those required NBAD to also install only their hard- and software. As NBAD has a very large and diverse operating environment with tens of thousands of devices, one of the strongest factors to select Winguard is its manufacturer independence.

Having interfaces to numerous security, building and information management systems and with new ones constantly being developed, Winguard is able to control any connected device. Within seconds, the SCCC can determine whether an alarm is real and immediately contact Civil Defense, providing a complete floor plan indicating the exact fire location. Storage of multiple CCTV snapshots at the time of transactions in the data centre prevents any loss of video recordings to provide evidence.

In addition, Winguard can e.g. also regulate lights and HVAC, providing control over systems that were either unmanaged or controlled separately before.

Over the next two years, NBAD will rollout additional functionality in order to reduce operating expense. According to Advancis total ROI will be realised in a very short time. One additional benefit is support of the NBAD sustainability programme by reducing the Bank’s environmental impact. In less than six years, NBAD will expand operations into new countries in the West-East corridor and envisions that completely centralised security and building management will be the new future benchmark for this business sector. “As a flexibly extendable PSIM+, Winguard is the perfect solution for the future expansion of NBAD, as it constantly adapts to increasing requirements”, concludes Mr. Thomas Upchurch, VP and Head of Security and Safety.