Sales & Marketing Manager Jason Burger explains, "AdvanceGuard is a wide area intrusion detection system, but unlike traditional perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS), the solution provides surveillance and tracking both inside and outside the perimeter. The new witness software suite is an automated solution capable of allowing a single operator, through the use of intelligent threat analysis, to focus on qualified alarms over a large complex site. The software solution uses radar data with PTZ CCTV cameras and employs highly configurable and flexible alarm rules to manage multiple security zones".

"The operator is presented with processed information which has already gone through the pre-configured alarm rules specific to the customer's requirements. This dramatically reduces the risk of false alarms and increases the likelihood of distinguishing friend from foe. We have put a lot of effort into making witness highly flexible. This means the solution can be adapted to any situation ranging from a simple intruder detection system to a complex large area threat analysis application using multiple cameras and radars. The aim has further been to enable reduced hardware costs by better use of cameras and radar and facilitate better utilisation of man power".

In response to genuine alarms witness will automatically co-ordinate one or more cameras to provide the operator with maximum visibility of the current threat. The cameras can be set to function independently or in groups. A single camera can follow an intruder indefinitely or switch between unlimited targets. When grouped, cameras will intelligently manage target allocation to maximise coverage.

For speed and efficiency witness utilises intuitive Windows based touch screen technology providing the operator with a simple and logical control interface, regardless of the complexity of the site.