Global security manufacturer, Gallagher, has announced they are the proud recipient of two Platinum American Security Today 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards.

Gallagher Command Centre was awarded Best Enterprise Access Control, and their Proximity and Contact Tracing Report was awarded Best Risk, Crisis Management Product.

The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, highlighting the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today.

“It’s an honor to be the recipient of these coveted Platinum awards,” says Scott Elliott, Gallagher’s Vice President for the Americas.

“We’re especially proud to see our Command Centre software recognized as Best Enterprise Access Control, which reflects our commitment to offering a feature-rich, highly-secure solution that meets the unique needs of sites of all sizes.”

“It’s also exciting to add to the accolades for our now four-time award-winning Proximity and Contact Tracing Report, which is designed to assist organizations around the world with fast and efficient contact tracing,” Elliott continued.

Command Centre runs at the heart of Gallagher’s enterprise access control system and allows operators to configure, manage, and report on all aspects of their system.

It is the chosen platform for many of the world’s most high-consequence sites.

(Learn More about Gallagher Command Centre, courtesy of Gallagher Security and YouTube.)

Developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gallagher’s innovative Proximity and Contact Tracing Report enables organizations to quickly and accurately identify where a specified cardholder has been on site, while also identifying all other cardholders who shared an area with the contagious cardholder.

Gallagher Security Takes Two Platinum ‘ASTORS’ in 2020 Awards Program

American Security Today’s ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards program is in its Fifth Year and continues to recognize the Outstanding Innovations of top firms and agencies in the Homeland Security and Public Safety fields.

2020 has been a very challenging year for everyone due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the much heralded AST ‘ASTORS’ Awards Winners Presentations and exclusive Luncheon at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC has been canceled and rescheduled for 2021 due to the virus.

However, the 2020 ‘ASTORS’  Homeland Security Awards Program was again a huge success and many new categories were added including a section for COVID-19 Detection and Innovation.

Gallagher Security (First of Two)

Best Enterprise Access Control

• Gallagher Command Centre

• Gallagher Command Centre runs at the heart of Gallagher’s enterprise access control system.

This world-class security site management software has been proven to protect lives, create efficiencies, and save businesses thousands of dollars each year.

• When the Harrisburg School District in South Dakota was the target of a shooting, Command Centre saved the lives of hundreds of students by placing physical barriers between them and the active gunman.

• After the emergency button was activated, it took just four seconds for Command Centre to lock down the school, secure doors, notify district authorities via an automated message, and limit building access to emergency responders only.

• Gallagher Command Centre is the chosen platform for many of the world’s most high-consequence sites and is trusted to manage the security requirements of military and defense sites, federal, state, and local government, commercial, industrial, healthcare, transportation, and academic organizations.

• Complex yet user-friendly, Command Centre is fully customizable and configurable to meet the unique needs of sites of all sizes and security requirements. Command Centre allows operators to configure, manage, and report on all aspects of their system.

• It has been proven over and over to save organizations time, resources, energy, and money, all while delivering superior security that keeps people safe.

Gallagher Security (Second of Two)

Best Risk, Crisis Management Product

• Proximity and Contact Tracing Report

• In the current pandemic-climate, the health and safety of colleagues, customers, visitors, and contractors is at the forefront of business considerations.

• Responding quickly to the COVID-19 crisis, Gallagher developed the Proximity and Contact Tracing Report – an innovative tool to support organizations with fast and efficient contact tracing, to keep people safe by reducing further spread of the virus.

• Released in May 2020, the Proximity and Contact Tracing Report utilizes access control technology and draws on the powerful reporting capability of Gallagher’s world-class Command Centre software, enabling businesses to quickly and accurately identify areas where a specified cardholder has been on site, and highlights the history of contact between the cardholder and all other cardholders within specified dates.

• If an employee or visitor were to be identified as having a contagious illness, such as COVID-19, the site’s access control operator enters specific information – including the origin cardholder (the person identified as being a health risk) and the dates where there was a risk of exposure – into the Proximity and Contact Tracing Report utility, quickly producing a report listing all other cardholders who shared an area with the contagious cardholder.

• This information allows organizations to act rapidly and to proactively inform their employees of the potential risk of infection, allowing them to take action, seek testing, and minimize spread of the virus.

• In doing so, Gallagher’s Proximity and Contact Tracing Report reduces the need for an entire site to shut down if a positive case of COVID-19 were identified – helping to safeguard business revenue, employee income, and operations.

• *Gallagher was also recognized in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program.

Gallagher offers comprehensive security and business risk management solutions for large and small organizations throughout the world, addressing key issues of security and risk management.

To explore Gallagher’s innovative security solutions which integrate access control, perimeter security and intruder alarms with powerful software, please visit https://security.gallagher.com/.

The 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is sponsored by ATI Systems, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, Desktop Alert, X.Labs and Reed Expositions, every one a returning Sponsor from 2019.

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The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.

American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State and local levels of government as well as firms allied to government.

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Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.

To learn more about the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners solutions, please be on the lookout for the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2020 ‘A Year in Review’.

The Annual CHAMPIONS edition includes a review of the ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firms products and services, includes video interviews and more.

It will be your Go-To source throughout the year for ‘The Best of 2020 Products and Services‘ endorsed by American Security Today, and can satisfy your agency’s and organization’s most pressing Homeland Security and Public Safety needs.

From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware and Networking Security – Just to name a few), the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION will have what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitgate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.

It also includes featured guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders, and recognized firms in the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.

• For a complete list of 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Award Winners, click here.

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