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Axis Communications Holds Ribbon Cutting for New Dallas Area Experience Center

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Axis Communications recently celebrated the grand opening of its latest Axis Experience Center (AEC) in Frisco, Texas. The new Dallas-area facility replaces the original Irving AEC location with a larger, state-of-the-art facility built to accommodate the need for a greater Axis presence in North Texas.

The new facility is intended to better serve customers as the Axis Communications product portfolio expands and its partner ecosystem grows. The space also offers additional meeting space, with plans to expand staffing in the future.

With another Texas AEC located in Houston, the new location will serve various industries across North Texas such as defense, financial services, healthcare and information technology offering localized on-the-ground support and opportunities to demo innovative Axis technologies across video, audio, access control and analytics, as well as solutions offered by Axis technology integration partners.

As an integral part of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex — and as the third most populous city in Texas — Dallas is a center for technological innovation and hosts the corporate headquarters of approximately 6,000 companies, resulting in the DFW metropolitan economy being the fourth-largest in the U.S. Along with some of today’s most innovative companies, the new Axis AEC will integrate itself into the community not only as an economic driver, but as a technological visionary as well.

The new 15,000-square-foot AEC is double the size of the former Irving facility, and is unlike any Axis has unveiled thus far, with a completely different style and unique features including:

  • A Solutions Theater where visitors can see different Axis technologies working together under one software solution (AXIS Camera Station), as well as an Interactive Solutions area where visitors can engage in hands-on learning around how Axis products actually work together.
  • An Image Usability Lab, which includes custom displays to demonstrate how Axis solutions perform under challenging scenarios.
  • A dedicated Demo Room with a large-screen video wall to review footage captured by Axis devices.
  • Analytics Alley, showcasing many of the different analytics Axis offers to enhance security systems.
  • The Partner Pavilion, highlighting third-party vendor technologies that work well with Axis products and provide solutions for difficult applications.

“Axis is excited to expand into one of the most prominent business hubs in Texas, bringing our world-class security technologies and expert support to local organizations across industries,” said Steve Stanberry, business area director, South Central at Axis Communications. “We look forward to meeting and working with local enterprises to enable enhanced safety and security efforts in addition to increased business value. With this grand opening, we’re proud to further our core mission of fostering a smarter, safer world with state-of-the-art technology solutions.”

Axis, along with local partners, customers, and stakeholders, celebrated the Dallas AEC grand opening with a formal ribbon cutting on May 8. In addition, the grand opening event featured tours of the space led by Dallas-area Axis staff, as well as live country music and special appearances by Dallas Mavericks mascot, Champ, and Dallas Cowboys mascot, Rowdy.

The Dallas AEC is located at 17 Cowboys Way, Suite 700, Frisco, Texas. To schedule a time to tour the new Axis Experience Center or to learn more about the facility and its resources, email Dallas-AEC@axis.com.

Information about Axis Experience Centers throughout the Americas and around the world can be found at here.

At TMA Annual Meeting, Get Insights on How Advancements in Video Can Drive RMR

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TMA Annual Meeting Featured Session: How to Use Video Enhancements to Expand Your Capabilities to Satisfy Customer Demands and Increase Recurring Revenue 

Following is an interview with Mike King, Manager, Hosted Video, Axis Communications, Inc., who will be joined in this session by Robert Forsythe, President of US Monitoring and Jacob Hengel, Chief Technology Officer of YourSix.

What can TMA Annual Meeting participants expect from your session?
We really want to provide participants with first hand insight from the field sharing what we are seeing for customer demands regarding video as well as create an open dialogue with the audience for them to share their feedback and experience.

I’ve asked for Robert Forsythe, President of US Monitoring and Jacob Hengel, Chief Technology Officer of YourSix to join the panel to share the success and benefits they’ve seen when utilizing a hosted video platform. They will not only share how they’ve been able to increase RMR and improve their value by offering this solution but will also share how they are meeting customer’s needs through video advancements, for example reducing false alarms, health monitoring and video verification.

You’re the MMike Kinganager of Hosted Video for Axis Communications. How would you describe yourself/your work?
I am approaching 30 years in the security industry and have worked in all facets of it. Axis’ Hosted Video program gives me an opportunity to manage an innovative offering and help support Axis’ vision of contributing to a smarter, safer world. My goal is to ensure our partners are equipped with the knowledge, tools and support for our solutions, to help their businesses be successful.  With so much on the horizon with hosted video, I enjoy being involved in the evolution as this cutting-edge technology takes off.

Tell TMA members how you came to be interested in your present work.
When first coming to Axis Communications, I joined as a Regional Sales Manager, responsible for supporting sales of our network video products. Prior to joining Axis, I held a National sales position working with hosted video solutions where I developed an early understanding that this was where the future of our industry was headed. When the opportunity at Axis opened to Manage our Hosted Video program, I saw it as a chance to help put this understanding into action and help drive a quality and business efficient solution to the market.

What is something you have found really interesting or surprising in your work in the alarm industry in your career?
Seeing the evolution of ideas becoming mainstream continues to be mind-blowing. For example, advancements have led to developments such as pet immune motion sensors, cameras that can see color at night or low light scenes, automatic alerts being sent to a mobile phone when an alarm is triggered or being able to send video files to store somewhere off-site. At one time, not that long ago, these were visions people had and it has now become reality. We are fortunate to have a lot of smart people in our industry and technology continues to advance making many ideas possible helping contribute to the greater cause of improved safety in the world and for loved ones.

Tell us something about yourself that drives or influences the way you do business.
I consider myself very passionate about what I do in and out of work. Personally, I very much enjoy spending time with my children, although this has become more challenging as they are now scattered across the country. I also try and find the time to unwind by throwing a line in the water or playing a round of golf. Professionally, it’s been rewarding working for such an innovative company such as Axis. The company culture is always open, and I am constantly learning to work smarter in everything I do. Being able to work within such a positive atmosphere helps makes the journey much more enjoyable.

What do you hope TMA members will take away from your presentation? Why will it be a “can’t miss” panel?
As I mentioned in the previous question, my hope is that the audience will find first hand insight valuable in understanding the benefits of offering a cloud-based hosted platform as part of their offering and ways it can help increase RMR with technology that is needed, not just wanted.

Aside from RMR, alarm monitoring companies and video service providers can offer more efficient alarm handling and reduce costs on installation & maintenance. Through video advancements, you can offer customers expanded capabilities such as analytics, health monitoring, system maintenance and updates with cybersecurity.

Don’t miss Mike’s presentation in Palm Beach! Register for the TMA Annual Meeting by August 31 for best rates. View the complete program and register today. 

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