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There is always a lot going on at Open Options. Here you will find all the latest news and information concerning our products, our partners, and our company.
April 7, 2008 Open Options makes its yearly trip to Las Vegas for ISC West Open Options exhibited at ISC West 2008 in Las Vegas, NV to demonstrate the latest in technology and celebrate 10 years of innovation. Dealers, installers, integraters, distributors joined together for exhibitions and seminars on the latest in security technology. To learn more about what happened at ISC West please visit http://www.isc365.com/ISC_West_2008.aspx
February 12, 2008 Open Options heats it up in Puerto Rico with Milestone February 5-9 Open Options exhibited at the 2008 MIPS (Milestone Integration Platform Symposium) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. At MIPS Open Options demonstrated the most comprehensive integration in the technology showcase with NPower DNA and Milestone's open platform software, XProtect Enterprise. Open Options and Milestone partnered in 2007 to bring IP video technology and IP Access Control together for a best of breed security solution. http://www.milestonesys.com/microsites/mips2008/
January 7, 2008 Open Options partners with Pelco for DVR interface Open Options, Inc. has partnered with Pelco to deliver a seamless interface between the NPower DNA security management system and the Pelco DX8100 series digital video recorders. Cameras are easily associated with various access points and in the event of an alarm the related video is available with a single click. The interface also allows users to determine pre and post recording times for alarm video and supports single and multiple video viewing windows. See the full press release at http://www.openoptionsinc.com/pr/library/2008/pr_0108_pelco.htm
Welcome Microview Systems as Open Options Dealer Open Options has a new dealer on board, Microview Systems in Houston, TX. Microview specializes in implementing access control, security, and fire detection systems during the construction phases of buildings. See more about Microview Systems at http://www.microview.tv/main.html
Open Options Welcomes two new dealers Two new dealers have come on board with Open Options to resell our products. Utah-Yamas Controls in Draper, Utah specializes in providing open building control systems. To learn more please visit Florida Integrated Systems in Miami Beach, Florida focuses on providing an integrated approach for total security. For more information please visit http://www.floridaintegrated.com/.
Open Options Announces New Dealer Williams Electric, Co. of Fort Walton Beach, Florida is Open Options' newest dealer. WEC specialized in a wide range of projects including CCTV, ESS. and SCADA systems. For more information about Williams Electric please visit http://williamselectric.com/October 22, 2007 Two New Dealers to carry Open Options products Open Options welcomes two new dealers as resellers of our products. Congratulations to Superior Access Control in Oviedo, FL and Securatech Solutions in Waukesha, WI.
October 17, 2007 Open Options Announces new dealer Congratulations to Preferred Technology Solutions in Richardson, TX on becoming an Open Options dealer. They will be reselling Open Options products throughout the state of Texas.
October 3, 2007 Welcome American Time Data, Inc. American Time Data, Inc. in Columbia, South Carolina is now Open Options' newest dealer. For more than 40 years, American Time Data has been providing businesses with automated solutions and technical support. For more information please visit http://www.americantimedata.com/
September 24, 2007 Open Options exhibits at ASIS 2007 Open Options participated in the ASIS International 2007 53rd Seminar and Exhibits. New products such as Waypoint Visitor Management, InfoReader CM, and more were demonstrated to attendees. For more information please visit
September 12, 2007 Welcome Alterman Communications Open Options welcomes Alterman Communications as our newest dealer. They are located in San Antonio, TX and have completed a long list of industrial and commercial projects in the area. Please visit their website to learn more at http://www.nalterman.com/products.asp
August 27, 2007 Accent Alarms in Denver, CO is the newest carrier of Open Options' products. They have over 30 years of in-house experience in providing security systems and services. For more information about Accent Alarms, please visit their website at http://www.accentalarms.com/default.asp
August 7, 2007 Open Options announces CPS as a new dealer Open Options welcomes Corporate Protective Services as a new dealer. CPS is in Cheyenne, Wyoming and specializes in both home and corporate security products and services.
July 13, 2007 Open Options teams up with Milestone Milestone and Open Options have teamed up to provide new access control solutions. Please see the press release on Open Options' integration with Milestone to learn more at http://www.milestonesys.com/?cid=2488&newsID=439
May 30, 2007 Welcome Specialty Entrance Technologies of Urbana, IN Open Options welcomes Specialty Entrance Technologies, LLC as a new dealer. Out of Urbana, IN, Specialty Entrance Technologies specializes in securing facilities with entrance technology.
May 18, 2007 Open Options announces DHS Security LLC as new dealer DHS Security LLC of San Antonio, TX has signed to be a dealer of Open Options products. DHS provides security products to both commercial and residential clients. To learn more about DHS Security please visit
May 10, 2007 Open Options to participate and co-sponsor ASIS Golf Tournament Monday, May 14 Open Options will be participating and taking sponsorship in the 17th Annual ASIS International Charity Golf Tournament. Over the years, ASIS International Houston Chapter members have raised thousands of dollars for charity with the tournament and Open Options is looking forward to helping the event grow. To learn more about the 17th Annual ASIS International Charity Golf Tournament please visit
April 16, 2007 Open Options announces ACI as new dealer Congratulations to Access Control Integration, Inc. of Memphis, TN on becoming a new dealer of Open Options products. ACI specializes in fully integrating complete access controlled packages. To learn more about ACT please visit http://www.myaccesscontrol.com
April 4, 2007 Open Options announces new dealer Open Options is proud to welcome Advance Design Electronics, Inc. of Evington, VA as a new dealer. Advance Design Electronics serves as a high tech electronics consultation and installation provider in the Central Virginia Region and Shenandoah Valley. To learn more about Advance Design Electronic, Inc., please visit http://advancedesignelectronics.com
April 2, 2007 Shannon Gale to manage North Texas and Oklahoma sales for OOINC We would like to welcome Shannon Gale to the Open Options sales team. Shannon has spent the last several years as Sales and Marketing Coordinator for Open Options and has done a terrific job. In her new role, she will be responsible for Open Options sales in North Texas and Oklahoma.
March 26, 2007 Jessica Nickerson joins Open Options Marketing team Open Options is pleased to announce that Jessica Nickerson has joined Open Options as Marketing and Communications Coordinator. Jessica comes to Open Options with a degree in Communications and has gained valuable experience working with a local marketing firm. The position will be increasingly more focused on the marketing of our company and products. We look forward to many great contributions from Jessica.
January 25, 2007 Ben Vestal takes on South Texas region Ben Vestal has accepted the position of Regional Sales Manger for South Texas. Ben has spent the last several years with Open Options as Purchasing Manager giving him a broad knowledge of all the products and services offered by Open Options. Ben will be covering all markets south of DFW and West to El Paso. We look forward to bringing integrators in these areas a better option in access control products.
Open Options welcomes Pat Welsh Open Options is pleased to announce that Pat Welsh will be taking over the management of the Midwest and Eastern US sales territory. Pat brings years of experience in several areas of security and access control and will be a valuable asset to Open Options and our customers in the region.
ASIS 2006 in San Diego Thanks to all who came by to see us at this year's ASIS International in San Diego, California. Open Options was very pleased to be demonstrating the preview of the upcoming release of NPower DNA along with integrations to the DMP XR-500 panel and the ONSSI IP video recording solution. DNA appeared to once again outshine the competition as being the most advanced access control software on the show floor. Also, a great big thank you to all our friends and partners that made the 3rd Annual industry-hosted party such a huge success.
Open Options announces DMP Integration Open Options has completed the first stage of an integration effort to the DMP XR-500 intrusion detection panel. In conjunction with NPower DNA, we can now accept messages directly from the XR-500 panel and display them in the event grid or throw them to the alarm grid with specific priorities. Phase two of this integration effort will allow DNA users to send controls to the DMP XR-500 thus creating a truly seamless bi-directional interface. Please come by our booth (3957) at ASIS in San Diego to see this exciting new addition in action.
Welcome new dealers Open Options welcomes new distribution partners in the Southeastern US. We look forward to a very successful partnership with all of them. ID Shop is a full service integration company with strong background in credentials. Together with partner companies Laminex and BadgingSolutions, they have offices in Greenwood, SC, Atlanta and Charlotte, NC. To find out more about this group of companies, click the links below.
www.idshop.com | www.laminex.com | www.badgingsolutions.com
Quality Communications Fire & Security has several offices throughout Florida and does everything from voice/data to security integration. To find out more about Quality Communications Fire & Security please link to their respective web sites below.
Quality Communications Fire & Security www.qcfsi.com
ISC West show a huge success Open Options received overwhelming response at the ISC West exhibition in Las Vegas, NV. New products that were on display included the new NController and NController-X access control appliances as well as a preview of the upcoming version 4 release of NPower DNA. Open Options demonstrated the ability to handle smart card enrollment for the convergence of physical and logical security for the enterprise customer. In addition to the many interfaces to video recording, Open Options also showed how we interface with 3rd party databases for the sharing of personnel information using OpenDX data exchange application. Thank you to everyone who came by the booth to see the Open Options open architecture product line. We look forward to doing business with you.
Open Options Announces European Distributor Open Options has signed an agreement with Open Options UK, LTD to open up a European distribution channel for all Open Options products. Open Options UK is based out of England and will serve all European dealers in all markets.
Open Options releases NController Open Options is please to introduce the FIRST EVER access control appliance designed specifically to meet today's IT environment standards. The NController fits in a standard network rack and requires a mere 1u of space. It plugs directly onto your tcp/ip network and communicates all system activity in real time back to the NPower DNA security management software suite for monitoring and recording. The NController is capable of managing up to 64 access control door or any combination of door controllers, input boards and output boards. With standard plug-and-play features such as standard PC power cord and traditional RJ45 Ethernet connectors, the NController is right at home in any company's network environment. Please contact your Open Options sales representative for more information.
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Viking Security Systems to carry Open Options products Viking Security Systems of Orlando, Florida has signed on as a distributor of Open Options products. Viking specializes in the planning, design, and installation of electrical and electronic systems. www.vikingsecurity.us
Open Options initiates iLearn We are excited to announce that NPower DNA training is now available by WebEx Training Center. WebEx Training Center is an internet conference system that allows Open Options to deliver live training to you using your facility's computer and phone. Open Options classes are still led by an Open Options instructor. However, instead of the instructor being in front of you, the instructor is presenting the same DNA training through your computer in real time. Open Options will be offering monthly hour long webinars as well as end-user training and courses customized to fit your needs.
Total Security Management to distribute Open Options solutions Open Options is pleased to announce that Total Security Management (TSM) of Toronto, Canada is now an authorized independent distribution partner for that region. We look forward to working with and partnering with quality integrators such as TSM to help bring advanced security solutions to end users all over the world. To find out more about TSM please visit their website at www.totalsecurity.ca.
ASIS International 2005, Orlando, FL Open Options would like to say thank you to everyone that came by our booth at the 2005 ASIS Convention in Orlando. It was a pleasure to learn more about your business needs, and we always appreciate the opportunity to discuss the great advantages and features of the NPower DNA security management solution. At this show Open Options also unveiled the new 1U rack mountable NController™ Intelligent Network Appliance that communicates with all Mercury I/O panels and seamlessly into DNA and NPower Visitor Management software complete with auto-enrollment, internet/intranet pre-registration, and ID scanning.
Open Options partners with XceedID Open Options, Inc. has signed an OEM agreement with XceedID to resell XceedID’s line of multi-technology cards and readers for access control solutions. Open Options will offer XceedID cards and readers as part of its line of access control products. XceedID is committed to developing innovative ideas in the area of RFID and contactless smart cards into leading edge products that reduce undue risks of development and assure lower cost and quicker time to market. ISC East Open Options exhibited at the ISC East show for the first time since our inception in 1997. The show proved to be a wonderful opportunity to continue our growth in the Northeast regional market place. The Open Options seamless integration between NPower DNA software and the Fargo 600 printer gained much attention and many sales opportunities. Congratulations to Howard Langer of DDC and Jeffery Thompson of MITG, who both won iPods in our giveaway.
NPower DNA v3.0 RELEASED! NPower DNA version 3.0 release is now available. This enhanced version of our award winning access control software offers the added security and convenience of a USB license key, improvements in reporting, enhanced operator profiles, and support for a COM+ interface allowing simple integration to other business objects. There is no charge to upgrade to this version for customers that have a current software maintenance agreement. Contact us for more information.
Open Options announces MMS End of Life (EOL) Increased market demands for technology innovation and the addition of a functionally richer access control software product has prompted us to announce the End of Life/End of Sale of NPower MMS. Effective April 15, 2006 NPower MMS will no longer be available for sale and all technical support discontinued except for those noted enterprise customers. Open Options strongly recommends that customers begin planning migration strategies for moving to the improved NPower DNA software platform. See the announcement.
Open Options shows DNA at ISC West in Las Vegas, NV Open Options would like to thank everyone who came by our booth this year at ISC West. NPower DNA received an overwhelming response and was given first ranking in the advanced access control category. Open Options also showed the Visimetrics products and initial integration efforts with their state of the art video recording devices. NPower DNA, complete with InfoReady™ architecture demonstrated to everyone just how simple it can be to get your access control information and manage large complex sites.
Strategic Partnership with Visimetrics (UK) Ltd Open Options has entered a strategic relationship with Visimetrics to deliver a tight integration to their line of digital evidence recorders. The initial integration will be on display at this years' ISC West show in Las Vegas, NV. Visimetrics specializes in development, manufacture, and distribution of high performance digital systems for CCTV and video surveillance.
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