Integrated systems work with a specific purpose.

Integration is when one system works with another to automatically and flawlessly perform a task. I like to say they take the human failure factor out of the equation.

Most common integration’s include:

• When you flash your card to gain entry to the building and it disarms the security system

• Someone opens a door and the camera shot of that door flashes up on the video monitor

• Press a panic button and the building locks down

More sophisticated integration’s are when software engineers write Application Interfaces or APIs for various reasons between two platforms.

• Card access populates time and attendance for employee timekeeping software.

• Access control could pull associated video from History reports.