Market-Moving Companies Steering the Industry’s Platform Evolution
WHAT:
The newly established Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA), a non-profit, non-stock corporation formed to outline specifications for a common standardized platform for security and safety solutions, will have a significant presence at ISC West 2019 next month as nearly a dozen member companies showcase innovative security and safety solutions to propel the industry forward.
Alongside founding members Bosch Building Technologies, Hanwha Techwin, Milestone Systems, Pelco™ by Schneider Electric and VIVOTEK Inc., the Alliance is accessible to everyone and growing rapidly with new members interested in evolving as the IoT unfolds.
WHY:
OSSA was formed in reaction to today’s market characterized by the continued evolution of the Internet of Things and the aggregation of data. Security and safety solutions are fragmented due to the lack of a collaborative approach to common challenges including cyber security and common operating systems. This is holding back innovation and seamless integration. To add real value for customers, the market needs a new direction and a truly open platform business model and framework that will enable the industry to focus on advancing and developing new applications.
Together, OSSA members are providing standards and specifications for common components including an operating system, IoT infrastructure, collective approach for data security and privacy, and a drive for improved levels of performance across products, solutions and services.
WHO:
OSSA member organizations can be found throughout the ISC West show floor:
- Anixter, Inc. (Booth 16039)
- Bosch Building Technologies (Booth 11053)
- Hanwha Techwin (Booth 14079)
- Milestone Systems (Booth 18053)
- NetApp Inc. (Booth 24117)
- Pelco™ by Schneider Electric (Booth 20031)
- Security & Safety Things GmbH – SAST (Booth 10073)
- Socionext Inc. (Booth 32107)
- United Technologies (Booth 18019)
- VIVOTEK Inc. (Booth 12089)
WHEN:
April 10 – 12, 2019
WHERE:
Sands Expo – Las Vegas
HOW:
To schedule a meeting from ISC West 2019 with one of the many OSSA spokespeople and/or founding members, please contact us at communications@opensecurityandsafetyalliance.org. If you’d like to learn more after the show floor closes, we’ll reserve a cocktail for you at our Wednesday, April 10 inaugural Open Security & Safety Mixer at Madame Tussauds. Attendance is limited and by invitation only. Please touch base if you’re interested in being part of the scene.
If we miss you in Vegas but you’d like to take a more active role in the market, help drive new standards, or simply want to stay up-to-date and use the output from the Open Security & Safety Alliance – spend some time here.
Open Security & Safety Alliance members:
About the Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA)
OSSA is a collaboration initiative that brings together like-minded organizations in order to create a framework providing standards and specifications for common components including an operating system, IoT infrastructure, collective approach for data security and privacy, and a drive for improved levels of performance for security and safety solutions. This will help the market and parties involved to focus on the aspects that really add value for their customers and open up new application possibilities, even beyond security and safety.
For more information, visit www.opensecurityandsafetyalliance.org.
