San Antonio Transit Authority selects Verint Nextiva Transit SolutionVerint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for security and business intelligence, today announced that the City of San Antonio has selected its Nextiva™ Transit solution and that Verint has received a multi-million dollar order to enhance security and improve operations of its entire bus fleet, including fixed route and paratransit vehicles.
VIA Metropolitan Transit serves San Antonio and the majority of Texas' Bexar County, spanning approximately 1226 square miles covered by 89 bus lines. In support of VIA's ongoing security enhancement initiatives, the Verint solution will ensure a secure environment for VIA staff and more than 41 million riders each year. Additionally, Nextiva Transit will enable VIA to deter vandalism and theft, accelerate emergency response, and provide video evidence of significant events.
"As an innovative transit authority, we are always looking for the most advanced and sophisticated technology to ensure safe public transportation services for our riders and staff," said Heriberto "Eddie" Herrera, Chair of VIA's Board of Trustees. "Nextiva Transit will help VIA employees and management improve overall operational awareness of the bus fleet and facilitate immediate and informed action in the event of an emergency." 
The Nextiva Transit solution will enable VIA to automatically transfer critical video and event data via their broadband wireless network to the Transit Authority's central monitoring station upon return to the bus yard. In addition, the Verint solution will be integrated with numerous on-board information systems to combine video with important operational data including vehicle speed and door and lift activation. In the event of a security incident, Nextiva Transit will allow supervisor and police vehicles to view live video from within the bus, enabling more effective actionable intelligence and emergency response.
"Today, cities like San Antonio face growing challenges in securing their mass transit infrastructure," said Dan Bodner, President and CEO of Verint Systems Inc. "Nextiva Transit combines our extensive experience in the public transportation market with our market-leading networked video technology to help ensure a safe environment for passengers and VIA employees."
Nextiva Transit is part of the Nextiva portfolio of networked video solutions. Nextiva enables organisations of all sizes, from small and mid-sized enterprises to major government and commercial organisations, to enhance the security of their facilities and infrastructure and the performance of their business operations by networking video across multiple locations and applying advanced content analytics to extract actionable intelligence from live and stored video. By alerting security personnel to potential security threats, Nextiva helps organisations prevent security breaches, improve response time and enhance operational efficiency. |
