OnGuard 2008 (version 6.0) is the next generation of Lenel's industry-leading security management platform. 

Highlights include:

• Support for multi-level enterprise applications, offering the ability to monitor alarms and hardware devices from multiple levels of regions simultaneously, and streamlined data synchronisation
• A hybrid video recorder solution that can support both IP and analogue cameras on a single device
• Direct camera connection for live video viewing if the network recorder fails
• Robust video analytics algorithms for flame and smoke detection
• PTZ video control using a joystick or keypad
• The ability to perform event-triggered actions on Barco large-format video walls
• Two-way audio support for IP cameras
• Streaming video buffering
• An industry-unique image auto-cropping feature that uses Lenel's video analytics technology to analyse the contents of the image capture frame, locate the subject's face and automatically crop the photo to a customised specification, without the need for redundant user interaction
• Identity Print Services, a bulk print service offering targeting organisations that have large, recurring print requirements, and those whose card technology upgrades necessitate a mass rebadging effort
• The Open Encoding Standard for MIFARE, which enables a standard MIFARE smart card to be used across a variety of reader types from different manufacturers
• Support for OSDP-compatible readers from HID and XceedID
• Expanded intrusion functionality for the Lenel Command Keypad and OSDP readers with LCD displays
• HID bioCLASS enrollment and reader support