Traka integrates with Gallagher Command Centre to enable users to operate from one central platform

23 Aug 2019

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Traka has integrated with global technology specialist Gallagher’s powerful Command Centre system to enable users to operate from one central platform to maintain critical key and equipment management.

The seamless integration with Gallagher Command Centre ensures complete data integrity with Traka, allowing users to create a system to benefit from key efficiencies. This includes granting access levels and receiving Traka events and alarms on an individual and group level, in real-time.

Users can benefit from a single credential operation for both door access and keys and equipment managed by Traka, which can be controlled by time and day on an automatic basis, with instant audit control reporting as and when required.

Enhances complete site control

This integration enhances complete site control, centralised site visibility and real-time monitoring"Steve Bell, Gallagher’s Chief Technology Officer, said: “Gallagher Command Centre is powerful software that is fully scalable and supported by continuous investment in research and development. Traka is an industry leader in key and management solutions so they’re a natural integration partner for us. This integration enhances complete site control, centralised site visibility and real-time monitoring, ensuring situational awareness for all assets on both local and remote sites, safely and securely.”

Traka software has been designed to support intelligent key and equipment management control with a significant number of benefits and additional functionality. This includes varying staff access to selected items and providing curfew functionality to ensure keys are checked out and returned in specific, defined time allocations.

Newest updates to Traka now presented to Gallagher Command Centre users include dedicated fault logging, whereby issues with keys and assets can be reported with a capability to ‘lock-in’ the asset until its fixed to reduce downtime and disruption.

Improved efficiency and decreased downtime

Gallagher Command Centre and Traka can create an environment with improved efficiency, decreased downtime"Kyle Arterton, Integration Manager at Traka added: “Gallagher is one of the foremost global innovators and suppliers within the security industry. This is a truly exciting integration for Traka, where together we have delivered a significant futureproof technology that paves the way for users to benefit from one complete building control system.

“Gallagher Command Centre and Traka can create an environment with improved efficiency, decreased downtime, and significantly reduced administrative overheads. The more integrations Traka can build with like-minded industry leaders, the more we can deliver simple, intelligent ways of enhancing site management. When combined with our established installation and support services, it demonstrates our capability to be ‘local when you need us, global when it counts.”

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