IVisitor
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iVisitor is a web based visitor management
system provided by Veristream, a subsidiary of Infrasafe, Inc. Veristream is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider committed to protecting enterprise, small business, multi tenant and healthcare facilities from security risks.
. iVisitor replaces the paper log book, allowing for increased security. After the 9/11 attacks, security in such high profile buildings needed a change and a more secure system that could screen visitors, allow for black-lists and many other security features.
For more than a decade, iVisitor has been the leading lobby technology in helping building owners adopt and implement new processes consistent with the needs of today's tenants. In order to bridge the historic lack of lobby technology gap, two keys to a successful transformation is an easy to use system and one accessible to all building occupants. This fills the previous communication gap between tenants and security personnel, now allowing real time information sharing. Without common networks across tenants, the result is an on-line, web-based service that supports the consistent delivery of security communications.
iVisitor by Veristream replaces the paper visitor logbook with a real-time web-based system, which every tenant can manage. Instead of a guest signing a paper logbook visible to other guests, tenants can now pre-register visitors through their personal iVisitor account enabling guest check-in at the lobby. When guests check-in, tenants are notified by email, SMS
and even push notifications to an iPhone
.
The visitor-management
system is accessed by a receptionist in the lobby who uses a computer terminal to get to the iVisitor database via a standard Web browser. Tenants are required to preregister anticipated visitors at a password-protected Web site. When the record is selected, the system sends a real-time notification to the tenant and automatically generates a printed bar-code badge that allows access for a predetermined amount of time. The paper badge can be swiped through the turnstile readers like a regular access control
card. This feature of the visitor management
system provides security with an audit trail.
The system also accommodates walk-ins, because it operates in real time. When an unexpected visitor arrives, security phones the designated contact person, who then enters the guest into the system. The system also allows tenants to place individuals on a barred list—unwanted solicitors or spouses in cases of domestic violence, for example.
In case of an emergency or building evacuation, iVisitor’s architecture allows for the real-time collection of visitor information from any computer at any time.
The kiosk system is integrated with the access control
system’s database. Employees who have forgotten their badges can swipe their driver’s license at the kiosk, and if the database confirms that the person is a current employee, it prints a paper badge valid for that day.
Visitor management
Visitor management refers to tracking the usage of a public building or site. By gathering increasing amounts of information, a visitor management system can record the usage of the facilities by specific visitors and provide documentation of visitor’s whereabouts.Because a visitor management...
system provided by Veristream, a subsidiary of Infrasafe, Inc. Veristream is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider committed to protecting enterprise, small business, multi tenant and healthcare facilities from security risks.
Description
Veristream's iVisitor is used in some of the world's largest buildings, including the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) and the AON CenterAon Center (Chicago)
The Aon Center is a modern skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect firms Edward Durell Stone and The Perkins and Will partnership, and completed in 1973 as the Standard Oil Building...
. iVisitor replaces the paper log book, allowing for increased security. After the 9/11 attacks, security in such high profile buildings needed a change and a more secure system that could screen visitors, allow for black-lists and many other security features.
For more than a decade, iVisitor has been the leading lobby technology in helping building owners adopt and implement new processes consistent with the needs of today's tenants. In order to bridge the historic lack of lobby technology gap, two keys to a successful transformation is an easy to use system and one accessible to all building occupants. This fills the previous communication gap between tenants and security personnel, now allowing real time information sharing. Without common networks across tenants, the result is an on-line, web-based service that supports the consistent delivery of security communications.
iVisitor by Veristream replaces the paper visitor logbook with a real-time web-based system, which every tenant can manage. Instead of a guest signing a paper logbook visible to other guests, tenants can now pre-register visitors through their personal iVisitor account enabling guest check-in at the lobby. When guests check-in, tenants are notified by email, SMS
SMS
SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
and even push notifications to an iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
.
The visitor-management
Visitor management
Visitor management refers to tracking the usage of a public building or site. By gathering increasing amounts of information, a visitor management system can record the usage of the facilities by specific visitors and provide documentation of visitor’s whereabouts.Because a visitor management...
system is accessed by a receptionist in the lobby who uses a computer terminal to get to the iVisitor database via a standard Web browser. Tenants are required to preregister anticipated visitors at a password-protected Web site. When the record is selected, the system sends a real-time notification to the tenant and automatically generates a printed bar-code badge that allows access for a predetermined amount of time. The paper badge can be swiped through the turnstile readers like a regular access control
Access control
Access control refers to exerting control over who can interact with a resource. Often but not always, this involves an authority, who does the controlling. The resource can be a given building, group of buildings, or computer-based information system...
card. This feature of the visitor management
Visitor management
Visitor management refers to tracking the usage of a public building or site. By gathering increasing amounts of information, a visitor management system can record the usage of the facilities by specific visitors and provide documentation of visitor’s whereabouts.Because a visitor management...
system provides security with an audit trail.
The system also accommodates walk-ins, because it operates in real time. When an unexpected visitor arrives, security phones the designated contact person, who then enters the guest into the system. The system also allows tenants to place individuals on a barred list—unwanted solicitors or spouses in cases of domestic violence, for example.
In case of an emergency or building evacuation, iVisitor’s architecture allows for the real-time collection of visitor information from any computer at any time.
The kiosk system is integrated with the access control
Access control
Access control refers to exerting control over who can interact with a resource. Often but not always, this involves an authority, who does the controlling. The resource can be a given building, group of buildings, or computer-based information system...
system’s database. Employees who have forgotten their badges can swipe their driver’s license at the kiosk, and if the database confirms that the person is a current employee, it prints a paper badge valid for that day.
External links
- http://www.veristream.com Veristream
- http://www.infrasafe.com Infrasafe