Honeywell Pro-Watch manages Japanese bank Nomura access control globally

International bank Nomura, headquartered in Tokyo and offices around the world, has opted for Honeywell Security's access control system for its global coverage, operation 24×7 and centralized and flexible management.

With offices in the world's leading financial centers, The Japanese bank Nomura offers specialized solutions and services in the commercial and investment environment in companies and institutions.

Precisely because of this international deployment, an element of vital importance for the entity was to have a risk-free access control system, easy to use that, In addition, offered a global presence and flexible enough to manage access control demands in any Nomura office from a single point, while maintaining operational autonomy at local level.

In order to ensure that your professionals perform their work in a safe and risk-free environment, the entity has invested in an access control solution of Honeywell Security, specifically Pro-Watch Enterprise Edition, that meets these requirements and may be expanded in the future.

An example of this installation has been Nomura's london offices, on Angel Lane, that when they were acquired one of the priorities was to update the access control solution quickly to securely manage authorized visits, keep a record of the people who were in them and keep the staff protected at all times.

Availability 24×7

The Angel Lane building has a large number of workers who require different levels of access authorization, some for strictly controlled and restricted areas. That's why, the system had to be operational 24×7 in order to adapt to different patterns of change and offer customized reports with multiple criteria, as well as storing up to 4.000 Users, including staff, authorized contractors and visitors.

In addition, the solution had to allow Nomura to isolate and separate the people who make the investment decisions from those who have access to the confidential information that could influence those decisions., following the regulations of the current financial services authority (Fsa), in order to protect inside information and ensure that it is not illegally traded.

Under these premises, Nomura managers specified the Honeywell Pro-Watch Enterprise Edition security management system and, it was subsequently offered to the independent security consultancy CornerStone GRG management of the implementation of the design of security systems, its specification and management in the bidding and installation process, the security integrator was awarded the contract Universal Security Systems.

Centralized and global solution

The Pro-Watch solution would work on the bank's own network through a single database and allow Nomura to centrally control access to an unlimited number of gates and areas, not just in Angel Lane's office, but also in any other of the bank in the world, including remote data centers.

The basis of all this is an enterprise server that allows the global management of several independent regional servers. The former acts as a central storage area for system configurations and stores card users' information and transaction history, while regional servers function independently as local databases, while sharing information with the enterprise server.

Being compatible with an unlimited number of readers and card users, Pro-Watch Enterprise Edition meet the challenges of Nomura's growing business. In addition to easy to use, this system has simplified compliance with Nomura's access policy thanks to the use of shortcuts and integrated assistants.

For Andy Williams, Nomura's Head of Security for Europe, Middle East and Africa, "Honeywell's Pro-Watch is a robust security management system, robust, flexible and consistent in terms of its integration capacity, since we have been able to integrate it with our own Human Resources System PeopleSoft and with the intranet, which has allowed us to save significant administrative time, eliminating the repetitive record of data associated with management, to align card users' access rights and information".

windows-based graphical user interface minimizes operator training and software wizards improve system uniformity across all centers, which helps to reduce the installation time and overall learning of new users.

Thanks to integration with the Nomura intranet, department heads can easily request changes to access rights for their employees. Regarding compliance with financial services authority regulations (Fsa), access rights are managed with the creation of separate groups for employees in the business advisory area and the stock exchange investment department..

Reporting

With its built-in redundancy system, Honeywell Pro-Watch provides added value in emergency recovery planning. In the event of a power failure or problem on the primary server, access control rights can be managed from any other Nomura office, within the global network of this access control system.

In addition, the security teams in each office have full control over all event and system information, and they can even monitor door alarms in multiple locations at once.

Obtaining reports is also very easy. In the event that historical data is needed, access control records can be quickly accessed, or if a fire alarm occurs, a report is made to show the details of all the staff inside the building at that particular time. Even 'gateway/time' reports are also very handy, since they can be used as proof that someone was present at a place at a certain time and date.

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