The article below "DEFINING PSIM" posted on the 16th Feb was collated to try and cut through all of the "buzz" around PSIM. It seems that there are many companies out there that claim to be a "PSIM" provider. The problem I had was getting to the bottom of what PSIM actually means and how it can benefit an organisation. The term PSIM is attributed to Steve Hunt but Frost & Sullivan have done a good job of categorising three tiers of PSIM companies. In my own opinion only the top tier should be considered as PSIM because they integrate and analyse data from disparate systems to identify and categorise security events.. The other companies that claim to be PSIM tend not to be as flexible as the Tier one products because they have been developed specifically to support a core product such as CCTV video codecs or a perimeter detection system. These systems do integrate with other security systems but are very limited on the range and capability of drivers available.
The PSIM market is evolving very rapidly and various forums are discussing the capabilities and next evolution of the concept. Join me on LinkedIn for one of these groups, or if you have a comment please let me know.
I look forward to hearing from you.
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