barox Kommunikation AG has announced a new partnership with QR Tech Solutions, serving the UAE and wider MENA region.
The agreement will give systems integrators and end users in the region enhanced access to barox’s high-performance Ethernet PoE switches and media converters, and built-in integration tools for professional video security applications.
Part of the MultiPower International Group (MPI), QR Tech Solutions is based in the UAE and traces its origins to a UK business founded more than 40 years ago. The company provides information and security systems for sectors including cement, oil and gas, retail, education, healthcare, hospitality, industrial operations and critical infrastructure.
As a value-added distribution partner, QR Tech Solutions supports product procurement, specification, testing and commissioning. Working with selected integrator partners, the company operates from offices in the UAE, Iraq and Oman, while also covering other MENA countries.
Specialising in four core solutions, QR Tech Solutions has built an acknowledged reputation across MENA for providing turn-key component solutions.
Their cutting-edge information and security system designs deliver advanced security surveillance, access control, master clock time servers, PA, and bell systems, for industry applications including people and asset protection, nurse call, time & attendance, and HR data management. Also specialised in Lidar solutions for may applications.
Strengthening integration and control across MENA
QR Tech Solutions’ partnership with Milestone expands the opportunities for high-performance integration and control across the region via barox integration.
Through the barox Milestone plug-in, system designs can easily connect with barox switches, simplifying integration and strengthening overall system performance.
This functionality enables integrators to harness the company’s Ethernet switch capability and advanced Device Management System (DMS) network monitoring tool, to enhance VMS/PSIM operability and control.
With the company now a key partner to QR Tech Solutions, the collaboration is set to support powerful video and network system solutions, bringing a new dimension of video and systems control to the MENA region.
“QR Tech Solutions is trusted to connect international technology partners with clients across the MENA region, delivering dependable security and data management solutions that support progress and development,” said Quieta Raouf, MD of QR Tech Solutions. “We are therefore delighted to partner with barox, a leading provider of high-performance Ethernet switches, PoE products and media converters.
“Before entering into the partnership agreement, our in-house testing team closely evaluated the barox switch range. The results showed that the barox Device Management System offers a highly useful topological view of the network, helping users connect and configure multiple devices, monitor device health, control PoE power to each device and disable individual ports when required.
“We also found that connectivity to Milestone XProtect was straightforward, with simple plug-and-play integration. It is one of the easiest solutions of its kind that we have seen.
“We concluded that barox product quality, performance and support make their range a strong fit for our integrator partners and customers. That is important to us, because we aim to work with best-in-class technology partners to build strong, reliable solutions.”
Sara Fisher, Head of Sales at barox enthused: “We are delighted to partner with QR Tech Solutions and together deliver barox’s benefits of advanced switch functionality and performance, simple device integration and product quality for our UAE customers.
“For systems integrators, the capability to specify barox and Milestone as a combined solution is a ‘game changing’ proposition, opening up a new world of powerful barox switch and network management via the Milestone plug-in monitoring tool. MENA integrator and end user customers will now be able to reap real value and cost saving benefits.
“This advanced integration capability sets barox apart from other switch manufacturers – as is to be expected from an international brand.”
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