Matrix Comsec Launches Feature-Rich COSEC Time-Attendance Terminals Designed to Meet the Needs of Modern Businesses

Matrix Comsec is pleased to announce the launch of Biometric fingerprint and RFID card based time-attendance terminals. These feature-rich and cost-effective terminals are designed to meet the complete time-attendance needs of all growing businesses.

Matrix Time-Attendance Systems terminals hardware architecture offers the option to start as a small setup with a single door, which can easily scale along with the growing business. This versatile solution comes with web-based management software that can monitor and control up to 10,000 doors and 1,00,0000 users in real-time from a single place. Software modules such as Time Attendance, Leave Management and Employee Self Service help to manage all business needs within a single solution and ensure continuous rise in productivity.

On the occasion, Jatin Desai, Product Manager Matrix Comsec, said, “Matrix COSEC time attendance terminals are full-fledged time attendance solution with world-class hardware design and advance software features. We have designed these terminals keeping in mind the requirements of the large segment where only time attendance is essential. COSEC web based time-attendance software comes with advanced features like flexible attendance policy, 100+ reports generations, third party software integration, centralized management for HR that eliminates the need for any customization. Thus Matrix COSEC attendance terminals with their versatility, intelligence and integration will meet the present and future time-attendance needs of growing businesses.”

Hardware Features

• Fingerprint and Proximity Cards

• Easy Operations from Keypad

• Ethernet Connectivity

• Touchsense Keypad

• Dot Matrix LCD

• USB Port for Data Transfer

• 50000 Events Storage

Software Features

• Flexible Time-Attendance Policies

• Shifts and Schedule Management

• SMS and Email Notification

• Leave Management

• Employee Portal

• 100+ Reports and Colorful Charts

• Integration with Tally and Payroll

• Integration with SAP, ERP and Active Directory

With above unique attributes of the product, our expectations from the market are ambitious. This is a product which will create an excitement among the partners. They will experience a truly valued product, with a basket full of features available at competitive price. After having received an encouraging response from the distributors, system-integrators and end-customers for our access control and time attendance product we expect a similar kind of response for this time attendance terminals. Thus Matrix COSEC time attendance terminals promise to be a real valued product to meet the present and future security needs of small to large businesses.

Matrix Comsec Announces Integration of CHAR with its range of Hospitality IP-PBXs

Matrix Comsec enhanced its presence with the integration of CHAR middleware with its range of hospitality IP-PBXs. With this integration, Matrix backs its commitment to European hoteliers offering the flexibility to use preferred customized hotel PMS through CHAR middleware software with Matrix IP-PBXs.

Matrix Hospitality Solution
Matrix ETERNITY is a feature rich IP-PBX designed to meet the diverse communication needs of hospitality industry. It incorporates specialized hospitality module, third-party PMS and CAS support and many other utilitarian and productivity enhancing features along with support for PSTN, GSM/3G, ISDN and IP networks. The IP-PBX contributes in routine functioning of the hotel with the increased staff mobility and productivity.

CHAR – The Valued Integration Partner
“Matrix IP-PBXs are acclaimed by Indian and overseas Hotel customers. The easy integration with third-party PMS and CAS offers Matrix a competitive edge and Matrix continuously works towards integrating the hotel system with all major PMS vendors globally.” said Ruchir Talati, Product Manager - Enterprise Division for Matrix.

CHAR is a known middleware which allows integration of the PBX with major PMS. This integration with CHAR will offer an option of IP-PBX in the form of Matrix ETERNITY which is reliable, feature rich and offers value for money.

Matrix Comsec Unveils SETU VGB: The Multi-Port VoIP-GSM-ISDN BRI Gateway

Matrix Comsec further enhances its VoIP gateway portfolio by introducing its new range of VoIP-GSM/3G-ISDN BRI gateways.  The integrated and feature-rich gateway offers seamless connectivity between IP, GSM/3G and ISDN BRI networks. SETU VGB interfaces with an existing ISDN PBX to offer GSM/3G and IP connectivity.  For an IP based system, it provides BRI and GSM/3G trunking options.

SETU VGB can also be used to setup IP connectivity between multi-location offices and get advantage of low cost VoIP calling among the distant branches. Apart from providing IP calling features, SETU VGB also offers data accessibility over UMTS/HSPA/EDGE networks.

Projecting future business prospects and growth, Sajeev Nair, Product Manager of Matrix Comsec said, “While IP is moving into its second decade with enormous momentum, traditional telephony is getting more-and-more inclined towards availing benefits of IP for cost-effective communication while protecting their existing investment. Matrix Comsec has added this new gateway in its VoIP product portfolio to provide traditional ISDN BRI PBX users a smooth migration path towards IP world.  Additional GSM/3G connectivity provides seamless mobility. With the offered reliability, performance and enterprise-grade features, the productivity is bound to enhance multi-fold”. 

Key Benefits

Multiple Network Connectivity

SETU VGB offers convergence of three different telecom networks on a single platform. It providesseamless connectivity and transparent call routing between IP, ISDN BRI and GSM/3G networks.

Access Data over 3G Networks

Apart from providing IP calling to traditional PBX users, SETU VGB also offers data accessibility over UMTS/HSPA/EDGE networks.  This makes the gateway a perfect solution for remote offices, where fixed-line IP connectivity may not be available easily. 

Simultaneous Peer-to-Peer and Proxy Calling

SETU VGB offers up to 9 SIP accounts which can be registered either to single or multiple service providers to make VoIP calls. These accounts provide flexibility to make either peer-to-peer calls between distant locations or can be registered to various SIP proxies and IP-PBXs for IP calling.

               

 Network Clock Synchronization

For hassle and error free integration with existing ISDN PBX, SETU VGB provides dedicated clock synchronization ports. These ports provides common clock source between SETU VGB and the ISDN PBX to eliminate chances of dropped and noisy calls and hence provides an error-free communication. 

Matrix Comsec Concludes Growth Summit 2011 at Thailand

Matrix Comsec, recently concluded its Fifth annual partners Growth Summit at Thailand. It was a three day event where Top performing Matrix partners were awarded and business strategy for the next year was discussed.  Around 100 Matrix partners attended the summit. Matrix international partners from countries like, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, America and Africa were also present for the summit. Complying with its tradition of introducing products during the summit, this year too two products one each on telecom and security range respectively were introduced.

“Our partners are core to our business and a key driver for Matrix’s future growth. This event is a demonstration of Matrix’s commitment to our partners across the globe, as well as an opportunity to recognize our top performing channel partners,” says Ganesh Jivani, MD, Matrix Comsec.

The event was a time to take a break after a year-long hard work. Matrix telecom and security partners enjoyed various water sports and activities at Thailand. Growth Summit also provided a platform to partners to interact with their other partners and share their experience and ideas.

The summit ended on a positive and energetic note where partners were all charged up to tackle the current business year and promised to meet again at the summit next year.  

Matrix Comsec Implements Logical Partitioning in COSEC Software

Matrix Comsec is a professional manufacturer in fingerprint and card based access control and time attendance solution provider. Matrix is pleased to introduce a new software license structure by implementing logical partitioning in COSEC (Time Attendance and Access Control System).

With this new structure, COSEC Application servers-COSEC PE/GE/ME/LE PLATFORM, targeting to different customer verticals will come with basic features. These PLATFORMS are completely web based with key features like basic report generation, hardware configuration, export and import data and many more.

On this occasion, Mr. Jatin Desai, Product Manager of security products said, “Matrix has implemented logical partitioning for increasing overall simplicity and for reducing the cost of the software to end customers. Thus benefitting the customer, by giving him optimum returns from his investment.”

Software modules such as Access Control Module (ACM) and Time Attendance Module (TAM) with advanced access control and time attendance features can be added easily on any COSEC PLATFORM depending on the requirements.

As per the existing requirement, if the user needs only basic features and requires attendance data for their own software, then he can go with only the platform and need not pay for other modules. Depending on the future requirement, he can easily add other modules on the platform by just entering a license key. This will increase simplicity and reduce the cost of the software.

Time Attendance Module (TAM) will offer utilitarian features like multiple organization, various attendance policy creation, manual entry and correction along with report and chart generation will increase the overall productivity of the organization.

While Access Control Module (ACM) enables advanced features like access zones, access groups, access levels, 2-person access, first-in user, guard tour and many more features that will enhance the security of the organization. Apart from these modules, Visitor Management Module (VMM) and Employee Self Service (ESS) portal can be added in the similar manner.

Key Features of COSEC:

• 1 to 10,000 Door Controllers
• 1 to 1Million Users
• Built-in Web based Application
• Touch sense Keypad and Dot matrix LCD
• Pluggable Card Reader Modules
• Distributed Architecture
• Centralized Fingerprint Distribution
• Up to 10 Fingerprints per User
• Dual Fingerprint Template Storage
• Built-in Enrollment Management
• Centralized Monitoring and Control
• Employee Self Service Portal
• USB and WiFi Connectivity
• SMS and Email Notifications

Matrix Comsec Wins the IF Design Award 2011 for Its COSEC Range of Security Products

Matrix Comsec has won the most coveted IF Design Award in the category of finished Product Design. Matrix has won the award for its COSEC range of Security Products. The award is presented to particularly creative, innovative and qualitatively superior products.

Matrix Comsec is in the field of manufacturing Telecom and Security products and it indigenously designs, develops and manufactures these products. Matrix COSEC DOOR FCP is a premium door controller which records and controls entries and exists through various credentials like fingerprint, proximity cards and smart cards. This Ethernet-ready door controller can be connected directly with the application software or with COSEC PANELs. It has advanced capacitive finger print reader and 9600 finger print storage capacity. It is also available with premium features like WI-FI, USB, touch sense keypad and dot Matrix LCD display.

"Winning this prestigious design award is in recognition of Matrix strength in innovation. Our products feature not only high quality, but also outstanding design. Such awards exemplify the qualitative and innovative design of our products which are developed with intensive R&D efforts of our engineers. We are pleased that our COSEC DOOR FCP product was singled out by the award committee for its unique appearance, its highly reliable design components and features. It is therefore assuring indeed that we have passed international judgment and have crossed a certain benchmark, which is a testimony of Matrix capability in designing world-class products, “says Ganesh Jivani, MD, Matrix Comsec.

The IF design award is considered to be one of one of the best known and significant design competitions worldwide. The award ceremony for the IF gold awards, which honors the 50 best competition entries, takes place annually on the opening day of CeBIT. The international jury grants the IF certificate solely to products which distinguish themselves from the competition by means of a particularly high level of design quality. A total of 2,756 products were submitted by 1,121 participants from 43 countries.

The IF product design award exhibition is open to the public each year from March through to September at the Hanover exhibition center, where Award winning products will be displayed.

Matrix Comsec Wins The Digital Terminal Editors Choice Award 2010 for The “Best Selling Security Brand”

Matrix Comsec has bagged the Digital Terminal Editors Choice Award 2010 for Best Selling Security Solution Brand. Digital Terminal, one of the leading magazines for IT Industry, has instituted this Award to recognize the company’s potential and their leadership strength in their respective product category. It is worth mentioning that Matrix has also won prestigious international iF and Red Dot Award for design, quality and features of its Access Control and Time-Attendance solutions.

The Digital Terminal Editors Choice Award across 23 Categories were selected on the basis of market watch, companies product features, consumer acceptance, pricing, previous achievements, channel strength, products certification and news published in all journals & various websites. Such awards boost and encourage the industries to scale even greater heights and strive for further excellence in the years to come.

“Winning the Digital Terminal Editors Choice Award is not only a great source of honor and pride, but also an

inspiration to set the bar higher for ourselves. Matrix has consistently delivered world-class products to its customers.

This award is a validation of the quality and reliability of our products, support services, the efforts of all our channel partners who represent Matrix across the globe, marketing and selling our products. We congratulate them and the entire Matrix team for this achievement. We thank our customers for their continual faith in us, “says Ganesh Jivani, MD, Matrix Comsec.

Matrix Comsec is in the field of manufacturing Telecom and Security products and it indigenously designs, develops and manufactures these products. Matrix has won the award for its COSEC range of Security Products. It is the technology and the quality of the products that has helped Matrix defy competition from well established brands.

Matrix Comsec unveils ETERNITY NE The Next Generation IP-PBX for Small Businesses

ETERNITY NE supports all sought networks - POTS, GSM/UMTS and VoIP in an integrated platform. This offers the convenience and advantage to avail different network connectivity. The quick and recurring returns matter the most for small businesses than anyone else. Completely unbiased of the network a call arriving from, ETERNITY NE delivers seamless communication across all forms of extensions – Mobile, IP, Digital and Analog extensions. ETERNITY NE is built with high-end features does not need an expertise to handle and operate. Easy to use and configure, the system offers high performance and exceeds expectations.

This is the first product of its kind which offers IP-PBX functionality along with traditional network interfaces with which business can leverage advantage of the both world along with enterprise grade features. Compact and converged platform of ETERNITY NE provides integration to POTS, GSM, UMTS and VoIP networks and variety of user endpoints – Analog, Digital, IP and Mobile extensions. With advanced mobility solutions developed for Teleworkers and Field employees, ETERNITY NE seamlessly delivers all functionalities and features of IP-PBX. Teleworkers using PC based IP softphone or Field employees with GSM mobile phones can communicate with each other as well as office employees using Analog or Digital extensions with ease of dialing extension numbers.

Highlighting the key considerations that went into designing of the product, Dhaval Bhagora, Product Manager of Matrix Comsec said, “With our commitment to deliver cutting-edge technology and incorporate innovative techniques, Matrix has added an integrated feature-rich IP-PBX in its ETERNITY range of IP-PBXs. ETERNITY NE is a class-leading IP-PBX designed for ambitious small businesses aspiring to be enterprises of tomorrow

Key Attributes of ETERNITY NE:

• GSM, UMTS, POTS and VoIP on a single platform
• Embedded SIP Registrar and Proxy Server
• Analog, Digital, IP and Mobile Extensions
• VoIP and GSM calls over UMTS (3G)
• Presence Indication and Instant Messaging
• Integrated SMS Server
• Integrated Voice Mail
• Compact Footprint
• Available in Four Variants

With above unique attributes of the product, our expectations of market reaction are ambitious. This is a product which will create an excitement among small businesses; they will experience the innovation of ETERNITY NE in terms of increase productivity of their employees, better call management, extended mobility and higher customer satisfaction.

We are launching ETERNITY NE worldwide to to serve the specific requirements of domestic and international markets. The major market we are targeting is Europe, North America, Africa and Middle-east. Partners will find it more interesting to know that bundle of function comes in a compact form factor with industry standard RJ45 connector. ETERNITY NE product launch has created an excitement and amaze among the channel partners and service providers across the globe. ¬ Thus Matrix ETERNITY NE promises to be a real value for money for businesses that are predestined to grow as future enterprises. 

Matrix Comsec Unveils COSEC In The International Market

Matrix Comsec introduces COSEC Range of Time-Attendance and Access Control System in the international market. Matrix COSEC is a state of the art biometric fingerprint and RFID card based Time-Attendance and Access Control system, designed to provide comprehensive solution for small, medium and large enterprises. Matrix has bagged the prestigious international Red Dot and iF award for concept and designing of these products. These awards are yardsticks of measuring the research, design and development capabilities of Matrix in the Global market.

With Ethernet and WiFi based hardware architecture COSEC offers the option to start as a small setup with a single door, which can easily scale along with the growing business. This versatile solution comes with web-based management software that can monitor and control up to 1000 locations, 10,000 doors and 1,00,0000 users in real-time. A basket of advanced security features and innovative time management software ensures continuous security and increases the productivity of the organization. Modules such as Time Attendance, Leave Management, Employee Self Service and Visitor Management help to manage all business needs within a single solution. 

On the occasion Jatin Desai, Product Manager of Security Products at Matrix, said “Matrix COSEC has generated wide interest globally, after its launch in India last year. We are delighted to present COSEC in the international market also. Our engineers have designed this product to provide a complete solution considering the security and time management challenges that are faced by the worldwide industries of today. Our goal is to offer foolproof security as well as increase the productivity of the organization. Thus Matrix COSEC with its versatility, intelligence and integration will meet the present and future security and time-attendance needs of all growing businesses.”

Matrix COSEC is available in four variants, COSEC PE, COSEC GE, COSEC ME and COSEC LE targeted to SOHO, SMB, SME and Enterprise segments respectively. With a bunch of latest security features, COSEC satisfies the key requirements like Time-Attendance and Access Control with real time monitoring and control, report generation, Integration with third party payroll and Video surveillance, instant reporting through SMS and email and lots more. International award winning ergonomic design with touch-sense keypad and dot matrix display makes the system more reliable globally. 

Key Features of COSEC:

• 1 to 10,000 Door Controllers
• 1 to 1Million Users
• Built-in Web based Application
• Touch sense Keypad and Dot matrix LCD
• Pluggable Card Reader Modules
• Distributed Architecture
• Centralized Fingerprint Distribution
• Up to 10 Fingerprints per User
• Dual Fingerprint Template Storage
• Built-in Enrollment Management
• Centralized Monitoring and Control
• Employee Self Service Portal
• USB and WiFi Connectivity
• SMS and Email Notifications

With above unique attributes of the product, our expectations from the international market are ambitious. This is a product which will create an excitement among the partners. They will experience a truly valued product, with a basket full of features and functions available at competitive prices.

After having successfully launched Matrix Security Products in the Indian market, we are expecting a similar kind of response from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, Central America, USA, Canada, Australia, rest of Asia and other parts of the world.Thus Matrix COSEC promises to be a real valued product with its scalability, versatility, modularity and integration to meet the present and future security needs of small to large businesses.

Matrix Comsec launches New R&D Center in Vadodara

The new R&D centre shall house more than 500 design and development engineers.

The centre is designed \using the latest technologies. It shall be the nucleus of the company’s activities to connect its design, development and manufacturing activities with its global sales and marketing operations. The other factors considered at the setup of the R&D centre was the vibrant and burgeoning Global Electronics markets as well as the target of catering to the need of the international market.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ganesh Jivani, the Managing Director of Matrix Comsec said, “Matrix is among the few Indian companies which indigenously manufactures and markets both Telecom and Security products. Research at Matrix has been the foundation for its growth and sustenance. Today Matrix is positioned as a qualitative and competitive product manufacturer on the global plane and has introduced more than 40 innovative products through continuous research and development activities; strengthening its global competency. We see this new centre as a great opportunity to extend our product development capability in order to best serve the needs of our customers and the market worldwide.”

The R&D center plans to recruit more technical talents from premier engineering institutions and companies. By closely studying the evolving needs of the global market, the company will now be able to pioneer new products in the market, strengthening the portfolio of both Telecom and Security products.