Genetec
Unified physical security software for airports, from Montreal
About Genetec
Genetec Inc. develops unified physical security software that brings together IP video surveillance, access control, automatic licence plate recognition, communications and analytics. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, the company was founded in 1997 by a group of Canadian engineers and now has more than 2,200 employees and customers in countries around the world. Its purpose is summed up as protecting the everyday, and it has been named one of Montreal's top employers and one of Canada's top employers for young people for three consecutive years.
History and products
- Omnicast: the company's first IP-based video surveillance system, offering greater scalability, flexibility and ease of use than earlier systems
- Federation: a capability that connects multiple remote sites so that operators get a global view from a single location, lowering costs and standardising security operations
- Security Center: an enterprise security platform that unifies video surveillance, access control and automatic licence plate recognition so that they work as one system
- Industry-specific solutions developed with customers, including airport security solutions for passenger terminals and airside operations
Approach
Genetec describes itself as a group of curious people who strive for excellence and, after more than 25 years, still work like a start-up, using technology creatively to solve new problems. Its video and access control products have won industry awards, and the company works closely with customers to help them protect, understand and optimise their operations.
Airports
The airports industry page positions Genetec as a provider of airport security solutions covering surveillance, access control, perimeter and operations in terminals and on the airside, which is why the company exhibits at airport operations and security conferences in North America and Europe.
Shows
Genetec appears in the exhibitor and sponsor lists of Passenger Terminal Expo 2027, the ACI-NA Security Technology Conference 2027 (sponsor) and the AAAE Annual Conference and Exposition 2027.
Contact
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Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Events where Genetec exhibits
All aviation events- 3
- events
- 2
- countries
- 1
- as sponsor
View eventPassenger Terminal EXPO
6 to 8 April 2027 · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stand Hall 1, Stand 1171
View eventAAAE Annual Conference and Exposition
16 to 18 May 2027 · Phoenix, United States
Stand 1132
View eventACI-NA Security Technology Conference
20 to 23 September 2027 · Arlington, United States
Sponsorlisted for the 2026 edition
From the organisers’ published exhibitor and sponsor lists.
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