UPGRADEDSECURITY andcameupwithaproposalforan ATTENTIONTODETAIL REQUIREMENTS arrangementbasedontheUnitecnic “Byshowingsuchalevelofattention Thisprojectbeganin2015,inthe SolutionIP900radiosystem. todetail,wewonthetrustoftheclient. wakeoftheterroristattacksinParis. Onlythenwereweabletodemon- APHPdecidedtoincreasethelevels “Wecameintothisasoutsidersand strateoursolutionandproveitwas ofaccesscontrolforsiteperimeters werebiddingagainstsomemajor viable,”Nadiaadded. andhospitalbuildingsandrequireda competitors,”saysNadiaLapuszanska, systemdesignedtoworkwithexisting Anextensivebetatestwasconducted HealthcareProfessionalsCards attheBicêtresiteinordertocheckthe (knownasCPScards).Thesecards, systempriortofullimplementation. whichactasdigitalIDs,areheldbyall Unitecnicthendemonstratedthe healthcarestaffandusedtocontrol solutiontotheITandmaintenance accesstopatientdata. departmentsatotherhospitalsinthe samegroup,allofwhichshareda Therewereanumberoftechnical commonstaffdatabaseofupto15,000 challenges.Duetothelevelsof UNITECNICMECHANICALSEAL1200 employees. securityonthecards,itwouldnot bepossibletowritedataontothem Subsequently,theBichat,Beaujonand directly.Therefore,theaccesscontrol projectleaderatDOMMetalux.“But LouisMourierhospitalsalljoinedthe systemwouldneedtouse100%radio wewereproactivefromthebeginning project.Allthesesitesnowhaveperi- technology. anddemonstratedouradaptability. metersandsensitiveareasprotected TheUnitecnicteamfocused100%on bytheCPScardsystemandUnitec- RISINGTOTHECHALLENGE understandingtheneedsofAPHPand nicaccesscontrol.Forthisproject, Unitecnicengineersperformedan customisingtheprojecttomeetthese Unitecnicengineersinstalledtheradio in-depthstudyofalltherequirements requirements. infrastructure,IPmodemandradio 16|BestofDOM