ASIS 2011: Robert H. Scott III, Security Solutions Industry Manager, Intergraph Corporation

Intergraph, short for “interactive graphics”, is a software company that uses graphics to help its clients visualize complex information, according to Bob Scott. The company’s Security Solutions unit develops software tools for the government to make maps; provides mapping for transportation applications; designs and maintains facilities for utilities and communications; and is the world’s largest provider of public safety systems. There is a difference between public safety and public security, says Scott, as exemplified by airports that typically use one group consisting of local police departments for emergencies and law enforcement, and another group that uses video surveillance, intrusion detection technologies and other methods to provide building and facility security. Intergraph can put together both of these functions in one agency, according to Scott, using a physical security information system. Intergraph’s clients at ASIS include end users, systems integrators and technology providers. Following the company’s acquisition by Hexagon of Sweden, and its own acquisition of Augusta Systems, Scott says the company has a large, robust portfolio that can now realize its vision.