OLS Connect are finalist for Software as a Service Innovation of the Year and recently promoted to Marketing and Communications Assistant Kiya Cannon has secured an award finalist placement.
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Since 2009, OLS Ltd has been a leading provider of specialist cloud-based security systems. 15 years after its inception, OLS proudly celebrates being a finalist in the Security Software Product or Software as a Service category at the 2024 Security & Fire Excellence Awards with their innovative cloud-based integration platform, OLS Connect.
Showcasing the latest innovations and achievements from security industry companies, the Security & Fire Excellence Awards seeks to honour and reward businesses within 22 categories across the industry. Now in its 5th year, the awards panel has selected OLS Connect for its innovative cloud-access control solution, enabling businesses to manage their site security, system management, and administration effectively and efficiently within a single platform.
Standing amongst 12 other finalists in the category, OLS prides their system on making multi-platform access control and security simpler, more effective, and scalable for its users.
Developed by experienced security systems experts, OLS Connect is a custom-built cloud-based integration platform which can be fully customised to suit the unique needs of a business. Allowing for integrations with HR, attendance, gym, and visitor management, OLS Connect improves security systems by reducing administrative tasks across various platforms and enabling non-native products to work in tandem.
Designed and developed to keep up with an ever-evolving technology landscape, OLS Connect integrates and supports existing systems. By consolidating cross-system management into a single up-to-date platform, OLS Connect helps protect against data breaches and security threats. It ensures that data is always current and reduces the risk of human error in manual data entry through automatic data communication.
Standing out against its competitors, this nomination recognises OLS's commitment to helping customers migrate to cloud-based access controls whilst providing top-level customer care and support throughout the entire migration process.
Celebrating OLS's achievement in being award finalists, Founder and Owner Ollie Law said: "To be acknowledged for OLS Connect is an honour. We have worked hard to develop a dynamic platform that brings together a business's security systems and removes the pain points of managing its infrastructure. We know every business's security is different. Because of this, we have designed OLS Connect to be fully customisable so every business will have a platform specially tailored to their business needs and requirements. The team and I are excited to attend the awards night in December and will continue to be leading innovators of the cloud-based security sector."
The result of the award will be determined during a gala dinner and awards ceremony on Monday 2nd December, held at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London.
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Recently promoted to Marketing and Communications Assistant at OLS, Kiya Cannon has continued her impressive development with another awards finalist placement. Joining OLS in 2020 as an apprentice, Kiya is now making impressive strides in her career and has been selected as a finalist for the 19th Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards in the Apprentice of the Year category.
Since its inception in 2005, the Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards recognises businesses across the UK for their participation in the economic success of Yorkshire. Attended by over 300 guests every year, the awards feature 16 categories to acknowledge and celebrate businesses and their employees within various industries.
Having recently won the SME Employer of the Year 2024 award they were shortlisted for in the South Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards, OLS was overjoyed at the news Kiya had been shortlisted as a finalist for Apprentice of the Year. As active participants in the hiring and development of apprentices across their company, OLS was proud to see the hard work and dedication Kiya has put into her apprenticeship recognised.
Kiya, winner of Higher Apprentice of the Year in 2024, stood out among the five shortlisted apprentices by demonstrating her ability to complete her apprenticeship studies effectively while maintaining high standards in her work at OLS. Since starting with OLS in 2020, Kiya has displayed tremendous dedication to her role, generating engaging content for OLS's customers and taking on additional responsibilities. Her hard work has made Kiya an essential part of the OLS team and reinforces OLS's strong belief in investing in employee development and training.
As leaders within the cloud-based access control industry, OLS has made significant strides in recent years, earning various awards for their business development as well as their highly praised products and services. Following a recent award shortlisting for their custom-built cloud-based integration platform OLS Connect, the team were thrilled to hear Kiya has been recognised for her commitment.
Founder and Owner Ollie Law commended Kiya's achievement stating: "Kiya has worked extremely hard throughout her apprenticeship and continues to do so within her new role as Marketing and Communications Assistant. Everyone at OLS is incredibly proud of her and we are eager to continue to support Kiya's and other team member's training and development."
The Apprentice of the Year 2024 winner will be announced on Thursday the 21st of November at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.
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