The May 11, 2026 CIBH Board minutes report that, with assistance from the City’s Department of Information Technology (DIT), CIBH has deployed the Lynx Keyboard Panic Button system for staff security. The system allows employees to discreetly trigger an alert from their workstation, notifying CIBH Security, automatically locking entry doors at the 224 Great Bridge Boulevard location, and alerting 9-1-1 while still allowing safe egress. This indicates that CIBH has already selected and implemented Lynx as its duress-alarm platform for at least its main facility. While the primary procurement decision is complete, this deployment signals ongoing needs around configuration, integration, training, maintenance, and potential expansion to additional buildings or departments. Security technology, PSIM, and IT vendors can approach DIT and CIBH about supplemental services such as system health monitoring, integration with camera/access control platforms, coverage expansion to satellite sites, or lifecycle planning for panic-alarm and mass-notification infrastructure.

The system is currently described in detail only for the 224 Great Bridge Boulevard facility, sugges...