Visiontech Consulting has spent 30 years building security technology. Today, the company’s flagship product, FACES2, brings together AI-powered video intelligence, access control, and ID authentication into a single security platform. It serves clients across government, defence, healthcare, retail, education, and industrial sectors from its base in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Android devices play a central role in FACES2 deployments, and Headwind MDM manages all of them. Roughly 70 devices spread across 40 sites, some run by Visiontech’s own team, others deployed directly at client locations.
Before Headwind MDM: Manual Updates
Before adopting an MDM, updating and managing apps across that many devices meant doing it by hand, one device at a time. For a company managing security infrastructure at government and defence sites, that kind of manual process doesn’t scale. It leaves too much room for a device to fall out of date at the wrong moment.
Why Headwind MDM
For Visiontech, the case for Headwind MDM came down to simplicity and support rather than any single standout feature. CEO and founder Wayne Cochrane put it directly:
“We have been using Headwind MDM for several years, and it has made managing and updating our mobile apps across a large number of users much easier. The platform is straightforward, reliable, and backed by an excellent support team that is always responsive when we need help. For a technology service provider, that level of simplicity and support makes a real difference.”
Since adopting Headwind MDM, the most visible improvement has been speed. App updates that once required hours of manual work can now be completed in seconds.
What Matters in Security-Sensitive Infrastructure
Asked what he would tell another security technology company evaluating an MDM, Cochrane’s answer was concise: prioritize support, stability, and frequent updates. For Visiontech, these are not optional extras. They are essential requirements for any platform used alongside security systems deployed across sensitive client environments.
The Result: App Updates in Seconds Instead of Hours
Visiontech now manages the full fleet from one web panel. A new app version goes out once and reaches every device across the 40 sites. Work that used to take hours of manual effort finishes in seconds.
For devices installed inside government, defence, and healthcare facilities, this changes what the team can promise clients. A fix reaches the whole fleet without scheduling a visit to each location. Devices no longer drift out of date because nobody could get to them in time.
Wayne Cochrane has been running the platform for several years. His recommendation to other security technology companies stands on that record: prioritize support, stability, and frequent updates.
Managing Android Devices on Client Premises?
Visiontech’s setup is common among security and technology providers. The vendor owns the devices, the devices live on customer sites, and someone still has to keep every one of them current. Headwind MDM handles that from a single panel, on your own server or in the cloud.
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