Pivoting from Security to Infrastructure
The Situation
Stakeholders:
A best-in-class video management software (VMS) platform with roots in commercial security.
An edge hardware and systems-integration specialist supporting VMS deployments.
Ambition: Enter the New South Wales transport & infrastructure spaces, where camera networks, analytics and edge computing are critical to incident detection and asset management.
Challenge: Strong products and security credentials, but limited exposure to infrastructure standards, procurement pathways or decision-maker networks.
Clarus Caelum’s Four-Step Market-Entry Program
Landscape & Gap Scan
Mapped state transport agencies’ technical specs, compliance codes and procurement panels.
Bench-checked client capabilities against NSW Government camera and data standards, cyber policies and incident-response KPIs.
Identified “must-have” uplifts: messaging formats, harmonisation with government data feeds and protocols, and standard-aligned quality documentation.
Solution Re-Packaging
Re-framed the core VMS as an Infrastructure Video & Data Platform, emphasising open APIs, low-latency streaming and edge AI hooks for incident detection.
Co-designed a reference architecture pairing software with edge computing infrastructure for on-site compute sheds and asset galleries.
Produced industry-specific capability statements and one-page schematics for bid packs and executive briefings across transport, energy and water asset management.
Go-to-Market Enablement
Curated a shortlist of priority buyers: asset-owner IT hubs, asset operators and tier-one D&C contractors.
Scripted “infrastructure-speak” demo stories (e.g. safety-in-design, whole of life asset performance, Situational Awareness & Incident Response).
Scheduled targeted introduction calls and organised live demos over a secure link to the client test sites.
Bid & Pilot Support
Aligned tender response templates to NSW GC-21 and NSW Government specification structures, highlighting compliance with ONVIF profiles, AS 4806 and NSW cyber hardening guidelines.
Drafted a pilot charter (scope, success metrics, data-handover rules) ready for agency sign-off.
Provided behind-the-scenes coaching on pricing strategies, warranty language and service-level translation into transport-industry terms.
Results Delivered*
Infrastructure-ready product positioning, complete with compliance crosswalks.
Executive-level slide decks, explainer schematics and demo scripts tailored to cross-infrastructure use-cases.
Short-list of warm agency and Tier-1 contractor contacts, plus an agreed pilot framework.
Internal bid kit: capability statements, rate cards, NEC4 & GC-21 aligned T&Cs and response templates.
Cleared “capability & compliance” questions during pre-qualification chats with NSW asset operators.
Sales team fluent in infrastructure terminology; able to articulate value beyond traditional security.
*Commercial results remain confidential.
Key Takeaways for Leaders Eyeing the Transpor Market
Translate, don’t reinvent: repackaging proven technology into infrastructure language beats starting from scratch.
Compliance first: knowing the standards, codes and panel rules is half the battle.
Show it, don’t just tell it: a live demo wired to infrastructure-grade scenarios builds instant credibility.