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In today’s current economic times, more and more business are experiencing losses due to theft.  Businesses that tend to store inventory outside are seeing greater losses of product. Traditionally, these businesses would have a couple options; either installing traditional burglar alarm devices that have been modified for outdoor use, or deploying a security guard to watch the premises during non-business hours. Typically, these solutions were either unreliable or expensive.
False alarms can cost your bottom-line
Businesses installing exterior security systems are finding the false alarm rate to be high.  These systems are susceptible to false alarms due to weather, animals and other exterior events. Additionally, the monitoring center receiving the alarms has no way of verifying that it was an actual alarm.  With […]

Traditionally, security systems such as access control and closed circuit television have involved the installation of software at the protected site in order for the end user to manage the system.  With the growth of the internet, Software as a Service (SaaS) is seeing increased acceptance in applications such as CRM, ERP and Accounting. Today’s security customers now have the option of choosing between quality on-site software and off-site hosted applications. Since applications and requirements differ from customer to customer, the decision of which method to choose will depend on several factors.
System Features
The average access control system consists of eight readers or less and the typical closed circuit television system […]

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