IT initiative

winner: WebWayOne

Three million ADSL connections are now installed, and an estimated 750,000 companies will rely on IP or Broadband connectivity come the end of 2005. The market opportunity therefore exists for installers and Alarm Receiving Centres (ARCs) to promote IP signalling and line monitoring services that will share these circuits. The WebWayOne Security Management System design incorporates PD662 (encompassing EN 50131, DD243, ACPO and ABI requirements), resulting in an end user solution that doesn’t require a third party service provider. The system may be remotely accessed for diagnosis and upgraded for future enhancements or changes to standards, either by an ARC or the installer.

“An excellent presentation aimed squarely at the end user. Great testimonials from ARCs support what’s a practical and cost-effective approach to alarm monitoring”
– JUDGES’ COMMENT

Runners-Up

Andover Controls
Andover Controls has developed a powerful IT initiative that gets as close to recreating events as modern digital video recording and playback technology allows. Synchronised Playback – available with Andover’s Integral range of digital video recorders – enables end users to search for specific video data and then to play back synchronised, multiple views in order to determine the best possible recreation of events. Functionality is available to authorised users through the recorder or remotely over an Internet connection via RemoteView software.

Blackburn Alarms
Blackburn Alarms has increased its turnover significantly during the past 12 months due to the introduction of LookC web-enabled digital CCTV. The system had to be something more than purely digital. It had to be viewable from the machine itself, but be viewed just as easily over a network or, indeed, the Internet. LookC allows PTZs to be controlled remotely, and has already been installed at Christ The King Catholic High School in Preston to great effect. With up to 16 video input channels, LookC can record each one continually at one frame per second with burst rates of up to four frames per second. All data is encrypted as standard.

Chris Lewis Security Services
The management team at Chris Lewis Security Services recognised a need to improve internal business workflows, coupled with a strong desire to enhance service delivery to its customer base. To do so, the effectiveness of its field engineer workforce had to be increased. This led to the installation of a mobile data solution – designated m-Power – that allows full job details to be sent directly from the company’s service management. This provides accurate information on the client concerned, details of the work that needs to be completed and information on the CCTV or alarm system to be worked on by an installer.

Kings Security Systems
Kings Security Systems’ Progenie advanced hand-held technology enables the company to send details of installation work straight to the engineer on site, who can then send back regular updates as to the current status of a given project.

Security Centres
Security Centres has developed an in-house specification for an innovative ‘On Call’ system using Compaq hand-held iPAC pocket PCs carried by the company’s service and installation engineers, which has led to a better client service and increased revenues.

Terrier SC
Terrier SC’s IP alarm signalling system uses the speed of Broadband connections to send alarm messages to Alarm Receiving Centres (ARC) in a matter of seconds. Full line monitoring is included, with a status message sent every minute to check the connection to the ARC.