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New Residential Home Access Technology May Mean Never Worrying About Lost Keys

November 9, 2014

The days of carting around a jumble of keys are coming to a close, thanks to new technology for home access controls in the form of keyless, cellphone-enabled locks for residences. Millions of people, all over the world, use the key-and-lock solution for safeguarding their homes every day. But today’s keys have gone electric, thanks to the evolution of smartphone.

Central Stations Embrace Mobility

Customers want to interact with their security systems using their smartphones. Central stations play a key role in supporting this capability.

Joan Engebretson

January 23, 2014

More than half (56 percent) of Americans have smartphones today, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. And that number most likely is higher among people who have security systems.

‘Reality TV’ that’s Worth Watching

Joan Engebretson

March 21, 2012

For years, video surveillance was too costly for all but the most upscale of residential customers. But thanks to advances in video and communications technology, that’s no longer true. Some dealers now sell video to 10 to 25 percent or more of new residential accounts.

Mobile Apps Bring Sizzle to Surveillance

End users see significant benefits from using their smartphones and other mobile devices to watch what’s going on at their businesses. Here’s what integrators need to know to meet customer expectations.

Joan Engebretson

January 17, 2012

Like many managers of small businesses, Kevin Mykle gets awakened in the middle of night from time to time by a call from his central station to let him know that an alarm has come in from his company — Surrey, British Columbia-based Stampede Tack & Western Wear.

Central Stations Help Dealers Manage Alarms

Web portals, smartphone apps and other tools enhance the interface between the dealer and its wholesale central station

Joan Engebretson

December 14, 2011

When technicians at Aberdeen, N.J.–based security dealer Garden State Fire and Security install or service a system, one of their tools is a laptop equipped with cellular data connectivity. To put the system on test, technicians use a portal operated by SentryNet, Garden State’s wholesale central station, which has locations in Greenville, Miss. and Pensacola, Fla.

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New Residential Home Access Technology May Mean Never Worrying About Lost Keys

Central Stations Embrace Mobility

‘Reality TV’ that’s Worth Watching

Mobile Apps Bring Sizzle to Surveillance

Central Stations Help Dealers Manage Alarms

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