[Convergence - Where Will It Lead?]

Confusion!

Convergence brought me here and in the short time I've done this I've seen others like the IT industry join the CCTV and Telecoms and visa versa electronic markets. I'm currently installing a fire system into a new monitoring station that originated as a guarding co and they are using apps for alarms with no interest in standard. Alarm co going to electrical or home automation. So little cohesion witnessed here. And we're all to blame.

[Seeing Things Differently...]

Made me think of my very early PIR for external lighting. A very old man being inquisitive asked what i was doing. I exsplained the PIR would see him and turn his light on. He replied that he had heard some tall storys in his life.

Another occassion was my first fax machine which i clearly didnt think through. i payed a fortune before i realised i dint know anyone else with a fax. Most of that machines early life was used sending and receiving for others. We have lived in a marvelous age

[Electronic Attacks Vs Electronic Security]

Joe

We do what we do and hope the advice we are given is best. We are a small alarm co and punch well above our weight. Of course we think we have taken best advice on security but we may never know

[Where Are We Going In The Security Industry]

I ran it past my friend. He informs me that the trend is to change. Alarm system manufacturers are not pushing HA in a way you would exspect, The market is to be driven by apps that intergrate the alarm rather than the way we discussed. His explanation made sense. why compete? He already has apps that intergrate his phone to some popular alarms systems as part of HA. Problem! Its unlikely these product will be major in the UK.

I get to see working kit in the new year he is using a mac book to control and mimic his alarm. this app gives him all the controls we are discussing and removes the cost of touch screen.

The last alarm touch screen demo i saw had weather and SAT NAV, WTF. handy if you want to plan a trip LOL,

ONE OTHER THING

The IP age is upon us. join it soon or retrofit.

[Where Are We Going In The Security Industry]

What do you want included in your Touch screen keypad.

Java app (CCTV)

Phone (great engineer tool)

SD slot

Blue tooth

Zigbee (do we really need Bluetooth)

IPhone app

All this has been prototyped and is available market research says there isnt a market

We had ours connected to our panel on our network I can change the screen real time to any background I choose. The prototype was shown at IFSEC 2008 responce was negative

Sale price of Keypad only was expected to be circa £650