November 21, 2017

Questions to Ask Your CCTV Installer

Choosing a CCTV system means selecting from a number of different options. There are so many options because every location has different needs and every camera installation is capturing footage of a unique angle. Here are some crucial CCTV questions to ask your installer:   Do you recommend IP or analog cameras? Analog systems use […]
November 20, 2017

Advantages of a Public Address System

A public address system gives you an immediate way to address everyone at a given location. Even though it’s a more traditional form of communicating to large groups of people, it still offers advantages over modern formats. Public address systems easily cut through background noise: chatter, music, even loud local noises. Not only this, people […]
November 17, 2017
digital signage

4 Less Obvious Benefits of an Alarm Monitoring Service

Some of the benefits of an alarm monitoring service are obvious. You get an automated emergency response capability for your business. If something goes wrong when you’re not there, the monitoring service can still dispatch fire, police, medical, and other personnel when appropriate. Someone is looking out for the safety and security of your business […]
November 16, 2017

How Does Alarm Monitoring Help My Business?

Alarm monitoring for business is a straightforward concept that can increase your security and peace of mind. It works very similarly to how alarm monitoring works for a home, except it can cover a far more extensive range of alerts and options.   How it Works Alarm monitoring communicates automatically to the monitoring station of […]
November 15, 2017
IPS

Breaking Down Indoor Positioning Analytics

Indoor positioning analytics utilize data from Indoor Positioning systems to help you understand your mall traffic better. You can use these analytics to focus ads through an IPS app, to help foot traffic flow better, and to figure out where rents should be raised, among many other tools. Customer Oriented View The clear benefit of […]
November 14, 2017
IPS

Benefits of Indoor Positioning System Go Beyond Navigation

The benefits of using an Indoor Positioning System for navigating through a large building are clear. A user can use an Indoor Positioning System just like a GPS, being guided to specific destinations they’ve entered. What are some benefits that go beyond this? We’ll use the example of a mall to demonstrate, but an Indoor […]
November 13, 2017
IPS

How to Use Proximity Beacons for IPS

Proximity beacons can be used in conjunction with other manners of gathering position data in an Indoor Positioning System (IPS). To understand how they’re utilized, let’s look at how proximity beacons act on their own: Proximity Beacon System Only You can use a proximity-only system, but this is limited in some of its functionality. Proximity […]
November 13, 2017

Free Your Nurses Up with Wireless Nurse Call Systems

Every health care facility has some version of a nurse call system. It might be attached to a bed, or even an IV, and many machines can send automated nurse calls if something they’re monitoring hits a threshold. Yet areas with longer-term patients or residents may have a need for a nurse call system that […]
November 10, 2017
Indoor Positioning

How Does Indoor Positioning Really Work?

An Indoor Positioning System (IPS) works in much the same way a Global Positioning System (GPS) does. The difference is, you can’t bring your Garmin in or use a smart phone navigation app built that’s built for roads to find your way around in a mall or warehouse. Indoor Positioning can be used on a […]