The technology involved in protecting business premises has undergone a quantum leap in recent years. No longer do the captains of industry depend upon a guard with a book of tear-off slips and a pen to keep track of the comings and goings of staff and clients. Likewise retailers have ceased to depend upon the sharp eyes of shop-walkers in plain clothes to keep a watch on the activities of shoplifters and pickpockets. Today’s range of sophisticated corporate security products are less reliant upon human interventions being based mainly on smart PC software and electronic hardware to get the job done.
The first measure employed to tighten security usually involves controlling the entries and exits of staff and visitors. Access cards and codes on keypads have shown themselves to be easily bypassed by collusion between employees and, even though not necessarily for criminal or fraudulent purposes, the loophole needed addressing.
The new generation of access control products makes use of biometric data such as fingerprints to identify individuals and thus eliminate the risk of a system bypass. Some systems may measure a second parameter such as temperature as an additional safeguard.
The All-Seeing Eye
Instead of floor-walkers, the retailer now has access to powerful new video surveillance systems that use cameras installed at strategic locations to send continuous footage of their customer’s and staff’s activities to a control room where they are displayed on a series of TV monitor screens.
Cameras may be fixed and focussed on a single area such as a display cabinet containing expensive jewellery or may be constantly panning to pick up random events. A remote operator can normally take control of the moveable cameras in order to follow the actions of an individual suspect.
Their unobtrusive nature and high definition capability make modern surveillance cameras infinitely more effective than live observers on foot and have the advantage of operating in many places at one time.
Clearly today’s corporate security products are more capable and more reliable than ever. Contact us for superior products and support from experienced professionals.
Security Products To Be Trusted
When installing any security products on your premises you are going to want to rest assured that it is reliable and trustworthy. After all, your security system is your eyes, ears and policeman when you are not around. Top quality and reliable security products are made available from a number of security companies.
When looking for security products that are cost-effective and absolute trustworthy, take the time to contact IDtek Solutions or visit their website. You will find that they stock a wide range of security solutions for you to choose from at the best rates available on the market.
CCTV security solutions can offer you monitoring capabilities 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. All you need to do is install a selection of day night CCTV cameras that are attached to a variety of monitors. The monitor can be a dedicated television screen, the television set in your home, a computer screen or laptop and you can even access images on your cellular phone. A day night CCTV camera will automatically switch to infrared viewing as soon as it detects that the light is too low for normal monitoring.
For more information on CCTV security solutions and the types of equipment you can install to maximise your security levels, please contact us.
World Class Security Alarm Systems
ID Tek is a leading supplier of world class, technologically innovative security alarm systems, equipment and solutions to a wide range of markets. Whether you need security alarm systems and solutions for office premises, warehouses, shopping malls, schools, airports, or even your transport fleet, rest assured that ID Tek can thoroughly assess your security needs and provide you with a comprehensive solution. This solution can include offerings such as standard security alarm systems, biometric access control systems, CCTV systems and more. Wherever possible we attempt to integrate these solutions into your existing security infrastructure to ensure maximum security and affordability for you. Contact us today to find out more about our security alarm systems, access control systems and other products to suit your security requirements.
Safety First: ID Tek’s Security Equipment
ID Tek prides itself on providing high quality, technologically innovate security equipment and systems to the corporate, residential, industrial and leisure markets. We do not just provide security equipment, we provide optimised security solutions perfect for the needs of your business. Prior to building your airtight security system we would undertake a detailed assessment and analysis of your existing security infrastructure in order to gauge exactly how we can boost it to the max in the most intelligent and affordable way. Aside from standard CCTV and other security equipment, we stock a wide array of biometric access control equipment that will ensure your security is as tight as it can be.
The Demand For Security Systems And Services Is Rising
Security systems and services are experiencing an almost unprecedented demand. Despite the best efforts of government, crime remains a serious problem in South Africa and is responsible for a parallel and quite large increase in insurance premiums. In some cases businesses have been refused cover unless they first improve their security measures in a move similar to that favoured by vehicle insurers that insist on alarms, immobilisers and tracking systems before they will extend cover.
IDtek has, for many years, been an industry leader in the supply of advanced security systems and services and now serves some of the nation’s biggest and most prestigious companies, providing such facilities as access control, CCTV surveillance, time and attendance monitoring and building management to name just a few.
The security industry is a very dynamic one and must constantly adapt so as to meet the changing needs of both people and business. Measures that were once deemed adequate for their purpose have, over time, become compromised by increasingly sophisticated criminals and so today, in order to remain effective, there is an ongoing need to update security systems and services on a fairly regular basis.
New Technologies Offer More Scope and Improved Performance
Advances in the technology applied to access control and surveillance systems alone have led to a new generation of products that now offer users far better protection than earlier systems as well as opening up new uses that were not previously practical with the technology around at the time.
One of the new technical advances that appears to have the potential to revolutionise the entire security systems and services industry has been the introduction of sensors able to measure biometric data. While, until now, we have relied heavily on devices that read the data from magnetic strips and bar-coded ID cards or that accept alphanumeric codes input via keypads to control access, these new sensors work using unique biological features such as fingerprints.
Quite apart from the obvious implications of this technique for improved access control measures it is also lending a new dimension to a number of other security systems and services including the advanced time and attendance monitoring equipment now offered by IDtek.
Details of each employee are registered on the system and a fingerprint image added through a biometric sensor. Thereafter, each act of clocking in or out is performed by simply placing the appropriate finger on the sensor. All times are stored within the computer system rather than stamped on a card and read manually but, most importantly, the new procedure completely prevents the common and fraudulent practice of “buddy clocking”. Security systems and services have undergone a quantum leap with this new technology.
Access Control also Extended with Biometrics
The use of proximity sensing and fingerprints have extended the scope of access control and these new biometric techniques may now be used to pinpoint the location of any individual at any time once he or she has been registered on the system. A natural extension of this facility is to define precisely where each employee or visitor is permitted to go and either granting or denying access.
Other systems and services based on biometrics are in development and include the use of iris and retinal patterns as unique identifiers.
Keeping a watch
CCTV remains an important surveillance tool within the industry and, here, advances such as IP based networks rather than Ethernet cables are providing home and business owners with far more flexible solutions.
Surveillance cameras have always been able to outperform human observers but improved specs have led to higher quality images while advanced new software features have made storage, retrieval and processing of CCTV footage simpler than ever.
For high performance security systems and services that benefit from the latest advanced technology, contact us, an industry leading provider of quality products and professional support.
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In the past, it was enough to install a simple alarm system in your home to alert you to intruders or unauthorised persons entering your property. Criminals have however become very adept at evading detection by these alarm systems or bypassing the systems. You can stay one step ahead of the criminals simply by employing the best security solutions as well as the most advanced security technology on the market. There are a wide range of products available for you to choose from so research each security item carefully to ensure that it will provide you with the highest level of protection.
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Staying one step ahead of the criminals who want to do you harm or steal your possessions means that you constantly need to keep updated with the latest security technology. New innovations and advances are being made all the time to provide you with defences against a number of threats in and around your home. Most of these technologies are there purely to act as a deterrent to criminal behavior but other products and items can be far more offensive in providing you with protection such as electrical fences. Make sure that you choose a combination of security products that can be upgraded or are compatible for use with other items that can be added to your security system on an ongoing basis.
To find out more about the latest security products that will be most suitable to meet your security requirements, please contact us.