Re: Opinions on alarms systems configured/monitored over IP network

[Pat Coghlan <info@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned (knows about) the Summit eNT product
from Edwards Security (http://www.edwards.ca).

Of course, the website doesn't offer any useful information about the
Summit eNT product, I just discovered.

This is an enterprise product, providing ONLY alarm
configuration/monitoring/reports and access control.

As you indicated, most other companies really haven't focused on the
security side of things.

Jackcsg wrote:

> "J. Sloud" <jsloud2001@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ah7141d4r2mnuajl8tun7tqf29hb9l552e@xxxxxxxxxx
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>>On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:54:04 -0500, "Jackcsg" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>wrote:
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>>>Few Enterprise solutions are
>>>listed for fire, and I'm not just talking monitoring it, that's a whole
>>>other issue, but the actual devices, installation.
>>>
>>
>>A EST3 Synergy system would be one I'm familiar with.  Not only will
>>it do access/ fire/ ba/ cctv but it will also interface via Lontalk to
>>a host of other systems enabling true integration.
>>
>>Jack, what else out there will do the same?
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> Well there's only a few. More and more of the big access boys are getting on
> board with things like BacNet, Modbus, Lontalk, and some deeper PLC
> Integration. Probably out of all the complete systems I've seen I'd have to
> say Andover Controls has some pretty decent stuff. Embedded servers are just
> starting to gain momentum, and the programmers are flooding the fields now
> with creativeness. The problem for most is, there are so many protocols out
> there, where do you focus? And who are/is your client. These technologies
> mostly get born, as you know, from Government dealings. I've been seriously
> focusing on these embedded servers because there are a few which cross with
> multiple protocols, and communications. I know Siemens uses products similar
> to Andover Controls, and more and more big clients are looking at the single
> package. But....it's not all in house...yet. Electricians are getting
> involved and finding a big niche.
> MDI for a while in the early 90's also focused a little attention at going
> down that road as well. As far as I know, MDI was the first Enterprise
> Platform to be UL listed for fire, where others followed only in the
> monitoring side of things.
> Johnson Controls and Honeywell are probably the most known, through name
> recognition, but again, neither are total in house solutions.
> AMAG now has a BacNet interface, and along with a DMP interface, so they are
> also a good consideration.
> I think Lenel and Radionic's also have an Integration Package. I don't know
> where Lenel is on the PLC side of things, but the two owners (founders) can
> right some serious code.
> That's only the security side of things....Turn to the PLC side of the
> world....there are hundreds of companies with OAS, PLC Integration and
> Automation. None of them have really focused on the security side of things,
> there's too much money in Industrial Systems.
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