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

[J. Sloud <jsloud2001@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:48:29 GMT, "Aegis" <lordaegis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>Very close to 100% of those companies would disagree with you.
>
>Just about every access system provides what you have decribed earlier:
>- receive active alarms
>- configure alarm inputs/relays/zones
>- administer cardholders
>
>AMAG, Hirsch, Casi-Rusco, Kantech, and even Northern have all of these
>abilities.


Agreed. Every access control system I've ever seen has an event
monitor that is designed to be used as a real time security monitoring
application.  Not a Northen fan are you?  Is it the 10+ year old panel
architecture, the lack of support since the Honeywell acquisition,
reliability issues, or something else?  For some reason many within my
company has insisted on using Winpak for years, even though Casi and
others have always been available for the same cost.  Now Kantech and
SH are on board with better pricing and a better product.  I hope this
changes things.  What's your opinion of the NexWatch/ Winpak Pro
systems?  They seem to be based on a better platform.