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The Changing Landscape
of the Security Industry Another important development for the security industry is to make systems available remotely by not only the telephone, but also via an Internet connection. The Internet has changed the way people use computers and access information. It has also reduced much of the fear consumers have with computers in general. |
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The security industry is facing more hurdles now than in the past and must be able to adapt with the fast paced and ever changing technologies that are emerging. Companies should design systems and products that focus more on ease of use, value (not just price), and the Internet. This is contrary to the industry's goals of the cheapest systems possible and monitoring contracts of the past. Many automation companies have seen a large number of security-only installers moving to product lines that provide more than just security system features. Understanding the homeowner's lifestyle, service contracts, and stronger referrals are all additional skills being learned by these installers. Many of them realize that if they don't integrate a customer's home, someone else will. This "leaving money on the table" penalty has helped cause this shift in philosophy. They are also looking to purchase products more from automation manufacturers to assure the tightest integration possible in the systems they install. The problem with acquiring automation systems in the past that combine security, fire protection, comprehensive temperature control, extensive lighting control, flexible programming, and open communication capabilities were that they were too expensive. A new product from HAI, a leading manufacturer in the Home Automation Industry since 1985, is changing all of that. Others will soon follow offering inexpensive automation systems, and in turn, will help advance the security & automation markets to new heights
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Another important development for the security industry is to make systems available remotely by not only the telephone, but also via an Internet connection. The Internet has changed the way people use computers and access information. It has also reduced much of the fear consumers have with computers in general. Now a new breed of software is making controlling your house via the Internet a simple and terrific way to maintain control of your house from anywhere in the world. Consumers can now access their home to adjust the temperature in their living room, verify that their kids have arrived home from school, or unlock the house for an unexpected guest - all over the Internet with HAI's award winning Web-Link software. With the click of a mouse, HAI Web-Link users can access their residence using a standard Web browser. It works with the entire Omni family of controllers from HAI. HAI's Web-Link allows users to adjust settings for lighting, heating and air, security and appliances using the familiar "point and click" ease of software for Windows. Web-Link will work on a single PC or a group of PC's on a local network in a home. For an installer, the software is a dream come true. The software requires no set-up as it automatically generates WebPages from an HAI controller and it doesn't allow homeowners to manipulate the installer or programming sections of HAI controllers. Best of all, this software is available at an unheard of price for such sophistication and is a "must-have" software for all homeowners with HAI systems for graphical control of their house inside or outside their home.
For more information about the HAI Products mentioned in this article, please call 800-229-7256 or visit www.homeauto.com
