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Vacationing homeowners looking to monitor their home’s security and safety this summer now have more choices among new products and systems that can check activity from virtually anywhere—according to the growing number of electrical contractors now involved in fire/life safety and security systems.
Electrical Contractor Magazine Tracks Home Security and Safety Trends
June 12, 2008 Leave a Comment
Lights, security systems make home safer
May 31, 2008 Leave a Comment
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Here are some tips on helping you prevent break-ins or home invasion and for selecting a home security system that will fit your budget.
1. Display signs or decals indicating that your have a home security system. Thieves are less likely to target a home they believe is equipped with alarms.
Home Security Systems – An Insiders Guide To Saving You Money
May 23, 2008 Leave a Comment
Monitoring your home security system has never been easier but there are several things you need to consider before committing yourself to a long term monitoring agreement with any alarm company
Alarm companies don’t make the majority of their profit from selling security systems, it comes from accumulating a large base of alarm-monitoring contracts. In fact these monitoring contracts are so profitable that they are frequently bought and sold like mortgage notes.
Home automation services from Smart Systems
May 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
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Smart Systems is a domestic automation company that can integrate all your home’s electronic components.
Smart Systems can design, supply, install and integrate: intelligent lighting systems; access control and intelligent security; home theatre, home entertainment; appliance and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) control and automation; energy auditing; distributed audio and video systems; CCTV and Intercom systems; communications infrastructure: computer networking; control systems for disabled and aged persons and much more.
High-Tech Sensors Pack Punch For Latest Home Security
May 5, 2008 Leave a Comment
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Your house is probably protected by a security system. But a second or even a third layer of defense might come in handy in many situations, such as a backup system or protecting other areas of your home.If you don’t mind a bit of work, numerous do-it-yourself security alternatives offer added peace of mind without much trouble.
Security systems fall into two categories: intrusion alarms and monitoring systems. Monitoring systems let you see if anyone has entered a protected area, but don’t necessarily set off an alarm. They’re better at catching someone in the act for prosecution later.
How to Defend Your Home When You Are Away
May 5, 2008 Leave a Comment
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Is your home going to be empty for several days while you go on vacation? That’s when your home or apartment is most vulnerable to break-ins.Here are several specific things you can do to ensure your home stays safe even when you are away.
Keep your family safe from accidental fire
May 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
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Patrice De Luca, VP of marketing and business development for Reliance Protectron Security Services, said one of the major reasons for this is windblown sparks from wood burning fireplaces, stoves and outdoor fire pits.”You need to take every possible precaution to minimize the risks of fire when you have a natural wood burning fireplace inside or out,” he added. “Fire is one of the greatest threats to your family and home. People do not realize the emotional toll a fire can take, even if there is no loss of life.”
8 Dirty Secrets Of The Security Industry
May 2, 2008 Leave a Comment
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An IBM security expert ripped the scab off the dirty little secrets of the security industry in a highly entertaining presentation Wednesday at Interop. Joshua Corman, principal security analyst at IBM Internet Security Systems, highlighted the gaping divide between what customers think they’re buying (safety) versus what security vendors are most intent on selling (stuff that’ll bring in the bucks). Here, in condensed form, is his list.
GPS may ‘lead thieves’ to your home – Technology – theage.com.au
March 17, 2008 Leave a Comment
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Motorists are being warned that thieves who steal GPS devices from cars could then use the device to find out where the car owner lives and rob their home as well.Most users program the electronic mapping devices with their home address so the gizmo can map out the quickest route to where the owner lives.After stealing the GPS, thieves would know whether the owner was likely to be a long way from home and could use the device to drive to the victim’s address and burgle the property.
Mobiles give women false sense of security – icWales
March 17, 2008 Leave a Comment
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ALMOST half of women take risks with their safety just because they are carrying a mobile phone, alarming new research has found.The confidence the gadget bestows them means:42% of women walk home alone when they are carrying their mobile phone;The same percentage have visited a place they felt was unsafe because they had their phone; and,48% have crossed busy roads without checking for large oncoming vehicles such as buses and lorries because they are using their phone.Nearly all the women questioned said they felt safer when they carried their mobile phones.