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August 1, 2019
Everyone Has a First Day and a Last Day
Everyone Has a First Day and a Last Day By Mike Simon, Managing Partner, Connected Technologies LLC What’s your last day going to look like? Make the first day the day you start thinking about the value proposition of your company and how you are going to focus on growing your recurring revenue stream. But don’t simply focus on the start. Visualize the end result. That’s exactly how security dealers need to look at their business—today. They need to think about what they want their financials and company position to look like when they want ...
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May 30, 2019
The Value of System Standardization and How it Can Help Your Company
A Connected Technologies Briefing… By Mike Simon, Managing Partner, Connected Technologies LLC Navigating the ever-changing product and technology landscape can be difficult and overwhelming. While security dealers work to increase their profitability by adding services, training and education of technicians and personnel seems to be holding them back. New employees often have a steep learning curve and in-house personnel may require regular refresher courses to keep pace with evolving technologies. Training and education can have a serious effect on security dealers and integrators looking to attain profitability by offering expanded system capabilities to customers. According to a 2017 study by ...
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May 14, 2019
Simplifying Elevator Access Control
Alarm Specialists Inc. provides custom elevator control through the Connect ONE® cloud-hosted security management platform. Tenant buildings with elevators can be difficult to secure. How do you control access to individual and specific floors during the day or after hours? What’s the best way to provide the most comprehensive physical security for occupants around the clock yet not make access overly restrictive or cumbersome? Many security dealers shy away from elevator access but Alarm Specialists Inc., headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., found the best solution with Connect ONE from Connected Technologies LLC and ELK Products Inc. Managed ...
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April 4, 2019
The Connected Cloud -- April 2019
THE Connected CLOUD News, Feature Updates, Webinars, Events & Resources April 2019 Mobile Badge & Verification Scan with ScanPass® Another exciting value add feature is now available! Mobile Badge: A user's badge consists of the following: Logo (Dealer's Logo is default or Customer's Logo may be uploaded) Name Picture Custom Fields 1-4 Barcode for Verification Scanning Green Border for Active, Red Border for Inactive The mobile badge in the Connect ONE App can be used in-place of a physical badge It is accessible in the Connect ONE App 1) from the login screen (if remember me was checked), 2) from the Account window, and 3) ...
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March 18, 2019
The Connected Cloud -- March 2019
THE Connected CLOUD News, Feature Updates, Webinars, Events & Resources March 2019 GeoView System Mapping - NOW AVAILABLE! Another exciting value add feature is now available to grow more RMR! GeoView System Mapping: Map Locations for Real-Time Status & Control to Google MapsEasily drag/place Markers for: System Health Arm/Disarm Status & Control (Multi-Area) Zones & Sensors (including Environmental & Weather Sensors) Doors & Outputs Cameras (also Live View within Map) Upload Floorplans and overlay on top of Satellite ImageAt-A-Glance Status coloring and Animation on change Click here to watch a video on setup and operation of GeoView &...
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February 7, 2019
The Connected Cloud -- February 2019
THE Connected CLOUD News, Feature Updates, Webinars, Events & Resources February 2019 COMING SOON - GeoView System Mapping A brand new exciting feature is coming soon! GeoView System Mapping: Map Locations for Real-Time Status & Control to Google MapsEasily drag/place Markers for: System Health Arm/Disarm Status & Control (Multi-Area) Zones & Sensors (including Environmental & Weather Sensors) Doors & Outputs Cameras (also Live View within Map) Upload Floorplans and overlay on top of Satellite ImageAt-A-Glance Status coloring and Animation on change Webinar: New Opportunities with Connect ONE Wednesday, February 20, 2019 11am to 12pm (EST) Please Join us for a unique look at how Bosch Intrusion ...
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December 4, 2018
The Connected Cloud -- December 2018
THE Connected CLOUD News, Feature Updates, Webinars, Events & Resources December 2018 NEW - User Permission By Area Report A new report has been added which can list user(s) with matching permissions to a one or multiple site/area(s) Your customer now has a convenient security audit tool: Verify access has been authorized properly and ensures mistakes were not made Quick insight into who could have access to the area following an incident The permissions may be derived from either the user's Login Profile or System Profile(s) selectively. This allows for the report to illustrate whether the user's ...
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October 9, 2018
The Connected Cloud -- October 2018
THE Connected CLOUD News, Feature Updates, Webinars, Events & Resources October 2018 OpenEye and Connected Technologies Forge New Technology Partnership Seamless integration is now possible between OpenEye Web Services NVR and Connect ONE® cloud platform.The OpenEye NVR and Connect ONE can be integrated via the OpenEye OWS Cloud. The cloud integration between OpenEye's Cloud and Connect ONE’s cloud service eliminates the need to connect to an IP address or to open an inbound port on the end user’s network firewall. Once connected, users can retrieve a camera list for quick and easy configuration, view live video, ...
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August 7, 2018
The Connected Cloud -- August 2018
THE Connected CLOUD News, Feature Updates, Webinars, Events & Resources August 2018 NEW - Send Reports at Customized Times A new reporting feature has been added which allows your customer to select the time the report is deliveredWe're happy to announce a requested feature update which brings extend options for your customers. Properly configured security and access reporting is essential to provide the necessary business intelligence.Connect ONE now offers the following report timings: (new in BOLD)Daily - Events: 12am-11:59pm, Delivered: 12am each DayOvernight - Events: 7am-6:59am, Delivered: 7am each DayWeekly - Events: Mon @ 12am- Sun @ 11:59pm, Delivered: ...
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July 2, 2018
The Connected Cloud -- July 2018
THE Connected CLOUD News, Feature Updates, Webinars, Events & Resources July 2018 Digital Watchdog and Connected Technologies Forge New Technology Partnership Seamless integration now possible between DW Spectrum and Connect ONE® cloud platform. DW Spectrum and Connect ONE can be integrated via direct network connection or DW Cloud. The cloud integration between DW Cloud and Connect ONE’s cloud service eliminates the need to connect to an IP address or to open an inbound port on the end user’s network firewall. Once connected, users can retrieve a camera list for quick and easy configuration, ...
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June 5, 2018
The Connected Cloud -- June 2018
THE Connected CLOUD News, Feature Updates, Webinars, Events & Resources June 2018 Checkpoint Tours A new feature has been activated for tracking Checkpoint Tours. ScanPass Mobile Credentials and/or Access Cards can be used at designated access points to track checkpoint activity. The access point is configured as a start, middle, or end checkpoint. As the user scans/swipes at each checkpoint their access is logged and can be reviewed. EconomicalMultiple checkpoints can be added economically by using ScanPass barcodes in place of card readers. The user can scan the barcode with their phone using the Connect ONE App and their ...
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May 2, 2018
The Connected Cloud -- May 2018
THE Connected CLOUD News, Feature Updates, Webinars, Events & Resources May 2018 Device Health Dashboard & Report We’ve recently revamped the Device Health Dashboard on the Connect ONE Dealer Site and included proactive notifications to dealer support personnel. The dashboard has been revamped to include multiple trouble status indicators for devices. Previously it only showed communication supervision troubles, now it also includes: AC Power, Low Battery, Network / Phone Line Troubles, and any Zone Troubles.In addition to the dashboard update, the weekly status email to your dealer support has been updated to show any device trouble of the conditions stated above. ...
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