17 June 2021 - Mark Cosgrave

Featured in: Market Insights, Intrusion detection

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Within the security industry false alarms are the bane of any good installer so it is understandable that whenever they are proposing a new installation it is always in the back of their mind. With false alarms come repeat site visits which very quickly exhausts the profit and leaves them with costs and infuriation. This is particularly relevant when proposing external security systems. The environment is more challenging than indoors so more chance of a false alarm, but it is a lucrative growing sector.

Home and business owners want to detect an intruder before they enter the property and prevent a break in.

In recent years surveillance equipment has been touted as a good alternative to traditional detection methods such as passive & active infrared but it hasn’t resolved the problems of false alarms. Traditional detection methods have always offered a good standard of detection and performance externally, although when a problem occurs identifying the cause can be problematic and if you cannot identify the problem, you cannot resolve it.

With the advancement in both sensing and camera technology in recent years I propose the question, do you really need to choose between them or is there a better way?

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We are all on a quest to eradicate false alarms entirely but on that journey, how do you offer superior detection with reliability and performance. In my experience, you combine technologies and have the best of both worlds. Today, the combination of integrated sensing detection technology backed up by video verification surpasses anything you would have installed in the past. As a wiser man than me once said,

" The whole is greater than the sum of its parts".

As the world’s leading dedicated security sensing manufacturer, OPTEX can offer the best advice on your sensing needs, so why not get in touch and find out how we can solve the problems of false alarms in your surveillance system without the worry.