Homeowners Take Advantage of Video Security Technology Once Reserved for
Businesses
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- For years, business owners
have used video surveillance systems to keep tabs on their operations
remotely. Now homeowners are taking advantage of the same technology to
monitor their homes when they are away.
Through the use of ADT's professionally installed video cameras,
homeowners can make sure family members have arrived home safely, check on
possible damage to a vacation home after a storm or monitor the progress of
repairmen from anywhere.
Tim McKinney, director of ADT's Custom Home Services, said ADT's
Safewatch(R) Videoview(R) service is a new offering that builds on ADT's
standard home alarm and security services. It offers homeowners added
security plus the flexibility to check in on their household even when they
are away from home.
"Homeowners are discovering that motion-sensing cameras can make busy
lifestyles a little easier by providing customers with e-mail notifications
of triggered events and the ability to look in on their homes at any time,"
McKinney said. "All they need is an Internet connection to log on to an
encrypted and secure, password-protected Web site, which can be accessed
even through a corporate firewall."
Take, for example, a busy professional who commutes to a downtown
office, McKinney said. She can log on to her computer and access live video
of her home to see that the pool service has arrived to fix the broken
filter. Later during a meeting, an e-mail alert on her PDA signals that her
teenage son has arrived home from school. During the evening while watching
her favorite TV show, she can switch the channel to view video of the front
door to determine if the person ringing the bell is a neighbor returning an
item, a delivery or an unexpected guest.
"Only the customer can access the cameras and view the live or recorded
video," McKinney said. "They have total control of the system."
ADT Safewatch Videoview includes cameras, professional installation,
connection to the customer's high-speed broadband account, and ongoing
service to access live and stored video. Cameras are installed by ADT's
home security professionals and are hard-wired to help ensure maximum
privacy and image quality.
The ADT system also can generate an e-mail alert each time a customer-
defined event occurs at the home. For example, the service can be
programmed to record video and send an e-mail notification to the customer
each time the front door is opened. The homeowner can then log on to a
secure Web site to review the video and download selected clips to their
local computer. The system can also be set up to record and store video to
a digital video recorder (DVR) placed in the home.
"Working with ADT, homeowners can customize the video service by
predefining events that will trigger cameras to record video and then save
it to be viewed by the customer, and only the customer, at a later time,"
McKinney said.
Packages range in price from $699 to $1699 depending on the number and
type of cameras and inclusion of other optional equipment such as DVRs and
Video Splitters. The monthly fee for the remote look-in is $9.99.
ADT Safewatch Videoview is available nationwide. More information on
home video surveillance systems can be found at http://www.adt.com.
About ADT Security Services
Celebrating its 132nd anniversary, ADT Security Services, a part of
Tyco International, is the largest provider of electronic security services
to nearly six million commercial, government and residential customers
throughout North America. ADT's total security solutions include intrusion,
fire protection, closed circuit television, access control, critical
condition monitoring, electronic article surveillance, radio frequency
identification (RFID) and integrated systems. ADT's Web site address is
http://www.adt.com.
SOURCE ADT Security Services
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CONTACT:
Ann Lindstrom, ADT Security Services,
561-988-3258, alindstrom@adt.com
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