February 21, 2007—NextAlarm.com, The Broadband Alarm Company, announces what it calls an industry-first feature, known as Fully Automated Sensor Telemetry, or FAST.
FAST lets the NextAlarm Abbra 2 Professional Series Security System send real-time status updates whenever an alarm sensor is engaged.
Normally, says the company, alarm systems send signals only when an alarm is triggered, when the system is armed or disarmed, or when maintenance is required, including a low battery. FAST is more effective because it continually provides updates on the status of every sensor on the system, such as when a door or window is opened or closed.
The FAST feature is accessed by bringing up the status screen on NextAlarm’s Web site, where a list of all sensors on the security system is displayed. It updates the account automatically in real time. Customers can see when a sensor is opened or closed by simply checking the account on the NextAlarm Web site.
Visonic, the manufacturer of the NextAlarm Abbra alarm system, has made this major improvement to the Abbra firmware and has offered it exclusively to NextAlarm. FAST runs over NextAlarm’s ABN (Alarm Broadband Network), a low-cost broadband solution for security system monitoring.
For more information visit the NextAlarm Web site.
