18 May 2009

Technology Partner scheme strengthens CCTV Center's iPro 24/7 end-to-end remote monitoring solution
Security end-users and installers alike will benefit from an exciting and ground-breaking collection of specialist IP-CCTV services, provided through a newly launched Technology Partner scheme by Panasonic solutions distributor CCTV Center.

The Technology Partner scheme strengthens CCTV Center's iPro 24/7 end-to-end remote CCTV monitoring solution, which uses Panasonic's market-leading equipment. iPro24/7, supplied exclusively through CCTV Center, delivers everything needed for the full remote monitoring of any site, from the cameras and recorders right up to the broadband link and advanced ARC monitoring operation.

As Carlton D'Souza, Sales & Marketing Manager at CCTV Center, explains system designers, installers and end-users can now source everything they need from Panasonic and the leading companies that have been appointed as CCTV Center's Technology Partners. This allows them to take advantage of the hugely exciting cost savings and operational advantages of IP-based CCTV monitoring. "Working with our Technology Partners, who provide a full spectrum of specialist add-on skills - including lighting, audio, external detection, network switching and broadband services - customers no longer need rely on third party solutions to complete their remote CCTV monitoring package. Our Technology Partner scheme provides everything they require as part of a Panasonic systems one-stop shop."

Marking the Technology Partner scheme launch, representatives from all the companies involved met for a special one-day ‘kick-off' event in April. Masato Nakamura, Panasonic's Deputy MD of Systems Solutions (Europe), also flew in specially from Germany, underlining the meeting's significance. Issues discussed included the opportunity for customers to save more than 75% of their existing manned guarding costs per site by switching to i-Pro 24/7 event-driven remote CCTV

"In bringing together the market leaders in this way CCTV Center is helping our customers realise the full potential of their investments" 

monitoring, without reducing security levels. The use of existing IP networks also allows substantial monitoring cost savings to be achieved - up to 70% compared with using dedicated phone lines, for instance.

CCTV Center's Technology Partners are all market leaders in their own specialist fields and chosen because they provide the best possible fit with Panasonic equipment, backed by responsive, professional support and training, comments Paul Meehan, Head of Panasonic System Solutions for the UK and Ireland: "In bringing together the market leaders in this way CCTV Center is helping our customers realise the full potential of their investments and achieve the best system design, performance, reliability and price."