We Offer More than Just Security Systems

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Atronic Alarms has been blessed with wonderful clients who share their stories with other people in the Kansas City area about their security, fire or home automation systems.

We also provide Access Control, Cameras, U.L. Commercial Fire Systems and Video Monitoring for residential and commercial applications.

Many times people will even take the time to provide feedback through our client satisfaction surveys, like the most recent one we received back on January 8, 2012.

"Sleeping much better since the alarm has been installed as we had a lot of car break-ins and one attempted house break-in in November. I was glad I accidentally tripped the alarm and saw how fast the response was from your monitoring center. Gave me peace of mind."

Much of our business comes from word-of-mouth and referrals by satisfied clients.

We also provide Access Control, Cameras, U.L. Commercial Fire Systems and Video Monitoring for residential and commercial applications.

However, our clients are also honest with some of the improvements they would like to see us make. We sincerely appreciate this and take each suggestion seriously.

We also provide Access Control, Cameras, U.L. Commercial Fire Systems and Video Monitoring for residential and commercial applications.

One client even told us increase our advertising in the area. "We didn't even know you provided Access Control," he said to one of the design consultants recently.

We also provide Access Control, Cameras, U.L. Commercial Fire Systems and Video Monitoring for residential and commercial applications.

There are many reasons why Atronic has been successful for 30 years and a small part of that reason is by investing money in employees and their satisfaction, not necessarily in advertising dollars.

We also provide Access Control, Cameras, U.L. Commercial Fire Systems and Video Monitoring for residential and commercial applications.

So, the next time your friends and peers are asking about alarm companies, let them know that Atronic Alarms is not just about residential security, fire and home automation. Let them know we can also provide Access Control, Cameras, U.L. Fire Systems, Remote Video Monitoring and Monitoring Verification. (In addition, if you are a monitoring client you will receive three months free monitoring if they become a client.)

Or, if that is too much of a mouthful, just have them just call us.

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Retail Theft Up $4 Billion from 2009

A study published from the latest National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) reveals that retailers lost more than $37 billion to theft in 2010.

The survey's preliminary results shows that this is a $4 billion increase compared to the year before. Retail theft includes employee theft, human administration error, vendor fraud and shoplifting.

Along that same note and closer to the Kansas City area, The Lawrence Journal World ran a story recently about business owners and the frustration they are experiencing with increased burglaries. The Lawrence Police Department is "encouraging people to lock doors at home, in the office or their vehicles to try to prevent burglaries. Police also encourage businesses to install security cameras."

Commercial security is available through many applications, including high definition IP cameras, Access Control and Intrusion.

Source: Lawrence Journal World and Security Sales & Integration Magazine.

Access Control for Your Office or Building

Access control is a term that means restricting access to certain areas of a building. Most common are entry points into the building itself along with offices or rooms that you want only certain people with authority to enter.

Access control is usually the second layer of security following your intrusion and fire system.

Features of access control include:

• Cards or codes that can be added or removed at any time, thus eliminating the need to "re-key"
• Restrictions on certain areas of your building to allow only those with the proper card to enter
• Automatic opening and closing of doors at set times to assure security and increase efficiency
• The ability to control your building or office remotely and, when integrated into other security systems, can alert you over phone or email when areas have been entered

An access control system reduces the burden of business management by allowing you to secure areas of your office, like client file rooms and your IT room, and by eliminating user error (did they remember to lock the building?). It also assists in reducing shrinkage, remote management and provides an overall feeling of safety among employees.

Security for Your Business

When referring the business or commercial security, the term "security system" is the umbrella terminology for the following: intrusion, fire, access control and cctv. Each type of system brings different features to security. Sometimes a building may just have one system, like the required fire system. However, most businesses combine several systems together to create security layers.

Intrusion Systems:

Intrusion is what most people refer to when they use the broad term, "security." Intrusion systems include door and window contacts, motion detectors, outdoor beams, glass breakage devices, and panic buttons. When a contact or device is breached (someone opens the front door) then a signal is transferred to the monitoring station and the proper people are contacted.

Fire Systems:

Building codes state that U.L. fire systems are required in most businesses and are to be inspected and tested on a regular basis. Fire systems include smoke and heat detectors and can be tied into the building's sprinkler system. Pull stations are installed in designated areas to provide manual communication to the sirens or strobes and the monitoring station.

Access Control Systems:

Access control is a term used to describe entry and exit points in a building and specifies who is allowed in certain areas. Access control can be thought of as "keyless entry" because systems utilize keyfobs or key cards instead of keys. Employee's "keys" can be removed or added easily through a computer program which ties into system.

CCTV Systems:

CCTV is short for Closed Circuit T.V., or cameras. Cameras are placed strategically in or around your building and images can be recorded on a DVR or NVR or clips can be stored and transferred through the Internet to your phone or computer.