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| BT and Intamac Complete Homesafe Pilot In Q4 2006 over half (50 per cent) of all UK adults lived in households with a broadband internet connection, according to Ofcom statistics - up from 39 per cent a year before and seven times the 2002 penetration level. BT has been working with Northampton-based internet monitoring and control specialist Intamac Systems to show the wider benefits of broadband. Together they have been developing and piloting a new IP security system with CCTV capability that customers can install in their homes. Called BT Homesafe, it provides people and their property with new levels of protection using broadband connectivity and at much lower cost than with conventional alarm systems. Using Intamac technology, the BT Homesafe system can be managed over the internet and is able to send personal alerts by text, email and phone messages when activated. Through the easy-to-use secure Web portal homeowners can programme their system remotely, and set the system to provide new levels of safety with automated alerts when their children are safely home from school or to help elderly relatives in their own homes. Accessories can monitor for fire, power failure and flooding and the system has a CCTV option which allows individuals to view their property from anywhere in the world with low cost IP cameras that store pictures online and pass pictures to mobile phones. The BT Homesafe system has been piloted amongst 1500 individuals nationwide. The pilot was also extended to cover 1500 homes in the UK and is now on offer from Intamac. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Computing News :: home page |