ATT expands Swisscom’s alert and mobilization service eAlarm

Swisscom recently began marketing a Web-based alert and mobilization service called eAlarm. At the push of a button, this web application mobilizes personnel within a few minutes using all common communication networks, without needing its own infrastructure, operation or maintenance.

Since the successful marketing of the AMX Alarm Management Server under the name ARGUS almost 7 years ago, Swisscom has now decided on an additional ATT product, eCollect. eCollect expands the eAlarm application with the automated monitoring of the existing technical infrastructure. In addition to manual mobilization, this allows all events relevant to the security of a company to be communicated to the responsible personnel using the eAlarm application. This utilzation of synergies simplifies the operational process and increases the efficiency of the alarm organization.

Imtech first business partner in The Netherlands

Imtech is a significant provider of technical services to the marine, telecoms, process, utilities and building services industries across Europe. Imtech offers end-to-end solutions for fixed and mobile communication networks. They also implement projects on behalf of system suppliers. These include everything from large-scale, complex turn-key assignments, to smaller more specialist projects.

ATT convinced Imtech with the universal applicable and nevertheless optimally customised product AMX within the area of alarm management solutions. With immediate effect we realize together turnkey solutions for alerting purposes, with a highly developed integration into the existing PBX and IT infrastructure. The first AMX integration by Imtech was well done together with a HiPath 3000 from Siemens within the utilities industry.

GfK first business partner in Germany

GfK System GmbH is a reliable solution provider on the continuously changing IT & Telecommunications market. As a reseller, GfK System GmbH is offering their services in German-speaking areas since 1991 and have expanded to meet the needs of their customers in other localities over the past several years. In order to guarantee the highest degree of quality, security and individuality, they work in cooperation with well-known national and international partners like e.g. Nortel, Panasonic and Avaya

ATT convinced GfK System with the universal applicable and nevertheless optimally customised product AMX within the area of alarm management solutions. With immediate effect we realize together turnkey solutions for alerting purposes, with a highly developed integration into the existing PBX and IT infrastructure.

AMX 8.2 now in release

The new software version 8.2 for the AMX alarm server was released for sale on March 1, 2009. This is an interim release with new features for GSM positioning and WLAN communication.

• Integration of the globally renowned, WLAN-based ekahau localization solution.
• Localization of people in emergency situations using the GSM positioning solution from the Swiss system integrator AidComm AG, based in Cham, Switzerland

Advantages for the customer:

• Keeps costs down: quickly tracks down mobile medical and other technical devices using WLAN tagging and automated messaging in case of unauthorized movement.
• Patient safety: the WLAN badge tracks down patients with dementia the moment they leave their assigned zone; an emergency alert can also be issued by pulling a ripcord.
• Independence of existing telephony infrastructure when developing man-down applications with the new in-house localization solution, based on wireless, autonomous GSM transmitters.