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Intamac: Crime Figures To Set Alarm Bells Ringing: One In Four Households In The UK Has Been Burgled

April 2008 by Intamac

One in four (22%) of households in the UK have
been burgled - an estimated 4.85 million homes - according to a new
survey by Intamac, specialists in security monitoring solutions. 25% of
all burglaries actually occur when residents are at home, 28% when
residents are at work, and 12% when residents are on holiday. Yet
despite these figures, the research revealed that 85% of those burgled
did not have a security system installed at the time of the break in.

Reasons for lack of security systems in the home ranged from expense, to
lack of time to set up and a perception that systems are difficult to
install. However, following a burglary there was a huge shift in the
importance of home security and consequently, 90% of those in the survey
that had experienced a burglary made changes to their home or lifestyle,
including adding locks, lights and staying home more after dark.

Kevin Meagher, CEO and founder, Intamac, said: "The survey bears out
what we find amongst our customers: people want to protect their home
and family, but they perceive traditional security systems to be
expensive and inflexible. Frequently, people that have been burgled feel
they need to install additional form of security like extra locks,
cameras or lights. However, as these systems alone cannot provide
comprehensive security, people continue to feel unsafe. It was no
surprise that the survey showed a full 28% of people moved home in
response to being burgled."

Intamac’s technology delivers significant benefits to existing security
products by networking them via the internet. Its Home Manager service
provides a user friendly web based account that allows users to monitor,
update, manage and control devices such as alarm systems, IP Cameras and
environmental sensors.

Many existing alarm panels are ’bells only’ siren systems. However, the
Intamac platform provides fully automated messaging in response to alarm
and alert conditions, sending voice or text messages and e-mail
notifications to users and a list of their nominated contacts. This
means that users can take the appropriate course of action in a timely
manner.

"The need for affordable, flexible and comprehensive security solutions
for the home represents a huge opportunity for the security market in
the UK; an opportunity that is already being realised by our blue chip
partners. Intamac provides - and helps our partners such as BT and Cisco
Linksys to provide - real protection, not just against burglary but also
fire, flood, or power failure. The options are endless," concluded
Meagher.

Intamac’s turnkey solution allows corporate partners to easily and
quickly come to market with innovative service offerings for their
customers. Intamac provides a complete product and service offering to
its partners that they can then, in turn, offer to their customers. The
company provides full product, service, back-office support systems and
infrastructure - plus an online billing service - which B2B partners can
simply pick up and re-brand.


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