Asset management, particularly in terms of desktop computers, has become a key focus for corporates, as PC theft often results in intellectual property loss.
In order to improve the asset management capability of businesses, Cellsecure and MTN have joined forces to provide an anti-theft solution.
The Cellsecure E45 Seismic SMS Communicator is an alarm controller that uses MTN`s cellular network to warn up to five people whenever an item to which it is fitted is moved.
The product consists of a control panel the size of a small book, a seismic motion detector that is slightly larger than a deck of conventional playing cards and a remote control, similar to the type used to open garage doors.
"The seismic motion detector can be fitted to any movable object and picks up vibrations, while its tilt function is activated should the object be moved in any way," says Cellsecure`s Sheldene Sander.
"This device communicates in turn with a control panel that can communicate with up to 45 seismic motion detectors within an office environment.
"These are sensitive to any kind of movement, and after movement is detected, a message is sent to the control panel, which then sends SMSs to up to five cellphones or GSM modems attached to a control room PC."
She says the recipients of the SMSs could be security companies, armed patrols, the equipment owner, or any individual that needs to know the property is being tampered with.
"The system operates off MTN`s cellular network, but the SMSs can be sent to users on any network, anywhere in the world.
"The 45 motion detectors also transmit a signal to the control panel every eight hours, come fully equipped with panic buttons and have lithium batteries that last up to five years, meaning that a user`s system is always on and therefore always secure," says Sander.
"The fact that MTN has a sophisticated network with reliable coverage across every major business district in the country has allowed us to implement a security solution to curtail the current spate of computer, laptop and technical equipment thefts," says Cellsecure`s marketing director, Dave Scales.
According to Farhad Khan, GM of MTN Business, the company believes application-based technology with enhanced features - such as the technology developed by Cellsecure - is where the future of mobile technology lies.
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