How to Save on Corporate Commercial Security Maintenance Costs Intrusion Alarm Systems Equipment

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by Financial Expert Bill White, CPA, CFE

Chief Financial Officer

Focus Micro, Inc.

I recently sat down with Kirk Rhodes, security consultant, and asked him to evaluate FocusMicro´s SPEND Program and why it is Unique to the Commercial Security Industry…

Kirk, you have had the chance to review FocusMicro´s SPEND Program, what are your initial thoughts?

The SPEND program has a lot to offer potential business owners looking for a way to save money on commercial intrusion alarm systems and Corporate Security Professionals a way to have greater security oversight. Additionally, the SPEND Program will pay for itself.

The SPEND program is innovative, precise and customer centric. FocusMicro has genuinely found a way for security professionals to save money.

Can you briefly explain traditional Commercial Security Intrusion Alarm Systems to our audience?

Typically, within the intrusion system industry, clients are required to sign long term monitoring agreements, lease equipment, and invest in under performing maintenance options in support of antiquated alarm systems that communicate over analog phone lines. These agreements result in long term, re-occurring costs, extensive infrastructure investments and revolving leases. Because most alarm companies make their monies from monitoring agreements that include the cost of installation and equipment, often, monitoring fees remain high throughout the term of the agreement.

Mistakenly these agreements often renew without renegotiation and small to large business ultimately overpay for the cost of monitoring. Added to that are additional fee´s for false alarms and maintenance. Lastly, even the cheapest analog phone lines are in the 25.00 per month range. If any business has more than a couple of locations, cost control becomes hard to manage.

Tell me what makes FocusMicro´s SPEND Program Unique to the Commercial Security Industry?

FocusMicro has found a way to address several of the issues mentioned above and find a way to save business owners money.

With FocusMicro´s SPEND program the client owns their equipment. Once a business owns their equipment, they have the advantage when negotiating with Alarm Central Stations for monitoring agreements and independent or national security integrators for maintenance and support. Because alarm systems are solid state units they do not fail (typically) after installation, when you own your equipment, you can maintain it more cost effectively.

The core alarm panel in the SPEND program offers current generation technology. Industry leading 2 way wireless devices that truly communicate with the alarm panel and report in real time, advanced intrusion safety enunciators and the only UL certified networked alarm systems the intrusion industry has to offer. Combined with multiple central station technology standard communications protocols the SPEND program technology is industry leading.

Because the alarm equipment is network based the client can begin to eliminate the analog phone lines that result in significant re-occurring monthly expenses. Each one of the SPEND program intrusion systems has the potential to save the business 25.00 or more dollars a month resulting in a potential savings of 300.00 per year in just phone line expenses.

While some businesses may not be able to abandon all analog phone lines, they can certainly see significant savings through this program.

On top of that, FocusMicro delivers management back to the owners. With all the intrusion alarm systems online, business owners can now re-align divisions, add and remove users, manage reposts and see firsthand where and how their stores are operating these intrusion alarm systems. Loss Prevention now has total control, without additional expenses, over whom, how, when, and where their alarm systems are being accessed.

How Long will it take before an investment in the FocusMicro SPEND program return itself?

Each specific SPEND initiative is custom tailored to return their clients security investments with 24 months from deployment.

With FocusMicro´s Centralized Model and National Installation teams they can deliver and deploy a SPEND program nationwide within months of initial inquiry to start saving you money right away

They have truly found a way to put client initiatives first and revolutionize the Corporate Security and Intrusion Alarm Security System industry.

FocusMicro makes CORPORATE SECURITY a priority.

For more information on how the SPEND program can save you money contact FocusMicro today at 1-800-524-3090. www.focusmicro.com