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CocoonTech CES 2007 Exclusive Updates - Next Alarm
Notice: Please be aware that information gathered from the various vendors’ booths was done at an incredibly fast and furious pace. The purpose of these updates is to make our members aware of the new technologies introduced during the show as quickly as possible. Some details and statements may have been (unintentionally) misinterpreted and thus not be entirely correct/accurate during this process.
I journeyed from the Las Vegas Convention Center over to the Sands Convention Center to visit with Next Alarm. There I spoke with Dan Elliot who is also a Cocooner (Dan_NA).
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NextAlarm is offering a new alarm monitoring service for your security systems called "V-Notify". This service can call your phone based on a trigger from your security system. You can then deem if it is an emergency and then press a number on your phone to dial the appropriate needed emergency services (police, fire, etc...). For example, you can be notified if your front door opened and if you want press one for police. No human interaction is involved (totally automated system).
This new service can be an alternate to, or run in conjunction with, their traditional human dispatchers.
V-Notify also includes an on-line log so you can see a history of your events that you want the service to be notified of.
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EDIT: Please refer to Dan_NA's post below for current pricing information.
Here is the press announcement release at CES 2007:
Notice: Please be aware that information gathered from the various vendors’ booths was done at an incredibly fast and furious pace. The purpose of these updates is to make our members aware of the new technologies introduced during the show as quickly as possible. Some details and statements may have been (unintentionally) misinterpreted and thus not be entirely correct/accurate during this process.
I journeyed from the Las Vegas Convention Center over to the Sands Convention Center to visit with Next Alarm. There I spoke with Dan Elliot who is also a Cocooner (Dan_NA).

(Click on Picture for Full Sized Image)
NextAlarm is offering a new alarm monitoring service for your security systems called "V-Notify". This service can call your phone based on a trigger from your security system. You can then deem if it is an emergency and then press a number on your phone to dial the appropriate needed emergency services (police, fire, etc...). For example, you can be notified if your front door opened and if you want press one for police. No human interaction is involved (totally automated system).
This new service can be an alternate to, or run in conjunction with, their traditional human dispatchers.
V-Notify also includes an on-line log so you can see a history of your events that you want the service to be notified of.

(Click on Picture for Full Sized Image)
EDIT: Please refer to Dan_NA's post below for current pricing information.
Here is the press announcement release at CES 2007:
NEXTALARM.COM INTRODUCES INDUSTRY-FIRST AUTOMATED INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
INDUSTRY-FIRST AUTOMATED IVR SYSTEM, "V-NOTIFY", NOW AVAILABLE
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (JAN. 8, 2007) - NextAlarm.com today announced at the 2007 International CES that it is offering an industry-first, with the introduction of its automated Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, called "V-Notify."
With V-Notify, customers are immediately notified of any alarm signals at their home or business at the phone number of their choice by NextAlarm's automated system. NextAlarm can even cross-connect the customer with their local police, fire department or paramedics, when needed.
"Our goal at NextAlarm has always been to put the customer in control of their security system and give them more options to choose from," said Alex Elliot, NextAlarm.com's founder and CEO. "Our new automated IVR system certainly helps give the customer control over their home's or business' security system."
V-Notify is a standard feature in all of NextAlarm's service plans, except for the Free NextAlarm Notify Plan.
V-Notify has two major sets of features: inbound and outbound. With the inbound feature, customers can call a phone number from any phone. After the customer enters their customer number and PIN, NextAlarm's voice attendant allows the customer to:
Hear whether their alarm system is currently armed or disarmed.
Put their account in "test mode" or cancel the test mode.
Listen to their recent alarm activity (e.g., "John disarmed system at 2:45 p.m.").
If the customer is using the Alarm Broadband Network™ (ABN), they can be connected through to their alarm system so they can interact with it (i.e., arm or disarm it, listen in to a room, etc.).
With the outbound feature, the customer, using the NextAlarm.com website, can configure their service for NextAlarm to call them whenever any alarm activity occurs. They just specify the phone number where NextAlarm can reach them. NextAlarm then informs the customer of what has occurred (e.g., "motion detector violation, upstairs hallway") and provides the customer with the option to be connected to the local police, fire department or paramedics.
For more information on NextAlarm.com, visit www.NextAlarm.com.