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QualityStocks Date: October 2, 2008 03:59:58 PM
Simtrol, Inc. (SMRL.OB) Weekly Recap 9/26/08
Simtrol, Inc. (SMRL.OB) Means Improved Security Friday, September 26th, 2008
Simtrol, Inc., (SMRL.OB), the device networking software company based in Georgia, offers a superior approach to the increasing challenge of security in businesses, hospitals, courtrooms, airports, or almost any environment.
The historical approach to security required the purchase, installation, and maintenance of complex and unique proprietary hardware and software systems. These systems are expensive to own and operate because of their proprietary single-source nature. In addition, there are frequently deployment limitations, since configurations must fit supplier restrictions.
Simtrol’s approach is different, based upon an open architecture that allows businesses to combine and integrate a wide range of separately sourced devices, in almost any configuration. The result is near total flexibility in scale and application, coupled with major costs savings.
Simtrol’s device control and monitoring product, called OnGoer, is a Windows-based software solution that lets you bring together hundreds of cameras and other sensor devices to ensure that all critical data is being captured all the time. OnGoer also monitors the health and status of each device, and even schedules routine maintenance, providing proactive alerts and preventing critical data blackouts.
The OnGoer engine also serves as a powerful foundation for centralized and coordinated command and control centers, integrating data input with any combination of projection/display and DVR systems and audio announcement systems, maximizing the processing and utilization of all incoming information.
Simtrol’s open and structured approach to device management allows the user to seamlessly upgrade and expand coverage, without the time or expense associated with proprietary systems. Open architecture and web servicing also allows OnGoer to be bundled into standing security and surveillance operations, to easily customize coverage and functionality without the loss of existing assets.
Simtrol, Inc. (SMRL.OB) Lets Devices Talk to Each Other Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Simtrol, Inc., (SMRL.OB), designs, develops, and markets Windows-based software solutions that help organizations integrate, monitor, and control audiovisual and other equipment used for the communication of internal information, networking otherwise incompatible devices.
Simtrol software products impact what is certainly one of the most important aspects of business and organizational operations - the internal communication of ideas and information. The communication of information is an organization’s lifeblood and nervous system.
At the heart of business communication is the company meeting, one of several areas of focus for Simtrol. According to the National Statistics Council, 37 percent of employee time is spent in meetings. It is estimated that the average business professional attends over 60 meetings each month. There’s little question that this represents a huge and largely untapped potential for operational improvement and cost savings, in addition to enhancing overall worker experience and satisfaction.
Simtrol allows organizations to integrate all of their meeting rooms and associated equipment, letting them manage these increasingly time- and cost-intensive assets in a professional way. Instead of leaving it to untrained individual presenters to struggle with scheduling and equipment issues, Simtrol systems provide for centralized monitoring and integration of all meeting assets, including ongoing equipment maintenance.
Potential problems with equipment are identified and addressed in advance, so that the universal problem of equipment failure during meetings is virtually eliminated. Equipment that would otherwise be incompatible is linked and centrally controlled, allowing better coordination of the presentation. The final result is an Intelligent Meeting Environment (IME) which can cover multiple meeting rooms, using technology to significantly reduce costs and improve effectiveness. Wainhouse Research points to Simtrol as a “good example of a distributed meeting room management solution.”
Simtrol, based in Georgia, also serves other markets, helping to capture and integrate devices on the “messy edge” of communications networks, including medical devices, interactive whiteboards, security cameras, digital displays, and DVRs. Simtrol’s flagship product, Device Manager™, powers enterprise-wide solutions that manage non-traditional connected devices in markets such as Retail & Hospitality, Education, and Healthcare. Device Manager enables IT organizations to remotely monitor, diagnose, service, and schedule these devices via a web interface and standard communication protocols. Simtrol products have even been used in correctional facilities to improve safety for inmate visitations, and in courts to reduce the complexity and risk associated with arraignments.
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