Podcast – Arlenco FOCUS

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

Arm Yourself Episode 12 – Napco’s answer to Ring and SimpliSafe

SimpliSafe, Ring, and all of the DIY systems are severely lacking [to say the least] when it comes to REAL and complete solutions for security, automation, and surveillance. Sure, they integrate relatively seamlessly with the ever growing Amazon-supporting brands, but they fall short in so many ways. That said, the offering can actually do damage to an industry with over a century in history and development.

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September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

Arm Yourself – Episode 9 – IP CCTV and How will UNV save me bandwidth?

Digital Video has completely changed within the last 25 years. In today’s episode Cameron discusses the nature of video surveillance, the primary differences between old video storage solutions, and today’s video storage solutions. HOW, for example, does UNV specify 1000 foot runs between video sources on an IP Video installation?

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June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Arm Yourself – Episode 7 – PDK, or ProDataKey. Discussing pdkio, the Genesis of PDK, and PDK’s philosophy when dealing with Integrators. An interview with Jeff Perry (COO) and Dallan Labrum (Director of Sales) from PDK about their revolutionary Access Control System.

We had the privilege of having Jeff and Dallan come to our store to talk about the genesis of PDK, pdkio, and PDK’s sales philosophy when it comes to integration and it’s customers.

In this episode you meet the men behind the product. We learned that PDK care very much for it’s dealer base (installers, end-users, and distribution). We discuss the power and expand-ability of the product.

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May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

Arm Yourself – Episode 6 – Arlenco CONNECT – a background, Arlenco ORBIT – an overview, and a NEW Brand added to the Arm Yourself showcase.

In this episode we talk about Arlenco CONNECT and Arlenco ORBIT. We also talk about a brand that we had omitted from the original Arm Yourself brands, PDK or ProDataKey Cloud Access Control Systems.

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May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

Arm Yourself – Episode 4 – Pricing increases? Tariffs in today’s world of Fire Alarm (and security) and digital communicator issues. SOLVED

In this episode, we cover the price increases everybody is confronted with when they call to order “that panel they’ve been installing for years.” Why has the pricing increased so dramatically? Why is it so difficult to get “that panel they’ve been installing for years.”

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April 22, 2020April 22, 2020

Arm Yourself – Episode 3 – SimpliSafe challenges. Part 1: Identifying the Challenge and the beginnings of a plan.

We begin to take a bird’s eye view of the challenges that SimpliSafe present to our industry. It’s OK; we have the high ground! Before we can make a permanent fix to any problem, we have to be able to identify the challenges ahead of us. Good technicians, system designers, and salespeople are key!

Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/