STANLEY Security have launched Stanley Guard – a personal alarm safety system. A smartphone application, it provides personal security and assists in protecting potentially vulnerable people, such as lone workers.
Rodney Foot, Product Manager at STANLEY Security says: “With Stanley Guard we are expanding our monitoring services of protecting business premises to also protecting the employees and indeed friends and families of those employees.”
Compatible with devices working on Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows Operating Systems, with one “Shake” or “Slide” on the activated app, an alert is sent to the Stanley Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) with the user’s GPS location and live video and audio to enable an operator to review the data to verify the alert. They will then call the user. If there is no answer or there is evidence to suggest a threat to that person, the pre-set alarm escalation contacts – or the emergency services if the situation seems dangerous enough – will be called.
The product comes with safety services including an Amber Alert – a timed alert set by the user if there is a potential loss of phone signal within a building or area; after that time frame, if the alert is not de-activated the ARC will be alerted and will monitor the situation. A Man Down alarm is automatically activated if there is no movement of the phone in a pre set time frame (configured by the user), such as for those working in agriculture or building. The app comes with a Sound Alarm to deter potential attackers and attract attention.
The product features a covert trigger activation on Android and Blackberry devices, plus a duress PIN number which, when entered, sends out an alert to the operator stating you have been forced into cancelling the product.
The makers add that the product has been adopted by online dating agency Cupid PLC. Stanley Guard will be offered to all members across the Cupid brands as part of its service. It provides Cupid customers with a personal safety system. It operates across any available data connection (GPRS, Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G etc) and uses the Amazon cloud infrastructure to send alarm information to minimise single points of failure. All alarms are received at STANLEY’s 24/7 fully monitored and accredited Alarm Receiving Centre.
It’s available from £8 per month, with a 12 month contract. For sales information – contact STANLEY Security on 0844 254 0032 or visit www.StanleyGuard.eu.
