RSI Video Technologies: GIT-Interview with Thierry Petri. RSI Video Technologies develops intrusion security solutions with a real dedication to technological innovation. During the 90s, the team worked on radio circuits with very low power consumption and high integration. It developed, industrialized and manufactured numerous radio products including FM pagers, the first electronic shelf labels used by retailers and the electronics devices used for traffic school exams. GIT SECURITY + MANAGEMENT spoke with Thierry Petri, Senior Product Manager of the company.

GIT SECURITY: Mr. Petri, could you tell us something about the specialties of your company or your USPs?

T. Petri: RSI Video Technologies is a specialist in the design and manufacturing of alarm panels that are totally wireless, are bi-directional and battery powered, and also provide video verification. More than 100 thousand systems are now in use worldwide. We offer a full range of products and services to our customers, who include monitoring stations and installers.

What are the latest developments in products and services that seem most important for you at this time?

T. Petri: Video and audio verification are the most important features we can offer to the monitoring station. They are the key functions to manage false alarms. The other important point for our customer is the cost. Our alarm systems are easy to install because they use wireless and are quick to set up.

Additionally, they don‘t require any maintenance within the 4 first years because they run on batteries. They cost about the same as the products from most of our competitors.

You will soon launch a new alarm panel – what will be the most important features of this product?

T. Petri: Yes, we will launch a new panel in the coming weeks. This is the result of many years of experience in video and audio verification, RF and low current consumption technologies and is fully compatible with all our sensors and devices. It will complement our GPRS panel by offering more features, such as audio and video verification on GSM & GPRS networks, an embedded siren, a tag reader and touchpad in a new and modern design.

This panel has been designed around new components that will allow us to maintain a competitive market price for such a product.

You have also developed new management software for monitoring stations. Could you describe this system for our readers?

T. Petri: We have developed a software suite to manage all the features of our hardware. Frontel applications have been designed for easy connection to popular software suites such as Manitou Bold, Mastermind, SIMs, DICE, Sentinel, Esi V1 and others that are found in many monitoring stations around the world.

All necessary information regarding the implementation of our IP link is free of charge and available on demand.

Which markets and industries are you targeting with these new products?

T. Petri: With the panel, we are targeting the mass market of monitored residential and small professional protection. This model has been developed to provide the most important features for the monitoring station at a cost-effective price and in a modern design for the end customer.

What other new products or services are you planning in the next months or years?

T. Petri: This GSM/GPRS panel is the first of a new family of products. We are working on other panels that will have dual communication links, such as Ethernet and GPRS or PSTN and GPRS, and in addition a voice communicator.

We are also working on a product that will add communication backup and video verification upgrades to existing installations.

Thank you for your time Mr. Petri.

Contact:

RSI Video Technologies,
Strasbourg, France
Tel.: +33 1 5559 1025
Fax: +33 1 5559 1021
jeanne-marie.ferre@rsivideotech.com
www.rsivideotech.com