Case Studies

The Challenges

Businesses today face many challenges when it comes to security. Investigating what equipment to use can be difficult — many vendors and manufacturers are required to sell only the brands that they manufacture/integrate/distribute, whether or not it is the best fit for the customer application. Shrinking budgets prevent businesses from installing or completing the installation of the system that they really had wanted. Some businesses even encounter difficulties simply trying to communicate their needs and goals to their vendor.

IK Systems will find a solution to your security problems. We are upfront about what is needed to get the job done. Sometimes that can mean a simple policy or procedure change or even no changes at all. We even find ways to help companies with limited budgets get the system they want — for example, arranging a system integration into multiple phases to implement a portion of the system first and slowly build from there over time. We listen carefully to our customers so that we understand what they want the final system to do, and we help them understand what is involved to achieve their goals.

Streamlined for Efficiency

Customer A* had a system that used 14 cameras for a >5,000 sq. ft. space. IK Systems reviewed exactly what the retail chain felt was important for them and reduced the cameras to four internally and three externally. They had register information appearing on the video for the cash register but could not run reports on it. We provided them with a solution that allowed them to have text and also do searches on specific portions of the text. We switched their outdoor cameras to color/B&W cameras so that during the evening the cameras would produce high resolution pictures in B&W as opposed to simply losing the camera due to lack of light.

Affordable and Expandable

Customer B* had high monthly lease rates and was unable to get equipment installed in a timely fashion for their 140 sites nationwide. IK Systems gave them one-number service and reduced their overall monitoring expenditures. We listened to their goals and understood that they needed basic alarms immediately but wanted to be able to expand later. We placed them on a program using cost effective panels, which handle their immediate security system needs and can expand to include access control when they decide to add this in the future.

* Client names have been changed to maintain confidentiality.

Security Hurdles

Communicating goals, finding the right equipment, and working within a less-than-ideal budget are just some of the challenges facing businesses today.

For 20 years, IK Systems has been providing the best service and technologically advanced systems for our customers by listening to our customers' needs.