The requirement for a cost effective panic alarm device in all Market Sectors has brought a flood of ‘would be solutions’ to the market place. Many appear innovative, and many have paved the road ahead with great promises. However in reality we have found there to be a real gap here as the devices often fall short of the mark in terms of GSM reception, software reliability, Location capability as well as other basic design floors.

As these devices are purpose built for protection, they need to be reliable The Portman device displays excellent properties for this market place, from a cold start it will pick up a GPS signal in around 40 seconds making it ideal for people moving in and out of GPS Coverage. It has a flash memory to store information when there is no GSM coverage, and will give GPS locations in real time over GPRS when there is.

Authorised persons can call into the device and eavesdrop into the environment making it an excellent security device for lone workers in high risk roles such as community nurses and social workers to name but a few.