General Interest
World-first Integrated Asset & Building Security System
Siemens & Free2move announce the deployment of integrated asset & building security system
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 7, 2007
Kuala Lumpur, 7 December 2007 – Siemens and Free2move announced today the deployment of Siemens Wireless Asset Tracking (SWAT) at Siemens’ Malaysian headquarters in Petaling Jaya, outside Kuala Lumpur. The system involves passive RFID personnel cards combined with long range asset tags to allow asset movements to be controlled according to a central policy. Such controlled movements can be whether to allow an asset to exit from a secured zone. This first deployment encompasses 700 computer notebooks and 10 doors. Sweden originated Free2move, whose Asia & Pacific head-office is in Kuala Lumpur, has provided the active RFID technology and the policy enforcement middleware. Michael Yong, Senior Sales Manager of Siemens Building Technologies, says: “The ability; not only to secure the building, but also to secure critical high value assets inside the building; is a much sought after feature. In industrial workplaces, the value of assets and the highly critical information they contain, represent a significant corporate risk. Hence, we foresee great market demand for this capability” “The demand for automated security and safety applications is increasing. The fact is that despite complex security arrangements; notebooks, projectors etc still disappear from workplaces. Together with Siemens, we can now offer a cost effective solution to this problem”, says Martin Harnevie, Chief Executive of Free2move Asia & Pacific. Siemens and Free2move will jointly market the SWAT system.
About Siemens
Siemens is a global powerhouse in electrical engineering and electronics with annual sales exceeding Euro 85 billion. Its diverse solutions are backed by a global network of 479,000 people. With its cross-sector portfolio, technological leadership and worldwide presence in 190 countries, Siemens is well positioned to provide the solutions needed to meet the requirements of tomorrow, from ensuring adequate supplies of energy, water and other everyday necessities to enhancing mobility, security and healthcare.
About Free2move
Free2move produces and markets innovative products for wireless communication, identification, sensing and positioning. Aiming to cut time to market, reducing development cost and risk, Free2move’s products are designed for easy software and hardware integration, may it be modules for surface mounting or building blocks for system integration. Among the wireless technologies provided are Bluetooth™, WLAN and RFID. In addition, Free2move Asia & Pacific undertakes custom designs.
Siemens Press Contact:
Vasanthe Narayanasamy
vasanthe.narayanasamy@siemens.com
+60 3 7952 4180
Free2move Press Contact:
Martin Harnevie
martin@f2m.com.my
+60 3 2026 8188
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