tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757299650920430479Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:54:06 +0000Wireles TechnologyHelpBaltimoreSecurity ShowMicro Key SolutionsISC WestWin-PakAction PlansPERSCentral Station AutomationSolutionsbenefits of bloggingCollections ModuleSecurity SoftwareGPS TrackingESXAlarm MonitoringIntegrationAccess ControlVideo VerificationFocus Groupsinternet marketingElectronic Security ExpoWireless Applicationssocial media marketingISC West 2010GPSsearch engine optimizationVideofiedMicro Key Solutions; Invoice Printing; Self Mailersinbound marketingSAAS"Micro Key Solutions provides essential Alarm Monitoring and Management Solutions to Alarm Companies, Contract Central Stations, Universities, Municipalities, and other proprietary users all over the world."http://wtorrens.microkey.com/noreply@blogger.com (Wayne Torrens)Blogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757299650920430479.post-989881988020378110Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:38:00 +00002010-08-27T11:42:36.073-04:00Micro Key Solutions; Invoice Printing; Self MailersWhen Micro Key moved from a DOS to a Windows platform back in the late 90's, we could not fully support the legacy dot-matrix style self-mailers that some customers had come to know and love.  Our customers were forced to use laser printers and go back to folding and stuffing invoices. Recently, we have identified a vendor who creates very nice self-mailers that can be printed on specific laser http://wtorrens.microkey.com/2010/08/should-we-support-self-mailers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wayne Torrens)0Kissimmee, FL, USA28.2919557 -81.40757128.2163777 -81.52430050000001 28.3675337 -81.2908415tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757299650920430479.post-6907176502224039215Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:29:00 +00002010-04-19T11:49:43.540-04:00ISC West 2010Micro Key SolutionsISC WestWhether you were an attendee or exhibitor, I sure hope ISC West 2010 was as successful for you as it was for Micro Key Solutions. Considering the economy, attendance at our booth was better than expected. We served more beer on Wednesday in celebration of our 25th Anniversary than anticipated, and the entire experience exceeded our expectations. We met so many interesting people and gave numeroushttp://wtorrens.microkey.com/2010/04/isc-west-2010-great-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wayne Torrens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757299650920430479.post-329398987582325276Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +00002010-02-01T12:16:14.145-05:00search engine optimizationbenefits of blogginginbound marketingsocial media marketinginternet marketingCentral Station AutomationBeing an active member of CSAA (Central Station Alarm Association) and sitting on a few of their boards I am now part of the Social Media subcommittee. CSAA is offering a number of free Webinars throughout the year that are open to members and non-members. The first is titled "Social Media-Help or Hype?". This is an area that each and every Security Company and/or Central Station should become http://wtorrens.microkey.com/2010/02/social-media-help-or-hype.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wayne Torrens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757299650920430479.post-8217761144891363764Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:20:00 +00002009-09-28T14:57:29.413-04:00VideofiedMicro Key SolutionsVideo VerificationCentral Station AutomationVideo verification has become more an more popular in recent years with the advent of No Response policies and Enhanced Call Verification (see CSAA's CS-V-01 Verification Standard).Two call verification has proven to cut down on false dispatches but video verification adds a whole new dimension to the verification process. Why is video better than making multiple calls? There are several reasons http://wtorrens.microkey.com/2009/09/future-of-alarm-verification.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wayne Torrens)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757299650920430479.post-4012911538723180000Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:45:00 +00002009-08-26T16:19:45.004-04:00Security SoftwareSAASWhat is SAAS? Imagine you could kiss your IT nightmares goodbye and the only thing you needed to run your business is an internet connection and a basic PC. All of your critical business applications are hosted on servers miles away that are backed up automatically by the hosting company. All software upgrades are done on the server level by your hosting company in addition to http://wtorrens.microkey.com/2009/08/saas-software-as-service.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wayne Torrens)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757299650920430479.post-4588604777814913502Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:04:00 +00002009-08-10T14:26:22.122-04:00Wireles TechnologyWireless ApplicationsIn the software development world there are many technology paths a company can take. As a software company, can we develop for all the current technologies? Not Likely. Do we just pick one direction and stick with it to the end and hope that we selected the best, most accepted technology? There is always the chance that something will come along that is better than the current technology http://wtorrens.microkey.com/2009/08/wireless-technology-where-is-it-going.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wayne Torrens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757299650920430479.post-4883061901903157229Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:40:00 +00002009-07-01T17:23:09.972-04:00GPS TrackingPERSAlarm MonitoringVideo VerificationAccess ControlCentral Station AutomationI am frequently asked where I see the future of Central Station Monitoring going. It is pretty clear that creating one user interface for a Central Station Operator is key to increasing efficiency, and therefore, controlling costs. Looking much further into the future I see where alarm panels will contain all critical information that we currently store at the central station. I will leave thathttp://wtorrens.microkey.com/2009/07/future-of-central-station-automation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wayne Torrens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757299650920430479.post-4812827318500153202Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:20:00 +00002009-06-11T15:53:52.981-04:00Electronic Security ExpoESXSecurity ShowBaltimoreIt seems to me that this show in its second year will exceed all expectations. I don't know any of the preliminary numbers for registration but most of the people I talk to are planning on attending. There is a very robust set of training sessions and seminars that all look interesting. I may attend a few myself.The show is a joint effort between NBFAA and CSAA and all show profits will go http://wtorrens.microkey.com/2009/06/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wayne Torrens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757299650920430479.post-5504141805275376015Fri, 15 May 2009 14:23:00 +00002009-05-20T16:10:39.152-04:00Win-PakIntegrationAccess ControlI am really excited to announce Micro Key Solutions and Honeywell reached an agreement to integrate Win-Pak into Micro Key's Millennium Series Software.Many of our customers already own and use Win-Pak for their access control needs so adding Win-Pak to our product offerings makes a lot of sense.All the day to day functions that you currently do on Win-Pak will be done within the MKMS and MKMSCS http://wtorrens.microkey.com/2009/05/i-am-really-excited-to-announcemicro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wayne Torrens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757299650920430479.post-8309076947457855178Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:08:00 +00002009-04-28T10:25:02.547-04:00HelpYesterday I saw the new Micro Key Millennium Series Software’s new help file.  They are being developed using the most recent version of MKMS and will continue to be updated as new versions are released. The Getting Started sections will be broken down by module so you will only need to setup the specific maintenance items for that module when you are ready to implement it. What good is a Microhttp://wtorrens.microkey.com/2009/04/new-help-files-being-developed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wayne Torrens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757299650920430479.post-2617824539898197622Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:38:00 +00002009-05-15T14:07:50.702-04:00Action PlansFocus GroupsGPSCollections ModuleSolutionsDuring our Virtual Users Conference in mid March I asked for people to volunteer to join our new focus groups for Collections, GPS and Action Plans.  So far it has been a huge success with Collections and GPS.  Next week I will be sending out my initial thought regarding Action Plans so we can start working in that areas also.The whole focus group idea is to allow our customers more control in http://wtorrens.microkey.com/2009/04/new-focus-groups.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wayne Torrens)0