5. Software Intelligence
orange button4 Stable and Reliable Software Platform with Data Sharing
Matrix V is built around the powerful and reliable Microsoft Windows 2005 Server and Microsoft SQL & Oracle Server platform, which offers numerous advantages:
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Helps eliminate redundant data entry, inconsistent data on different databases and incompatible report formats. Reliability & robustness of the database engine helps prevent corruption and data loss.

orange button4  Dealing with Emergencies

Customize your security system to respond to emergencies according to your exact specifications. Any relay controlled output device such as sirens, doors, lights, communication line, may be programmed to trigger automatically.

For example, should your security system sensors detect an emergency, it can automatically:  
button2 el2205  Set off audible alarms and alarm signals and inform all personnel.
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orange button4  Sophisticated Card Management System
Matrix V also comes with a sophisticated card management system, which enables you to set up basic User Cards with User Details, Anti-Passback options, Card Expiry and Access Time Zones. All card access is logged, and cardholders can be traced down and located according to the last zone they accessed with their cards. Matrix V supports storage for a virtually unlimited number of card details on-server.

 
orange button4 Supports special card functions
 
    Dual ID Functionality provides the intelligence to the controller to tag multiple IDs to a single user. This enables customers to use 2 different reader technologies concurrently for different applications
   
    Escort Cards Certain highly sensitive areas may ne equipped with an extra layer of protection through the use of dual-card doors. Such doors can only be accessed by a holder of a normal user card and another special Escort card, which, for example, may be held by a security officer posted at the door point or a trusted executive officer.
   
    TemporaryCards  These cards are meant for normal staff members who have somehow lost their normal user cards. These temporary cards are tagged with the staff member's identity number in the security system so that his or her movements may still be monitored within secure areas. They have a short expiry date, usually a day.
   
    Visitor Cards  These cards are meant for visitors to a secure area. They have a short expiry date, usually a day, a few hours or even a one card that expires once the cardholder leaves the secure area. They are also restricted time in terms of the areas in which they may access. Visitor cards are used specifically with the Visitor Manager Module. 
   
    Guard Tour  Guard Tour cards are used specifically with the Guard & Patrol Module previously described. It is essentially a User Card is recognized by the Guard & Patrol Module.