March 2016 N by Norwegian Magazine - page 71

TechNoLimit
I
nourmodernworld, imagesandvideos
arehowmanyofuscommunicatewithone
another. Just lookat the internet,swirling
withInstagrams,SnapchatsandVines. It’sclear
that, in theseswitched-on times,apicturesays
a thousandwords.RuneHEspelien, founderof
iAlarm,clearlyagrees.Bringingsecuritysystems
up todate,hehascreated the iQAlarm,which
monitorsyourhomeandsendsalerts–picture,
videoor text–directly toyoursmartdevice.
“If there isafire inyourhouse, if there isa
burglary, or ifyourdishwasher is leaking, the
iQAlarmwill letyouknow,”saysEspelien.
“Even ifyou justwant tocheck, foryourown
peaceofmind,what isgoingon inyour living
roomat anygivenmoment, youcancallupa
visual iQAlarm feedonyourdevice.”
Founded in2011, iAlarm isarelativelynew
venture,butEspelienhasyearsofexperience in
thesecurity industry.Beforehesoldhisprevious
companyVarslingssystemer toutilitygiant
Hafslund,hewasresponsible forall security
hardware for theofficesandproductionplants
of the largestoil company inNorway,Statoil, as
wellas theCoca-Cola factory,NorwegianRail,
severalairports, andall theIKEAwarehouses
in thecountry. Ifanyoneknowsaboutsecurity,
it’sprobably theman thatmanaged tokeep
thousandsofpilesofflat-pack furniture from
beingnabbed in themiddleof thenight (even
burglarscanbe fansofScandi interiors).
Themajorityofothercompanieswill loan
alarmsystems to itscustomers foracontinuing
monthly fee,whichendsupcostingmore than
ifyouhadbought thesystemoutright.For this
reason,Espeliendecided todo thingsdifferently,
andmade iAlarmproductsavailable topurchase.
Thissavesmoney in the longrun,ensuringpeople
aren’tbeingrobbedby theiralarmprovider.
+4798288802, ialarm.no
Smartphonesaren’t just for
selfies, theycanhelpyou
monitorandprotectyour
homesoyoualways feel safe
Protect
yourself
iAlarm
The
iQAlarm
sends
visual
alerts
directly to
yoursmart
device
Thecumulative yearlyexpensesofbuyingan iAlarm system versus
rentingaCentralMonitoringStationconnectedalternatve
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+4
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+2
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+5
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Savingsapprox. 20,000NOK
RentingCMSconnectedalternative
Owning iAlarmsystem
Savingswith iAlarm
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