In 2001, the Mobile
Security Communications Division of Tenovis was restructured
to form Funktel GmbH. Since then, the innovative radio-based
applications, which Funktel produce, have been developed
further to great success.
Today, Funktel is the leading partner for business
customers in all issues relating to radio-based internal mobile
communications, mobile security and Funktel is the market-leader
for on-site paging in Germany!
The tailor made radio-based communication systems offered
by Funktel include high-coverage internal communication, security
systems for people protection, personal emergency signalling
and exact location positioning of people.
 The
Working environment:
People are working in ever increasingly dangerous environments.
The technology exists to protect and communicate with personnel,
whether they are office based, down a mine or on an offshore
oil platform.
For example, using Funktel technology, a security guard working
at a high profile pharmaceutical plant can receive randomly
generated information to dictate his rounds route via radio
communication over a hand held mobile device. This way, the
complex is covered accurately and intruders will be unable
to rely on the guards always following the same route. Additionally,
should the guard be in distress, he is able to trigger an
alarm via his hand held device, which details his position
accurately in the control room.
The Product:
Funktel provides customers with a tailored and integrated
hardware and software system, including Perle SX
Serial Cards. Perle’s SX serial cards allow classified
devices to be connected to the main server running Windows
2000 in the control room. The drivers for Perle SX serial cards are
supplied and certified by Microsoft. “Certification
by Microsoft means that the drivers are extraordinarily stable.
Drivers from third-party suppliers often create problems which
bring the entire server to a standstill.” Says Manfred
Kurth, Technical Support at Funktel.
Why Perle?
Claus-Günther Germer, Funktel Project Manager explains,
“There is no doubt that the Perle SX Serial
cards are at the higher end of the cost scale, but the quality
and technology of them more than compensates for this. These
SX serial cards are the most advanced serial cards available on the
market. Other serial cards break down – Perle’s
do not.”
Funktel has installed more than 400 Communication
systems on customer’s premises using the Perle SX
Serial card. This number is constantly increasing. |
