Honeywell Unveils
Industry First: GSM GPRS
Products That Use
Multi-Path Communication
For Alarm Delivery
SYOSSET, N.Y., Sept.
14, 2006 – Honeywell
(NYSE:HON) today
introduced the alarm
industry’s first
line of Global
System for Mobile
Communications (GSM)
technology products
that use dual and
triple communication
paths to ensure
highly reliable
alarm transmission
and delivery. This
communication
platform enables
dealers to expand
services and
increase the value
of their accounts.
Honeywell’s radios,
which use General
Packet Radio Service
(GPRS) and the
Internet as primary
communication paths,
are designed to meet
the ever-changing
needs of the future,
expand the dealer’s
customer base, and
maintain and
increase recurring
monthly revenue (RMR).
Additionally,
this end-to-end
solution in
combination with the
AlarmNet backbone –
the industry’s
premier wireless
alarm communication
network – will help
dealers seamlessly
transition customers
to the latest
digital technology
as current radios
that use analog
Advanced Mobile
Phone Service (AMPS)
networks are phased
out. Already
dwindling, the use
of analog systems is
expected to further
decline after Feb.
18, 2008, the date
on which the Federal
Communications
Commission (FCC) has
said cellular
carriers can
discontinue support
of the AMPS networks
– known commonly as
the “Sunset Clause.”
“These
ground-breaking
products offer
customers a
complete, long-term
solution to
challenges presented
by the Sunset
Clause, Voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP)
and premises without
phone lines, while
giving dealers a new
opportunity to grow
their businesses,”
said Ron Rothman,
president of
Honeywell Security
and Custom
Electronics. “The
advanced design of
our solution allows
for a quick and easy
installation, and a
smooth transition to
this technology.”
Existing
Honeywell analog
cellular alarm
radios can be easily
replaced with the
newest GSM GPRS
technology. The
dual-path technology
(7845GSM) utilizes
GPRS as the primary
communication path
with Short Message
Service (SMS) as the
backup communication
path. GPRS is a
reliable wireless
communication method
widely used in the
cell phone market.
It has a higher
priority in the
cellular network to
minimize
transmission delays
and increases the
amount of data that
can be reliably
delivered. Honeywell
also offers a
triple-path
technology radio
(7845i-GSM) that
adds Internet
communication to the
GRPS and SMS
signals.
This
communication
technology allows
for new alarm
service
capabilities. For
instance, it enables
users to control an
alarm system via
cell phone using
text messaging, a
laptop computer or a
Web-enabled PDA.
Dealers can also
have full upload and
download
capabilities via
GPRS or the
Internet.
Honeywell’s GSM GPRS
radio comes standard
with a power supply
and rechargeable
battery capable of
providing 24-hour
backup.
“Technology is
constantly evolving,
and our new GSM GPRS
solutions will
provide a strong
foundation for
future growth by
offering alarm
companies a wide
range of services
they, in turn, can
provide customers,”
Rothman said.
“Honeywell has
designed its GSM
GPRS solution with
the future in mind.”
For more
information, please
visit
www.security.honeywell.com.
Honeywell
International is a
$30 billion
diversified
technology and
manufacturing
leader, serving
customers worldwide
with aerospace
products and
services; control
technologies for
buildings, homes and
industry; automotive
products;
turbochargers; and
specialty materials.
Based in Morris
Township, N.J.,
Honeywell's shares
are traded on the
New York, London,
Chicago and Pacific
Stock Exchanges. It
is one of the 30
stocks that make up
the Dow Jones
Industrial Average
and is also a
component of the
Standard & Poor's
500 Index. For
additional
information, please
visit
www.honeywell.com.
This
release contains
forward-looking
statements as
defined in Section
21E of the
Securities Exchange
Act of 1934,
including statements
about future
business operations,
financial
performance and
market conditions.
Such forward-looking
statements involve
risks and
uncertainties
inherent in business
forecasts as further
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filings under the
Securities Exchange
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Why gamble with
the future of alarm
communications? With
the sweeping changes
facing the industry,
Honeywell’s
end-to-end GSM GPRS
digital wireless
network solutions
are the safe bet.
You’ll help your
radio alarm
communications by
delivering powerful
communications
solutions that
address real
challenges—including
the ability to
upload and download
without the
existence of
traditional phone
lines! And, in the
near future, you can
offer profitable,
lifestyle-enhancing
services including
affordable system
control via mobile
phones, computers,
PDAs and more—all
from a long
standing, trusted
leader in alarm
communications.