ACT365 suits applications that require remote access, need to manage multiple sites across the country or even the planet and of course those sites that demand a cloud-based security solution.

David Moran, Marketing Director of ACT, said: “ACT365 provides our installers with the benefit of remote diagnostics and servicing while the end-user benefits through remote management and monitoring of their security system. We thought we would send it somewhere pretty remote and really show it to the world. It’s a cloud product of course but ACT always likes to go one level higher so we’ve sent it 34 kilometres into the upper atmosphere.”

He continued: “ACT is celebrating its twenty-first year in 2016 so it’s important for us to launch a product that represents the future of the security industry. Cloud-based, integrated solutions with native mobile Apps are all technology trends that are here to stay and we believe we have brought this technology to new levels with ACT365.”

An ACT reader and a mini-dome camera mounted to a board were launched from a site in Sheffield tethered to a weather balloon which travelled 34km up and drifted for approximately 80 km to eventually land five hours later. Footage of the adventure shows the board from launch to reaching its peak altitude when a build up of ice inside the mini dome camera could be seen with the weather balloon clearly reflected in the glass. At the end of the trip the balloon exploded and the payload parachuted down to earth.

ACT365 gives users simple but powerful management of CCTV and control of access points from a single unified platform. The software allows the operator to not only view their site but also activate cameras and analyse door status remotely either from a web browser or ACT’s own App.

ACT365 moves access control and video monitoring away from investment in capital equipment and personnel to a remote, automated alternative. It is ideal for remote sites such as water or telecoms towers, property management companies, small businesses with limited IT resource and of course any businesses with multiple sites such as gyms, retail or restaurant franchises.