NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. ("NAPCO" or the "Company")
was incorporated in December 1971 in the State of Delaware. Its executive offices
are located at 333 Bayview Ave, Amityville NY 11701. Its telephone number is
(631) 842-9400.
The Company is a diversified manufacturer of security products, encompassing
access control systems, door-locking products, intrusion and fire alarm systems
and video surveillance products for commercial and residential use. The Company
also provides wireless communication service for intrusion and fire alarm systems.
These products are used for commercial, residential, institutional, industrial
and governmental applications, and are sold worldwide principally to independent
distributors, dealers and installers of security equipment.
The Company’s products (“Products”) are comprised of the following:
Access Control Systems. Access control systems consist of one or more of the
following: various types of identification readers (e.g. card readers, hand
scanners), a control panel, a PC-based computer and electronically activated
door-locking devices. When an identification card or other identifying information
is entered into the reader, the information is transmitted to the control panel/PC
which then validates the data and determines whether or not to grant access
by electronically deactivating the door locking device. An electronic log is
kept which records various types of data regarding access activity.
The Company designs, engineers, manufactures and markets the software and control
panels discussed above. It also buys and resells various identification readers,
PC-based computers and various peripheral equipment for access control systems.
Door Security Products. The Company manufactures a variety of door locking
devices including microprocessor-based electronic door locks with push button,
card reader and bio-metric operation, door alarms, mechanical door locks and
simple dead bolt locks. These devices may control a single door or, in the case
of some of the Company’s microprocessor-based door locks, may be networked
with the Company’s access control systems and controlled remotely.
Intrusion and Fire Alarm Systems. Alarm systems usually consist of various
detectors, a control panel, a digital keypad and signaling equipment. When a
break-in occurs, an intrusion detector senses the intrusion and activates a
control panel via hard-wired or wireless transmission that sets off the signaling
equipment and, in most cases, causes a bell or siren to sound. Communication
equipment such as a digital communicator may be used to transmit the alarm signal
to a central station or another person selected by a customer.
The Company manufactures and markets the following products for alarm systems:
Automatic Communicators. When a control panel is activated by a signal from
an intrusion detector, it activates a communicator that can automatically dial
one or more pre-designated telephone numbers utilizing wired (“landline”)
or cellular communications systems. If programmed to do so, a digital communicator
dials the telephone number of a central monitoring station and communicates
in computer language to a digital communicator receiver, which signals an alarm
message.
Cellular communication devices. A cellular communication device connects to
the communicator and is used in lieu of, or in addition to, a landline for communicating
with a central monitoring station.
Control Panels. A control panel is the "brain" of an alarm system.
When activated by any one of the various types of intrusion detectors, it can
activate an audible alarm and/or various types of communication devices.
Combination Control Panels/Digital Communicators and Digital Keypad Systems.
A combination control panel, digital communicator and a digital keypad has continued
to be the leading configuration in terms of dealer and consumer preference.
Benefits of the combination format include the cost efficiency resulting from
a single microcomputer function, as well as the reliability and ease of installation
gained from the simplicity and sophistication of micro-computer technology.
Fire Alarm Control Panel. Multi-zone fire alarm control panels, which accommodate
an optional digital communicator for reporting to a central station, are also
manufactured by the Company.
Area Detectors. The Companys area detectors are both passive infrared heat
detectors and combination microwave/passive infrared detectors that are linked
to alarm control panels. Passive infrared heat detectors respond to the change
in heat patterns caused by an intruder moving within a protected area. Combination
units respond to both changes in heat patterns and changes in microwave patterns
occurring at the same time.
Video Surveillance Systems. Video surveillance systems typically consist of
one or more video cameras, a control panel and a video monitor or PC. More advanced
systems can also include a recording device and some type of remote communication
device such as an internet connection to a PC or browser-enabled cell phone.
The system allows the user to monitor various locations at once while recorders
save the video images for future use. Remote communication devices can allow
the user to view and control the system from a remote location.
Cellular communication services. The Company provides cellular access for the
cellular communication devices described above. These services are provided
and invoiced on a month to month basis.
The Company designs, engineers, and markets the software and control panels
discussed above. It also buys and resells various video cameras, PC-based computers
and peripheral equipment for video surveillance systems.
