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Company Profile WebWatch is a Company that has taken complexity, and made it simple. The concept we thought was simple. Take a web savvy camera, hook it up to the Internet and look at what it was seeing from anywhere that had Internet access. When we started this journey several years ago, we naively thought the answer would be simple. Not so. Since the birth of the World Wide Web in the '90s, IP (Internet protocol) cameras have been available, as it was obvious that camera data could be sent via the web as easily as any other sort of data. The implications were huge. It meant cheap IP cameras could be used to monitor events remotely, from anywhere in the world. The first barrier we encountered was a lack of technical knowledge. Lots of people were selling the cameras, but few understood how they worked, and fewer knew how to set them up. We needed to become "geeks" if we were to make any progress. We have spent approximately 3 years bringing in samples, rigorously testing them, sorting out software and hardware issues, communicating with manufactures and suppliers, until we now have a comprehensive understanding of how these cameras work and how they need to be set up. We have taken the unintelligible user manuals from the manufactures and written our own, excluding what you don't need, and highlighting the important information. Our Mission Statement Our mission is to provide cost effective, Internet based remote surveillance solutions, using the latest user friendly technology. A brief history Like a lot of companies, ours started from a need that wasn't being filled. Some years ago we were the victims of several burglary attempts, one which was luckily foiled by a basic alarm system, and deadlocks, the other was a complete success for the burglar(s). We had to depend on neighbours to phone when the alarm went off. Working some kilometers away from home, by the time we arrived, the burglar had fled leaving jemmy damage to window frames and a door. Nowadays with cell phones and auto dial alarm systems, you at least know the alarm has gone off. The other incident was when a "work mate" kept the home owner occupied at work with a vague query about his car that required a visit to the car park while his friends ransacked the home owner's garage. This was caused by one small comment about what was being kept in the garage. Another lesson in how the criminal class work, and how far their contacts are spread. At that stage, the garage wasn't alarmed. More recently, one Saturday morning the neighbour's house was broken into. The alarm sounded, and after a short period to allow them time to turn off the "false alarm", we wandered outside to see what was happening and noticed a large 4X4 ute parked in the driveway. We could hear crashing and thumping from inside the house. There was so much racket being created that we initially thought that the neighbours were doing something inside. The neighbour on the other side didn't appear to be taking much interest so we waited to see what developed. I started to get an uneasy feeling and ran for my car keys just as the vehicle started to pull out of the driveway. By the time I got my car out to the street to follow the 4X4 it was too late. They had gone. This experience was very frustrating for several reasons, the neighbour who had a better view of the neighbour's driveway and the perpetrators, thought taking the vehicle registration plate number was helpful. Yeah Right! How many criminals do you know have the correct registration plates on their vehicles? I'm at fault for not ringing the police quickly enough because I just couldn't believe criminals could be so arrogant and brazen. Not being of large stature myself, I wasn't going to go over and see what was going on as I didn't know how many there were nor how big. And yes, the one I saw driving the 4X4 was large. It would have been so helpful in both cases to be able to see what was going on inside or outside the houses. We started looking around for some solution. The solution needed to fulfill these requirements; Cost effective With the advent of new technologies driving the cost of sophisticated electronic equipment down all the time, the cost of the solution had to not cost the earth. Monitored using the Internet The Internet was the obvious medium to use to transmit security data, be it live pictures, or e-mail alerts. Motion detect The solution had to be able to act like a security alarm, in the sense of being able to employ motion detection in specified areas. Record photographs If there is photographic evidence to a crime, the probability of catching the offender goes up dramatically as most criminals are repeat offenders. Easy to install Running wires all over your property is usually the longest part of a security installation. Wires can also be tampered with. The ideal solution would need to be wireless. Not computer dependent The solution could not be just a web camera. The first thing a burglar looks for to steal is the computer. The security solution had to operate independently and not be based on a PC. After several years research, We believe we have found the ideal security solution that satisfies all the above criteria, IP (Internet protocol) cameras. IP security cameras are not new. They have been around since the beginning of the Internet. However, the knowledge to actually make them work is very sparse. Our first attempt at getting information from a seller was met with the comment, "yes, I know all about these cameras, but I don't have time to explain it all to you". These cameras bring high tech monitored security solutions to the masses by way of low cost. Go to our Online shop to read how IP Cameras can solve your security issues. Private Investigators and Security Guards Act 1974 Under section 4,1 of the above act, a licensed security guard is defined as follows; "Meaning of security guard (1) In this Act, security guard means a person who carries on any business, either by himself or in partnership with any other person, whereby for valuable consideration he� (a) Guards, elsewhere than on premises owned or occupied by himself or his firm or any of his partners, any real or personal property belonging to another person; or (b) Installs on, repairs on, or removes from any part of any premises that are not owned or occupied by himself or his firm or any of his partners� (i) Any burglar alarm or similar warning device; or (ii) Any locking device for a safe or a strongroom; or (c) Installs on, operates on, causes to be operated on, repairs on, or removes from any part of any premises that are not owned or occupied by himself or his firm or any of his partners, for the purpose of detecting the commission of an offence by any person on those premises, any camera or similar device; or (d) Enters any premises that are not owned or occupied by himself for the purpose� (i) Of selling or attempting to sell any device of the kind referred to in subparagraphs (i) or (ii) of paragraph (b), or paragraph (c) of this subsection ; or (ii) Of advising the owner or occupier of the premises on the desirability of having installed on the premises any or any further such device; or (iii) Of advising the owner or occupier of the premises on the desirability of having guarded the premises or any other property that may from time to time be on the premises or dispatched from the premises; or (e) Monitors any burglar alarm or similar warning device, or camera or similar device, that is on any premises that are not owned or occupied by himself or his firm or any of his partners."