Q: Could you please tell us about yourself and about your company? How did it get started, and how has it evolved and grown?
A: Teknim was formed in 2002 from the research and development department of our parent company Bilgi Elektronik A.Ş. Since then, we have established ourselves as one of Türkiye's most successful manufacturers of burglar and fire alarm solutions with more than 140,000 systems installed in more than 30 countries around the world. Some of the world's most iconic buildings are protected with our technology, including a globally renowned landmark in Istanbul.
Q: What does the Mosaic solution do? What are the key benefits for clients?
A: The Mosaic software system acts as the management center for what's known as intelligent addressable fire alarm systems. These are sophisticated systems where all the sensors are connected together in a closed loop and are controlled and monitored using sophisticated algorithms. These detect fires almost immediately and with great accuracy; they are also able to locate a fire with pin-point accuracy. With this new integration, fire alarm and error messages from our sensors are transmitted to HikCentral using the BACnet protocol, where they can augment other data feeds such as those from video cameras. In HikCentral, our alarm feeds form part of a more sophisticated security system where, for example, camera streams can be recorded, screenshots can be tracked and mapped in real time and automatic responses can be configured.