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Trident ushers new era in secure living

01 January 2006

Trident International Holdings (TIH) has ushered in a new era of secure-living in the UAE through a tie-up with SimonsVoss allowing residents to manage residential security at the flick of a switch.

According to the new partnership, SimonsVoss – a global technology leader in the access control and biometrics system technology – will implement transponder-based, keyless, high security systems at the Trident Grand Residence (TGR), the fourth freehold luxury residential project at Dubai Marina.
“This is the first time that such a system is being implemented at a residential project in the UAE,” says a spokesman.
Announcing this development, TIH director and CEO Wazir Daredia said: “We at Trident have always believed in innovating and setting benchmarks in luxury real estate development. This tie-up will enable us to fully equip our latest up-scale residential offering with state-of-the-art transponder technology that will offer residents of Trident Grand Residence an extremely safe and secure living environment with the convenience of a single key all access.”
SimonsVoss Technologies will provide its Type 3060 radio-controlled keyless transponder-based locking system, which will use an active transponder procedure as the identification medium. The transponder here is a digital key that will be programmed with the locking plan software, which will work over radio transmission without any physical contact. All functions at TGR, which include opening and closing doors, gates, lift controls, etc, will be carried out by just a press of one button.
Elaborating on the system, Daredia said: “This technologically advanced system enables communication with the digital components of the transponder system which includes locking cylinders, smart relay and activation unit by sending and receiving constantly changing crypto codes which makes misuse virtually impossible. With the programmed software, this system also makes it possible to define tasks such as deactivation of certain locking after a fixed time or alarm intimation if specific doors open etc.”
Commenting on the partnership, Rainer Erdmann, managing director, SimonsVoss Middle East said: “Our partnership with Trident marks a new beginning in the access control and security solutions domain in the residential sector in the UAE. We are indeed pleased to partner with Trident on this prestigious project and are confident that our superior technology will meet all the requirements of the safety-conscious, luxury and convenience-sensitive resident.”
“Strategically located within walking distance from the oceanfront, residents of TGR will also exclusively enjoy the pleasures and comforts of other unique concepts being introduced for the first time such as sky gym, sky lounge, cigar lounge, aerobics lounge, yoga alcove, indoor golf, tennis courts besides a full fledged business centre and banquet hall among other luxurious offerings.
“TIH is a part of a global group engaged in diversified corporate activities with a presence in major cities worldwide. The company was incorporated with a committed focus on up market and super luxury living and has since revolutionised this concept of ‘luxury living’ in the Middle East. Trident has pioneered some bold concepts related to upmarket luxury living, most of which are benchmarks in the industry,” he says.
“SimonsVoss Technologies is a dynamic high-tech company, headquartered in Unterföhring near Munich. Since the launch of ‘digital locking and organisation system 3060’ in 1998, the company has continued to innovate the locking technology. SimonsVoss has in the meanwhile come to be viewed as the European market technology leader in the area of battery operated electronic locking and access control systems. The company has provided hi-tech security solutions to many prestigious projects across the world, the spokesman concludes.