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Crystal Ball+
Competitive Analysis
Why
have so many customers
purchased Omni-site? When
you are considering a
monitoring system for
your remote equipment
you realistically have
only three options...
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| (1)SCADA |
| (2)Telephone Dialer |
| (3)or an Omni-site Solution |
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Why would you buy Omni-site
over these more "established"
technologies? Let the
power of new technology
show you how to solve
an old, complex problem.
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- The
Omni-site cellular service
fee is typically 30-60%
less than a land line.
- No
telephone line installation
costs or activation
fees
- No
long distance telephone
fees or contracts to
sign
- Convenient
web-based programming
and setup
- Superior
lightning protection
because there is no
connection to a phone
line
- Initial
investment is the same
or less than a traditional
dialer and Omni-side
devices will do everything
a dialer will do plus
much more!
(Super Complicated and
Ancient Data Acquisition)
- The average price
for a non-licensed,
wireless spread spectrum
radio system runs about
$9,800 to $12,000 (or
more) per site for a
simple monitoring application.
This includes all costs
- installation, engineering,
programming, etc.
- A typical Omni-Site
Crystal Ball+ Cellular
Monitor costs approximately
$2,600 per site, with
Data service fees at
approximately $480/year.
Based upon this information
it would take 17 years
to pay back even the
lowest cost radio system
(i.e. $10,800 - $2600/$480).
It would take 23 years
to pay back the better
non-licensed radio system
($13000-$2600/$480).
Realistically, the non-licensed
radio system will never
pay back because these
calculations do not
account for any service
calls, system modifications,
equipment failures,
time-value-of-money,
etc.
| Omni-Site
VS. The Competition |
| Features |
Omni-Site
Crystal Ball+ |
Radio
SCADA |
Telephone
dialer |
| Simple Engineering |
Yes
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No
way!  |
Yes
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| Simple Installation |
Yes
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No
way! |
Yes
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| Security Camera
Interface |
Yes
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Nope |
No
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| Standard web Interface |
Yes
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No |
No
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| Email Notification |
Yes
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No |
No
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| Advanced Lift Station
Calculations |
Yes
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No
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No
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| Standard Lightning
Protection |
Yes
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No
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No
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| Long Distance Phone
Charges |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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| Expensive Software
Required |
No |
Yes
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Maybe |
| Monthly Telecom
Fee |
No |
No* |
Yes
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| Universal Voltage
Inputs |
Yes
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No |
No
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| Personnel ID Key |
Yes
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No |
No
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| Display and Keypad |
Standard |
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Low
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*Omni-Site's monthly
wireless fees are half
the price of an ordinary
telephone line, and even
though SCADA has no monthly
reccuring wireless fees,
SCADA never pays back
because the initial investment
is so great!
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