Software of the control center from the market – Derwesten.de

              Mülheim.
             Siemens takes surprisingly firefighters and equipment from the program. Contract runs for seven years.

Does it burn in the city, or if another emergency before, must run quickly and smoothly at the fire department all when the chosen 112th For this, the electronic brain in the fire station, the operations management, where every emergency call arrives, makes. In Mülheim as in 39 other cities, the technique is to have the software for the high-tech and multi-secured system from Siemens.

The company has announced in September, no longer to the necessary software “Siveillance Command” market. Background: Siemens would like to continue to focus on the market for industrial control stations

This information has caused in many cities for excitement, as in Hagen, where the new center technology was inaugurated only in July.. Because the control center technology is leased, so to speak rented. Ten years including maintenance and regular updates. In the Mülheim fire station that’s so, for three years running here-Siemens control center technology, in 2022 the contract expires. Sven Werner, deputy fire chief, looks left the corporate decision. Siemens had already been informed three weeks ago on the spot to take the control center software from the market. Although the sudden decision had surprised in Mülheim, but before the end of the contract period of ten years “we have already re-advertise throughout Europe,” says Werner – and then Siemens was no longer just among the candidates. Of which there are apparently enough on the market. A total of 13 companies interested in 2011 for the tendering of Mülheim center technology

The race then made Siemens, “and of course Siemens will all contracted services and services to meet” confirmed a company spokesman in Munich on request. This includes how Sven Werner points out, the entire data center – because otherwise the use of control systems – including PBX and software (“Siveillance Command”) as well as maintenance, services and updates. Including the complete hardware replacement after five years. “Then you have to renew the computer,” says Werner. “The fans, the processors run at us so around the clock, 365 days a year.”

The whole package will cost the city the way 29,000 euros a month in rent. Thus, the deputy fire chief, “we are with most favorable compared to the cities.” Hagen, for example, pays € 6,000 monthly more. Nevertheless, Werner announces, “We will be closely watching how Siemens acts”. But so far there is no reason for complaint.

Bettina Kutzner