Traditional CCTV is a passive observer; it records a crime while it happens but does nothing to stop it. scOS is a proactive intelligence system. The core difference lies in our MotionX technology, which moves beyond simple motion detection. While standard systems are plagued by false alarms from spiders, wind, or rain, MotionX focuses only on 'important activity.' It recognises human behaviour and figures regardless of how they are moving or if they are trying to hide. Because scOS understands what it is seeing, it can intervene automatically with light and voice deterrents the moment a boundary is crossed, rather than just giving you a video of the theft the next morning.

Yes, scOS is designed to be brand agnostic. If you have a modern, wired IP camera system from brands like Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Reolink, or Ubiquiti, our Intelligence Hub can likely transform them into an AI-powered security network. During our professional UK installation process, which typically takes 4 to 6 hours, our engineers will assess your existing hardware. By connecting your current 'dumb' cameras to the scOS Hub, we give them the ability to detect property boundaries, recognise vehicles via DVLA databases, and participate in our proactive deterrent protocols, saving you the cost of a full hardware replacement while vastly upgrading your protection.

scOS uses a three-layered approach to deterrence that begins long before a criminal reaches your door. First is Presence Simulation: the system learns your normal internal activity patterns and simulates them when you're away, making the home appear occupied. Second is MotionX detection: our AI identifies suspicious behaviour at your property boundary, even if the person is wearing a mask or hood. Third is Active Intervention: if a threat persists, the system triggers escalating responses. This includes instant illumination and clear voice warnings delivered through external IoT speakers. Unlike a simple alarm, scOS tells the intruder exactly what they are doing, proving they are being watched by an intelligent system, which is usually enough to make them flee.

Privacy is a cornerstone of the scOS philosophy. Unlike many competitors who send all your data to overseas servers, scOS is 100% UK-based. Your data is processed locally on your Intelligence Hub for immediate action and then escalated to our secure UK data centres for cloud storage and remote access. We are fully GDPR compliant, and we never sell or share your data with third parties. You have total control over your recordings, which are stored for up to two weeks. By keeping our company, support teams, and data infrastructure within the UK, we ensure your home's intelligence remains private and protected by British law.

A video doorbell is essentially a digital peephole; it tells you who is at the door once they've already arrived. scOS is a comprehensive property-wide intelligence system. While a doorbell might capture a package thief, scOS is designed to stop the crime from happening in the first place. It monitors your entire property boundary, not just the front door, and uses proactive AI to intervene the moment someone steps onto your land. Furthermore, scOS is a hardwired system, meaning it cannot be defeated by the WiFi jamming devices that are increasingly used to bypass wireless doorbells and cameras. It offers professional-grade security rather than a consumer-grade gadget.

Lanchester is known for its beautiful stone-built homes and historic architecture. Traditional wireless security systems often struggle with signal penetration through thick stone walls, leading to dropped connections and 'blind spots.' scOS uses a fully wired infrastructure, ensuring 100% reliability regardless of your home's construction. Our professional installers are experienced in working with heritage properties, ensuring that the cabling is discreet and the external IoT speakers and cameras are positioned to provide maximum protection without compromising the aesthetic charm of your Lanchester residence.

Lanchester's Front Street and the A691 see a significant amount of through-traffic. scOS includes DVLA-linked vehicle recognition that can distinguish between a neighbour's car, a delivery van, and a vehicle that has been flagged on national databases. If a vehicle with cloned plates or a suspicious history lingers near your property, scOS Director—our conversational AI—can alert you. You can even ask the system, 'Director, what cars have been on the drive today?' and receive a natural language summary, giving you total oversight of who is visiting your home.

Durham weather can be unpredictable, but scOS is built to handle it. Our MotionX technology is specifically designed to ignore environmental factors like heavy rain, wind-blown trees, or even the occasional North East snowfall. Unlike standard motion sensors that might trigger an alarm every time a branch moves, scOS only alerts you to 'important activity'—specifically human or vehicle presence. This means you won't be woken up by false alarms during a storm, but you can rest assured that if someone is actually on your property, the system will detect them instantly.