Traditional CCTV is a passive observer that merely records your property being violated, whereas scOS is a proactive guardian. While standard systems rely on 'motion masks' that trigger for every passing cat or swaying branch, our proprietary MotionX technology focuses exclusively on 'important activity,' eliminating false alarms entirely. Instead of just filming a crime, scOS intervenes the moment a threat is detected, using AI to identify property boundaries and deploy escalating deterrents. It’s the difference between having a witness and having a digital security guard on duty 24/7.

Absolutely. scOS is designed to be brand-agnostic, meaning we can transform your existing 'dumb' cameras into an intelligent, proactive network. We work with most professional wired IP camera brands, including Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Reolink, and Ubiquiti. During our professional UK installation—which typically takes just 4 to 6 hours—our engineers will assess your current hardware to ensure it meets the requirements for our Intelligence Hub to process the high-level AI analytics required for MotionX and vehicle recognition.

We use a sophisticated three-layer approach to stop crime before it happens. First, Presence Simulation makes your home appear occupied by mimicking natural human activity patterns inside, even when you're away. Second, our MotionX AI detects suspicious behaviour the moment someone approaches your boundary, recognising people even if they are hooded or attempting to hide their figure. Finally, if a threat persists, scOS triggers active intervention: instant illumination and authoritative voice warnings from external IoT speakers to let the intruder know they've been spotted.

Privacy is at the core of our British-built system. Unlike many competitors who ship data overseas, scOS is 100% UK-based, with all data centres located right here in Britain. Your footage is processed locally on your Intelligence Hub before being escalated to our secure UK cloud for storage, ensuring you remain fully GDPR compliant. You have total control over your data; we never sell your information, and your private life stays private, protected by bank-level encryption.

A video doorbell is a reactive tool that tells you someone is at your front door; scOS is a comprehensive intelligence system that protects your entire property. While a doorbell might capture a package thief after the fact, scOS uses proactive boundary detection to spot a prowler at the edge of your garden or driveway. By the time a criminal reaches a doorbell's field of view, it's often too late—scOS stops the incident from escalating by intervening much earlier.

Silver End's proximity to Braintree and the A12 makes it a target for 'passing through' vehicle-related crime. scOS includes DVLA Vehicle Recognition, which automatically checks the number plates of cars entering your driveway against the national database. If a vehicle with cloned plates or a known suspicious history is detected, the system can alert you immediately, providing an extra layer of security for your family cars.

scOS is built for the modern family. Our Person Recognition feature uses behavioural AI to distinguish between family members, regular visitors like the postman, and total strangers. It doesn't use facial recognition, which can be unreliable and invasive; instead, it looks at activity patterns. This allows the system to remain 'quiet' when you're home but become highly vigilant the moment an unknown person exhibits suspicious behaviour on your property.

Yes, scOS is designed to be future-proof. Our Intelligence Hub is a powerful local processor that can be updated with new AI capabilities as they are developed. Because we are brand-agnostic, you can also add new cameras or IoT speakers to your system at any time, and scOS will seamlessly integrate them into your proactive security network.