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AIF NEWS 04/2025
BEST WISHES
TO THE NEW YEAR


Dear customers and partners,

As 2025 draws to a close, it’s a good moment to pause and look back on an eventful year. We would like to sincerely thank you for your trust, your partnership, and the pleasant collaboration. 

For us, 2025 has been a year of important milestones: 

  • With our ISO 27001:2022 certification, we have further strengthened our information security – as a logical extension of our existing TISAX certification.

  • At SPS 2025, we were once again able to present our Alarm Control Center (ACC) live at the joint booth Automation meets IT, reconnect with many familiar faces and establish numerous new contacts.

In this final newsletter edition of the year, we give you insights into our new ACC V26 release as well as a recap of our presence at SPS 2025. Also, we introduce you to our new section ACC Insights. 

We wish you and your loved ones a peaceful and relaxing holiday season and a healthy, successful start into the new year 2026.

Enjoy the read!

Your Alarm IT Factory team
ACC V26

With ACC V26, the next generation of our Alarm Control Center will be available to you. The new release comes with a modernized technical foundation, enhanced security, and additional features that make your operations even more flexible and future-proof. 

You can find a concise overview of all new features on our website: 

Details on ACC V26 compatibility with existing systems can be found in our current
→ compatibility list.

Note for contract customers

Customers with an active upgrade contract will receive ACC V26 automatically via email during January. You do not need to take any further action. If you would like support with installing the new version, we are happy to help. For a corresponding quote, please contact our sales team at sales@alarmcontrolcenter.de or +49 711 62 007 69 - 66.

Outlook: ACC V26.1

As early as March 2026, the first service pack for ACC V26 will be available. This update will include, among other things, additional enhancements and improvements to the V26 release: 

  • Optimized alive monitoring for the HTTPS channel:
    Alive checks can now also be performed using HEAD requests to external systems - providing greater flexibility and more reliable channel monitoring.
  • Enhancements for the OPC UA agent and PCS neo agent:
    Message texts can be trimmed and reduced to relevant content using regular expressions.
  • Further modernization and strengthening of IT security:
    Improvements to core components ensure an even more stable and future-proof system.

Further information will follow over the coming months through our usual communication channels. 

Three trade fair days, two stands and many great encounters:
From 25th to 27th November we were once again on site for you at SPS – Smart Production Solutions in Nuremberg. This year with a double stand at the joint booth "Automation meets IT" - giving us even more space for interaction, live demos and inspiring conversations. 

 
 
Alarm IT Factory auf SPS 2025

Across all three days, we showcased our Alarm Control Center (ACC) in a wide range of environments - hands-on and live: 

  • in combination with SIMATIC PCS neo
  • with SIMATIC WinCC
  • and with several open, non-Siemens-based systems that attracted particular interest from many visitors. 

This allowed our guests to experience first-hand how flexibly ACC can be integrated into different control and visualization systems and how it supports operations in everyday use.

Once again, personal interaction was at the heart of our presence. Whether it was quick technical questions, in-depth discussions about alarm strategies or simply getting to know each other in person: the wide range of conversations was incredibly valuable for us. We were especially pleased to see so many familiar faces return and to welcome so many new contacts. 
Alarm IT Factory auf SPS 2025 Davide Acquadro

One small highlight we definitely don’t want to leave unmentioned: 

Our red button, which made a retro telephone ring and play a real voice message. A playful yet impressive way to demonstrate how quickly ACC detects events, processes them and forwards them to the right people. Many visitors enjoyed it – and so did we.

With a team of three, and at times four colleagues on site, we gathered countless impressions, discussed exciting ideas and took away many valuable impulses.

 

Our thanks go to everyone who contributed to making this event a success - both on stage and behind the scenes. And of course to you, our visitors, customers, prospects and partners.

We are very happy that you visited us at SPS 2025. And if you couldn't make it this year, we hope this recap gives you a good impression and perhaps even inspires you to join us in person next time.

SPS is the ideal place to experience the Alarm Control Center live, discuss concrete use cases and talk directly with our team. 

We would be delighted to welcome you in person at the next SPS!

 
Alarm IT Factory Team auf SPS 2025
ACC Insights

With our new ACC Insights section, we’ll be sharing short, focused glimpses into the world of the Alarm Control Center on a regular basis. In compact videos and practical examples, we’ll highlight tips & tricks, showcase selected features, and shed light on components that are easily overlooked in day-to-day operations – but offer great potential. 

Our goal is simple: to help you get even more value out of your ACC. 
Whether it’s extension options you’re not using yet, or features already available in your installation that aren’t fully leveraged - ACC Insights is designed to address exactly these areas.

Stay tuned: in each upcoming edition, you can look forward to a new, concise insight that shows you how to use your ACC even more precisely and efficiently.
  

ACC Windows App

In this first edition of ACC Insights, the focus is on the ACC Windows App. The video highlights typical use cases, the benefits for day-to-day alarm handling and how the app is connected to the Alarm Control Center.

 

You’ll see, step by step, which settings in ACC are required or recommended, how the ACC Windows App can be configured and what the user interface looks like - including options for viewing and filtering messages.

This gives you a concise overview of how to make effective use of the ACC Windows App and get more out of the capabilities already available in your ACC.

ACC Webinars + Downloads

We regularly offer free webinars on all aspects of the ACC. Participation in the webinars and access to the recordings is non-binding. Further details and our complete offer can be found on our ➡️ website. 
 

Our current webinar offer:
Alarm Control Center (ACC) – The alarm software

  • Live: 12/10/2025, 10:00 a.m. (English)
  • Live: 12/10/2025, 11:00 a.m. (German)
  • Live: 01/14/2026, 10:00 a.m. (English)
  • Live: 01/14/2026, 11:00 a.m. (German)
  • Live: 02/11/2026, 10:00 a.m. (English)
  • Live: 02/11/2026, 11:00 a.m. (German)
  • Live: 03/11/2026, 10:00 a.m. (English)
  • Live: 03/11/2026, 11:00 a.m. (German)
  • Recordings available (German & English)

Smartphone channel, ACC App and Option Team Plan

  • Recordings available (German & English)

Options for expanding the Alarm Control Center (ACC)

  • Recordings available (German & English)

Connecting the Siemens product world to the Alarm Control Cente (ACC)

  • Recordings available (German & English)

➡️ Registration for the live webinars and access to the recordings

In our download area on the website, you have the opportunity to download various documents relating to the ACC free of charge. 

All that is required to gain access to the materials is prior verification via e-mail.
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Want to stay up to date on the latest developments around the ACC, product updates, real-world use cases, and upcoming events?

Follow us on LinkedIn to get regular insights into alarm management, control technology, and practical applications from the field.

We are happy to receive your questions and suggestions. You can reach us at:

Emeil: sales@alarmcontrolcenter.de

Phone: +49 711 62 007 69 - 66
 
 
 
 
 
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