Maldives Resort Selects Barix IP Audio Solution

Barix Audio over IP solutions are now live at the Holiday Inn Kandooma Resort in the Maldives Islands, distributing high-quality, multi-lingual voice and music to its guests in nine zones.  The system, installed by local systems integration firm EIT Private Limited, delivers audio to multiple points, creating a unified, resort-wide notification and entertainment system.

The Kandooma Resort is a full-service, 160-room resort located on Kandooma Island on the South Male Atoll in the Maldives Islands, renowned for its world-class diving and surfing.  Besides its beautiful, oceanside setting, the Kandooma Resort is noted for its advanced technology, providing free Wi-Fi, iPod docking stations, and flat-screen TVs with satellite programming to guests.

Barix met resort requirements for high performance, reliable presence and security applications over the IP network at a reasonable cost.   Mohammed Afzal, director of EIT Private Limited, stressed the importance of the system's scalable topology. 

"Barix provides a multi-purpose PA system that is easily expandable to accommodate future growth at the resort, which was very important," said Mohammed Afzal, director of EIT Private Limited.  "The system streams in-house music, live paging and recorded messages.  It also supports multi-language playback, which is helpful in emergency situations.  No other company serving our market could provide a solution that met the resort's requirements."

Afzal added that Barix devices are open and easy to customize.  "Barix gives us the flexibility to customize intercom and other applications with the existing hardware," said Afzal.  "The programming language is  easy to understand and helpful to companies that want to build custom solutions for their customers."

The complete solution includes a Barix Annuncicom PS16 Paging Station at the core.  The PS16 is a multifunction, standalone IP intercom, paging and PA master station that connects to multiple end devices without the need for PCs or server software.

Resort staff can deliver live pages and announcements from the PS16 to Barix Exstreamer 100 IP audio decoders in nine zones with a single press of the button, targeting messages to specific zones or buildings; or initiating "all-call" announcements. 

EIT Private Limited also installed one Barix Annuncicom 100 two-way audio device to override the network-wide audio stream in emergency situations.

The Annuncicom is responsible for streaming pre-recorded security announcements to the Exstreamers in all zones.  Nine amplifiers and 200 loudspeakers support playout across the grounds.

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