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A spokesman said although no sale had not yet been agreed, "…we are in negotiation with Numerex. It's looking the most likely."

British Telecom confirmed it was looking for a buyer for BT RedCARE at the beginning of the year.

The spokesman said there would be no changes to the services offered to installers: "Everything is going ahead as usual. There are no major changes, the same staffing, the same excellent service".

BT RedCARE employs more than 200 staff.

Numerex Corp is a US specialist in wireless data products and services. The company, based in Atlanta, described the negotiations as continuing. No financial details have been disclosed.

Numerex is reported to have said that the announcement about the negotiations was being made so that employees of BT RedCARE can be informed of the proposed purchaser and full consultation with the trade unions can be progressed.

Numerex Corp is a technology company comprised of operating subsidiaries that develop and market a wide range of communications products and services.

The primary focus is wireless data communications using proprietary network technology. It offers products and services in wireless data communications through to IP Contact.

Services enable customers around the globe to monitor and move information for a variety of applications, from home and business security to distance learning. The company also offers "wireline alarm security products and services, as well as telecommunications network operational support systems," says its website.

Meanwhile, BT Redcare vision is working together with Transport for London to supply analogue video transmission circuits with telemetry-based monitoring for its congestion charging scheme. The deal, worth £12 million over the first five years of operation, comes less than a year after Remote Vision joined forces with BT RedCARE.

BT RedCARE Vision will transmit near broadcast quality, full colour pictures of vehicles entering the capital ensuring that picture resolution is suitable for recording and identification purposes. BT RedCARE Vision won the contract due to sophisticated technology and its reputation for excellence in design, planning and implementation of video transmission systems.

More than 80 per cent of local authorities in the UK have turned to BT RedCARE Vision for town centre crime prevention and detection schemes, traffic monitoring, car park surveillance and concierge programmes.