Much of the buzz around access control in recent years has centered on the potential held by near field communications-enabled (NFC) devices, which many people have pegged as the credential of the future.

The reason for the excitement around NFC is well-founded as the majority of smartphones already have NFC functionality built into them. And while the viability of the technology has been proven in numerous case studies, widespread adoption has yet to take place.

However, manufacturers are continuing to focus much of their efforts on developing products with mobility in mind. Innovation is also continuing to take place at the enterprise-level with advancements in access control management software.

Just as video side of the industry has been focused on the migration to IP, access control companies are also looking into how they can make their products more interoperable with the network and with other security devices. There has also been steady demand for managed and hosted access solutions as organizations look to reduce their security infrastructure costs.

Peter Boriskin, director of product management, electronic access control, Assa Abloy stated “The biggest game changer is mobile. We see mobile everywhere, from mobile devices for mobile guard stations to mobile credentials.” […]

Source www.securityinfowatch.com