Access Control

Boon Edam Podcast Helps Security Professionals Select the Right Entry Strategy

Boon Edam announced the release of a new podcast, ?Scalable Security: Wrong Decisions That Cost You Money.? In this podcast, JC Powell, Vice President of Sales, and Brian Marshall, Regional Sales Director, discuss how security professionals can understand the three levels of security entrance capabilities, and how they fit best into an overall physical security strategy. JC and Brian also share how they have seen organizations select the wrong entrances.

RemoteLock Announces New Product Integration with Leading Door Hardware Company Schlage

RemoteLock announced its newest integration with Schlage, a brand of Allegion known for innovative door hardware. The Schlage Encode Smart WiFi Deadbolt has joined the list of smart locks that can be managed and controlled by RemoteLock through its cloud-based platform. RemoteLock?s software is designed to control smart locks from the leading brands. The Schlage Encode Smart WiFi Deadbolt is the newest connected device in the brand?s range of innovative smart locks.

Morse Watchmans Introduces Touchless and Anti-Microbial Coated Key Control Solutions

Morse Watchmans announced the introduction of new touchless facial recognition access and an anti-microbial powder coating on the company?s industry-leading KeyWatcher and AssetWatcher systems. The new product enhancements fight the spread of microbes and bacteria to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic and other potential threats to personnel health. Anti-microbial powder coating is now a standard feature.

Altronix Expands Trove Access and Power Integration with S2 Security

Altronix introduces a new brand to its portfolio of Trove? Access and Power Integration Solutions. Altronix now seamlessly integrates its power and sub-assemblies with S2 Security controllers in a streamlined package for systems with up to 14-doors. All Trove solutions simplify board layout and wire management while providing maximum flexibility and scalability in the design and deployment of the industry?s leading brands of access control.

Bradley Air National Guard Base Installs Delta HD300EM Vehicle Access Control System

Delta Scientific announced that Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Conn., has installed a Delta Scientific HD300EM shallow mount wedge barricade system at the home of the “Flying Yankees,” the 103rd Airlift Wing, the third-oldest Air National Guard unit in the country. Installed by American Barrier and Controls LLC, Foxboro, Mass., the “Stop Control Safety” Access Control Point provides security at this constrained location.

Park House at London?s Finsbury Circus Upgrades Security with Boon Edam Optical Turnstiles

Boon Edam announced that Park House, a commercial space located in London, has installed entry solutions at two separate main entrances to the building. One entrance features a special European door model, the Circleslide sliding door; the other is outfitted with four lanes of Speedlane Swing optical turnstiles for increased lobby security. Park House is a busy 195,000 sq. ft. office, retail, and apartment space with one main entrance facing Finsbury Circus.

HID?s IdenTrust and Keyfactor Collaborate to Solve Enterprise Digital Certificate Procurement and Lifecycle Management Challenges

HID Global a provider of secure digital identity management solutions, today announced a collaboration that will improve how organizations secure data and protect privacy. By adding HID IdenTrust digital certificates to the Keyfactor platform, the offering provides enterprise customers with a single convenient solution to meet today?s zero-trust security models and identity. Digital certificates are used as a foundational security layer within IT and PKI frameworks.

SALTO Systems & Amazon Key for Business Collaboration Eliminates Delivery Hassles for Building Managers

SALTO Systems has teamed with Amazon Key for Business to provide a cloud-based solution that eliminates package delivery issues for building managers by providing safe and secure entry for Amazon delivery drivers. SALTO is a leading manufacturer of electronic access control solutions. Amazon Key for Business is a convenient, authorized entry service for Amazon deliveries. SALTO provides secure access control via electronic locks and supporting software.

SALTO Smart Access Control Delivers Additional Protection Via BioCote Antimicrobial Technology

SALTO Systems has incorporated antimicrobial silver ion technology in its smart electronic lock range, electronic cylinders, locker locks, and supporting devices like wall readers. The addition of BioCote?s antimicrobial technology helps reduce microbes on product surfaces and improves hygienic building environments and ultimately creates a cleaner environment for both users and visitors. BioCote? has successfully tested against a feline strain of coronavirus, showing a reduction of 90% in two hours.

Brivo Launches Fully Integrated Visitor Management Solution for Its Physical Security Platform

Brivo announces the release of Brivo Visitor, a fully integrated kiosk solution for visitor management. Brivo Visitor provides guest identity and photo capture, delivery management, arrival notifications, badge printing, customized questions and journaling of visitor records to the same centralized database as the core Brivo access system. The benefit is a secure, streamlined visitor and compliance experience in lobbies of multi-tenant commercial properties, standalone offices, and reception areas.

Alcatraz and Boon Edam Integration Delivers Touchless Access Control With Facial Recognition for Mantrap Portals Circlelock Units

Alcatraz, developer of secure frictionless access control products, and Boon Edam a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors have announced an integration that delivers touchless access control with facial recognition for mantrap portal circle lock units, and similar entrance solutions used in a variety of industries. The Alcatraz Rock delivers a frictionless and secure physical access control platform.

New Allegion Survey Finds Majority of Millennials Have Their Sights Set on Multifamily Living, Though Security Still a Top Priority

Allegion revealed the results of a national survey that provides insight into millennials? preferences for multifamily living and how they prioritize safety and security. The survey, ?Home Safe Home: How Millennial Preferences Are Redefining Multifamily Living,? highlights millennials? habits, behaviors and tendencies when it comes to their living situation and expectations for the future, and evaluates their sense of security at home.

TDSi Launches New Track and Trace Function to Help Customers Manage COVID-19 Containment

Integrated security manufacturer TDSi is proud to announce the launch of the new free Track and Trace module for its powerful EXgarde security management software. Track and Trace is designed to help organisations investigate and map the movement of people potentially infected with COVID-19, so those who have come into potential contact can isolate or seek medical testing/assistance. TDSi?s Track and Trace module uses the company?s powerful EXgarde software.

Alcatraz Partners with ISM to Extend Presence in Northern Cali, Nevada & Rocky Mountain States

Alcatraz has partnered with Intelligent Systems Marketing, Inc., to sell and market Alcatraz?s innovative security solutions. ISM is a manufacturer?s representative company covering Northern California, Northern Nevada, and the Rocky Mountain states, that specializes in the sale and installation of a variety of security products including comprehensive access control solutions.

SALTO KS – Keys as a Service – Cloud-Based Smart Access Control Reaches 100,000 Access Points

SALTO Systems has reached a milestone of 100,000 access points for its cloud-based KS Keys as a Service solution. Launched in late 2012, SALTO KS was the first cloud-based access control solution in the market. Since then, millions of SALTO users have experienced the benefit of this technology which delivers a flexible, cloud-based access control management system that requires no software installation or the added expense of a fully-wired electronic product.

Altronix Expands Award-Winning Tango PoE Driven Power Supply/Charger Series

Altronix has introduced new additions to its award-winning Tango? PoE Driven Power Supply/Charger. Tango provides tremendous savings by leveraging low-voltage installation methods, eliminating the need for an electrician and dedicated conduit and wire runs. The new series delivers 12VDC and 24VDC simultaneously over 8 or 16 outputs for powering access control and security devices from any 802.3bt PoE source up to 90W. A single LiFePO4 battery provides backup for 12VDC and/or 24VDC systems.

New Precision Hardware 2110VI Exit Device Includes Intruder Function with Visual Indicators

Exit devices with intruder function are now easier to use. The new Precision Hardware Apex 2110VI Series from dormakaba is a code compliant safe egress with visual and directional indicators for faster and more efficient security lockdown designed for high occupancy arenas including classrooms, auditoriums or gymnasiums. This panic device incorporates the ANSI ?10? function, also referred to as the ?Intruder Function,? with new lock/unlock status.

Access Control Through Security Integration During COVID-19 Crisis

Organizations across the globe are adjusting to a new norm as a result of the sweeping changes brought on by COVID-19. For many organizations, this new norm means modifying hours of operation, temporarily closing their doors, sending staff home to work remotely and/or changing visitor and occupancy policies. As businesses and institutions adapt, they should consider how their security systems can reinforce business policies and help them mitigate risks.

Boon Edam Releases Guide to Address a Common Security Gap at Facilities: The Entry

Boon Edam has published a new guide for security professionals. Entitled, ?Closing the Security Gap?, the guide addresses the risks of failing to secure entry points across a facility, as well as strategies and best practices for mitigating unauthorized entry. By understanding how to secure a building?s entrances, professionals can implement a complete physical security plan that truly protects the well-being of their employees, physical assets, data and even brand reputation.

Sielox Expands Integration with Allegion to Accommodate New Schlage NDE Wireless Lock for Improved K-12 Security

Sielox LLC has further expanded the integration of its leading access control and emergency notification solutions with Allegion US to include the new enhanced Schlage NDE wireless lock featuring an Interior Push Button which can easily lock a classroom door from the inside. Sielox is the first to complete the integration to include this new generation of Schlage NDE wireless locks, providing schools with enhanced security and greater control in emergency situations.