Access Control
Morse Watchmans Previewing New Voice Cues With Full Line of Solutions at ESSEN
Morse Watchmans is giving booth visitors a preview of their new voice cues at this year?s Security ESSEN show. The new feature will be demonstrated along with the company?s portfolio of key control and asset management systems, offering organizations of all sizes a full range of choices to access the benefits of managed key control. The product offerings are easy to implement and all include the same qualities and benefits for which Morse Watchmans products are known ? innovative design, reliability and state of the art technology.
Gallagher Appoints New Division Executive
The Gallagher Group has appointed Steve Bell to the role of Chief Technology Officer – Security. Bell’s new role is an executive appointment and he now sits on Gallagher’s security division executive management team. Bell, who has over 25 years’ experience at Gallagher, will lead the company’s security product development and business analyst teams in driving long-term technology and product investment strategies.
COMMEND Announces Strategic Technology Partnership With GENETEC
Commend, a worldwide leader and supplier of security and communication systems, and Genetec, a top provider of unified IP security solutions, declared a strategic technology collaboration. In this relationship, Commend will become a preferred technology hardware associate for Genetec end-users with its worldwide deployed intercom system, leveraging session initiation protocol (SIP) for superior voice and video over internet protocol (VOIP) communication.
Safe Cities: Protecting Critical Infrastructure Installations With IP Surveillance
Network video offers excellent possibilities for the operator of an industrial plant (such as these cooling towers of nuclear power plant) to integrate security, safety, and production control in one system. A centralized system combines the supervision of all processes, video surveillance, intrusion protection and access control, and allows security staff to reliably detect, verify, and identify alarms – both from remote sites as well as from a central control room.
Amika Mobile Named ASIS 2014 Accolades Finalist for Amika Situation Commander ? Announces STENTOFON Integration
Amika Mobile’s Amika Mobility Server (AMS) for critical and emergency communications platform has been selected as a finalist and can be voted the People’s Choice Award for ASIS 2014 because of its new Amika® Situation Commander module. The new AMS module allows 2-way alert tracking for thousands of users during emergencies over voice calls, Pop-ups, Email, etc. Amika Mobile will be demonstrating Situation Commander and its new STENTOFON™ Intercom integration at ASIS 2014.
Sielox Recaps Recent Deployments of Sielox Class
Sielox LLC announces the deployment of Sielox Class™ Crisis Lockdown Alert Status System at Onslow County School District in North Carolina, Floyd County School District in Georgia and at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School in Arizona. Sielox Class provides real-time classroom status, updates and notifications to administrators and first responders through the use of interactive floor plans, email and text messaging to assist in making split-second decisions.
Sielox Exhibits at ASIS, Celebrates 35 Years of Innovation
Sielox LLC, founded in 1979, will be exhibiting at the ASIS International Expo in Atlanta GA on 29 SEP ? 1 OCT. In addition to celebrating thirty-five years of innovation in the security products market, Sielox will be demonstrating the latest enhanced versions of its core products including Pinnacle 9 and the 1700 Controller.
Parabit Systems Reaches New Milestone in Preventing Skimming at Top US Banks
Parabit Systems recently received two major orders totaling 1,500 units of its SkimGard (ATM Lobby Card Access Skimmer Detection System) with its new ACS-1E access control system, to be delivered by the end of 2014. With these orders, Parabit’s SkimGard and ACS-1E ATM Lobby Card Access Control System will be securing and providing Skimmer Detection at over 5,000 ATM Lobbies within the U.S by year end.
Kaba Launches Kaba Mobile Access Solutions
Kaba announces the availability of its Mobile Access Solutions, which allows users to access many Kaba RFID door locks with mobile devices such as smartphones. Powered by LEGIC IDConnect technology, […]
Linear Launches Dealer Program for Enterprise Access Control
Linear, a Nortek Inc (NASDAQ: NTK) company and leading security and access control manufacturer for residential and commercial markets, introduces an exclusive dealer program for its embedded, IP browser-based Linear Enterprise access control system, designed for sites with 1 to 128+ doors. Additional incentives unique to Linear?s Enterprise dealer program include special demonstration gear, co-op opportunities, and free freight for qualified purchases.
Boon Edam Expands Sales Team to Accommodate Record Growth
Boon Edam Inc. announced the hiring of new sales staff and the creation of new roles and departments to meet continued high demand for its security entrance products and revolving doors. The company has experienced record sales in the past four years, much of the growth coming from the sales of security products to Fortune 500 companies.
Apple NFC Could Be Lightning Rod for Change in Access Control Industry
This is a Research Note from Blake Kozak, senior analyst for Security and Building Technologies at research firm IHS Inc. – For more than four years now, one of the most talked about trends has been field communication (NFC). NFC was supposed to change the face of the access control industry by eliminating the need for cards, subsequently reducing the administrative burden on organizations of all sizes all while increasing security. However this has not yet come to pass, with suppliers offering little more than pilot projects, with limited real-world installations.
Pro-Vision Staff Certified by IDIS
Pro-Vision Distribution, the UK distributor of branded CCTV and access control equipment, is pleased to announce that John May has successfully completed the IDIS training course.Pro-Vision Distribution, the UK distributor of branded CCTV and access control equipment, is pleased to announce that John May has successfully completed the IDIS training course.
Smart Bracelets: The Future of Access Control?
Security concerns are always balanced by the need for occupants to have easy facility access when they need it. A new technology developed by the Tecnalia Applied Research Centre in partnership with the Palladium Hotel Group and Paypal could change that by combining personalized access with daily functionality. The next generation of wearable technology is here – a smart bracelet that allows hotel guests to access their rooms, make payments, share experiences on social networks, and receive personalized services while maintaining information security.
Access Control Market to See Slower Growth Than Expected in Mexico, Brazil
Despite earlier forecasts, the market for electronic physical access control equipment in Mexico and Brazil will see slower growth than previously expected, according to IHS. IHS had previously forecast a compound annual growth rate of nearly 11 percent for Mexican market through 2018. However, the research firm said this prediction was “a bit bullish” and has revised that figure down to 7.6 percent. “This adjustment is a reflection of a lowered GDP as well as delayed infrastructure projects. Additionally, city surveillance projects were found to receive a larger share of funding which led to the purchase of other security equipment such as CCTV cameras.
Vanderbilt Industries Continues to Build North American Sales Network
Vanderbilt Industries, a global leader in access control innovation, today announced that three proven veterans of the security industry have recently joined the company?Brian Mathieu, Jennifer Martin, and Christopher Burton.
Intelligence Blunder: You Wanna Be Australia?s Spyboss? No Problem, Just Walk Right In
The Australian Security Intelligence Service, ASIS, has seemingly demonstrated a peculiar weakness in its access control systems. A fluke administrative stuff-up allowed its Director-General —its most senior and therefore most sensitive role— to turn up and function for five days while he wasn’t actually employed by the organization.
Morpho Presents World?s Fastest Contactless Fingerprint Scanner At Global Identity Summit
Morpho (Safran), today announced the commercial launch of Finger On the Fly®, the world?s fastest contactless four finger scanner. Using advanced imaging technology, this innovation simultaneously captures four fingerprints from […]
School System Installs New Security Cameras For Access Control
Students are headed back to school in New Hanover County, NC, on August 26th. This year parents and students will notice a new security system has been installed using audio […]
Gesture Technology for Access Control
Innovation often comes at the intersection of multiple existing technologies ? and gesture technology is a good example in the access control industry. With the advent of smart mobile devices […]