Last year saw a big rise in integrated systems in the security sector and 2014 looks set to follow this pattern with a number of technologies and trends coming to the fore With the integration of different security, IT, and building services. 2014 looks to be a year of evolution rather than revolution Access Control continues to innovate by embracing new technology in 2014

Near Field Communications (NFC) A technology that has been promising to do big things for some time is Near Field Communications (NFC). Whilst the technology for it has been available for some time, NFC’s success will be determined by the tipping point from the number of enabled mobile devices and the public’s willingness to use them to gain secure access to secure doorways.

However, the use of NFC has also been spurred on by a number of new compatible stand-alone locks which are especially well suited to access control […]