The convergence of logical and physical access control has taken longer than some stakeholders had expected. But several key factors have changed, paving the way for more businesses and government entities to use a single credential for physical access to entry doors and logical access to enterprise-wide computer systems. A new environment has even enabled convergence to go a step further by enabling physical and logical access to function as a single, seamless system.

Together, these factors in physical and logical convergence point to seven trends — developments that are generating new opportunities in this area for security systems integrators.