ASSA ABLOY and MAXXESS Systems announced the integration of MAXXESS Systems with ASSA ABLOY’S range of Aperio™ wireless locks in the United States. 

Aperio will integrate with MAXXESS’s eAXxess™ and Efusion Event Management Software packages. 

eAXxess is a powerful security management software package that provides multitasking support and flexibility, the company stated. The open architecture enables users to build a security management system or to integrate with existing card readers and alarm monitoring devices. eFusion provides a powerful set of security system integration solutions, according to a press release issued by the companies. eFusion's 12 distinct applications can collect, transmit, store and process information from just about any object — from security sensors to other security systems to facility management applications.

Aperio will integrate with MAXXESS’s eMAX intelligent controllers, which provide enterprise-level capabilities with on-board “native” network features. MAXXESS Systems will be supporting Mercury Powered Aperio products, making integration into Mercury-based access control systems seamless.

Aperio is a wireless technology from ASSA ABLOY that provides an easy, affordable way to connect additional openings to an existing electronic access control system.  Offering wireless communication (IEEE 802.15.4), the simplicity and flexibility of Aperio allowslower-cost installations than traditional access control with less complexity than other wireless options in the market, stated the companies in a prepared press release.