It’s amazing how much can change in a year. Last year’s state of the market report on access control was released at the beginning of April, just as the coronavirus started to spread throughout the U.S., and much of the research that went into the report was done before COVID-19 was a real concern.
The Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA), an industry body comprised of stakeholders from all facets of the security, safety and building automation space, today announced two important developments as part of its mission to pave the road towards trustworthy and innovative security and safety solutions.
Paige DataCom Solutions has released the first all-in-one cable designed specifically to support the Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP), a standard developed by the Security Industry Association (SIA) to improve security and interoperability among access control and security products.
The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) created a video based on the Virtual PLAI Experience, an event held in May 2020, which included eight companies showing interoperability and exchange of identity information relying on the PLAI specification.
By doing so, COPS has earned a Seal of Compliance, a distinction issued only to organizations that have implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program through the use of Compliancy Group's exclusive program, The Guard.
