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Tri-Ed Takes on ECKey as a Vendor Partner

May 6, 2014
Tri-Ed, Woodbury, N.Y., recently welcomed ECKey as a new vendor partner. ECKey long-range prox readers and stand-alone access control systems use Bluetooth technology, so users can look to their smartphone, tablet or any other Bluetooth device to serve as their key.
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State of the Market: Access Control 2014

Cloud-based services, integration with the hot video market, IT- and legacy-friendly options and more are expected to give integrators reason to celebrate in the 2014 access control market.
Heather Klotz-Young
April 24, 2014

Someone once suggested that to get an invitation to a party you really wanted to attend you should offer to contribute something to the party. If the video market’s predicted strong year in 2014 is the kind of “party” access control is hoping to attend, then the market has tapped into that principle, contributing a strong argument for security systems that integrate both video and access control.


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ONVIF Announces Final Release of Profile C

ONVIF announced the final release of Profile C, which extends the functionality of ONVIF’s global interface specification
April 24, 2014

Profile C also can be combined with ONVIF Profile S for video and audio streaming so users can group related access and video devices, sharing the same device management features such as network configuration and system settings.


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Collaboration Produces a Casi Rusco Replacement for End of Life Access Control System

The Protection Bureau has been using the Casi-Rusco product line since the 1980s.
Heather Klotz-Young
April 24, 2014

When United Technologies Corp. (UTC), Hartford, Conn., (parent company of Casi-Rusco) announced that it would “end-of-life” its Secure Perfect and Picture Perfect solutions, it sent integrators — and other manufacturers such as AMAG Technology (AMAG), Torrance, Calif. — searching for a solution to provide to end users.


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Breaking Down The Door (Hardware)

Don’t leave dollars on the table. Consider getting into the business of installing door locks and hardware in-house.
Karyn Hodgson
April 24, 2014

For many integrators, door and lock hardware is a mysterious thing best left to the locksmith professionals — but that can leave money and opportunity on the table.


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HID Global’s Products Selected by a University Research Institute

April 22, 2014
HID Global announced that its networked access controllers and readers were selected by the National University of Singapore Suzhou Research Institute (NUSRI) in China to enhance campus security and facility management. The solution leverages the university’s existing TCP/IP network investment to deliver a Web-based access control system.
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