Access Control & Identification - Articles - Page 107

Why Wireless Locks Are Becoming So Popular in Access Control

Wireless access control has opened the eyes of users to the idea that they can secure many things besides just doors.

March 18, 2014

Wireless locks today are much more than the standalone, battery-operated locks of the past. While they still are experiencing a few growing pains, more often they are being considered a viable alternative to — and even replacement for — hardwired locks.

Brivo Labs Develops Social Access Management Solution for Google Glass

March 4, 2014

Brivo Labs, a business unit of Bethesda, Md.-based security management solutions provider Brivo Systems, has rolled out OKDoor, its first market offering.

1st Response Security Selected for Honeywell’s Authorized Dealer Program

February 27, 2014

Little Rock, Ark.-based 1st Response Security is the latest company to join the ranks of Honeywell’s Authorized Dealer for Commercial Security Systems (CSS) program.

Selling the Access Control Solution

Access control sales today are less about individual features and more about solving problems, increasing convenience, and providing scalability for the future.

Karyn Hodgson

February 17, 2014

When it comes to access control products and systems, whether the end user is a small 5- to 10-door business or a multi-city enterprise, chances are they ultimately will use only a small fraction of the feature-rich products that are available to them. It is far more important for the system to fit seamlessly into the larger business and its goals.

Tyco Takes Solutions ‘On the Road’

February 4, 2014

During the last week of January, Tyco Security Products hosted the first two events in its “Inspiration on the Road” series of in-depth technology presentations highlighting access control, video and integrated solutions for end users, integrators, distributors and consultants around the United States and Canada.

HID Brings IdenTrust Into the Fold

February 4, 2014

Not long after officially opening its new world headquarters in Austin, Texas, HID Global acquired San Francisco-based IdenTrust, a provider of interoperable digital identities that authenticate, encrypt and create electronic signatures for various types of transactions or activities.

ScanSource Offers Partners Complete Networked Access Control Solution

February 4, 2014

ScanSource Security, based in Greenville, S.C., announced that it is now providing its reseller, dealer and integrator partners with a complete open network-based access control solution with products from ASSA ABLOY, Axis Communications, HID Global and Securitron.

10 Secure Identity Trends to Watch

February 4, 2014

If you work with secure identity solutions, listen up. HID Global has released its annual list of the trends the company feels will have the most impact on that space this year.

HID Opens $50M, 250,000-Sq.-Ft. Global Headquarters in Texas

January 21, 2014

Before an audience that included representatives from Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s office and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas), and other state and local officials, Denis Hebert, president and CEO of HID Global, and U.S. Rep. Michael T. McCaul (R-Texas), chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, cut the ribbon that officially opened the company’s new world headquarters and North American operations center in Austin, Texas.

RS2 Conference to Descend on the Big Easy

January 21, 2014

The RS2 Dealer Conference heads back to New Orleans, setting up camp April 22 through April 25 at the Renaissance New Orleans Pere Marquette Hotel, a historic hotel built in 1925, which was completely refurbished recently.