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Whitby, Ont.-based Keyscan, a provider of integrated access control systems, and Affiliated Monitoring of Union, N.J., are collaborating in an effort to allow security dealers to offer cloud-based hosted or managed access control solutions to their customers.

News events in recent months, such as shootings at office buildings, college campuses and the tragedy at Newtown, Conn., have renewed interest in visitor management across the board.

Hospitals, schools, military, commercial and retail facilities often require openings that need increased monitoring, extra protection against theft or vandalism, or unique safety and notification solutions.

Nexia Property Intelligence is a new multi-family access control and property management solution from Schlage, Carmel, Ind., which provides an efficient, cost-effective way to manage one or more multi-family properties from anywhere, the company described.

With the recent notification by HID® Global Corp. to its customers, that it would be obsolescing its Wiegand card and reader line as of January 31, 2013 (except for some iCLASS®/Wiegand transition cards, which will be offered through March 31, 2013), Secura Key, Chatsworth Calif., made the announcement that it has been and continues to be a reliable and trusted manufacturing resource for many types of access control cards. Secura Key stated that it is the only resource for Wiegand Cards to the industry.

PCSC, a designer and manufacturer of access control solutions based in Torrance, Calif., entered into a strategic partnership with Maxxess Systems Inc., based in Yorba Linda, Calif.

Real-Time Technology Group (RTTG), Flemington, N.J., a provider of identity solutions, announced advanced personal identity and training verification for First Responders.

Next Level Security Systems has integrated its unified security management platform with intrusion solutions from Digital Monitoring Products (DMP).

Monitor Dynamics’ Trusted FICAM Platform was recognized with the 4BF Award for Innovation by the recent 4 Bridges Forum (4BF), a coalition of the nation’s leading federated identity trust hubs.