Access Control & Identification - Articles - Page 122

Dealers and integrators discuss the benefits, drawbacks and best applications for wireless access control.

Where Do You Use Wireless?

March 6, 2011

How would you define wireless access control? Is it wireless at the reader, wireless at the panel, or both? Systems integrators use different types of wireless technology to get a perfect fit.

2 Major Contract Awards for Quintron Systems

February 15, 2011

Quintron Systems Inc., Santa Maria, Calif., supplier of advanced interoperable voice systems and physical access control/intrusion detection systems, announced two new major contract awards for its DICES communications equipment.

ISC West Education Reorganized; Specialized Tracks Home in on Key Developments

February 15, 2011

Once again in 2011, the security industry will come together at ISC West in Las Vegas to learn about must-see developments and acquire tools to better their businesses. ISC will offer educational sessions April 5, 6 and 7 presenting technology panels, executive forums, PSA-led education and several education tracks including end-user – physical security, central station, access control and hosted security.

HID Acquires Government ID Solutions Manufacturer

February 10, 2011

HID Global, Irvine, Calif., a provider of solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that its parent company, ASSA ABLOY, completed the acquisition of LaserCard Corporation, a provider of secure ID solutions.

Lock, Stock & Barrel

For high-security jobs, today’s magnetic locks, electric strikes and electrified door hardware offer more choices and better control.

Karyn Hodgson

January 31, 2011

The latest developments in magnetic locks and strikes mean dealers and integrators have more technology options for keeping high-security openings secure. And the available products are easier to install, as well.

Keypads Are Changing, Inside & Out

Karyn Hodgson

January 1, 2011

Access control keypads have been able to not only keep up with the changing technological times, but are actually considered an important part of a successful high-security design today. Whether

Committing to Non-Stop Service

Karyn Hodgson

December 1, 2010

A good test of any managed access system is to become your own customer. Managed access control is a hot trend for dealers and integrators right now, a way to

The New Edge

Karyn Hodgson

November 1, 2010

What is considered ‘perimeter’ access control these days? Is it the outer doors of a facility? The gate to the parking lot? Or even a venue off company grounds entirely?“The

Dynamic Changes Coming To Card Readers

Karyn Hodgson

October 1, 2010

Non-Wiegand two-way communication allows readers such as these to do much more than just read the card.The access control reader has for years been almost an afterthought technology-wise, placing second

Enterprise Security: It's A Natural Trend

Karyn Hodgson

September 1, 2010

What makes an enterprise-level access control system tick? Is it merely the size? The method of communication? Or something more? Access control systems were one of the first genuinely networked