It was a very good year for access control, with most reporting double-digit growth. But market forces for change are definitely in the wind, such as unification, big data, cybersecurity and so much more.
The access control market has been historically slow to change. Complicated systems, proprietary products, and large card populations have been a tempering force on an otherwise dynamic industry.
ASSA ABLOY successfully completed the acquisition of the ADAEZ Pro line of specialty door operators from EDMIT Industries. The ADAEZ Pro line offers unique benefits for rigorous institutional and commercial applications.
While behind the video surveillance industry in developing open standards, the main three organizations working on open standards for access control have all made good progress in the past year and are hopeful that their impact on the industry will be a benefit to integrators.
HID Global is watching five key developing trends in the new year, highlighted by growing market demand for a mobile-centric and more satisfying user experience that the company believes will be the primary driver for security technology innovation in 2016.
HID Global’s identification technologies products for the banking and payment smart card industry have successfully passed MasterCard’s 2015 Card Quality Management (CQM) audit for dual interface inlays.
SmartCode wireless deadbolt locks, with Home Connect technology, are now compatible with Legrand’s Intuity home automation platform, part of the On-Q line.