More customers are using access control, and doing more with it, than ever before — and the industry has advances in access control software to thank for that.

There was a time not too long ago when choosing the card and reader for an access control installation consisted of which proximity reader style from a limited number of suppliers you liked and how many 125 kHz cards or fobs you needed to purchase.

SECO-LARM started shipping the new Split Series Keypad with Proximity Reader.

AMAG Technology released Symmetry Blue, a new Bluetooth reader that AMAG said delivers a highly secure, convenient and intuitive alternative to open doors.

Camden Door Controls introduced the CM-110SK stand-alone slim-line metal keypad and the CV-110SPK slim-line prox reader and keypad.

Identiv Inc. released the uTrust TS ScramblePad, a significant update to the company’s scrambling keypad door reader for high-security government and commercial entryways.

 Pro-Watch security management system from Honeywell allows integrators to accommodate virtually any access control need through expanded support for wireless locksets and biometric readers.