Articles Tagged with ''access control''

DOOR FOT is a versatile device designed for reliability, modularity and performance.

Trove easily combines Altronix power with access controllers from the leading manufacturers, simplifying board layout and wire management, while providing extreme flexibility and scalability.

The contemporary versions of Kwikset’s SmartCode 914 deadbolt lock and SmartCode 916 touchscreen electronic deadbolt will be the company’s first connected smart locks to feature the new iron black finish.

Available in both traditional (round) and contemporary (square) models like the original version, the new Signature Series deadbolt (second gen.) with Home Connect will feature two significant upgrades: First, the lock will utilize the newer Z-Wave Plus 500 Series chip.

Envoy announced five new integrations with its visitor management solution: Openpath, C-CURE, Ubiquiti UniFi, Mist and Visual Compliance are all launching new integrations with Envoy that highlight the importance and need for better, smarter workplace security.

Corning High School, in Corning, Ark., has increased its security and greatly enhanced its lockdown capabilities by installing the ProdataKey pdk io wireless access control system. Pdk io is a wireless, cloud-based solution that provides advantages such as around-the-clock accessibility, remote management, superior backup and redundancy, automated updates, and strong cyber security. The installation was undertaken by Blue Sky Technologies of Jonesboro, Arkansas.

AMAG Technology, a leader in unified solutions that help organizations mitigate risk, announced that ACI Worldwide has selected AMAG’s Symmetry Security Management system to deploy at its 50+ offices worldwide.

Johnson Controls announced that its flagship access control and event management system, Tyco Software House C-CURE 9000, is supported on Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), enabling customers to take advantage of the many benefits of cloud computing with the choice of best-suited service providers.

When asked about their biggest challenge in the coming year, security integrators and manufacturers alike often say the same thing: attracting workers.

For decades the dominant story in access control has been that it was a victim of its own success: that is, customers were reluctant to change out what was still working — even 15 or 20 years on — and didn’t see the benefit in spending the money to upgrade, even for significantly new or different features.