Integrators Face Procedure & Policy Challenges for Convergence

When integrators talk to end users about “convergence” of physical and logical access control, the nature of that conversation hinges on multiple factors. There is no single definition of what that term means, and a government office will have a very different need than, say, a university.

“Everyone has their own definition of what it means to them,” says Jeff Ross, vice president of product management, RedCloud, Sterling, Va. “Today’s convergence is not just the physical side of badging into a building and logging onto a computer with the same credential. It is bringing in multiple subsystems including physical, video management, identity management and right on up to tying into third-party IT systems including HR databases.”