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PCSC, based in Torrance, Calif., entered into a strategic partnership with Maxxess Systems Inc., based in Yorba Linda, Calif. This partnership resulted in the development of LiNC-XS™, a flexible, enterprise-class access control offering.

AMAG Technology, Torrance, Calif., reported that certified partner HID Global® has certified its EasyLobby® Secure Visitor Management (SVM™) v10 software with AMAG’s SymmetryTM v7.0.1 Security Management System, which combines the latest generation of visitor management software with AMAG’s newest version of Symmetry access control software.

IdentiSys Inc., an integrator of identification, card issuance, emergency response and access control systems, formed a partnership with customer flow management systems provider Qmatic.

Whitby, Ont.-based Keyscan, a provider of integrated access control systems, and Affiliated Monitoring of Union, N.J., are collaborating in an effort to allow security dealers to offer cloud-based hosted or managed access control solutions to their customers.

News events in recent months, such as shootings at office buildings, college campuses and the tragedy at Newtown, Conn., have renewed interest in visitor management across the board.

Electric locking options for doors are fairly straightforward. The main types include magnetic locks, electric door strikes, and electrified locksets. But when you look at a door, knowing which of those solutions will work best, is easiest and quickest to install, and will meet the customer’s requirements is an important skill for any integrator.

Hospitals, schools, military, commercial and retail facilities often require openings that need increased monitoring, extra protection against theft or vandalism, or unique safety and notification solutions.

Nexia Property Intelligence is a new multi-family access control and property management solution from Schlage, Carmel, Ind., which provides an efficient, cost-effective way to manage one or more multi-family properties from anywhere, the company described.

With the recent notification by HID® Global Corp. to its customers, that it would be obsolescing its Wiegand card and reader line as of January 31, 2013 (except for some iCLASS®/Wiegand transition cards, which will be offered through March 31, 2013), Secura Key, Chatsworth Calif., made the announcement that it has been and continues to be a reliable and trusted manufacturing resource for many types of access control cards. Secura Key stated that it is the only resource for Wiegand Cards to the industry.

PCSC, a designer and manufacturer of access control solutions based in Torrance, Calif., entered into a strategic partnership with Maxxess Systems Inc., based in Yorba Linda, Calif.