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CyberLock Secures Seattle Public Utilities

June 21, 2012

The CyberLock system from Videx, Corvallis, Oregon, helps secure access to Seattle Public Utilities' 12,500 acre land that supplies water to 1.4 million people in the greater Seattle area. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) uses the CyberLock system of electronic locks and programmable keys to track multiple personnel and control access to physical assets.


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A Little Bit Edgy

Integrators weigh in on the pros and cons of using edge devices for access control installations.
Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
June 18, 2012

Edge devices can be a boon to dealers and integrators both in sales and installation, particularly in the access control field. Easier wiring makes them cost-effective for doors that previously didn’t use electronic security. Yet, the traditional centralized panel solution is far from dead, and indeed still preferred by some integrators. What does the edge look like today for access control systems, and how can it benefit your business?


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State of the Market: Access Control 2012

Smart cards, especially the new PIV-I card, managed access, and NFC all stand out in the 2012 access control market.
Heather Klotz-Young
April 26, 2012
For years, the physical security industry has predicted the “tipping point” in the video surveillance market as the point in time when Internet protocol (IP) video will outsell analog video. But are you paying attention to the other tipping point? Yes, access control has a tipping point of its own — the point when smart cards will outsell legacy cards.
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