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Will mobile credentials be the smart card of the 21st century, always “just around the corner” but taking many years to become mainstream? Or will it be the next IP video that transforms the industry in a matter of a few short years?

Perimeter security is getting better as people rethink its uses and possibilities. Here are three trends that are taking hold in perimeter security today.

Fast. Touch-free. Frictionless. In-motion. Easy to install. These are all adjectives that many end users couldn’t have imagined associated with reliable biometric technology a decade ago, never mind a couple of years ago. Yet, these are the latest trends across all authentication technologies, from fingerprint to facial to iris recognition, experts say.

The design provides a comprehensive understanding of the company’s security door and portal offerings.

Now available for download on Apple and Android mobile devices, the ASSA ABLOY customer support app provides a troubleshooting, e-learning and support experience that is immediate and intuitive, the company described.

If responses from more than 30 manufacturers, integrators and other industry practitioners are any indication, share-of-revenue from access control may be picking up.

ASSA ABLOY Electronic Security Hardware’s Securitron M680E Magnalock with EcoMag Technology was awarded the 2018 Green GOOD DESIGN Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, in the Green Product/Graphic Design category. 

Collectively, the SDM 100 security dealers grew their RMR 4.2 percent, from $618 million to $643 million last year. Among the top 100 there were 88 dealers who individually improved their RMR rate in 2017 over 2016.