Technology around the door has never been simpler — or more complicated — depending on your perspective. The time-honored method of locksmiths covering the door and hardware aspect and integrators doing the back-end electronic components no longer applies with the advent of the integrated lock and other electronic or electrified lock components. Wireless technology, Power over Ethernet (PoE), smart IP and edge devices, and Wi-Fi locks are a game changer for everyone.
Vicky Rutherford, owner and chief executive officer of Rutherford Controls Intl. Corp., a privately held, family-owned business for almost 90 years, announced that she agreed to sell RCI to The Dorma Group.