Access control reader case studies

The client has integrated ACT access control devices into its IP network, which communicates across two bridges An access control solution from Access Control Technology (ACT) is being used on the main crossing points between England and South Wales. The two bridge crossings are the (suspension) Severn Bridge and the (cable-stayed) Second Severn Crossing which span the estuary between South Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. The client, Severn River Crossing PLC, needed to be...

The BIOGUARD system meets the demanding needs of correctional center environments The sheriff's office is stepping up their booking system to keep tabs on their inmates and make sure the wrong person isn't released. After Rocky Marquez pretended to be another inmate to escape from a Maricopa County jail last year, the sheriff's office decided to make changes. Since March, they've been scanning something not even identical twin inmates can share. "Fingerprints are different," S...

Transom overhead door closers are designed to be contained within the transom header bar of the door A £100m regeneration project at a leisure and retail complex in Dorset is using overhead transom closers from Alpro. Brewery Square in Dorchester features a multi-jet fountain, an ice rink and a big-screen television which is used to show films and sporting events. The complex is on the site of a former Victorian brewery whose main building is set to be turned into a four...

GPP Perimeter Protection developed the AVI system using Idesco readers and controllers Global access control and security system supplier, GPP Perimeter Protection AB, was selected recently to deliver an automatic vehicle identification (AVI) system for bus transportation services provider, Veolia, in Hurva, Skåne, Sweden. Bengt Wedin, of Veolia, introduced it, saying: “This new system, for protecting access of our lanes from unauthorized vehicles, works perfectly....

The card system is much more convenient and much safer than carrying keys The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga is one of the first major public aquariums to place large-scale focus on the ecology and biodiversity of its own region. One of the facility’s two imposing main buildings offers an overview of the Tennessee River from its origins in the Appalachian Mountains to its outlet in the Mississippi River Delta. This regional focus was rare and exciting in 1992 when t...

Smart, secure and innovative, XS4 provides a totally wire free networked electronic locking solution The brand new University Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Barcelona’s most up-to-date health care facility, has chosen SALTO Systems XS4 smart access control system to provide advanced security management. One of Spain’s newest and ‘greenest’ hospitals, Sant Joan Reus has been jointly designed by the architects' studios Corea & Moran and Pich-Aguilera, s...

Lumidigm V-Series technology is included in the new Innometriks Rhino Touch biometric readers Lumidigm has announced that Innometriks Rhino Touch biometric readers featuring Lumidigm V-Series multispectral fingerprint sensors are now being installed by a major biometric integrator to validate TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) cards at approximately 400 TWIC card pick-up locations. The TWIC program provides a tamper-resistant biometric credential to maritim...

AEOS integral management platform enables combined video management and intrusion detection in one application “Before students start studying at Vestfold University College, they import their personal details via our website, which is then transported to the student database and imported into AEOS. On their very first day of college, students can step into our new photobox to log on to their personal account and take a picture. This picture will be saved with their pers...

SALTO Virtual Network wire-free system was chosen to push and pull data from the university’s “hot spot” entry points Oglethorpe University is an independent liberal arts institution located in Atlanta, GA. With an enrollment of over 1,100 students, the university is consistently listed among America’s best colleges by The Princeton Review and Forbes.  Students at Oglethorpe enjoy a faculty dedicated to teaching, small class sizes, and a rich trad...

Over 350 American Dynamics Illustra IP cameras are also installed to secure SAEI’s maintenance base CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, is pleased to announce that the CEM AC2000 security management system has been successfully installed at Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries main base at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. SAEI joins leading airports and aviation maintenance facilities around the world where the CEM AC2000 system is providing pa...

NICE and UNICOM Government will help Miami International secure its Airfield NICE Systems and UNICOM Government, Inc. recently announced that they are partnering to provide Miami International Airport (MIA) with a runway incursion detection solution, which will enable the airport to secure its Airfield Operations Area (AOA). UNICOM Government is deploying the NICE Situator solution for situation management to enhance safety and security by helping MIA improve its real-time det...

ACT’s proximity readers allow client to use same cards with time and attendance and PC logical access systems Capital Fire and Security have completed installation of an access control system at a site in Lincoln’s Inn Fields where lawyers have been practicing for over 600 years. The Grade-II listed building, in London’s largest public square, is now fitted with hardware from Access Control Technology (ACT). 4 New Square, a set of chambers for prominent barr...

Traka’s intelligent key cabinets and lockers allow to determine who can access keys and equipment Traka can give you peace of mind. Their intelligent key cabinets and equipment lockers allow you to determine who can access which keys and equipment. With a fully automated Traka solution in place – keys, valuable goods, cash trays and equipment such as handheld scanners can be monitored and controlled. Equipment is also utilised more effectively, without the need for...

The facial recognition can handle crowded environments and allows the attendant to easily identify visitors University of San Francisco (USF) founded in 1855, is listed as a Tier One National University in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report and has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service for the seventh straight year. As of September 7, 2012 (Census Date), USF enrolled 10,017 stud...

CEM’s AC2000 system at Honeydew Dairies allows factory security to produce coded passes and access rights for staff CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, recently announced that Honeydew Dairies has selected CEM’s AC2000 Lite security management system to secure its factory and warehousing facilities in Nottingham Road, South Africa. The system was supplied by CEM Approved Distributor, Mustek Ltd, and installed by CEM Installer Brandfin Trade. “Br...

SynopSYS integrated security & building management enables real-time monitoring and control of all the sites An Italian company operates seven game rooms across Italy, which contain a variety of high-end arcade games and slot machines. They also own two warehouses that store spare parts for the machines, as well as machines awaiting repair. The Challenge The game rooms contain expensive gaming machines in which large amounts of cash are stored. The game rooms had been ta...

Sintel selected the platform after seeing a real time demonstration at RISCO’s offices in Italy One of Italy’s largest electric utility companies operates numerous sites across Italy. Sintel Italia, a major system integrator that has been in the field of professional security systems for over 27 years, took on the project of securing the company’s offices and production sites. The Challenge The electric utility company required protection of their dispersed...

The new customized patient identification solution has reduced the time required to ensure accurate identification of patients Fulcrum Biometrics, a leading international provider, distributor and integrator of biometric systems and devices, has developed and deployed a customized patient identification solution for the New Tribes Mission Medical Clinic in Papua New Guinea. The system, which is based on Fulcrum’s FbF Demographica biometric identification application and...

HIRSCH provides integrated physical access and security for the airport’s newly redesigned Terminal 2 Identive Group, Inc., a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, has expanded the implementation of its HIRSCH access control system at San Diego International Airport to provide integrated physical access and security for the airport’s newly redesigned Terminal 2, known as the ‘Green Build.’ “Since...

The majority of the traffic lanes will have two stacked bullet-resistant inspection booths created by Delta Scientific Delta Scientific, the leading manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, recently announced that it is manufacturing and installing 50 custom-design bullet-resistant guard booths, K4 rated swing gates, barriers and bollards for the refurbishment of the San Ysidro Landed Port of Entry (SYLPOE), the b...

ASSA ABLOY hardware for the openings throughout the building include Sargent exits, mortise locks and door closers Designed for net-zero energy efficiency, the Kohler Environmental Center (KEC) – a boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut – features CURRIES Hollow Metal doors as well as a range of other ASSA ABLOY hardware including exits, mortise locks and door closers. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the KEC is a stunning 31,325 square foot, LEED Pl...

All the Reggefiber POPs throughout the Netherlands are equipped with AEOS controllers, readers and the latest AEOS functionalities Back in 2005, private investment company Reggeborgh and KPN, the Netherlands’ largest network provider, joined forces to start building a nationwide fiber-optic network. Reggefiber, as the joint venture was called, built new headquarters in Rijssen, which it chose to secure with Nedap AEOS. Since then, Reggefiber has built almost 1,000 Points...

AC2000 Lite software incorporates a comprehensive suite of applications including AC2000 AED Baylor Medical Center at Uptown is a state-of-the-art surgical hospital in the Dallas Uptown area which opened in 2011. Specialties and services include Orthopaedic, Spine, Pain Management and Plastic surgery. Putting safety and the care of their patients at the forefront, Baylor Medical Center at Uptown required a proven access control system which offers integrated biometric securit...

Products installed include Lumidigm's multispectral imaging sensors and fingerprint sensors Lumidigm recently announced that foreign visitors entering the Republic of Korea go through an immigration clearance process that features SMARTCORE multi-biometric acquisition stations (MBAS) with Lumidigm multispectral imaging sensors. Upon arrival to Korea’s busiest airports and seaports, all foreign visitors proceed to Korea Immigration stations and submit their arrival card a...

CEM AC2000 SE offers access control, alarm processing, photo badging and power management CEM Systems, from Tyco Security Products, recently announced that the Central Bank of Nigeria has selected the CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) access control and security management system to secure many of its premises across Nigeria. The systems have been supplied by CEM Approved Reseller Pentagon Distribution. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is charged by the Federal Republic of Ni...

One Z Portal will be used at a port, and the other will provide security screening at a critical infrastructure facility American Science and Engineering, Inc., a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced the receipt of orders for two Z Portal multi-view X-ray screening systems for two separate Middle East government agencies. One Z Portal system will be used for security at a port, and the other will provide security screening at a critical...

ASSA ABLOY’s Aperio wireless locking solution allows free egress via the lock handle as and when required ASSA ABLOY Access Control’s innovative Aperio wireless locking solution has been fitted by system integrators Choice Security Solutions Ltd to complete an access control solution in Thames Reach’s Employment Academy, a Grade II Listed late Victorian ‘Baroque’ building. Located on Peckham Road in Camberwell, Thames Reach’s Employment Aca...

Siemens SiPass Entro access control products have been in use at the base for more than 10 years Thule Air Base in Greenland, the US Armed Forces’ northernmost location, has some of the most extreme weather in the world. Temperatures down to -60oF are commonplace, and the world’s second highest wind speed of 207 miles per hour was measured on the base. Despite these challenging conditions, standard SiPass Entro access control products from Siemens have been in...