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Finland’s correctional sites have been secured for 30 years by thousands of access control readers – all made by Idesco. In an ongoing practice over the years, older reader versions have been replaced by new ones during renovations, such that all the newest prisons now use the latest encryption technologies. Idesco readers Correctional sites are a very special, highly demarcated access control environment. That is because, at every moment, the movement of personnel and prisoners m...
Finnish security software company - Visma Megaflex just introduced the Idesco ID service and mobile app to their system. This lets their system managers send mobile credentials directly from their access control system to users' mobile phones, whenever new users request mobile access. Easy integration Via a technology-independent interface, Idesco ID easily integrates into any system using Idesco’s mobile compatible 8 CD 2.0 MI readers. "Idesco ID is very easy to implement. Its simpl...
There has been talking about ‘future-proofed’ access control systems over the years. But what do those words mean? Simply, it means the system will remain secure, and provide enough capacity for future data transfer needs and additional devices. More to the point, it protects users' freedom to develop and expand their systems how they want. Users' reader choice has the greatest influence on the future functionality and expandability of their system. So, below, Idesco identifie...
Door access via mobile phone continues growing in popularity. It is no surprise since phones provide an ideal container for digital credentials: secure, convenient, and carried by everyone. Phones easily transact credentials with door readers over an encrypted Bluetooth connection. Mobile access also allows using a phone’s own security lock, such as fingerprint, pattern, etc., to strengthen verification. Such stronger verification can’t be applied to standard cards or tags without a...
Idesco Corp., a New York-based ID card solutions provider, announces the company has launched an easy way for customers to get high-quality proximity cards programmed. Idesco has been paving the way when it comes to ID card solutions and is helping customers stay ahead of the supply chain issues plaguing the industry. Idesco’s line of TopProx cards is allowing organizations to issue proximity cards to employees, tenants, students, or visitors on demand by printing and programming all card...
Australian company High Frequency designed a “self-service” linen portal for a commercial laundry servicing the thriving short-stay accommodation market. Called the “Mobile Linen Hub”, this modified shipping container provides access to linen for users 24/7. After taking the linen they need, the cost is then added to their account as they exit the hub. Access control with Wiegand 125 kHz reader High Frequency’s initial prototype used a standard Wiegand 125 kHz re...
Modern access control means convenience, for both security managers and building users. Currently, when modern door readers detect an access card, they tell the system who is accessing it, which door, and record the time. System integrator Visma Megaflex just introduced a powerful new convenience in their systems: the option to use mobile phones to enter. Mobile phones provide a sensible, convenient platform for securely storing digital access credentials because everyone keeps their phones wit...
Slovakian integrator, RYS, has recently deployed a system that provides a textbook example of how RFID access control can concretely improve people’s lives every day. Before automatic access control was introduced there, a Bratislava apartment building, known as ‘The Pentagon’, had suffered a reputation as a place to avoid. RFID access control system Drug dealers, vandals, and a similar criminal element were a chronic presence, leaving residents constantly feeling unsafe in t...
Transparent readers provide a significantly different method for powerfully strengthening high security access control systems. The security of transparent readers’ relies on eliminating as much hosted data, or software, as possible; essentially, their function depends entirely on instructions their system host sends to them. Their role is similar to loudspeakers in a sound system: hacking a loudspeaker doesn’t let you change the music. Another analogy likens transparent readers to...
Slovakian integrator RYS, recently deployed a system that provides a textbook example of how RFID access control can concretely improve people’s lives every day. Before automatic access control was introduced there, a Bratislava apartment building, known as ‘The Pentagon’, had suffered a reputation as a place to avoid. Drug dealers, vandals, and a similar criminal element were a chronic presence, leaving residents constantly feeling unsafe in their own homes. Idesco customer R...
Idesco have begun adding an anti-collision ability to both their Wiegand and OSDP versions of 8 CD 2.0 DESFire readers, letting them read multiple cards simultaneously. This is particularly convenient when one presents several cards or hybrid cards together. This is because this new anti-collision ability ensures the reader won’t stop upon reading the first card it encounters, ignoring others in the detection zone – even though that first one wasn’t what one wanted to read. No...
The use of Mobile IDs in access control grows more frequent every week. That is why Idesco’s display reader, 8 CD 2.0 Pin D, will also soon accept a mobile ID from one’s smartphone. Interactive routines that require identification, like payment, are easily and securely managed with an RFID keypad/display reader providing a menu and displaying user-specific responses. That is why 8 CD 2.0 Pin D’s keypad is designed to flexibly support users’ need to select options and inp...
Access Touch integrates a modular RFID reader, touch screen display and PC processor into a powerfully versatile solution for time & attendance, payment and many other purposes. Its touch screen is a versatile platform able to support attractive, customized graphical user interfaces and menus. Additionally, Access Touch can integrate nearly any of the major RFID technologies from 125 kHz to MIFARE DESFire. As a fully functional computer, it can also interface with the Internet if needed. Li...
Idesco partners with Viakoo to help customers eliminate missing video & keep an eye on their facility at all times Idesco Corp., a leading New York-based security systems integrator, recently announced it has partnered with Viakoo, an award-winning video surveillance network management company, to offer its customers reliable video monitoring that eliminates missing video and reduces video downtime. The Viakoo video management system provides the unique ability to automati...
Beyond the need to install new systems, often overlooked is how schools are going to pay for security upgrades Limited financial resources are a common pain point for K-12 schools looking to implement cutting-edge security technology. But security needs persist despite scarce resources. All school administrators want to do everything in their power to secure their facilities against threats. More schools are recognizing the benefits and, in some cases, requirement of upgradin...
Idesco will offer the latest access control, video surveillance and ID card solutions to property managers Idesco Corp., a leading New York-based security systems integrator, today announced it will be exhibiting at the BuildingsNY show at the Javits Convention Center on April 28th and 29th. Idesco will be at booth #106 to offer the latest access control, video surveillance and ID card solutions to property managers and building owners. Video Surveillance And Access Control S...
Idesco will also showcase a wide array of ID card solutions Idesco Corp., a leading New York-based security systems integrator, recently announced it will be exhibiting at two major NYC Shows in the month of April. Both shows are well established in the security industry and draw security professionals and local property managers/building owners. Idesco will be at booth #415 at the ASIS 25th Annual New York City Security Conference & Expo and at booth #106 at the Buildings...
School administrators are now choosing products that make the biggest, long-term impact on campus security Well-publicised events such as the U.S. school shootings at Columbine and Sandy Hook lead to an increased demand of security equipment to protect kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) education campuses. But do they also result in buying decisions made on impulse that don’t necessarily meet a school’s most pressing security needs? Increase In Demand For Secu...
“The Port of Galveston relies on Verint’s Networked Video Solution to enable security personnel to monitor unauthorized movement, security breaches and sea traffic 24 hours a day, even in low light.” -- Steve Cernak, Port Director, Port of Galveston. Steve Cernak knows that, in many ways, his port is an open door, welcoming industry and visitors into the U.S. But in today’s climate of heightened awareness, Cernak and directors of ports on coasts throughout the world are...
The Home Depot builds a strategic advantage with actionable intelligence from Verint Video Solutions Every week, more than 22 million customers visit The Home Depot. The world's largest home improvement retailer operates more than 1600 stores across North America, with 2002 sales topping $58 billion. And with a new store opening its doors every 43 hours, The Home Depot is also the country's fastest growing retailer, evidence of its success in offering "the ultimate home improvem...
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