Access control cards/ tags/ fobs News

Biometric tech company Zwipe will be well represented at one of the world’s largest security trade shows, ASIS International’s 63rd Annual Seminar and Exhibits (ASIS 2017) taking place in Dallas, Texas. Promoting Zwipe Access Solutions With over 22,000 industry guests from all the over the world and across the security spectrum expected to participate, ASIS is regarded as one of the world’s premier security events and will be a key showcase for Zwipe’s partner network i...

Morse Watchmans will introduce Version 2 of its industry-leading KeyWatcher® Touch key control and asset management solution at ASIS 2017. ASIS Demonstrations Hands-on demonstrations will showcase the new features including support for Morse Watchmans’ new AssetWatcher secure physical storage solution; additional enterprise application functionality; and a new easier and faster database design, among other upgrades. “By leveraging our industry experience and technology profici...

Morse Watchmans has announced the release of Gallagher’s Command Centre Access Control System integration module for its flagship KeyWatcher® Touch system. The new module enables users to map Command Centre access groups with KeyWatcher Touch profiles, allowing new users to be added to the system from Gallagher’s Command Centre. New Business And Security Advantages “KeyWatcher’s open architecture platform provides new business and security advantages based on enhanc...

Morse Watchmans has expanded its portfolio of key and asset control products and technologies with the newly available RFID-based AssetWatcher System. Featured this week at ASIS 2017, AssetWatcher’s RFID technology uses non-contact wireless radio links to recognize and track tagged assets placed in or removed from lockers. It is compatible with multiple types of RFID tags as well as different types of assets, and features an audible confirmation when a tag has been read. Taking Asset Con...

At one of Spain’s newest co-working spaces, the founders’ vision incorporated using the latest in security, accessibility and design to create a 21st-century business center. Flexible and wire-free, SMARTair™ from TESA delivers real-time access control that can accommodate both regular daily traffic and busy one-off events at ULab’s dedicated events area. SMARTair Wireless Online Management SMARTair™ Wireless Online management now enables access to the building an...

Johnson Controls introduces its multi-functional Software House TST-100 Touchscreen Terminal, providing an enhanced end-user experience at the door. With an intuitive touchscreen user interface, native intrusion functionality and compatibility with both legacy and IP-based door controllers from Software House, the TST-100 Touchscreen Terminal adds value to the access control system by allowing users to have more flexibility and control at the reader level. LCD Touchscreen Access Control Display...

HID Global®, a subsidiary of ASSA ABLOY specializing in trusted identity solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire Mercury Security, an OEM supplier of controllers for physical access control. Mercury Security has over three million controllers installed at tens of thousands of sites worldwide, including at more than 90 of the Fortune 100 companies. Mercury’s intelligent controllers, interface boards and software complement HID’s readers, smart cards and mobile IDs for openin...

SALTO Systems, a leading manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, will showcase its latest security innovations – including BLE enabled products and feature-rich SPACE access control management software – at the 63rd annual ASIS International Conference to be held in Dallas, September 25-28. “We have a lot of exciting news to share with our peers in the security industry this year at ASIS in Dallas,” said Michael J. Mahon, Senior Vice President Commercial Sal...

Since 2008, Transportation Impact, a privately held 5-time Inc. 5000 company, has been providing maximum supply chain cost reduction for clients in multiple vertical markets. The company, which is based in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, has made a huge impact on the bottom line for clients by reducing shipping costs through small package and freight negotiation along with their state-of-the-art transportation management system.Today, the company employs a team of 70 to employees and contractors,...

Nedap is playing a key role at Milestone Systems’ Integration Expo event on 12th September in Daventry, as it shows its AEOS end-to-end security solution. The free to attend event gives delegates a unique opportunity to see how integrated solutions are developed, and will bring together installers, developers, integrators and specially selected Milestone Alliance Partners, including Nedap, Milestone’s New Solution Partner of the Year. Nedap AEOS And Milestone XProtect Integration I...

Identiv, Inc. has announced its first open source software release. The company is releasing the code used to program and personalize its uTrust TS Card line and is publishing the Open Access Card Format (OACF) that describes the data written to the cards. Identiv’s uTrust TS Cards are secure credentials for physical access control, based on NXP®’s MIFARE DESFire EV1/EV2 high frequency (HF) 13.56 MHz technology, and are compatible with 125 kHz low frequency (LF) proximity card s...

Airports and ports are subject to a tough balancing act when it comes to security measures. On the one hand, these locations must maximize the movement of passengers and cargo to ensure a happy customer experience, while at the same time exercising security measures that will ensure their safety. Access Points In Transport Hubs Airports and ports are large areas with many access points, a necessity to facilitate the efficiency needed to handle the large volumes of traffic they generate. This a...

AIG, Aéroport International de Genève, is one of the most dynamic airports in Europe. In 2012 alone it handled almost 13.9 million passengers and 193.000 flights to 120 destinations, serviced by 200 different companies. Obviously, with these figures, security is an important issue and needs to be up to standard at all times. Managing Access For A Large Workforce The implemented AEOS platform controls the access of a workforce of 9,500, manages 37,500 badges, 200 organ...

Identiv, Inc. has announced the latest update to its award-winning Hirsch Velocity Software for access control and security management. The newest release adds enhanced communications protocols, government-grade biometric support, and new Velocity and Hirsch ScramblePad features to the integrated platform that manages access control and security operations in thousands of facilities around the world. Multi-factor Biometric Devices To provide full compliance with Federal Identity, Credential, a...

AMAG Technology, a security solution provider specializing in access control, video management, policy-based identity solutions and visitor management, has announced that Matica Technologies is a new member of the Symmetry Preferred Partner Program. Matica’s EDIsecure XID8300 Retransfer ID Card Printer integrates with AMAG’s latest Symmetry™ Access Control software to provide Symmetry users with an affordable, high quality printer to print access cards. AMAG Technology and Mat...

Genetec Inc., a provider of open architecture security and public safety solutions, has announced that its technology partner Alutel Mobility, a manufacturer of mobile access control systems, now offers extended access control capabilities to open areas, transport facilities, construction sites, mining, oil and gas operations, and education establishments without having to rely on physical readers or installations. Alutel Mobile is available now for Genetec™ Security Center, the company&r...

Johnson Controls introduces the iSTAR Ultra LT Door Controller from Software House, a special edition iSTAR Ultra door controller that provides a full IP architecture and enterprise level features for small to mid-sized access control deployments. Centralized Access Control Decision Processing iSTAR Ultra LT centralizes all access control decision processing and secures network communications while allowing end users to use existing infrastructure and Power over Ethernet capabilities to reduce...

ISONAS Inc., a Pure IP access control system manufacturer, announces that Transportation Impact, has selected the ISONAS Pure IP access control solution to secure their corporate headquarters. Transportation Impact is a privately held, 5-time Inc. 5000 company, that provides supply chain cost reduction for clients in multiple vertical markets. With a rapidly growing business, Transportation Impact needed to safeguard their employees and infrastructure with an access control solution. With 70 emp...

Alticor needed state-of-the art technology to provide secure access control at their HQ and several distribution centers Alticor manufactures and sells personal care products for more than three million independent business owners around the world. It also has a number of subsidiaries, including Amway, the widely known direct sales organization; Quixtar®, an Internet ordering business; and Access Business Group, a manufacturing, distribution and warehousing organization ma...

Farpointe Data, the access control industry's OEM for RFID solutions, announces that Secure Our City, Inc., an electronic security technology and low voltage design firm based in Ashland, Mass., was able to solve the problems that a parking garage used by a leading healthcare organization was having with standard 125-kHz proximity readers and credentials. By creating a new security system featuring cameras, access control and the Farpointe Ranger long range reading system, Secure Our City was ab...

To the lay person they appear to be simple LED light spots going back to the original style of illumination of the old 1800s palace (1876) that currently houses the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, and that historically represents the first great building of the newly reborn Roman capital, as commissioned by the former Minister Quintino Sella. Hidden In Plain Sight The carefully hidden technology, however, transforms each of the 20 light points (appropriately designated “Roma lig...

The software is used by employees to obtain visitor passes and by security officers to monitor the system To protect these tenants, Trinity provides CCTV and access control to all buildings. In addition, security officers patrol in the loading docks. However, Trinity wanted to enhance the existing security by providing a visitor management system through which tenants could approve or deny visitor access. Trinity wanted a visitor management system that provided reliability, re...

The District now signs in visitors by requesting and scanning photo IDs, usually a driver’s license The Ballston Spa School District in New York State is located 25 miles north of the state capital Albany. Incidents at schools across the country several years ago alerted Ballston Spa School administrators to the need for an increased level of security. Upgrade From Paper To Database The School Board and administration felt that paper sign-in logs were no longer suffici...

Arizona State University launched a ground-breaking project to evaluate the benefits of mobile access solutions Arizona State University (ASU) is committed to the ongoing use and management of advanced technology, including solutions that optimize security and convenience for students, faculty and staff. In August 2011, the university launched a ground-breaking project to evaluate the benefits of moving its student housing keys onto NFC smartphones. Pilot participants accesse...

Farpointe Data, the access control industry's trusted OEM partner for RFID solutions, alerted its access control manufacturer, distributor, integrator, dealer, and specifier partners about the potential impact on their businesses of the settlement of Edenborough v. ADT LLC, Case No. 3:16-cv-02233, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Referred to as the ADT Hacking Vulnerability Class Action Lawsuit, ADT will pay $16 million to settle five hacking vulnerability clas...

The DoD required a new system that would ensure the automatic identification of cargo containers and their contents Problems arising from the inaccurate identification of contents of U.S. Department of Defense sea cargo containers led the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to mandate a robust, multi-functional identification solution that would perform reliably in some of the world’s harshest environments, including war zones. For nearly 20 years, DLA’s shipping,...

Genuine HID offers BCBSRI a reliable system meeting their needs that is scalable for future growth and technology advancement Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has played a significant role in both the health and economy of the state of Rhode Island since 1939. More than one out of two Rhode Islanders have chosen BCBSRI. BCBSRI Mission The organization’s mission is to provide its members with peace of mind and improved health by representing them in thei...

Action Ambulance Services needed a laminating printer with dual-sided laminating capabilities Action Ambulance Services provides 24-hour emergency and non-emergency medical services to the people of Eastern Massachusetts from 13 different locations. The identi­fication cards worn by emergency personnel face challenging conditions, not only from temperature extremes and inclement weather, but also from the bodily fluids of patients being treated. In addition, Action Ambulan...

Navistar International Corporation, a $12+ billion manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks, midsized trucks, school buses, diesel engines, and replacement parts first implemented HID Global’s EasyLobby Secure Visitor Management (SVM) software in 2001 – initially via a single EasyLobby SVM implementation in their Chicago corporate headquarters. After approximately 3 years of successful deployment, Navistar’s security department decided to deploy visitor management on an enterprise ba...

Farpointe Data, the access control industry's trusted global partner for RFID solutions, has just posted the first radio frequency identification(RFID) Cybersecurity Vulnerability Checklist for access control manufacturers, distributors, integrators, and end users to use to protect their access control systems from becoming hacker gateways to their facilities and IT systems. Knowing what to do is especially important now that government agencies, such as the United States Federal Trade Commissio...