Key management - Case studies

U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota is a 66,200-person venue, hosting regular football games for the NFL and NCAA as well as baseball and soccer games, concerts, weddings, and many other events. Approximately 3,500 people make up the staff on a game day or during a major event. These concession workers, cleaning personnel, police, guest experience team, security officers and supervisors, operations managers and more are on site to deliver not only a safe and secure event, but also a mem...

The New York City Transit (NYCT), a public organization that provides mass transportation services via rail and bus to the five boroughs of New York City, is a system that runs 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week. The challenge NYCT faced was how to secure and track keys to restricted areas and revenue collecting equipment at locations offsite from the central command center. The previous process of keeping keys in a bag in the safe, and using a paper log to sign keys in and out was cumbersome an...

Located in the scenic and historic town of Saratoga Springs, New York, the Saratoga Gaming & Raceway facility is an entertainment destination for the Northeast. Features include over 1,700 video gaming machines, live harness racing, several restaurants and a recently opened nightclub. Automated key management system Technology Objective - To automatically record all fire watch and building checks and to help ensure the security of the environment for guests and employees through an automa...

Monroe County is the southernmost county in Florida and the United States. It is made up of the Florida Keys and portions of the Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve. These parks are mostly uninhabited mainland areas while the Florida Keys are a string of islands connected by U.S. Highway 1 which ends in Key West, 150 miles southwest of Miami. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, in addition to providing law enforcement service to the area, is responsible for three de...

Morse Watchmans has been known as an innovator of high- quality, cost-effective technology for over a century. Through seamless design, manufacturing and support, they earned the reputation as the world leaders in security management products. Specializing in state of the art key management (KeyWatcher), guard tour (Powercheck) and Tamper-proof KeyRings, our products are reliable, easy to use and expandable to meet your growing needs. Material provision only Lenel Systems International is a p...

Airport Retailers Association is an organization responsible for a part of the support services of many stores and sales outlets at the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. This includes security, maintenance, and support of collective affairs like the distribution of clothing and bags. The approximately 120 associated employers are located both at the so-called airside (See Buy Fly) and the landside (Schiphol Plaza) of Schiphol Airport. Because of the character of the facilities and the location of...

Built in 1907, the Plaza Hotel is a treasured New York City landmark. It is the setting for the famous “Eloise” books, several films and has, over the decades, hosted eminent guests from the worlds of entertainment, politics and culture. The Plaza was closed in 2005 in order to undergo a multi-million-dollar renovation and re-opened in March, 2008 with its old-world luxury and elegance complemented by state-of-the-art technology. The property offers 282 hotel rooms and 167 private c...

The scalability of the Morse Watchmans key management solution installed at Ohio University in Athens has enabled security management to add six KeyWatcher® cabinets to their system. The expansion allows for all of the key control cabinets to be on the school’s IT network for ease of management, efficiency and security. “I was comfortable with the user friendly interface and software of the Morse Watchmans system as well as its reliability,” said Matt Smith, Access Control...

The Musée du Quai Branly known in English as the Quai Branly Museum and nicknamed MQB, is a museum in Paris, France that features indigenous art, cultures and civilisations from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Situated close to the Eiffel Tower, the museum is located at 37, Quai Branly – Portail Debilly in Paris. The location and the museum are named for the physicist Édouard Branly. Encompasses several buildings Technology objective - The museum complex encompass...

Challenge: The ever-present concerns of crime and risk are motivating business managers across all industries to implement superior security systems. According to Security magazine’s “Security @ the Millennium” white paper presentation, …criminals annually steal $603 billion in assets while also creating an additional $1.1 trillion worth of lost productivity.” Furthermore, employee theft, property crime and access control, respectfully, are the leading threats to c...

Monmouth County Detention Center – A 24-hour juvenile detention center, providing secure care and custody for juveniles charged with crimes that require detainment or pending a court decision. Technology Objective - Provide secure custody with minimal impact on the lives of those detained, while addressing the needs of the juveniles, including medical, educational, psychological, food, clothing, and shelter. The Challenge - With 40 beds in multiple housing units and a population varying...

The New Brunswick Parking Authority (NBPA) is the organization for parking information in New Brunswick, NJ. The duties of the Authority are to construct, improve, maintain and operate offstreet parking facilities, to promote traffic improvements and the free flow of traffic. The Authority is also responsible for the management and operation of on-street parking by means of parking meters and residential permit parking. The NBPA maintains a uniformed security force to provide an adequate level...

The Euroclear group are a user-owned and governed financial services company that specialize in the settlement of security transactions. Euroclear settles domestic and international security transactions, covering bonds, equities, derivatives and investment funds. Based in Brussels, the group has divisions all over the world with offices in France, Belgium, Ireland, Finland and Sweden. Euroclear also owns EMXco the UK’s provider of investment-fund order routing and is awaiting regulatory...

Auburn University – A state university with approximately 22,000 students and 7,000 faculty and staff members located in Auburn, Alabama. Technology Objective - To provide a secure and safe environment for the students, faculty and university staff through successful key management and access control. Tremendous security concern The Challenge - Auburn University has more than 230 buildings spread out across campus and is continually put to the test keeping vulnerable areas secure (e.g.,...

The HilverZorg Foundation in the Netherlands is a large organization that provides residential nursing care at seven locations as well as home nursing care for all phases of aging. One of the facilities, Zonnehoeve, is HilverZorg’s expertise center for people with dementia. Located on the Zonnestraal estate, in the middle of the beautiful Loosdrechtse forest, residents can enjoy peace and the outdoors. Zonnehoeve is comprised of multiple departments and a ward with single rooms and apartm...

The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a research driven and design-oriented technology university with international reach which especially aims at educating young people at university level within the field of ‘engineering science & technology’. The TU/e offers its students and employees an international and academic study and work climate, which means an intellectually stimulating study and work climate, which inspires its students to achieve broad personal developm...

Casinos are cash-based industries that rely on physical controls and strict documentation procedures in order to safeguard large amounts of cash and chips. One of the most critical areas of casino security where these controls come into play is key management. Physical keys are used for access to virtually all of the most sensitive and highly secured areas of the casino, including counting rooms and drop boxes. By maintaining tight control of keys with sophisticated key control and management s...

The Tohono O’odham Nation is one of the largest tribes in Arizona, with more than 31,000 enrolled members. It owns and operates four Desert Diamond Casinos located in Glendale, Tucson, Sahuarita, and Why, Arizona. To stay competitive, the Nation continually seeks to improve their properties with new gaming and hospitality amenities. They also invest in the physical security infrastructure, including key control and key management from Morse Watchmans. Diamond Casinos needs to comply with...

Darwin International Airport (DIA) in Australia’s Northern Territory is the region’s largest airport and the 10th busiest airport in Australia. Serving in excess of two million passengers every year, DIA also shares its runways with the Royal Australian Air Force’s RAAF Base Darwin. A $60 million expansion approved for DIA will double the amount of passengers and planes it can handle and will help reinforce DIA’s reputation as an international transit point between Europ...

In 1899, the Texas Legislature authorized the formation of the Southwest Texas State Normal School, which opened in San Marcos four years later. At the time, the school’s mission was to prepare Texas public school teachers, but over the years, it has undergone several expansions and name changes to reflect its evolution into the major multi-purpose university Texas State has become. From its humble beginnings located in a single building, Texas State’s original San Marcos campus h...

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is the UK’s largest institution for integrated sea level science, coastal and deep ocean research and technology development. Its more than 2,500 staff, including scientists, engineers and technologists, address key challenges such as sea level change, the oceans’ role in climate change, predicting and simulating the behavior of the oceans through computer modeling, the future of the Arctic Ocean and long-term monitoring technologies. Keeping...

Blacktown City is a bustling suburban community located approximately 22 miles west of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Comprising 48 separate communities with a total population of 350,000, the city is the second largest city by population in NSW. The area is governed by Blacktown City Council which is responsible for all aspects of the city’s day-to-day operation, project development initiatives and legislative activities. Along with the City Council headquarters in the Civic Cent...

Bell Ambulance Company, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been in operation since 1977 and grown into the largest provider of ambulance services in the state. The company responds to around 75,000 calls per year and provides a range of services including, basic life support, advanced life support, critical care paramedics, long-distance ground transportation and more. To accommodate its vast fleet of ambulances, the company operates 9 remote stations throughout the greater Milwaukee area. Each...

Based in the heart of North Staffordshire, the hospital serves a population of over half a million patients around the areas of Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Stoke-On-Trent and the Staffordshire Moorlands. Part of The NHS Trust, the hospital currently serves over two sites; The Royal Infirmary and the City General. Both sites provide an extensive portfolio of emergency, general and specialist hospital services. Within the hospital, the General Services Department have many responsibilities inclu...

Shaker Family Ford in Watertown, CT, has been in business for more than 50 years and knows a thing or two about running an automotive dealership. They know that technology solutions provide convenience and improve efficiency in day-to-day business operations, and they know that the use of accurate and up-to-date information on the hundreds of new and used cars on the lot is crucial to the success of the operation. Useful tools provide accurate information Helping Shaker Family Ford to ach...

Busy urban parking lots often need more than simple entry and exit booths. In Manila, one parking lot operator has discovered that Hikvision’s smart parking solution can transform the way they operate, collect revenue, and plan for growth. The challenge: manual processes and growing congestion In a business district in the Philippines capital, Manila, Professional Parking Management Corp (Pro-Parking) operates a public parking facility with space for 58 cars and 180 motorcycles. It&rsquo...

Set in 33 hectares of woodland on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, the zoo is home to an impressive variety of exotic and native animals, including Amur tigers, African lions, and Amur leopards. New patented master key system On-site challenges before the introduction of the new patented master key system. Before implementing the new master key system, the zoo faced the challenge of ensuring secure and efficient access control to sensitive areas, particularly enclosures with potentially dan...

With a capacity of 66,500 spectators, the MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA is the largest multi-purpose venue in Düsseldorf and home to the city’s main football team, Fortuna. Regular and constantly changing major events, both matches and concerts, present an ever-evolving security and access challenge. Stadium managers D.LIVE sought a secure, reliable replacement for their mechanical master key system; comprehensive, flexible security which would no longer create the problems and inconvenience of...