Access control news
IFSEC 2014 offered TDSi the opportunity to engage with more customers and partners Integrated security manufacturer TDSi attracted visitors with its powerful integrated security solutions and a new range of readers at the IFSEC International 2014 security show – resulting in higher numbers of visitors per day over previous years. The event, which made its debut at its new ExCel London venue this year, also offered TDSi the opportunity to engage with more customers and pa...
It is the third year in a row Moxa has been recognised with the award Moxa, a leader in industrial-grade networking solutions, is proud to announce that it is one of 45 companies recognised by Northrop Grumman Corporation in the company's annual Supplier Recognition Program. Each company, selected from more than 5,000 Information Systems sector suppliers, was evaluated on five categories: schedule, management, technical, financial and quality. It is the third year in a row Mox...
Milestone Systems showcased its newly announced XProtect® 2014 suite of products at IFSEC 2014 Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), showcased the newly announced XProtect® 2014 suite of products, the XProtect® Access Control Module 2014 and the Milestone Husky™ range of NVR systems at IFSEC International 2014 held in London. A full range of camera partners and solution partners presented at the Milestone booth,...
Quintron Systems, Inc., the recognised leader in advanced interoperable voice systems and physical access control/intrusion detection systems, has released AccessNsite version 7.9.4 to its dealer channel for immediate deployment. The 7.9.4 version of access control and intrusion detection software brings a multitude of new features including enhancements to Escort, Access Level Groups, and native Mercury MPL support. Also, usability enhancements include expanded filtering capabilities, sim...
Abloy UK are proud to announce the release of our new product in the SMARTair range. The Double Reader Knob Cylinder joins our ever expanding range of keyless locking solutions. The new cylinder requires the use of an RFID card to enter and exit. Furthermore it is compatible with current SMARTair reading technologies: iCLASS, MIFARE, Skidata and DESFire. Installation is easy, and it can be incorporated into any new or existing SMARTair system. As with all SMARTair cylinders it can be retrofit...
Matrix was awarded the Best Electronics Company Award by Gujarat Electronics and Software Industries Association (GESIA) Vadodara based Matrix Comsec was awarded the Best Electronics Company Award in recently concluded GESIA Awards 2014, Ahmedabad. Matrix has won the award for the third time. The Award has been instituted by the Gujarat Electronics and Software Industries Association (GESIA) to acknowledge the achievements of the ICT & Electronics industry in Gujarat. On...
2011 IFSEC's Access Control Product of the Year Abloy CLIQ Remote system is now available with its new mobile PD updater unit. Abloy CLIQ's new mobile PD unit connects to most mobile phones, which essentially means that end-users can update their keys 'on the move' via bluetooth, enabling them to grant access to remote users, and update access rights where necessary. Updating users access rights also provides an audit trail for the keys, meaning that it is possible to track and monitor key usag...
As a PSA-aligned integration firm, Xentry will gain access to the organisation’s purchasing power Xentry Systems Integration, a security systems integrator focused on delivering best-in-class security systems and services, has announced that it has joined PSA Security Network, the world’s largest electronic cooperative representing security systems integrators. PSA Security Network is an organisation that encompasses more than 200 electronic security systems integ...
The acquisition signals a shift in VPS’s centre of gravity from the UK to Europe The Vacant property management experts Orbis’ CEO, Guy Other, responded to the acquisition of VPS. On 25 June 2014 PAI Partners SAS, one of France’s largest private equity firms, announced that it had agreed to buy the UK and European operations of vacant property management firm VPS Holdings from TDR Capital, another private equity firm. TDR Capital, which acquired VPS in 2010,...
Starting in autumn 2014, LEGIC IDConnect offers application providers and integrators the possibility to bring contactless chip cards, e.g. company badges or mobility cards, onto smartphones. In Switzerland, these virtual cards are provided in the Tapit application provided by Swisscom. Apart from Swisscom, Orange and Sunrise will soon support Tapit, too. Thus, Switzerland is the first country worldwide, where a common NFC based platform is supported by all Mobile Network Operators. Due to IDCon...
The SourceSecurity.com team attended this year's IFSEC International 2014 with great anticipation to view the new innovations first-hand on show and see how the move to London would impact visitor experience. To capture the show, we have provided a summary of IFSEC in pictures above. Highlights from IFSEC 2014 We saw an overwhelming number of people and products; here is a snapshot of our IFSEC experience for 2014: FLIR SourceSecurity.com attended FLIR’s press brie...
TDSi will talk about the benefits of its partner program, which include technical and sales support for Platinum and Gold partners Integrated security solutions manufacturer TDSi will be exhibiting at the Security TWENTY 14 Conference North at the Hilton Deansgate Hotel in Manchester on Tuesday 8th July 2014. As well as exhibiting its latest integrated security products and services, TDSi will also be introducing its new Regional Account Manager for the north, Nick B...
STANLEY Security, a leading provider of access control and integrated security solutions, announces the official launch of its updated STANLEY PAC Access Software, at the Door and Hardware Institute’s (DHI) 2014 Annual CoNEXTions Convention this week, June 26-27 in Dallas, TX. The STANLEY PAC Access software is an innovative and easy to use interface allowing local monitoring and management- including photo ID badging-for up to 250 entrance points and 25,000 users. Understanding that the...
STANLEY Security, a leading provider of access control and integrated security solutions, announces the addition of a spring stop option to the STANLEY Commercial Hardware QDC100 door closer product line. The new spring stop option protects the door from the jarring effect of a hard stop. In cases when extreme force is applied to the door when opening – in instances of abuse, strong wind gusts that blow the door open, etc., the force is absorbed into the spring stop, versus the short, imm...
Matthew Cardwell has joined AMAG as central region Business Development Manager AMAG Technology has restructured and expanded its Business Development Department to provide increased coverage throughout the US and exceptional customer service to its engineer and consultant customer base. The newest member of the expanding team is Matthew Cardwell. He has joined the Business Development team as the Central Region Business Development Manager. Based in Texas, he will work with a...
HID’s trusted tags provide “proof of presence” of caregiver in the patient’s home, thereby eliminating opportunity to falsify records HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that its HID Trusted Tag Services™ meets the EVV requirements for home health agencies enacted by several states as a condition of Medicaid participation. HID’s trusted tags provide indisputable “proof of presence”...
ASSA ABLOY successfully held an IFSEC Academy discussion on commercial security utilising its experience with Aperio® technology ASSA ABLOY Access Control presented its innovative wireless locking solutions for secure access control in partnership with leading system integrators and OEM partners at IFSEC 2014. Key highlights for ASSA ABLOY Access Control included battery powered online and offline locks, cylinders and escutcheons from the revolutionary Aperio® wireles...
ASSA ABLOY acquired the locks and hardware business under the ENOX brand from Pooja Hardware in India ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire the locks and hardware business under the ENOX brand from Pooja Hardware, one of the market leaders in India. "I am very pleased that ENOX is joining the ASSA ABLOY Group. ENOX is the Group’s first major entry into the large and fast growing Indian market and will constitute an important building block in our strategy to gro...
Linear’s GD00Z Z-Wave garage door controller won the award for Best Access Control/ID System for Gate/Door Operators Leading security and home automation, access control, and health and wellness manufacturer for residential and commercial markets, Linear LLC, recently announced the Linear GD00Z Z-Wave Garage Door Controller has won the ESX Maximum Impact Award for Best Access Control/ID System for Gate/Door Operators. The awards are given out annually at the Electronic S...
This will be the seventh year that CIE-Group staff has taken on a charity cycle challenge Celebrating its 50th Anniversary year in the professional AV industry, leading UK distributor, CIE-Group, will mark the occasion in September with its biggest charity challenge ever, as they enter three teams to take on a 550 mile cycle challenge across France: in just three days! The teams – made up of CIE-Group Directors and members of the AV sales and technical support staff...
At IFSEC, several security consultants, physical security managers, technology partners and other experts in the industry joined Nedap to answer visitor's key questions regarding security and were also on hand to help them solve the challenges they were dealing with. Nedap Security Management also demonstrated the world’s first software based security management platform at the show: AEOS. AEOS uses generic controllers which can accommodate functionality for access control, intrusion dete...
Recently at Google I/O in San Francisco, Brivo Labs, an Internet of Things company leading the emerging Social Access Management market, in conjunction with HotelTonight, unveiled frictionless hotel check-in and keyless entry. The partnership combines the convenience of searching, booking and payment of hotels on HotelTonight with Brivo Labs secured access control solutions. Google I/O is an annual developer conference featuring highly technical, in-depth sessions, and showcasing the latest fro...
The Powered Gate Group represents UK and European manufacturers, suppliers and installers of powered automatic gates ‘Keep on the right side of the law’, is the message from the Powered Gate Group’s soon-to-be Chairman, Neil Sampson, who is leading the organisation’s call for greater awareness of gate safety across the industry. The hard hitting call to action comes following the prosecution of two gate companies in April, for health and safety fa...
Videx Security's new VX126 two door Interlock Controller is a boxed PCB designed for high security applications including air locks. The system ensures that both doors cannot be operated at the same time. In addition, by linking multiple units together with additional PCBs it is possible to create an even larger system with more than two entrances -whilst only allowing a single entry point to be open at any one time. The doors are operated by a push button or can be triggered by Videx or third...
Facilities managers using SMARTair can control and manage the use of cabinet locks with an easy interface SMARTair™ takes wireless locking way beyond doors. New SMARTair™ cabinet locks secure drug and medicine storage with RFID-enabled locks. In spas, swimming pools and sports centres around the world, clients can secure their belongings with credentials stored in water-resistant bands, instead of a cumbersome locker key. Facilities managers using SMARTair™...
Suprema is the first to receive certification in the biometric access control and time attendance segment Suprema, Inc., a leading global provider of technology in biometrics, security and ID Solutions, recently announced its biometric scanner products are certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards. Suprema is the first to receive the certification in the biometric access control and time attendance segment in association with its local partner in India, A-ID Systems. Under...
The new partnership with Bravida Fire & Security will see Panasonic enter the European access control market A newly announced partnership with Bravida Fire & Security, will see Panasonic enter the European access control market for the first time. Panasonic used IFSEC, the world’s leading security show, to announce an OEM agreement with Bravida, Scandinavia's leading integrated supplier of technical installation and service solutions, which will see the “...
Genetec™, a leading provider of unified IP security solutions, today announced it plans to support the ASSA ABLOY® Aperio wireless lock technology in its Synergis IP-based access control solution. With an expected general availability in calendar Q2 2014, this integration will allow the Synergis Master Controller (SMC)—the intelligent IP door controller of the Synergis solution—to manage Aperio-enabled locking hardware, offering customers wireless lock capabilities within a...
Tri-Ed will maintain the SPW location at 3307 Kingman Street, Metairie, LA and move its current New Orleans branch Tri-Ed, North America’s largest independent security distributor, is pleased to announce its further expansion with the acquisition of SecurityPro Warehouse (SPW), a leading wholesale security distributor in the Louisiana market. Tri-Ed will maintain the SPW location at 3307 Kingman Street, Metairie, LA and move its current New Orleans branch into that 10,0...
Top Workplaces recognises the most progressive companies in Minnesota by the Star Tribune IdentiSys Inc. has been named one of the Top 100 Workplaces in Minnesota by the Star Tribune. The Top Workplaces special section was published in the Star Tribune on Sunday, June 15. Produced by the same team that compiles the 23-year-old Star Tribune 100 report of the best-performing public companies in Minnesota, Top Workplaces recognises the most progressive companies in Minnesota...
