Archive for the ‘Access Control’ Category:

It’s all a matter of control

{ Posted on Oct 18 2011 by DominikaRak }
Categories : Access Control
In the event of a fire doors can play a crucial role; they can contain the spread of fire and smoke within the building as well as providing access and escape routes where necessary. but many automatically operated doors are ...Read More »

The Biometrics Battleground

{ Posted on Sep 20 2011 by DominikaRak }
Biometrics has always been an emotive subject for some people, but a recent news story brings the topic back to the top of the 'hysteria' agenda. Mountain Ash comprehensive school in Wales has been running a scheme where children have ...Read More »

Access control with mobile phones: the future with Near Field Communications

{ Posted on May 13 2011 by PiaGreig }
Categories : Access Control
Near Field Communications (NFC) technology is a catalyst that will hasten the use of mobile phones as mobile electronic keys for access control. Though the technology already exists, the necessary infrastructure and supporting devices still have some way to go. ...Read More »

Honeywell estimates incremental growth in use of entry-level access control

{ Posted on May 06 2011 by PiaGreig }
Categories : Access Control
Honeywell announced it has seen a 30-percent monthly increase in the number of dealers and integrators using its NetAXS-123 access control offering since the solution's launch in July 2010. The company says the numbers reflect a growing trend of security ...Read More »

Mul-T-Lock improves security at BMW showroom with Smartair standalone door management system

{ Posted on Apr 28 2011 by PiaGreig }
Categories : Access Control
Mult-T-Lock's innovative Smartair standalone system has been supplied to the BMW showroom in Wollaston, by access control specialists Lock-tec, as part of an overall refurbishment programme. Smartair provides a secure all-in-one access control solution that reduces the cost and inconvenience associated ...Read More »

Cost, security and convenience continue to fuel drivers for change in the physical access control

{ Posted on Apr 11 2011 by PiaGreig }
Categories : Access Control
 According to the 2010 AVISIAN Physical Access Control Market Research Study, there are a number of dynamics influencing the physical access control market, including: • New technologies and accelerated adoption rates, including the move to contactless technologies • Growing importance of security-level ...Read More »

Application of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in physical access control

{ Posted on Apr 04 2011 by Luke }
Categories : Access Control, News
Traditionally associated with logical access and the digital signing of documents, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is now also being used to control physical access. Their use in physical access control is likely to be more prevalent with the implementation of ...Read More »

Electric biometric security system launched by Methode Data Solutions Group – Access Control

{ Posted on Mar 30 2011 by Luke }
Categories : Access Control, News
Methode Data Solutions has launched a new biometric access control system. The LockTalk Data Center Security Access Control System features the Methode’s BioSig and door lock mapping technologies designed to integrate fingerprint biometric access authentication with electronically controlled locking and unlocking ...Read More »

Abloy combines mechanical security with access control

{ Posted on Mar 25 2011 by Luke }
Categories : Access Control, News
Abloy UK has launched a new electromechanical locking solution, dubbed the Cliq Remote. It has been designed to make key management easier in larger and wide area masterkeying systems. Users are able to commission, program and control the full administration of security ...Read More »

Paxton’s caller ID reader allows doors to be opened with a mobile phone – Access Control

{ Posted on Mar 18 2011 by Luke }
Categories : Access Control, News
Paxton has launched a new reader that communicates via a mobile phone network. The Net2 Caller ID reader has been designed to accept a call from a phone in the same way it would a token being presented, granting door access. A ...Read More »