Access control reader case studies
The idea for the Solar Decathlon originates in the USA. Since 2002, the competition has been bringing together universities from around the world with the objective of designing and operating an energy-efficient, solar-powered house. The aim is to support solar technologies in buildings. Each year the competition is hosted alternately in Europe and America. In summer 2014, it was held in Paris Versailles for the first time. Twenty pavilions that had been designed by teams of students from 16 nat...
Handling over 34 million passengers per year travelling to around 200 destinations in 90 countries, Gatwick Airport is the UK’s second largest airport. CEM Systems airport specific access control solution, AC2000 Airport provides Gatwick Airport with a fully comprehensive security solution. Gatwick Airport has been using the CEM AC2000 Airport system for more than 16 years, providing the airport with a flexible security solution to meet its unique and changing security needs and demands...
MOBOTIX dual lens capabilities and hemispheric models allow the entire site to be secured using just 6 cameras Systems specialist Vicom recommended an innovative solution which combined MOBOTIX thermal imaging technology and hemispheric cameras which utilise advanced analytics alongside IP access control, intruder alarms and public address systems. The London Underground depot's security upgrade project has also taken into considerations such as limitations imposed...
With high volumes of passengers and staff rapidly moving around and the potential risks to people and property, transportation is a key application for security systems. Integrated security specialist TDSi works with clients right across the transportation sector - from airports, to railways, metro systems and sea ports. Whilst the transportation methods vary, the challenges of safely moving large quantities of people or goods whilst keeping them secure is always the common goal. Many tra...
By employing the existing LAN network, the costs of secured phone lines were avoided The importance of interoperability for organisations with a large number of satellite operations has been demonstrated by a project in which Vanderbilt has supplied a managed security system for some 1310 post offices throughout Austria. The system was supplied to Österreichische Post AG to protect their network of Post Offices which provide a wide range of services to the people of Aust...
The Edge use Comelit’s Anthracite-coloured Ikall entrance panels on the exterior of the seven-storey building Working with building services engineers JH Shouksmith & Sons Ltd, Comelit has supplied an IP door entry system to The Edge, a £15 million development in Leeds that provides luxury boutique hotel-style accommodation to the city’s university students. Visitors to The Edge use Comelit’s Anthracite-coloured Ikall entrance panels on the ext...
Ranger receiver and transmitter lets employees access their garage without having to open their car windows Farpointe Data, a DORMA Group Company, the access control industry's trusted global partner for RFID solutions, recently announced that Schneider Electric in Espoo, Finland, is using a Ranger WRR-44 long range 433 MHz receiver and WRT-4+ transmitters to let employees drive into their underground garage on a year-round basis without having to open their windows. To avoid...
Burger King saw enhanced productivity with accurate attendance calculation using matrix centralised solution Project highlights Burger King, the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world, has around 150+ outlets all over India. The popular food chain faced challenges in terms of accurate attendance tracking of employees with no fixed shift timings at nearly 30 locations in Mumbai. Matrix provided them with a web based time-attendance solution that helped them over...
Since 1898, Provo City School District (PCSD) has been providing quality education that has been fundamental in preparing students for their future success. Located in Provo, Utah, about 43 miles south of Salt Lake City, PCSD is one of 41 public school districts in the state and serves approximately 14,200 students. The district operates traditional high schools, middle schools and elementary schools, as well as an alternative high school and a web-based school that serves all grade levels. PCSD...
Urmet’s 2Voice two-wire video system installed at apartment block entranceshelps enhance resident & visitor safety London and Quadrant (L&Q) Housing Association has opted to use Urmet’s 2-wire video door entry and access control systems at its new Walthamstow Stadium Development. The former Grade II-listed Art Deco greyhound-racing track, which first opened its gates in 1933, provides 294 new homes, predominantly in the form of apartments. Visitors a...
Latymer School is a selective grammar school for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. Established from 1624, the school aims to provide a broad and stimulating educational experience with very high standards. Situated in Hammersmith, West London, UK, the prestigious school features many listed buildings and includes a Great Hall and state-of-the-art technology, science and specialist ICT rooms. High security requirements With the very highest educational standards, Latymer School required a high sec...
Like other hospitals around the country, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore deals with the often competing goals of improving patient safety and satisfaction, nurse satisfaction and nursing efficiency, all while controlling costs. A recent project – the installation of single-patient, automated medication cabinets in each patient room – has resulted in improvements in all of these areas. The initial goal of the project was to decrease the potential for error during medication administratio...
SWFT provides end-to-end accountability for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data The Jacksonville Naval Hospital has procured the Secure Web Fingerprint Transmission (SWFT) Enrollment System from Corvus Integration, Inc, a veteran-owned small business based out of Reston, Virginia. These SWFT Systems will enable users to upload electronic fingerprints and demographic information for applicants requiring a background investigation. The SWFT system eliminates the manua...
In summer 2013, The University of Colorado at Boulder, commonly referred to as CU-Boulder, completed its project to install 5,700 SALTO RFID locks, replacing their previous magnetic stripe locks throughout all of the University’s residence halls. SALTO Systems’ use of RFID technology (Mifare, NFC, Desfire EV1), its robust architecture, and its ease of use all combined to make SALTO the clear choice for the future of CU-Boulder’s residence halls. Increased security awareness, a...
3xLOGIC Intelli-M access control solution covers nearly 700 doors across 10 buildings in the school district 3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions, recently announced that Denver City Schools, in Texas, has completed installation of 3xLOGIC’s Intelli-M access control solution at nearly 700 doors across 10 buildings in the school district. Plans call to complete an additional 200 doors by the end of the current year. In late 2010,...
Some 600 employees enter and leave the premises each day at the headquarters of Marc O’Polo in Stephanskirchen. Steady growth over recent years made it necessary to improve the process of access control. A system was needed that provided multiple functions and met the requirements. Marc O’Polo wanted a user-friendly system to prevent people from accessing the premises unauthorised, without causing inconvenience to employees. Flexible working hours, flexible system Flexible and vari...
The Urmet products has the ability to blend with the Grade II-listed architecture Urmet’s IPervoice video entry and access control solution has been installed at St Joseph’s Gate, an apartment complex located at a former foreign missionary college in Mill Hill, London. The system was chosen for the redevelopment of the Berkeley Group’s site due to its simple installation process and the ability of Urmet products to blend with the Grade II-listed archite...
Comelit's ViP range of stainless steel digital entrance panels were installed at door stations across seven blocks of apartments Working with installers, Blakegow, Comelit has provided access control for 639 apartments – both high-end and affordable – in a 60-acre mixed-use development site in Battersea, London. The site will also accommodate the new US embassy. Blakegow and consulting engineers, Hoare Lea, opted for bespoke stainless steel digital entrance panels...
ISONAS system was well received and expanded to additional departments Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics meets the healthcare needs of Adams County, Wisconsin and the surrounding area. Located in the central Wisconsin Village of Friendship, surrounded by beautiful farm lands, the original hospital was dedicated in July 1959. The original hospital featured a surgery suite, maternity ward, emergency room, laboratory, x-ray room, and support services, along with a total o...
With the help of PowerNet, the company can track who entered the inner rooms of the facility and when Recovery.4.Life LLC, located in Boise, ID is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre with a primary focus on mental health and substance abuse treatment provided on an outpatient basis. With a goal of treating all aspects of addiction with the most advanced, industry leading and innovative treatment, Recovery.4.Life creates treatment plans for individuals tailored to the pers...
ISONAS’ Crystal Matrix software integrated with Telecenter U PA system allows immediate lock down David Long, Technology Director for Palestine Independent School District describes the ISONAS PowerNet™ Reader as the “Swiss Army Knife” of access control. David was faced with a dilemma when it came to his district’s access control system – he was tired of paying someone to service and update his old proprietary system as the districts needs e...
The ISONAS system provides ability for assigning access permissions on door-by-door basis for individuals or groups Since its establishment in 2004, Heart 'n Home Hospice & Palliative Care has optimised the quality of life for individuals in the final stages of terminal illness. Heart 'n Home has become the leading hospice provider in Idaho and Eastern Oregon, having served over 2,500 patients since opening in March of 2004. In addition to the original office in Fruitland,...
ISONAS systems ensure that only permitted personnel can access the various school buildings at appropriate times Located on a beautiful campus in the heart of England, Malvern College is a co-educational school for pupils aged 13 to 18. Founded in January 1865 with two dozen boys, half a dozen masters, and two houses, Malvern has, whilst maintaining the finest traditions, grown to provide an innovative and forward-looking education to 350 students in 45 buildings spread over 2...
The ability to provide access management capabilities on mobile devices, allows security personnel to open or lock doors remotely Chartered in 1809, Miami University of Ohio is one of the oldest public institutions in the United States. Called by Robert Frost “ the most beautiful college that ever was”, Miami U boasts multiple famous graduates in virtually all walks of life, including one President of the United States; Benjamin Harrison. The University is a reside...
Salamander fire door holders improve ventilation in the building’s corridors in case of fire emergency Geofire's Salamander range radio-controlled fire door holders have been installed at one of London’s most prestigious apartment complexes, The Whitehouse Apartments SE1, to legally hold open fire doors and improve ventilation in the building’s corridors, while protecting occupants in case of a fire emergency. The customer The Whitehouse Apartments SE1...
The Ministry of Finance, Nigeria oversees various financial and economic affairs of the federal government of Nigeria including managing, controlling, and monitoring all federal revenues and expenditures. To provide high-end security to this prestigious site, CEM’s AC2000 access control was selected and installed by CEM Approved Resellers Acti-Tech Ltd. Introduction AC2000 offers the Ministry of Finance a fully integrated and comprehensive access control, alarms processing, and photo ID...
AElement grants access privileges to individual guest rooms and gathering audit trail data from every door in real time In the competitive, not to mention crowded, world of hospitality, standing out from the competition and convincing travellers that you have something different to offer can be a hard call. BLOC Hotels have pulled this off in style at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. Establishing a niche by taking the hotel room as a blank design, stripping out all the...
(see bigger image) STFC was looking for a centralised time-attendance & access control solution for all branches Company profile Shriram Transport Finance Company is having 700+ branches across India with headquarter at Mumbai. The organisational structure comprises of HO, Regional Offices and Branch Offices. Matrix offered centralised web based Time-Attendance and Access Control solutions with Biometric Fingerprint based door controllers for all their locations. Bu...
NEC's NeoFace Watch solution enables automatic facial recognition through photos, CCTV images, recorded videos and webcams NEC Corporation recently announced its selection by the Receita Federal (Brazilian National Tax Collection Agency) to provide NeoFace Watch facial recognition technology for 14 international airports throughout Brazil, including the major hub of Governador Andre Franco Montoro International airport (Guarulhos airport) in Sao Paolo and Antonio Carlos Jo...
ISONAS system utilises low voltage Power over Ethernet (PoE) thus on-going operational costs of the system are lower Located 15 miles North of Seattle, 8 miles South of Everett, and 19 miles West of Bellevue, Lynnwood, WA is the financial capital for south Snohomish County. In 2010 the City of Lynwood embarked on an installation of ISONAS access control for a series of buildings spanning the city’s departments. “We began with a simple remote building install of 3...
