HID White Paper: 9 opportunities to upgrade your access control technology

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The technologies behind physical access control are constantly evolving. It’s a fast-changing market that can leave end user organisations struggling to keep up. Smart cards still reign supreme, with good reason, but there are also new options today and on the horizon. Customers want to implement the most secure and up-to-date technologies, but constantly adapting their systems to keep up with the pace of change is impractical.

Leveraging access control technologies in a way that both maximises security and makes sense to a company's specific needs requires a careful, coordinated strategy. But the process doesn't have to be overwhelming. In fact, most organisations will find that opportunities to upgrade their physical access control will present themselves during the normal course of business.

This Executive Brief discusses 9 such opportunities....

What's inside?

Changing perceptions of physical access control
Planning and implementing strategies for access control upgrades
Opportunities to adopt new technologies

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Larry Anderson Editor, SecurityInformed.com & SourceSecurity.com

An experienced journalist and long-time presence in the US security industry, Larry is SourceSecurity.com's eyes and ears in the fast-changing security marketplace, attending industry and corporate events, interviewing security leaders and contributing original editorial content to the site. He leads SourceSecurity.com's team of dedicated editorial and content professionals, guiding the "editorial roadmap" to ensure the site provides the most relevant content for security professionals.

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