Access Control News

Leading global provider of security and safety solutions, Allegion (formerly Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies), has launched a new range of door closers, specifically designed to offer market-leading cam-action technology at a competitive price point. The Briton 2300 Series Surface Mounted Closers and 2400 Series Concealed Closers comprise a host of innovative solutions to meet the needs of the healthcare, education and commercial sectors; delivering high quality, precision manufactured uni...

Castel’s Xellip IP audio and video intercom solution can be applied in a variety of internal and external locations Updating the security in an iconic Grade 1 listed building will always be a challenge. However, by using the latest in IP technology, the upgrade became a simpler task for the company installing the new security system, with Castel’s Xellip IP intercom at the heart of the solution. The Palace of Westminster estate is located in central London and inc...

The seminar brought police together with manufacturers of the unique taggant technology Police from across the country were given the chance to get close to the latest technology used in fighting cash-in-transit crime at a new event organised by crime reduction partnership, Banknote Watch, last week. Attracting over 180 delegates from across 11 police forces, the seminar and exhibition brought police together with manufacturers of the unique taggant technology used to trace s...

A 300-key Traka system was installed on the main site and a 100-key system was installed at a neighbouring site Imperial War Museum (IWM) London has enlisted the help of Traka to implement an automated key management system. IWM exhibits various collections, covering conflicts involving Britain and the Commonwealth from the First World War to the present day. The London site is home to the world’s largest collection of Victoria Crosses, as well as other historically imp...

Tyco provides a growing array of solutions for the most complex of security requirements Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, will be back at ISC West 2014, April 2-4 in Booth 20011 with a full and innovative technology portfolio that provides a growing array of solutions for the most complex of security requirements. “We are proud to be among the market leaders in nearly every technology seg...

The award for Best Deployment, EMEA was awarded to Tufin for SIX’s deployment of SecureApp Tufin Technologies, the market-leading provider of Security Policy Orchestration solutions, recently announced that Info Security Products Guide has named Tufin’s Orchestration Suite and Tufin’s SecureApp as winners of its 2014 Global Excellence Awards. Tufin’s Orchestration Suite™ was honored as a Gold Winner in the Tomorrow’s Technology Today cat...

Fee has more than 20 years of sales and marketing leadership experience Zwipe recently announced that Robert (Bob) Fee will help smartcard OEMs in North America, their integrators and end-users to leverage the Zwipe biometric card, a contactless smart card credential with on-card fingerprint reading. With the Zwipe card, organisations can have users authenticate themselves directly on the biometric card through something they are, a fingerprint, without having to add biom...

End users can now manage security alarms with AMAG Technology’s new SymmetryWEB client software. SymmetryWEB allows an unlimited number of users to use the Symmetry™ access control software and manage specific functions from a web interface. The new alarm management feature offers a dynamic view of all new and updated alarms. Security personnel can receive and view real-time alarms, receive live updates, see instructions, enter comments, view card information and clear alarms via Sym...

Tyco relies on working with LEGIC to implement local solutions based on LEGIC's smartcard technology Tyco Fire & Security (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. has entered into a partnership with LEGIC. Acting as a system integrator, Tyco Fire & Security realises turn-key projects in the business areas of fire prevention and firefighting, surveillance and security systems for public and private buildings, theft protection, traffic management and RFID. For identification solutions, the c...

Security TWENTY 14 will be an ideal time for delegates to meet the TDSi team and to discuss ongoing requirements Integrated security solutions manufacturer TDSi will be exhibiting at the Security TWENTY 14 Conference South at the Marriott City Centre Hotel in Bristol on Wednesday 23rd April. With the recent appointment of the company’s new Director of UK Sales, Adam Norris, TDSi will be talking about its new UK channel strategy as well as showcasing the new version of i...

StarChip®, experts in designing, qualifying and industrialising Smart Card integrated circuits (IC), recently announced the release of its second generation of Smart Card development tools, the StarBox V2. StarBox V2 is the development platform supporting StarChip’s next SIM product family and Banking & ID products. Based on Keolabs’ Raisonance brand hardware and integrated development environment solutions, the StarBox V2 includes all the tools necessary to develop high-qua...

High flexibility that allows everything. The reader chips of the LEGIC 4000 series support a variety of different applications on a wide range of contactless smartcards. Thus, the operator has the freedom to adapt the system to his needs. Although the 4000 series is designed for LEGIC advant transponder chips, it also supports LEGIC prime and most third-party transponders such as MIFARE. The chips are characterised by an integrated application management and a low power consumption. The multi-f...

Green Gate Access Systems are delighted to announce that they will be introducing the new O&O K12 anti-terrorism bollard, named ‘The Oak’, to the market, following its UK crash testing and approval by MIRA. Italy based O&O’s CEO, Stefano Valzania, flew into the UK last week to collect the K12’s certificate of conformity and in addition, meet Green Gate Access System’s Managing Director, Neil Sampson, to discuss the newly authorised product, which is the most...

ONVIF will also showcase Profile S for video and audio streaming, its first and most widely adopted profile ONVIF, the leading global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, announced recently plans for its first-ever exhibit at ISC West, scheduled for April 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. At Booth 23135 in the New Exhibitor Pavilion, ONVIF will display the recently released Profile C, which extends the functionality of the ONVIF global interface specif...

 The Mobile Quote app uses many D-Tools’ workflow concepts, including specification of locations and systems D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, recently announced that the Company will demonstrate its new iOS-based iPad® companion app for its flagship product, SIX 2013 at ISC West April 2-4, 2014 at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas (D-Tools booth #26135). Available now for D-Tools partners worldwide, the new release adds mobile quotin...

The Morpho 3D Face Reader provides lightning-speed, hands-free access to offices and restricted areas Iris Recognition from a distance Physical security in high throughput environments is fast, easy and highly accurate with non-intrusive iris recognition from as much as 4 feet away. Intelligent Video based Facial Recognition Security officers can receive alerts triggered by facial recognition watch-lists against live video. When a person of interest enters the camera view,...

The new site includes updated, detailed information about products and services, installation instructions Adams Rite announced the launch of its newly redesigned website. The new site includes updated, detailed information about products and services, installation instructions and templates, resource information and training opportunities to provide immediate solutions for your aluminum and glass door hardware needs. A rep and distributor resource is also included to ena...

Roger will be responsible to bolster relations with customers and partners, increase profile of SALTO Systems in Switzerland Roger Isler has been appointed as the new Sales Director and member of the Executive Board at SALTO Systems AG in Switzerland. The main business focus for Roger will be to bolster relations with customers and partners, increase the profile of SALTO Systems in Switzerland, personally support strategic customers and products as well as conduct produc...

The exhibition will host a number of leading international companies showcasing the very latest technologies For governments, security services, law enforcement agencies and CNI operators, the need to police borders, protect perimeters and control site entry is becoming an ever increasing challenge. To help meet that challenge, Counter Terror Expo 2014 will be taking an international perspective – both within its free-to-attend exhibition and through one of its semi...

Axis Communications, the global leader in network video surveillance, recently launches a powerful yet easy-to-use release of its video management software with AXIS Camera Station 4.0. AXIS Camera Station 4.0 is a complete video monitoring and recording solution designed to seamlessly match Axis’ extensive range of network cameras and video encoders. The new release, which refines the software in its tenth year and after 50,000 worldwide installations, includes a re-designed interface, i...

Rick Meyer, Executive Director, Friendship Village of Bloomington says, “In my sixth year at the Village, it became very clear to me and my staff how time-consuming and unwieldy our old access control system had become. The community opened in 1979, thirty-two years ago, and the existing access control system had been in place for fifteen years. We realised it was at the end of the road; it was clearly time for us to find a more modern and user-friendly system.” Floyd...

As a Platinum-level Executive Strategic Partner, Honeywell will gain exposure to thousands of qualified prospects The Electronic Security Association (ESA) is pleased to announce that Honeywell Security has returned as the exclusive Platinum-level Executive Strategic Partner for the 2014 calendar year. Begun in 2008, the Executive Strategic Partnership program is only available to ESA associate members and provides funding to support ESA programs that promote and enh...

HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that its Identification Technologies division is introducing the SlimFlex™ Seal Tag family of high-durability UHF RFID transponders with integrated, tamper-evident cable ties. The company’s SlimFlex Seal Tag transponders are ideal for sealing industrial containers – bags, bins or boxes – to prevent unauthorised access to contents while in storage or during distribution. “Our integr...

  SMARTair™ from TESA, the key is simplicity Moving to wireless access control, without busting the budget, just got a whole lot easier. SMARTair™ from TESA is a seamless step up from any organization’s mechanical master key system. The key to secure success? Its unmatched simplicity. SMARTair™ from TESA is easy to install, with no cabling, no wires, and therefore no electricians needed on site.  It is easy to run: SMARTair™ from...

ISONAS' IP Bridge Brings Traditional Panel Based Access Control Solutions To The IP Era. Many of their customers have traditional panel access control systems installed and are looking to upgrade to the newest IP technology; the obstacle of the cost of a rip and replace stands in the way. ISONAS has come up with a solution, the PowerNet IP Bridge. The IP Bridge allows customers to connect the modern IP-networked world and legacy Wiegand systems. Traditional and IP enabled panels can be replaced...

Michael Losier will serve the Greater Boston area AlliedBarton Security Services, the industry’s premier provider of highly trained security personnel, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Losier as Business Development Manager serving the Greater Boston area. Prior to joining AlliedBarton, Losier held several succeeding positions at DTZ, formerly UNICCO Service Company in Boston, including Director of Operations, Regional Operations Manager and Maintenance...

The company will highlight its new iCLASS SE Encoder for locally encoding credentials and managing keys HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, is demonstrating its latest secure identity solutions and emerging technologies that leverage Bluetooth LE and NFC for mobile access at next week’s ISC West conference in Las Vegas. The company will highlight its new iCLASS SE® Encoder for locally encoding credentials and managing...

Exhibits will include NEC’s market leading biometric solutions, including a contactless hybrid finger scanner NEC Corporation announced recently that it is showcasing its latest range of physical and cyber security solutions for a wide range of enterprise and government applications at the International Security and National Resilience 2014 (ISNR) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 1-3 April 2014. Exhibits will include NEC’s market leading biometric soluti...

ISC West 2014 is the first trade show where the 2GIG Technology brand is featured as part of Linear's booth Linear LLC is coming to play at ISC West in Las Vegas with highly anticipated product demos, a money booth, CEU certified training sessions, t-shirt giveaways, 2GIG "Blue Man" photo opportunities, and more. ISC West 2014 is the first trade show where the 2GIG Technology brand is featured as part of Linear's booth. To celebrate the winning combination, Linear is giving d...

Blake will build Gallagher's PIV solution business for the United States Federal Government International leaders in integrated access control and perimeter security technology, Gallagher, recently welcomed Blake Smith the Technical Account Manager (TAM) for the US Federal market. Blake will work with the North American Federal Business Development Manager, Brandy Sloan, and senior leadership team to build Gallagher's PIV solution business for the United States Federal Govern...