Access Control News

Dr Steven Fawkes and Jeremy Towler will be the keynote speakers at Smart Building Conference 2013 in London The Smart Building Conference 2013, to be held at Dexter House, London, on Tuesday 15 October, will be keynoted by two of British industry’s most renowned authorities on energy efficiency and building systems, the organisers announced recently. The first keynote will be delivered by Dr Steven Fawkes, Chairman of Day One Energy Solutions and author of the &lsqu...

Cyberlock systems replaced all cylinders including those in doors with very uncommon profiles Securing the Amsterdam Metro Underground The Amsterdam Metro is a mixed rapid transit and light rail system in Amsterdam and its surrounding municipalities Amstelveen, Diemen, and Ouder-Amstel in the Netherlands. The network is owned by the city of Amsterdam and operated by the Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB), the company that also operates trams, ferries, and local buses. The lock...

The facial recognition can handle crowded environments and allows the attendant to easily identify visitors University of San Francisco (USF) founded in 1855, is listed as a Tier One National University in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report and has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honour Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service for the seventh straight year. As of September 7, 2012 (Census Date), USF enrolled 10,017 stu...

G4S has partnered on a global scale with ASSA ABLOY Access Control to create a state-of-the-art integration between its Symmetry Security Management System and ASSA ABLOY’s innovative Aperio wireless lock technology platform. ASSA ABLOY’s Aperio is designed to upgrade mechanically locked doors and wirelessly connect them online and offline to new or existing access control systems, with minimal modification to doors and premises, offering a cost effective and simple security upgrade...

CEM’s AC2000 system at Honeydew Dairies allows factory security to produce coded passes and access rights for staff CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, recently announced that Honeydew Dairies has selected CEM’s AC2000 Lite security management system to secure its factory and warehousing facilities in Nottingham Road, South Africa. The system was supplied by CEM Approved Distributor, Mustek Ltd, and installed by CEM Installer Brandfin Trade. “Br...

HID Global announces its expansion of pivCLASS product portfolio of credential authentication solutions HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced it has expanded its pivCLASS® product portfolio with an extensive family of credential authentication solutions that enables customers to comply with government physical access control mandates. The pivCLASS suite now incorporates a comprehensive family of software solutions from Codeben...

STANLEY Security, a leading provider of access control and integrated security solutions, introduces its new BEST electric strike offerings – the ES4 and ES5 – to its comprehensive line of electrified locking solutions. Used in a variety of access control applications, electric strikes are the most commonly used electrified locking hardware. With the release of the BEST ES4 and ES5 electric strikes, STANLEY Security aims to offer a more complete solution for securing an electronic a...

SMC is a key component of the Genetec Synergis IP access control system Genetec™, a global leader in unified IP security systems and 2013 Access Control Product of the Year winner in the UK, will demonstrate new features of its upcoming Synergis Master Controller (SMC) v.2.1 release for the first time at ASIS 2013 (Booth # 1914).  The SMC, a key component of the Genetec Synergis IP access control system, is an intelligent door controller designed to secure the facil...

Ultra Electronics Card Systems, a global manufacturer of ID card printers and solutions, announces the latest addition to its Magicard line of secure identification card printers - the Ultra-LE laser engraver. Featuring a newly developed laser engine, the Ultra-LE is able to create high security, personalised cards on demand. The Ultra-LE weighs only 25 kg and is portable, allowing government and private organisations to deploy identity credentials quickly and securely across multiple sites dire...

Innometriks' Rhino Touch biometric readers feature Lumidigm V-Series multispectral fingerprint sensors Lumidigm recently announced that Innometriks Rhino Touch biometric readers featuring Lumidigm V-Series multispectral fingerprint sensors are now being installed by a major biometric integrator to validate TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) cards at approximately 400 TWIC card pick-up locations. The TWIC programme provides a tamper-resistant biometric crede...

SST designed and built a multi-layered defence security platform including PSIM and vehicle air locks for the data centre Security Systems Technology Ltd (SST), have been awarded a multimillion pound contract to design, build and commission a physical and logical IP security platform at "Central Exchange", a new 110,000 sq ft data centre in Birmingham. The client, Data City Exchange (dce), wanted a managed security environment that will create a multi-layered and integrat...

John Davies suggests that the inclusion of this technology indicates biometric security has become more mainstream “As the world has been getting the first glimpses of the new Apple iPhone 5C and 5S, it’s not the funky colours of the 5C that have caught my eye but the fingerprint reader that has been introduced on the new 5S. Whilst fingerprint readers are nothing new, I believe the inclusion of this technology on a smartphone is an important indication that biomet...

ASSA ABLOY's Aperio range of products will be showcased at the event ASSA ABLOY Access Control together with Gallagher Security will be presenting an integrated approach to access control at Higher Education Expo. Held at London Olympia on 17th October 2013, ASSA ABLOY Access Control and Gallagher are on stand 41, showing the latest integrated access control systems and innovative new product releases. On display will be the revolutionary Aperio wireless locking solution, w...

DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company an experienced leader in border security technology, announced significant upgrades to its popular RedRock Integrated Geolocation system with the addition of high-speed frequency scanning and multiple target acquisition features. The enhancements boost performance in the field when identifying targets that are using radio frequency signals. With high-speed scanning, users are able to identify multiple targets offering a more rapid situational asse...

aptiQ smart credentials increase the security of information kept on a card Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies recently announced that Key Systems, Inc., manufacturer of high security electronic asset control devices and high security management software to provide real-time event reporting has joined the aptiQ Alliance program. Customers can now use one credential, a high security aptiQ smart card, with Key Systems, Inc. products to gain access to and track medical devices,...

STANLEY Security announces its $500,000 school grant program to keep schools safer STANLEY Security, a leader in providing schools with safer learning environments, announces its TOGETHER FOR SAFER SCHOOLS Grant Program to help schools enhance their security on campuses. As part of STANLEY’s mission to make communities and schools safer, the company is providing funding opportunities for U.S. schools to receive security products and services through a $500,000 grant prog...

Multifactor authentication on a single sensor is now possible for organisations that require assured authentication Lumidigm recently announced that attendees at the Biometric Consortium Conference and Technology Expo (BCC), to be held at The Tampa Convention Centre September 17-19, will be able to see a multispectral imaging sensor natively read two different authentication factors, a fingerprint and a new optical barcode credential, at the Lumidigm booth (# 329). Multifactor...

The platform enables remote control and real-time monitoring of the devices located in all 100+ branches Aurum is one of the largest luxury jewellery chains in the UK, offering prestigious jewellery brands including Watches of Switzerland, Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths. The chain operates 100+ stores throughout the UK. The challenge Aurum’s jewellery stores had experienced an increase in robberies during opening hours, which led to substantial losses. To combat...

SynopSYS enables control and monitoring of security equipment from one management platform Founded in 1846, Bristol Water plc is a leading water supply company that supplies an average of 280 million liters of safe drinking water a day to over one and a half million residents in the Bristol Region of the UK including parts of Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. The challenge In addition to their Head Office, Bristol Water operates over 120 dispersed remote sites that va...

WRG chose RISCO Group’s ProSYS as the solution that met all requirements Waste Recycling Group (WRG), a leading waste management services company in the UK, is part of the FCC international environmental services, infrastructure and energy group, which operates in Europe, South America and the United States. Each year WRG recycles and disposes of millions of tons of household, commercial and industrial waste. The challenge WRG operates facilities for the reception, rec...

SynopSYS integrated security & building management enables real-time monitoring and control of all the sites An Italian company operates seven game rooms across Italy, which contain a variety of high-end arcade games and slot machines. They also own two warehouses that store spare parts for the machines, as well as machines awaiting repair. The challenge The game rooms contain expensive gaming machines in which large amounts of cash are stored. The game rooms had been ta...

Sintel selected the platform after seeing a real time demonstration at RISCO’s offices in Italy One of Italy’s largest electric utility companies operates numerous sites across Italy. Sintel Italia, a major system integrator that has been in the field of professional security systems for over 27 years, took on the project of securing the company’s offices and production sites. The challenge The electric utility company required protection of their dispersed...

RISCO Group's solution was successfully implemented to the full satisfaction of the cellular provider A leading cellular provider in Mexico required a reliable and cost effective solution for protecting its remote antenna sites, mainly due to repeated burglary of copper cables and equipment in the facilities. The company also required remote control over the systems installed on-site from a central control room. The challenge Remote antenna sites in Mexico and in Latin Ameri...

Lumidigm provides multifactor authentication for organisations that require assured authentication Lumidigm recently announced that attendees at the Biometric Consortium Conference and Technology Expo(BCC), to be held at The Tampa Convention Center September 17-19, will be able to see a multispectral imaging sensor natively read two different authentication factors, a fingerprint and a new optical barcode credential, at the Lumidigm booth (# 329). Multifactor authentication on...

Milestone XProtect Corporate software allows authorised staff to monitor security and disciplinary actions at any time Milestone XProtect open platform video management software (VMS) is the basis for an integrated security system in the Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS). Since each school previously had a stand-alone system, the security was upgraded to connect all 26 buildings in the district on one IP network.  Paul Mahon, Director of Construction and Maintena...

Lumidigm fingerprint sensors employ multispectral imaging technology which reads fingerprints both on and below the skin Lumidigm will be demonstrating its convenient, secure, and reliable fingerprint authentication technology in booth #404 at FELABAN CLAB 2013, the Latin American conference on technological solutions for financial institutions, September 11-13 at the InterContinental Hotel in Miami, Florida. As the leading supplier of biometrics technology to banks in Latin A...

Attendees can learn how Ingersoll Rand solutions are helping colleges and universities to improve security During the Critical Facilities Summit sponsored by the Association of College and University Officers-International (ACUHO-I) and APPA, whose tagline is “Leadership in Educational Facilities,” to be held at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence October 15-18, attendees will be able to discuss campus safety and security success stories with Ingersoll...

Visualant, Inc., a leading provider of disruptive light-based technologies, announced recently the release of its ChromaID Scanner to a private team of engineers and scientists, enabling an advanced assessment of new portable identification, authentication and diagnostic applications that are a fraction of the cost and size of current systems used in their respective industries. Visualant will begin shipping its ChromaID Scanner and Software Development Kit (SDK) to engineers and developers arou...

Trüb will use Sequent’s mobile payments platform to provide OTA provisioning and lifecycle-management services Sequent Software and Trüb AG recently announced to have entered a technology partnership in which Trüb will use Sequent’s mobile payments platform to provide over-the-air provisioning and lifecycle-management services for EMV compliant bank cards, customer loyalty cards, access cards and transit cards on secure elements used in NFC mobile de...

TDSi’s portfolio is now available directly to Midwich IT customers Integrated security manufacturer TDSi will be exhibiting its latest solutions at Midwich’s Technology Exposed 2013 event, at Ascot Racecourse on 18th and 19th September. This follows the recent partner announcement between the two companies which sees TDSi’s impressive portfolio now being available directly to Midwich IT customers. John Davies, Managing Director of TDSi commented, “Foll...