Access Control News

MiY-ID is 3M Cogent's award-winning, multi-functional biometric access control reader 3M Cogent, a global leader in providing biometric identification solutions to government agencies and commercial enterprises, recently announced that its MiY-ID Gov biometric access control reader is the first product to be certified as an approved biometric authentication system by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) in accordance with FIPS 201 standard. At a high-level, the Biome...

Idesco is the market leader in Finland within access control products for high-security and industrial properties Lagercrantz Group has acquired over 90% of the shares in the Finnish company Idesco OY. Idesco develops and sells products based on RFID technology (Radio Frequency IDentification). The company is the market leader in Finland within access control products for high-security, industrial and commercial properties and is also active in areas such as industrial identif...

Brivo Systems LLC, leader in Software as Service applications for security management, recently announced that effective March 13, the company now supports the Xtralis ADPRO FastTrace 2 for ACS OnSite Aparato. Xtralis has been a pioneer in life safety and security for more than 25 years. With more than 110 separate innovations in the company’s technology portfolio, Xtralis leads the market in very early warning fire detection and integrated security solutions, including perimeter, multi-s...

John Lewis opened its relocated store in Liverpool One in the summer of 2008. The £1bn regeneration of the heart of Liverpool's shopping district has brought over 1.5 million people to a revitalised city centre to experience the shops, restaurants and beautiful green spaces on offer. The situation John Lewis Department Stores, one of the UK's leading retail groups, has invested in Honeywell's access control and intruder detection security solution.  Orion Security Solutions - an Eli...

ESI will be launching several new services via the new website After many months of work, the ESI website gets a makeover and we are pleased to announce the launch. With more content than ever before, the site is an information resource for a complete product overview, application news, success stories and a showcase for ESI presence world wide in the alarm and video monitoring markets. We are launching several new services via the site. LIVE CHAT! is an exciting new service...

The AD-Series will continue to be offered with keypads, mag stripe and FIPS201-compliant reader modules Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, a leading global provider of security and safety solutions and manufacturer of Schlage contactless smart credentials and readers, announced that, henceforth, it will only offer the Multi-Tech (MT) and Multi-Tech with Keypad (MTK) options for contactless credentials with the standard AD-Series platform. This consolidation from proximity-o...

HID Global will demonstrate its extensive suite of products, solutions and services at ISC West 2012 HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced it will unveil its range of breakthrough innovations to create, use and manage secure identity at next week’s ISC West 2012 International Security Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. In addition to launching its new solutions for personal identification verification (PIV) e...

HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced that it has introduced a pilot digital gift card issuance project at two Korean retail giants, Home plus and Shinsegae E-mart, utilising HID's FARGO® HDP5000 high-definition printer/encoders. With the HDP5000, the two retailers can now brand and customise gift cards for corporate customers and individuals, adding a level of personalisation not available with conventional paper gift vouchers. The digi...

At the show will be a range of services for property protection including alarm systems, CCTV and access control A88 Capital, a promotional and events company is launching the first ever security show in Cambodia, SECURITEC Cambodia 2012 Expo. The event will take place at the largest Exhibition Hall Diamond Island (Koh Pich) Phnom Penh from the 10th - 12th May 2012. As the first international-based security exhibition in Cambodia, participating in the event will maximise your...

The support of ADT and Tyco Fire & Security enables WSC to build upon its mentoring programme The Women’s Security Council (WSC), a network of security professionals focused on promoting the success of women in the security industry, announces ADT and Tyco Fire & Security, business units of Tyco International, as Platinum Sponsors. “As industry leaders, it is a natural fit for ADT and Tyco Fire & Security to be leading partners with WSC and its quest t...

The collaboration of TDSi and Corps will provide integrated security solutions for customers TDSi, a global leader in access control systems for all sizes of businesses and organisations announces its partnership with specialist security services provider, Corps Security. The collaboration will provide integrated solutions for customers and increase sales leads for both businesses.TDSi and Corps Security agreed the partnership following an introduction through a mutual custome...

MOBOTIX will also showcase its S14 FlexMount flexible double hemispheric camera at the Light+Building 2012 show MOBOTIX will present new cameras as well as their latest accessories at this year’s Light+Building tradeshow in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Visitors to stand D40 in Hall 9.0 will be able to experience the Hemispheric T24 IP Video Door Station, which received the renowned Plus X Award, and the entire module range including an app for iPhone/iPad and th...

ASSA ABLOY will also be unveiling the newest addition to its improved portfolio, Watchlock Visitors to stand C50 in Hall 4 at IFSEC 2012, will be introduced to ASSA ABLOY’s range of industry-leading technology-based security and access control solutions, including its popular Aperio enabling technology. Aperio uses smart technology to enable the wireless conversion of mechanical locks into existing access control systems with minimal door modification, allowing easy and...

IFSEC India is the largest exhibition for commercial and homeland security A whizzing train around a vibrant and colourful miniature town at the Bosch booth caught the attention of many at IFSEC India, one of the largest exhibition for commercial and homeland security held every year. This innovative model was accompanied by the wide range of security, safety and communication products from Bosch, which effectively portrayed their features and capabilities. Live high-resoluti...

The microsite benefits users by providing course information within a single page Bosch Security Systems is pleased to announce the launch of the new Training Academy microsite for Asia Pacific Region (APR). With this new initiative, customers can now have access to all of APR Training Academy's individual course profiles, updated Training Calendar, Application form as well as a "Getting to Bosch Singapore Location" all within a single page. This offers users great convenien...

The jailbreak took place at the Old Police Cells Museum in Brighton, Sussex Consultants from Sussex-based c-hq security services who design prison and custodial installations found themselves on the wrong side of the bars in a fundraising jailbreak organised by Crimestoppers. The jailbreak took place at the Old Police Cells Museum in Brighton, Sussex, and at the time of writing the event has raised £3,000 in total for the museum and for Crimestoppers which are both inde...

Using V-TAS Pro's powerful reporting and control facility, vital statistics can be acquired for each camera Bridgend County Borough Council’s control room has recently benefited from a comprehensive upgrade, at the heart of which is the latest V-Tas Pro Integrated Security Application Platform from icomply. Already utilising icomply’s V-TaS back office system prior to the control room’s refurbishment and following a demonstration of the powerful icomply tech...

IFSEC International 2012 will take place between 14-17 May 2012, NEC Birmingham, UK Understand and protect your business from ever evolving security risks by attending IFSEC International’s brand new education programme this May. Created for security managers and all those responsible for managing the security of their organisation, such as facilities, estate and building managers, as well as property owners themselves, the brand new Security Management Education Theatre...

PPM 2000 and TotalMobile will offer a complete security management solution With TotalMobile’s security apps in the field and PPM 2000’s incident management software in the office, data can be shared real-time for improved response, communication and collaboration. TotalMobile and PPM 2000 announced recently their new technology partnership geared at facilitating the timely and accurate transmission of security data back to the office where it can be tracked, anal...

Brivo and Vector will be presenting the physical access control capabilities of the Brivo ACS OnSite Aparato at the seminar Vector Electric, Inc. a Michigan based government systems integration firm and Brivo Systems, LLC a leader in Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for government security management, are jointly hosting an implementation and training seminar at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Detroit March 20, 2012. In 2004, then sitting President Bush, issued the Ho...

For the huge new City Hall of Hanghzou, one of the largest metropolitan areas of China, the local government was searching for a new payment system. 3Core Technologies offered a LEGIC based solution that remains open for future applications. Hangzhou City Hall is the new representative municipal building of the City of Hangzhou, located as a landmark in the modern district on Qiantang bank. With a floor area of 580,000 m2, the City Hall is composed of six main buildings, four surrounding buildi...

Fransisco Peral will serve as the Business Development Manager focused on the Carribean, Latin America and Mexico MOBOTIX Corp., an industry leading provider of high-resolution, network-based security solutions, today announced that it has expanded its North American sales force in response to significant growth in North America. The company reported more than a 30 percent sales increase in the Americas in the last quarter. Two new business development managers have been add...

Laradon protects an eight-acre campus and 800 staff & students with Brivo cloud-based access control Brivo Systems LLC, leader in Software as a Service application for security management, recntly announced that Laradon, a human services agency serving children and adults with development disabilities, has chosen Brivo ACS WebService to provide access control management throughout its multi-building educational campus located in Denver, CO. Key-Rite Security is the integra...

Paxton, market leaders in access control, have released an exciting new addition to their popular electronic access control system, Net2, which allows remote monitoring via an iPhone or web browser! Hot on the heels of the September re-launch of their leading access control software, Net2 Pro, Paxton are proud to introduce Net2 Anywhere. Net2 Anywhere is a fantastic new online application within Net2 Pro, Paxton’s intelligent feature-rich Net2 software. Net2 Pro offers advanced features l...

The case study focuses on Microsoft's deployment of Perspective in Global Security Operations Centers PPM 2000 Inc., the industry’s leading developer of Incident Reporting and Investigation Management software, has published a new case study on the use of their flagship application, Perspective, throughout Microsoft Global Security. This insightful look at a real-world application focuses on Microsoft’s deployment of Perspective in all three of their Global Securi...

The City of Moonee Valley is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia. It comprises the north-western suburbs between 3 and 13 kilometres from Melbourne city centre, and was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Essendon and part of the City of Keilor.To manage their mixed array of buildings including the main depot, offices, administration areas, public toilets, community halls, shared use venues, leisure & recreation facilities etc, Moone...

Secutech 2012 is expected to attract 560 exhibitors to display a vast range of security and access control products The first “Security 50 Annual Summit” will take place at Secutech 2012, Asia’s leading exhibition for the electronic security, info security and fire and safety sectors, which will be held from 18 – 20 April 2012 at Nangang Taipei World Trade Center.Secutech 2012 is organised by Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd and the “Sec...

Some key topics at ID World Abu Dhabi 2012 will include transportation security and border control A distinguished line up of top-drawer speakers, populating the preliminary agenda of the fifth annual EMEA summit on security, mobility and traceability, is set to provide an unmissable conference for the international ID WORLD community on 18-19 March 2012 in Abu Dhabi. The 2012 Abu Dhabi program will feature an exclusive mix of presentations where existing and emerging identif...

TDSi will be demonstrating SOLOgarde, a stand-alone access control system, with local partner Rapid Vigil Security TDSi, a global leader in access control systems for all sizes of businesses and organisations will be exhibiting its range of controllers and biometric readers at IFSEC West Africa 2012 in Lagos, Nigeria, from 6th to 7th of March 2012. The company will be joining its local partner Rapid Vigil Security Company Ltd on stand 20, hall 1. TDSi and Rapid Vigil Security...

HID Global will demonstrate its security technologies, products, solutions and services at CARTES North America HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, continues its commitment to innovation leadership by offering a broad portfolio of RFID and digital technology solutions that support users’ needs to create, use and manage secure identities. As a part of its showcase this week at CARTES North America Expo and Conference 2012 in Las Ve...