Access Control News

  Fortress Inerlocks eGard ensure cells are safe for operators and meet all safety requirements ATM Automation has chosen Fortress Interlocks to safeguard workers at its Robotics manufacturing plant in Blaby, Leicestershire and on ATM robot cells at all customer sites where they are designed to ensure cells are safe for operators and meet all safety legislation. Fortress' eGard interlocks protect a robot cell.  When an operator wants to gain access he must turn and remove the...

  Smarter Security to provide security solution for US federal agenciesSmarter Security, IDL's US partners have recently secured a lucrative deal with various US federal agencies.  Over the last 12 months, five large federal government agencies have chosen to use Fastlane turnstiles for their lobby entry control needs.  This includes a recent order for Fastlane Glassgate from one agency in excess of one million dollars. 

   iCLASS Cards can now be utilised for such diverse applications HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that it is expanding its position within the access control space to include logical access control products and solutions for converge security environments.  By collaborating with IT industry leaders, the company offers an extensive portfolio of logical access offerings to meet market req...

 Use of contactless LEGIC technology in Océ's office opens new possibilities The Licence partnership between Océ and LEGIC® yields innovative office solutions.Océ (Switzerland) AG, a well-known provider of highly developed printing and copying systems, is a new licence partner of LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, a leading developer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification purposes.  Océ now integrates contactless technology into its o...

   Following this agreement, Nortech will manufacture, using LEGIC's contactless smart card technology LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the worldwide developer of secure contactless smart card technologies for personal identification applications announces a Licensing Agreement with Nortech Control Systems Limited, the UK-based provider for access control and parking solutions. This new partnership between LEGIC and Nortech Control Systems Limited will offer great advantages...

  SALTO flexible access control solution in use at luxury acommodation   Lough Erne Golf Resort in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, has chosen a SALTO electronic access control system to provide advanced security management for its luxurious hotel and lodge accommodation.  The resort awarded the contract to Co Antrim based SALTO Inspired Business Partner Ambar Systems Ltd.Set on a peninsula with panoramic views from almost every vantage p...

  The ANPR system has proven to be more effective than a manned guardSecurity Design Centre Ltd, the West Midlands based security installation company, has successfully used CCTV with automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) to secure The Business Village, an industrial park in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire where tenants include the Porsche owners club.The ANPR system recognises and records the registrations of all vehicles entering or leaving the site, flashing the registration u...

  Fastlane Door Detective uses microprocessors and infrared beams to  monitor how many people pass throughIntegrated Design are pleased to announce that the Fastlane Door Detective has been installed at Anytime Fitness in the US.With its unique business model, fast-growing Anytime Fitness is only as strong as its doors and as sharp as its cameras.  The health club chain's 800 locations stay open 24 hours a day, and are often left un-staffed, making its surveillance and a...

IDTECK, South Korea based RFID and biometrics manufacturer is to hold an educational seminar in Dubai for its valuable buyers and distributors.  Participants will be invited from all over the world to attend this annual event.  The main focus of this seminar is to offer the opportunity for the buyers and distributors from different regions to present their product application and case studies to share different uses of wide ranges of IDTECK products.  Another issue on the age...

National Star College is a registered charity and national independent specialist college that helps young disabled students to achieve their potential through innovative programmes of education and independence training.  In order to accommodate students from all over the UK the college has invested considerable funds in accommodation.  Residencies include five on campus, one in Cheltenham town centre and another in Gloucester.This year is an important one for the college.  As we...

The SECURITY 2008 global fair will present itself as the driving force behind and the hub of the security and fire protection sectors.  On October 7-10 this year, the leading international fair will be the meeting place of the security experts from all over the world.  Over 1,100 exhibitors from around 50 nations are expected to come to Messe Essen in order to show their innovations in the products and services fields.  They will offer a multifaceted programme in all the areas of...

MissionAs one of China's three largest international airports, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport enjoys a huge passenger flow every day, posing a great challenge to airport security.  The entrance/exit control system of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was provided by internationally-renowned brand Cardax from Gallagher Security Management Systems.  Cardax FT is a network-based intelligent management system covering access control, parking lot, consumption and security. ...

The issues surrounding surveillance and security are never static and so require the development of new technologies to keep up with the changing demands.  In response, the electronic security sector has developed a very dynamic approach to introducing new technologies.You will be able to see first hand a range of fascinating advancements at LIVE08, a few of which are mentioned below.Axis, the world leader in network video, now announces the first products with H.264 in a new generation of...

 Former Mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, will be a keynote speaker at ISC East 2008  ISC East 2008 will feature keynote speaker Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and former U.S. presidential candidate at 11AM on October 29 in Hall 1E.  ISC East is scheduled for October 29-30, 2008 from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York, NY. Giuliani was selected to speak at ISC East because of his vast knowledge of New York City's infrastructure, how it operates...

 Rob Zivney, vice president of marketing, Hirsch Electronics The Security Industry Association (SIA), the largest international trade association representing electronic and physical security product manufacturers, specifiers, and service providers, recently honoured Rob Zivney, vice president of marketing, Hirsch Electronics, with the SIA Statesman Award for his work on Personal Identity Verification (PIV) related issues and recent congressional testimony, as well as his leadership ro...

Air Seychelles has chosen a SALTO electronic access control system to provide advanced security management.  The airport awarded the contract to approved SALTO Independent Service Centre, Vidsec Ltd. The national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, Air Seychelles main base is Seychelles International Airport, Mahé, from where it operates a fleet of 4 Boeing 767s, 2 Short 360 and 3 Twin Otters on inter-island services and international flights to 9 destinations on three continents....

Frontline Security Solutions has appointed Jason Hillier to be their Business Development Manager.Jason, who was previously with VSS, has been in the security industry since 1991.  He began his career as an apprentice engineer and progressed to gain experience of large projects whilst working in the company's installation and service departments.  He moved into sales in 2000 and whilst successfully winning core business, developed a reputation for developing new vertical markets....

The leading provider of contactless smart card technology presents enhanced functions of its LEGIC advant technology.From 7 to 10 October, LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, leading provider of contactless smart card technology, will be at the exhibition centre in Essen, Germany (Hall 3.0/Stand 306), presenting new possibilities in the field of contactless smart card technology for personal identification.  LEGIC is extending its trusted and proven physical security system, Master-Token System Control...

SALTO Systems has been selected by Hong Kong based The Executive Centre to install their latest electronic access control solutions, to manage day-to-day security across their pan Asia serviced office network.  Central to the integrated security system in every TEC office, the solution is being installed by the local SALTO dealer, working closely with SALTO System's regional service and support centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  TEC currently secure over 1500 doors in 16 cities wi...

PCSC announces completion of the soon to be released LiNC-NXG, the access control management software for next generation security systems. An intense development cycle spanning the past three years has produced a revolutionary software platform upon which future growth and development will be exponential. LiNC-NXG is a fully integrated - scalable access control and security management solution - designed for facilities of all types and sizes. From one door to thousands of doors, the system&rsq...

Kaba at the Olympic GamesThe 29th Olympic Games will be held for the first time in China.  Beijing stood up to its competitors Paris, Toronto, Osaka and Istanbul.  For the Chinese Government, the Olympic Games are an unparalleled opportunity to present the country as a modern nation with an exploding economic growth.  As evidence of this power, China has spared no efforts to build Beijing Olympic Village, as well as all venues, related infrastructures and facilities.  &n...

Munich-based manufacturer PCS Systemtechnik GmbH is Swiss technology enterprise LEGIC Identsystems Ltd's latest licence partner.  This hardware manufacture and software publisher for data collection systems is now a member of the worldwide LEGIC partner network and in future it will offer an extended portfolio of LEGIC based products and total solutions for contactless smart card technologies for personal identification. PCS Systemtechnik already uses LEGIC technology, especially for access...

The City of Rotterdam faced a challenge when it began the search for an effective access control method to manage its 70 unmanned gymnasiums.  The gymnasiums are clustered in city districts and are visited throughout the day and evening by tenants who hire out a specified time slot.The gyms are supervised by on site managers who, prior to the installation of the new access control system, were handing out keys to the tenants renting the facility in an "archaic" system.  This...

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, international provider of contactless smart card Technology for personal identification, is extending its partner network.  With the systems integrator, Unisys AG, the company gains one of the leading IT service providers in the field of access control and identity management. From now on, Unisys will integrate LEGIC contactless technology into complex security projects.  Products from the LEGIC advant series will be used for personal identification solutions.&n...

CEM AC2000 SE security management system installed at Hong Kong's new Shaw Studios Movie City complex. CEM® Systems, a leading access control brand of Tyco International, recently announced that Shaw Studios has implemented the CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) security management system to provide security at their new Hong Kong movie city complex.  Forming part of a central building management system, the AC2000 SE access control system was installed by ADT® Hong Kong and secures a...

  Siemens has won one of the largest security contracts in Norway with SpareBank1Siemens has won one of the largest security contracts in Norway - a complete security and services solution agreement with SpareBank1, an alliance of 23 banks and 350 franchised offices that together make one of the largest providers of financial products and services in the Norwegian market with 460 branches.The bank wanted a fail-safe and sophisticated security solution with a central system operation an...

  Chiron's Iris System is Europe's fastest growing IP alarm transmission and monitoring systemTravelex, the largest retail foreign exchange specialist in the world, has introduced 21st century alarms-over-IP intruder alarm monitoring at its 10 locations within Heathrow airport's new Terminal 5. The company has opted to use Chiron Security Communications' Iris system, Europe's fastest growing IP alarm transmission and monitoring system.Rob Page, Travelex's Retail Security Manager f...

The Lake Constance thermal baths spa opened its doors at the end of July 2007.  The new baths now boast a sauna wing, thermal baths and an outdoor pool which together provide a water surface area of over 3,000 square metres which invites guests to swim, bathe and relax.  BGK Bädergesellschaft Konstanz, a subsidiary of the Constance public utility company, operates the Lake Constance thermal baths and all the other swimming pools in Constance. In 2006, n-tree installed a multisite...

The capital's premier exhibition venue ExCeL London is pushing ahead with an ambitious upgrade programme, installing advanced electronic access control technology from SALTO Systems to improve their on-site security control.Located just five minutes from London City Airport and close to Canary Wharf and the Docklands Light Railway, ExCeL London is the capital's largest conference and exhibition centre offering an impressive 90,000m of display space.  It is home to 8 out of 10 of London's to...

Steven Wieczor has been appointed central USA Account Manager for Paxton Access Inc., the American sales arm for the leading UK access control manufacturer - Paxton Access Ltd.  News of his appointment reflects Paxton Access Inc.'s commitment to the American market, holding steadfast in their intention of establishing a comprehensive network of dealers and integrators throughout the United States.  In addition to this, Steve will consult and guide his customers, assisting with the sale...