Access Control
The role access control can play in your sustainability strategy
A sustainability ethos is embedded within procurement departments in many modern organisations. Its influence cuts across sectors and functions. Less well-known, however, is the contribution security and access control can make. According to ASSA ABLOY’s latest “Wireless Access Control Report,” 73% of security professionals agree sustainability and energy efficiency have become more important in procurement…
Read MoreAt one residential school, a simple upgrade swaps manual keys for centralized electronic access control
SMARTair® Wireless Online access management has proven a simple, school-wide electronic solution for greater control and security at Westbridge. Each staff member carries one RFID credential card programmed with access rights personalized to their individual role. In an emergency, the school can institute a complete lockdown via the centralized system. “Having a SMARTair® system in…
Read MoreFingerprint-based drug screening test accelerates identification of drug mule body packers at airports
Simple and rapid fingerprint drug screen helps airport and border control teams to act on intelligence received on potential drug mule suspects within just 10 minutes Revolutionary technology screens for high-value opiates and cocaine typically carried by body packers A new fingerprint drug screening approach is now available to provide airport and border control staff…
Read MoreGuest Experience at Hotels Improved with Maxxess eFusion
The eFusion solution is being used for comprehensive streamlining of security and safety – tying together front-of-house and back-of-house operations – at a number of landmark hotel developments in Dubai. The result will be a smoother check-in experience for guests, with minimal queuing, no cumbersome paperwork, and more attentive service. By integrating front and back…
Read MoreA simple, stylish PIN lock that keeps opportunist thieves out
You don’t need to continue using keys and key cards. When you want effective first-line security for private doors in public spaces, you no longer need cumbersome kit. To keep opportunist hands off your belongings, the Code Handle four-digit code-operated electronic handle locks without any wires, expensive hardware or software, mechanical keys or changes to…
Read MoreThe new SMARTair® Knob Cylinder: one small change has changed everything
Style, intelligence and robustness come together in the new SMARTair® Knob Cylinder from ASSA ABLOY. Part of the SMARTair® access control system, this intelligent device with integrated RFID reader is now more resistant to attack. It comes in elegant, contemporary finishes and colours, upgrading aesthetics and functionality in equal measure. It quickly upgrades almost any…
Read MoreAperio®: 10 years of trust and innovation in wireless access control
Increasingly, access control is viewed as a wireless technology, as one recent market report* shows. Based on a 2018 survey of senior security professionals, the “Wireless Access Control Report” reveals almost 4 in 10 access control systems include wireless technology in their set-up. At places without wireless devices protecting their doors, twice as many already…
Read MoreIDIS launches AI in the box deep learning analytics
Plug-and-play AI to cost-effectively boost surveillance power and efficiency IDIS has launched its AI in the Box (DV-2116), boosting the power of surveillance systems with the most accurate deep learning analytics yet developed. Korea’s largest surveillance manufacturer says in independent tests IDIS Deep Learning Analytics (IDLA) has achieved industry-beating accuracy rates of 97%, a record…
Read MoreIntegrated Design Limited invite you to ‘sidegate’ at IFSEC 2019
Most people working in the security industry are familiar with the term ‘tailgating’, but what about ‘sidegating’? For Integrated Design Limited (IDL), manufacturers of Fastlane turnstiles, this new term refers to the act of two people attempting unauthorised side-by-side dual entry through an entrance control system, and it has only recently become relevant due to…
Read MoreSave time and money when you run CLIQ access control using a Software as a Service solution
ASSA ABLOY access control software can do the hard work, while you benefit from upgraded IT infrastructure, high availability and total management flexibility. The CLIQ Software as a Service (SaaS) solution gives your access system the highest levels of security and scalability, saving you time, money and stress in the process. That’s why so many…
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