aptiQ Alliance Program Members Highlighting Open Systems at ISC West

Allegion PLC, a global provider of security products and solutions, announced that in Booth 20031 at the ISC West Exposition, attendees will see how Allegion and members of the aptiQ Alliance Program have come together to create an ecosystem of applications that support aptiQ smart card technology. The Alliance consists of global companies that are using an open architecture smart card technology that extends the use of an access control card or near field communications (NFC)-enabled smart phone credential to an increasing number of applications. End users will learn how they can better leverage smart credentials to build out an increasing number of solutions available to them.

“In the aptiQ Alliance section of the Allegion booth, attendees will be able to view open architecture offerings from a wide range of companies that have created an ecosystem of adjacent solutions,” explained Allegion Director of Technology Alliances Diane Kehlenbeck. “All these companies provide vertical market product suites or manufacture ancillary products that can be bundled as part of an overall smart solution.”

Exhibitors in the Allegion booth include:

  • 1st Choice Security Solutions – Ultra Long-Range RFID
  • Access Smart – Logical Access Control
  • Alvarado – Turnstiles
  • BadgePass – Enrollment, Badge Printing and Visitor Management
  • CBORD – Campus Solutions
  • Gemalto – Converged Access
  • Heartland – Campus Solutions
  • Iris ID – Biometrics/Iris
  • ISLOG – Logical Access Control
  • Key Systems – Key and Asset Cabinets
  • KSI – Logical Access Control/Keyboards
  • Matica (formerly Digital ID) – Badge Printing, Enrollment and Encoding
  • Microlatch – Biometrics/Mobile
  • Mobile Security Solutions – Mobile Verification
  • Nedap – Long-Range Vehicle Access
  • NuVision Networks – Campus Solutions
  • Sielox – Crisis Lockdown Alert System Status
  • TagMaster NA – Long-Range Vehicle Access
  • Ultra Electronics ID – Badge Printing, Enrollment and Encoding
  • XID Technologies – Biometrics/Facial

In addition, Alvarado (4109), BadgePass (31101), Iris ID (17115), Key Systems (25136), Matica (22128), Nedap (23103), Sielox (5117), TagMaster (36056) and Ultra Electronics (14115) will be displaying such solutions more in depth in their own booths.

The ISC West Exposition will be held at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas April 2-4.

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