Access Control


HID Global Increases Campus Safety and Security at Academy of Art University in San Francisco

HID Global Increases Campus Safety and Security at Academy of Art University in San Francisco

University can now more easily expand and adapt its access control infrastructure as needed to support growth and new capabilities without forfeiting earlier investments. (Video Included)

Norwegian Law Firm Secured by Zwipe Biometric Card

Norwegian Law Firm Secured by Zwipe Biometric Card

“The fingerprint gives high security and since there is no PIN to remember, it is also very easy to use.” – Simonsen VogWiig, Partner.

Top Trends Impacting the Security Identity Industry in 2014

Significant changes are anticipated across physical and logical access control, secure issuance, identity assurance, visitor management, electronic ID (eID) and secure asset tracking.

Viscount Releases Free Online Liberty Training

Viscount Releases Free Online Liberty Training

Platform to greatly assist integrators and users in learning the basics of programming and installation.

Ultra ID Releases New Proximity Access Cards

Ultra ID Releases New Proximity Access Cards

Ultra Electronics ID, an ID card printer manufacturer, announces UltraSecure, a new line of technology cards designed for all proximity access-control systems.

Tri-Ed Expansion Continues with the Opening of New Branch in Pittsburgh

Independent security distributor expands it's footprint in North America.

Schlage Provides Two New FIPS 201-1 Compliant Options

Schlage Provides Two New FIPS 201-1 Compliant Options

Compliant, standalone, electronic lock now available for United States Federal Agency buildings.

HID Global Opens New World Headquarters and North American Operations Center in Austin Texas

HID Global Opens New World Headquarters and North American Operations Center in Austin Texas

Facility design is devoted to minimizing environmental impact, with the goal of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification.



Through several stages of card technologies, organizations still didn’t know who was carrying the card

Finding Biometrics

For more than 20 years, biometric hand geometry systems have been providing the highest level of security, access control and convenience in a wide range of applications all over the world.

Video Insight Certifies VMS with AMAG Technology Under Symmetry Extended Business Solutions Program

Video Insight Certifies VMS with AMAG Technology Under Symmetry Extended Business Solutions Program

“We’re excited to offer Video Insight customers the ability to integrate live and recorded video with Symmetry access control."

Lenel OnGuard Open Solution Offers Several Migration Path Options for Casi Customers

Lenel OnGuard Open Solution Offers Several Migration Path Options for Casi Customers

“Lenel believes in offering open systems to customers through hardware that is supported by more than 20 access control software companies and through software that interfaces with more than 100 third-party partners and more than 200 products,” said Ross McKay, director, access and video solutions, UTC Building & Industrial Systems.

ASSA ABLOY Group Brands Releases Online Product Selector for Decorative Hardware

ASSA ABLOY Group Brands Releases Online Product Selector for Decorative Hardware

New online tool features Corbin Russwin’s Muséo and Vineyard Collections, SARGENT Studio Collection and Coastal Series, and the Yale Commercial Reflections decorative hardware line.

Milestone Supports Health and Safety Monitoring at Bam Nuttall Highway Services

Milestone Supports Health and Safety Monitoring at Bam Nuttall Highway Services

XProtect Express integrated with Paxton Net2 access control.

University Upgrades to Electronic Locks

University Upgrades to Electronic Locks

UVU upgraded its access control system to electronic locks with multi-tech readers that accommodate its newly-implemented, one-card system while providing flexibility for future generations of credentials.

Monitoring and Protecting Retail Assets with Intelligent Electronic Locks

Monitoring and Protecting Retail Assets with Intelligent Electronic Locks

Internal theft is a top contributor to retail shrinkage.

There is no question that better methods of authentication are needed

Achieve Assured Authentication

Biometrics has a central role to play in today’s authentication solutions, so it is important to revisit and review the many myths and misperceptions associated with this technology.

King’s Subs & Pizza’s move to edge storage threatens the last piece of the analog pie

A Slice of Small System Surveillance

Just before noon on a muggy, New England, summer day, the line inside King’s Subs & Pizza in Andover, Mass. snakes tightly from counter to door so patrons can stay in air conditioned comfort.

Queen of Peace

Queen of Peace

Radius, a second-generation Enterprise Mobile Duress System (EMDS) that leverages a life-safety, wireless infrastructure and duress pendants to locate a mobile person when and where they need help has been the ideal solution.

Why the owners of Gas Monkey Garage—the focus of Discovery Channel’s hit TV show “Fast N’ Loud”—decided to install HD video surveillance.

HD Video Installation Goes Mainstream

Gas Monkey Garage went from being an unknown auto body shop in Dallas, to a tourist destination for classic car fans from all over the Southwest. After Gas Monkey Garage’s two main men, Richard Rawlings (owner) and Aaron Kaufman (lead mechanic), landed the hit show “Fast N’ Loud” on the Discovery Channel, fans and car aficionados began flocking to their shop.

Kwikset Smartcode 914 Deadbolt Wins Manufactures Excellence Award at CEDIA

Kwikset Smartcode 914 Deadbolt Wins Manufactures Excellence Award at CEDIA

Joins nine other winners recognized as "Best New Product."

Identity One Certifies BioManager with AMAG Technology

Identity One Certifies BioManager with AMAG Technology

Extended Business Solutions Program enables integration to provide customers with added details.

Schlage Featured on Manufacturing Marvels from Fox Business Network

Schlage Featured on Manufacturing Marvels from Fox Business Network

Lock manufacturer goes “on screen” at approximately 9:30 p.m. ET, Tuesday, Oct. 29.

HID Global Demonstrates Citizen Centric Innovations in Government ID Solutions

HID Global Demonstrates Citizen Centric Innovations in Government ID Solutions

Company to discuss trend toward citizen-centric secure electronic ID solutions at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Ninth Symposium and Exhibition on Machine Readable Travel Document, Biometrics and Border Security.

RS2 Releases Access It! Universal Version 4

Access control software package adds more than 50 new features and options.

ASSA ABLOY Announces Integration of Aperio Wireless Technology with Vanderbilt Industries

ASSA ABLOY Announces Integration of Aperio Wireless Technology with Vanderbilt Industries

Provides security systems with customized applications designed to fit specific client requirements.

Smart Cards Boost Security

In a bold move to improve security, specifically in student housing, Miami University (MU) in Oxford, Ohio replaced mechanical locks on more than 4,000 residence rooms and installed electronic locks and smart card credentials on others during a 90-day summer break.

Changing Business

Five or six years ago, when PDAs began taking on the characteristics of today’s Blackberries, iPhones and Androids, video surveillance manufacturers rushed to develop mobile capabilities.

CyberLock Introduces the CyberKey PowerPort

Compact charger to be used with all rechargeable CyberKey smart keys.

Morse Watchmans Innovative Key Control and Management Systems with Advanced Features

Leading KeyWatcher Touch and KeyWatcher Illuminated deliver greater functionality.

Galaxy Control Systems Showcases New Access Control Software

Galaxy Software enables performance upgrades with extreme cost-efficiency.

Tyco Security Products to Showcase Purpose Built Portfolio at ASIS 2013

Tyco Security Products to Showcase Purpose Built Portfolio at ASIS 2013

Addition of Exacq Technologies VMS portfolio, new HD cameras, and targeted access control solutions offer customers better options for their specific security objectives.

Boon Edam Inc to Launch a New Security Door Software at ASIS International

Boon Edam Inc to Launch a New Security Door Software at ASIS International

First ever fully integrated technical diagnostics and configuration software for a security revolving door.

FST21 is Named as Security

FST21 is Named as Security's Best in ASIS 2013 Accolades

This award recognizes the most innovative new products, services and solutions within the security industry.

Rockwood Delivers Top Design with New Architectural Door Pulls

Rockwood Delivers Top Design with New Architectural Door Pulls

Take your interior to contemporary or traditional with architectural hardware.

On the Cutting Edge

Staying on top of a rapidly evolving technology, such as video surveillance, can be challenging.

Morse Watchmans Solutions Enable Compliance with Detention Center Rules and Policies

Morse Watchmans Solutions Enable Compliance with Detention Center Rules and Policies

Key control and guard tour systems essential to security at Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center.

Linear Named as Founding Patron of La Costa Film Festival

Linear Named as Founding Patron of La Costa Film Festival

The Carlsbad-based security and access control leader is sponsoring the area’s first local film festival to support the San Diego Boys & Girls Club and promote the Carlsbad area.

Eye Tracking Could Outshine Passwords if Made User Friendly

Eye Tracking Could Outshine Passwords if Made User Friendly

Standard PIN authentication won for its speed and user-friendliness, but the dot targeting exercise also scored high among users.

FST21 Unveils Digital Doorman

FST21 Unveils Digital Doorman

The ultimate in door security and convenience.

What Does the Near Future Hold for ID Cards and Credentials

What Does the Near Future Hold for ID Cards and Credentials

Discover the three major initiatives you need to be aware of when it comes to cards and credentials.

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