Tag: Mobile Access
Connected Technologies enhances experience with Farpointe Conekt
August 17, 2023SSN Staff
MONUMENT, Colo. – Connected Technologies has collaborated with Farpointe Data to streamline the management of Conekt Mobile Access Credentials.
Connected Technologies’ Connect ONE platform simplifies intrusion, access control, video surveillance, critical environmental monitoring, and energy management systems in a single interface. Conekt has a line of mobile-ready readers and mobile access credentials, with mobile credentials carried in Farpointe’s Conekt Wallet App. The Conekt...
NAPCO introduces new standalone & add-on Bluetooth reader modules
July 17, 2023SSN Staff
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. – Napco Security Technologies’ new access control division, Napco Access Pro, has introduced new standalone and add-on Bluetooth reader modules for seamless mobile credential convenience.
The company said that this addition of the BRM-Series enables Napco Access Pro to offer a complete matched mobile solution across an enterprise, which gives their mobile access credentials, distributed via email, text, or QR code, the ability to provide access throughout a building...
Going mobile ...
February 10, 2021Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Convenience and flexibility are two important factors that people demand in their everyday lives, especially when using their smartphones. Consumers utilize their mobile devices to perform a myriad of functions, and during these uncertain times, smartphones are relied on more than ever to make access control as seamless as possible, and ultimately, enhance security for peace of mind.
Whether it is being able to open a door to a secure storage cabinet or authenticating oneself...
Allegion U.S. launches Schlage Mobile Access Solutions
June 11, 2020SSN Staff
CARMEL, Ind.—In the age of digital transformation and the evolving mobile economy, providing secure, convenient access is at the forefront of security challenges faced by multifamily properties, businesses and campuses. The Schlage Mobile Access Solutions portfolio redefines access control for the mobile world.
“Allegion is always looking for ways to address our customers’ evolving needs with real, sustainable innovation, so we’re excited to launch this comprehensive,...
The art of privacy
June 10, 2020Ginger Hill
The struggle is real in this COVID-19 world we’re all living in with so many uncertainties, concerns, distracted thinking, working from home … the list goes on and on. A huge concern that employers and employees must realize is that to enable continued, gainful employment and the ability to work from home, technology/hardware has to be protected from threat actors and processes have to be in place to fend off cyberattacks.
First, thinking must shift to that of protection,...
HID Global unveils signature line of readers
March 3, 2020SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas—HID Global today announced the launch of HID Signo, its signature line of adaptable, interoperable readers that create a secure approach to access control. The new readers simplify system deployment and management, meet security requirements of today's dynamic environments and set organizations up smarter, more connected access control.
“With the industry now seeking to use access control systems as a backbone for creating intelligent environments, consultants, integrators...
Convenience, security and savings drive growth of mobile credentialing
July 25, 2019Greg Berry
Access control cards and readers long ago replaced mechanical locks and keys for enterprise security. Now, those plastic cards are giving way to mobile credentials that communicate with readers using a smartphone virtual key.It's a rapidly growing solution. Mobile credential downloads are estimated to increase by more than 100 percent annually between the base year of 2017 and 2022. By 2022, about 20 percent of currently installed access control readers are expected to be mobile capable.Convenience,...
ACaaS and mobile access adoption growing
August 15, 2018Paul Ragusa
Access-control-as-a-service (ACaaS) market revenues will increase to $950 million by 2022, and global mobile credential downloads are forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) exceeding 100 percent from 2017 to 2022, according to recent findings from IHS Markit.
The London-based research firm found that small and medium-sized businesses are the leading adopters of ACaaS solutions, accounting for 21 percent of market revenues in 2017, with around 20 percent of the current installed...
Jason Hart named Identive CEO
September 4, 2013Martha Entwistle
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Jason Hart on Sept. 3 was named director and CEO of Identive Group, a provider of secure identification solutions for building, network and information access. Hart replaces Ayman Ashour, who resigned from his executive role but remains as chairman of the board.
Hart told Security Systems News that Identive has a “broader vision for bringing together logical identity, physical identity, and visual identity” and intends to expand its cloud services...