Access control card/ tag/ fob case studies

SALTO contactless access control for Princeton University

The new system offers Princeton more flexibility and potentially saves money The contactless readers on the front of the dorms remain the same, but instead of being issued keys for access to specific rooms students will now tap their card and enter a PIN for access, says Keith Tuccillo, system administrator for life safety and security systems at Princeton. Deployment at Princeton’s housing facilities Using technology from SALTO Systems, the massive deploymen...

Bouches-du-Rhône Fire & Rescue Department selects Agelec and Matrox to secure its emergency response center

Matrox cards installed to capture & display real-time, high-quality video & data from multiple sources The Bouches-du-Rhône Fire & Rescue Department (SDIS 13) chose Agelec to design and integrate two new video walls in their emergency response center, in order to monitor ongoing interventions and operations across this largely urban area of France. SDIS 13 now relies on Matrox Mura MPX cards—installed within Agelec AGCWALL video wall processors&mdas...

Sony video surveillance, alarms, and access control systems deployed at Beijing Subway

Sony deployed a combination of analog cameras and network cameras to implement HD monitoring along Changping line Background The Beijing Subway serves the city’s urban and suburban districts, considerably relieving pressure on other types of public transportation. Total operating track length is projected to reach 420 km in 2012, and a new 31.24-km Changping line runs north from downtown Beijing to suburban Changping, with stops at an innovation center, Life Science Par...

Axis IP video solution helps reduce crime at Clacksfirst BID

A key priority was to reduce incidents of theft, which were becoming an issue for the 200+ businesses based on Clacksfirst’s sites Clacksfirst, a Business Improvement District (BID) managing ten business parks and industrial estates across Scotland, has reported a 50 per cent reduction in crime after the installation of an innovative IP-based Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) solution. Axis Communications and partner, IP video integration specialists Boston...

Urmet 2-Voice, 2-Wire system installed at Victorian restoration project in Kent

Residents will now benefit from all the advanced features that Urmet’s 2-wire system Developers, Weston Homes, have chosen Urmet’s 2-Voice, 2-Wire system for Preston Hall, a prestigious Victorian restoration project in Aylesford, Kent. Preston Hall is a Grade II-listed Victorian mansion built in the Jacobean style, consisting of 36 luxurious and unique one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments, houses and villas. To restore and refurbish this magnificent prop...

SALTO RFID access control system secures Spring Mews in London

The SALTO solution allows to set up, manage and control the properties securely and easily Spring Mews, a recently completed mixed use scheme consisting of 378 en-suite student bedrooms together with a 93 bed suite hotel and office development, itself a central part of one of London’s largest regeneration projects, is using advanced contactless access control technology from SALTO Systems to control security throughout the site. Developed by CLS Holdings plc, a FTSE...

Matrix Gateway solution installed at 60+ bank of Zimbabwe branch offices

Their mission is to satisfy customer’s needs with innovative financial solutions adhering services, competency and flexibility A well renowned bank of Zimbabwe with 60+ branch offices located across the country chose Matrix Gateway Solution for multi branch connectivity. Their mission is to satisfy their customer’s needs with innovative financial solutions adhering services, competency and flexibility. Challenges Connect 60+ bank branch offices across the c...

Boon Edam's highest revolving door for Burj Khalifa

Boon Edam installs the highest revolving door in the world to provide access to the new viewing platform The Burj Khalifa broke numerous records when it opened in 2010. The tallest building in the world boasts the tallest free-standing structure, the largest number of stories, highest occupied floor and the elevator with the longest travel distance. Recently, it added another record to its resume: "At the top - Burj Khalifa Sky" is now the highest outdoor observation deck...

Bosch video surveillance solution installed in 65-floor skyscraper – Lotte Centre

Bosch’s IP PTZ dome cameras & IP dome cameras have been installed in the building to monitor activities Bosch video surveillance products are now installed at the Lotte Center in Hanoi. A 65-floor skyscraper with modern architectural style, it is one of the tallest buildings in Vietnam. A mixeduse complex, it comprises offices, residential housing, a hotel and departmental store. LOTTE CORALIS VIETNAM CO., Ltd entrusted Bosch Security Systems to be their solution...

Bosch fire alarm system installed in Shangri-La's guest rooms, kitchens & machine rooms

Bosch fire alarm system provides protection, safeguards life and property & meets needs of the hotel The only luxury hotel in Surabaya, the Shangri-La is a sanctuary within a bustling city. Known for their focus on the security of their guests, Shangri-La Surabaya takes a professional and responsible approach for their security and safety planning. With a fire alarm system that was installed close to 20 years ago, ShangriLa recognised the need to install a new system t...

CriticalArc SafeZone improves safety and security at the University of South Australia

UniSA selected SafeZone to enhance safety while reducing costs across six disparate campuses CriticalArc recently reports that the University of South Australia (UniSA) has improved on-campus safety and security for 34,000 students and staff with the successful implementation of its innovative SafeZone™ distributed command and control solution. UniSA selected SafeZone to enhance safety while reducing costs across six disparate campuses, from inner-city urban environment...

Amthal upgrades fire and security system at The Marlborough Science Academy

Amthal ensured complete perimeter security and a smooth operating system throughout the Academy Amthal Fire & Security has upgraded the fire and security measures at The Marlborough Science Academy to feature high performance IP CCTV, access control and automatic fire detection systems to provide ultimate peace of mind for staff, pupils and visitors. The Marlborough Science Academy, situated in St Albans, is a specialist science secondary school and sixth form, educat...

Traka asset management lockers & key cabinets gives students at University of Bath 24-hour access

The lockers & cabinets have saved time, increased accountability & improved key management system Traka asset management lockers are helping the University of Bath lend laptops and consoles to students at any time of the day and night. The university wanted to help its students gain access to laptops and games consoles as and when they required them. The Traka laptop lockers enable students to loan equipment 24 hours a day, without having a member of staff monitor...

HID Global’s FARGO DTC1000 secure printing solution selected by Piraeus Bank in Greece

HID FARGO DTC1000 printer/encoder is now used at 300 branches for on-demand card issuance, replacing an expensive system of sending by mail HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that Piraeus Bank, a leading bank in Greece, has selected the company’s FARGO® DTC1000 printers/encoders to instantly issue Europay, MasterCard® and Visa® (EMV) debit cards, a global standard for interoperation of integrated circuit cards...

CEM AC2000 secures passengers and staff at Hong Kong international airport

CEM's AC2000 system has proven itself to be a highly reliable and powerful system About 1,000 aircraft movements and over 100 airlines link Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) with about 180 destinations worldwide every day, making it the world’s busiest cargo gateway and one of the world’s busiest passenger airports. Since its opening, HKIA have controlled access throughout the airport using the renowned CEM AC2000 access control and security management system...

Nedap Automatic Vehicle Identification technology helps regulate taxi flow across airport terminals

AVI technology from Nedap enables airports to monitor, control and optimise taxi access Taxi transportation is an important way of travelling from and to an airport. To regulate traffic flow of commercial vehicles across terminals, airport authorities are using Nedap’s Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) technology. This system, based on long-range RFID technology, reduces waiting times at taxi ranks and allows a smooth, timely flow of taxis. The idea of regulati...

Geofire’s wire-free technology helps manage fire doors at the Fairfax Academy in Birmingham

Geofire’s advanced, wire-free technology offers the most reliable way to legally ease access in these busy environments Agrippa wire-free fire door holders have been installed at one of Birmingham’s largest schools, enabling fire doors in school corridors to be legally held open, releasing them in the event of a fire alarm to protect students and staff. With over 1400 students and 270 Sixth Formers, Fairfax Academy in Sutton Coalfield is typical of many larger...

SALTO wireless access control solution provides secure environment for students and staff of Queen's College in Taunton, Somerset

SALTO effectively provides the college with a ‘networked access control solution without the wires’ Queen's College is a co-educational independent school located in Taunton, Somerset. It is a day/boarding school for children aged 3–18, and incorporates Nursery, Pre-Prep, Junior and Senior schools. The college was aware that its existing security arrangements in the form of mechanical keyed locks and a very basic access control system were somewhat outda...

Vanderbilt Industries provides SMS Access Control system at Crider Foods, Georgia

Vanderbilt SMS system manages access for over 500 employees and contractors spread over 11 locations Vanderbilt Industries, a global leader providing state-of-the-art security systems, recently announced that Crider Foods, Stillmore, GA, relies on Vanderbilt Industries SMS Access Control system to provide security for its large production and processing facilities. Tutela, Inc., out of Brunswick, GA, is the integrator and installer on this long-running project. Privately owne...

CriticalArc’s SafeZone helps provide round-the-clock safety reassurance to students and staff at the University of York

The SafeZone system allows security or first aid personnel to pinpoint the location where help is needed The University of York launched CriticalArc’s SafeZone on the 8th January to provide round-the-clock safety reassurance to students and staff. York is the first University in the Russell Group to roll out the simple-to-use, free application designed to help those on campus to summon security or safety assistance via their mobile phones. The SafeZone system allows sec...

CriticalArc’s SafeZone helps improve safety and security of students and staff at Northumbria University

The University selected SafeZone to reduce costs through increasing the efficiency of everyday security operations CriticalArc recenlty announced that Northumbria University has rolled out its revolutionary distributed command and control solution, SafeZone™. The University selected SafeZone to enhance staff and student safety while reducing costs through increasing the efficiency of everyday security operations across its six campuses. Through unparalleled situational...

Nedap SENSIT outdoor parking system enhances parking service and safety for visitors of worldwide facilities

Nedap SENSIT system ensures easy integration with third party for parking guidance and traffic management systems By installing wireless floor mounted sensors at off-street located car park facilities, Nedap enhances parking service and safety for visitors of shopping malls, airports and train stations worldwide. The SENSIT outdoor parking system ensures seamless and easy integration with third party parking systems. This enables accurate guidance to assist visitors in finding...

Nedap installs SENSIT truck parking systems at Danish E20 highway

Nedap's SENSIT system offers reliable and accurate information for truck parking applications At the Danish E20 highway, between Odense and Copenhagen, variable message signs have been installed to give truck drivers real-time information about where they can find a safe place to park. Wireless floor mounted sensors accurately detect whether or not a single truck parking bay is occupied and for how long it has been occupied. The smart truck parking system SENSIT from Nedap...

Traka develops smart access management system for UK’s Southeastern rail company

Traka developed the access management system in which keys are permanently attached to an iFob Traka, the key and asset management specialist, has installed a smart access management system at one of the UK’s leading rail companies, Southeastern. The company covers 1,000 miles of railway infrastructure and carries around 570,000 passengers every weekday in the South East of England. The company serves commuter-belt Britain with 1,400 daily train journeys into London. To...

ASSA ABLOY helps minimise patient risk at Camino mental health facility

ASSA ABLOY’s DC256 clutch thumbturns were installed at the facility ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has supplied a range of products that mitigate patient risk to a new West Midlands mental health facility. Oak House, based in Tipton, provides a specialist 24 hour nursing service for men and women with mental health disabilities. The Camino healthcare facility features bedrooms, bedsits, assisted bathrooms and meeting rooms, which have all b...

MOBOTIX video entry phone helps safeguard luxury apartments at City Harbour London

 The seven MOBOTIX T24 units used in the project include systems to interface with the door lock release mechanism City harbour is a property development in the Crossharbour area of the London Docklands close to South Quay and Canary Wharf. The multi-million pound site includes 7 blocks of luxury apartments situated just two minutes’ walk from the Docklands Light Railway with easy access to Canary Wharf, the City and Lewisham. The development was completed in 1997 a...

ECKey access control technology enhances security at cell tower sites in Pennsylvania

ECKey’s VIZpin service provides electronic access control at a fraction of the cost of traditional access solutions ECKey, the market leader in Smartphone Access Control Systems and Bluetooth Readers, recently announced that Chester County, PA, has chosen ECKey access control technology to install at their cell tower sites to provide more effective protection for such critical infrastructure. The Protection Bureau, in Exton PA, is overseeing the planning and installation...