Access control controller case studies
New POS solutions for stadiums, hotels and tourist facilities are the result of the partnership between Quipos Solutions and LEGIC Identsystems AG, experts of core components in personal identification. Through working with LEGIC, quipos benefits from a highly-developed technology platform which brings electronic access and payment functions together in a single identification solution. The biggest advantages of the partnership are reaped by end users, in other words people who visit stadiums a...
The Brivo cloud-based system manages access for several distributed facilities of Nor-Cal Beverage Brivo Systems LLC, leader in cloud applications for security management, recently announced that Nor-Cal Beverage Co., Inc., Anaheim, CA, has selected Brivo’s ACS WebService cloud-based access control system to manage access for several distributed facilities. Tyco Integrated Security is the dealer and installer for this project. Nor-Cal Beverage is a family-owned business...
The SALTO Virtual Network allows locks to read, receive and write information Effective campus security is a difficult assignment for any university as it mostly depends on knowing who is on campus and where and when they have access. But when your on-site student accommodation is located in 5 buildings spread over two campuses’ that are almost 40 miles apart, it becomes even more of a challenge. That was the problem facing Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University, one o...
Building management uses Morse Watchmans' key control and management system to secure, control and track keys Keeping residents and the facility safe and secure is a serious undertaking at the Promenade Condominium. For the past 17 years, management has relied on Morse Watchmans’ KeyWatcher® key control and management systems to help achieve this goal. Located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, The Promenade Condominium is a residential high-rise luxury condominiu...
FDNY determined the DRS solution best supports mission-critical tasks that require connectivity DRS Technologies, Inc., A Finmeccanica Company, announced recently that the Fire Department, City of New York (FDNY) will be using ARMOR™ Rugged Mobile Solutions to better respond to emergencies and manage medical information gathered at the scene. FDNY has placed an order with the award-winning leader in the public safety industry for systems, including rugged tablet com...
The 3-year contract includes the provision of security officers, access control, CCTV, concierge Charter Security leading providers of security services across London and the South-East has been appointed by Amadeus to provide security at its UK head office at Heathrow. The 3-year contract includes the provision of security officers, access control, CCTV, concierge and facilities management support. Amadeus is a global company specialising in providing technology to the trave...
The MiY reader allows for fast authentication, which is critical for the operation of a very busy seaport SSA Marine, the company that manages the Port of Long Beach in Southern California, was having difficulty finding a security card reader to meet security requirements of TSA’s Transportation Worker Identification Card standard. The Port of Long Beach is the second-busiest seaport in the United States and a leading gateway for trade with Asia. It employs 30,000 peopl...
Total 245 access-controlled doors were installed in the Danish industries building Danish Industries, a trade organisation and employer’s association, occupies a prime location in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark. One of their primary responsibilities is nurturing and maintaining optimal conditions for Danish businesses developing, manufacturing and competing at home and abroad. In the course of developing plans for their building’s recent renovation, Danish Indus...
To integrate its security, access control and fire safety systems and provide the most rapid of response times, leading producer of spray finishing technology, Finishing Brands UK Ltd is using TDSi’s controllers and EXgarde PRO software, installed by security expert Onetec. Finishing Brands UK Ltd, based in Bournemouth, Dorset, is using the powerful integration ability of TDSi’s EXgarde Pro software and highly reliable and user-friendly eXcel 4 access controllers to provide a secure...
Over 1200 smart card readers were installed to secure airside, landside doors with AC200 video interface CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, is pleased to announce their aviation-renowned AC2000 security management system has been successfully installed at the new Concourse 3 Terminal 3 in Dubai International Airport. The system was delivered by CEM business partners in UAE, Tyco Fire & Security UAE LLC and was chosen to ensure the highest level of security. Conc...
Founded in 1926, Mercyhurst College, named one of the “Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, is a leading liberal arts college. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, Mercyhurst’s 75-acre main campus has 50 buildings and supports over 3,500 students, faculty and staff. In 1991, the college purchased a 100-year-old seminary for a second campus called Mercyhurst North East. At that site, nestled in the bluffs just west of the New York state line, 700 st...
Smartair designed as a bolt on solution for a number of doors security in one location Mul-T-Lock UK’s innovative Smartair units have been fitted to exit doors at Samuel Cody School, to upgrade the school’s security from a mechanical locking system to an access control solution. The Farnborough based college, which provides for secondary age pupils with learning difficulties, needed to upgrade all exit door hardware and fire exit doors in line with latest fire reg...
The Health Care Centre opened in 2006 andunites a range of health services The ClientSt. Peter’s Primary Health Care Centre is a state of the art facility combining leisure and primary health care services under one roof in the heart of Burnley, Lancashire. It was opened in 2006 at a cost of £29 million, and spans 20,000 square metres over ten floors. The Health Care Centre provides a unique range of health services from one central location and includes three GP p...
IDENTA is supplying EADS with new triple-technology company ID cards and is preparing for international roll-out of new company ID cards with LEGIC Cross-Standard Transponder Chips (CTC4096) for the EADS subsidiary, Airbus. EADS, a world leading group for air travel, space travel and defence, is introducing the new triple-technology company ID cards in Ottobrunn (Germany), London (England) and Montmorency, Suresne and Toulouse (France). This step was a necessary consequence of the EADS group&rs...
TDSi's EXgrade PRO software is capable of controlling upto thousands of doors at multiple sites with thousands of users To offer the highest levels of safety and security to patients and staff, London’s Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals have recently been equipped with state-of-the-art access control systems from TDSi. Expert installation specialist, Advanced Detection Systems (ADS), specified TDSi’s solutions as part of a project that encompasses security an...
The Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, which as its name suggests, is within walking distance of Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, has 370 rooms and suites spread over 14 floors. Ultra modern in design, it has facilities to attract both business people and tourists, with several restaurants, 10 conference rooms, a half Olympic size swimming pool and a spa area. The hotel incorporates renewable solar and photovoltaic panels, and has an on-site borehole to reduce water consumption – making it on...
Employees access the key control system by scanning their employee ID badge / access card The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati uses a KeyWatcher® key control and management system by Morse Watchmans to safeguard the keys to the District's vans, bulldozers, cranes, service trucks and cars, and make the keys available to authorised employees whenever they are needed. Six 48-key KeyWatcher cabinets store about 180 keys used by the district's 150 employees to...
With multiple hospital sites, thousands of medical staff and numerous employees, healthcare organisations have a strong need for access control, information management and facility management systems. Within the last decade, a heightened awareness of patient privacy, medical records (HIPAA in the US) and controlled access has necessitated a complete re-evaluation of facility management.Health care industry leaders turn to HID to enhance facility security by controlling access to secure areas lik...
The Whitegate Health Centre, a new NHS Primary Care Centre located in Blackpool, Lancashire, was opened to the public in September 2009. Eric Wright Construction was the primary building contractor responsible for the project and its Facilities Management division was selected to manage all aspects of the buildings security and general maintenance. The Primary Care Centre was built as part of a wider NHS initiative to bring non emergency / surgical health services such as x-ray, physiotherapy,...
The networked access control solution enables area control and safety management for emergency situations HID Global, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that its networked access controllers, contactless smart cards and readers have been deployed at the Anhui Wantong Expressway Building to provide multi-layered security with advanced access control level settings and centralised, real-time monitoring for every access point. The new access contr...
Healthcare Challenges and Wireless Solutions In no other industry are the implications of connectivity clearer than in healthcare. Patient histories, medication information, recent research, test results - each of these components brings a critical piece to holistic patient care. Yet increasingly there is a diverse staff of medical professionals specialising in each of these areas, whose advice must be culled to best diagnose and treat the patient. In addition, the condition of the patient and...
IntroductionCHU Annonay is a public hospital in Annonay based in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. Founded in 1686, this large hospital has over 1500 staff and caters for nearly 500 patients with a range of different needs; it also includes a nursing school.The BriefOver the last few years, the hospital has carried out a gradual program of upgrading its security and access control. As part of the upgrade, the hospital wished to retain its existing locks and cylinders in order to reduce rep...
Kent-based installation company NT Security has implemented door controllers from Access Control Technology (ACT) at the King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London. NT Security were able to offer the trust a role-based solution by creating a relationship between an individual's job profile and their privileges in terms of moving around the hospital. The approach was open and transparent since it used existing third-party readers already on site. The ACT controllers also met a vital...
The first LEED certified green building in Malta, SCMO1 covers 12,000m2 of office space over The SituationSituated at the heart of SmartCity Malta, ‘SCM01’ is a commercial building covering 12,000m² of office space spread over seven storeys, providing a series of flexible office suites together with shared facilities and ample parking for knowledge workers and visitors.SmartCity Malta is continuously striving towards excellence andcommitting to green poli...
Netflix launched the pilot by providing its employee participants with Samsung Galaxy S III handsets Netflix, founded in 1997, is the world’s leading Internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV shows. With more than 27 million streaming members, Netflix serves customers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom and Ireland. In August 2012 Netflix announced plans to expand streaming service to members in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Swed...
The new system to be deisgned, installed and maintained by G4S will be operated from December 2012 G4S Technology, a leading provider of building security systems, has been awarded a contract to provide a new smartcard system for thousands of students and staff at Newcastle University. Currently there are around 37,000 access control smartcards being used every day by Newcastle’s staff and students, for everything from access to buildings, car parks, bedrooms and li...
To keep security systems in place Changi Airport installed Bosch cameras and PA systems To enable faster response to emergencies and to allow better control of the security and communication systems in place, Singapore Changi Airport sought a reliable partner to modernise its existing infra-structure. The operator, Changi Airport Group (CAG), specifically required public address and video surveillance systems across different terminals and zones. With AutoDome and FlexiDome ca...
SALTO’s XS4 smart locks in brass finish with the latest RFID technology have been installed at the hotel The Lucan Spa Hotel, a long established family hotel and now one of Ireland's premier wedding and conference venues, has just upgraded its guest security arrangements with a tailored electronic access control solution from SALTO Systems. Hotels probably have one of the toughest security tasks of all. On the one hand they have registered guests staying with them but t...
Recognised as the second largest supermarket group in Britain, and part of the Wal-Mart family, ASDA stores have become a household name amongst thousands of families in the UK, providing high quality products at competitive prices. With an increasing demand for high security, ASDA understood that it was now more important than ever to take appropriate action in securing stock and protecting employees in the chain’s 300 branches. In considering security alternatives, the company recognised...
In existence since the late 1930s, the Trenton Housing Authority (THA) provides decent and affordable housing for low and moderate-income residents throughout the city of Trenton, New Jersey, USA. Its mission is to provide safe and sanitary housing for residents and to lead them toward self-sufficiency. For the past 30 years, the THA has served nearly 2,000 households. Today, the THA is an autonomous body that is chartered by the State of New Jersey, partially funded by the federa...
