AMAG Technology, Inc.

Organisations around the world sent an unprecedented number of people home during 2020 to work and attend school remotely, many of them with Chromebook laptops whose shipments more than doubled year over year. HID Global, identity solutions company, is helping organisations bring these people and their Chromebooks back to a hybrid work and classroom environment using its HID HydrantID Account Certificate Manager (ACM) digital certificate management offering.  Seamless connections According to the market research firm Canalys, “Chromebooks set record shipment volumes, reaching 11.2 million units in Q4 2020, a remarkable 287% increase over Q4 2019, bringing the full-year 2020 total to 30.6 million units.”   HID HydrantID ACM and its new Chromebook Certificate Enrollment Extension (CEE) feature enable organisations to issue and manage the digital certificates for bringing these devices back to physical work and study settings, ensuring they can connect to networks seamlessly and securely without passwords.  Easy, cloud-based approach “The traditional walled-fortress IT security posture isn’t feasible as we transition to hybrid remote and in-person work and study environments using a growing variety of computing devices and operating systems,” said By Mrugesh Chandarana, Senior Product Manager, Commercial CA and PKI Services with HID Global, Identity and Access Management. “The huge influx of Chromebooks is here to stay and HID HydrantID ACM with its CEE feature is the first solution to provide an easy, cloud-based approach to digital certificate management that enables these devices to authenticate to enterprise networks in a passwordless, Zero Trust network access environment.”   Digital certificate lifecycle management The solution offers automated digital certificate lifecycle management with tracking, installation, and renewal HID HydrantID ACM with the CEE feature offers automated digital certificate lifecycle management with tracking, installation, and renewal. It enables users of any Chromebook to make or model to be securely up and running on the network by simply plugging in their devices and seamlessly deploying certificates for passwordless authentication without any user intervention. Early adopters of the HID HydrantID CEE solution for Chromebooks include a large financial institution with a sizable remote workforce, as well as high schools and colleges where Chromebook usage grew substantially during the 2020/2021 academic year.   Passwordless authentication The CEE feature is especially valuable for users as it allows them to have passwordless authentication while seamlessly navigating between remote connectivity and direct connection to the in-office network.  For organisations that do not have an internal Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) infrastructure, the CEE allows them to implement a seamless experience for their users while freeing up Help and\or Service Desk resources. By implementing the CEE using HID HydrantID Managed PKI-as-a-Service, organisations eliminate operational complexity and dramatically reduce costs related to operating and deploying an organisational private PKI.  

AMAG Technology announced that Gilbane Building Company selected AMAG’s Symmetry Security Management System to deploy at the new Hines 100 Mill high rise in Tempe, Arizona. Gilbane Building Company will install AMAG’s Symmetry Access Control, Symmetry CompleteView Video Management, and Zenitel Turbine Intercom. Gilbane chose IES Communications, LLC, a subsidiary of IES Holdings, Inc. to deploy the integrated system. Symmetry security management Located in the heart of downtown Tempe, 100 Mill is an 18 floor, 280,000 square foot commercial building that will include 10’ floor-to-ceiling glass, a rooftop amenity deck, a fitness centre, a training room, and a conference centre, and a tenant bar/lounge. “We value our partnership with IES Communications and look forward to a long working relationship,” said Gilbane Building Company’s Area Manager, John Clays. “The Symmetry Security Management System easily met all of 100 Mill’s security needs and can easily grow as they add tenants to the system.” Deployment completion is expected in November 2021. Comprehensive approach Gilbane selected IES Communications for its comprehensive approach to projects along with its strong emphasis on client relationships. AMAG’s Symmetry Security Management System met all system requirements and can grow to fit future expansion requirements and tenant needs. “IES Communications is proud to work with Gilbane Builders to deliver a first-class security system using AMAG’s Symmetry Security Management System,” said IES Communications, Special Systems Project Manager, Barry Pistone. “As 100 Mill expands and adds tenants, Symmetry will easily expand with them and its open architecture will allow for easy technology integrations in the future.”

AMAG Technology recently released a new version of Symmetry CONNECT Identity Management and Symmetry GUEST Visitor Management. These enhancements are centered on globalisation as well as increasing the capabilities of the Public API, including the ability to schedule visits. Enhancements include: The hosted Symmetry CONNECT and GUEST environment now support both English and Spanish languages. With this update, the language preference can be set at both the identity and group level. Additional language options can be provided for On-Premise customers. Companies can now be added, retrieved, and updated via the Public API. Buildings can now be added, retrieved, and updated via the Public API. An identity's user-defined fields (UDFs) can now be added and updated via the Public API. Symmetry GUEST visitors can now be added, updated, and retrieved via the Public API Symmetry GUEST visits can now be added, updated, retrieved, and deleted via the Public API. An identity's intrusion detection system (IDS) and PIN Codes can now be added, updated, and deleted via the Public API. Access groups can now be added, updated, and deleted by name via the Public API. A credential’s activation and deactivation date can now be updated via the Public API. An online help site covering Symmetry CONNECT, GUEST, and IDM is now available by clicking the Question Mark icon in the upper right of the portal (directly left of the sign-out button).