Access control software News

SALTO Systems has launched a brand new electronic escutcheon designed for use in the educational environment. It ensures schools, colleges and universities are a secure and safe place to learn by enabling buildings and facilities to be quickly locked down during a security or other emergency event.In such a situation it could be safer for students and staff to remain in a classroom, securely locked in until the emergency is over. SALTO AMOK escutcheons enables authorised users to put the electro...

Installers Ninehundred Communications are securing The Sheffield College with door controllers and software from Access Control Technology (ACT).This is a multi-site campus with a student population of 23,000 spread over three locations with courses including entry level and higher academic education as well as vocational study. The ACTpro 3000 controllers have been installed on more than 150 doors, primarily in building entrances. ACT has not only shown their open-system credentials by integrat...

 Brookview Apartment implemented a KeyWatcher Illuminated key control and asset management system One of the most important aspects of managing multi-family rental properties is the prevention of problems before they occur. At the garden-style, gated Brookview Apartment community in Marlton, NJ, Property Manager Eric Schulz is able to reduce the complexity of this task with the help of a Morse Watchmans automated key control and asset management system.  The luxury...

The University of Warwick is installing 60 SALTO electronic mailboxes The brand new Sherbourne Hall of Residence at The University of Warwick has selected a SALTO lockable electronic mailbox solution manufactured by The Safety Letterbox Company. Warwick’s on campus accommodation has over 6,500 bedrooms available for the 2012/2013 academic year. The latest of phase of this is the new Sherbourne development, which is situated in pleasant green surroundings approximately 1...

QNAP Turbo NAS customers can securely access and share files with the TappIn service to safeguard content QNAP Systems, Inc. announced a partnership with TappIn, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GlobalSCAPE, a leading innovator of secure information exchange solutions for businesses and consumers. TappIn by GlobalSCAPE's secure content mobility solution will be available to QNAP's customers using the storage vendor's popular NAS devices. TappIn provides a secure, integrated...

G4S Technology announces the launch of the Symmetry V7 software. This feature-rich release builds on the extensive Symmetry Security Management System with new modules, features and dynamic enhancements that significantly improve functionality, reliability, security and compatibility.  All Symmetry software suites, including Professional, Enterprise and Global Editions and all optional modules are now available in Symmetry V7. This simplifies the Symmetry product offering and allows end use...

StarChip®, expert in designing and qualifying Smart Card ICs, and CEA-Leti, the leading French semiconductor research institute, have signed an agreement to develop a Contactless Front End for Smart Card applications. The Contactless Front End is the result of Leti’s many years of expertise in Contactless and will enable applications such as Transport, Banking and Identity. This partnership includes technology and know-how transfer to StarChip® to address all the aspects of the Co...

In Queensland, Australia, sixteen domestic and international airports are involved in a groundbreaking research project to help strike the optimum balance between the implementation of future-proof security solutions and the efficiency of the entire site. The “Airports of the Future” project spans seven interrelated disciplines: business process management; business continuity and incident response management; human systems; identity management; intelligent surveillance; airport info...

Ocularis-X server software enables web and mobile clients to access live and playback HD video streams At Electronic Security Expo (ESX) 2012, OnSSI is featuring its groundbreaking Ocularis-X technology in a powerful live demonstration. To help celebrate this innovative technology, OnSSI is offering two promotions including a discount for qualified educational institutions and a low-cost upgrade to the latest version of Ocularis. The 2012 Education Promotion provides a 40 per...

Itautec instals the first 12,000 Lumidigm fingerprint readers into the ATM network of a Brazilian bank Lumidigm announced recently that it is deploying fingerprint sensors into automated teller machines (ATMs) of one of Brazil’s largest state-owned banks via partners Diebold Brazil, which is supplying the ATMs, and Griaule, a Brazilian-based software company that is providing supporting software. The initial order of more than 3,500 units will replace PINs that bank cust...

eIQnetworks, Inc., the only global provider of a unified situational awareness solution, recently announced that eIQ’s SecureVue® has received Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) certification from the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST). SecureVue customers can leverage the latest SCAP policies and content to streamline and automate DISA STIG compliance and meet continuous monitoring requirements mandated by NIST 800-53, FDCC, USGCB and DIACAP. Federal cust...

S2 Security Corporation (S2), the leader in IP-based integrated physical security systems, announced a tailored video solution for enterprise customers: NetVR version 1.1. Joining the company’s recently launched VR Series, NetVR version 1.1 offers advanced video forensics and tight integration of access control and monitoring with video for users of the S2 NetBox and Enterprise products. S2 Security’s announcement earlier this year of the Pronto VR and NetBox VR single-box converged...

The University installed a SALTO smart access control system The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) is a world class award winning research and teaching centre at Aberystwyth University, Wales. Located on the Penglais and Plas Gogerddan campuses, the venture brings together around 300 research, teaching and support staff to conduct basic, strategic and applied research into biology from the level of genes and other molecules to the impact of clim...

Operation of the system was converted from keypad usage to identification key cards Working closely with the client, Morse Watchmans has upgraded and expanded the KeyWatcher® key control and management system at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). In addition to expanding the system to include more than 25 key control cabinets, operation of the system was converted from keypad usage to the University’s identification key cards. The cabinets were net...

HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced the availability of its new SlimFlex Square Tag, a highly durable UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that enables users multiple mounting options for optimal read range in industrial applications. The pliable SlimFlex Square configuration delivers read ranges of up to 26 ft (8 m) in dry conditions when mounted to any non-metal surface and in wet conditions when mounted vertically to a flat...

Traka anticipates over 50 prisons to have installed the new key management system by 2015 Traka, the intelligent access management systems company, has secured a £5 million, four-year national call-off contract with the Ministry of Justice to provide UK public sector prisons with secure biometric key and radio management systems. Most prisons currently use a manual dispensing and depositing system to manage prison keys and radios. Traka’s new system means keys wil...

Gonen Automation deployed 32 Idesco Access 7 C readers for Royal Euroma’s project Idesco’s Access 7 C readers were recently chosen by Gonen Automation for an access control system they designed for Royal Euroma, Wapenweld, in the Netherlands. Royal Euroma, the leading manufacturer of flavours and ingredients in Europe, articulated parallel goals of increasing worker safety and ensuring a hygienic environment in their facility. To achieve these goals, they decided t...

The projects total more than USD 2.4 million for Senstar's Latin American subsidiary Senstar Corporation recently announced that it has begun delivery of integrated perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS) for two high security prisons in Latin America. The projects total more than $2.4 million USD for Senstar’s Latin American subsidiary, and follow the March 5th announcement of two additional high security prison projects in Latin America of similar value. The core...

Matrox Mura Boards is compatible with Crestron's complete line of control system solutions Matrox Graphics Inc. announced recently that it has joined the Crestron Integrated Partner Program and is working with the control and automation solutions provider to make Matrox Mura MPX Series video wall controller boards compatible across Crestron’s complete line of control system solutions. Through this partnership, AV integrators can now seamlessly integrate a Crestron contro...

Videx Security's Portal Plus is a networkable access control system with Windows based programming and management software. It can support up to 15000 users and an unlimited number of entrances. Portal Plus allows great flexibility in the design and installation of an access control system, with its modular design and a wide range of robust readers with the latest additions including an external (IP65 rated) finger print reader, a desk mount USB proximity fob/card enrollment reader, compact IP65...

The last few years have seen the risk (and also the perceived risk) to mass transportation passengers increase significantly, so there has also been a firm desire to make sure that individuals who enter secure areas do so with full clearance and authentication. This has become a prominent preoccupation for the travel industry, but thankfully the access control sector recognises and embraces these concerns and specialist manufacturer and supplier TDSi is leading the vanguard with regards to makin...

David brings over 25 years of experience in security, access control, gate and home automation Keyscan Access Control Systems is pleased to announce David Jones has joined Keyscan as Regional Sales Manager, South Central US. David joins Keyscan after serving as a Regional Sales Manager responsible for sales growth in 5 states in the South Central US for Controlled Products Systems Group, the largest Distributor for Gate Automation and Access Control in the US. Prior to CPSG,...

Time&Space is a comprehensive and flexible solution for Access Control and Workforce Management, providing a   multitude of scalable solutions. The software and hardware is fully modular and has been designed to work together seamlessly. Spica's access control hardware is designed to offer the greatest flexibility of installation and configuration; all with as few design variants as possible. Controllers are capable of integrating with a wide variety of branded and unbranded identifica...

The ACT equipment used at the college includes the ACTpro 4000 two-door controller The headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons in London is being secured by door controllers and management software from Access Control Technology (ACT) as part of an IP security system. The college promotes and advances excellence in surgical practice and patient care in England and Wales. It is active in supporting surgeons at all stages of their careers and also promotes public understa...

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icomply enables control rooms to integrate multiple unconnected CCTV applications into one front-end via GUI Vemotion Interactive, specialists in live video transmission over low bandwidth connections, announced a partnership with icomply. icomply are technology integrators who have been working in the security and public space CCTV area for 14 years. As a result of this partnership, icomply customers can transmit quality live video over very small bandwidth by utilising 3G an...

HID's pivCLASS enables customers to simplify FIPS 201 compliance for a physical access control system HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that the company’s pivCLASS readers and authentication systems have achieved compliance with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Evaluation Program for certifying that products meet Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201 federal identity specifications. The produ...

Due to increasing requests, Idesco’s Access 8 CD reader family has been upgraded with RS-485 interface configurability, enabling bi-directional data transfer, as well as compliance with the Open Supervised Device (or OSDP) communication protocol. Idesco’s OSDP-compliant readers are the Access 8 CD Slim Slim Pin, Quattro, and Quattro Pin. As before, the Access 8 CD Slim and Quattro remain optionally configurable with connectors. The central feature of OSDP has been its establishment...

Honeywell recently released several enhancements to its widely used WIN-PAK integrated security platform that gives users greater ability to integrate digital video into their security systems, as well as work with a wider range of access control panels. WIN-PAK now seamlessly supports Honeywell’s NetAXS-123, NetAXS-4 and NS2 access control panels to provide full compatibility for legacy and new systems. In addition to WIN-PAK supporting the Honeywell Fusion, HRDP and Rapid Eye hybrid digi...

Through Brivo integration, ClubReady can manage an unlimited amount of doors for customers Brivo Systems LLC, leader in cloud applications for security management, announced that ClubReady, provider of health club management services, has joined the Brivo Technology Partnership program to develop a software integration that enables their health club customers to offer safe, efficient access to their health club facilities, 24/7. ClubReady is a web-based, club management servi...