Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Trends in Physical Access Control Webinar: Market research findings and recommendations

Tuesday, April 27, 2010


Free webinar: Thursday, August 5, 2010 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT

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During this webinar, industry veteran Brad Jarvis of HID Global will explore the current and future industry requirements and challenges facing the physical and logical access control (PACs) market. The discussion is based on the Avisian, Inc. 2010 PACs market research study and provides revealing insights on next-generation physical access control systems along with the market drivers behind these trends.

This session will also provide beneficial tips on leveraging secure identity solutions to address rising security challenges, the growing need for higher levels of convenience, and customer demands for reducing the lower total cost of ownership.

Presenters:
Brad Jarvis, vice president of product marketing at HID Global
Chris Corum, editor and publisher at AVISIAN Inc. [end] 

The General Services Administration (GSA) has implemented its first cloud-based physical access system at the Neal Smith Federal Building in Des Moines, Iowa.

The GSA contracted with BridgePoint Systems to utilize its TrustAlert Physical Access Control Systems. BridgePoint partnered with EmbarkIT to install the system, which replaced the GSA’s 10-year-old legacy system. The system leverages the GSA’s Kansas City, Missouri-based WAN and remote IT infrastructure, which allows the building to shrink its carbon footprint.

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Florida-based Codebench has released IDSync, a software development kit that enables automated provisioning and deprovisioning of users and credentials into a supported physical access control system.

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New research from the University of Arkansas reveals that apparel suppliers can gain from the use of RFID, particularly in the area of inventory accuracy.

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India is emerging as one of the world’s fastest growing smart card markets, according to a new research report by RNCOS. With more than one billion in population and increasing modern application areas, India is anticipated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 15% during 2011-2014.

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The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) and GS1 US are co-sponsoring a webinar on Dec. 14 to share findings from a recent study to assess the impact of RFID for apparel and footwear companies.

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MarketsandMarkets has published a new report predicting that the NFC market will reach over $10 billion by 2016 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38% from 2011 to 2016.

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