California-based HID is opening new doors for security dealers, who will now be able to supplement alarm and intrusion system services with managed access control. VertX CS provides access control monitoring, reporting, and management that combines physical access control with alarm systems that can also be managed and monitored remotely. VertX CS Delivers Fully-Functional Managed […]

HID Corp., a California contactless access control card and reader manufacturer, has hired former Honeywell International executive Michael L. Davis to a newly-created position within the company: Director of technology, intellectual property. Mr. Davis has some 25 years’ experience with security technologies, including physical security and card manufacturing. IRVINE, Calif. – HID, the premier manufacturer […]

New Frost & Sullivan study suggests significant growth in the adoption of access control systems in Europe. Contactless solutions will benefit but more traditional technologies such as barcodes and magnetic stripes will see equally major gains. European Access Control Market to Expand as Cost-Effective Technologies Meet the Growing Need for Fraud Control LONDON, March 15 […]

New security management software from IR Security and Safety’s Electronic Control Systems will It view, acknowledge and secure alarms, define an unlimited number of alarm conditions, send alarms to pre-defined workstations in order of priority, and email recipients, the company recently announced. New Software Provides Multiple Security Application Supervision FORESTVILLE, Conn. – IR Security & […]

The iGuard IP Biometric Security Appliance has its own TV series. At least it will be appearing in one. The security appliance, designed for access control and time/attendance using fingerprint verification, will be featured in the March 21 episode of the Fox TV series, “24.” And it likely will show up during the remainder of […]

Recognition Systems’ biometric fingerprint readers in the Fingerkey DX series have passed national Underwriter Laboratories and Canadian National Standard requirements for access control systems, the company recently announced. Fingerprint Scanners Meet Rigorous UL, Canadian and British Quality Standards CAMPBELL, CALIF. – Recognition Systems, the biometric component of Ingersoll-Rand’s (IR) Security & Safety Electronic Control Systems, […]

LEGIC Identsystems has always been about security. Even from the beginning, when it was dealing with electronic door locks, security was its watchword. And while the company is housed in Switzerland, it has long arms that reach to China, North America, and Singapore. LEGIC proclaims itself as developer of the world’s first contactless access control […]

On Track Innovations has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration homeland security contract for the company’s SmartID suite, which offers a flexible platform for ID and e-passport verification. The SmartID can be used for access control to highly sensitive areas, serve as a registered traveler program, and more. Independent Laboratory Tests Show OTI Technology […]

IR Security & Safety Electronic Control Systems announced that California State University-Sacramento (CSU-S) is upgrading to Schlage VIP (Value Integration Platform) locking systems, which let users monitor door openings with their own existing, third party access control panels and software. The VIP open architecture platform seamlessly connects the specially designed door lock to a panel […]

When you are running a research facility full of expensive equipment and sensitive information, controlling access and egress takes on new proportions. At the Nanofabrication Facility at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), Laboratory Manager Jack Whaley wears many hats – one being to keep track of traffic in the lab facility. After an […]