Tag: cloud-based access control

LAS VEGAS—ACRE, a global provider of security products and solutions for the access control, intrusion, smart traffic and video surveillance markets, announced that the ACRE brands — RS2, Vanderbilt and Open Options — will launch ACT ID, a new cloud-based mobile credential application. “Mobility is an integral part of the goal of forward-thinking enterprise organizations, as more organizations look for way to leverage more touchless access control and seamless visitor management...

BETHESDA, Md.—Cloud-based physical security provider Brivo made its first acquisition in company history this week, bringing on Parakeet, a provider of smart office and building solutions that first got its start in the vacation rental market in 2015.Brivo President & CEO Steve Van Till noted that the acquisition allows Brivo to provide more “smart office capabilities” to its channel partners and end users, including sensors, thermostats, wireless locks and lighting controls.“Our...

AUSTIN, Texas–Dean Drako, founder of Barracuda Networks and Eagle Eye Networks, today announced his purchase of Brivo Systems for $50 million cash.Eagle Eye Networks is a cloud-based provider of video surveillance systems. Brivo is a cloud-based access control provider and a pioneer of cloud systems in physical security.“It was too much of an opportunity to pass up,” Drako told Security Systems News. Plus, he said Eagle Eye is “getting more and more requests to integrate its video...