Tag: HID

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—MedixSafe, a leader in the access control market, announced that its Key Access Ready Enclosure (KARE) key control cabinets are now available with Bluetooth format card readers. This wireless technology enables users to access their KARE cabinets using their mobile devices as their access credential while still offering high-level security synonymous with MedixSafe's solutions. With this addition, KARE is now available in HID, Multi-Class and Bluetooth format card reader technologies,...

AUSTIN, Texas—Secure identity solution provider HID Global in February announced it had completed the consolidation of its world headquarters and North American Operations Center here. HID was also recognized by three organizations for successfully implementing sustainability guidelines in the design, construction and operation of its 250,000 square feet of manufacturing, office and warehouse space. “We are very proud of our accomplishments, and grateful for the tremendous support we've...

CHICAGO—Systems integration firm SDI today announced that David Sullivan, whose background includes leadership roles at IR and HID, has been named CEO. David Gupta, founder and former CEO of SDI, will now serve as vice chairman of the SDI Board of Directors.SDI grew rapidly in the past year, making two major acquisitions. It is now a $70 million company with plans for further growth.“IT IQ is a critical differentiator for us. We think [successful integration firms] need to have a strong...

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Lots of people on the show floor on Wednesday! 29,900 square feet of exhibit space and 1003 booths, is what I heard.Wednesday started for me with the Axis Press Breakfast, where the network camera company introduced three new cameras and an upgraded Axis Camera Companion. In 2012, there were 60,000 downloads of the software, according to Axis' Fredrik Nilsson. The cameras of the future will be customized for customers with apps, the same way we currently customize our smartphones, Nilsson said. With...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—With about 90 consultants attending, the AMAG Technology Security Engineering Symposium, an educational and networking conference held here March 4-7, was the largest in the event's 11-year history. “We handpick the best consultants in the industry and invite them here,” said Jody Ross, AMAG director of business development. And this year, about “45 to 50 percent of them were new faces.”According to informal surveys at the event, business is good...

SAN JOSE, Calif.—With a healthy book of business already in the Los Angeles area, RFI Communications & Security Systems, a Security-Net partner based here, has decided to open a fourth branch office.RFI has hired a branch manager, Scott Covey, to lead the new office, which the company expects to open at the beginning of April. The office will be located “in the North Valley area, likely in Burbank,” Dan Kilgore, RFI's managing director for enterprise sales, told Security Systems...

I spent the past two days at AMAG Technology's Security Engineering Symposium here in St. Petersburg, Fla. It was the 11th annual AMAG SES event, with about 90 consultants in attendance. “We handpick the best consultants in the industry and invite them here,” AMAG director of business development Jody Ross told me. More consultants than ever before attended, she said, and about “45 to 50 percent of them were new faces.” According to informal surveys at the event, business...

IRVINE, Calif.—With the announcement today of the completion of its smartphones-as-keys pilot project at Arizona State University, HID officials hope more integrators will begin to investigate how NFC-enabled smartphones might fit into their access control offerings in the future.Saying this project is just the beginning, Karl Weintz, VP business development, mobile access, for HID Global, said eventually smartphones will be able to “be used as a reader not just a credential.”The...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, manufacturer of Schlage contactless smart credentials and readers, released a report today that says “two-thirds of American college students are interested in using their cell phone in place of an ID card.” The press release I received said it was “independent research undertaken by Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies” but it did not include hard numbers, sample size or information about margin of error. While I assume I could get those...