Tag: Isonas
The door is open for IT integrators to enter the physical security market
March 20, 2019Melissa Stenger
BOULDER, Colo.—Disruption is creating rapid growth in the security market, as new technologies are introduced, new players are entering the arena and bringing solutions that are merging and blending technologies and industries. With Access Control as a Service (ACaaS), network connected devices and wireless locks are driving a significant amount of growth in the market, which allows new integrators with network expertise the opportunity for a simple expansion of their business into physical...
Allegion acquires ISONAS
July 3, 2018Spencer Ives
DUBLIN—Allegion, a global security provider based here, on July 2 purchased access control company ISONAS, based in Boulder, Colo., which will operate within Allegion's Americas region.“ISONAS solutions are a complementary addition to the Allegion electronic access control product portfolio, and well-suited for the solutions offered through our channel initiatives. For example, the ISONAS reader-controller complements our Schlage electronic locks that today work with our IP gateway solution,”...
Access control in the cloud
November 15, 2017Paul Ragusa
YARMOUTH, Maine—On the residential side of security, the idea of using your phone to disarm your alarm, open your door or just check on things remotely has not only become expected today but demanded, as both manufacturers and dealers have embraced this new wireless world we are all living in. But on the commercial side of the business, especially within access control, that same kind of convenience, ease of use and access to resources and data at your fingertips is not quite there yet, although...
Industry gives thumbs-up to private equity
December 16, 2015Spencer Ives
YARMOUTH, Maine—Private equity has a foothold in security, owning companies like Vivint, Protection 1 and CSG Security, but how does the industry really feel about private equity? Security Systems News' latest poll showed that half of respondents have worked with private equity and most would consider selling their business to a PE group.“Private equity in the security industry can accelerate growth. Most of us are limited to growth through cash flow excess which is slow and often ineffective,”...