Tag: NFC

STOCKHOLM – The U.S.-based Janam, a provider of handheld mobile computer and readers, has been acquired by ASSA ABLOY. Terms were not disclosed.  The announcement made on Dec. 27 will enhance the company's Home Improvement Division’s (HID) event access portfolio, ASSA ABLOY said, and will now include handheld readers for ticket scanning using barcode and RFID technology, including NFC. "We welcome Janam to the HID family and look forward to leveraging their mobile...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Cybersecurity, working with IT and the rewards of working in the security industry were topics touched on during the “20 under 40” Integrators' Perspective educational session at TechSec 2015, which took place here Feb. 3-4.Four members of the “20 under 40” integrators Class of 2014 participated in the discussion: Sarah Jennings, COO, QuickPass; David Sime, VP of engineering and delivery, CONTAVA; Jim Lash, director of advanced IT installation, Diebold;...

WELLINGBOROUGH, England—The security system integration market worldwide rose nearly $5 billion to $59.5 billion from 2012 to 2013 and is expected to increase more than 9 percent through 2018, according to a new report from IHS Research, based here.The North American market should see an increase of 7 to 8 percent through 2018, senior research analyst Paul Bremner told Security Systems News.Large companies looking to streamline are primarily fueling the market growth, Bremner said. After struggling...

AUSTIN, Texas—Secure identity solutions provider HID Global will demonstrate its latest secure identity solutions and emerging technologies that leverage Bluetooth LE and NFC at ISC West. The company will highlight its�new iCLASS SE Encoder�for locally encoding credentials and managing keys, and showcase its�Lumidigm�multispectral imaging technology, software, and biometric fingerprint sensors that authenticate identities.[ http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/blog/hid-report... The HID Global...

WATERTOWN, Mass.—As ISC West 2014 nears, security experts, like Viscom Systems' Bill Clements, have some predictions about what technologies we'll see at this year's show and which technologies will have an impact on the industry.Clements believes there are “two biggies.” On the access control side “it's going to be NFC. That's going to be huge. Everyone at schools and on campuses is looking for it now and it will eventually spill over into the business world,” he said.And,...

WASHINGTON—Using campus cards to unlock dorms and pay for meals and laundry could become a thing of the past if educational technology company Blackboard has its way.A new Blackboard pilot program is moving native near field communication (NFC) beyond access control and enabling students to use the contactless technology in many aspects of life on and off campus through Blackboard Transact, a contactless commerce and security solution.Teaming up with Quinnipiac University and Tulane University,...

LAS VEGAS—A talkative crowd had gathered and a long line formed outside of a Venetian ballroom well before the doors opened for Denis H�bert's annual HID Global Strategy Briefing and luncheon on April 11.This year's address focused on the opportunities and potential pitfalls the security industry needs to be aware of as access control goes mobile.The move to mobile access control holds great promise, especially in the hospitality vertical and residential space, H�bert said. The enterprise space,...

Smart cards and near field communication (NFC) are set to drive new growth in the $400 million global access-control credential market, according to a new study by IMS Research.Smart cards are expected to lead the next generation of credentials used for physical access control, representing approximately 40 percent of the global market. Secondary uses for these credentials include electronic payments and identity management.Blake Kozak, a senior analyst for IMS Research, said NFC and personal identification...

BOCA RATON, Fla.—With Tyco now a standalone company, it will be easier for Tyco Integrated Security to research and deploy new technology, Jay Hauhn, chief technology officer, VP of industry relations for Tyco Integrated Security, told Security Systems News.As an independent company, Tyco Integrated Security can focus “entirely on delivering leading security solutions to our commercial business clients,” Hauhn said.The innovative application of “cloud offerings, mobility and...

IRVINE, Calif.—HID Global on Sept. 25 announced the completion of two pilot programs validating how Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled smartphones allow employees to open doors with a mobile device.The pilots were conducted at the headquarters of Netflix, a digital TV and film subscription service, and Good Technology, a company that specializes in enterprise mobility solutions, using HID Global's iCLASS SE platform.This is the first time HID has tested the technology at commercial businesses....