NFC Smartphones Replace Keycards in Pilot Programs
HID Global announced Tuesday that it has completed two pilot programs that enable employees to open doors using NFC (Near-Field Communciation)-enabled smartphones, conducted at Netflix and enterprise mobility provider Good Technology, according to an article from Information Week.
According to the article, Good partnered with HID Global on a pilot deployment of digital keys that were provisioned over-the-air to its employees' smartphones and used to open doors in the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. The purpose of the pilot program was to explore the benefits of mobile access control technology and its potential for enhancing security as compared to Good's use of low-frequency proximity-based photo ID badges, while improving user convenience.