Consumer purchases of smartphones are expected to rebound this year, fueled by better security, new functions, improved performance and device refresh schedules.
Powered by Seos®, this Mobile Access platform supports NFC and Bluetooth Smart for interoperability with 4S/5/5C/5S/6/6 Plus iPhone models; iPads; iPod Touch and other iOS devices; and Android-based smart devices.
Industry advancements that enable smartphones to carry credentials offer the opportunity for students, faculty and staff at university campuses to use a ubiquitous device to open doors and perform other tasks that require presentation of a secure credential.
Last month, I wrote an article on the Emergence of Smartphones as a Key Platform for Security Industry that discussed the growing ubiquity of smartphones within the workplace and the increasing number of mobile apps that have the ability to collect information from its environment such as video streams, audio streams, indoor location and information from other sensors.
Vanderbilt University has earned many distinctions, including Princeton Review’s top ranking for colleges with the happiest students. The school’s latest endeavor is taking the plunge and going mobile with access control.
BYOD is either a ticking time bomb or IT’s greatest opportunity. Whether you belong to the 40 percent of organizations that have policies or not, I guarantee people are using their own mobile devices at your office.
