AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Access Control Software V9 comes with a new installation method, which installs over the previous version, eliminating the need to uninstall the earlier version, saving time and money.
Imagine the day when you can check-in and choose your hotel room using your mobile phone. You may soon be able to do that at Hilton hotels, as the chain says it will offer digital check-in and room selection at 11 of its brands, across more than 4,000 properties.
For enterprises considering higher level and more integrated physical and logical security, identity and access management solutions through smart cards or more sophisticated credentialing, keep your head out of the technology razzle-dazzle.
While card readers have been in use for decades, new IP-based access control systems can not only lower initial costs, but can be easier to administer and improve the level of security.
Since HSPD-12 was announced back in 2004, state and local government agencies as well major federal contractors have felt pressure to start incorporating FIPS-201 compliant cards and readers into their access control systems. Sometimes, these cards are called something else – for instance, they are referred to as CAC cards by the military.
Pastor Darryn Scheske welcomes most everyone to his Heartland Church in Indianapolis, everyone except troublemakers. So working with a parishioner, the Church mixed tried and true with newer access technologies to make the campus safe and secure as well as caring.
