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Mobile Credentials for Access Control—Everything Has Changed

October 7, 2019

In an ever-accelerating trend, estimates are that 90 percent of the wireless locks sold are integrated with other smart devices. No longer will you struggle to manage a variety of insecure and vulnerable physical credentials when you can manage all of that through a mobile app. As this market expands into non-traditional access control applications, the necessity for an access control credential on an ubiquitous mobile device becomes mandatory. In the very near future, everyone will carry a credential, and a mobile credential housed on a smartphone is the only viable way to address these needs.

Survey: 32% of Coworking Tenants Experienced Theft from Ex-Coworker

October 1, 2018

Coworking spaces are extremely popular with millennials in particular (68 percent of coworking tenants are millennials), and two-thirds of coworking tenants in this age group are interested in unlocking doors with smartphones over traditional methods.

Incentives and amenities for workspaces are changing alongside the workforce.

Enterprises Search for Flexible Workplace Technology, Amenities

July 16, 2018

Sixty-two percent of companies are planning to increase their investment in real estate technology over the next three years. Their reasons for doing so – while still reflecting operational and budgetary goals like security, energy management and optimizing building use – are shifting toward enhancing the user experience and raising workforce productivity.

90% of Consumers Want Security Built in to Smart Devices

July 29, 2017

Ninety percent of consumers polled from six different countries, including Brazil, China, Germany, India, UK and US believe it is important that a connected device has security built into the product.

Using Smartphone-Based Access Control to Keep Students Happy

Diane Ritchey

December 1, 2014

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.

5 Keys to Mobile Device Security Today

Pankaj Gupta

January 28, 2014

Discussions of mobile security typically revolve around the vulnerability of smartphones, tablets and the data they contain to loss and theft. Yet CIOs, CISOs and IT directors need to be equally concerned about the challenges of maintaining data security during everyday use of both corporate-issued and BYOD devices.

How RFID and NFC Technology Enhances the Enterprise

RFID-based access control can build those consumer-friendly functions for enterprises while still streamlining the business for smoother operations and security.

Claire Meyer

January 6, 2014

In the consumerization of IT, such as the Bring Your Own Device movement, employees and stakeholders want their services delivered according to their preferences, and more and more are demanding digital, high-tech solutions.

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NFC Smartphones Replace Keycards in Pilot Programs

September 26, 2012

Pilot programs at Netflix and Good Technologies have proved successful for Near-Field Communication technology, including access control via smartphone.

Get Smart About Access Control

Cindy H. Dubin

November 1, 2011

At this summer’s Google I/O meeting, attendees were given a sneak peek at Android@Home, a project Google has been working on that will let us control everything in our home right from our Android phones.

ON DEMAND: In this webinar, Regina Lester, Vice President of Security & Safety Operations at Toledo Zoo, will share her insights on implementing security technologies in the entertainment sector and the challenges all organizations face — large and small — when it comes to balancing budget and security.