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Allegion US, a major security products and solutions provider, announced support for Google Wallet mobile credentials to provide a seamless and secure way for employees to access their workplace facilities using their Android smartphones. This innovative offering is set to revolutionize the way workforces interact with company infrastructure and streamline daily operations. Security of Google Wallet A Leap Forward in Workplace Efficiency and Security Allegion's support for employee badges in...

Schlage®, a pioneering provider of home security and access solutions for over a century, announced that its smart lock integration with Airbnb is now live. From, most Airbnb Hosts with listings in the US and Canada will have seamless access to the industry-pioneering Schlage Encode™ Smart WiFi Lock Family directly within the Airbnb app, improving and simplifying entry and exit logistics for guests. Schlage Encode™ Smart WiFi The new Schlage smart lock integration grants Airbn...

Nice, a global pioneer in Home and Building Management solutions, released its Home Management OS 8.8.601 software update following its major feature release with the OS 8.8 in June 2023. WHAT: The Nice Home Management OS 8.8.601 software update delivers improved user experience, and enhanced performance, and introduces new drivers for more integration across utilities, video, security, climate, lighting and more. Features of software update Highlighted features from the software update inclu...

Baylor University announced the launch of NFC wallet-based mobile credentials on its campus in collaboration with CBORD. This move positions Baylor as a trailblazer among Big 12 universities and exemplifies the institution's dedication to enhancing the campus experience for students, faculty, and staff. Technological advancement Dan Park, president and CEO at CBORD, conveyed enthusiasm for the initiative, stating: “This alliance with Baylor University signifies our commitment to technol...

Companies at GSX 2023 emphasized new ways that technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the cloud can address long-standing issues in the security market. Among the exhibitors at the event in Dallas were companies seeking creative ways to apply technology, lower costs, and make the world a safer place. Reflecting on the exhibition, here are some additional takeaways. Expanding AI at the edge  i-PRO is a company reflecting the continued expansion of edge AI capability in the...

Driving the smart homes market is the convenience of simple technology solutions. Almost every home now has a “smart speaker” that makes it easier than ever for homeowners to interface and control their technology. But where does security fit into the new landscape of smart home systems? We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: What’s new in smart homes and residential security systems?

Deployed across a wide range of devices, the Internet of Things (IoT) collects data to help business owners make decisions on a macro scale as well as at a granular level. The IoT is a network of physical devices embedded with sensors, software, and network connectivity that allows them to collect and share data. We called on this week's Expert Panel Roundtable to comment on the intersection of the IoT and physical security. We asked: How is the Internet of Things (IoT) increasing the effectiven...

The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organization dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave® technology, will return to CES 2022 in Las Vegas to host the Z-Wave Pavilion and the Z-Wave Smart House in Tech West, Venetian Expo, booth 51715. Consuming 5,000 sq./ft of show floor space, industry pioneering Smart Home and IoT member companies will showcase the latest certified Z-Wave products, devices, and solutions across the interoperable ecosystem.  Z-Wave ecos...

Schlage, a provider of home security and access solutions, reveals its refreshed brand promise and renewed identity, to be leveraged in residential markets. Building on the brand's century-long legacy of innovation and relentless consumer focus, Schlage is affirming its promise to create purposeful experiences that deliver simplicity and peace of mind - one home at a time. The new branding builds upon the equity of Schlage's identity, emphasizing its proven principles of quality and design whil...

Allegion, a global pioneer in safety and security, has announced that the company will be exhibiting at the ISC West Show at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas April 10th – 12th 2019. Allegion enters its fifth appearance at ISC West with new technologies that secure people and assets with seamless access where they live, work and thrive. With a century of mechanical expertise, Allegion’s robust experience coupled with its physical security and cybersecurity offerings has led to...

Tim Eckersley has provided consistent support to the PASS and the National School Boards Association Allegion Senior Vice President and President of the Americas Tim Eckersley was honored with the Jay Hauhn Excellence in Partnerships Award at The Security Industry Association (SIA) Honors Night during ISC East in New York. Eckersley has been a consistent advocate for SIA’s school security initiatives and for increasing industry collaboration with the K-12 school communi...

Pinnacle Access Control Platformoffers ultimate flexibility to SMB users At ASIS 2015, Sielox is demonstrating several new features and functionalities, and integrations that have been added to the latest release of the company’s Pinnacle® Access Control Platform, which has become the go-to solution for Small-to-Medium Business (SMB) applications with 1 to 20 doors. “Pinnacle’s unique combination of enterprise level performance, unlimited...

The 1700 Controller is designed with alllogic built into its field-programmableprocessor, allowing for fast design change& easy field updates  Sielox, an industry leader in integrated access control and emergency response technologies, is highlighting its unique “no end of life” 1700 Controller at ASIS 2015 in booth 1245 along with other innovative hardware, software and mobile technologies. The enhanced 1700 Controller features a...

The Schlage card reader has been chosen for the 2013 Security Products’ Govies Government Security Award A Schlage card reader that is integrated into the electronic lock to provide a wireless solution for applications that meets government standards was chosen for the 2013 Security Products’ Govies Government Security Award in the Wireless Security category.  As a result, the Schlage FIPS 201 (Federal Information Processing Standards Publication) AD-401 wirel...

Cosway uses Schlage's GT-400 that opeartes on the NOVAtime 4000 Workforce Management application Cosway Company (Carson, Calif.), which manufactures fully-integrated, full-service personal care products, has relied on Employee Management Solutions (Palm Desert, Calif.) to implement the a software application and time clock hardware that lets Cosway easily manage and maintain its round-the-clock workforce. Cosway is using Schlage’s new GT-400 biometric hand geometry time...

Schlage AD Series simplifies security operation Quintron Systems, Inc., the recognized leader in interoperable Enterprise C3 Systems for Security Command Control & Communications, is pleased to announce that the Schlage AD Series locks now seamlessly integrate with Quintron’s innovative security platforms to provide flexible, cost effective access control solutions unlike any others. “Quintron has developed and deployed the industry’s only mission critica...

The aptiQ Alliance Programme helps make smart card-based access control integration open Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, a leading global provider of security and safety solutions and manufacturer of Schlage contactless smart credentials and readers, introduced its new aptiQ Alliance Program that will bring together global companies to create a technology alliance that makes smart card-based access control integration open. Officially introduced at the ISC West Expositio...

 HandPunch can deliver a payback in fewer than 9 monthsIngersoll Rand Security Technologies announced today that, according to Nucleus Research (Boston) in a just-published Report/White Paper commissioned by Schlage biometrics group: "Using biometrics to automate collection of time and attendance data can reduce buddy punching (one employee clocking in or out for another), manual data review and correction time, and payroll error. The Schlage HandPunch provides additional benefits over...

 No more cards thanks to Schlage HandKey ReaderIngersoll Rand Security Technologies announced recently that UC Irvine Campus Recreation recently installed a biometric Schlage HandKey reader to replace card access at its Centre. The hand geometry registration process has already begun. Henceforth, each Anteater Recreation Centre member has the option to enter the facility without an identification card."The number one suggestion from our members was eliminating the need for ID card...

 Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies announce Truman Public Schools deploy Schlage bright blue web-enabled access control softwareIngersoll Rand Security Technologies recently announced that Truman Public Schools (Minn.) are using Schlage bright blue web-enabled access control software, Schlage multi-technology readers, Von Duprin exit devices and LCN door closers to limit access to the building that houses Truman's 500 students in grades K-12."We needed a system that we could afford,...

  Tri-City Mechanical use Schlage software to reduce false alarm calls at its 77,000 square foot facility.  Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies announced that Tri-City Mechanical, a 512-employee design/build contractor in Chandler, Ariz., is using Schlage bright blue web-enabled access control software and Schlage wireless access control locking systems to reduce false alarm calls at its 77,000 square foot facility.  "We had an incident, people weren't locking...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies recently announced that the City of Tahlequah in Oklahoma is using eleven Schlage HandPunch 3000 terminals to track and manage the city's 129 employees.  Eight of the hand geometry terminals reside on the city's network, while three remote locations use dial-up mode to transfer time and attendance data from the HandPunch time clocks directly to the HR Department."Having the HandPunch terminals working in tandem with our Novatime time and attendance...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies recently announced that the company has become the preferred access control and security provider for CardSmith, which supplies colleges and universities with complete one-card transaction management solutions.  CardSmith not only supplies campuses with card system technology for a host of on- and off-campus applications, but also manages the complexities of the resulting card system and program operations.  To complement its card-based service suit...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that Community Hospice is using Schlage HandPunch terminals to record time and attendance information at its multiple locations throughout the greater Modesto (Calif.) area.  Depending on which of the locations are reporting, attendance data is transmitted via TCP/IP network or dial-up."Previously, our timekeeping was done manually, relying on handwritten time cards and then calculated," reports Elaine Orozco, payroll clerk for...

Student convenience critical factor in choosing Biometric TechnologyIngersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that West Virginia University's Student Recreation Centre is using its biometric handreader technology, in addition to the card swiping system already in place, to control access to the facility.  HandKey readers simplify credential management and ensure that only authorized individuals enter the recreation centre.  Handreaders automatically take a three-dimensio...