Posts Tagged ‘level’

7 dos and don’ts to maximize a hospital’s RFID return on investment

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Yedidia Blonde is, a Product Manager at Vizbee RFID Solutions. Vizbee offers RFID applications for multiple industries, including a patient and hospital asset tracking application for healthcare institutions. Here’s what Yedidia had to say about the do’s and dont’s of RFID in hospitals: Radio frequency identification is a very powerful tool for hospital management. With… Read more >>

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RFID technology allows retailers to harness social media like never before

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

New social networking solution uses RFID technology to connect businesses at physical locations with social media – to be exclusively previewed at next week’s Retail Business Technology Expo. Businesses can now gain control over the level of engagement they have with customers with the use of branded RFID cards which customers can swipe at their… Read more >>

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Surveillance Video Becomes a Tool for Studying Customers

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Software mines security footage to help business owners see what people do once they’re inside the store. The huge success of online shopping and advertising—led by giants like Amazon and Google—is in no small part thanks to software that logs when you visit Web pages and what you click on. Startup Prism Skylabs offers brick-and-mortar… Read more >>

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UK mailbox supplier selects SALTO Systems to provide electronic locking solution

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

The UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of lockable mailbox systems and letterbox anti-arson solutions has selected SALTO Systems to provide an electronic locking solution for its products. The SALTO XS4 locker lock is designed to bring all the advantages of electronic access control to a lockable mailbox and is designed to provide a high level… Read more >>

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GSA’s First Cloud-Based Physical Access System Is Implemented At Neal Smith Federal Building

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

BridgePoint™ Systems, the broadest provider of smart-card readers and enrollment software for Physical Access Control Systems (PACs), today announced that Neal Smith Federal Building has implemented its TrustAlert™ PACS (formerly TrustZone PACS). BridgePoint and its partner, EmbarkIT, installed the new system ahead of schedule and within the facility’s budget parameters. TrustAlert PACS is the only… Read more >>

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Upgrading existing physical access control to comply with PIV mandates

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Beginning in fiscal year 2012, U.S. government agencies must upgrade their physical and logical access control systems to provide federal employees and contractors with more secure and reliable forms of identification using Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials. These credentials must leverage smart card and biometric technology in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology… Read more >>

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Increase in demand for access control results from the need to restrict public access to buildings

Friday, October 14th, 2011

Codelocks recently undertook a survey of buying habits in a wide range of market sectors including education, healthcare, retail and sports and leisure, which revealed that 57% of respondents needed more access control in their buildings today, compared to three years ago. Respondents to the survey cited the need to restrict public access to buildings… Read more >>

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New Access Control Readers and Contactless Smart Cards from HID

Friday, October 14th, 2011

HID Global’s new iCLASS SIO technology-enabled (SE) platform initiates a significant transformation in how secure identity is delivered and managed by introducing technology-independent digital credentials that can be deployed for use on smart phones, microprocessor-based cards, contactless smart cards, USB tokens and related devices. HID Global has announced the availability of its next generation access… Read more >>

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Survey shows most travelers view CCTV systems as a welcomed security upgrade

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Closed-circuit television surveillance, specifically designed for the hospitality industry, is both easy to afford and operate, and built to provide the perfect blend of security and discretion. “I hate to say it, but before Sept. 11th most guests viewed CCTV cameras as a sign that a property had questionable security at best,” said an owner/operator… Read more >>

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