Security News - Access Control

The Smart Card Alliance' physical access council will work toward educating government agencies about the next generation of systems, by organizing a conference and producing a white paper on authentication, the group has announced.

ASIS Int’l has selected its first 10 ASIS Accolades winners has part of its new awards competition that recognizes the industry’s most innovative new ...

Access control distributor U.S. Lock is offering its customers more products and shipping options at two relocated, remodeled and expanded distribution centers.

New York City-based Virtual Service, a provider of high-tech electronic doorman services, has formed a technology collaboration with Bellevue, Wash.-based Aiphone USA.

Brinks Home Security Holdings Inc., a provider of residential and commercial security systems that spun off from The Brink’s Co. last fall, is changing its name to ...

ASG Security has completed the purchase of the Mid-Atlantic operations of NetVersant Solutions LLC, a national provider of converged technology services, including electronic security, telephony and structured cabling.

On-Net Surveillance Systems Inc. (OnSSI) has entered into a strategic partnership with AMAG Technology to integrate its NetDVMS digital video recording platform with AMAG's Symmetry security management solution. The integration will provide an open-architecture, non-proprietary design that will offer enhanced functionalities to users.

Pelco Inc. has signed an agreement to sell the Intelli-M® Electronic Access Control product line to ...

Genetec, a worldwide supplier of IP video surveillance, access control and license plate recognition (LPR) solutions, has joined forces with HID Global to offer its full line of Fargo brand card printing solutions for Genetec's IP access control solution called Synergis.

Pelco management announced to its employees today that in consideration of the current economic situation ...

ADT Security Services announced it has won a major lawsuit against a competing company that was found liable for ...

The HSPD-12 initiative passed its four-year deadline on October 27 while attendees ...

Implementing employee badges that follow the same standards as those issued by the U.S. federal government would greatly benefit commercial firms, the Smart Card Alliance Identity Council says in a new white paper.

IdentiSys Inc., a sales and service integrator of identification, tracking and ...

Hirsch Electronics, a supplier of IP-enabled access control and security management solutions, has received the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation in the North American electronic access control systems market.

Siemens Building Technologies Inc. (SBT) announced it has completed its purchase of MAC Systems Inc. of Canton, Mass. ...

The Chamberlain Group Inc. announces the acquisition of Digitech Int'l of Asheville, N.C., as part of the company's move toward the integrated access control industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Secure Network Systems (SNS) and HID Global teamed recently to demonstrate the NIMS-IMPACT™ Logical and Physical Access Control System ...

L Q Corp., formerly known as Liquid Audio, has purchased the access control portion of Checkpoint for undisclosed terms and is renaming it Sielox LLC. Checkpoint will continue to manufacture its RFID and tagging products, as well as its CCTV and burglar/fire alarm offerings.

A company that has been looking into a new business opportunity since selling off its Internet music download business has found harmony in the security industry by purchasing Checkpoint Systems’ access control division.