Access control applications

Castel IP intercom solution protects London Underground’s maintenance sites from theft

Transport for London deployed Castel IP intercom system with Honeywell surveillance & access control system London Underground has embarked on a major security upgrade at its London maintenance depots. The facilities available at the busy sites include general maintenance, train-cleaning and driver rest areas. A large number of employees, suppliers and other visitors pass through LU’s various depots on a daily basis. Working alongside Honeywell Security, Castel has s...

Vanderbilt Security Management System manages site access for The Boldt Company construction firm

Boldt uses the Vanderbilt SMS to grant site access and track employees on the job to ensure their safety Customer Headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, The Boldt Company is one of the largest professional construction services firms in the nation. From the original storefront carpentry shop opened by Martin Boldt in 1889, the company has expanded to offer world-class construction services, including general construction, design/build, real estate development and consulting an...

Boon Edam Trilock 60 turnstiles completes 20 years at Grand National Transport Terminal in Panama

For nearly 20 years, 75 waist high Boon Edam turnstiles have been operating at GTNT Boon Edam, the leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors in the Americas, recently announced that for nearly 20 years, 75 waist high turnstiles have been operating successfully at the Gran Terminal de Transporte de Panamá (Grand National Transport Terminal or GTNT). During this extended period, the turnstiles have operated at the highest level of performance, thanks...

Green Gate Access Systems for Estuary Housing Association

The association gates are safe, force tested and are going to be quarterly serviced and managed for breakdowns and repairs Green Gate Access Systems have been appointed by Estuary Housing Association to manage the safety and maintenance of their automated gates. The not-for-profit organisation provides affordable housing and services to residents across the South East of England and currently owns and manages more than 4000 properties. At the forefront of gate safety, Estuary...

Wavestore VMS for two Harley-Davidson dealerships in NY

Wavestore management and storage server was set up to support domes and 360 degree cameras by Vivotek From across the Atlantic comes news that Wavestore Video Management Software (VMS) is helping to maintain a high level of security at two Harley-Davidson dealerships. Harley-Davidson of NYC Tribeca is a unique two-level space in the heart of New York City which has become a recent welcome addition for bike enthusiasts from the area and for visitors from around the world. The...

Urmet’s IPervoice video entry and access control solution secures St Joseph’s Gate in Mill Hill, London

The Urmet products  has the ability to blend with the Grade II-listed architecture Urmet’s IPervoice video entry and access control solution has been installed at St Joseph’s Gate, an apartment complex located at a former foreign missionary college in Mill Hill, London. The system was chosen for the redevelopment of the Berkeley Group’s site due to its simple installation process and the ability of Urmet products to blend with the Grade II-listed archite...

ASSA ABLOY's UNION provides keyULTRA system to West Cumberland Hospital

UNION’s keyULTRA™ 6 pin masterkey system offers improved key control for NHS security and facilities managers UNION, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, is supplying its keyULTRA™ system to the state of the art West Cumberland Hospital. The hospital is based in Whitehaven, Cumbria and is set to open in October 2015. Facilities will include 261 beds; the majority of which will be...

Comelit provides access control for Embassy Gardens

Comelit's ViP range of stainless steel digital entrance panels were installed at door stations across seven blocks of apartments Working with installers, Blakegow, Comelit has provided access control for 639 apartments – both high-end and affordable – in a 60-acre mixed-use development site in Battersea, London. The site will also accommodate the new US embassy. Blakegow and consulting engineers, Hoare Lea, opted for bespoke stainless steel digital entrance panels...

Matrix Time-Attendance solution improves productivity at GRUH Finance in India

Matrix also offered web-based employee self-service portal for employees to login into the system from any place Company profile GRUH Finance – a subsidiary of HDFC Ltd. is a Housing Finance Company (HFC) recognised by National Housing Bank. GRUH Finance established in 1988 and is headquartered at Ahmedabad in western India. It has a network of 120 offices across seven states of India. It is expanding its network base with approximately 500 employees located at various...

Securitas to manage National Gallery security staff services

Securitas will also manage some visitor facing services for the Gallery The National Gallery has appointed Securitas as its partner to manage some visitor facing and security staff services. This is part of its commitment to modernisation and a move that will enable the gallery to operate with greater flexibility, allowing it to provide an even better service to its more than 6 million annual visitors and maintain its position as one of the leading global art attractions. Th...

ISONAS PowerNet all-in-one reader controller offers secure access for Goodwill-Suncoast facilities

The first implementation of an ISONAS PowerNet Reader-Controller for Goodwill-Suncoast came in 2007 Goodwill-Suncoast was founded in October of 1954 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company headquarters still remain in St. Petersburg and currently provide service to thousands of people in 11 of the surrounding counties. In 2007, IT Director, Jason Martino and IT Operations Manager, Mike Weaver, began their search for an Access Control System that could meet their needs of easil...

ISONAS PowerNet reader-controller provides secured entry for Recovery.4.Life treatment centre

With the help of PowerNet, the company can track who entered the inner rooms of the facility and when Recovery.4.Life LLC, located in Boise, ID is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre with a primary focus on mental health and substance abuse treatment provided on an outpatient basis. With a goal of treating all aspects of addiction with the most advanced, industry leading and innovative treatment, Recovery.4.Life creates treatment plans for individuals tailored to the pers...

ISONAS system provides access control functionality for Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics

ISONAS system was well received and expanded to additional departments Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics meets the healthcare needs of Adams County, Wisconsin and the surrounding area. Located in the central Wisconsin Village of Friendship, surrounded by beautiful farm lands, the original hospital was dedicated in July 1959. The original hospital featured a surgery suite, maternity ward, emergency room, laboratory, x-ray room, and support services, along with a total o...

ISONAS PowerNet access control system installed at Heart 'n Home Hospice & Palliative Care

The ISONAS system provides ability for assigning access permissions on door-by-door basis for individuals or groups Since its establishment in 2004, Heart 'n Home Hospice & Palliative Care has optimised the quality of life for individuals in the final stages of terminal illness. Heart 'n Home has become the leading hospice provider in Idaho and Eastern Oregon, having served over 2,500 patients since opening in March of 2004. In addition to the original office in Fruitland,...

ISONAS Pure IP access control solution protects students at Palestine Independent School District

ISONAS’ Crystal Matrix software integrated with Telecenter U PA system allows immediate lock down David Long, Technology Director for Palestine Independent School District describes the ISONAS PowerNet™ Reader as the “Swiss Army Knife” of access control. David was faced with a dilemma when it came to his district’s access control system – he was tired of paying someone to service and update his old proprietary system as the districts needs e...

ISONAS Crystal Matrix and IPVideo Access Commander integration offer secure access for South Country Central School District

The integrated system gives school administrators the ability to monitor and respond to security events as they happen South Country Central School District, located in Suffolk County, NY, is dedicated to high quality education for its students in six schools from kindergarten to high school. In addition to education, like all schools in this modern age, South Country is also committed to keep their students, staff, and facilities safe. In 2010, to meet increasing current-day...

ISONAS PowerNet IP access system installed at Miami University of Ohio

The ability to provide access management capabilities on mobile devices, allows security personnel to open or lock doors remotely Chartered in 1809, Miami University of Ohio is one of the oldest public institutions in the United States. Called by Robert Frost “ the most beautiful college that ever was”, Miami U boasts multiple famous graduates in virtually all walks of life, including one President of the United States; Benjamin Harrison. The University is a reside...

ISONAS systems help improve security and control of building access at Malvern College

ISONAS systems ensure that only permitted personnel can access the various school buildings at appropriate times Located on a beautiful campus in the heart of England, Malvern College is a co-educational school for pupils aged 13 to 18. Founded in January 1865 with two dozen boys, half a dozen masters, and two houses, Malvern has, whilst maintaining the finest traditions, grown to provide an innovative and forward-looking education to 350 students in 45 buildings spread over 2...

Genetec Security Center improves security and safety of City of Lakeland, Florida

Genetec Security Center combines video surveillance, access control, ALPR systems into one central monitoring The challenge The City of Lakeland in Florida has recently standardised its security operations with Genetec Security Center, a unified security platform that combines video surveillance, access control and automatic license plate recognition systems into one central monitoring and management platform. Located between Tampa and Orlando, the City of Lakeland is home t...

Geofire's Salamander fire door holders installed at prestigious London apartment complexes

Salamander fire door holders improve ventilation in the building’s corridors in case of fire emergency Geofire's Salamander range radio-controlled fire door holders have been installed at one of London’s most prestigious apartment complexes, The Whitehouse Apartments SE1, to legally hold open fire doors and improve ventilation in the building’s corridors, while protecting occupants in case of a fire emergency. The customer The Whitehouse Apartments SE1...

ASSA ABLOY subsidiary, UNION supplies Optimus3 72mm lockcases for Arts University Bournemouth

The residences were fitted with UNION’s Optimus3 72mm lockcases, providing reliable access to the students’ flats and rooms UNION, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions has supplied products to student accommodation for the Arts University Bournemouth (AUB). UNION’s Optimus3 lockcases deployed Madeira Road halls of residence opened in 2014 and are conveniently situated near the to...

ASSA ABLOY Security Doors for National Cycling Centre in Britain

The doorsets are designed to withstand abuse from simple hand tools, through to prolonged attacks with a range of power tools ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has recently installed high security doors at the National Cycling Centre. National Cycling Centre Located in Sports City, Manchester, the National Cycling Centre is Britain’s first indoor cycling track and has become one of the world’s...

Viscount Freedom access control systems safeguard Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale

CCFL replaced its existing access control system with Viscount Freedom, installing 100 readers  Customer Founded in 1985, Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale (CCFL) is an evangelical mega-church with more than 25,000 worshipers and nine regional campus locations across Florida. The main campus itself spans a 75-acre area with five buildings including Calvary Christian Academy, a pre-K to 12th grade school that serves 2,000 students. With more than 1,000 staff, volunteers, stu...

SALTO NFC-enabled AElement smart locks help BLOC Hotels provide keyless access

AElement grants access privileges to individual guest rooms and gathering audit trail data from every door in real time In the competitive, not to mention crowded, world of hospitality, standing out from the competition and convincing travellers that you have something different to offer can be a hard call. BLOC Hotels have pulled this off in style at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. Establishing a niche by taking the hotel room as a blank design, stripping out all the...

Matrix biometric access control, time-attendance solutions deployed at STFC

(see bigger image) STFC was looking for a centralised time-attendance & access control solution for all branches Company profile Shriram Transport Finance Company is having 700+ branches across India with headquarter at Mumbai. The organisational structure comprises of HO, Regional Offices and Branch Offices. Matrix offered centralised web based Time-Attendance and Access Control solutions with Biometric Fingerprint based door controllers for all their locations. Bu...

ASSA ABLOY subsidiary Adams Rite supplies Sentinel M lock to secure commercial property

Adams Rite supplied its innovative Sentinel M commercial multi-point locks Adams Rite, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has helped to provide solutions to a prestigious commercial property that required a higher level of security. Project Kestrel Aluminum Systems and Adams Rite supplied components to Fabrique Specialist Glazing Systems Ltd, who manufactured and installed bespoke doorsets that...

NEC NeoFace Watch facial recognition system chosen for 14 international airports across Brazil

NEC's NeoFace Watch solution enables automatic facial recognition through photos, CCTV images, recorded videos and webcams NEC Corporation recently announced its selection by the Receita Federal (Brazilian National Tax Collection Agency) to provide NeoFace Watch facial recognition technology for 14 international airports throughout Brazil, including the major hub of Governador Andre Franco Montoro International airport (Guarulhos airport) in Sao Paolo and Antonio Carlos Jo...

ISONAS access control integration with IVC camera systems secure City of Simi Valley, California

The IVC Alarm Server could also be programmed to listen for and parse alarm messages Heightened security concerns at critical and remote municipal facilities have created a need for more secure access control to these locations. Traditional gate and access control systems are no longer sufficient. Users now want video confirmation and event recording at these facility access points. IVC’s software-based video surveillance systems provide tools for easy integration with a...

ISONAS PowerNet reader-controller monitors access points at Top of the Hill Music Studio in Washington

The ISONAS system has provided significantly better facility security and control Having grown up as a musician in what evolved into the vibrant Seattle music scene, Steven Bell started performing his own music at an early age. With a desire to obtain quality recordings of his music, he eventually began to develop recording studio capabilities in his garage. Word of his recording abilities spread in the local music community and Steven was approached by different groups asking...

ISONAS PowerNet access control system secures shared office facility in Illinois

The current office space utilises 3 readers; one on each of the exterior doors in the front & back of the building In 2009 Jeff Park, a Chicago-based entrepreneur, needed to set up office space for a Korean-based pharmaceutical company’s US operations in Chicago. To fulfill this requirement for his own needs as Director of U. S. Operations for PharmaTech LLC, he leased space in a downtown office building in Chicago, IL. Ultimately, he expanded the offices to provide...