17 Feb 2010

 Nedap AEOS, access control and security management system protects voestalpine property

Nedap will provide voestalpine with a reliable solution to optimise its security policy
voestalpine, one of the world's largest steel companies, has chosen Nedap's AEOS as its access control and security management system. Both parties have signed a two-year framework agreement to equip the voestalpine offices and production plants worldwide with AEOS.

The steel giant is represented by 360 production and sales companies globally and has decided to implement the same security policy at all of its locations. voestalpine currently uses several RFID card technologies and has conditioned the assignment to the retention of its legacy systems where possible. The extensive possibilities of AEOS to integrate existing systems and technologies into one management platform were the decisive factor for voestalpine to choose Nedap's access control and security management system.

The signed framework agreement forms the basis for the cooperation between Nedap and voestalpine, which will provide

AEOS offers a reliable and future-oriented solution for all challenges in the area of access control, people flow and security

the steel producer with a reliable solution to optimise its security policy. With the agreement for cooperation, voestalpine has clearly chosen for a proven, reliable partner and its highly competitive security management system.

"One of the advantages of Nedap AEOS is that standardisation on one access control system throughout the world enables voestalpine to implement its security policy more easily and at significantly lower operational costs," said Nancy Wanders, Business Development Manager at Nedap.

voestalpine is a globally active group with a number of specialised and flexible companies that produce, process and further develop high-quality steel products. The group is represented by 360 production and sales companies in more than 60 countries. With its highest quality flat steel products, voestalpine is one of Europe's leading partners to the automotive, white goods and energy industries. Furthermore, voestalpine is the world market leader in turnout technology, tool steel and special sections, as well as number one in Europe in the production of rails. The voestalpine group employs around 40,000 staff throughout the world.

Nedap N.V. is a solution-oriented, knowledge-based organisation with an extensive range of products, systems and services. The Security Management division is the European market leader in the area of IP-based security management systems. Its powerful and user-friendly system for access control and security management, AEOS, is based on intelligent network technology and is one of the most advanced systems amongst the leading high-end security solutions on the market today. AEOS offers customers a reliable and future-oriented solution for all their challenges in the area of access control, people flow and security management, both now and in the future.