London, December 2019 – Theft from stock rooms and shop floors is a persistent problem for retailers. With around €900 million* lost annually to thieves in Belgium alone, upscale fashion boutique Patio sought an easy, low-cost deterrent. Code Handle locks fitted on key doors were the answer. A
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London, November 2019 – The stakes are higher when it comes to hospital security. Patients expect and deserve privacy and safety. Yet a hospital building or complex must remain a welcoming and supportive space, around the clock. Mechanical lock and key technology may be too passive for this modern healthcare environment, but that does not […]
London, November 2019 — Universities push traditional access control to its limits. The more you ask of it, the tougher it gets. You want to monitor access all over campus. To know who comes and goes to computer rooms and classrooms. You’d like to filter access to conference and seminar rooms according to the time […]
London, November 2019 — All retail outlets have doors off their shop floor where the public should not go. Yet managing keys creates a distracting staff workload. A bulky mechanical PIN lock ruins the aesthetics of the shop. In a small retail space, electronic access control could be overkill. Now, the Code Handle battery-operated digital […]
The release of ACT Enterprise 2.10 has once again added customer-first focused features to the award-winning access control software. The new version of ACT Enterprise now works in conjunction with both Bluetooth Low Engery (BLE) readers and Biometric fingerprint readers. Speaking on the release of the BLE readers to Vanderbilt’s vast access control portfolio, Ross […]
London, November 2019 – Now you can combine the advanced access control of a wireless electronic escutcheon with the intelligence and superior security of an electromechanical mortise lock. With a robust design, the new SMARTair Lock is built to secure doors where high daily traffic and a large number of access events are all in […]
Smartphones and social media all utilize facial recognition, and user acceptance has paved the way for more varied uses. While the technology is still mostly associated with security, government and law enforcement, businesses are taking advantage of it as well for both security and business intelligence purposes. The overall global facial recognition market is growing,
London, October 2019 – A sustainability ethos is embedded within procurement departments in many modern organizations. Its influence cuts across sectors and functions. Less well-known, however, is the contribution security and access control can make. According to ASSA ABLOY’s latest “Wireless Access Control Report*,” 73% of security professionals agree sustainability and
London, October 2019 — In any busy medical facility — surgeries, dental practices or physiotherapy suites — it’s all too easy to accidentally leave a door unlocked. With expensive equipment or controlled drugs on the other side, any opening invites an opportunist. But if you install a Code Handle electronic PIN lock, you need never […]
London, October 2019 – The CLIQ® Go key-operated wireless access control system is built to make security easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). It also offers a new way for locksmiths and SMB managers to work together for mutual benefit. If you run an SMB, your budget probably won’t stretch to a security department […]