Mobile access
The development of using wearable technology for identification, such as smart phones equipped with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Near Field Technology (NFC).
Can phones challenge the resilient plastic card?
Mobile access control will increasingly keep pace with modern mobile working, says Thomas Schulz, Director Marketing and Communications, Digital and Access …
Wireless Access Control in 2018
The market for access control is changing. But how? How fast? And what factors will affect your business between now and 2025? A new report by IFSEC Global, …
Taking event ticketing into the mobile world
Ticketing for events such as football matches and exhibitions is set for a dramatic leap into the digital realm of smartphones, thanks to an innovation …
Podcast: Yale smart lock solution for Amazon Key
ASSA ABLOY Group company, Yale Locks & Hardware recently announced that it has teamed up with Amazon on a new service exclusively for Prime members …
Deliveries on your doormat – even if you’re out
In Sweden, a new smart door lock from ASSA ABLOY is making the “While you were out...” delivery card a thing of the past. PostNord customers can now …
Greater emphasis on the cloud for digital IDs
HID Global continue predicting trends for Identity in 2017. Next up is a greater emphasis on the cloud. By combining on-premises and the cloud, "hybrid …
Trusted identities for mobile devices and smart cards
HID Global has presented their list of top trends for 2017. They forecast a shift in the use of identity technology that will lead to increased adoption …
The Access Control Report 2016
This report from IFSEC Global and sponsored by access control innovators HID Global, is a white paper with two distinct components. Firstly, what kind …Member only
Report: Access Control 2016
Welcome to the Access Control Report 2016: Legacy Infrastructure and Motivations for Upgrading. This report by IFSEC Global and sponsored by access control …
Generation Z and the next wave
Generation Z. iGeneration. Screenagers. The generation born between 1995 and 2009 goes by many monikers. But, whatever you call them, these young people …
Trends in smart door locks
What’s trending in the world of smart door locks? A new study identifies consumer demands for 2016 and beyond. A co-published report from IFSECGlobal …Member only
Report: Smart-Home Security in 2016
This report reveals answers to key questions about the growing market for smart locks. What do consumers think a digital door lock should do? How do they …
Mobile IDs will change your interaction with governments
Once only a futuristic concept, mobile IDs have arrived and will fundamentally change the way governments and citizens interact. A mobile ID is a government-issued …
Listening to the Voice of the Customer
How can you understand customer needs and increase benefits of new products? ASSA ABLOY is using Voice of Customer (VoC) exercises to do just that. Customer …Member only
Report: The wireless access control market in 2016
This report examines issues around wireless systems – including training requirements, from where wireless systems are sourced and wired versus wireless …
Mobilizing security for a better user experience
HID Global is watching five key developing trends that will shape the secure identity landscape in the new year. One of the top developments we are seeing …
Top secure identity trends for 2016
HID Global has released their list of security trends to watch during 2016. Among the key developments you will find the growing demand for a more mobile-centric …
The holy grail of wearable technology
What can we expect next in the world of wearable technology? What is the next logical step after smart watches? We have looked into smart textiles, skin …
Shift on the wearable horizon
From smart watches and smart jewelry to Fitbits and Jawbones, wearable technology is becoming ubiquitous in today’s world. But wearables are evolving …
Reducing mobile security risks
Mobility may be a fact of life in just about all enterprises, but that doesn’t mean IT organizations aren’t concerned about its impact on security …
Why gadgets have never been closer at hand
The future is here, and getting personal. With technology seemingly advancing at the speed of light, it may only be a matter of time before much more advanced …
Enhancing the user’s door experience
ASSA ABLOY asked students at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology to put their imaginations to work to enhance the user experience in a door. …
Developing mobile access for hotels
We recently posted and article about how products are developed at ASSA ABLOY's shared global innovation organization, Shared Technologies. We continue …
Protecting your assets – personal data
As consumers are beginning to adopt wearable technology, new issues arise. One issue is privacy. How do you deal with all the personal data that wristbands …
Top secure identity trends for 2015
What are the most important trends to keep track of during this year? HID Global has issued its outlook on technology trends for 2015, as well as other …
Wearables in access control
Wearable technology is on the verge of turning mainstream and the consumer electronics industry has convinced itself that wearable technology will be the …Member only
Wearables for security: potential or peril?
Can the security industry unlock the potential of wearable technology and improve quality of life – or do the associated problems outweigh the benefits?
Beyond your current key
The key to home doesn’t have to be a key. Fobs, fingerprints and phones can all do the same job. There are plenty of options available on the market …
Sharing the holiday investment
An appealing blend between staying in a hotel and owning your own home, timeshare holidays are growing in demand. How do they handle security challenges?
Systems enhance guest experience
Hotels are following the “smart home” trend by increasingly integrating their access systems with other functions such as lighting and temperature …
Smartphones open campus doors
Mobile phones are second nature to today’s students which is why security and NFC mobile phone applications are making their way to campuses worldwide.
NFC waiting for Apple?
VISA runs shopping trials using iPhones and rumors circulate about NFC capability in the next version of Apple’s iPhone.
Instant credentials
Mobile phones have steadily offered users more tools and benefits than simply making and receiving calls. Today, our phones serve as calendars, cameras, …
NFC ready – or not
Are contactless microSD cards poised to displace NFC phones? Or are they only an interim technology?
Ironing out the NFC wrinkles
Near Field Communication (NFC) could soon become a part of most people's lives, but it's not there yet. Although Peter Preuss, Chairman of the NFC Forum …
Banking on biometrics
Most people tend to envision cutting-edge technologies first being used in major urban centers. However, rural areas are increasingly finding that miniaturized, …
Take the money and run
One would think that with all kinds of e-wallets and other electronic payment methods and devices, cash in transit would have already gone the way of the …
Suitably safe with NFC
The NFC Forum, which oversees the development of Near Field Communication technology, has set up a Security Technical Working Group. Its job is to find …
NFC: Short range, long potential
Near Field Communication users must typically touch one device to another to make a connection. “Touch” applications are not only convenient …
It’s a Phone; It’s a Wallet; It’s NFC
Touching your phone to a sensor to make a purchase is one of the most compelling NFC applications – and it’s also one of the most complex. …
Taking NFC outside the box
Innovative new applications in Near Field Communication (NFC) were celebrated at the first European NFC competition, showing that anything is possible …