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How ASSA ABLOY is bringing value through the IoT
By connecting the numerous products that make up ASSA ABLOY’s vast installed base, the Group is starting its journey into the Internet of Things. At …
The thoughtful home
Internet guru Joakim Jardenberg has been helping to facilitate ASSA ABLOY’s digital transformation since 2016. He hopes that the next step will be “turning …
Helping emergency services respond quicker
Remote access delegation to buildings could transform the way emergency services operate around the world. Recently, ASSA ABLOY ran a pilot project together …
User-focused product design
There’s a common misconception that talking to customers means asking them for design solutions. Instead, research should strive to understand the customer’s …
Developing energy harvesting products
For the last few years ASSA ABLOY has been developing energy harvesting technology to enable its products to be operated from external energy sources. …
Understanding the user’s experience
By observing how people interact with products at ASSA ABLOY's User Experience Lab, Iva Radosevic is able to understand end-users pain points. The insights …
Visual management fuels innovation
ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Switzerland has transformed its processes using visual management techniques. It shows how everyone across the Group could …
What urbanization means to ASSA ABLOY
ASSA ABLOY has been focused on the urbanization megatrend for many years, but there are also many sub trends arising from urbanization. An increase in …
How to prepare for the urban shake-up
Urbanization is taking place worldwide and having a profound impact on the built environment. Eric Fang, principal at Perkins Eastman architecture firm, …
The future of buildings
With rare exceptions, buildings today are still being planned, constructed and managed in the same way as they have been for decades. To avoid becoming …
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 …
The future of BIM
The future is now for Building Information Modelling, commonly known by its acronym BIM. Already in operation in dozens of countries, BIM has the potential …
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 …
Science fiction soon to be (augmented) reality
Smart glasses with built-in night-vision, biometric scanning and even X-ray vision. It might sound like science fiction and even though some of these features …
Why we are digitizing
The Internet of Things and the digitization of our industry is having a huge impact on ASSA ABLOY. The need for employees with new knowledge and experience …
Augmented reality in physical security
Augmented Reality (AR) is an emerging technology, but physical security experts are already anticipating how it will impact the industry. Unlike virtual …
Digital identities in your everyday life
Trusted identities will soon move from simply an add-on feature to become embedded in applications used in daily routines for both consumers and professional …
Internet of Trusted Things (IoTT)
As a growing range of industry segments are embracing the power of IoT, the need for trusted identities will increase. This will be decisive for real-time …
Thriving in a disruptive world
A leading digital expert says that with the rise of new digital markets and the ever increasing presence of the network, companies need to transform in …
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 …
How safe are autonomous cars?
Driving a car is an extremely complex activity – somehow we manage to control all that technology and keep our eyes on the many things going on around …
Sustainable manufacturing with 3D printing
Among it's many advantages, 3D printing can contribute to making manufacturing more efficient and sustainable by reducing waste and transportation. Ultimately …
Computers doing the thinking
How intelligent is Artificial Intelligence? Is it so intelligent that we can rely on it? How much can it help us and where are its limits? Many applications …
Security in the sharing economy
Five years ago, Time Magazine cited collaborative consumption, better known today as the sharing economy, as one of 10 ideas that would change the world. …
Students impress with innovative designs
A futuristic smart lock system resembling an animated robot character has been voted the most innovative design in a competition held for industrial design …
3D printing and the future of manufacturing
The potential of 3D printing is mind boggling. Soon, we will be printing our own food, entire houses and even body replacement parts. Let’s step back and …
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 …
The transition to wireless access control
Wireless locks remain one of the fastest growing segments of the electronic access control industry, especially in mature countries. But how many commercial …
Changing how you work, shop and play
The industry will enter its next new chapter of connected identities, employing multi-layered security strategies that also include biometrics in order …
Wireless Access Control in 2016
Given the critical advantages wireless technology has over both mechanical locks and wired access control, we would expect to find the market moving steadily …
Redefining the digital world
The Internet of Things (IoT) is expanding all around us. Soon, even Starbucks coffee cups will have a role to play in this connected world, says Joakim …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 …
Security will focus more on the user experience
Focusing security solutions more on user experience will help close the gap between planning and compliance, while ensuring that security adapts to rather …
Tracking for security and safety
Ever tried using GPS indoors? You probably noticed that it's not very effective. Real-time tracking of personnel, vehicles, or assets indoors in high-risk …
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 …
The future of indoor positioning
Whether the goal is simply to aid shoppers in a mall or prevent accidents in warehouses, the solution is increasingly spelled IPS, as in Indoor Positioning …
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 …
Open and integrated security
The most important technology shift in the coming five years will be the increasing demand for integral security management systems with open IT standards. …
Accelerating access control and inventory tracking
Businesses today are demanding new access control and inventory tracking solutions to improve security, enhance convenience and increase efficiency. When …
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. …
The locksmith of tomorrow
Once upon a time, if you wanted a lock, you went to a locksmith. That's no longer true – you might go to a home improvement store, or the Internet, or …
What’s happening in the Cloud?
Cloud computing has changed the way the physical security industry works. And the evolution is far from over, according to experts. The cloud is what delivers …
Healthy ecosystems support diversity
We have reached the third and final part in the Future Lab article series about security ecosystems. This time we investigate important qualities that …
Bringing new products to life
ASSA ABLOY Shared Technologies develop platform technologies to be integrated in ASSA ABLOY group company products. Thinking outside the box is encouraged …
The significance of standards and ecosystems
The security industry is undergoing a profound change as security technology evolves in the digital age. That is a given, an obvious truth. But a concurrent …
The symbiosis of digital and physical security
The challenge of modern security reminds one of the 1955 Stargazers hit, "Close the door – they're coming through the window": as soon as you've stopped …
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 …
Big Data in physical security
In our previous article about Big Data we learned that retail giants like Amazon use Big Data to analyze purchases and boost sales. But how is Big Data …
Video: What is 3D printing?
Christopher Barnatt, Associate Professor at Nottingham Business University explains the most common applications of 3D printing.
3D printing explained
Everyone is suddenly talking about 3D printing. Although it's been around since the 80s, it's the relatively recent availability of consumer 3D printers …
Creating ecosystems in security
In recent years we have seen a multitude of security solutions that claim to be ‘ecosystems’. But what does it take for such an ecosystem to make it …
Defining Big Data
Ask 10 experts to define Big Data and you’ll get three different answers. But when Future Lab asked the experts to explain how Big Data is being used …Member only
Q&A: Security in Asia
Securitas is a global leader in security, offering specialized guarding, technology solutions, consulting and investigation services. In Thailand, Securitas …
Smart energy savers
Growing climate change concerns and constantly rising energy prices are increasing demand for environmental solutions in the home – from the simple …
High-tech home care
An aging population opting to stay at home is generating new solutions and technology. In the US alone, the market for technology to help seniors age …
Home safe home
Increased integration, more software, and remote monitoring are just a few of the growing trends in home security. Yet some industry players suggest a …
Olympic Games: A catalyst for change
The tension is mounting as London gears up for the 2012 Olympic Games. Heightened security measures are triggering debate, as well as encouraging innovative …
Stadiums keep track for better control
Technology is helping improve safety and security at football stadiums and could help consign the crowd disasters of the past to history.
Solutions boost sales and security
In retail, as in other fields, safety and security concerns sometimes conflict with marketing and sales. New solutions in video analytics and store design, …
The greening of retailers
Environmental awareness and energy savings have become a priority for many retailers, who are starting to rethink such things as an open-door policy.
Giving – and getting retail service
Whether it’s a security system or an entrance system, retailers cannot afford downtime. Various services are popping up to ensure that doors, locks …
Theft tops list of retailer challenges
Retail losses from theft – both internal and external – are staggering. Protecting goods must be a top priority for retailers, according to …
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?
Safe and sound hotel
In a recent survey carried out for Choice Hotels Europe, 100 hotel managers said that the top amenity desired by business travelers staying at a hotel …
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 …
Shipping cargo safely
Human beings are the weakest link in supply chain security, but solutions using RFID and GPS offer interesting options for the future.
Executive protection on the move
An increasing number of companies are turning to executive security, not only for the office and home, but to protect executives while they are traveling.
When nature attacks
Those who have a generator and a well in their backyard don’t have to worry, but for the rest of us, the security of the gas, electricity, and water …
Lights are on, but nobody’s home
A smart house knows exactly what to do.
Ins and outs of utility access
There are many ways to manage access rights in an industrial facility like a power plant or a water utility. Electro-mechanical locking solutions are among …
Hospitals keep disease at bay
One of Canada’s largest hospitals has taken effective measures to prevent the spread of contamination and ensure secure access to pharmaceuticals.
Hospital friendly design
Hospital design is evolving along with advances in technology, safety and security.
Location based tracker
Location based technology offers a variety of convenient services to consumers based on their location. It can also be used to track the exact location …
Sensor applications expand
Intelligent sensors are being used in a growing variety of applications, to control and monitor everything from indoor temperature to machinery, access …
Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is here. This connectivity between inanimate objects sending information to each other is still in its early stages, just becoming …
Future security trends – Gazing into the security future
Most locks are still opened with an old-fashioned key, but the race is on to replace them. To do so, the industry needs a good understanding of what the …
Service-minded business models
As the business environment changes, so do the solutions being offered by the security industry. More service-oriented business models, such as hosting, …
Support for video unity
ONVIF, the Open Network Video Interface Forum, is establishing standards for IP-based video systems. It is one of two new organizations aimed at unifying …
Environmental integration
While new, green building codes continue to sweep the globe and change the way we design and build, their impact on security hardware has remained relatively …
Enhancing home security
Home automation is expanding, with many systems based on existing security packages. Now, in addition to ensuring that windows and doors are locked, users …
Crime stoppers
Preventing crime is not solely the job of locks on doors or security cameras scanning entranceways. The makeup of a physical environment can influence …
Getting a handle on bacteria
According to the British National Audit Office, 300,000 people pick up infections in British hospitals every year, and at least 5,000 of them die as a result.
Watch your (digital) step!
Maybe you cover your PIN number when you enter it into an ATM. Perhaps you change and strengthen your computer passwords often. You may even refrain from …
Risky business
January 20, 2009: Washington DC is in a state of high alert. A new president is to be inaugurated and a couple of million people want to watch. But a new …
Opening the green door
Ever since the first cave man came up with the idea of shielding the family dwelling by hanging a fur rug in front of the cave’s opening, doors have …
Thumbs up on green security
While common steps to a greener building usually focus on reducing energy consumption, keeping an eye on what is environmentally friendly is not limited …
Moving towards open systems
In March, The Security Industry Association (SIA) released an American National Standard. This voluntary standard specifies interface requirements for …
Beautiful and secure
“Hardware is becoming a fashion statement,” says world-class architect and designer Brian Gluckstein, whose Gluckstein Design Planning Inc. …
A safe investment
It’s hard to overlook the eye-catching Göteborg Opera House, a 160-meter wide building, which graces the Swedish city’s harbor. Designed …
Designed for safety
Everyone wants to feel safe and secure at home. However, building the appropriate security measures into residences can pose challenges. Budgets for locks, …
Home under control
The smart home is almost as popular a dream as the flying car. Who wouldn’t want the house to turn on the lights according to the sunlight? Enter …
Alliances frail but worthwhile
There are three ways to generate growth in a company: organic growth, mergers and acquisitions, and alliances. But beware – partnering is harder …
LUSAX anticipates security future
Are deadbolts dying out? Will keys soon be a thing of the past? What do end users want – and will security companies rise to their needs in time? …
Open Standards Development for the Security Industry
As the access control industry becomes more and more “IT-centric” the push for devices that can simply plug-in to an existing network is growing. …
Comments to Coopetition Arrives
This article comes from a magazine read by Security Directors and the author makes the case for, and urges the readers to demand, interoperability among …
The Benefits of Commonality
Despite its highly competitive environment, the automotive industry is set to cooperate and establish an open standard for electrical and electronics architecture. …
The Value and Importance of Open and Interoperable Access Control Products
Historically, access control systems have been anything but open. Early electronic access control systems were custom-built by independent entrepreneurs. …