Industry & Ecosystems
The business development of the security industry and how key players form alliances and set standards that encourages interoperability and integration.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Moving towards open systems
In March, The Security Industry Association (SIA) released an American National Standard. This voluntary standard specifies interface requirements for …
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? …
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 …
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. …