Merck's system records all events in the manufacturing process and marries it with video of the event and access control.A system including access control, video, HVAC and building automation encompasses

In the past, enterprise-level access control meant extremely large-scale systems applied on a geographically wide basis for Fortune 100 sized companies. With the advent of greater IP-based options, convergence of

When it comes to high-performance readers, not everyone agrees just what should be included. Traditionally the term meant ruggedized readers such as vandal-, weather- or explosion-resistant units that could perform

Multi-technology readers constantly poll for all the technologies multiple times per second. Multi-technology readers are a transitional product designed to take the end user from one technology to another. Until

Compared with their security counterparts, the fire alarm market often seems slower to change – the industry is understandably extra cautious about its life safety responsibilities. But change is inevitable.

ISO. ANSI. FIPS. TWIC. NIST. Understanding the standards and laws that relate to access control cards can feel like swimming in alphabet soup. But the days of proprietary systems –

Although high-end technologies often get the glory these days, tried-and-true ones still have an important place. Integration and smart cards may be sexy, but the stalwart stand-alone system is still

A few years ago, smart cards were a “Star Trek” technology – cool sounding, but no one was really seeing them implemented in their daily business. That has changed for

Smart cards, with their computer chip-enabled functionality, have been slow to catch on in the U.S., but that is beginning to change very quickly. They are familiar feeling, and in

In his 42 years of service to the business his father started in 1958, Counte Cooley, president/owner of Electronic Sales Company Inc., Gainesville, Ga., has seen a lot of trends