Assa Abloy Future Lab
Article by Leila Rosenstråle, Manager ASSA ABLOY Future Lab
Only about five percent of all doors in a typical workplace are electronically secured today. Industry studies report that security managers want to secure more locations, but the cost of installation is too high when looking at the available wired solutions currently on the market.
A number of alternatives to a wired solution are available today. Most of these alternatives employ an offline approach where the information in the lock is updated with a portable device or the information is stored in – or transferred via the credential itself. This is a cost-effective solution, but the main drawbacks with these alternatives, compared to an online solution is evident: there is no way to instantly propagate changes or revoke access rights to all components of the system. It also requires more time and resources to manage...
ASSA ABLOY announced a collaboration with the worldwide leader in IP networking, Cisco Systems®, to develop compatible technologies allowing the convergence of physical and logical access.joint demonstration from the two companies features a "network door" solution combining ASSA ABLOY's new standards-based Highly Intelligent Operation (Hi-O(TM)) lock-technology system with Cisco's patent-pending IP-based converged access-control technology.
"Cisco and ASSA ABLOY are both attacking similar problems. We've integrated IT best practices and brought them together with video surveillance and electronic access control," said Mark Farino, general manager of Cisco's Converged Secure Infrastructure Business Unit. "The concept of employees using their badges or other credentials to gain entry into buildings while also establishing physical presence to access certain network resources will generate tremendous attention from many customers in a variety of vertical markets. Cisco and ASSA ABLOY show how a converged solution brings network intelligence to the door."
The collaboration is designed to ensure that ASSA ABLOY's Hi-O (Highly Intelligent Operator) enabled products are interoperable with Cisco's approach to integrated IP solutions for physical security built on Cisco's Intelligent Converged Environment, allowing for the integration of video surveillance and physical security devices into IP-based networks. This integration will benefit customers by offering enhanced physical and network security features while reducing the total cost of ownership...
ASSA ABLOY's open standard based "plug and play" Hi-O system permits electronic door components such as locks, door sensors, door actuators and smart card readers to work right out of the box, making installation easier and faster
Door Closers
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Door Hinges
Doors (Exterior)
Doors (Fire)
Doors (Interior)
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Access Control (Card)
Access Control (Electric)
Access Control (Keypad)
Access Control (Proximity Reader)
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Doors (Exterior)
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