A leap forward in workplace efficiency and security

Allegion’s support for employee badge in Google Wallet is more than just a technological advancement; it’s a commitment to enhancing the employee experience. By leveraging the convenience and security of Google Wallet, employees can now enjoy seamless access to buildings, secure areas, and more, all with a simple tap of their phone.

Olivia Renaud, group product manager for credentials at Allegion, stated:

Allegion’s strategic decision to support employee badge within Google Wallet reflects the company’s dedication to innovation and its forward-thinking approach to workplace management. This expands Allegion’s existing offering within the mobile credential category which includes Bluetooth and other NFC wallet-based credentials. We are excited to provide yet another innovative technology that is supported by Allegion’s existing security ecosystem.

Innovative technology for a modern workplace

Employee badges in Google Wallet are compatible with a variety of Schlage wireless locks, wall readers and reader controllers that are NFC enabled including Schlage NDE and LE Series, XE360 and AD Series wireless locks, MTB Series wall readers, and Schlage RC Series reader controllers.

Key benefits include:

• Convenience: Employees can say goodbye to physical badges and the hassle of lost or forgotten IDs by using their phone to unlock office doors and access different areas of the building or campus, including elevators and turnstiles.
• Enhanced Security: Employee badges in Google Wallet are protected by multiple layers of security, ensuring that sensitive information remains safe. And the credential can be easily deactivated if a phone is lost or stolen.
• Seamless Access: Employees can use their employee badge in Google Wallet with a simple tap to an enabled Schlage device. The technology does not require them to unlock their device or open an app.

Future-ready access

By supporting employee badge in Google Wallet, Schlage offers technology that is iterative and will evolve as new functionality and capabilities become available. Allegion’s PACS alliances are now able to work with Schlage to offer this solution to their customers, and commercial business owners can feel confident that their staff will continue to take advantage of the latest mobile credential benefits into the future.

Contact an Allegion credentials consultant to learn more about the Schlage employee badge.

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The bamboo is certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC), an assurance that the material comes from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits.

Recent market reports, including HID’s State of Security and Identity Report, indicate a majority of organizations rank climate and sustainability as corporate priorities. As a result, they are turning to renewable and eco-friendly materials as much as possible, in addition to reducing energy consumption and waste.

Introducing highly secure access cards made from bamboo — a renewable resource that grows quickly and requires less water and pesticides than traditional card materials — demonstrates HID’s continuous innovation without compromising security and customer experience.

Martin Huddart, senior VP and managing director of Physical Access Control at HID, explains:

Our journey to offer alternative options to plastic cards and badges began 10 years ago with the introduction of HID Mobile Access — a first in the industry. Seos Bamboo offers an additional option for sustainability within the physical access ecosystem, as it supports a more eco-friendly value chain in areas where physical access cards are still required.

Seos Bamboo access cards also support organizations seeking green building certifications, including the internationally accepted Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), and the Zero Waste to Landfill certification.

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The DOME Sentry is a gateway appliance designed to protect existing building automation devices and networks in real time, creating a secure enclave within a building at a low pricepoint. In addition, the Sentry is loaded with credentialing and auto-configuration cybersecurity, along with network features designed to help System Integrators reduce the need for Information Technology (IT) or Cybersecurity resources, installation time or support.

Key benefits of DOME include:

• Automatically stops cyberattacks in real time
• Based on NIST’s Zero Trust framework, authenticating and protecting every data packet
• Secures building automation devices to the edge of the network
• Creates a secure enclave for data and commands within a Building’s OT network
• Plug-and-play installation eliminates the need for IT / Cyber experience
• Protects installed BACnet devices and other common industrial protocols
• Easy monitoring and instant alerts from DOME Dashboard

The live demonstration features a complete building management system, including edge devices running DOME Client, an embedded security agent, and the DOME Sentry protecting an existing building device. The system will also show how it protects the building from an attacker who has gained physical access to the network, a process that defeats network segmentation methods.

Louis Parks, CEO of Veridify, stated:

We have built advanced security features into DOME so our System Integrator and OEM partners can easily and quickly deliver protection to the edge of a building’s network with our Cybersecurity in a box approach. Unlike IT network-based solutions that only provide monitoring, our solution is purpose-built to protect the devices running buildings and Industrial IoT systems.

DOME devices feature zero-touch installation, using software features to install devices in typically under 40 seconds. Depending on the network topology, DOME Sentries can protect an individual or group of devices. Any unauthenticated user or device that tries to access a DOME-protected device is automatically blocked, and the system immediately sends an alert to building management for further investigation if needed.

For more information about the DOME cybersecurity platform, visit Veridify Security.

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Bogen Communications’ Nyquist System is a software-centric, state-of-the-art, Internet protocol (IP)-based paging and intercom solution that leverages the latest software technologies and third-party integrations. Omnilert provides a highly effective Active Shooter Solution that can save lives through the unique combination of early visual detection, mass communication and automated response. The integration with Nyquist unlocks a full suite of campus-wide communications for automated emergency responses that are intended to occur during those crucial first seconds of an incident. This can include automatically locking doors, sounding of alarms, prerecorded public announcements (PAs) and escalation to first responders.

Randall Lee, vice president of Marketing and Product Management at Bogen Communications, stated:

Our priority is designing reliable solutions that continuously improve the safety and security for education facilities and campuses. Our technology partnership with Omnilert creates a unified solution for automating emergency responses using our campus communications systems. With Nyquist, educators can quickly and effectively manage both everyday and emergency campus and district-wide communications.

Bogen Communications’ Nyquist system addresses the fast-evolving safety and security challenges facing today’s education facilities. The core of the Nyquist solution’s integration to Omnilert is a powerful, Nyquist Routines application program interface (API) that allows third-party systems like Omnilert’s Active Shooter Solution to access and control all the Nyquist system’s features — including automated emergency audible and visual paging, relay control of third-party devices like access controls, and classroom check-in status using scenario-based scripted routines.

Dave Fraser, CEO at Omnilert, remarked:

We’re excited to work with Bogen because it will accelerate the deployment of solutions into the education market that can save lives. We’re designed to fit into and extend existing systems, so customers can more quickly and easily take advantage of life-saving technologies.

Omnilert’s Active Shooter Solution is a complete, end-to-end solution that encompasses detection, notification, first responder escalation and powerful automation capabilities. Its open architecture allows for interoperability with other services and systems to seamlessly work within an organization’s existing tools and workflows. Unlike other options that merely identify weapons, Omnilert’s solution recognizes a firearm and the human movements and behavior consistent with gun violence and then automates a full response plan within seconds to help keep people safe.

For more information about Bogen Communications’ Nyquist E7000 IP-Based Paging System, visit the company’s website. For 90 years, Bogen has been a premier provider of commercial amplifiers, speakers, and intercom systems for music, paging, and educational applications.

For more information about Omnilert’s Active Shooter Solution, visit the company’s website. Founded in 2004, Omnilert is the trusted partner to thousands of customers across multiple industries including K-12 schools, higher education, government, healthcare, manufacturing and retail.

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The OnGuard security management system is an advanced solution in Carrier’s Healthy Buildings Program, and provides critical features such as occupancy management, enhanced access control and proactive screening solutions to better protect people and assets, and optimize building health and efficiency. LenelS2 is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, a global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions.

Jeff Stanek, president, LenelS2, stated:

OnGuard Version 8.1 provides end users with the best OnGuard system experience to date and adds a variety of key features, enhanced integrations, and deeper analytics capabilities to provide security operators with the confidence and information they need to make proactive, rapid and informed decisions. With this latest update, we’ve also continued to lay the groundwork for our customer’s cloud-based future. As more organizations move their infrastructure to the cloud, it’s critical that our solutions meet them there.

Major user interface enhancements

The OnGuard 8.1 system provides usability enhancements and enterprise-focused features to many of the most used browser clients such as OnGuard Credentials and OnGuard Visitor. The latest update also includes a user interface overhaul to commonly used OnGuard Windows clients for a more modern experience, which also brings support for a dark mode that helps reduce eye strain and enhance energy efficiency.

More unified security management

To provide optimal situational awareness for security operators, Version 8.1 enhances the integration between Magic Monitor and OnGuard as well as for Milestone video management systems. Magic Monitor for OnGuard now provides the ability to view instantaneous incident-related video which enables a more rapid response. The OnGuard to Milestone XProtect integration has been enhanced to provide higher levels of performance and function.

The Magic Monitor and OnGuard Monitor clients can now respond to the full breadth of Milestone event types including analytics-based events such as exceeding occupancy limits or queue length as well as analytics from partner systems such as Bosch cameras or the BriefCam video analytics platform. Additionally, OnGuard Alarm Monitor can now directly launch the XProtect Smart Client to access the full array of XProtect video capabilities.

Cloud-enabling features

The OnGuard system Version 8.1 is also designed to facilitate users’ cloud journeys by adding new functionality for automated cloud deployment and remote system maintenance.

Deeper analytics to help facilitate intelligent decision-making

Several new features are available to deepen analysis of OnGuard ecosystem data. A big data connector exports key real-time data to Security Information Event Managers (SIEMs) such as Splunk and Sentinel for organizations with combined physical and information technology (IT) security threat detection teams and tools. OnGuard Reports continues to build-out the new browser-based reporting engine introduced in Version 8.0 by delivering benefits to OnGuard Enterprise customers, adding many new standard reports, and exporting to third-party BI tools. Third, more granular pre/post user transaction event auditing is available natively in OnGuard without having to separately purchase add-on enhanced auditing packages.

For more information about the OnGuard security management system v8.1, visit the LenelS2 website.

LenelS2 provides advanced physical security solutions including access control, video surveillance and mobile credentialing. The company’s technology includes web-based and mobile applications enhanced by cloud-based services. Incorporating open architecture, LenelS2 provides scalable, unified security management solutions to customers ranging from global enterprises to small- and mid-size businesses. Designed to be easy to install and use, LenelS2 products are supported by an experienced, responsive team dedicated to providing exceptional service. LenelS2 serves segments worldwide including corporate, education, healthcare and government.

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RealNetworks’ SAFR software is a facial recognition platform for live video intelligence, used around the world. It taps the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to help the world get back to work. Whether it’s used for occupancy counting, face mask detection, or touchless entry control, SAFR can be deployed on premises, in the cloud, embedded in a smart camera, or with a video management system (VMS). SAFR is designed to enhance security, heighten situational awareness, and deliver insights to improve operational efficiency and protect occupant health and safety.

Rob Glaser, CEO of RealNetworks, stated:

SAFR SCAN is a game changer. It’s the fastest and most secure way to control building and office access ever created. SAFR SCAN is the first integrated hardware-software product we’ve built in Real’s 27-year history. We chose to make hardware because it enabled us to leverage our SAFR software platform to deliver a world-class product for less than half of what competing products cost.

The new SAFR SCAN device is a touchless biometrics solution that is designed to be much more secure, reliable, and accurate than keycard-based systems, and is engineered for use in both indoor and outdoor environments, even in challenging lighting conditions. An aggressively priced solution, SAFR SCAN delivers a combination of facial recognition, computer vision and image capture technologies to meet an extremely broad range of mainstream access control and workforce management applications without compromise, says RealNetworks.

Brad Donaldson, VP Computer Vision, SAFR from RealNetworks, explained:

SAFR SCAN is custom hardware designed around SAFR — our fast, highly reliable, low bias, and compact computer vision platform. We’ve built SAFR SCAN to integrate seamlessly into a wide variety of access control environments to create a compelling, reliable, and contactless alternative that’s better and more secure than traditional methods like key cards.

Designed as a standalone or networked solution, SAFR SCAN delivers fast, frictionless throughput capable of authenticating up to 30 individuals per minute, says RealNetworks.

To ensure personal privacy, all enrolled and scanned biometric data is fully encrypted and does not contain any visual imagery of individuals’ faces. For added physical security, SAFR SCAN features anti-spoofing technology employing three-dimensional (3D) structured light and red-green-blue (RGB) to best ensure the liveness of the individual being authenticated.

Steve Guardiani, president, Valuber Security, said of the product:

SAFR SCAN is the biometrics access device that industry professionals have been waiting to arrive. It delivers extremely high levels of identification and authentication capabilities for new and emerging physical security, workforce management and health-safety applications at an exceptional price point that will be attractive to large organizations as well as SMBs.

Designed and made in the USA, SAFR SCAN units are scheduled for delivery beginning in May 2022. SAFR SCAN will be sold in North America through a network of system integrators. To learn more, visit the SAFR website.

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The assemblies include EFCO’s high-performance, aluminum-framed curtain wall, storefront, entrance and window systems. All are glazed with Armoured One’s one-inch insulated glass with a proprietary, attack-resistant interlayer. The rigorous, independent testing process by Filti Testing & Development is certified by the National Safety Security Protection Association (NSSPA) for protection against active shooter attacks.

Chad Hoffman, president of EFCO Corporation, stated:

We are honored to be partnered with Armoured One on this very exciting product, which not only provides a designed, tested product for the market, but more importantly improves the available life-safety protection within our nation’s buildings.

By combining the glazing technology of one of the premier security glazing firms in the business with the design expertise and technical knowledge within the EFCO brand of products, we are now able to provide a high-quality, tested solution, which addresses a growing need within the security glazing space. We couldn’t be more proud of bringing a product to market that is certain to have the impact that these EFCO products will have in protecting the occupants of buildings.

Tom Czyz, CEO of Armoured One, agreed and added:

Armoured One’s mission is to save lives from active shooters and violent attackers. We needed a partner with the leading manufacturer in the glass, door and window industry. We also needed a company that wanted to step up and protect our nation. EFCO not only answered the call, but helped bring security to the next level. It was clear the team at EFCO wanted to offer its customers a solution that worked. This partnership will provide additional security and protection for America’s schools, businesses and government buildings.

Security products are always evolving, but the way in which they are tested tends to fall behind. EFCO and Armoured One joined forces to test complete assemblies. The product is only as strong as the weakest component of the total assembly. The goal is to slow down attackers, giving the people inside more time to react, and emergency response teams more time to arrive at the scene and defuse the situation.

Improving upon existing industry standards, the Shooter Attack Certification Testing method adds ballistic testing immediately prior to impact testing. The glass is shot 10 times with an AR15 .223 round and then hit with a 100-lbs. ram at a minimal force of 50-ft.-lbs. After being shot, the glass is struck minimally two times at 50-ft.-lbs. of force by the ram and must stay together. Impact force is continually increased until a breach occurs. The tested specimen demonstrates how the whole product assembly would perform if an active shooter were to attack.

Headquartered in Monett, Missouri, EFCO Corporation manufactures architectural aluminum window, curtain wall, storefront and entrance systems for commercial architectural applications. The company is a subsidiary of Apogee Enterprises.

To learn more about EFCO Corporation and Armoured One and their products, visit the companies’ respective websites.

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Amid an ever-changing landscape of safety and critical communication priorities, state and local government agencies, corporations, K-12 schools and higher education institutions alike need innovative technology, customizable mobile apps and customer-focused services for their emergency response and crisis management needs. Together, Rave Mobile Safety and AppArmor plan to meet that industry need — marrying best-in-class product innovation and mobile-first customization with a customer-centric mindset.

Todd Piett, CEO, Rave, stated:

AppArmor shares our mission to disrupt and innovate critical communications and incident collaboration and has established a robust customer base that speaks to their ability to deliver technology that makes a difference. With the addition of AppArmor, the combined company can now offer our clients an even broader suite of market-leading solutions to enhance safety and response for higher education institutions, public safety agencies and private enterprises.

Founded in 2011, AppArmor develops custom branded safety apps and emergency notification systems with a proprietary approach to quickly launch and support customized apps. In addition to a robust customer base in higher education and healthcare, the company has developed innovative solutions for K-12 anonymous tipping used statewide in Florida and Hawaii as well as a Covid-19 module used to support back-to-work vaccination validation. AppArmor apps and systems are used by hundreds of organizations across the globe.

Founded in 2004, Rave Mobile Safety provides award-winning critical communication and collaboration technology used to save lives, manage crisis incidents and increase resiliency. From major disasters and crisis events to everyday emergencies and operational incidents, the Rave platform enables critical data sharing, mass notification and emergency response coordination. Over 8,000 first responder, emergency management, 9-1-1, and federal, state and local agencies — as well as corporations, healthcare organizations, universities and schools — all rely on Rave to prepare better, respond faster, recover quicker and mitigate anticipated critical incidents.

Together, Rave and AppArmor combine robust multimodal mass notifications, crisis management solutions and deep integration into 9-1-1 and response processes from Rave with configurable app capabilities and content management from AppArmor to better meet industry needs and more quickly respond to market trends. With the addition of AppArmor’s strong higher education customer base to Rave’s existing coverage of colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada, Rave will now protect 75% of the North American higher education population with solutions for campus safety, critical campus communication, emergency alerts, anonymous tipping and more.

David Sinkinson, co-founder and CEO, AppArmor, remarked:

At AppArmor, we set out to become the innovators of public safety, and joining with Rave is a major step forward in that mission. The integration of AppArmor into Rave’s leading safety platform will benefit all our customers as we combine technology to provide a better suite of safety products and further strengthen our industry-leading customer service.

Michael Kwiatkowski, executive director for Campus Safety, University of Chicago, commented about the acquisition:

As a customer of both Rave and AppArmor, we’re confident this combination of technology and customer service provides us with the best tools to protect and inform our University of Chicago community. We look forward to leveraging the power and ease of use of the Rave platform with a deeper integration into our UChicago Safe branded safety app from AppArmor.

To learn more, visit the Rave Mobile Safety website.

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Dean Drako, Eagle Eye Networks founder and CEO, stated:

The new Eagle Eye Cloud VMS Editions will propel customer and reseller success by delivering the right solution for each customer, while ensuring customers have the flexibility to scale.

Eagle Eye Networks’ growing customer base includes organizations of all sizes and types that choose Eagle Eye cyber-secure cloud solutions with artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics for security and operational optimization. Larger organizations have more complex needs, while smaller businesses appreciate simplicity. Editions is engineered to deliver on both of these needs.

Here is an overview of Eagle Eye Editions:

• Standard Edition — Designed for small businesses and franchisees with a modest number of locations, the basic Edition is for businesses that value recorded and live video access using a browser or mobile device.
• Professional Edition — Designed for mid-sized (10 to 25+ locations) and rapidly growing security operations, the Professional Edition includes features to better manage large quantities of locations, users and cameras.
• Enterprise Edition — An ideal solution for large, distributed and multinational businesses, Enterprise supports an unlimited number of users, providing a sophisticated permissions solution for access and video sharing. Enterprise Edition is suitable for customers who require flexible user identity and access management; advanced operational reporting; and the capability to meet audit, process, and regulatory requirements.

All Eagle Eye Editions include the core functionality of Eagle Eye Networks’ award-winning VMS:

• Gives customers flexibility to adjust the portion of video stored in the cloud and portion stored on-premises, ranging from 0 to 100 percent, using Eagle Eye Cloud-Premises Flex Storage;
• Ensures data protection and durability with triple-redundant storage;
• Supports camera resolutions of up to 20 MP per camera, and up to 10 years of retention of video;
• Provides unlimited integrations with systems such as point of sale and access control using Eagle Eye Video API Platform;
• Supports the full spectrum of camera analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), cloud analytics and AI, and all the functions customers might need to make their system fully functional and to deliver great operating results; and
• Leverages existing infrastructure by working with thousands of digital and analog cameras from all the leading manufacturers.

Eagle Eye Cloud VMS Editions will be available in late Q4 2021.

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As the pandemic evolves, enterprises continue to invest in long-term solutions to satisfy the needs of staff and visitors and persisting government guidance for mask-wearing and temperature screening. Invixium has led the way for healthy access solutions since the introduction of IXM TITAN Enhancement Kit and face recognition while wearing a mask. The launch of IXM Mobile marks the next step in the company’s forward-thinking strategy to create modern solutions that solve real-world problems.

Designed for use with IXM TITAN, IXM Mobile offers five licensed features: remote face enrollment, digital card or QR code as contactless credentials, a custom attestation questionnaire, and vital signs screening. IXM Mobile is built with usability and convenience in mind to transform access control to be more user-friendly. IXM Mobile’s core philosophy is a seamless user experience, with a light and dark theme and responsive interface.

Remote face enrollment

With face enrollment via IXM Mobile, employees will no longer need to enroll for face recognition on-site, significantly speeding up the process of staff or contractor enrollment. Remote face enrollment enables IXM Mobile to generate a biometric template using Invixium’s face enrollment algorithm for use with TITAN. The app will then securely transfer each individual’s biometric template to IXM WEB, Invixium’s enterprise-grade software. The administrator can then assign the template to specific doors or devices for access control or workforce management.

Digital card or QR code as contactless credentials

Invixium will offer two mobile credential options for fast, convenient and touchless use with TITAN. Businesses can now choose between dynamic QR codes or digital card for each staff member, visitor, contractor and more. Harnessing the power of Bluetooth technology, the app hosts each person’s mobile credential for contactless, smartphone-based authentication. To gain access or track time, an individual presents their phone to TITAN. Businesses can use mobile credentials for multifactor authentication along with biometrics, no-mask detection, and temperature screening for increased security.

Custom digital attestation questionnaire

Through IXM Mobile, Invixium now provides businesses with a digital attestation questionnaire for health screening, disclaimers, and more for staff and visitors to answer essential questions from the comfort of home. When complete, the mobile questionnaire generates a QR code that TITAN reads and uses to grant or deny access.

If a person does not have a QR code due to a dead phone battery or any other reason, they can complete attestation directly on TITAN via voice commands on arrival. Each person’s answers can be kept on file for accurate, easy record-keeping through the licensed software IXM Health Standard, which also includes temperature screening. Within the software, administrators can customize their attestation questionnaire as an added benefit for additional safety use cases.

Shiraz Kapadia, CEO and president at Invixium, explained:

We’ve taken something incredibly complex and made it simple. IXM Mobile is easy to use because we have engineered a way to make very complicated processes accessible from anywhere. Combine the app’s user-friendly features with TITAN, and we have made it incredibly easy for businesses to continue protecting staff and visitor health by allowing them to use a single device for all of their healthy access needs.

Remote vital signs screening

The hallmark feature of IXM Mobile is remote vital signs screening, which adds another critical layer to employee and visitor wellness screening. Through IXM Mobile and each person’s smartphone camera, Invixium’s healthy access solution can screen a person’s heart rate, oxygen saturation, respiration rate, stress level, and heart rate variability, which are potential indicators of illness. After completing this screening, the app generates a QR code that TITAN reads to grant or deny access based on the workplace’s custom access rules.

If a person cannot access their QR code due to a dead phone battery or otherwise, vital signs screening can be completed directly on TITAN in addition to temperature screening and no-mask detection. Vital signs screening is the defining feature of IXM Health Premium, the expanded version of IXM Health Standard, which also includes temperature screening and attestation.

Kapadia continued:

Touchless vital signs screening is a technology that is revolutionary for our industry. Now, businesses can be double-sure that employees are physically and mentally fit for work upon arrival through fast, automated temperature and vital signs screening. This powerful feature will change the way we work in a very positive way so businesses can better protect their workplaces.

The company commenced general release on October 28. IXM Mobile is free to download from the Apple App and Google Play stores. Enterprises will need to purchase a license to enable each sub-app for its staff or visitors.

For more information about IXM Mobile or to book a demo, visit the Invixium website.

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