Communications

Leading access control, intrusion detection systems and more shared data and intelligence using Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) specifications in Philadelphia at in a demonstration on Sept. 12.

Leading access control, intrusion detection, managed service providers, physical security information management (PSIM), video, and video storage vendors demonstrated the "plug and play" interoperability of their Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA)-compliant systems today during a series of demonstrations at ASIS 2012, said PSIA.

Assa Abloy, here at ASIS 2012 in Philadelphia, launched what it calls a mobile “ecosystem” to issue and revoke commercial digital keys on NFC mobile phones, making the devices secure enough to carry access codes that can open doors, cabinets and other secure facilities.

Although the company said the application has wider application for commercial and home applications, it could be used to provide mid-level security for some applications.

The company’s Seos digital key ecosystem for mobile phones, makes it possible to open a door by passing a mobile phone over the lock.

Good Technology, a provider of secure enterprise mobility solutions, announced on Sept. 5 that it has signed an agreement to acquire Copiun, Inc., a privately-held innovator in secure mobile collaboration.

Copiun solutions allow mobile users to directly and securely access file shares, Microsoft SharePoint or other document stores from anywhere, without a VPN connection or firewall reconfiguration.