Tag: cloud-based access control

OTTAWA, Canada—Feenics, an Ottawa based provider of forward-thinking Access Control as a Service (ACaaS) solutions, today announced it placed No. 85 on the 2021 Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. Canada’s Top Growing Companies ranks Canadian companies on three-year revenue growth and Feenics earned its spot with a three-year growth of 715 percent. “We are ecstatic to once again be recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the country,”...

DUBLIN, Ireland—Vanderbilt Industries, a global leader providing state-of-the-art security systems today, announced the launch of the newest version of its cloud-based access control system, ACTpro 3.1. This update introduces key features representing Vanderbilt’s commitment to providing customers with a robust, scalable, and comprehensive access control platform. ACTpro is a network-based access control system that benefits from multiple integration scenarios with video management...

CHICAGO—Motorola Solutions announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Openpath Security Inc., a cloud-based mobile access control provider. Motorola Solutions expects to close the transaction by the end of the month. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Securing businesses around the world has never been more critical,” Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg Brown said in the announcement. “This acquisition enables us to combine the power...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—For access-only applications, security companies can now get exactly the features and functionality they need without wasting money on a more complicated system. DMP’s new cloud-based X1 Series delivers a solution that’s simple to program, fast to install, easy to use and most important, it’s very reasonably priced. “If you’re using Brivo, Prodatakey, OpenPath, Feenics or any other access control product, you owe it to your business to give...

FREMONT, Calif.—Identiv Inc. announced the release of Freedom Cloud, the cloud-based access control as a service (ACaaS) offering for the Freedom Access Control solution. Identiv noted in the announcement that its Freedom Cloud features “the industry’s lowest equipment footprint” and its cloud, subscription-based service gives organizations the option to pay as they go and only for what they need, equaling less investment and greater cash flow. “Your cloud solution...

LAS VEGAS—ACRE, a global provider of security products and solutions for the access control, intrusion, smart traffic and video surveillance markets, announced that the ACRE brands — RS2, Vanderbilt and Open Options — will launch ACT ID, a new cloud-based mobile credential application. “Mobility is an integral part of the goal of forward-thinking enterprise organizations, as more organizations look for way to leverage more touchless access control and seamless visitor management...

BETHESDA, Md.—Cloud-based physical security provider Brivo made its first acquisition in company history this week, bringing on Parakeet, a provider of smart office and building solutions that first got its start in the vacation rental market in 2015.Brivo President & CEO Steve Van Till noted that the acquisition allows Brivo to provide more “smart office capabilities” to its channel partners and end users, including sensors, thermostats, wireless locks and lighting controls.“Our...

AUSTIN, Texas–Dean Drako, founder of Barracuda Networks and Eagle Eye Networks, today announced his purchase of Brivo Systems for $50 million cash.Eagle Eye Networks is a cloud-based provider of video surveillance systems. Brivo is a cloud-based access control provider and a pioneer of cloud systems in physical security.“It was too much of an opportunity to pass up,” Drako told Security Systems News. Plus, he said Eagle Eye is “getting more and more requests to integrate its video...