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July/August 2015 • SECURITY TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE 27 www.SecurityInfoWatch.com away. The value proposition for implementing wireless systems in a wide variety of networked openings is compelling. Real-life installations prove that a reliable wireless solution can have a substantially lower installed cost than its wired alternative. What's more, wireless systems use less hardware and install between five to ten times faster. Lovelock: Wirelessly connected locksets are a key element of today's wireless technology eco- system that provide near-online and near-real- time control of an opening. This reduces wir- ing costs, and alleviates problems with using mechanical keys that are hard to monitor and manage, are easy to steal and misplace, and make it difficult to investigate incidents when they occur. Add to this environment mobile phones working with these wireless electronic locks, and the organization can realize valuable security and user convenience benefits, today and in the future. Another contributor to ROI for mobile access is that people are much less likely to forget their phone, which ultimately reduces the costs around access cards – many of which are lost and can be expensive to replace. Ouellette: End users can usually realize cost savings on installation because wireless access control requires less infrastructure and hardware than wired systems. One of the biggest benefits, however, is that wireless locks can simply be removed and installed elsewhere whenever locks need to be changed or reconfigured. Additionally, if an end user wishes to change to a dif- ferent brand or manufacturer, the integration costs are lower than with wired systems. Kane: With a completely wireless access control solution, the system can leverage and reside on exist- ing IP infrastructure, which helps reduce the time and money to set up a new system. Additionally, the ability to eliminate the cost and the labor to run cables can be signifi- cant and the deployment effort is dramatically reduced. A wireless system can be easily expanded as needed, which enables the integra- tor to grow their customer's system over time, creating more flexibility and cost-effectiveness. STE: What do you envision the future of wireless to be, given the convergence of various physical and networked security technologies? Boriskin: We participate on the board for the PSIA with organizations such as Microsoft that seek to bridge the logical and physical securi- ty gap, and feel that wireless is an important step in this convergence. Our wireless solutions sit at the intersection of physical and network security technologies. Our Wi-Fi locks are IP- enabled, intelligent edge devices that provide the lowest infrastructure costs by leveraging an existing secure Wi-Fi network. Wireless technol- ogy can also be used to provide physical location information as a mechanism to better protect the network. Some major data breaches haven't been the work of sophisticated hackers, but instead someone putting a server onto a hand truck and walking out the door of a building. Offering industry leading power and adaptive transmission solutions that are the foundation for surveillance, access, security and fre systems – Altronix delivers proven performance and quality. All complemented by unparalleled customer support and reliability, and backed by our lifetime warranty. It's the reason more professionals around the globe trust and specify Altronix. Integrate. Transform. Extend. Program. Communicate. altronix.com • 1.888.258.7669 • MADE IN THE USA • LIFETIME WARRANTY More than just power.™ Request information: www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/10212790 Jason Ouellette is director of Product Management, Tyco Security Products.

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