Smart Card Alliance helps Accelerate the Use of Smart Cards Across Access Control Market

The Smart Card Alliance has had a very successful year in 2016 by accelerating the use and widespread adoption of smart card technology across a variety of sectors, including that of Access Control Systems.

The Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology across the United States and the world.

Through specific projects such as education programs, market research, advocacy, industry relations and open forums, the Alliance aims to keep its members connected to industry leaders and innovative thought.

The Access Control Council focuses on accelerating the widespread acceptance, use and application of smart card technology to improve security and more accurately verify the identity of individuals seeking access to physical facilities, networks, devices and information systems. Throughout last year, the council educated the industry on further advancing the adoption of high security smart card-based physical access control systems (PACS) with a guide specifications resource, "Guide Specification for Architects and Engineers for Smart Card-based PACS Cards and Readers for Non-government PACS."

In 2016, the Access Control Council will continue to provide guidance on implementation of smart card technology for access control, particularly focusing on logical and physical access use cases in government.

Tensor Access Control Systems provide improved security and reliability via multi-factor authentication

Tensor plc is the No.1 British designer and manufacturer of smart card — based access control and time and attendance terminals. We supply top-quality, reliable and secure Access ControlSystems that adhere to the latest industry standards and have numerous partners and distributors across the world.

You can control most standard types of internal/external electronic door releases and physical security devices such as barriers and turnstiles making full use of location points, whether in full view or hidden out of sight using multi-factor authentication solutions.

Operated by contactless smart cards, key fobs or biometrics, Tensor Access Control Systems give you full control over who is allowed access through any controlled point at any time of any day, placing it at the forefront of security solutions.

Tensor Access Control is modular in design, and has the advanced capability of being able to be adapted and extended to integrate with a time and attendance system seamlessly and without complication.

If you would like to find out more about the extensive range of access control solutions supplied by Tensor, just contact us or Book a Demo, we would be more than happy to answer all of your questions and queries.