„ID please!“

01.07.2009

Keyless building access via fingerprint supersedes IDs, keys or codes

Keyless access to buildings via fingerprint warrants security and convenience.

Higher security is almost everybody´s current expectation. Studies support that in difficult economic times there is a higher need for security.

„Safety awareness has for sure become bigger in the last years“, affirms Mr. Signot Keldorfer, Managing Director at ekey biometric systems. Security is a most significant issue in companies and institutions. Also in the non-commercial area more value is given to windows and balcony doors, to the security level of entrance doors, and alarm systems are more and more common. In the real estate area, it is fundamental to think about who has access to what and when, what happens when employees leave the company, etc. Fingerprint solutions, as a keyless access solution to buildings, offer a secure and convenient alternative to traditional access control systems with IDs, keys, or codes. 

Affordable solutions
Traditional access solutions distinguish themselves through property or knowledge. ekey implements a fingerscan method which warrants that only authorized people are granted access. Employees or landlords can open doors just by swiping their finger on the finger scanner. In the most simple option, it is possible to open a door with one single finger scanner.  In more complex access control solutions, the fingerprint scanners are networked. Fingerprints can be used for password replacement on PCs, building or home access, time recording, or for instance printer operation. In the non-commercial area, up to 99 fingerprints may be saved. In the networked solution, there is no limited number of fingerprints.

Affordable solutions for more security and convenience
„Thanks to ekey´s simple to operate solutions, security becomes for the first time both for companies and private users really viable and affordable“, explains ekey´s Director. The fingerprint access control solution ekey home is available for end users counting from € 374.- excl. VAT. The entry level solution for companies can be purchased counting from € 608.- excl. VAT. „Fingerprint access control solutions are low-priced and secure“, emphasizes Mr. Keldorfer.
How much safer is this method, in comparison with traditional keys, cards, or codes? „Fingerprint is for sure more secure than an ATM card“, believes Mr. Keldorfer. Keys may also be stolen. In companies you can thus be sure that access or time recording cards will not be given to other colleagues. It is much harder to override a fingerprint access control system than traditional systems. „Most of the criminals have neither the tools nor the knowledge to do that“, explains Mr. Keldorfer.
For the users, fingerprint solutions do not only increase security, but convenience as well. „Keys may be forgotten, lost or stolen. With our solutions a finger swipe is the only thing you need. You always have your key at hand “, underlines Mr. Keldorfer.
Your finger is the key
„In a few years, using finger scanners in our daily lives will go without saying. Forget huge keychains!We will not need any keys, smartcards or codes anymore. Neither will it be necessary to memorize passwords and PINs anymore. They will all have been replaced by the finger. Our finger will grant us access to our car, office, and home. We will operate devices with our fingerprint and also use it for electronic banking“, affirms Mr. Keldorfer.

About ekey:
ekey is Europe´s #1 for fingerprint access control solutions and offers a convenient and secure alternative to keys, cards or access codes. Companies, banks, fire departments, as well as public institutions and private users have chosen ekey systems. ekey acts internationally, employs currently 70 people on three sites, and exports its products in more than 60 countries worldwide.
For more information, please checkwww.ekey.net.

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