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United States : HID Global and Vanderbilt University Pilot Validates the Use of HID Mobile Access Featuring Bluetooth Smart for Opening Doors and... [TendersInfo (India)]
[October 01, 2014]

United States : HID Global and Vanderbilt University Pilot Validates the Use of HID Mobile Access Featuring Bluetooth Smart for Opening Doors and... [TendersInfo (India)]


(TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) United States : HID Global and Vanderbilt University Pilot Validates the Use of HID Mobile Access Featuring Bluetooth Smart for Opening Doors and Gates HID Global, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, today announced completion of an access control pilot at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., that has validated the use of smartphones as a convenient and compelling new way to open doors with a tap or using the company s patented Twist and Go gesture technology for opening doors and gates from a distance. The pilot was implemented using the company s HID Mobile AccessÒ solution that supports Bluetooth Smart and includes Mobile IDs, Mobile Apps, mobile-enabled iCLASS SEÒ readers, and its HID Secure Identity Servicesä portal for provisioning and revoking Mobile IDs to a variety of Apple and Android mobile devices.



Vanderbilt University has earned many distinctions including Princeton Review s top ranking for colleges with the happiest students, and the HID Mobile Access pilot is considered to be ground-breaking and will further enhance the campus experience. There were approximately 15 participants in the pilot that used their smartphones to open doors at one or more of six possible campus entry points, including one parking garage. Entry points were equipped with mobile-enabled iCLASS SE readers that were configured to work with existing iCLASSâ smart cards as well as HID Global s Mobile IDs.

A critical element of HID Mobile Access is its ease of issuing, managing and revoking Mobile IDs to smartphones, and the pilot results reflect our achievement in creating a user-friendly experience for customers via our HID Secure Identity Services portal, said Anthony Ball, senior vice president, Identity Access Management with HID Global. The university provided positive feedback on the Mobile ID issuance process, citing that the portal made it fairly straightforward and provisioning was fast and easy. The university s system administrators particularly liked how they could see the status of the invitation and each device all the way through the registration and provisioning process.


Vanderbilt University uses CBORD s CS Access solution with integrated VertX access control panels from HID Global. CS Access is a fully integrated component of the CS Gold campus card solution in use on campus. No changes were required to the CBORD system to facilitate the use of Mobile IDs on smartphones for access. Participants used their own smartphones in the pilot to include Apple iPhone 4S, 5, 5C and 5S devices and Android-based Samsung Galaxy S4 and Mini 3S handsets.

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