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Kaba and OpenKey Create Preferred Partnership
[February 08, 2016]

Kaba and OpenKey Create Preferred Partnership


OpenKey, the industry standard for keyless mobile entry, and Kaba, a company of dorma+kaba Group and leading provider of innovative access solutions, announce they have signed a letter of intent to create a Preferred Partnership between the two companies. The strategic partners will initially focus on integrating OpenKey's mobile entry service with Kaba's new BLE locks.

"This represents an evolution of OpenKey's strategic relationship with Kaba," stated Brian Shedd, OpenKey vice president of sales and marketing. "We are thrilled to work in concert with Kaba to bring the convenience and efficiency of keyless mobile entry to hotels nationwide."

OpenKey is a mobile app that allows authorized and secure keyless entry to hotel rooms via a guest's personal smartphone. Funded by 12 established hotel owner groups, OpenKey's technology provides a robust solution for both hotel guests and front desk staff.

Global Business Owner Lodging Systems of dorma+kaba Group, Alastair Cush, said, "Establishing OpenKey as a Preferred Partner will build on our quality product offering for hotel operators. Together, Kaba and OpenKey will enable properties to implement Kaba's mobile key platform and will make the convenience of mobile access available to guests at properties of any size."

OpenKey's platform is the global industry standard to mobile keyless technology, allowing hotel owners to launch their own keyless room etry system without changing their current infrastructure or mobile services. The OpenKey app is available to download in the iTunes App Store for iOS devices and in the Google Play store for Android (News - Alert) devices.



About OpenKey

Founded in 2014, OpenKey is reinventing the hospitality experience through its mobile application and technology for keyless hotel room entry. The OpenKey app is the industry standard for universal mobile keyless technology and works with 98 percent of digital hotel locks. Hotels and their guests benefit from OpenKey's platform providing efficiency, easy guest access, and paired with existing hotel mobile offerings. OpenKey is a privately held company located in Plano, Texas. The company has been funded by 12 of the largest hotel ownership and management companies in the world. The app is available for both iOS and Android devices. For more information, please visit www.openkey.co.


Kaba - Beyond Security

Under the Kaba brand, dorma+kaba Group offers innovative products, systems and services that makes it to a leading provider of high quality access management solutions, locks, cylinders, physical access systems, enterprise data and time recording, and hotel access systems. The brand is also the global market leader for high security locks. For more than 150 years, Kaba has set trends in security and beyond - in terms of functionality, convenience, and design - always with a focus on optimum value to customers. Kaba provides the Saflok and ILCO electronic locking solutions. www.kabalodging.com

dorma+kaba - a new industry leader

The merger of the businesses of Kaba Group, headquartered in Rümlang (Switzerland) and Dorma Group, based in Ennepetal (Germany), was completed on 1 September 2015. Together, dorma+kaba is one of the top 3 global companies in the market for security and access solutions, with pro forma sales of over CHF 2 billion, and around 16,000 employees.

SIX Swiss Exchange: DOKA (formerly: KABN / KABNE)

Further information at www.dormakaba.com


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