10.28.2009

New 3061 digital locking cylinder from SimonsVoss:

Up to 300 000 activations without a battery change

SimonsVoss, a market and technology leader in the field of battery-operated electronic locking and access control systems, is presenting the latest generation of its digital locking cylinder 3061.

One of the main features of the new cylinder is that it is powered by a battery with a significantly longer service life. SimonsVoss guarantees that the cylinder can be activated up to 150 000 times with standard button cell batteries, while the special variant can even be activated up to 300 000 times. With the 3061 digital locking cylinder, frequently used central doors can be operated for years without the battery having to be replaced.

With the introduction of this new generation of digital locking cylinders, SimonsVoss Technologies AG is setting new standards for the future of locking and organisational technologies. SimonsVoss transponders and cylinders far outstrip any other comparable locking technologies on the market in terms of battery life.

With respect to its aesthetic design, the cylinder features small, elegant symmetrical knobs. The inside of the cylinder has been completely revolutionised, because the 3061 digital locking cylinder can now be updated using a network or programming device, allowing users to simply ‘download’ new software-based features.

The new generation of digital locking cylinders can also store 3000 access authorisations as well as administering 64 000 transponders per cylinder and 320 000 cylinders per transponder within a single locking system.

And of course, the system also features various convenient ‘permanently open’ functions and a full range of remote diagnosis options.

The new generation of digital locking cylinders from SimonsVoss, like its predecessor, allows for wireless networking and is available in all variants: for example half-cylinder, anti-panic cylinder, VdS-approved, free-rotating, pushbutton control, multi-ratchet version or waterproof versions. We are also developing a version that can be addressed using high-frequency radio signals from standard radio routers (as defined in IEE 802.xx).


SimonsVoss presents new battery-operated and network-compatible Q3008 biometric wall reader


The Q3008 integrates seamlessly into existing SimonsVoss locking systems, because the ID assigned to each fingerprint can also be used for all other SimonsVoss locking components. This allows digital locking cylinders, Smart Relays, furniture locks, half cylinders, lever cylinders, shunt locks and cabinet handles to be activated by fingerprint recognition.

And the fingerprint reader is just as easily integrated in SimonsVoss networks, which means that IDs assigned to a fingerprint can be transferred to other fingerprint readers without having to physically walk to each biometric reader. The data can even be transferred to other locations, so that a fingerprint scanned in Munich will even work in Singapore, for example. The reader can store up to 50 different fingerprints and can be mounted on a plaster wall without the need for cables. Up to 80 000 operations are possible using a single battery.

The new Q3008 biometric reader complements the current Q3007 portable biometric solution from SimonsVoss, which combines the convenience of a transponder with the added security of biometric fingerprinting.

The ‘master finger’ function allows all SimonsVoss biometric readers to ‘learn’ new fingerprints quickly and easily.

You decide which door opens when and for whom.
And with just the press of a button.


With the digital Locking System 3060 from SimonsVoss, you can implement locking systems of varying sizes and complexity. You can make modifications, expand the system, block transponders – in short, handle all individual access authorizations – easily by pressing a button. At the same time, you can allocate up to three mutually independent locking systems to any given transponder. Thus, for example, you need only a single key to open the doors to the office, the private home or to the club facilities.

You can assign and activate each lock and transponder conveniently, quickly and reliably by using either a programming transponder or a combination of PC and PDA with the SmartCD programming device. Furthermore, you can connect the components with one another over the cablefree network – even some time down the road. This allows you to administer the entire System 3060 conveniently from a PC.

Programming in Small Systems

The Programming Transponder 3067 allows the quick and economical programming of the digital Locking Cylinder 3061 and the Transponder 3064. Without a PC or special system software, you issue or change access authorizations in small systems with the simple press of a button, for example, if a key is lost or if there are changes in the locking plan.

The Configuration of Extensive Locking Systems


You can set up extensive locking plans by checking off entries in an easy to view lock-user matrix on a PC or laptop. You can make modifications, expand the system, block transponders – in short, handle all individual access authorizations – by mouse click in a graphic user interface under Windows. You can also transfer the prepared locking plans from the PC to a PDA. Then the handy PDA, with the wireless SimonsVoss SmartCD, takes over the programming of the locking components and transponders for you.

Cablefree Network


In large locking systems, actions such as monitoring individual doors, reprogramming or reading out the access logging is usually time-consuming and therefore cost-intensive. The convenient Network 3065 offers online programming of the entire locking system or selected doors from one or more PCs. The network node, installed in a flush socket device, takes over the cablefree radio communication to the locking components and to the PC . This does away with the need for expensive, time-consuming installations on the door and doorframe.

Control done over the network nodes offers real-time monitoring and, optionally, makes it possible to drive integrated external systems and to switch on lights or heating systems automatically when doors are used. Using the radio-based network, you can even monitor buildings from a distance, for example, by modem or Internet.

The Event Manager in the Networked Locking System


The Event Manager allows you to define the most varied events in the locking system, along with any number of reactions. For example, if a door has been opened but no regular entry has been determined, an alarm can be triggered. Other potential reactions would be to send an E-mail to an alarm control center or an SMS alarm message to the cell phone of the locking system administrator. We save on the keyhole. And we save you a lot of money.

Low life-cycle costs, minimum administration and maintenance efforts and a useful life that is pleasantly long offset the investment in a digital locking system. Incidentally, you can also save on the investments in additional access control systems, because this function has already been integrated into the digital Locking and Organization System 3060 from SimonsVoss. Especially friendly to the budget: The modular construction allows the system to be expanded step by step. If you then also include the enormous timesavings for the planning, administration and documentation of a digital locking system, it all adds up to a good investment after only a few years.

10.22.2009

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month!


DID YOU KNOW:  October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month!
Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, this year’s theme is “Our Shared Responsibility” stressing that all computer users need to practice good “cyber hygiene” and protect themselves and their families at home, at work and at school. 

Learn how you can keep yourself safe online.

PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS! You have invested time and money to bring your business to life. You buy insurance to protect you and put locks on the doors and install fire alarms to protect your premises. Have you made cyber security the same priority?

Perhaps the most critical foundational asset for successful businesses is trust.  Employees need to trust that their employer is focused on securing both their physical person and their critical personal information such as Social Security Number or other important information. Customers need to trust that companies they do business with are keeping their personal and financial information out of the hands of unauthorized users.

A cyber security breach would hit at the heart of the trust that your employees and customers have in your business.  Cyber security practices are about more than protecting your network, they are about protecting your business.  Fortifying your company against cyber threats represents a critical and fundamental step you must take as a business owner to protect your valuable financial or other important information from falling into the wrong hands.  Just as you would never leave the front door to your business unlocked when you are not there, you must make sure the same precautions are taken with your computer system to make sure it is safely protected.  Protecting your business is fairly simple and all it takes is for you to educate yourself and your employees about safe cyber security practices.

Protecting your business starts with three critical tasks:
  • Assess Risks
  • Monitor Threats to Business
  • Draft Cyber Plan 
More information can be found at the Department of Homeland Security's website here.

10.21.2009

Simons-Voss Technologies. Creating a Keyless World.

SimonsVoss Technologies.  Creating a Keyless World.

SimonsVoss Technologies design access control for facilities that is as easy to install as mechanical locks, while providing the features and flexibility of electronic access control.

They’ve taken classical mechanical locking media and applied digital technology and access control features creating more efficient, convenient and secure systems that are very easy to use.

The idea of a digital transponder instead of keys has been globally accepted, and SimonsVoss has successfully turned their vision of a “Keyless World” into reality with a radio-controlled, wireless locking and access control system.

As a leader in the rapidly growing market for digital, battery-operated locking and access control systems, SimonsVoss has developed and installed more than 5,000 systems all over the world.  Clients utilizing these systems include; TCF Bank, The Drake Hotel in Chicago, the University of Texas-Dallas, St. Catherine’s School of Racine (Wisconsin), and Volkswagen.

Almost a million SimonsVoss transponders are already activated worldwide:  quietly, energetically, carefully, and quickly.  The digital locking system guarantees reliable security and cost-effective access and building management everywhere.

SYSTEM 3060.  No Keys, No wires. No Limits.


Mechanical locking systems quickly reach their limits and become a costly security risk if keys are lost or copied. SimonsVoss Digital Locking and Access Control System, or simply System 3060 offers a secure and efficient alternative.  It is comprised of locks, credentials, software and an optional communication network which are controlled solely by radio frequency, without cables.  Just press a button and the door is unlocked. Every access is logged for later examination.  Benefits of System 3060 include quick wireless installation, easy adaptability, seamless security, central control, and it’s highly economical.

Formed in 1995, SimonsVoss Technologies, a German-based company, set out to develop user-friendly locking system applications.  Their main focus was on the development of extremely low-energy electronic boards for use in system components (without external cabling as far as possible), innovative mechanical functions and active transponder technology as the core for operating all system components.  In 1998, SimonsVoss reached a breakthrough with the world’s first digital locking cylinder without external cabling.  By 2005, the company expanded with regional sales offices in Singapore, the United Kingdom, Austria, Dubai, the Netherlands, and France.  Currently the company employs a staff of 225 at the headquarters in Munich, Germany, and maintains a manufacturing facility in Petersberg, Germany along with several international sales offices.