HID takes the next big 'logical' step
Announces support for iCLASS® contactless cards in Dell laptops, plus new HID on the Desktop logical access control solutions
Physical and logical access on a single credential … We have been talking about it for years using the industry buzzword convergence but it has been more difficult to achieve than most ever imagined. But this may be changing. Recent announcements from HID Global outline how to access both your building and your computer from the same contactless card.
At a press conference during the September ASIS International Conference in Atlanta Denis Hébert, HID Global’s president and CEO, announced that new Dell Latitude E-Family laptops have a contactless smart card reader built into the palm rest that supports iCLASS cards.
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