It’s almost summer and with that season comes the annual summer vacation. After a few years of “staycations” many families this year are on the road to explore national parks, visit a theme park/resort, spend a week at the beach or even go see the grandparents.

Since their debut in the marketplace more than 20 years ago, automated key control systems have maintained their popularity as an essential security tool for seamlessly managing and tracking facility keys. They are regularly found in casinos, correctional facilities, health care institutions, hospitality and retail businesses, multi-family buildings and educational campuses.

Recent reports indicate that rising auto sales are contributing to the ongoing economic recovery. Auto dealerships that tweaked their operations with new marketing tools, streamlined internal processes and new technology such as automated key control systems during the down times are now poised to reap the benefits of those changes.

Recent reports indicate the slow but ongoing economic recovery is being sustained with lower unemployment numbers, stronger consumer spending and an upward trend in housing construction. All of this bodes well for owners of small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) who may be looking to implement operational upgrades or add new technology solutions that were put off because of the uncertainty in the marketplace.

The American countryside is filled with historic sites and points of interest that tell the history of the nation and people. Whether it’s George Washington’s home at Mount Vernon, the Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Estate in Wisconsin or the Mission churches along the California coast, these sites typically contain priceless artifacts that must be kept under lock and key. In many of these locations, an automated key control and management system helps site officials maintain the safekeeping of the items and to track who had access to the keys that protect them.