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2014 saw a year of continued change in the security marketplace. A healthier economy triggered growth in new projects and helped loosen the purse strings for capital expenditures. From a technology standpoint, the industry evolution to a more network-centric environment created additional opportunities for manufacturers to partner. This has moved the needle well beyond the basic video surveillance-access control partnership to new levels that provide seamless, end-to-end solutions for customers.

Keys and locks are one of the most reliable and effective physical safeguards available in today’s security marketplace. They offer both prevention and protection, are easy to install and maintain, and have a minimal investment cost. Advances in key/lock design and technology have helped to reduce security issues such as key duplication, key bumping and lock picking.

As part of the requirement for the safety and security of people, assets and facilities, the management of keys is a fundamental tactic in controlling access. In fact, key management is a prerequisite for any access control strategy because of unavoidable vulnerabilities when humans are involved.

Having to abide by and work with technology and/or product choices made remotely by a head office can sometimes be a challenge for branch locations. The local situation or circumstances may be slightly different than corporate or the feature set of the product may not exactly meet everyone’s requirements, leading to a less than satisfactory solution.

When Steven Shaker wants to know who last took a car on his lot out for a demo or wants to see the demo history of a specific vehicle, all he has to do is go to his computer and check the Morse Watchmans KeyPro software for the answer. Shaker is one of the owners at Shaker Family Ford in Watertown, CT, but according to him, it was not always this easy to get the information he needed, nor was it always accurate or current.