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The overall development and availability of a wide range of operational tools for the fleet management market provides organizations with more convenience – and savings – in managing vehicles. For most every aspect of fleet management between acquisition and disposal, including profiling, dispatch, diagnostics, tracking, security and remote control, there is now an application available to help improve efficiencies.

At correctional facilities, the environment is highly structured to ensure that security, safety and order can be maintained. Security procedures are clearly defined and include among others, head counts, inmate movement tracking, visitor logs and cell inspections. Among the most closely guarded and stringent policies and procedures is key control. In fact, many states have implemented policies stating that each facility shall have a system for key control that includes (1) the absolute control of keys by staff; (2) key issuance records; and (3) a system which ensures that missing keys are immediately identified.

The history of keys is as old as modern human civilization and their importance can never be understated. However, as keys have developed in design and complexity – as have the systems, applications and the property they are intended to protect – so have the threats.

With hundreds or thousands of physical keys on a campus, there are many reasons to make planning for control and management of those keys a fundamental component of campus security programming. Securing and tracking physical keys not only helps to make the campus safer for students, staff and visitors, it also saves costs and protects against loss.

With the recent downturn in U.S. automotive sales, many dealerships were left struggling. There were few options for increasing revenue, and many were forced to cut expenses through employee reductions, cutbacks in marketing and selective pruning of operational services. But, as is often the case, dealerships found newer and thriftier ways to manage business.