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Now That We’re In The Door…

A closer look at mobile access control Mobile access control is one of the biggest trends in our industry for 2018, sure. But it’s a trend that’s been on the horizon since Borders began disappearing from shopping malls. Or Steve Jobs & Co. made it possible to have most of the world’s recorded music in…

Arriving on the Go

Jimmy Thompson

Why we love mobile access control Wind the clocks back twenty years and the smartphone as we know it wouldn’t even exist. Think about that. This technology has become so deeply integrated with just about every moment of our waking life, it’s amazing such a shift didn’t take longer. As we’re all well aware, the…

Anything You Can Do, IP Can Do Better

Jimmy Thompson

What’s the deal with IP-Enabled Access Control If you’re new to all of this access control business, getting a feel for the state of the art can be a little daunting. IP-Enabled Access Control — or access control that makes use of the internet is to a basic card reader what the iPhone X is…

KEYS IN THE CLOUDS

Jimmy Thompson

AN ACAAS PRIMER Cloud technology has a wonderful way of making tasks easier across countless industries. So, now that Access Control as a Service (ACaaS has started to gain steam, IHS’ projection that it will play a role in 1.8 million facilities by 2018 doesn’t seem all that surprising. Below, we’ll take you through why…

RFID Attacks: What They Are and What They Might Mean For the Key Card Access Industry

Jimmy Thompson

Though the key card access industry actually uses a number of different technologies to provide the types of services that its customers can depend on, one of the most popular is radio frequency identification, or RFID for short. RFID uses a series of radio waves to actually read and capture information stored on a tag or…

The Major Trends in Key Card Access to Be Aware of in 2018 and Beyond

Jimmy Thompson

One of the best ways to make sure that your important environments stay protected is to make sure that you’re up-to-date on all of the latest trends that are making waves across the key card access industry. There are a number of new advancements that already have people talking that you’re absolutely going to want…

New Card Lock™ Technologies Improve Performance

Jimmy Thompson

Since the 1940s, Card Lock™ Company has been committed to providing fraternal organizations, member groups and other entities with the type of reliable card system they need to not only monitor access to their groups but also collect annual dues and more. When a company has been in business for over 50 years, sometimes it’s…

Dues Collection for the Club and Card Lock™

Jimmy Thompson

One of the biggest challenges for private clubs, gyms, health spas and similar types of organizations around the country is always entrance control. Businesses always want to make sure that they’re providing fast and easy access to their loyal, paying members at all times. However, they also want to make sure that they’re using some…

Veteran’s Social Clubs Have a Long History

Jimmy Thompson

When Veterans returned home from conflicts like the Second World War and others, something incredible happened. The sense of community and brotherhood that they developed over the course of their long, hard journey is not something that they were about to let end just because they were now back on American soil. Even though it…

Made in the USA is the Real Thing at Card Lock™ Company

Jimmy Thompson

When you see the term “Made in the USA” on a Card Lock™ Company product, we want you to have the confidence that comes with knowing exactly what that term means. It doesn’t mean that we designed a product here and shipped it over seas for mass production. It doesn’t mean that the architecture has…