CARMEL, IN - March
18, 2010 - Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, a leading global provider
of security and safety solutions and manufacturer of Schlage contactless cards
and readers, and Access Smart, LLC., a leading provider of secure password
management solutions, are partnering to offer customers secure password management
combined with access control. These solutions provide users with the convenience
of never having to remember or type another password and freeing IT departments
from the cost and hassle of continually resetting passwords.
The offering
provides customers with options to use their contactless credentials for more
than just access control, Access Smart's products enable customers to have
an easily deployed solution for secure network authentication with a low cost
of ownership. The flexibility of Access Smart's solution combined with Schlage's
multi-technology readers, which read both proximity and smart cards, provides
customers a truly powerful solution.
"End
users are looking for innovative solutions for password management and Access
Smart is a leading provider in this space." said John Menzel, Director
of Business Development for Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies. "We're
pleased to partner with Access Smart to bring, pioneering solutions to the
market."
"Combining
Ingersoll Rand's card technology with ours was a direct response to our customers'
need for a multi-functional secure ID badge," said Dovell Bonnett, founder
and CEO of Access Smart. "We provide businesses with a low cost of ownership
solution that protects both network and physical perimeter security."