iClass - the best access control product in the world

The jury of the globally distributed security technology publication,
Detektor International, has announced the 3:rd Detektor International Award-winners. The ceremony was held in the Danish capital Copenhagen, at SAS Radisson Scandinavia on 22nd of October.
   HID Corp (USA) was the overall winner in the Access Control category for its iClass concept. The runner up in the same category was Omron for its biometric Face Key solution.

The Detektor International Award intends to reward and encourage research and development within the security technology field.
   - This prize is a confirmation and a recognition of products that stand up
to the criteria of outstanding innovations and contributions to the advancement of the security industry, says Lennart Alexandrie, the editor and publisher
of Detektor International.
   In September on the security exhibition Skydd 2002 in Stockholm,
the publisher of Detektor International
(Ar Media International), announced the nominated products.  
   Independently selected among approximately 600 novelties, 12 products were nominated in total three categories; Intruder Alarms, Access control and CCTV.
   After the nomination ceremony, the jury, which contains of eight members of the editorial board of Detektor, gave their votes. This resulted in six finalists.   
   All the six finalists were rewarded during the prize ceremony at the Security Industry Dinner, which was held in connection with the Sectech Expo and Conference in Copenhagen. The all over winner in their respective category got the "Best Product Award" which is a glass sculpture, special designed for the Detektor International Award by the world famous glass designer Bertil Vallien. The runner up received the "Highly Commended" diploma, for their innovative product.

The winners and runner ups 2002 are originated from three continents, securing the knowledge that this is certainly an International Awards Arena. The rewarded products in the Acess Contol category are the following:  

The runner up
The Face ID Access Control System Face Key, from Omron (Japan), is a product which employs face recognition technology. The system is composed of an access unit, control unit, and data management terminal. A built-in CCD camera takes a picture of anyone attempting to en-ter, then compares the picture with
face image data of authorised personnel before unlocking the door if the picture and recorded image match.

The international jury motivated the "Highly Commended" diploma to Omron with the following motivation: "”Face Key is really an answer to the increasing demand of biometric solutions for secure access control"

The winner
 iCLASS, from HID (USA), the new 13.56 MHz, read/write, contact-less smart card technology got the finest Detektor International Award for "Best Access Control Product".
   iClass is optimised for multiple applications including physical access control, IT secure authentication and many more.
   Several unique features put iCLASS cards and readers a step ahead of traditional radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, including:

• Encrypted data storage
• Mutual authentication
• Secure reading and writing of data
• User definable access keys

The line of iCLASS contactless smart card readers will include read only, read/write (with optional keypad or LCD terminal), and a biometric terminal option. The readers’ Wiegand output easily interfaces with most existing Wiegand protocol access control panels.
   The iCLASS product family was designed to provide a truly multi-application solution, including:

• Access control
• Time and attendance
• Authorized access to office equipment
• Digital cash
• IT secure authentication
• Lighting and HVAC control and billing
•Transit passes
• Guard tour patrol
• Equipment and material check-out
• Loyalty and membership programs.

It was certainly easy to motivate the winner status for the international jury of the Detektor International Award. These are the words: ”The unique features of these cards and readers shows that iClass is a step ahead of traditional radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.”

Tomorrow SecurityWorldHotel.com presents the  runner up and the winner of the Detektor International Award in the Intruder Alarm category.