HID Global has acquired Access-IS, a technology provider of miniaturised reader devices said to be ideal for mission-critical environments.
HID Global believes that the acquisition of Access-IS’s proven technology and solutions will broaden its technology portfolio, accelerate its vertical market expansion, and add new product offerings that help meet customers’ evolving needs for integrated, digitised solutions.
Access-IS’s technology, products and solutions have been developed over three decades. From barcode reading and image processing for document scanning to NFC and EMV for mobile ticketing, Access-IS has brought to market a range of devices that have been deployed worldwide across a number of verticals including finance, transportation and government.
“Access-IS solutions is a good fit for HID. Strategically aligned with both our existing Extended Access Technologies business and HID’s transport and ticketing solutions in our Identification Technologies business, Access-IS will enhance HID’s industry leadership while positioning us for growth in a variety of attractive markets,” said Björn Lidefelt, CEO of HID Global. “HID and Access-IS share a similar purpose to embed trust in physical products as a bridge to the digital world.”
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In addition to building upon Access-IS’s existing vertical markets, HID says it will leverage the company’s technology to fuel further expansion, and EMV contactless payment readers from Access-IS will broaden HID’s offering in the financial sector and other markets.
Access-IS was founded in 1985 and is based in Reading, UK, with 120 employees serving in over 200 countries.
Access-IS is now a Business Unit within HID’s Extended Access Technologies’ Business Area, which is led by Steve Currie, Vice President and Managing Director.
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