Nedap has incorporated major new features into its MACE platform, which sends and revokes virtual access control cards to smartphones in any security or parking application.
The latest features for improved credential management and user communication include:
- The new MACE App SDK allows customers to develop a MACE-compatible app, customised to their corporate branding, with potential integration with client-specific functionality
- MACE REST API is used to exchange commands between the cloud-based MACE Admin Portal and third-party access control systems. Administrators now can send and revoke virtual access cards to users from within the application they are accustomed to
- MACE Admin Portal can automate the process of allocating and revoking virtual cards and related communications
- The newest version of the MACE Apps for Google Android phones and iPhones enhances BLE (Bluetooth low energy) performance and introduces new security features
“MACE already offered a great deal of functionality to security managers that were looking to store virtual access control cards on a smartphone,” said Maarten Mijwaart, general manager of Nedap Identification Systems.
“With MACE, it is very easy for administrators to distribute and revoke those virtual cards. And for users it is very easy to gain access. This functionality is improved even further with additional features related to credential management and communication with users.
“In addition, clients now can build the functionality into their own access control system and they can create their own custom apps. It is our belief that these new features make MACE the platform of choice for any organisation that is looking for a solution to empower its users with the ability to use the smartphone as a key.”
MACE can be used in combination with any access control system or any other system that requires the swift identification of people, such as building or parking management systems.
By 2020, one in five organisations will use smartphones to grant access to employees and visitors instead of, or as well as, traditional physical access cards, according to Gartner.
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