SMART Access & identity 2024

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The South African security market can always use some good news, and this year, STid has obliged.

International access manufacturer sets up shop in SA T he year 2024 started with a new wind blowing through the access control industry, with STid Security formally entering the South African market. STid growth is based on our commitment to putting our partners and clients at the heart of our strategy.” “Our partners particularly appreciate our customised support and desire to develop open and non-propriety solutions. Our security offering. The openness extends to all the tools with open APIs and SDKs for those clients looking for more. Awards typically follow innovation, and the Architect range of readers, and its brother, the Spectre Nano, have won more than

has set up its office and product showcase within the Boomgate Experience Centre in Roodepoort, Johannesburg. The launch team, comprising John Lakin and Jethro Lakin, bring extensive STid knowledge and consistency of messaging to an industry hungry for knowledge and keen to challenge the status quo. STid is a family-owned business, founded in 1996, and it differentiates itself from the competition by placing the customer at the centre of every decision. Its staff are employed with this philosophy at heart, and this ensures the ‘family’ unit is complete. seem a little contrived and are written with shareholders and the media in mind. The following paragraph is an excerpt from the CEO of STid, Vincent Dupart. John Lakin feels this best summarises what STid stands for, “In addition to the functionalities of our products, our corporate culture is what makes STid a recognised market leader. Our company’s Customers and partners first Messages from company CEOs always

business is built on the trust we have earned from our partners as we provide them with the right solutions, letting them stay in charge of their security, processes and industrial flows. It is how we fulfil our mission while promoting reliability and user-friendliness in the digital world. We are happy and proud to share it with you every day.” Jethro is based in the experience centre, where the facility provides the opportunity to see the entire portfolio of products in a tradeshow type environment and then try the readers in the real world on booms, turnstiles, speed lanes and doors. This flexible approach enables integrators, end users and consultants to gain something from their time within the facility. John is based in the Cape and claims to be very busy. Product portfolio STid’s entire portfolio offering is completely open protocol and is based on DESFire EV3 technology, providing 128-bit AES encryption, which is standard and has an entirely scalable

20 international awards for their design and performance excellence. (See sidebars for more information.) STid’s innovation extends to communication protocols with Wiegand, OSDP and SSCP all being available across the entire range. Security built-in STid is the first RFID manufacturer to have received First Level Security Certification (CSPN) and offer access solutions compliant with European personal data protection (GDPR) regulations. All public encryption algorithms (3DES, AES, RSA, SHA, and more), which are recommended by official data security agencies (such as the French national agency ANSSI), can be used. Cards are not dead The demise of PVC in the access control industry is over-reported, and its presence will loom over us for most of our working lives. What is true is that the alternatives are very much alive

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