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Security
update
No. 39, Edition 1/2009
page 4
Silca DUO: an ItalianIndian collaboration
Development and engineering of a new product line.
page 26
Central access management
for cargo port
A report from Barcelona.
page 40
How to secure
goods-in-transit?
High-tech security applications for goods transport.
“Product development
is the driving force for
our success.”
Today, India’s fast-growing economy is the fourth largest in the
world after the United States, China and Japan. Whereas, initially, growth was driven primarily by the service sector, industry
is now booming as well. Our Silca DUO project saw two worlds
join forces: Silca in Italy and Minda Silca in India. Find out more
about the project and about the results of this exciting collaborative venture on page 4.
Once again, we have taken a major step into the future: with
RCID, doors unlock without a key – simply through touch.
Experts have reacted enthusiastically, and this world’s first has
won two awards. More on page 14. In conversation with Professor Niels Kuster, a specialist in the field of on-/in-body wireless
communication at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
in Zurich (ETH), we explored the potential of this technology.
What trends are emerging in contactless communication?
How will these affect our company and our lifestyles? Answers
to these questions can be found on page 10. I wish you an
Jean-Luc Ferrazzini,
Chief Communications Officer
enjoyable read!
Jean-Luc Ferrazzini
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Silca DUO: an Italian-Indian collaboration
Engineers from Silca and Minda Silca have jointly developed an
attractive new product line: My First Silca. A project report.
Content
The rewards of innovation
14
Kaba has received two awards for its groundbreaking RCID technology.
SAP integration made easy
19
A new access and time + attendance system increases
efficiency for the Action Supermarket retail chain.
Convenience and luxury at all levels
20
Orchard Scotts in Singapore ensures maximum convenience for its guests – including in access management.
Central access management for cargo port
26
All access systems at the port of Barcelona are
integrated into one solution by Iberkaba.
Flexible access management
p. 16
Westside: tailored door solutions
At Westside leisure and retail center, doors from Kaba Gilgen
provide secure and convenient access.
29
Less administrative work for Migros Bank in Switzerland
thanks to a new central access system from Kaba.
Isolated solutions connected up
30
A comprehensive access and information system opens
all doors for the tenants of Q 205.
Spotlights
22
Close-up: Elke Weniger
32
The missing piece of the puzzle
34
Products
36
How to secure goods-in-transit?
40
News
42
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SMS is a technology which was
invented as a sort of sideline
Ulrich Wydler, Head of Access + Data Systems EMEA,
in conversation with Professor Niels Kuster.
Security update 1/2009
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Silca DUO: an
Italian-Indian
collaboration
Two teams of developers, two locations, two different
cultures – one project. The Silca DUO project saw developers
from Kaba’s Italian subsidiary Silca and from Minda Silca in
India working together for the first time. The resulting
product line My First Silca is a very attractive one. A project
report.
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Successful collaboration: in only ten months, the project team developed and launched the new
product line My First Silca.
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Pramode Parasramka, Managing Director Minda Silca
“A strong will to succeed and trust in
our partner shaped project Silca DUO.” Pramode Parasramka, Managing Director Minda Silca
I n 2006, Kaba’s subsidiary Silca and the Minda Group in
Differences in background brought some challenges for the
India set up the joint venture Minda Silca in the industrial
project team, too, with two different corporate cultures and
city of Noida, southeast of New Delhi. The purpose of
philosophies to grapple with. However, from the start the dif-
this collaborative venture, which represents a new opera-
ferences in working methods and cultural background were
tional base for Silca in the Indian growth market and in South-
regarded as an opportunity. “We successfully brought together
East Asia, is the manufacture of key cutting machines and keys
different ways of communicating,” reports Fischer. The launch
for the replacement key market and the OEM sector. Today –
of the new product line just ten months after the project
about two years since the venture was set up – Minda Silca
started proves his point.
with its distribution partners already covers a large part of
the Indian subcontinent. An efficient production line turns out
Complementary expertise
high-quality keys with over 300 different profiles as well as
The team members from Italy were the driving force when it
plastic heads. Further advances are set to follow.
came to project management and expertise. As a technology
leader, Silca is accustomed to updating its product portfolio on
This successful venture should be expanded, said the people
an ongoing basis, keeping abreast of a market which con-
at Silca, and they sought out new opportunities. How can better
stantly requires new key profiles and quicker and more user-
use be made of synergies? Where are the gaps in the huge
friendly machines for key manufacture. Thus, over the years,
Indian market? The answer soon became clear: through the
Silca’s R&D department has acquired a great deal of in-depth
Silca DUO project, a new type of key cutting machine was to be
knowledge and experience. In the Silca DUO project, this exper-
developed, specifically suited to the low-price segment of the
tise came to the fore particularly in the efforts to combine
growth markets in Asia, South America and Eastern Europe.
design and technology. In this area, Minda Silca entered new
territory to an extent, as both the product and the technology
Two locations – one team
used were new to the developers in India. “The knowledge
The project was launched at the beginning of April 2008.
transfer was a big challenge. We were developing a key cutting
Under the leadership of Corrado Fischer from Italy, eight devel-
machine for the first time. That also meant building and testing
opers – four from Minda Silca and four from Silca in Italy –
prototypes,” explains Anup Kumar Gupta, Unit Head Minda
began working on the new product line. The members of the
Silca. Giovanni Pupo, Quality Manager Silca Italy, observed a
project team had to have serious organizational and communi-
high level of motivation and great skill in his Indian colleagues:
cations skills. Developing a product together when the mem-
“They did perfect work from the start.”
bers of the team are thousands of kilometers and several time
zones apart is no easy undertaking. At the end of the day, the
Minda Silca played a strong role when it came to engineering,
constant exchange of ideas is what makes any development
procurement and quality assurance, says Pupo. The Indians set
process work. Modern forms of communication like videocon-
up contact with suppliers that produce the sought-for quality
ferencing helped – but more than that was needed. “From the
at low cost. The highly qualified Indian team also added valu-
outset, we encouraged the members of the team to visit the
able experience from developing products for the car in-
other location, to get to know each other personally and to
dustry, which brought new approaches to improving the design.
learn from each other’s abilities,” relates Corrado Fischer. The
“In product engineering we benefited from the perspective
project plan also involved regular meetings in situ to sort out
of our Indian partner from the outset,” says Corrado Fischer.
technical problems and discuss how things were to proceed.
“As the project progressed, they showed us ways in which we
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Interview with Roberto Gaspari,
COO Key + Ident Systems Europe/Asia Pacific
Roberto Gaspari, how has the joint venture Minda Silca
performed over the last two years?
Very well. We have doubled our operations and now produce
key blanks for Europe as well. In the local replacement key
market, our team has already established a significant customer base; our business covers now most of the Indian subcontinent through our twelve distribution partners. It goes
without saying that there is still much to do.
could easily produce other parts for other machines at Minda
Silca.” A welcome synergy effect, which Silca will obviously
make use of. “The strengths of our two operations complement
each other ideally,” observes Fischer.
The production location challenge
Silca DUO is in many respects an ambitious project. And this
extends to the choice of production location. For the first time
ever in Silca’s history, key cutting machines will not be made
at the headquarters in Italy. In order to enable production to
take place in Noida, adjustments had to be made to existing
production methods. The complex mix of components needed
to make the key cutting machines required an improvement
in process setup. Silca equipment also had to be integrated
into the manufacturing process. In order to ensure high Silca
For example?
standards were maintained in the new product line, the project
In the coming months we will be negotiating with other pro-
team developed quality assurance processes along with a fail-
spective distribution partners, and we will also develop a
ure mode and effects analysis. It was on this basis that produc-
product catalog in Hindi and make point-of-sale material avail-
tion for the new product line was set up: every tool and every
able. We will be staging some events, too, with a view to
step in the process were put precisely in place.
enhancing familiarity with our brand and our business model.
Successful collaboration
What challenges did you face in setting up the joint
Anup Kumar Gupta regards the experience of the last year as a
venture?
very positive one. His team has developed extraordinary skills
The joint venture was a new experience for us all. Unlike
and a great deal of technical expertise in key cutting machines.
acquiring a company, entering into a joint venture requires a
The collaboration, he believes, was an excellent thing at all
partnership between the two companies based on mutual
levels. And: “Communication was affected less by cultural differ-
understanding, shared goals and trust. Happily, we established
ences than by differing local realities.” Giovanni Pupo agrees
a good relationship with our partner even at the negotiation
with him. Everyone expanded their horizon. He felt the contact
stage. The teams from both companies know each other per-
with another culture and the exchange of know-how was
sonally; regular meetings at both locations and our success in
enriching. His summing up of the partnership: “Successful at
mastering the different challenges together have fostered a
all levels!”
team spirit and created shared values.
And the future?
I see many opportunities for Minda Silca. I have great confidence in our Indian partner. Pramode Parasramka, their
managing director, is an experienced manager with great
technical competence. He understands our needs and the
market – and he has the ability to motivate the team to
achieve even better results.
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“The product line My First Silca specifically caters to the needs of customers in
emerging markets.” Corrado Fischer, Project Manager Silca DUO
With its My First Silca product line,
oped as entry models aimed in particular
industry standards. In addition, for the
Kaba’s subsidiary Silca is setting new
at customers in Asia, South America and
first time the machines will not be pro-
standards for mechanical key cutting
Eastern Europe. In these markets, price
duced at Silca’s Italian site but at Minda
machines. A dual function now means
and margin competition is particularly
Silca in Noida (India). “The products will
that for the first time two key profiles
fierce, so that cost is the first question
comply with the standards Silca sets
can be cut on the same machine.
which arises in any purchase decision. “If
regarding quality,” Fischer adds.
a customer buys a Silca DUO machine,
My First Silca is the result of an extremely
they get double functionality on the same
The My First Silca product line consists of
successful R&D collaboration between
machine: so the purchase price is lower
five models adapted to regional needs.
Minda Silca and Silca in Italy (see also the
than it would be if they bought a separate
The first model, Silca DUO Basic 220V, is
report on pages 4 to 8). The aim: to
machine for each functionality,” explains
expected to be on the market at the end
develop a product which would allow cus-
Corrado Fischer, Project Manager Silca
of February. The 110V model and the ver-
tomers to buy a key cutting machine at
DUO. As a reliable partner, Silca also
sion for South America will be available in
low cost and without sacrificing quality.
offers valuable expertise and top-class
April, while the European plus version will
The product line created, My First Silca,
service worldwide.
come onto the market a little later.
one and the same platform. With this dual
However, My First Silca does not only set
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function, flat keys can be cut on one side
new standards in terms of product engi-
and double-bit keys on the other.
neering and pricing: the time between
enables different key types to be cut on
the original idea for the new product line
The machines are distributed under the
and it going on sale is just ten months. A
name of Silca DUO and have been devel-
period which is a lot shorter than usual
Clever dual function: the new Silca DUO machine
is able to cut two differing key profiles
at the same time.
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SMS is a technology which was
invented as
a sort of sideline
Wireless communication is all the rage. Where are the trends
in contactless communication leading? Which technologies
will prevail? Ulrich Wydler, Head of Access + Data Systems
EMEA at the Kaba Group, talked to Professor Niels Kuster,
Director of the Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society.
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Prof. Niels Kuster
Ulrich Wydler
Prof. Niels Kuster (NK) A technology
UW The greatest skill in marketing is the
patents from the 1960s which revolved
only establishes itself if it can be applied
ability to awaken simmering market
around capacitive data transmission
in a way which brings benefits to the user.
needs. We succeeded in doing this with
using the human body. We gave a team of
In mass markets, the technology also has
our electronic safe locks. Now we are the
young developers who were fascinated
to be cool.
world market leader. And we are at the
by the idea the chance to try it out and
same stage today with our new RCID
develop the TouchGo product line. We
technology.
have put in seven patent applications for
Ulrich Wydler (UW) It is always fascinat-
this so far. After four years of develop-
ing to see which ideas end up catching on
and which ones don’t. It is surprisingly
NK I’d install this technology right away.
ment, we now have the first pilots
difficult to predict. Biometrics is a good
I’ve never liked badges. In fact, I almost
installed, to test out the technology in a
example: 20 years ago, widespread use of
prefer keys. But something which works
day-to-day environment. If everything
biometrics was being predicted.
smoothly and invisibly – I’d go for that
goes well, the first product will be on the
every time.
market in the fall of this year.
ened a need for clear identification and
UW As part of our work in the Global
NK So you’ll be the first to introduce
helped this technology become better
Technology Management Team, the Kaba
concrete uses for RCID. The application
established.
Group’s think tank, we came across
makes a lot of sense. So I think the
NK Yes, but only the terror attacks awak-
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products stand a good chance of estab-
marketplace. By turning technologies into
UW I think that’s the main reason why
lishing themselves.
commercial applications, the spin-offs
biometrics has not seen the level of take-
create highly skilled jobs and generate
up people expected. We see these prob-
UW I agree. And we are also combining
earnings which are then invested in our
lems with RFID technology as well. Instead
the whole thing with RFID. This means
research. The result is a very high level of
of one standard, there are several, which
RCID is not replacing RFID but comple-
expertise.
have to be combined using multifunctional readers, a difficult task.
menting it. – You do research in a related
area, wireless technology. Where are the
trends leading to here?
Prof. Niels Kuster was born in Switzerland in 1957. He received his master’s degree and doctorate
in electrical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. In 1993, he
NK It is difficult to predict these things
was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology and Electrical
accurately. In the past, the predictions
Engineering at the ETH. He has been a visiting professor at Motorola’s Electromagnetics Labora-
about mobile telephony had to be con-
tory in Florida and at the Metropolitan University in Tokyo. In 1999, Niels Kuster became Director
stantly updated. A few years back it was
inconceivable that there would one day
be more cell phones in Europe than people, or that approaching four billion people worldwide would be using them. SMS,
too, is a technology which was invented
as a sort of sideline, and nobody imag-
of the Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society. His research interests are
currently focused on measurement technology and computer simulation for physical processes in
biology, and related technological and medical applications, including applications for reliable on-/
in-body wireless communication. Niels Kuster is a member of several standardization bodies and
has advised a number of government agencies on safety in mobile communications.
Ulrich Wydler is a Swiss citizen. As Head of Access + Data Systems EMEA, he is responsible for
Kaba’s closely connected business in physical access systems, access management and time +
attendance systems in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Ulrich Wydler has worked for the Kaba
ined it would be used so eagerly and that
Group since 1984 and has been a member of the Group Management Committee since 1994. From
a business could be created out of it. On
1972 to 1984 he was employed by Oerlikon-Bührle Contraves as Head of Development with respon-
the other hand, the appeal of wearable
sibility for major projects in the air defense division. Ulrich Wydler is Chairman of the Board of
computing applications was hugely over-
Directors of Bridge Betriebsdaten AG. He studied at the Technical University in Brugg (Switzer-
estimated. In the mid-1990s, MIT pre-
land) and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering.
dicted that this technology would soon
be booming, but no serious applications
UW Taking technology to the marketplace
NK Do you see advantages or disadvan-
also involves standardizing it.
tages in early standardization?
nology is mainly a teaching and research
NK That is true, and it is extremely impor-
UW Well, that’s a bit of a dilemma. As a
institution: how are your technologies
tant. We invest a lot of time and energy in
technology leader, you have to give a lot
turned into marketable applications?
standardization. But it’s not always easy.
away to the competition to allow a stan-
Often every company does its own thing,
dard to be created. On the other hand, a
have yet appeared on the market.
UW The Swiss Federal Institute of Tech-
NK Since the end of the 1980s the Insti-
in an effort to gain an advantage in the
new technology will rarely establish itself
tute has been helping and encouraging
market. And at some point it is realized
on the market without competitors. A mid-
researchers to set up spin-off companies.
that the different products are actually
dle course is licensing, as we did with Legic
We research the technologies, and our
very similar. But then it is difficult to cre-
for RFID. With RCID we are still weighing
three spin-offs then develop them for the
ate a common standard.
up the options. – What technology would
“A technology has to be cool and bring
benefits to the user.”
Prof. Niels Kuster, Director of the Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society
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“It is fascinating to see which ideas
end up catching on and which ones don’t.”
Ulrich Wydler, Head of Access + Data Systems EMEA at Kaba Group
you like to see in the future in the field of
and limits of this could be investigated
doesn’t). This means you don’t need to
locks and access solutions?
quite easily.
rummage around for your key – a big
relief for the old and disabled. We identi-
NK For me, Kaba is synonymous with
UW I would be very happy to do research
fied this segment as our first target mar-
keys. Both my grandfathers worked for
in that direction. And if the application
ket. But there are also countless other
Securitas. So I’ve always been impressed
could also draw on energy from its envi-
areas of application. RCID is not a close-
with big bunches of keys. But I’m fasci-
ronment, then the RCID components
range mode of communication like RFID,
nated by RCID. It would be great if a per-
would be so small that you could place
but is very selective and extremely con-
son’s different physical characteristics
them anywhere.
venient. To this extent we are confident
could be used for identification.
that TouchGo will find a wide range of
NK What is your target market?
applications.
be isolated in a person’s electromagnetic
UW Market analysis has shown that older
NK Which takes us back to the central
properties which could be used by bio-
people will draw great benefit from our
point: it is the application of the technol-
metric applications? So that a door will
TouchGo products. The authorization
ogy which makes the difference. With
only open if the right person is carrying
medium is carried close to a person’s
RCID, Kaba has a compelling technology,
the RCID chip?
body, such as in a trouser pocket. When
and knows how to make effective use of
you touch the door handle, the lock iden-
it. That gives it potential.
UW You mean, if certain features could
NK The idea of an electromagnetic bio-
tifies whether the person is authorized to
marker fascinates me. The possibilities
open the door or not, and then opens (or
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The rewards of
innovation
RCID – opening doors without using a key. Simply through
touch. For its ground-breaking TouchGo technology, Kaba has
had two awards bestowed upon it. Following the Security
Innovation Award in gold at last year’s Security Essen trade
fair, it also received a silver Swiss Technology Award.
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“The two prizes are wonderful: they are
a recognition of our innovative strength.”
Rudolf Weber, CEO Kaba Group
O pening doors through touch”
was the leitmotif of Kaba’s
exhibition at the Security Essen
trade fair in the fall of 2008. It
was presenting a world’s first: RCID
(Resistive Capacity Identification). The
technology elicited a great deal of enthusiasm. Experts recognized its potential
immediately, while the judges on the
award panel were equally impressed.
A technology for the future
Visitors to Kaba’s stand got a glimpse of
what access control will look like in the
near future: when you went up to the sen-
not. Rummaging around for your key will
sor barriers they opened as if of their
be a thing of the past. RCID makes this
own accord. And to open the high-secu-
possible, together with a transponder.
rity door next to them, all that was needed
This tiny access medium is carried in your
was a gentle touch. No key was to be seen
trouser pocket or jacket close to your
anywhere. Magic? No, RCID!
person. The signals are transmitted to the
receiver – built into a lock, for instance –
Kaba TouchGo is the name of the new
with the help of the body’s own static
product line which will use RCID for the
electricity. The receiver filters the signals
first time. The wings of the sensor barri-
and controls the security system.
ers open when you step on a TouchGo
mat. The lock on the high-security door,
RCID is distinct from radio solutions like
operated by RCID technology, responds
Bluetooth because of its inherent selec-
to a light touch. “With TouchGo, Kaba has
tivity, explains Gerhard Wenger. In other
once again demonstrated its role as a pio-
words, only the target system knows
neer,” says Gerhard Wenger, Senior Vice
whether a medium is authorized or not,
President Competence Center Mechanics + and reacts accordingly. Doors cannot
Mechatronics.
open by mistake as a result of uncontrollable radio signals. Wenger points out
Top: Kaba wins the Security Innovation Award in gold at
the Security Essen trade fair in 2008. Rudolf Weber
(CEO Kaba Group, left) receives the award from Dr. Klaus
Reich (Director of Messe Essen, right).
Bottom: Further recognition at the Swiss Innovation
Forum in Basel – Dr. Andreas Häberli (Head of Research
and Development at Kaba) gladly accepts the Swiss
Technology Award (second place) from Ursula Renold
(Director of the Swiss Federal Office for Professional
Education and Technology).
Convenient and secure
that the body is not exposed to any undue
The electronic lock system TouchGo
radiation, and that this also means there
opens doors without the need for a key.
is a high level of protection against signal
maximum convenience as well.” The first
All you need to do is touch the door han-
interception: “Kaba TouchGo is the ideal
products are expected to appear on the
dle and the lock immediately registers
solution for those who expect their lock
market in the fall of 2009.
whether you are authorized to enter or
system to provide not only security but
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Westside:
tailored door
solutions
On 8 October 2008, the Westside leisure and retail center
opened in Berne-Brünnen. Doors from Kaba Gilgen provide
secure and convenient access and merge harmoniously
into the overall design.
T
his was to be more than just a
mony with nature, the new Brünnen resi-
jutting out like giant pieces of rock. An
shell for a shopping center. Vis-
dential superstructure and buildings in
observer might rightly ask: how many
itors should have a feeling of
the old part of Berne close by is unique,”
headaches did the project cause when
well-being, of enjoying them-
says Libeskind.
they were planning it? How often did the
construction workers on the site shake
selves. Top US architect Daniel Libeskind
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sees Westside as a destination to linger
Interplay of form and function
their heads at such unconventional
in. Everyday things take on a new quality.
Embedded as it is in the surrounding
design?
“There’s nothing like this anywhere else
landscape, the architecture is striking –
in the world. This seamless coexistence of
self-consciously so. Westside does have
The courage to think beyond the conven-
shopping center, senior citizens’ resi-
some right angles. But it also has slanting
tional has paid off. Patrick Sahli, Business
dence, hotel and leisure facilities in har-
wooden facades, and crystalline forms
Manager at Westside, tells of enthusiastic
feedback. And this feedback demon-
throughout. The customer’s wishes were
strates that the architects in Libeskind’s
met. In questions of design, the customer
office were not merely interested in shat-
was not presented with finished models
tering conventions, in being conspicuous
but instead was invited to provide con-
for the sake of it. Visitors enjoy the pleas-
structive input. Fire doors for the shop-
ant ambience, and the architecture is
ping mall and underground parking, slid-
widely admired. The Westside experience
ing doors for offices, restaurant kitchens
is proving a draw. More than just a shop-
and wine cellars, specially designed slid-
ping center, it functions as a modern dis-
ing doors for washrooms and locker areas,
trict of the city in its own right, alive day
porches for the main entrances – René
and night.
Fankhauser’s list goes on and on, including a total of 55 different installations.
Doors tailored to their environment
The Senior Project Manager at Kaba Gilgen
“With the retail facilities, restaurants, fun
is particularly proud of the fire safety
bath and cinema, the hotel and the senior
solutions. They were developed specially
citizens’ residence, we were confronted
for the project, complying with norm EI30
with more or less every kind of challenge
and requiring specific approval. Nor were
imaginable when it came to security and
there any standard solutions on the mar-
access,” says Patrick Sahli. But, in close
ket for the sliding doors at the wellness
collaboration with their partners on the
center – which are installed on an incline
project, sound solutions were developed
of up to 15 degrees.
Specially developed fire doors connect the
underground parking areas with the shopping
mall at the Westside leisure and retail center.
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Interview with Patrick Sahli, Business Manager at Westside
leisure and retail center, Berne-Brünnen (Switzerland)
What makes Westside so special for you?
As a leisure and retail center, it is both a modern marketplace
and at the same time a place to relax. Shopping and recreation,
as well as regular events, all take place under the same roof. It
is not the individual parts or the architecture in itself which
make the place exciting. It is the combination, the whole package, which makes the center such a special experience.
Fulfilling high expectations
Where did you face the biggest challenges?
The fact that Kaba was able to meet these requirements was
With an investment of 500 million Swiss francs, Westside was one
part of the reason why the developers awarded it the contract.
of the biggest private developments in Switzerland. The construc-
According to Patrick Sahli, Kaba is very well known and could be
tion time, from laying the foundation stone to seeing the finished
trusted to meet the quality standards, using the latest technol-
product, was 40 months. The project involved some clever engi-
ogy. However, for himself as Business Manager, it was equally
neering and often entirely new solutions, in order to meet the
important that efficient maintenance would be ensured, that
architect’s stipulations, both technically and aesthetically.
service would remain on hand whenever needed and that
replacement parts would always be available. On such a major
What is your own personal motivation?
construction, he needed to be able to keep the number of part-
Such an extraordinary project is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
ners involved to a manageable level, so that the coordination
As the person responsible for operations and security in the
work would not get out of hand.
center, it is this aspect which motivates me, well beyond the initial construction stage.
Sahli was very satisfied with how things proceeded. Although
there was a lot of time pressure, deadlines were met. “All our
Does Westside meet expectations in terms of the number of
partners were united in a common cause,” observes Sahli. “We
visitors?
worked together in a pragmatic and effective way.”
Very much so. Since it opened on 8 October 2008, we have
already had over 1.5 million visitors. Customer feedback shows
that the combination of shopping and recreational facilities has
been well received.
“Westside is much more than merely the
hulk of a shopping center. It is a living space.”
Daniel Libeskind, architect
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SAP integration
made easy
A new Kaba access and time + attendance system means increased
efficiency for the Action Supermarket retail chain.
S urprisingly comprehensive, amaz-
worth: thanks to Kaba’s wide experience
nents ensures optimal security for the
ingly good value” is how the motto
with SAP interfaces, the time + attendance
customer.
of the Action Supermarket retail
system was fully up and running within a
chain translates. Founded in 1993,
very short space of time.
it sells a broad range of non-food prod-
The system is currently being extended
to all Action retail premises. Employees’
ucts in around 200 stores in Belgium
“We were impressed with the smooth
working hours will be recorded via their
and the Netherlands. With its sophisti-
integration of the new system into our
badges (Legic cards) at about 200 Kaba
cated inventory management system, the
SAP environment,” explains Harrie Grent,
Benzing terminals; access authorization
retailer’s distribution hub has a constant
Head of IT at Action Supermarket. “We
for all the tills (POS system) can also be
overview of more than 60,000 palette
therefore decided to equip the distribu-
managed using these same badges. The
locations and deals with over a 100,000
tion center with an SAP-integrated access
result: a fully integrated system providing
transactions on a daily basis. In 2003, a
control system as well.” To do this, they
optimal efficiency. Customers in the stores
SAP-based commissioning system was
relied on Kaba exos 9300 management
will feel the benefit of this, as greater
introduced, which has led to a huge
software in combination with CardLink
operational efficiency means products
improvement in logistical efficiency.
and B-Comm ERP for SAP. Two sensor
can be offered at low prices.
barriers and two Kerberos tripod barriers
In order to improve its operational effi-
with B-Net 93 20 card readers as well as
ciency, the company decided to integrate
120 Kaba elolegic digital cylinders were
staff administration into the existing sys-
installed on the huge site and linked into
tem. With a pilot installation in the distri-
the software. The combination of wired
bution center, Kaba demonstrated its
online and unwired stand-alone compo-
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Convenience and
luxury at all levels
A recent prestigious addition to the city skyline of the bustling metropolis Singapore is the Orchard Scotts luxury hotel.
Far East Organization, Singapore’s biggest real estate
developer, once again entrusted its access solution to Kaba.
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“Kaba exos 9300 allows for utmost
convenience for our guests.”
Shailendra Prem Anand, Property Executive Orchard Scotts
O rchard Scotts – an oasis of calm
relatively low cost without the need for
residential development built by Far East
in the midst of a bustling
extra wiring.
Organization, Kaba provided its customer
with a similar solution (see Security
metropolis. Three eye-catching
glass structures rise out of lush
To provide security in the two Orchard
Update no. 36). “We earned recognition
green gardens. They house hotel and
Scotts residential buildings, 180 Kaba
on that project through high-quality
residential apartments which meet the
elolegic digital cylinders were installed.
standards, professional work, compelling
highest requirements in terms of luxury
The Kaba exos 9300 software integrates
systems and our top-class customer ser-
and convenience. No effort or expense
all locking components into a single
vice,” explains TS Chua, Strategic Busi-
was spared in the architecture or in the
online access control system. All access
ness Manager Access Management Kaba
interior design and specifications. These
authorization is therefore managed effi-
Singapore.
high functional and aesthetic standards
ciently and reliably. Residents and staff
also apply to the access system, which
use just one access medium to move
As with SOHO Central, the customer is
merges seamlessly into the exquisite
about the buildings – a Legic card on
very happy with the solution they chose.
design of the buildings.
which authorization can be set individu-
According to Shailendra Prem Anand,
ally. The card is used to access the apart-
Property Executive Orchard Scotts, “our
Functional and visual requirements were
ments as well as communal facilities such
guests enjoy the benefit of a high level of
decisive factors in awarding the contract,
as the spa and fitness center, and to acti-
security whilst being able to move about
in addition to overall cost-effectiveness.
vate elevators. The 200 apartments in
unhindered.” The reservations software
The integrated access solution which was
the hotel building are each equipped with
was also integrated seamlessly into Kaba
chosen takes full account of the differing
a Kaba Saflok Multi Technology (MT)
exos 9300: “This means we can offer our
security requirements in different parts
hotel lock.
customers the best possible service in
every respect.”
of the development. Because the solution
uses stand-alone lock cylinders, any sub-
Kaba had first-class references for the
sequent upgrade can be carried out at
project. At SOHO Central, an office and
Shailendra Prem Anand, Property Executive Orchard Scotts, is very happy with the new access solution from Kaba.
At this luxury resort, guests and staff move about the buildings conveniently with only one access medium.
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Spotlights
Landesklinikum
Mostviertel Melk
Intercontinental
Montreal
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Montreal – Security, user-friendliness and modern design
Melk – The Landesklinikum Mostviertel Melk (a regional hospi-
combined: 790 RFID electronic locks from Kaba Ilco provide
tal in Lower Austria) places high demands on itself – and not
secure access to 357 luxury rooms at the Intercontinental in
just in terms of the medical care it provides, but also when it
the heart of Montreal. The 790 lock is easy to install and
comes to security. As part of an extension and alteration
makes an ideal retrofit; it was integrated seamlessly into the
scheme, the access and authorization system for the hospital
existing infrastructure along with the Atlas (Advanced Tech-
has been brought up to the latest standard. Kaba was able to
nology Lodging Access Solution) software. “We wanted a
offer a cost-effective, all-embracing solution: the combination
highly user-friendly system to maximize guest satisfaction.
of mechanical Kaba penta lock cylinders and the Kaba exos
The solution presented by Kaba Ilco more than met this need,”
9300 online access management system is extremely effec-
says Lars Häggström, Vice President Asset Management at
tive and provides reliable security along with ease of use for
Pandox, the hotel company which owns the Intercontinental.
visitors and managers – benefits which were decisive in the
Kaba was also able to offer quality customer service as well as
awarding of the contract. As well as 444 Kaba penta lock cyl-
smooth system deployment which had no negative impact on
inders, a furniture locking system with 308 Gege pExtra lock
day-to-day operations at the hotel.
cylinders was also installed.
Gloucestershire
College
Luzhniki
Stadium
Moscow – Luzhniki Stadium is the most modern stadium in
Gloucestershire – At Gloucestershire College, a further edu-
Eastern Europe. Russia’s largest sports arena, with covered
cation college in the UK, a tailored access system from Kaba
seating for 85,000 spectators, has been awarded five-star
gives operations managers control over access to all rooms
status by UEFA. In 2008, a new ticketing system was installed
and facilities at all times. No mean feat for a campus which
so as to provide better organization of the flow of spectators
stretches over 20,000 m2. More than 250 Kaba elolegic c-lever
into the arena. 52 Kaba turnstiles are now used to control
door fittings and 300 Gege pExtra cylinders with antidrilling
access to the stadium: the full-height FTS-L01 turnstiles are
and antipicking protection regulate access to classrooms,
robust, take up minimum space and, with their four wings,
sports halls, computer rooms or the beauty spa. Access autho-
ensure well-managed individual access for spectators. All the
rization can be issued on an individual basis and with a time
security requirements specified by the stadium operators
limit; a memory function which keeps a record of movements
were fulfilled in optimal fashion. The turnstiles are installed in
provides audit capability. And, with their Legic cards, the
pairs, giving parallel access for two people coming to watch a
6,000 students can make cashless payments in the catering
local match between Torpedo Moscow and Spartak Moscow,
facilities and at snack dispensers. Gloucestershire College is
an athletics event or one of the many concerts.
one of the UK’s largest further education colleges and focuses
mainly on providing a wide range of vocational courses.
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Spotlights
Musée Olympique
Richemont
Lausanne – The Olympic Museum, set in splendid parkland
Geneva – For more than ten years now, Kaba has been a
overlooking Lake Geneva, has 4,000 m of exhibition space, in
trusted partner to the luxury goods group Richemont, whilst
which around 200,000 visitors a year discover the history
Kaba’s business relationships with subsidiaries such as
and ideals of the Olympic Movement. Access to the perma-
Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Montblanc go back still further.
nent and temporary exhibitions and to the various auditoria
It stood to reason, therefore, that Richemont would rely on
is through 14 Kerberos tripod barriers as well as seven
Kaba when building its new headquarters in Geneva: SLX
Charon sensor barriers for disabled access. This tried-and-
automatic sliding doors in a modern design ensure convenient
tested access control technology is able to deal even with
access to the offices, the 96-seat auditorium and the restau-
high levels of throughflow reliably and unobtrusively. The
rant. Swing gates and barriers protect the 3.8 ha site. On this
physical access systems were installed as part of the compre-
unique plot, with its hundred-year-old cedars and three vener-
hensive system GTS (Global Ticketing System) which handles
able chalets, French architect Jean Nouvel has created a work
reservations, tickets and access control. Kaba’s partner IREC
which both reflects the surrounding landscape in its glass sur-
was responsible for providing the overall solution.
faces and sets up attractive contrasts between historical fea-
2
tures and modern architecture.
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West Suffolk
Hospital
Torre Espacio
Bury St Edmunds – Automatic doors at building entrance sig-
Madrid – The Spanish capital has a new landmark: the Torre
nificantly improve energy efficiency – provided they are prop-
Espacio – an avant-garde skyscraper designed by renowned
erly set up and function smoothly. In response to new British
US architects Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. Situated in the new
guidelines on energy efficiency, Kaba was commissioned to
Cuatro Torres Business Area, it is one of the five tallest build-
install an automatic sliding door to the main entrance of West
ings in Madrid, measuring more than 230 m in height. On 57
Suffolk Hospital. As well as reducing heat loss and energy con-
stories, and with around 56,000 m2 of floor space, the Torre
sumption, the installation also scored on its elegant design
houses offices and a number of embassies. In order to ensure
and user-friendliness. As Paul Bradley, Facilities Directorate
proper security for the high-ranking clientele, Iberkaba devel-
West Suffolk Hospital, explains: “We were impressed with what
oped a locking plan with 1,200 mechanical Kaba quattro pluS
Kaba had to offer. In the extremely busy entrance lobby to our
lock cylinders. These high-performance cylinders are particu-
hospital, the automatic sliding doors allow a high level of
larly well suited to large-scale master key systems. Through
throughflow, with easy and reliable access for all users, includ-
this choice of equipment, the developers’ and architects’
ing patients in wheelchairs.”
requirements in terms of a high level of security and userfriendliness were met in full.
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Central access
management for
cargo port
Barcelona’s cargo port is strengthening its position as
the gateway to Southern Europe. It is expanding its handling
capacity while improving its logistical efficiency. Iberkaba
has used Kaba exos 9300 to combine access systems from
different suppliers and with differing standards – a major
challenge.
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T he cargo port is one of Barcelona’s major tourist
wide variety of sites at the port, some of them a long way apart,
attractions. Whilst the tourists are fascinated by the
are monitored. The system has to deal with a high volume of
bustle of activity and the powerful vessels coming
visitors on a daily basis, and the data need to be handled swiftly
in and going out, the operators of this major logistics
so as to prevent queues building up.
hub see things in a slightly less romantic light. While freight
volumes increase, the operations of over 600 different companies with more than 15,000 staff have to be coordinated into
a harmonious whole.
Retaining an oversight
At the beginning of 2008, Iberkaba was faced with the challenge of integrating the access systems across all facilities into
one central management system. No easy task, as the port
houses a huge number of companies, including 118 ship owners
with 450 shipping lines. Among the factors critical to the
project were the significant throughflow of people around the
Integrated solution:
around 40 Kaba exos LA-PG registration units provide access to the port of
Barcelona’s facilities. Users identify
themselves with their badges.
port facilities, the large number of buildings and tenants
involved, and the existing access and time + attendance systems installed by other suppliers. “The challenge for us was to
integrate this modern-day ‘Babylon’ into a single system,”
is how Iñaki Barettini, Marketing Manager Iberkaba, sums it up.
Francesc Bonada, Manager of Systems and Users Support at
the port of Barcelona, was aware from the outset that achieving the right combination of security and convenience was a
difficult balancing act. Everyone using the port facilities must
be easily and reliably identifiable, whenever necessary, by the
security staff or by police and customs officers.
“We trusted in Kaba’s ability to do full justice to this complex
task,” says Bonada. Kaba alone had the technology and expertise to combine such different solutions into an effective overall system. The reliability and robustness of its products had
already been demonstrated in Barcelona’s World Trade Center,
which has been using a Kaba access system for ten years.
Increased user convenience
The World Trade Center is where the administrative and technical staff work. And it is from here that all access points to the
Barcelona is linked by its shipping
lines with 850 ports on all five continents.
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“With the new Kaba system we have
achieved a successful balance
between security and convenience.”
Francesc Bonada, Manager Systems and Users Support port of Barcelona
All data from the large number of access points are managed
About 40 specialized and multipurpose terminals deal with
centrally by one system. All processes, such as access control,
cargo from countries around the world. The goods then need to
time + attendance and vending, are handled using one card,
be shipped on to their next destination as swiftly as possible.
and this despite the different reading technologies (Mifare, mag
And reliable security at a competitive price is required for these
stripe or bar code). The central data carrier is the Legic chip.
activities. In order to deal with the increase in traffic volumes,
And the unifying platform for all systems and data for over
the facilities are continually expanded: the current port enlarge-
40,000 users is Kaba exos 9300. “The Kaba systems have inte-
ment, involving an investment of around 18 billion euro, will
grated smoothly into day-to-day operations,” observes Fran-
double the current area to 1,300 ha. Access and infrastructure
cesc Bonada.
for inbound and outbound traffic are also being improved. In
future, the aim is to have the capacity to handle over 2.5 million
Expanding capacity
containers a year. In terms of security, nothing stands in the
Barcelona is linked by its shipping lines with 850 ports on all
way of this.
five continents. As Catalonia’s biggest transport and services
hub, it handles more than a third of all shipping freight traveling
between Spain and Asia. The port aims to take full advantage
of its geographical pluses to achieve a significant increase in its
share of total freight volumes in the coming years.
Interview with Francesc Bonada, Manager Systems and Users Support port of Barcelona
Mr. Bonada, what were the main challenges in implementing
has had a Kaba access system in place for ten years. Thanks to
the new access control and time + attendance system for
the full compatibility of Kaba products, this meant common
staff at the port?
access points could be managed easily. The advice and support
The port’s many tenants were already using different identifi-
were excellent; we felt very well looked after at every stage of
cation systems. These needed to be integrated seamlessly into
the project.
a flexible system. With the introduction of a single card as the
access medium we achieved better and more effective man-
How have staff responded to the new security installations?
agement of access control and time + attendance recording.
The response has been entirely positive. With the new system
The system is also well suited to coping with the high level of
we have achieved a successful balance between security
throughflow.
and convenience, it has integrated smoothly into day-to-day
operations.
Why did you opt for a Kaba solution?
The decisive factor was that Kaba was able to combine all systems into a single solution. Barcelona’s World Trade Center,
where the port’s administrative and technical staff are based,
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Flexible access
management
Migros Bank Switzerland has been equipped with a central access
system. The comprehensive solution from Kaba means less
administrative work, with highly efficient management of access
authorization for 1,500 staff in 64 branches.
M igros Bank is one of Switzer-
cost-effective: the installation of around
vacation or sick. These transfers are gen-
land’s leading banks, with
500 new readers made use of the exist-
erally for short periods and access rights
over 750,000 customers.
ing infrastructure, with no need for costly
need to be assigned quickly. Kaba exos
Swift growth meant, among
rewiring. Kaba’s proven expertise and
9300 simplifies such temporary deploy-
other things, that a new solution was
the support of its representative offices
ment enormously, as access authoriza-
required for access control. In fact, when
were also important factors in the com-
tion can be set on an individual basis and
it came to introducing the new access
missioning decision. “For us, a long-term
for a limited time. Administration and
system, the timing was not ideal, as
relationship with a small number of part-
controlling benefit significantly from the
Andreas Diethelm, Head of Security Migros
ners across all language regions is cen-
simplified processes. “The new access
Bank Switzerland, recalls: “We were in the
tral. Kaba do not just talk about ensuring
system means a great deal of administra-
midst of an expansion phase, our staff
a unified presence, they do it,” explains
tive work is saved,” adds Diethelm. “One
had a very heavy workload and had little
Diethelm.
of the strengths of the product can be
seen very clearly here.”
time to devote to this additional project.”
Thus, a major challenge for Kaba’s project
Out of a total of 64 Migros Bank branches,
management. Nonetheless: “The project
56 have already been fitted. Access
was implemented according to plan and
authorization for employees can now be
executed to the highest standards,” says
granted by HR or security staff on a
Diethelm.
regional basis. This is where the efficiency
of the new Kaba system really comes into
Kaba exos 9300 offered Migros Bank a
play: the bank often uses temporary job
solution which was both secure and
switching to cover for staff who are on
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Isolated solutions
connected up
Berlin: In Q 205, a comprehensive access and information
system enables 1,500 people with differing access profiles
to open all the doors they need to open. Kaba terminals are
part of the solution.
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“The new comprehensive solution offers
highly effective security management
combined with maximum user convenience.”
Volker Beck, Managing Director pesycon
B erlin, Friedrichstrasse – one of
the existing systems should be brought
stand-alone solutions with one compre
the
most
up to the latest technological standard.
hensive solution which would provide a
famous streets. Once sharply
This also applied to access control. In
clear overview and be user-friendly for
tenants and visitors.
German
capital’s
divided between East and West,
2007, Kaba’s partner pesycon KG started
it is now a bustling shopping district in
work on implementing a new global solu
the modern city. One of the most striking
tion. Existing door and locking systems
They finally found the answer with Kaba’s
developments is the splendid set of build
were used, combining them with 55 Kaba
partner pesycon. Its all-encompassing
ings which has arisen over the old
access control terminals. Key fobs with
system solution was comprised of central
Friedrichstadtpassagen. Linked by the
in-built Legic chips give access to the
management software from tisoware and
underground passage of stores from
controlled areas: each user’s profile is
tried-and-tested interoperable compo
which they take their name, the three
stored by the central management soft
nents – a modern, up-to-date answer at
complexes (or ‘quarters’) – Q 205, Q 206
ware and on the chip. The data are trans
reasonable cost. The solution incorpo
and Q 207 – house boutiques for top inter
mitted from the chip to the terminal using
rated the latest in Kaba technology. “With
national brands as well as offices and
RFID technology, and the terminal then
smoothly interconnecting solutions from
apartments. In Q 205 a sophisticated con
verifies the user’s authorization with the
Kaba and tisoware and professional inte
trol and information system is used to
software and the lock opens. The autho
gration of all system components by
manage access for several thousand ten
rization profiles of around 1,500 tenants
pesycon, all of the customer’s require
ants and visitors who enter and leave the
can be set on an individual and very flex
ments were met in optimal fashion,” says
building every day.
ible basis and are thus easy to manage.
Volker Beck, Managing Director pesycon.
Flexible authorization management
From stand-alone solutions to an
Back in the mid-1990s, when Q 205 was
overall system
being planned and built, great importance
Renewing the existing access and infor
was attached to having an effective secu
mation systems was no easy undertaking,
rity system which would also be conve
recalls Angelika Adam, Property Manager
nient to use. A decade later, in order to
for Tishman Speyer, who manage Q 205.
ensure that optimal security could con
They spent two years looking for the right
tinue to be offered, it was decided that
solution. The idea was to replace the old
Once again, Kaba’s partnership approach
proved its worth.
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Comprehensive solution: in Q 205, the autho
rization profiles of around 1,500 tenants can be
managed easily and flexibly.
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Close-up
Elke Weniger
Elke Weniger, Head of Marketing Services Kaba GmbH, Villingen-Schwenningen
Since the very beginning of her professional career, Elke Weniger has worked for the Kaba
Group. After completing her commercial training, she also undertook a part-time business
studies program at the Verwaltungs- und Wirtschafts-Akademie (business school) in Freiburg in addition to her job. In the Marketing Services department at Kaba GmbH (formerly
Kaba Benzing GmbH) in Villingen-Schwenningen, Elke Weniger was initially responsible for
trade fair and event management as well as event and marketing communications. In Octo
ber 2006, she assumed responsibility for Marketing Services for the Access + Data Systems
division, heading central services for the organization and coordination of cross-company
marketing activities. Elke Weniger speaks English, German, Hungarian and Romanian.
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“The most important thing my parents
taught me was to treat my fellow human
beings with respect,” says Elke Weniger.
She has worked for Kaba since 1992 and
heads the Marketing Services depart
ment in Villingen-Schwenningen in South
ern Germany. Elke Weniger smiles when
“Reliability, loyalty and
responsibility are
qualities I particularly
value in working with my
colleagues.”
she thinks back over her time at the com
pany. “A lot has changed in those seven
Kaba: the company looks after its staff
processes. I also put myself out for my
teen years.
and provides them with lots of opportuni
staff – and sometimes even take flak for
ties. Even if the challenges can some
them, if necessary. For me it is about a
When I first joined Kaba, the company’s
times be very demanding ones – Kaba
sense of responsibility.
structures and its scope of operations
works to foster its staff. The result of this
were not like they are today. Kaba Benz
is that we have a lot of long-standing col
Reliability, loyalty and responsibility are
ing at that time specialized in data col
leagues. This brings constancy to things.
qualities I particularly value in working
with my colleagues. In a man’s world,
lection systems. We sold our products
relatively independently from our Villin
Outside work, I like traveling. I take a par
as the security industry is, I feel very
gen-Schwenningen
However,
ticular interest in a country’s history, its
accepted. My seventeen years in the job
eventually our firm was fully integrated
culture, and, of course, the people. I also
prove that expertise is what matters in
into the Group. This means that, at trade
like to take time out when I’m traveling, to
the end. Obviously, it’s always nice when
fairs for instance, we now put the whole
feel the pulse of nature. When I’m out hik
our work is recognized as well.
range of Access + Data Systems products
ing in other countries, I like just listening
on display. I like the way things have
to the sound of the breeze. It is a nice
I am not the sort of person who seeks the
evolved, the variety is exciting.
contrast to my hectic working life.
limelight. In fact, I prefer to stay in the
Our department is part of a close-knit
I also often read reports and travel writ
spending an evening sitting around the
international network. We support mar
ers before I visit a country. It is important
table with friends, or just winding down
keting and sales departments across
to me to learn as much as I can about a
after work with a bit of sudoku.”
Europe and organize the bulk of the trade
particular country. That was how I pre
fairs, including in the Middle East, for
pared for my most interesting trip to date:
instance in Dubai. My ability to organize
to Mexico. Which is not to say that I did
and coordinate comes in very useful here,
not also like the other countries I have
especially in sorting out more difficult
visited. Where next? I feel particularly
situations. I have gained friends almost
drawn to Canada.
location.
background. But I am sociable. I like
everywhere in the world. That is very
important to me, it means my job is full of
My experience has taught me that team
variety – and sometimes difficult as well,
effort is much more effective and achieves
of course.
a lot more than the sum of individual
efforts. I value my team enormously. And
Amongst all the change and growth we
I try to make sure the staff know this and
have seen, one thing remains constant at
to include them in the decision-making
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kaba exos 9300
The Kaba exos 9300 access management system
enables central management of all doors in the
building – irrespective of whether they are wired
(online), unwired (stand-alone) or have mechanical
cylinders.
The missing
piece of the puzzle
Inclusion of mechanical keys and locks in a central access manage
ment system – with this unique solution, Kaba is able to fulfill
a long-standing wish of many customers. The full picture emerges.
The idea is compelling: central manage
ket to meet this demand. Most companies
used Kaba exos 9300, a global solution
ment of access rights for all doors in the
organize their access control using a man
for access control and time + attendance,
building, regardless of what technology
agement system such as Kaba exos 9300.
as their basis. Now mechanical keys and
is used for securing the various doors.
With this, the relevant personnel have a
lock cylinders have been included in Kaba
After CardLink made it possible to pro
constant overview of who has gained
exos access management. “This means
vide centralized management of wired
access where and when with their badge.
that isolated solutions are avoided and
(online) and unwired (stand-alone) doors
However, until now, mechanical keys and
security gaps are closed,” explains Markus
with digital locking components, Kaba
cylinders had to be handled separately.
Müller, Product Manager Kaba. This is
has now closed another gap. Using the
Obvious questions often had no conclu
something customers are very interested
new Kaba exos master key systems man
sive answer: what keys does Mr. Smith
in at the moment. The reactions the sys
agement solution, purely mechanical
actually have and where does he have
tem elicited at the 2008 Security Essen
keys and locks can now be included in the
access to? Did Mrs. Jones hand in all her
trade fair made this clear. The fact that
same system.
keys as well as her badge when she left?
it is now possible to handle access rights
for mechanical keys and locks as part
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Partial obscurity
The full picture emerges
of a single management system was a
Though it may sound a very obvious idea,
Kaba’s developers have now put the
pleasant surprise for many visitors to
there was previously nothing on the mar
missing piece of the puzzle in place. They
Kaba’s stand.
Online solution
For access to areas which require an enhanced
level of security – e.g. at the main entrance or
at doors to elevators and floors – an online system
offers convenience and security at the highest
level (online = wired doors permanently connected
up to the system).
Maintaining a long-term overview
“As well as offering enhanced security and improved data consis
tency, it was also particularly important to us to provide our cus
tomers with optimum support in their processes,” adds Müller.
Thus, if required, the system will produce a printed receipt when
a key is handed out. And an automatic reminder can be issued for
Stand-alone solution
Where flexibility and selective access authoriza
tion are the main requirements, doors can be
timely return of the key. When someone leaves the company or
fitted with digital stand-alone components (stand
has to be denied access for other reasons, the management sys
alone = doors not connected up to the system).
tem creates absolute clarity: it issues reliable notification that
the relevant person must also hand in the keys they have been
issued with. Thus, the security staff have a comprehensive over
view at all times. In addition, a record is kept of all procedures.
“Even going back years, it can be ascertained who paid what
deposit for a key,” continues Product Manager Müller.
Closing every back door
“For some doors, companies will obviously continue to rely on
mechanical solutions,” Müller explains. Mechanical master key
systems remain the most inexpensive way of managing access
rights. “But it is important that access authorization for these
doors, too, is managed as part of one all-encompassing system.
Mechanical solution
Doors with a mechanical lock cylinder remain the
most inexpensive means of arranging access
control.
This means that every last back door is securely closed. It is like
a puzzle: the whole is more than the sum of its parts.”
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Products
Unocode 399 EVO
Swift, practically soundless and easy to operate: such are the
most important advantages of Unocode 399 EVO. The latest
electronic key cutting machine from Silca provides optimum
cutting quality for flat cylinder or vehicle keys, single- or doublesided. The machine reads the original key and cuts the copy
simultaneously, reliably and with centesimal precision. The
Unocode 399 EVO is equipped with key clamps with an exclu
sive quick and simple rotating system, as well as with a clamp
locking based on a torque-controlled knob. The accompanying
software offers some very useful functions allowing extremely
flexible management of key data; for instance, personalized
cards can be generated using Code Maker and downloaded
straight to the machine.
> [email protected]
CardLink for forklifts
Forklift trucks must only be operated by those with a forklift
license – a security requirement which has been difficult to
enforce in the past, as the ignition keys can be very easily passed
to someone else. Kaba now offers a solution in which the forklift
truck is fitted with a reader unit and included via CardLink
directly in the central access management system. Authoriza
tion to use a forklift is stored on the operator’s badge. This new
solution means that, if there is an accident, it is easy to find out
who was driving which forklift. The Kaba elolegic LA-PC reader
can be fitted to the vehicle quickly and with minimum installa
tion work thanks to a sophisticated click-mounting system.
> [email protected]
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Kaba elo manager 3.2
In the fall of 2008 an updated version (3.2) of the Kaba elo man
ager software became available. This configuration software for
stand-alone components now also caters for mechanical locking
components: thus, mechatronic and mechanical component
data can be conveniently managed using the same software. In
addition, digital cylinders in the new L-Line product range can
be configured with Kaba elo manager 3.2. In its new form, the
software also provides for customer-specific design of receipts
for issue and return of badges and keys. With the new export
function, locking plans can be swiftly exported to Excel and con
figured individually for printout. Old log or traceback data can
be deleted very easily on their expiry date.
E-Plex 5800
Kaba Ilco E-Plex 5800 series comes as a response to the new
US government credentials standard FIPS 201 for identity
verification in government buildings. The stand-alone elec
tronic locking system is designed to authenticate and grant
physical access using Personal Identity Verification (PIV)
smart cards, which have identification data, a digital signature
certificate and other encrypted data stored on them. Depend
ing on the specific needs of the customer, the E-Plex 5800
series can be configured to operate in three scalable modes,
each one adding progressively more checking of the creden
tial. The locks will record up to 30,000 events and thus provide
comprehensive audit capability in regards to user account
ability. The new product range is rounded off with standalone access controllers (SAC) and management software.
> [email protected]
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Products
Questor Management Software
An important addition has recently been made to the world of
electronic safe locks: the new AS 274 management software
enables Web-based management of codes for one-time-code
locks in the Questor family. This means that different users can
now process code requests at the same time and from different
locations. Several thousand locks can be managed on a single
system. The AS 274 software is set up as a Web server with SQL
database and can be adjusted in line with differing customer
requirements. At the same time, the system provides as much
security as you could wish for. In combination with an external
interface, the management solution can be integrated very easily
into existing systems.
> [email protected]
Gitcon DXT-22 “Post Office”
Access authorization for Gitcon high-security locks can now be
managed from a single location. The line-powered Ethernetenabled DXT-22 “Post Office” is a communication hub that trans
mits the necessary data between the user’s ID badge and the
host Gitcon software. When the user places their access medium
(transponder card) on the DXT-22, it updates the authorization
stored on the card within a few seconds. If the card holder does
not have the required authorization or if the card has expired,
the security administrator is automatically informed by e-mail. If
the server goes down, the hub continues to record and store
audit data. The DXT-22 can be conveniently located within the
building or outside it.
> [email protected]
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Kaba maTrix
Kaba maTrix is a new locking system for Kaba’s authorized deal
ers. The three-tier system is based on the tried-and-tested Kaba
gemini T product line, and has patent protection until 2021. The
three key types – SmartKey, LongKey and the long-headed key –
can be cut on all the usual mechanical Silca Matrix machines.
Thus, the entry costs for authorized partners are significantly
reduced. Kaba maTrix is ideal for relatively small locking systems
with up to 36 individual locks under one master key. The locking
system can be upgraded to Kaba elolegic at any time.
> [email protected]
Energy-saving Sliding
Door
Ensuring good heat insulation, including in the entrance area
to a building, is increasingly important, not least for environ
mental reasons. With its heat-insulating PSW profile system
and accompanying sliding door drive units, Kaba Gilgen offers
a certified overall system for just this purpose. The result: sig
nificantly improved energy use and therefore lower costs and
reduced CO2 emissions. The sensors are integrated into the
profiles of the single-winged or bi-parting door installations.
The doors can also be equipped with a multipoint locking sys
tem for enhanced protection against break-in. Kaba’s auto
matic sliding door with heat-insulated profile system fulfills
the current requirements of the German Energy Saving Regu
lations (EnEV) and accords with German standard DIN 18650
on automatic doors.
> [email protected]
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How to secure
goods-in-transit?
Gitcon is a pioneering product line from the Kaba Group used to
provide security for goods-in-transit. The high-security locks
are shock- and weather-resistant and are built to last. Access can
be set individually and with a time limit.
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1
Central
dispatch
2
Central
dispatch
3
Location A
Destination B
PIN
PIN
1- 2 -3
Central
dispatch
OK
GPS
GPS
1- 2 -3
Location
GPS
1- 2 -3
E
E
1-2-3
E
The loaded truck is secured. The electronic
high-security lock Gitcon 154D generates a
seal number.
The truck leaves location A for destination B.
Central dispatch automatically transmits
a one-time PIN code to the on-board GPS.
Once the truck arrives at destination B, the
GPS sends the same PIN code to the RF con
trol module in the lock so that it knows with
which code it can be opened. The driver calls
central dispatch and confirms the seal num
ber. Central dispatch confirms the truck loca
tion via GPS.
4
5
6
Central
dispatch
Central
dispatch
Central
dispatch
Destination B
Destination B
PIN
PIN
GPS
4-5-
6
GPS
4-5-
6
GPS
E
E
Central dispatch issues the PIN code again,
this time to the driver. When he opens the
lock, a signal is sent to the GPS and the truck
engine is disabled.
After the delivery is completed and the driver
secures the lock, a new electronic seal num
ber is generated. The RF control module
sends a signal to the GPS and the engine can
be started again.
As the truck exits the destination, audit infor
mation is transmitted to central dispatch.
Once again, dispatch automatically transmits
a one-time PIN code to the on-board GPS. In
case there are more deliveries to be made on
the same route, the process is repeated start
ing at point 3.
In the US alone, goods to the value of 10 billion US dollar are
However, the recording of events is not restricted to the
purloined on the way to their destination. Over 80 % of the
containers in the warehouse. Working in conjunction with GPS
thefts are carried out by employees. It is clear from these sta
manufacturers, Kaba has developed a sophisticated system
tistics that a lot more is needed than just secure containers
which now also allows both the container and Gitcon units to
and access control. After all, if more than one employee has
be monitored in real time. The radio-frequency-based tech-
had access to the stolen goods, then identifying the culprit is
nology enables communication between the vehicle’s GPS and
no easy task. Kaba solves this problem by adding another
the container lock’s control module. The system uses one-
dimension to security: accountability.
time PIN codes coupled with location confirmation via GPS (see
illustration above).
Establishing an audit trail is an extremely effective way of ensur
ing security for goods-in-transit. The electronic high-security
With ongoing globalization, the business of providing security
locks in the Gitcon range keep a record of the date and time of
for goods-in-transit looks set to grow. As well as conventional
every instance of access to the goods and of the ID of the
freight companies, cash-in-transit operators have also expressed
access medium (transponder card) used. All events are also
interest in Kaba’s innovative solution.
recorded on the access medium itself. This double security
allows seamless audit of events. The cargo company knows
> For information on another product in the Gitcon range,
exactly which member of staff has accessed the consignment
please turn to page 38.
and when. If goods disappear, the culprit is easily identified
by the data records.
41
News
Wah Yuet – the
importance of protecting
the environment
Top: the new treatment plant reprocesses 60 % of the wastewater
from the electroplating shop.
Left: at Kaba’s Chinese subsidiary Wah Yuet in Taishan City,
environmental protection is translated into action.
For Wah Yuet, the Kaba Group’s Chinese
cesses about 60 % of the wastewater
slimmed production costs. The efforts to
subsidiary, an environmentally friendly
from the electroplating shop. The water
protect the environment also have a posi
approach to the use of energy and
quality is tested in a dedicated laboratory,
tive impact on the company’s image.
resources is as important as raising
and the relevant environmental authori
awareness for these matters amongst its
ties in Jiangmen City and Taishan City
The new installations have been through
staff and suppliers. For its production
have constant online supervision of the
the final inspections by the authorities
processes, the company employs a wide-
real-time water quality. In addition, a
and the company has received the
ranging environmental management sys
850 m3 collecting tank has been con
“Guangdong Pollutant emission permit”.
tem, based on ISO 14001 certification.
structed to deal with any wastewater
Further environmental measures are cur
leaks.
rently being implemented. The next big
goal is to be designated a “Clean Produc
The company has already taken a range
42
of measures to achieve its environmental
The preventive measures are already
tion Enterprise in Jiangmen City 2009”, a
goals. Scrap metal and production waste
bearing fruit, not only in reducing pollu
certificate which is awarded as part of
are collected and carefully disposed of. A
tion but also in terms of energy efficiency
the city’s Clean Production project.
treatment and reprocessing plant capable
and waste reduction. Furthermore, these
of handling 850 tons of water repro
measures have added to profitability and
Reading up
Good news for anyone who wants to know more about the
subject of security: in the fall of 2008, a book entitled ‘Libro
básico de la seguridad’ was published. Over the space of about
400 pages, a range of solutions for the protection of persons
and property is explained. But this is not a list of products: it is
about the design, planning and organization of security in our
daily lives. Attention is devoted both to providing straightfor
ward advice, such as how to fit security grills properly, and to
describing wide-ranging solutions such as might be required by
a financial services provider with hundreds of branches.
The author of this new security bible is 44-year-old José Miguel
Ángel Olleros, father of two. As Distribution Manager at Iberkaba,
he knows his way about the business. He has worked for the
Kaba Group’s Iberian subsidiary since 1989, and has also been
doing regular teaching for five years on matters of security for
the Mapfre Foundation, which is sponsored by Spanish insur
a company or institution has towards protecting staff and property
ance group Mapfre.
is not sufficiently perceived. The importance of security consider
ations is underestimated. In fact, such considerations should, Ángel
José Miguel Ángel spent two years researching and writing his
believes, be part and parcel of our day-to-day lives. Or, as Aristotle
book. One of the reasons why he thought of writing it was what
noted: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an
he saw as a general lack of interest in the issue of security. It is
act, but a habit.” We look forward to hearing how readers react.
often the case, according to Ángel, that the responsibility which
The key to art
For once, the humble key is cast in a somewhat different light: in
the polychrome pictures and collages of US artist Ned Garnhart,
the key becomes a surprisingly rich source for artistic creation
(http://mysite.verizon.net/nedart/). Ned discovered a fascination
for keys 15 years ago and began collecting them to use in making
a mobile or some other 3-D sculpture. Gradually, his passion
brought him a sizeable horde of keys, mainly Ilco designs. How
ever, the notion of creating paintings with them occurred to him
only recently, when his daughter-in-law, Jill, asked him what he
was ever going to do with all these keys. Garnhart, a retired art
instructor, put on a display of his imaginative works, bearing the
title “All These Keys”, in the summer of 2008 in a solo exhibition
near Pittsburgh. The show was dedicated to Jill.
Trade shows
Security Show 2009
HOFEX
3. 3. – 6. 3. 2009
6. 5. – 9. 5. 2009
Tokyo
Hong Kong
CeBIT
IFSEC
3. 3. – 8. 3. 2009
11. 5. – 14. 5. 2009
Hanover
Birmingham
Global Security
SAPPHIRE
17. 3. – 19. 3. 2009
11. 5. – 14. 5. 2009
Singapore
Orlando
Passenger Terminal Expo
Hitec
24. 3. – 26. 3. 2009
22. 6. – 25. 6. 2009
London
Anaheim
PERSONAL
Sicherheitsmesse
25. 3. – 26. 3. 2009
8. 7. – 9. 7. 2009
Munich
Munich
Personal Swiss
ALOA
21. 4. – 22. 4. 2009
13. 8. – 15. 8. 2009
Zurich
Las Vegas
Safety & Security
ASIAL
21. 4. – 23. 4. 2009
24. 8. – 26. 8. 2009
Amsterdam
Sydney

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