Sweden-based door-lock system supplier Assa Abloy–hoping to tap what it believes will be a growing market for NFC-based digital keys–is tuning its sales pitch with a formalized offer, called Seos.
The company, which owns some of the biggest brands in hotel and office building access-control systems, including VingCard Elsafe and HID Global, along with large conventional lock makers, said it is offering applications for mobile keys that work on all major smartphone platforms and which can be loaded onto SIM cards or other secure elements. The company first introduced the offer last year.
Daniel Berg, vice president of Assa Abloy’s Mobile Keys unit, told NFC Times the company has developed a trusted service manager platform to deliver and manage digital keys over the mobile network for hotels, building managers and other service providers. The Seos offer also includes contactless readers and locks and software development kits for application developers, the company said.
