Proptech and managed security company has launched Kastle EverPresence, an interoperable physical access control system. The release of Kastle EverPresence coincides with the release of the Aliro connectivity standard by the Connectivity Standard Alliance (CSA.) Aliro introduces a common standard — long championed by Kastle and led by companies including Apple, Google and Samsung — to ensure security and interoperability among certified smartphones, wearables and access control readers.
Just as a credit card can be read and processed by a variety of hardware terminals, Kastle EverPresence will enable an access system to recognize mobile credentials from different systems that have previously been incompatible. It will provide real estate and facility owners and operators with the flexibility to manage disparate hardware and software systems and scale operations to administer multiple properties more effectively. The open platform ensures the access system will be future-compatible, the company said.
“This solution has been the dream of real estate and the access industry for decades. Kastle EverPresence eliminates barriers due to manufacturer incompatibility between devices and systems and frees occupant movement between the lobby and office suite and even to use amenities in other buildings,” said Haniel Lynn, CEO of Kastle.
Kastle EverPresence builds on the promise of Aliro to create reciprocity between readers and user devices, thereby giving the property managers and end users the flexibility of choosing among various Aliro-enabled equipment and devices. This “front-end” capability complements Kastle’s managed platform with distinctive system capabilities tried and tested in almost 3,000 buildings and 50,000 businesses. The architecture of Kastle’s cloud-based, identity-centric technology stack, built and enhanced to be open and secure, enables interoperability across disparate underlying access control systems.
The full platform improves the building occupant experience, giving users the convenience of moving effortlessly between spaces with the same mobile credential. Importantly, with widespread Aliro adoption, it will give operators the flexibility to accept a variety of access and mobile device vendors each tenant brings to their workplace.
