HID Global has acquired Access-IS, a provider of miniaturised reader devices that combine a number of technologies ideal for mission-critical environments.
“Access-IS solutions is a good fit for HID,” said Björn Lidefelt, CEO of HID Global. Strategically aligned with both its existing Extended Access Technologies business and HID’s transport and ticketing solutions in its Identification Technologies business, Access-IS will help position HID for growth in a variety of attractive markets. “HID and Access-IS share a similar purpose to embed trust in physical products as a bridge to the digital world,” said Björn.
In addition to building upon Access-IS’s existing vertical markets, HID will leverage the company’s technology to fuel further expansion, and EMV contactless payment readers from Access-IS will broaden HID’s offering in the financial sector and other markets.
Access-IS was founded in 1985 and is based in Reading, UK. With 120 employees serving customers in over 200 countries, Access-IS is now a Business Unit within HID’s Extended Access Technologies’ Business Area, which is led by Steve Currie, Vice President and Managing Director.
