A collaboration by a group of leading technology companies including ASSA ABLOY is leading to Aliro, a new communication protocol with a common credential that enhances interoperability between mobile devices, wearables, and access control readers.
Nearly 200 member companies of the Connectivity Standards Alliance, an international community committed to open standards for the Internet of Things, are working together to establish a standardized technology where mobile devices and wearables are central to the digital access experience.
This collaboration aims to raise the bar for an interoperable, consistent, secured, and streamlined mobile access experience at the door or place of entry – says Lisa Corte, Aliro Working Group Marketing Chair and Vice President of Strategic Alliances at ASSA ABLOY. – With a team of industry leaders, thousands of engineering hours, and broad support from diverse member companies, our goal is to make a big impact when it comes to transforming the way people unlock openings using their smartphones and wearables.
Aliro represents four key principles – simplicity, flexibility, security and interoperability – for mobile device and access reader manufacturers, and with benefits that extend to a wide range of stakeholders, from system owners and installers to property owners and managers, homeowners and renters.
With its communication protocol at its heart, Aliro aims to reduce the complexity of partner integrations and acts as an arbiter for certification of interoperability for mobile devices and access card readers. The certified hardware makes it easier for system owners and installers to select the best hardware and software for their needs, streamline installation, and support a wide variety of consumer smartphones and wearables.
By establishing interoperable, simple, and secured solutions, Aliro will speed adoption of the use of mobile devices as a key. This will have a lasting impact on the way people access their homes, corporate offices and facilities, warehouses, hotel rooms, healthcare and university facilities, and more.
source: assaabloy.com
