Usher™ Integrates with Symmetry™ Access
Control to Deliver Next-generation Smartphone-based Physical Access
Control Solution
AMAG Technology (a G4S Company), a security solution provider
specializing in access control, video management, policy-based
identity solutions and visitor management, and MicroStrategy®
Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of
enterprise software platforms, today announced a modern,
next-generation physical access control solution combining
MicroStrategy’s Usher and AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Access
Control.
The integration delivers:
- a modern user experience with digital
identity on smartphones;
- improved security and access controls
with centrally managed digital credentials, flexible multi-factor
authentication and automated credential revocation;
- continuous policy compliance by
leveraging real-time user access intelligence; and
- reduced operational costs for identity,
credentialing and access management by simplifying life-cycle
process workflows, data exchange, and compatibility with existing
access control infrastructure.
“The combination of MicroStrategy’s Usher and AMAG’s Symmetry
delivers a superior, next-generation physical access control
solution that addresses a critical need in the market,” said Tim
Lang, Chief Technology Officer at MicroStrategy Incorporated. “By
turning your mobile device into a digital badge, organizations can
unlock extraordinary levels of access intelligence, often
underutilized, on enterprise access and authentication. This
insight can be used to make critical decisions that investigate
access anomalies, enhance operational awareness, and personalize
authentication to enterprise assets, leading to smarter, more
productive workforces.”
“AMAG’s Symmetry Preferred Partner Program offers a wide
portfolio of seamlessly integrated security technologies for
Symmetry users, including identity management, video, visitor
management and biometrics, all on a single platform,” said Dave
Ella, Vice President of Product Marketing at AMAG Technology. “Our
collaboration with MicroStrategy offers an option for AMAG
customers worldwide to implement the Usher mobile identity solution
with their Symmetry installation, taking advantage of the recent
trend towards secure digital identity without the need for a smart
card.”
How Usher Works with Symmetry
Usher, the digital identity component of the MicroStrategy 10™
platform, is a mobile application that replaces or augments
traditional identity credentials and physical access systems. Usher
badges collect telemetry and transaction data as well as
centrally-managed privilege settings from Symmetry to enable
continuous compliance, behavioral analytics, alerts, and
customizable dashboards and reports. This rich set of data can be
used by organizations to uncover access anomalies and intelligence,
introduce additional factors of authentication, or assign new badge
types and requirements. To learn more about how MicroStrategy 10
helps enterprises digitize access to facilities, download a copy of
the white paper Digital Transformation of Facilities with
MicroStrategy 10.
Usher and Symmetry Provide Ease of Use and Configurable
Security Controls
Usher supports a variety of methods for a registered user to
gain access to Symmetry-authorized access points (doors, gates,
turnstiles, etc.) by tapping soft keys, scanning QR codes and NFC
tags, and leveraging Bluetooth® communication. Bluetooth enables
micro-location services with facility mapping and enables built-in,
two-way secure communication for personnel, contractors and
visitors.
Usher can be bound to a user’s specific mobile device, including
support for rapid, remote issuance and revocation. Usher also
supports geo-fencing and date/time-fencing, as well as both
biometric and PIN verification for multi-factor or step-up
authentication, some or all of which can be enforced at one or more
Symmetry-authorized access points or facilities.
Usher can also serve as a unified identity credential for
enterprise users by providing logical access authentication to
enterprise assets, such as Windows® and Mac® computers (including
via Bluetooth) and enterprise networks and directories. It can also
deliver web and application Single Sign On (SSO) leveraging SAML,
OAuth, OpenID Connect and other integrations.
About AMAG Technology
AMAG Technology’s Unified Symmetry™ Security Management
Solutions can be found in a wide spectrum of markets: government,
commercial, education, transportation, healthcare, utilities and
banking. Symmetry architecture has been rigorously tested and
approved for federal government compliance by Federal Identity,
Credential, and Access Management (FICAM), HSPD-12 and FIPS-201
regulations.
Headquartered in Torrance, California with sales and support
located throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC, AMAG provides
customers with industry leading security solutions. AMAG Technology
is part of G4S plc, the leading global integrated security company
which has operations on six continents and 610,000 employees. As
AMAG Technology looks to the future, the next generation of
products will bring the core aspects of security to evolve beyond
integrated solutions – Symmetry.
About G4S
G4S is the world's leading global, integrated security company
specializing in the delivery of security and related services to
customers across six continents.
The group is active in more than 100 countries, and is the
largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange with over
610,000 employees and has a secondary stock exchange listing in
Copenhagen.
About MicroStrategy Incorporated
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is a leading
worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms. The Company's
mission is to provide enterprise customers with a world-class
software platform and expert services so they can deploy unique
intelligence applications. To learn more, visit MicroStrategy
online, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
MicroStrategy, Usher and MicroStrategy 10 are either trademarks
or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the
United States and certain other countries. Other product and
company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their
respective owners.
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AMAG TechnologyKim Rahfaldt310-518-2380, ext.
711920-245-1102kim.rahfaldt@amag.comorMicroStrategy
IncorporatedClaudia Cahill703-270-2207ccahill@microstrategy.com
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