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Mobile credentials, or the use of smartphones or other mobile devices to access secure areas, are increasingly considered as an alternative to traditional keycards and ID badges in schools. However, while mobile credentials offer several advantages, such as convenience and cost savings, there are also potential drawbacks to their use. To help aid schools in improving safety measures, let us explore the pros and cons of using mobile credentials for school safety and explain why it is important to always have multiple options in place.

Andrew Schonzeit, President of Idesco Corporation speaks exclusively to SJA about what's on the cards for the ID badging industry
As we transition to a new year, what trends will continue to follow us into 2024 and what changes can we expect?
Idesco introduced degradable ID badges in 2023 that are growing in popularity. We feel the market is moving toward eco-friendly cards and we will see more of them in 2024.

Large-scale events, including both corporate and sporting events, are coming back strongly in the aftermath of the pandemic. With the increase in activity comes more demand for oversized credentials preferred by many event planners and end users.

SecuritySolutionsWatch.com:  Thank you for joining us today, Andy, and congratulations on recently celebrating Idesco’s 75th Anniversary !  That’s indeed quite a milestone and it speaks volumes about your market positioning. Before drilling down into Idesco’s solutions, please tell us about your background.

“Event Security” has become a common term over the past decade. Most people can’t walk into a concert or sporting event, for instance, without having their bags searched or body frisked to check for unauthorized items. The main focus has been on “the search,” but what about identifying if the person really belongs there in the first place?

When it comes to providing building owners with best practices in security, there is no better advisor than Idesco Corp, a New York-based security systems integrator that has been helping New York building owners and managers for over seven decades. 

Located in the heart of New York City, Idesco Corp. and IDSecurityOnline.com LLC, offer a physical presence in Manhattan that stock inventory, maintain a staff of trained technicians and have a showroom open to the public to educate and inform customers as well as perform free on site security consultations. Both companies represent the family tradition of innovating, while maintaining the trusted brand we all know today.

Adelphi University implements video surveillance and identification card solutions to protect its massive new complex. The LEED-certified Nexus building — also known as the Center for Health Innovation — also houses Adelphi’s offices of admissions, alumni relations, advancement and student affairs; the learning center; writing center; and office of academic services and retention.

New York integrator Idesco has taken its craft to new heights — outfitting the world’s tallest residence hall for Pace University with a comprehensive security and communications solution. And now the company is sky-high after winning an SSI Integrated Installation of the Year award.

Andrew Schonzeit, President of IDESCO Corp., New York, knows what it takes to have an award winning, top-in-its class systems integration company. For more than seven decades, the company has grown, morphed and continued to move into the world of value-add integrated solutions contracting.

Idesco Corp., a leading New York-based security systems integrator, is proud to reveal that it now resells the Uband, a wearable access control solution that combines all the benefits of a MIFARE or proximity card with the convenience and flexibility of a silicone wristband.

For the School of Visual Arts’ access control and surveillance project, the relationship between integrator, software developer and administrative stakeholders played a key part. Get educated in what it takes to achieve similar success on campus.

Find out how migrating to a new security platform allowed SVA to implement significant changes in its infrastructure and keep students, staff and visitors safe and secure at all times.

NYC-based School of Visual Arts partners with an integrator and manufacturer to bolster the protection of students, faculty, staff and campus physical assets.

The Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City (NYC REMSCO) is a not-for-profit corporation whose main function is to enhance emergency medical services for the five New York boroughs. Since its inception in 1974, NYC REMSCO has worked closely with all emergency responders throughout New York City to improve response time and safety measures.

As technology constantly evolves and security systems continue to grow, one can never underestimate the importance of support and service. Companies need to offer, invest and upgrade end-to-end support services to keep the pace with ever changing technology in the security space without having any negative impact on the quality of services they provide.

Idesco Corp. started in the security business in the early 1940s. They began with ID badging for the Department of the Army. Well, times have changed, a lot, in the past seven or eight decades but one constant is that Idesco is still involved in security. In fact, company president Andrew Schonzeit says Idesco’s biggest asset, as an integrator, is that they "stay one step ahead." 

I personally have been in the security business for over 25 years. Now more than ever, clients are looking for assistance defining what solution will meet or exceed their needs. Whether those needs are well defined at the present moment or not, clients are looking for a solution provider to help fine tune their requests in line with today's level of technology and their needs while making the intended solution blend into their interior or exterior building aesthetics.

The changes in the systems integration industry over the last several years have been mind-boggling. But any consternation over what’s happening can, with a little imagination, be turned into new avenues of recurring monthly revenue (RMR).

It is not just the traditional systems integration industry that has been affected. Every low voltage discipline — from contractors who play in the residential sound space, to IT providers who focus on network controls and infrastructure — is facing dwindling hardware profit margins.

Idesco Corp. has opened a new showroom in New York City to provide customers with live demos of its key security products. The integrator offers a wide array of security solutions, including ID card printers, video surveillance cameras, access control systems and software.