News for the Hospitality Executive |
Chicago—June 25, 2012— The global
leader in front
desk bypass solutions, OpenWays, will be showcasing its Pure NFC
capabilities
at the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference
(HITEC) that
deliver not only a solution that is fully deployable today, but future
proofed
for the anticipated consumer take up of NFC mobile and smartphones of
tomorrow.
The platform – Mobile Key DUAL with Pure NFC – is being integrated with
electronic locks from the major manufacturers and enhances each lock’s
capabilities to enable a guest carrying any mobile or smart phone,
operating on
any network worldwide, to use that mobile device as their room key.
Involving 26 patents and patent filings, Mobile Key and Mobile Key DUAL are available for both new locks and for upgrading existing hotel locks. Mobile Key DUAL with Pure NFC combines the ubiquity of the OpenWays Crypto Acoustic Credential (CAC)™ platform with future features that the NFC technology will bring. Despite a very slow start, NFC is seen as becoming important in mobile technology and usage in the next five to seven years. This is the first time any vendor has combined such technologies onto one platform, making it the most future-proof solution while being truly deployable today. OpenWays has pioneered front desk bypass solutions, and with the only actual deployments, is the leading solution of its kind, chosen by international and national chains, and leading independent hotels as their standard for enabling guests to skip waiting in line when they arrive at their hotel and head straight to their rooms. Guests coming from anywhere in the world can use their own mobile phone regardless of carrier or operating system. Mobile Key DUAL with Pure NFC is available on contactless/RFID or magnetic stripe electronic locks. “NFC is a complicated and confusing topic, but it is essential for hoteliers to understand and differentiate between NFC and RFID,” said Pascal Metivier, founder and CEO of OpenWays. “Having an RFID door lock does not future proof an investment when considering NFC – far from it! Similarly, having an NFC strategy without considering the wider implications of mobile phone and carrier dependency means anyone selecting NFC today needs to thoroughly research the topic to avoid making a costly mistake. “Guests are looking for efficiency in their travel," Metivier added. "Modern hoteliers understand the importance to adapt to new guest demands. Offering a mobile based front desk bypass solution is seen as strategic by the hospitality industry leaders.” Guests choosing to use the Mobile Key option are sent a message on the day of their arrival at the hotel with their room number. They simply proceed directly to that room, hit a key on their mobile device and enter their room. Hotels also are increasingly realizing the convenience of providing their staff with OpenWays Mobile Key for Master Keys. This enables hotel management to remotely grant and remove access privileges instantly and track and report usage real time, thereby enhancing operations and security. Since there is a great deal of confusion on the matter of RFID and NFC, OpenWays invites readers and HITEC attendees to register with it for a white paper on demystifying NFC. Mobile Key DUAL with Pure NFC will be showcased at the OpenWays booth at HITEC (#2315), where visitors may register to receive the white paper. Readers not attending HITEC may contact OpenWays via [email protected]. OpenWays is a global solution provider of mobile-based access-management and security solutions. With offices in Chicago, Las Vegas, Seoul and in Europe, OpenWays provides technology solutions allowing for the secure issuance and delivery of access rights and keys process via any cell phone operating on any network. The OpenWays solution is truly unique as it is built on the concept of credential dematerialization. The OpenWays mobile room key solution works on ALL the 6 billion cell phones in service in the world today. For more information, please contact Andrew Sanders at (732) 707-1869 or email [email protected]. More information can be found by visiting www.OpenWays.com. |
Contact: Barb Worcester PRPRO /OpenWays Tel: (440) 930-5770 [email protected] or Andrew Sanders OpenWays Tel: (732) 707-1869 [email protected] |