Ascend Federal Credit Union has selected Diebold, a provider of integrated self-service delivery, security systems and services to enhance security, improve efficiency, reduce information technology (IT) costs and simplify access management at its corporate headquarters in Tullahoma, Tenn.
The complete solution integrates physical and logical access control via smart card technology. It also includes managed access control and an internet protocol (IP) surveillance solution.
Missy Cleveland, assistant vice president of Ascend Federal Credit Union, said: “We turned to Diebold with the goal of improving efficiency and simplifying access management. Diebold’s solutions have helped us to achieve those goals while realizing additional benefits, such as increased asset protection and reduced help desk costs.”
Bradley Stephenson, vice president of security division at Diebold, said: “Integrating physical and logical access controls opens up several opportunities to streamline operations, enhance security and reduce duplicative efforts and costs.
“In the case of Ascend Federal Credit Union, the institution was able to consolidate access control management to a single computer server. That means one less system to manage and update, which frees up time and resources to address other security needs.”
Diebold is also providing Ascend with a pure-IP surveillance system enabling remote, web-based viewing and analysis in real time. In addition, the IP surveillance system helps Ascend quickly digitize and transmit video images, intrusion detection information, access control data and various reports.
