Reports have surfaced that Assa Abloy AB, the world’s leading lock group, said it plans to team up with RIM to include key-card technology in its latest NFC enabled BlackBerry OS7 BlackBerry models. Users will be able to swipe their phones in front of a door’s card reader to gain access to a building and for increased security, the phone can be combined with a PIN number, something that RIM’s phones come with already.
The head of Assa Abloy’s mobile keys division, Daniel Berg, said the phones will work with existing door-opening systems and will mainly replace access cards at offices, but can also be used to open home or garage doors.
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