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Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies’ Research Finds Discrepancies in Perceptions of College Campus Security
Free executive summary available on research of students’ desire for convenience and the need to provide a secure, safe campus
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Ingersoll Rand Study Discovers American Students Want to Use Cell Phones as Their Credential
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Jana Lasch
317-810-3791
jana_lasch@irco.com
 
Tom Brigham,
Brigham Scully
207-941-1100
tbrigham@brighamscully.com Ingersoll Rand Study Discovers American Students Want to Use Cell Phones as Their Credential College population already sold on cell phones being a credential, just like they were previously sold on the use of smart cards and biometrics Carmel, Ind., November 7, 2011 – Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, a leading global provider of security and safety solutions and manufacturer of Schlage contactless smart credentials and readers, today announced that new research has found that two-thirds of American college students are interested in using their cell phone in place of an ID card. Students feel they are less likely to lose their phone than an ID card and they know that ID cards are shared; phones aren’t. In fact, people will almost always notice that their phone is lost faster than noting a card is missing. A quick call to the phone service provider and the phone is shut off whereas an ID card could be used by another individual for some time. Data from independent research undertaken by Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, Effective Management of Safe & Secure Openings & Identities, also unearthed that nearly half of all students identify their cell phones as their favorite personal electronic device. Almost half of all students are already using cell phone apps to make college life easier. Campus apps include managing class work, checking grades, communicating with their professors and receiving notifications and alerts. Blackboard is the students’ most popular. They are also using apps for the bookstore, bus schedule, maps and townie discounts. “There are a great number of early adaptors in the college population that are already sold on cell phones being a credential, just like they were sold on the use of smart cards and biometrics previously,” emphasizes Beverly Vigue, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies vice president of education markets. “This, of course, ties in nicely with the budding discussion of NFC (near field communication) which will inevitably end up on cell phones. No Visa card; no MasterCard card…only your cell phone will be needed for cashless payments or to show your identity.” According to Vigue, there are currently very few phones in use with this capability, but the population is growing every month and the availability of these phones, and their infrastructures, should increase dramatically over the next couple of years. Many endusers are very excited about this new technology and its future use in the marketplace. “It is important to understand that the solution is still in the testing phase and not yet ready for mass commercialization. Plus, it is hard to determine what the phone providers will charge for having this attribute,” Vigue warns. “Nonetheless, as with the use of smart cards and biometrics, the early adaptors will be on college campuses, ready to bring the technology to the commercial market along with themselves and their degrees upon graduation.” About Ingersoll Rand Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) is a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments in commercial, residential and industrial markets. Our people and our family of brands—including Club Car®, Ingersoll Rand®, Schlage®, Thermo King® and Trane® —work together to enhance the quality and comfort of air in homes and buildings, transport and protect food and perishables, secure homes and commercial properties, and increase industrial productivity and efficiency. Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies’ market-leading products include electronic and biometric access control systems; time-and-attendance and personnel scheduling systems; mechanical locks; portable security; door closers, exit devices, architectural hardware, and steel doors and frames; and other technologies and services for global security markets. Ingersoll Rand is a $14 billion global business committed to sustainable business practices within our company and for our customers. For more information, visit www.ingersollrand.com or www.securitytechnologies.ingersollrand.com. # # # NOTE TO EDITORS:
A high resolution photograph of a cell phone being used as a credential for a Schlage AD-Series lock is available at www.brighamscully.com. Click Photo Downloads/Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies. IRST 536-110211
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Schlage GT-400 HandPunch Reader Augments InfoTronics’ Workforce Management Solutions
PDF of Press Release  Contacts:
Jana LaschIngersoll Rand Security Technologies317-810-3791jana_lasch@irco.com
Tom BrighamBrigham Scully207-941-1100tbrigham@brighamscully.com
Beth BaermanInfoTronics/Attendance on Demand248-476-2500 (2146)
Schlage GT-400 HandPunch Reader Augments InfoTronics’ Workforce Management Solutions With GT-400, InfoTronics Provides State-of-the-Art Time Capture, Biometric Time and Attendance Data Collection and Workforce Management Carmel, Ind., November 3, 2011 – Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, a leading global provider of hand geometry-based Schlage HandPunch biometric terminals for collecting time and attendance information, announced today that InfoTronics (Farmington Hills, Mich.), a longterm partner, is now providing its customers with the new Schlage GT-400 HandPunch readers in addition to the company’s other HandPunch models. InfoTronics Attendance Enterprise is a full-featured time and attendance system that improves employee time tracking, scheduling and reporting for small businesses with ten employees and enterprise companies with tens of thousands of employees across multiple locations. It interfaces with popular payroll and human resources software packages. With the Schlage GT-400 HandPunch reader, InfoTronics resellers and end users can provide increased convenient, accurate workforce management solutions. “Instead of filling out or punching timecards, InfoTronics users will simply place their hands on the HandPunch, which automatically takes a three-dimensional reading of the size and shape of the hand and verifies the user’s identity in less than one second,” explains Jennifer Toscano, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies biometrics marketing manager. “By adding the GT-400, our long-time partner’s customers can use the eight programmable soft function keys surrounding the display to create validation tables, multi-level promptings, decision menus and punch reviews that meet their specific requirements. There is also a built-in relay for ringing a bell or locking a door.” The Schlage GT-400 is the first of a new generation of terminals created specifically for time and attendance and workforce management applications. The Schlage GT-400 HandPunch terminal uses the size and shape of each employee's hand for verification, making it fast, efficient and easy to use. With a large LCD screen and programmable soft keys, perfect for interactive workforce management kiosks, the GT-400 HandPunch provides a conduit for employee communication right at the terminal. “Customers will appreciate the smaller, improved Schlage GT-400 HandPunch terminal,” adds Beth Baerman, InfoTronics product manager. “This terminal is the first of the HandPunch line to run the InfoTronics proprietary time clock application. It also provides customers with the best of both worlds – the biometric reliability Schlage is known for and our proven, advanced time clock functionality.” About InfoTronics, Inc.
InfoTronics, Inc. builds on over 30 years of expertise in developing employee time and attendance solutions that provide businesses of all sizes cost-effective, easily deployed workforce management systems. Attendance Enterprise® provides advanced features for managing labor data — calculating pay rules, scheduling employees, budgeting labor, automating benefit accrual, tracking attendance-based merit points — while meeting the scalability, reliability and security requirements of large organizations. An extensive North American dealer network has helped more than 20,000 organizations use InfoTronics products to reduce labor expenses and improve decision making. www.infotronics.com About Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies
Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) is a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments in commercial, residential and industrial markets. Our people and our family of brands—including Club Car®, Ingersoll Rand®, Schlage®, Thermo King® and Trane® —work together to enhance the quality and comfort of air in homes and buildings, transport and protect food and perishables, secure homes and commercial properties, and increase industrial productivity and efficiency. Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies’ market-leading products include electronic and biometric access control systems; time-andattendance and personnel scheduling systems; mechanical locks; portable security; door closers, exit devices, architectural hardware, and steel doors and frames; and other technologies and services for global security markets. Website is www.securitytechnologies.ingersollrand.com. Ingersoll Rand is a $14 billion global business committed to sustainable business practices within our company and for our customers. For more information, visit www.ingersollrand.com. -30- NOTE TO EDITORS: A downloadable high-resolution photograph of a Schlage GT-400 HandPunch is available at http://www.brighamscully.com/photos/rsi/hospital_hires.jpg or http://www.brighamscully.com/photos/rsi/qsr_hiresHI.jpg. IRST-530-110111