Smartphone as a key: Sensorberg looks to BlueID cloud solution for digital access control

June 13, 2019 by
Smartphone as a key: Sensorberg looks to BlueID cloud solution for digital access control
Karoline Pantera

Berlin / München, June 13th, 2019 – Sensorberg is a Proptech company which specialises in hardware and software for the digitalisation and automation of buildings and is now integrating BlueID. For future digital access control, it will use the company’s cloud-based platform BlueID ACCESS®. BlueID offers a simple and highly secure solution for the control and management of access and usage authorisation. With BlueID ACCESS®, property owners and operators of co-working spaces, for instance, can issue users and service providers – such as cleaning companies – extremely efficient access authorization for buildings and individual rooms. Approved persons can authenticate themselves via their smartphone, which effectively becomes a digital key. ​ ​  für Gebäude und einzelne Räumlichkeiten erteilen. Freigeschaltete Personen authentifizieren sich über ihr Smartphone, das zum digitalen Schlüssel wird.

Not only does the digitalisation of buildings and digitally controllable access thereof increase efficiency in operations and user satisfaction, but also new privacy laws require the sensitive handling of data. In order to enable digitally controlled access, Sensorberg installs so-called “access hubs” in the respective buildings – special contact and connection points that are linked to entrance and office doors. The smartphone sends the signal to open a door and the system verifies the authorization, giving the command to open up. As areas of application and doors in office buildings and co-corking spaces generally differ greatly from one another, a variety of different compatible lock cylinders and door handles are in use. The kind of cylinder in particular plays a decisive role when developing the right solution for digital building management. In addition to mechanical cylinders, which Sensorberg has predominantly been working with so far, the Proptech company has expanded its product portfolio and therefore also the range of possible applications by adding the capability (provided by BlueID) to wirelessly and digitally control lock cylinders.  ​  ​

Michael von Roeder, CEO of Sensorberg, says: “We are constantly working on further developing our hardware and software by means of system integration, amongst other things. In terms of digital authorization management, BlueID offers a very efficient solution with which we can once again increase the range of possible uses of our product. In doing so, it was paramount for us that BlueID’s security standards were just as high as ours. The mobile authentication of users is completely encrypted and securely opening doors via your smartphone thus doesn’t just work when your smartphone is online. Should an internet connection not be available, access is also possible offline – both by phone and via a special access card.”

BlueID-CEO Philipp Spangenberg adds: „Operators of co-working spaces in particular are currently working on scaling their businesses across many sites. A combination of our cloud-based access control and the services provided by Sensorberg is the ideal solution to equip new sites with local IT infrastructures using as little effort as possible and simultaneously having the highest possible security standards.”

Berlin-based co-working space providers St. Oberholz and Unicorn are the first customers for whom Sensorberg is using BlueID components.

About SENSORBERG GmbH
Sensorberg GmbH based in Berlin, develops hardware and software for the digitalization and automation of buildings. The proptech specializes in solutions for co-working spaces, commercial and residential real estate, and self-storage. Sensorberg installs access control systems and equips buildings with a comprehensive digital infrastructure, enabling simple and transparent control of all building processes via smartphone or tablet. Use cases include room booking, temperature control, the opening of lockers, visitor management, etc. The intelligent technology can be connected to all existing management systems. By evaluating the collected data, operators or owners can manage their buildings more effectively and efficiently. When implementing individually tailored building solutions, Sensorberg is able to fuse multiple manufacturers and access systems by connecting them to the open IoT platform. The proptech currently employs 30 people.

About BlueID
BlueID GmbH offers a cloud-based platform for the central management of authorisation in the internet of things (IoT). The BlueID ACCESS® solution is an independent, highly secure authorisation management platform that turns your smartphone into a secure digital key and enables mobile authentication, as well as the management of buildings. The BlueID solution is hardware-independent and can be utilised in a variety different IoT environments. For more information, please visit: www.blueid.net

 

Press contact at Sensorberg

Karoline Pantera

PR/Marketing Manager
Sensorberg GmbH
℅ Unicorn.Berlin WEM GmbH
Markgrafenstraße 63
10969 Berlin
Telefon: +49-30-2758-3021
Mail: presse@sensorberg.com

Jürgen Herres / Christina Michaelis
Managing Partner / Associate Director
Feldhoff & Cie. GmbH
Eschersheimer Landstraße 55
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Telefon: +49-69-2648677-240 / -233
Mobil: +49-176-60738682 / +49-176-47825539
Mail: jh@feldhoff-cie.de cm@feldhoff-cie.de

Press contact at BlueID

Alexandra Almeida de Figueiredo
Product Marketing Manager
phone: +49 / 89 / 8099026-00
email: communications@blueid.net