CBORD and Ingersoll Rand Introduce the Perfect Pair: CO-Series Offline Electronic Locks and CS Access 

Ithaca, New York—The CBORD Group, Inc., the leading provider of campus card and integrated security solutions to colleges and universities, is pleased to announce the release of a powerful integration between CBORD^®’s CS Access™ access control solution and the Schlage^® CO-Series offline electronic locks from Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies^®.

The CO-Series offline locks offer the security and convenience of electronic access control tailored for locations not requiring fully networked systems. Furthermore, full integration with CS Access lets staff manage online and offline locks efficiently within a single application, rather than requiring them to work in multiple programs.

“The CO-250’s integration with CS Access lets the University of San Francisco leverage its existing investment to take advantage of a very secure solution without the expense of a traditional online reader,” says Jason Rossi, Director of One Card and Campus Security Systems, University of San Francisco. “The credential-on-card technology eliminates the need to visit a door to add or change users, and individual departments can grant access to their readers, reducing the work load of the card office.”

The CO-Series is designed to fit the needs of a variety of environments—that is why it is available in two offline models that are fully integrated with CS Access. The CO-200 stores privileges on the lock, while the CO-250 stores privileges on the magnetic stripe credential.

CS Access is also fully integrated with Schlage’s AD-Series electronic locks. The AD-Series offers flexibility, adaptability, and scalability with online and wireless lock options in addition to easily upgradeable reader modules. The variety offered by the CO-Series and AD-Series enables universities to better protect all areas of their campuses by tailoring access control for each unique location.

“The CO-200 lock offers the University of Texas at Arlington a cost-effective, offline door access control solution,” says Pascal Robert, Director of IT for Auxiliary Services and Campus Card Operations, University of Texas at Arlington. “The integration with CS Gold^® makes it easy to manage these and other locks within a single software platform, taking advantage of our existing infrastructure as we continue to explore new solutions to enhance the security and convenience of our campus community.”

“By integrating the CO-Series electronic locks with CS Access, we are providing our customers with another means of tailoring access control technology to each opening without compromising security,” says Cindy McCall, Vice President of Marketing, The CBORD Group, Inc. “Additionally, the ability to manage online and offline locks within the same application improves efficiency and responsiveness, adding to the overall security of the campus. 

“Ingersoll Rand and CBORD have a very special collaborative relationship that started over six years ago,” says Beverly Vigue, Vice President, Education Market, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies. “The relationship is at all levels within our organizations—from software development to engineering, sales, and marketing. We look forward to an even greater collaboration in the future as we explore together different technologies that enhance the college campus experience while providing safety and security to campus users.”

About The CBORD Group, Inc.

The CBORD Group serves colleges and universities, healthcare facilities, corporations, senior living facilities, supermarkets, and a host of other market segments. CBORD’s products are used in campus ID card privilege control, access control, integrated security, housing services, food service, catering, nutrition services, online ordering, and other institution-wide activities. Founded in 1975, The CBORD Group serves more than 6,000 clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, New Zealand, and Australia. To learn more about CBORD, visit www.cbord.com.

The CBORD Group, Inc. operates as a unit of Roper Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ROP). Roper Industries is a market-driven, diversified growth company and is a constituent of the Fortune 1000, the Russell 1000, and the S&P 500 indices. Roper provides engineered products and solutions for global niche markets, including water, energy, radio frequency, and research/medical applications.

About Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies

Ingersoll Rand’s Security Technologies is a leading global provider of products and services that make environments safe, secure, and productive. The sector’s 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. The company’s website is www.securitytechnologies.ingersollrand.com.

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies is a sector of Ingersoll-Rand Company plc, a global provider of products, services, and solutions to industries as diverse as transportation, manufacturing, food retailing, construction, and agriculture. For more information, visit www.ingersollrand.com.