The SimonsVoss RF Lock won the top award in the Access Control category of the Security Industry Association's New Product Showcase competition. This competition held every year at the ISC West trade show, is judged by a panel of independent users and resellers with extensive experience in the security industry. This year’s competition had 18 entries in the access control category and included many well-known companies as well as some newer and non-traditional entries.

The winner in this category, the SV1 Cylindrical RF Lock, is a self-contained access control system that is a form and function replacement for a traditional mechanical lock. Warren Simonsen, Vice President of Marketing for SimonsVoss Technologies, demonstrated the ease of installation by installing and programming the lock during his five minute presentation to the judges. He pointed out that, in addition to being easy to install, the lock looked like a traditional handle, with three different handle styles and six different finishes making it easy for architects to accept. This lock also has many security features such as encrypted communications, audit trail, time-based access operation, and multiple methods of support that make it a clear improvement over mechanical locks.

Mr. Simonsen also pointed out that while this product is half the cost of traditional electronic access control solutions it also has the advantage of protecting the buyer's investment. Unlike traditional electronic access control, this product does not become a permanent addition to the building when it is installed since it can be easily uninstalled and moved to a new facility as the need arises.

The SV1C RF Lock supports up to 8,000 credentials and will perform over 100,000 operations on a pair of coin-cell batteries that can be purchased in any convenience store. This lock has an audit trail of over 1,000 transactions and can be programmed for time-based operation and can limit the operation of the credentials by time and date.

This lock is one part of a broader product line that includes similar solutions for a mortise lock, overhead doors, parking barriers, elevators, cabinets, and many other applications. The credentials range from the simple one-button transponder through a wireless keypad and biometric reader.