HID CEO Speaks On Massive Product Shortages Causes
HID product shortages were one of the biggest access control problems throughout the Pandemic, only recovering recently.
Now, HID's CEO Björn Lidefelt, in frank comments at the SNG security conference, gives two explanations for these problems, which we examine and comment on what it means for HID.
This is a companion post to HID CEO Interview At SNG, which covers his other remarks.
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