HID Competitor Implores "REPLACE THE READER"
Only three months after Wavelynx was acquired / invested in by a large private equity firm and days after HID released a "major, mandatory upgrade," Wavelynx's President is imploring users to "REPLACE THE READER."
In this note, we examine the tactics and issues in Wavelynx making this call.
Key *********: '******* *** ******'
********'* ********* *** ***** ****: "**'* about ****" *** ******** ***** ****** and ********** ******** ********* *** ** "REPLACE *** ******" *** *********** **** his *******'* ********.
***** *********** **** ******** ****** ******* ******** ********** *** ******* instead ** ******* **** *** ********** caused ** ******** ****:
HID *** *********, *** ******* ***
***** **** ** ********* ***** *** (and *** *********** "**** *************"), ********'* President ***** ******** *** ** ****.
Lawsuit *******
***** ******* *** ****** **** ** HID ** ****** "**** *************," *** he ** ********* *** *******'* ******* competitor, ********** *********** *** ****** ******* of ********. *** * ******* ** those *****, ***:
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- ******** ************** (****) ***,******** *** ********* *****
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****** ********** ********* ** ************ ******** (even **** *** ********** **** ******** by ****.
*******, **** ** *** ****** **** this ***** ** ********* *** **** LinkedIn ** ********* ***********; ******** ***'* *** *********** ******* ** al.
Cost **** *** ** **** **** ********
******** **** *** * ********* **** that "******* *** ******" ** * money-saving *********** ** ********, ********** **** ripping *** *** *** ********* **** with ******** **** ** **** ********** and ******* **** "* ******* **** per ****** ** ******" *** ******* with *** ******* ******** *** **** of ********* ******** *********** **** "**** secure" *** *******.
** * *** ******* ******* *** WaveLynx ******, **** * ****** **** will ** *** ****** *** **** to ********, ********* ********* ******* *** readers **** *** **** **** **** likely ******* *************** ** ****** ********** software, ****** ***** ***********, *** ***************, especially ** **** ** **** ******* of ******** *******. ******* **** ** patching ******** *****, ******* ********, *** new ****** ***** ************** ** *** software **** *** **** **** ****. The "******* ****" ***** ******** ** HID ****** ***** ** ******* ** even ******** ** ******* *** *** replacing ****.
Replacing ******** *********** ***** ********
******* *** **** ****** *** ***** explained ** *** ******* ** ******** physical ***********.
***** ******* ** **** ** *** post:
** ***** **, *** ***** **** themselves **** *********** *******, ****** *** Wallet ***********, *** *** *** ***** own ****** ****** ******* ******************** ******* ***.
** ***** **** *** "****** **** own ****** ******" ****** ** *** claim, *** ******* **** ******** * migration ** *** ****** *** ****** DESFIRE *********** *** ** *** ********* by *** **** / ****** ****. Replacing *********** ** ******* *** ********* ranges **** $*.** ** $*+ *** card, **** ****** ****** *** ******* of *****/********* ** ***** ****, ****** them, *** ********** **** *** **** system **********.
**** ** ****** *** ** ********* expensive *** ******** *********, *** ******** the ******* ** * *** ****** in*** *** *** *********** *** ***** widely ****** "********* **********."
Least ********* ****** *** ****: ** *******
***** ** ***** *** *** *** and ********* **** ** **** *** formats ******** * ********, ** ********** many **** ****** ** ** *******. Not ******** *** ******, ********, ** credential ***** ** *** ***** ********* option.
*** *********** *** ***** ****-**. **** many ***** ****** ******, ******* *** over * ******, ******** ** ** so, ***** *** **** *** ********** of *********.
**** ******* ********* ** ******** ***** (e.g.,******* **** ****** ******* ******* ******,*** ******* **** ********* *** ***** Of ****** ******* *****,*** *** ****** *** ***** **** HID **** *** ******* ****), **** *** ******, *** ****, if *** **** *** ***** *** unaware ** ***** *****.
HID ******** ****** ***
***** ***** ******** ******** ******* *** Wallets ** *** **** (*.*., "****** the ****** ***********"), *** ****, ***. We ****** *** ***** ****** ******* of ***** ****** ******* ****** *** ****** ******* ********* ***** ** ******** *** **** the ******** **** ***** ****** ******.
Opportunity *** ********
***********, **** ** ** *********** *** Wavelynx *** ***** *** ****** (*.*., Farpointe ****, ********, ****, ****, *********, and ***, *********** ****** ******* ********** ****). ** **** ** *********** ** see *** **** *** ********** ** they **** ********* ******** *** ********* HID ** *** *** ****-** *** many ***** **** **** ***.
* *** ****** *** "***" ** there *****. ** *******, **** ** HID *** ** **** ****** *** Wavelynx ****? ****** **** ** ** in *** ********* **** *** ***** discussing ***.
********** *****, * *** ** *** for ****. *** *** ******** ** this **** * ***** ** ***** sense *** **** ** **** **** this.
**********. *'* ****** **** ** *** to ********** ** ****.
*** ******** ********* ****'* ****** ***** much ** ** ******** ** ********* Wavelynx **** ** *** ***.
******* * ****** ***** ***** **** that **** ******.
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** *** ***** **** ** **** a **** ** *** ** *** WL *******, **** **** ** ******* me ** *** **** ** *******.
****** **** ********* ** *****.
** *** *** ******* **-*** ***** (which *** ****** **** ***), ********* readers ***** ********* ***** (******* *** keys *** ********* ** * ***). Doing **** *** ** **** ** a ****.
**** *****'* **** ** *** *** running ***** ***** **** ****, *** it's * *** ****** ** **** a ****** *********** **** ******* **** it ** ** *** *** ******* every **** *** ***** ****** ** once.
***** ****, * ********* *** ****** credential ******* ** *** ******* (*** only ******* *** ****** ***********, ** there's ** ****** *** **). ***** like ** ******* ** *********** **** since *** **** **** *** ***'* need ** **** ** ***** *** reader.
** *** *** * ****, * just **** * ****** ****. **** on *** ***** ** **** *** reader ***** ****** **** *** ***** end, **** ****** **** ** ******, done.
**** **** **** **** ** **** the ****** **** ** *********** **, and *** **** ***** **** **** than *** ****** *************.
* **** ******* ***** ************ ******* from *** **** **** ** ******* right ***. *** *** ******* *** readers *** *********** ** **** ***** be **** * ****, ********** **** we **** ******** *****, **** ***, property ********, ********, ***, ***, ***. with ****** ***********.
*** ***** ** **** ******** ***** supports **** ** ***** ***** *******. To **, **** **** ******* ****** be * ********** **** ****. ****** invariably **** ************ ********* ******* ******* permanent. ** ***** ** ******* *** client *****'* **** ** ***** ***** as **** ** ***** *** **** to *** *** *********** *** *** of *** ********* ****** *** *** creds.
*'** **** **** **** ******* **** is ** *************** "****" **** ********* use ** *** **********. ** ********* tenants **** ** ********* ****** ******* systems? *** ***** ** *** *******: they **** *** ******* ****. **** luck ****** ** *** ***** *****/***********, HID, *** ******** ******* ** **.** Mhx ************ **********. *** *****, **** secure *********** *** ***** ********* *** customer ****-**.
** *** ***** ** *** *** the ****-*** *** **** ***** *** door ** *** ***.
* ***** **** *** ***** **** to *** *** *** ****-***, *** financially ***'*. * ** **** **** is **** *** *****. **** ** a **** ** *** ********** ******** for * ****** ********, **** *** proposal ********, *** ** **** ** out. *** *******, *** *****, *** all *** ****** ***** **** ********.
******** ******** ****** ** **** *** door ** *** *** *** **** close **. ** *** **** *** we ****** ** ** ** ** just ******'*.
* *** ** ***** *** ****** the ******** ** ******* ** ***** new ***** ** ******** *** *** new ***** **** *** ****** ******* coding ****** ***** * ****** ****** sector ** ******* *****, **** ***** be ** *** **** ****, ******'* they?
* ***** ******** ***** **** **** initiative * ****** *******.
* *** ********* ** ****** ****. The **** ** *** ** ** additional ********** ** ****** **** ********* as **** ***** ***** **** *********.
********* * *** ****** **** * Wavelynx ****** *** ** **** ********* at ***** **** * **** ******* or *************** ** *** *** ******. But ** *** *** ****** *** future ****** **** *** ******** ****** does ***, **** *** ********* ***** will *** ** ** ** **** expensive **** **** ********* *** *** reader *******.
**** **** **** ** *** ******** and *********** ****** *** ** ******* by ****** * ****** ****** ***** to ***** ** *** ********.