本文讨论了门禁系统在后经济衰退时代的未来发展趋势。

　　在后经济衰退时期，其它安防产品市场发展减缓的同时，门禁控制市场已经激发了新的趋势。随着亚洲对最新技术的持续需求，以及智能卡的采用在EMEA(中欧东欧地区)的不断增长，美洲已经成为了SaaS和基于Web的门禁控制系统的先驱。根据来自IMS Research的最新统计，全球门禁控制市场预计到2010年超过180万美元。

　　该报告的作者，市场分析家Blake Kozak评论说：“门禁控制的未来趋势是集中在灵活性、可扩充性和集成的思想。软件及服务，基于Web的门禁控制和电子汽缸锁一定会在从市场衰退中复苏中走在前列。”

　　Kozak继续指出，“整合是一个已经抛出了数年的老话题。虽然整合逻辑和物理访问控制已经最终成为现实，尤其是在医疗部门保护病人的记录方面，但真正在市场上获得拉动的趋势是SaaS、基于web的系统和电子气瓶，所有这些都是利用了IP基础设施的能力”。

　　基于Web的门禁控制可以连接到互联网以进行远程配置，或者通过内部网来进行独立访问控制。为了使面向小型企业的门禁控制更佳简单更加实惠，市场上不断看到SaaS和基于Web的门禁控制系统涌入。这两种方法有着共同之处，它们都是可扩展的，并且可以减少或消除与基于PC的系统相关的成本。但是，基于web的门禁控制系统要么使用基于PC的软件，要么在SaaS平台中使用嵌入式web服务器，一切都通过“云”来设置，升级和管理，并且升级是自动的，无需用户控制。

　　Kozak继续指出：“基于Web的门禁控制系统将继续获得市场的认可，特别是在美洲有着对’开箱即装即用’型解决方案的偏好。随着市场的复苏，客户的注意力转向ROI(投资回报率)，在长时间内，供应商持续提供灵活的和适应性强的解决方案看起来可以获得主要的拉动力。”

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IMS Research Press Release - Access Control Emerges from Recession with New Outlook

　　The following release discusses the future trends for access control, post recession.

　　Austin, Texas (October 1st, 2010) –The post-recession access control market has inspired new trends, while others have slowed. As Asia continues its quest for the latest technology, and smart card adoption continues to grow in EMEA, the Americas has emerged as the forerunner for SaaS and web-based access control systems. According to the latest statistics from IMS Research, the global access control market is forecast to reach over $1.8 million in 2010.

　　Report author and market analyst Blake Kozak comments, “Future trends in access control are centered on the ideas of flexibility, scalability and integration. Software-as-a-Service, web based access control and electronic cylinder locks will certainly be at the forefront as the market emerges from the recession.”

　　Kozak continues, “Integration is an exhausted topic and one that has been thrown around for a number of years. While the idea of integrating logical and physical access control is finally a reality, most notably in the healthcare sector to protect patient records, the true trends gaining traction in the market are SaaS, web-based systems and electronic cylinders, all of which utilize the capability of an IP infrastructure”.

　　Web based access control can be connected to the Internet for remote configuration or through an intranet for standalone access control. In an attempt to make access control easier and more affordable for smaller businesses, the market continues to see an influx of SaaS and web-based access control systems. Both approaches share similarities in that they are both scalable and can reduce or eliminate costs associated with PC-based systems. However, web-based access control systems use either PC-based software or embedded web servers in panels while with SaaS, everything is configured, updated and managed via the “Cloud” and updates are automatic and not controlled by the user.

　　Kozak continues, “Web-based access control systems will continue to gain market acceptance, particularly in the Americas where there is a preference towards “out-of-the-box” type solutions. In the long-term vendors offering flexible and adaptable solutions are likely to gain major traction as the market recovers and customers turn their attention to ROI (return-on-investment).