December 15, 2006—A contest sponsored by Access Control & Security Systems magazine named wireless locks from SimonsVoss Technologies as the 2006 New Product of the Year.
The locks, which provide users with a full-scale access control system at a reduced cost, were chosen as winner by a panel of judges and a tally of reader votes from 20 finalists in the fifth annual contest.
The SV1 line of electronic locks provides users with a product that is both small and simple, according to the magazine. The locks can be used in both mortise and cylindrical formats with no additional wiring or door preparation. With an installation time as low as 15 minutes, installing the lock is as simple as installing a conventional lock.
“It looks like a standard handle,” says Warren Simonsen, company spokesman. “If you push down on the handle it does not engage the latch. Instead there is a transponder that looks like a key fob for your car.”
For a list of the Top 20 finalists, see the magazine’s Web site.
For more on SimonsVoss, see the company’s Web site.
