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Deliver mobile credentials through the PACS you install

Speed up mobile access projects and earn recurring revenue by issuing cloud-based mobile credentials that work with the access control infrastrucucture already installed on site.

Become a partner

Turn stalled mobile access projects into recurring revenue

Don’t let reader lead times or compatibility issues stall a mobile access upgrade project. Provision users remotely, install Sentry Smart Access Tiles in minutes, and turn every enrolled user into a recurring line item. Deploy at scale via your own systems, or integrate Sentry’s cloud service with the pre-installed on premise PACS with no rip and replace.

Speed up project lead times

Don’t let reader purchase delays or compatibility issues stall a mobile access upgrade project. Provide a competitive edge and sell cloud managed mobile credentials that work with pre-installed on premise access control systems and work with wireless Sentry Smart Access Tiles. 

A recurring line item, not a new project

Shift your revenue mix from one-time hardware and install fees, toward a recurring per-credential model, the direction most PACS dealers are already trying to take their business. Bill it alongside your existing service and maintenance contracts as a subscription line item, rather than relying on new project work alone. 

Everything installed stays the same

The panels and readers already installed stay exactly as they are, and the customer’s PACS head end still makes the final unlock decision. All that’s added is a mobile credential layer, integrated via the cloud into the on-premise system. Users are enrolled with mobile credentials through the Sentry Interactive Platform or the OEM’s own platform, then can unlock doors bypassing the reader hardware using wireless Sentry Smart Access Tiles.

Readerless mobile credential features:

  •   NFC tap-to-unlock or QR code scan access technology
  •   Remote door access via iOS or Android widgets
  •   Digital key sharing of time sensitive mobile credentials
  •   Time, Geofencing, and IP access security restrictions
  •   Compatible with iOS and Android
  •   Adheres to NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 
  •   Asymmetric cryptography and Zero Trust
  •   Secured with multi-factor authentication (MFA) and smartphone biometrics
  •   Built with open standards
  •   Managed in the Sentry Interactive platform or the PACS system

How to get started

Sign up and assess

Become a channel partner and start identifying sites or customers still running proximity cards or fobs who are ready to move to asymmetric mobile credentials, without replacing the panels or readers already installed.

 

Integrate and deploy

Readerless Mobile Access software is integrated with the on-premise PACS system, including proximity based systems. 

Sentry Smart Access Tiles can then be sent to the client, which can be installed in a matter of minutes next to any door, no power source, no wiring, no reader upgrade required.

Users are provisioned remotely via the Sentry Interactive Platform with Readerless Mobile Access or via the PACS platform, setting time, IP, and geofence restrictions as needed.

 

 

 

Generate recurring revenue

Bill per enrolled user, annually, and add it as a subscription line item alongside your existing service, maintenance, or platform revenue. Collect recurring revenue for every user, not a one-time sale.

Provide mobile credentials built different

Asymmetric cryptography, not shared secrets

Readerless mobile credentials use a public/private key pair. The public key verifies identity and is exchanged with the cloud services and the private key stays in the secure enclave of the user’s device. Every credential exchange is a unique challenge-response handshake.

NIST-aligned and Zero Trust

Built to align with NIST cybersecurity standards and Zero Trust Architecture. Trust is not based on location, network, or prior authentication. Every access decision is a fresh, cryptographically verified event.

Centralized, auditable access logs

Every unlock event including user, time, and location is logged centrally and exportable from one centralized platform whether it be the Sentry Interactive Platform or the OEMs portal.

Compatible across multiple PACS of all ages

Software integrates directly with the physical access control system (PACS) already installed, including proximity-based access control systems, as it bypasses reader hardware integration. 

Instant, remote revocation

Access provisions and revokes remotely and automatically via time restrictions, with no admin site visit required.

Readerless, mobile-first credentialing

The user’s smartphone stores the credential and acts as the active reader. All that’s required at the door is a passive, wireless Sentry Smart Access Tile, no dedicated wired reader, no professional installation.

Become a partner

Start selling PACS hardware agnostic mobile credentials today and speed up your mobile access projects.

Become a reseller

Sign up and identify prox customer-base looking for a fast and cost-effective transition to asymmetric mobile credentials.

Integrate and start deploying readerless mobile credentials without having to rip and replace existing PACS hardware.

Generate recurring revenue per user enrolled with a mobile credential.

Built for your customers, across every industry

No matter what industry, you can provide your customers with a fast-track solution to the most secure and scalable mobile access. 

Corporate and coworking

Storage and utilities

Multifamily residential

Fitness and wellness

Industrial and manufacturing

Education

Transport

Healthcare

Frequently asked questions

How do we manage sites once it's set up?

You can control your sites and end-users remotely via the Sentry Interactive Platform or via the PACS platform itself, setting time, IP, and geofence restrictions as needed, no site visit is required to manage who has access and when.

Do we need to rip out or replace any existing panels or readers?

If there is a pre-built integration with the PACS, the panels and readers already installed stay exactly as they are, and the customer’s PACS head end still makes the final unlock decision. Sentry only adds a mobile credential layer via the cloud on top of the existing on-premise system.

How do we bill this to customers?

As a recurring line item rather than a one-time project. You bill per enrolled user, annually, and can add it alongside your existing service and maintenance contracts as a subscription line item, shifting your revenue mix toward recurring rather than relying only on new project work.

What's involved in the installation process?

Sentry Smart Access Tiles install next to any door in minutes –  no power source, no wiring, and no reader upgrade required, since the tiles don’t have a part number or compatibility spec to get wrong.

Ready to start accelerating your mobile access projects?

Sign up as a partner today and start moving your customer base to mobile credentials without any delays due to hardware requirements.

William Bainborough

Board of Directors

William is an experienced British entrepreneur, founder, and accomplished board executive and advisor for a number of businesses. He is the CEO and co-founder of Doordeck, the world’s only true cloud-based access control aggregator. He is also the managing director and founder of Group Secure, a leader in providing security, CCTV, and access control solutions, products, and installation for high-net-worth individuals in the UK. 

William established his first business at just seventeen and brings 20-plus years of in-depth experience and industry knowledge. He has a proven track record for building businesses from the ground up—and then leading them to profitability and a successful exit across a myriad of sectors including hospitality, retail, security, telecommunications, and e-commerce. William’s leadership, vision, and experience in creating cutting-edge SaaS-based technology platforms will prove invaluable for Sentry Interactive moving forward.

Denis Hébert

CHAIRMAN & CEO

Hébert began his career at Honeywell International where he held several leadership positions including Managing Director for the Automation and Controls business in France and eventually President of the NexWatch Corporation from 1999-2002. Hébert led HID Global as President & CEO over a transformative 12-year period from 2002-2015, where he provided strategic guidance and grew the business tenfold through a mix of strong organic and acquisitive growth. Most recently, Hébert was President of Feenics Corporation which is a cloud-based access control company that was successfully sold to ACRE LLC at the end of 2021. Hébert also served on the Board of Directors for the Security Industry Association (SIA) from 2009-2020 and was nominated to be Chairman of the Board for SIA from 2016-2018. He is currently Chairman of the Board for Nightingale Security based in Newark, CA.

Stephen Taylor Matthews

Board of Directors
Stephen is a very accomplished attorney, member of the Texas State Bar, licensed commercial real estate broker, and an avid philanthropist. He is an experienced executive board member, serving in leadership positions for more than 20 community councils and corporate boards—ranging from Boy Scouts of America to the ABBA Business Leaders Council, and most recently the American Bank BOD, the Real Estate Council of Austin, and the Marbridge Foundation BOT. With more than 35 years experience, Stephen and his firm, Barrond & Adler, L.L.P. are devoted to eminent domain cases in Texas.

Jon Davis

Board of Directors

Mr. Davis is an Experienced corporate board member, having served on boards of public, private equity-backed, and venture-backed companies. Jon possesses deep industry expertise in dairy, food processing, food technology and manufacturing, and food, beverage, and entertainment services. 

During Jon’s tenure of 25 plus years, he’s led operations, research and development, and mergers and acquisitions. He’s served as CEO and has been the founder and active board member for many successful enterprises—from startups to billion-dollar corporations. While COO and CEO of Davisco Foods International, Jon built a state-of-the-art cheese plant which was awarded the United States Dairy processing plant of the year in 2005 by Dairy Foods magazine. Currently, Jon is active with several non-dairy projects, including investments in local real estate, the Wayzata Brewworks, and his latest venture the new CōV restaurant in Edina’s Galleria.

Joe Caldwell

Founder and Chairman of the Board

Joe is an American entrepreneur, investor, and accomplished executive. He has co-founded, founded, and led many successful businesses, including US Internet, a leading fiber internet service provider, Securence, a leading provider of email filtering software, and Ravon, an industry-leading digital voice communications service. 

It was Joe’s venture, Municipal Parking Services (MPS), that inspired him in 2020 to start Sentry Interactive, an advanced touchless and staffless detection platform.

Caldwell currently serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board for Municipal Parking Services (MPS), a global tech company based in Austin, TX responsible for inventing and patenting technologies that assist in parking and security enforcement.

Joe was named one of Minnesota’s 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders for the past two years—and is a seasoned corporate board member. He’s served on boards of public, private equity-backed, and venture-backed companies—and has deep industry expertise in all aspects of digital technology.

Jason Bohrer

Board of Directors

Jason Bohrer is one of the visionaries behind our mission to bring people back together safely and securely, in any environment, through Sentry’s advanced digital communications and detection platform. With over two decades of senior leadership experience, Jason’s track record of success spans across sales, operations, product innovation, strategy, and technology for domestic and global companies like Bexar Technology Partners, CPI Card Group, HID Global, and Motorola, Inc. Prior to launching Sentry Interactive, Jason was actively involved with several key technology transitions across multiple industries, including the contact and contactless EMV transitions in the U.S. payments industry and the adoption of smart card and mobile technologies in the global access and identity market. Jason was an inaugural member of the University of Chicago Executive Institute and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as the Executive Director for two industry-leading not-for-profit organizations: the Secure Technology Alliance and the U.S. Payments Forum.
Brent Terry

Brent Terry

Chief Operating Officer
Brent Terry leads the operations and solutions organizations at Sentry. This includes all product innovation, development, and operations management. A veteran in the technology space, Brent has more than 30 years of experience across a myriad of industries, like physical security technology and building automation, SAAS, hardware and software product development, internet, digital TV, interactive TV, digital media, telecommunications, and medical products and services. Prior to Sentry, Brent has spun up successful startups and led high-performing teams for some of the biggest global, Fortune 500 companies, including ARRIS, Conerco, Motive Communications, SeaChange International, and IBM. Brent holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Louisiana. He also is the committee Chairman and Program Director for a non-profit organization responsible for the rollout of smart cards for physicians and first responders.