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A guide for Access Control OEMs

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Contents

Overview

This guide is designed for you to provide a full overview of Sentry Interactive’s readerless
mobile credential SDK into your existing access control platform and unlock the untapped
recurring revenue potential of your legacy access control system install base.


With increasing pressure on access control OEMs and integrators to deliver smarter, more
sustainable, and user-friendly building experiences, our SDK provides a cost-effective,
scalable and software-only path to mobile NFC access, with no need for expensive
hardware retrofits or costly licensing fees.


Discover how Sentry Interactive helps you to potentially turn every existing customer into a
revenue opportunity while positioning your solution at the forefront of innovation as a
software enhancement that is exclusively available only to OEMs.

Every existing customer is a prospect

Your legacy customer base represents one of your greatest untapped revenue growth
opportunities with minimal financial investment required.
By reconnecting with these customers, you can offer them a modern NFC mobile access
solution that:

  • Is the only fully readerless solution on the market offered to OEMs.
  • Offers best-in-class user experience at the lowest total cost of ownership.
  • Can be deployed and updated remotely, reducing on-site service needs.
  • Regain control of your customer, channel and the revenue you’ve been losing.

With Sentry Interactive’s SDK, legacy systems become upgradable through software alone,
giving you an easy, low-friction path to retain, upsell and grow recurring revenue.

Unlock recurring revenue with a readerless upgrade

Legacy access control systems typically rely on large, one-time hardware investments.
Sentry Interactive enables you to easily shift from a CapEx model to a SaaS revenue model,
by offering user-based mobile credentials.

  • No physical readers required, reduce installation friction and hardware costs.
  • Remote deployment and updates, reducing on-site servicing needs.
  • Lower operational integrator support costs and increased upsell potential.
  • Additional revenues for integrators through providing a unique offering.

This recurring revenue model not only improves your long-term margins, it also strengthens
long-term relationships with your customer base.

Independent from Wallet

Many credentialing platforms are locked into proprietary ecosystems, requiring Wallet and
third-party app integrations, ongoing licensing costs, and restrictive iOS / Android
dependencies.


With Sentry Interactive, you get:

  • A non-proprietary SDK built only for access control OEMs.
  • No dependency on Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.
  • Zero integration fees or platform lock-in.
  • Full control of your customer experience within your own platform and application.
  • Regain control of your customer, the channel and the revenue you’ve been losing.

This empowers you to deliver a seamless mobile access solution without introducing new
complexity, cost, or external vendor license fees.

Provide Higher Customer Lifetime Value

Customers with legacy access control systems are increasingly seeking ways to modernize
access control without entirely replacing their infrastructure.


With our SDK, you can offer:

  • A scalable and secure upgrade path without replacing hardware.
  • Readerless technology that uses NFC mobile credentialing with minimal disruption.
  • A cost-effective alternative to traditional keycard-based access.

This not only improves security and usability — it significantly boosts Customer Lifetime
Value by making it easier to retain, expand, and support your install base with an added
value proposition.

Offer a Sustainable, Scalable Alternative to ‘Rip and Replace’

Replacing legacy hardware can be disruptive, expensive, and wasteful. Our readerless SDK
integration empowers you to deliver immediate value without physical infrastructure
changes.

  • Minimize electronic waste and carbon footprint.
  • Extend the life span of existing access control system infrastructure.
  • Deploy quickly without downtime or construction.
  • Scale across multiple locations with zero added hardware.

This sustainable approach also supports growing carbon neutral ESG mandates for
commercial real estate, government buildings, healthcare facilities and university campuses.

Deliver Premium User Experience

Today’s tenants, employees, and visitors expect convenience, speed, and seamless
integration in their building experience applications.


By offering Sentry Interactive’s mobile credentialing:

  • Users access doors, elevators, and amenities directly from their smartphones.
  • No more lost keycards or front desk delays.
  • Access is simple, secure and intuitive.


Our SDK integrates directly into your customers’ existing workplace, tenant, and visitor
applications, providing a frictionless user experience that drives satisfaction and operational
efficiency.

Add Value Within Apps Your Customers Already Use

Your customers have already invested in building apps for workplace management, tenant
engagement, or smart facilities. Our SDK is designed to plug directly into these third-party
apps, extending their capabilities with secure mobile access.

This means:

  • No new app for users to download.
  • Brand-consistent access experiences.
  • Increased engagement within existing platforms.
  • Seamless interoperability with third-party systems (e.g., visitor management, HR and identity management, etc).

This approach not only saves time and cost but reinforces the value of readerless mobile
credentials across the building’s ecosystem.

Promote Innovation and Growth

Sentry Interactive has developed the only interoperable mobile credential SDK that
provides a readerless transition to NFC mobile access designed for market-leading system
manufacturers. We’re enabling access control platforms to lead the next wave of innovation,
without needing to reinvent their systems or invest heavily in developer resource.

Benefits include:

  • Competitive differentiation with cutting-edge, reader-free access.
  • Expanded reach for OEMs into new verticals (flex and coworking, multifamily, healthcare, education etc.)
  • Greater customer retention by modernizing legacy deployments.
  • Increased appeal to new prospects and retrofit projects.

Position yourself as a future-focused provider with scalable, software-driven access control.

Pioneer NIST Compliant Mobile Credentials

Security threats to physical credentials continue to grow, including card cloning, credential
sharing, loss and theft.

Sentry Interactive offers:

  • NIST compliant mobile credentials where the phone is the reader and credential holder.
  • Secure communication via readerless NFC technology with cryptographic
  • authentication.
  • Elimination of keycard vulnerabilities as readerless mobile credentials are protected from cloning, sharing, or loss.
  • Phones are constantly upgraded with the latest security updates while card-based systems are outdated and can become a security liability.

Upgrade your customers to a more secure and modern access experience and align with
evolving compliance and cybersecurity standards.

Streamline Operations Through Smart Automation

Physical keycards and outdated access workflows lead to operational inefficiencies. With
our SDK integration with identity and access management systems, you can bring intelligent
automation to access control:

  • Auto-issue credentials based on HR, identity or workplace system rules.
  • Self-service access for employees and guests.
  • Reduce front desk workload and support tickets and requests.
  • Provide cloud-based visibility and remote control.

This helps customers save time, reduce admin costs, and create a frictionless building
experience.

Conclusion: The Opportunity Is Now

The shift toward next gen readerless technology for mobile access is happening, and your
legacy customer base is ready for it.


By integrating Sentry Interactive’s SDK into your platform, you can:

  • Turn every install into a source of recurring revenue.
  • Deliver readerless, mobile-first upgrades without hardware updates.
  • Increase the value of your platform and your customer existing system.
  • Grow your market share with a smart, secure, and sustainable solution.

Let’s Get Started

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existing customers?

Offer mobile credentials as a managed software-only service

Become a partner and maximize value from your existing and new customers with a mobile credential software-only upgrade solution for legacy systems, that breaks down the barriers associated with traditional NFC mobile access upgrades.

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.