Author: Linzy Mueller

Which Credential Do You Use? On the homepage of the Telaeris website, we make a bold claim: “We read any security badge!” This isn’t just marketing speak. We have unique technology and a sharp hardware team with a few credential wizards. With their insight and understanding, we can enable our handheld badge readers to read […]

Leveraging intrinsically safe smartphones and Telaeris’ proprietary software, XPressEntry, safety and security professionals working in hazardous environments gain a powerful, handheld identification solution. Determining If Intrinsically Safe Devices are Required Back in the depths of the 2008 recession, Telaeris received a much-needed business opportunity with a major refinery for our XPressEntry handheld solution. The opportunity […]

Do You Actually Need Intrinsically Safe Devices for Access Control and Emergency Mustering? The project that launched Telaeris into the business of handheld devices back in 2007, at first glance, would require an intrinsically safe device. For an overview of what intrinsic safety is, read our previous blog here: “Intrinsic Safety – Understanding the Lingo”. […]

Over the years, our sales team has fielded a number of requests asking if our devices are Intrinsically Safe (IS) or ATEX compliant. For one reason or another, requests for explosion-safe products have increased recently. These customers operate in a variety of environments, such as mines, refineries, power plants, or confined spaces. They have been […]

In every workplace, someone is responsible for the people inside. It could be a school where teachers are accountable for their classrooms, a manufacturing plant spread across thousands of square feet, or an admin building where people come and go throughout the day. Someone needs to know who’s where, so that if an earthquake, gas […]

A critical part of workplace emergency preparedness is ensuring every employee is accounted for during a crisis. Many organizations assume that a simple clipboard and headcount suffice, but real-world scenarios often reveal significant gaps in this manual process. Even a routine drill can cause a company to rethink how to account for employees in an […]

Use a Passport or Country ID like a Badge! This episode of XPressEntry Fast Features covers XPressEntry’s latest function: the MRZ Scan. With this feature, users can enroll and scan their passport or international identity card as easily as a badge or barcode. This can be incredibly helpful as a method to quickly enroll visitors […]