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2020 SSI Access Control DEEP Dive

2020 SSI Access Control DEEP Dive

1. Does your company sell, design and/or install electronic access control products, systems and/or solutions? *This question is required.
2. Which of the following best describes your company? *This question is required.
4. Your company's type and number of access control installations in an average MONTH: *This question is required.
Space Cell Zero1-56-1011-2021-3031-4041-5051-7576-100More than 100
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL & RETAIL
LARGE INDUSTRIAL (Airports, Stadiums, Prisons, etc.)
5. What is the average number of doors/entryways in your company's access control projects? *This question is required.
Space Cell 1-56-1011-1516-2021-3031-4041-5051-6061-7576-100101-150151-200200+
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL
6. What is the average sales price your company charges for an access control system? *This question is required.
Space Cell Less than $1,000$1-2K$3-5K$6-10K$11-15K$16-20K$21-25K$26-30K$31-40K$41K-50K$51K-75K$76K-100K$100K-200KMore than $200K
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL
9. Approximately how much has your company's access control business grown during the past year, and past five years? *This question is required.
Space Cell DeclinedNo growth - flat1%-5%6%-8%9%-10%11%-15%16%-20%21%-30%31%-40%41%-50%51%-75%76%-100%More than 100%
Past-year growth
5-year growth
10. What percentage of your company's access control sales revenue is accounted for by each of the following markets?
(select so total adds up to 100%)
*This question is required.
Space Cell None1-5%6-10%11-15%16-20%21-25%26-30%31-40%41-50%51-60%61-75%76-100%
Healthcare
Government
Hospitality
Houses of worship
Residential - single-family homes
Residential - multidwelling buildings
Commercial offices
Critical infrastructure
Retail
Financial institutions
Industrial facilities and warehouses
K-12 educaton
Higher education
Elderly homes/facilities
Sports/Events/Entertainment venues
Quick-serve restaurants / convenience stores
Small to midsize businesses (SMB)
11. Select the percentage your company's access control projects incorporate each of the following technologies. *This question is required.
Space Cell None1-5%6-10%11-15%16-20%21-25%26-30%31-40%41-50%51-60%61-75%76-100%
Smart locks
BlueTooth
NFS
Wi-Fi
ID card generation
Cloud-hosted or managed access control as a service (ACaaS)
Open platform
Proprietary platform
Keyless entry / exiting
Elevator control
Integration with video
Integration with fire/life safety
Integration with mass notification
Integration with intrusion detection
Integration with gun or gunshot detection
Residential integration with other home controls
Gates, barriers, turnstiles or bollards
Mechanical door hardware
Proximity readers
Magstripe readers
Biometrics (facial, finger, hand, etc..)
Multi-format card / token readers
Mobile phone credentialing
Geo-fencing
GPS location capability
Mobile system control app
Telephone entry or intercom
12. Has your company installed audiovisual door stations/intercoms as part of its access control solutions?
13. Do you feel it is important to have two-factor authentication, such as live video verification of the cardholder entering the premises, as an added level of security?
14. What is your familiarity level and usage of Cloud and hosted or managed access control as a service (ACaaS) solutions?
16. Rank the following challenges as the leading reasons for your company either not offering or struggling with Cloud-based hosted or managed access control as a service (ACaaS). Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.
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17. Rank the top challenges your commercial/industrial customers face when the decide to run a physical access control solution on their corporate network. (1 = top challenge) *This question is required. Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.
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19. Please select the THREE access control brands your company most often sells and installs. Please only three choices. *This question is required.
20. Thank you very much for taking the time to participate in this survey! To be entered into our prize drawing for the chance to win a $100 AMEX gift card, please provide your contact information  in the space below. (Note by doing so you are also consenting to possible followup by SSI's editorial team for comments on the access control topic. Your info will not be used for any sales/marketing purposes.)