Until recently it was hardly possible to combine several brands of electronic offline locks of different kinds of suppliers in one access control system. Although this is something that many European companies have been demandingin recent times and many of those companies have announced that they will not invest further in electronic offline locks, as long as there is no standardisation available. To meet this demand head on, Assa Abloy, Dorma, Nedap and Zugang GmbH have developed a new standard, the Standard Offline Access Application (SOAA).

By implementing this standard it will be easy for companies to integrate multiple electronic offline locks from multiple suppliers. Each company is therefore free to choose the product which fits best. This freedom of choice will result in reduced prices, as they are not depending on one supplier anymore. Besides that, standardisation also increases the security level. Standards are open and therefore tested and investigated by everyone. This is the most secure way.

Companies that want to profit from these advantages can already specify the SOAA standard in their tenders.