Designed to perform with unparalleled scalability from 1 to over 10,000 sites, without the need for local servers or infrastructure, the most challenging and diverse of access control systems can be delivered cost effectively, wherever they are located.

"The concept of hosting in the cloud is now very familiar to us,” comments Andrew Pigram, Business Development Director at Norbain. "We use it every day for our voicemails, email and on-line banking, to name but a few. The advantage for access control is that it makes managing multiple sites and users extremely simple, with changes being made instantaneously. This is a great advantage for many applications. Initial interest in the product has been extremely positive and we already have a number of installations from construction sites to Town Councils.”

There are various benefits to highlight with Volo.  For example, as well as no requirement for a PC, the GSM GPRS connectivity means that a site does not even need local or direct connection to the internet, making it ideal for remote sites.

It offers simple, virtually unlimited expansion for sites, users and operators without an investment in new software, networks or servers, plus simple system maintenance. System enhancements and upgrades can be made instantly, without the need to visit a site. This ensures the latest version of the software is always in operation, even across multi-site end users.

Furthermore, system programming, adding users, card issuance, configuring groups and access rights can all be performed from any supported web-browser from anywhere in the world. 

There is also a simple licensing structure.  Hosted services are provided through an annual charge as opposed to a higher up-front software investment with upgrade or expansion charges later on. Additional licences are needed only as required and when the system grows.