Commercial real estate technology company VTS has partnered with SwiftConnect, a provider of connected building-access technology, to add mobile credentials and identity-based access management to the VTS Activate Workplace platform.
Building owners and tenants will be able to manage access to entrances, lifts, offices, amenities, and shared facilities through the workplace platform. The integration is compatible with existing physical access-control systems and identity providers, so owners will not need to replace installed infrastructure.
Access control can be difficult to standardise across commercial property portfolios, especially when individual buildings operate different systems. By connecting these systems through SwiftConnect’s network, VTS Activate customers will be able to administer credentials and visitor access through a common workplace platform.
Mobile credentials and visitor access added to VTS Activate
The integration will provide mobile wallet access, automated credential management, visitor management, and employee onboarding and offboarding workflows.
Permissions can be linked to individual identities and updated in real time. Operators can issue or withdraw access when employees join, leave, or change roles, while tenants can use mobile credentials at authorised access points throughout a building.
SwiftConnect calls this continuous route from the building entrance to a tenant’s workplace “Street-to-Seat”.
“Access control remains one of the most fragmented parts of the commercial real estate technology stack, making it incredibly difficult for owners to deliver a consistent, modern experience for tenants at scale,” said Nick Romito, co-founder and CEO of VTS.
Existing building access systems can remain in place
VTS Activate already integrates directly with access-control providers including HID, Genetec, LenelS2, C•CURE, Avigilon Alta, Kastle, AMAG, Datawatch, Genea, and Inner Range. The SwiftConnect partnership adds a connection layer intended to extend these access workflows to buildings using different combinations of physical access and identity systems.
SwiftConnect connects physical access-control systems with identity providers and other IT systems. Its network sits between these technologies, allowing credentials, visitor permissions, and access rules to be managed centrally.
Owners can retain the access-control technology already installed in their buildings and are not restricted to a single system provider.
“Access is one of the most important parts of how tenants experience a building, yet it has been treated as an operational afterthought,” said Matt Kopel, president and co-CEO of SwiftConnect.
The partnership extends VTS Activate’s workplace-management functions into physical building access, linking tenant-facing services with the systems that govern entry to commercial properties.
