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Bitwards - The Access Company

Bitwards – The Access Company – in brief

Bitwards is a pioneer in digital access, the Access Company. We convert the mobile phone into a smart key for universal access to anything. The solution is ready to use in a day and with just a fraction of the cost of traditional access control systems.

The Open Access Platform offers real estate owners and security companies new business opportunities. The solution increases the utilization rate and value of your real estate.

We are growing globally with the mission of digitizing the world’s 40 billion doors.

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New Smart Doors Revolutionize Access Control

Lock manufacturers Dormakaba and Südmetall have both unveiled intelligent lock bodies that resemble traditional mechanical lock bodies but contain smart technology, enabling their use as part of Bitwards’ digital access control platform.

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Blog

How can Securitas Flow improve customers’ experiences?

You may recognise the feeling. You have rented a cottage in Lapland, and after the packing and the long car journey to get there, there are still a few steps before you can finally kick back and enjoy your well-deserved holiday. Our guest writer Juha Pieviläinen from Securitas Technology, tells us about ‘holiday stress’ and how holiday rental property owners can improve their customers’ experiences..

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The different flavours of Mobile Access

In access control and security business,  mobile access is nowadays a mainstream feature. Customers are asking from vendors at least for a mobile access compatibility. However it is seldom understood that under the same term there are several approaches that may differ a lot in their usage. It maybe confusing for the customers that these different technologies are labelled under one term, mobile access. It might be difficult to understand what the different services are providing.

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Bitwards application and lock structure
News

New Smart Doors Revolutionize Access Control

Lock manufacturers Dormakaba and Südmetall have both unveiled intelligent lock bodies that resemble traditional mechanical lock bodies but contain smart technology, enabling their use as part of Bitwards’ digital access control platform.

Read more
Blog

How can Securitas Flow improve customers’ experiences?

You may recognise the feeling. You have rented a cottage in Lapland, and after the packing and the long car journey to get there, there are still a few steps before you can finally kick back and enjoy your well-deserved holiday. Our guest writer Juha Pieviläinen from Securitas Technology, tells us about ‘holiday stress’ and how holiday rental property owners can improve their customers’ experiences..

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Roots deep down in technology

Bitwards was founded in 2016 and its roots are in Finnish high technology, development of access control and academical research. It soon became the pioneer in digital access, being the Access Company.

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2014 February

Technology development kick off at Flexim Security.
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2015 December

First Mobile Access Prototype.

2015 August

Assa Abloy acquires Flexim Security.

2016 December

Bitwards is founded and the founders acquire the IPRs from Assa Abloy for the platform development.
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2018 January

First hardware manufacturer integrates Bitwards technology.

2018 September

First commercial deployment of Bitwards for Aalto University.

2019 March

Stanley Security becomes the first Value Added Reseller of Bitwards.

2021 September

Already 21 hardware manufacturers using Bitwards technology.

The Access Company at your service

Eljas Saastamoinen
Founder & CEO
Email:
firstname.lastname@bitwards.fi

Phone: +358 (0)50 355 4323

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Niklas Kaustinen
Founder & CTO
Email:
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Phone: +358 (0)40 834 3688

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Jonna Kaila
Sales Manager
Email:
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Phone: +358 (0)50 304 2588

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Katja Sonninen
Marketing Manager
Email:
firstname.lastname@bitwards.fi

Phone: +358 (0)50 3531806

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Mobile Access - what does it even mean?

In the guide, we explain what mobile access means in various contexts and provide a handy list of five questions that anyone considering mobile access should ponder when evaluating different solutions!

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