"The LDAP Guys."

LDAPCon 2009 Session

LDAP for PLASEC - Neely

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Abstract

Physical access control systems have similar data requirements as identity management & logical access control systems. These systems have historically used relational databases with vendor specific schemas making interoperability difficult. This session will review the advantages and challenges of using a directory as the native data store for physical access control and how this enhances out of the box interoperability.

Bio

Mr. Neely's career in the IT industry spans more than 25 years of varied experience in databases, communications and embedded programming. Since 2006, Mr. Neely is the President of PlaSec, Inc, delivering IT collaborative solutions for physical access control. Previously Mr. Neely was Vice President of MIC, Inc. producing physical access control software for the security industry. After the acquisition by Honeywell in 2000, Mr. Neely became Vice President of Engineering for Honeywell Access Control Products leading a team of software and hardware engineers to develop physical security products for six years.

Mr. Neely has over 25 years of IT experience including 13 years of specific experience in the physical access control industry. While at Honeywell Access Systems, Mr Neely met with many large organizations and their IT departments to better understand their interoperability requirements resulting in products to meet those requirements. Their insights help provide a foundation for this talk.

Mr. Neely holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Marymount University.