Key Market Applications

Education

Educational institutions (from K12 schools to universities) struggle to manage large volumes of physical keys across campuses, where manual key management processes lead to misplaced/lost keys, unauthorized access, wasted staff time and limited visibility and accountability among staff and contractors. Torus addresses this need by implementing an elegant and sophisticated key management solution - Torus cabinets and cloud-native software. It ensures keys are always available when needed and secured when not in use. It restricts unauthorized access, gives full visibility and accountability over key usage and sends real-time alerts via SMS and email ensuring prompt return of keys, eliminating uncertainty and security risks. The result is a measurable operational advantage as schools save thousands of labor hours annually, reduce administrative burden, strengthen campus security, and maintain complete key controlensuring keys never leave the site and are always available when needed.

Case study on Denver Public Schools: https://torus-technology.com/casestudy/denver-public-schools/

 

Commercial property

Commercial property owners and managers face growing challenges managing large volumes of keys across multiple tenants, contractors, and high-security areas, where manual processes lead to lost keys, lack of accountability, and significant operational inefficiencies. Torus addresses this need by implementing an elegant and sophisticated key management solution - Torus cabinets and cloud-native software. Torus provides controlled access, ensuring only authorized users can access keys and every key transaction is logged and sends real-time email and SMS alerts if keys are not returned on time. As a result, organizations gain full visibility and control over their keys, reduce security risks, save thousands of labor hours annually, improve operational efficiency by eliminating manual key handling and achieve significant cost savings by avoiding unnecessary key and lock replacements.

Case study on Silverstein Properties: https://torus-technology.com/casestudy/silverstein-properties/

 

Healthcare

Healthcare facilities face critical challenges managing keys across multiple departments, restricted areas, and shift-based staff, where manual key management process leads to misplaced keys, delayed access, and increased security and compliance risks. Torus addresses this need by implementing an elegant and sophisticated key management solution - Torus cabinets and cloud-native software. It provides role-based access control, and real-time tracking, ensuring keys are always secure, accessible, and fully monitored. As a result, healthcare organizations improve security and compliance, reduce operational delays, and enable staff to focus more on patient care rather than managing keys.

Case study on Children's Hospital of Orange County: https://torus-technology.com/casestudy/childrens-hospital-of-orange-county/

 

Video link: https://torus-technology.com/explainer/

 

Features & Benefits

 

Features:

·       Torus cloud-native key management system integrates with Genetec Security Center On Premise and Saas versions.

·       Assign cardholder permissions in Security Center to manage access to physical keys.

·       Only the required keys will be accessible. All others remain locked in place.

·       Customizable notifications are sent from Torus Software to Security Center (eg if keys are overdue)

·       Integration with Security Center Events Plug In

 

Benefits:

·       Genetec Security Center becomes the single platform to manage user identities and key access permissions

·       Physical keys are secured when not in use

·       Eliminate unauthorized users

·       Reduce time and frustration associated with manually checking keys in and out

·       Maintain consistent details across systems without additional data entry

·       Enjoy comprehensive reporting and a single source of truth

·       Improve the overall access experience