Assa Abloy acquires Quantum Secure

March 27, 2015
Company to become a part of HID Global

Assa Abloy on Thursday announced that it has acquired identity and access management solutions provider Quantum Secure. According to statement, Quantum Secure will become a part of HID Global, which has effectively enhanced its capability to provide a comprehensive identity management solution with the acquisition.   

“I am very happy to welcome Quantum Secure to the Assa Abloy Group. This acquisition reinforces our strategy of being the world leader in secure identity solutions. Quantum Secure takes us one step further in being able to provide our customers with an end-to-end identity management system. The company has experienced very strong growth since its founding and we look forward to continued growth in the future,” said Johan Molin, president and CEO of Assa Abloy.

Quantum Secure’s SAFE software suite provides a single, fully interoperable and integrated physical security policy platform to manage secure identities, compliance and operational analytics across multiple sites and systems. 

“With the acquisition of Quantum Secure, HID Global is taking a significant step in addressing customer needs in managing identity, risk and compliance.  The company has been at the forefront in delivering a versatile management tool for all organizations, especially those in highly-regulated industries such as finance and healthcare with demanding compliance requirements,” said Denis Hébert, HID Global president and CEO.  “Going forward, the combination of Quantum Secure’s SAFE software suite with HID’s product portfolio will deliver ever better and more comprehensive solutions for our customers.”

“The growing need for compliance and risk management for a diverse set of identities will have to be satisfied by intelligent, predictive data analysis and related process automation in a global security environment. By bringing together HID Global’s best-in-class technologies, its global reach and Quantum Secure’s software suite, this acquisition will help customers mitigate risk and ensure compliance,” said Ajay Jain, Quantum Secure’s CEO.

Quantum Secure was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, Calif.