Allegion, a nine-year-old spinoff of Ingeroll Rand's residential and commercial security businesses, announced a new brand called Zentra. Initially offered in the U.S., Zentra provides software, hardware, and services for multifamily property access solutions.

Zentra becomes the 30th in the Allegion collection. "The brand's offerings are unified by a single software platform with integrated hardware and support services to enhance back-end efficiency for property managers and improve the overall resident experience," the company said in a press release."

Here is a list of benefits Zentra claims:

• One system to unify and manage complete property access
• Mobile authentication for authorized individuals
• Real-time perimeter access management supported in the cloud
• API integrations with property technologies beyond access
• Easy upgrades (mechanical to smart lock retrofit)
• Dedicated customer success team

"Residents' lives are full of movement, constantly accepting deliveries, coordinating in-home or on-location services, welcoming visitors and so much more," said John Goodwin, vice president and general manager of multifamily access of Zentra, in the release. "Zentra is focused on simplifying the whole experience of selecting, installing and using smart access solutions for multifamily buildings to drive higher adoption in the market and deliver increased return on investment for property managers and owners."