For more than two decades, the contactless card has been a key tool in managing security, access and payments. Whether it’s used to open doors, facilitate public transit ticketing or mange multiple applications, contactless has become an essential element in...
The University of British Columbia has begun the transition to a contactless smart card to access every building and lab on campus. The iClass UBC card contains an embedded chip which is used to securely open doors when tapped against...
The new QCard system at Connecticut-based Quinnipiac University isn’t exactly receiving the warm student welcome that administrators had hoped for, according to a university student newspaper. Students can now “tap” their QCard to access to certain campus buildings, in addition...
Keystone College, Pa. selected campus card service provider CardSmith and its managed software-as-a-service (SaaS) transactions solution for meal plans and discretionary account services on the college’s Key Kard campus ID. Key Kard provides students cashless access to campus facilities and...
Ohio State Student Service Center (SSC) had a “facepalm” event happen after mistakenly sending out an email to students containing the names, student ID numbers, email address and outstanding balances on some 2,500 students. According to campus newspaper, The Lantern,...
New York University is doing away with its old, outdated swipe machines and replacing it entirely with new, modern and secure electronic card readers. According to Washington Square News, students will no longer have to swipe the magnetic stripe on...
Muscatine High School, Iowa has implemented a campus card program that requires its approximately 1,650 students to wear photo identification as a safety measure, according to the Muscatine Journal. School officials added that the badges will also bring other benefits....
New systems brings flexibility for physical access control The University of Virginia was looking for a door locking system that would give it the flexibility to mix and match, something modular that would make changes easy and less expensive. Wireless...
The Auburn Public School District in Massachusetts is instituting a new Web-based system designed to enhance communication between parents and teachers, according to The Daily Auburn. The district’s technology department is deploying the iParent Portal system for Auburn High School...
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Great inverview on the Public Key Open Credential (PKOC) standard with ELATEC's Jason Ouellette, Chairman of the Board for the @PSIAlliance.
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