Facebook, Twitter main channels for communication with the modern student Andy Williams, Associate Editor, Avisian Publications What did anyone do before Facebook? It’s long been the go-to place for teens and college students, and now universities are adding the social...
The University of Southern California, a private, not-for-profit school in central Los Angeles, recently installed fingerprint scanners in each of its 14 dormitories to better secure access. Prior to the fingerprint scanner installation, a simple swipe of the student’s ID...
Match-on-card technology marries biometrics with smart cards, enabling users to not only carry their biometric with them but also match it on the card. This means greater privacy for the cardholder and the ability to authenticate without connection to a...
Programs ideal for customer service, photos, document processing Campus card offices typically run on tight budgets, putting strain on the day-to-day operations. However, some universities have found an inventive solution to bring in some extra revenue. Card offices looking for...
Since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks facial recognition has been both touted as a magic bullet for spotting terrorists in a crowd and derided as an invasion of privacy. In truth, the technologies true application lays somewhere in the...
Legacy 125-kilohertz proximity cards (prox) is still in prevalent in physical access control deployments in the U.S. For years, however, corporations, educational institutions and government agencies have been migrating from older technologies to contactless at rapid pace.
University says yes, researchers suggest caution Andy Williams, Associate Editor, Avisian Publications Keeping a university’s computer system secure from outside hackers is only half the battle. Securing the thousands of student computers that log into campus networks on a daily...
Employee ID credentials have advanced greatly in recent years, but as new security features and materials are added to the mix one constant remains: the need to print and personalize the badge.
How providers determine what schools pay Andy Williams, Associate Editor, Avisian Publications From cloud-based services to software delivered on-site, colleges and universities have a myriad of options for handling their card programs. Understanding the ways in which the different vendors...
The only publication dedicated to the use of campus cards, mobile credentials, identity and security technology in the education market. CampusIDNews – formerly CR80News – has served more than 6,500 subscribers for more than two decades.
Great inverview on the Public Key Open Credential (PKOC) standard with ELATEC's Jason Ouellette, Chairman of the Board for the @PSIAlliance.
Attn: friends in the biometrics space. Nominations close Friday for the annual Women in Biometrics Awards. Take five minutes to recognize a colleague or even yourself. http://WomenInBiometrics.com
