Previously offline access systems move closer to online via virtual networks and WiFi By Chris Corum, Executive Editor Controlling access to buildings and dorms is an essential component of campus safety, but administrators face a constant struggle to balance security...
The eventual goal is interoperability, but issuing the card and adding functionality is first By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor In the past 18 months, two companies have issued more than one million dual-interface smart card IDs to students of 450...
But will its use expand beyond access control and into other card applications? By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor It wasn’t too long ago that contactless technology was considered the Cadillac of card technologies, but decreasing prices and increasing security concerns...
But is it a cost efficient, greener alternative or a fad with serious security risks? by Andy Williams, Contributing Editor For some members of the card printing market, it’s hard to justify costs involved in printing rewritable cards, while for...
Universities have a lot to gain with their banking partnerships. Besides adding to the bottom line, financial institutions can help colleges improve their campus ID programs. Banks also benefit by establishing contact with customers when they’re young, which can potentially...
Students from abroad, attending college in the U.S., have a lot to assimilate. More than likely they have to deal with a new culture, perhaps master a new language, learn their way around campus and more. They also possibly have...
U.S. attendee sees similarities and differences between American and European card programs By Danny Smith, Vice President, ColorID More than 120 university attendees traveled from all across Europe to Lodz, Poland to attend the 2008 European Campus Card Association (ECCA)...
There was a time when all you needed for a print job was a black nylon ribbon and a dot matrix printer. With color came more options, and now with the ability to print directly to cards – no matter...
Gonzaga University trials phone-based payments on campus and around town By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor College students can be ideal test subjects for new technology, particularly if it’s “cool.” While programs testing near field communication are cropping up worldwide, until...
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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.
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
