Heartland Campus Solutions, a division of Heartland Payment Systems, has published a two part series on enhancing the campus card program by using contactless smart card technology. The company touches upon the implementation process, looking at three main areas -...
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...
Ellen Arndt, Communications Manager, AlphaCard The functionality and usability of student ID cards has come a long way over the years. When I attended college, our student ID cards weren’t nearly as valuable as they are today. In fact, I...
Boston University has announced that it is using CBORD’s CS Gold campus card system for its campus ID system. In the search for a secure, campus experience, Boston University officials decided on the CBORD solution and its iCLASS contactless cards...
The University of Chicago, together with the campus Police Department, is launching a new smart phone application called Pathlight that will enable students an easy-to-use way to increase their own safety. Developed by The CBORD Group, the same company that...
The CBORD Group and the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) have been recognized for a new mobile-enabled security solution for door access. CBORD’s solution, dubbed CS Access, serves IIT’s more than 7,700 students and staff and was recently awarded the...
CBORD released CBORD Mobile ID, a smart phone app that puts a campus card into the handset. Students can then use their phones for access, vending, attendance and other secure transactions on campus. CBORD Mobile ID works with both iOS...
Blackboard Transact has expanded its campus security offerings through a partnership with S2 Security to offer schools and universities more physical security capabilities. S2 Security, a manufacturer of IP-based physical security and video management systems, will integrate selected NetBox products...
The University of Pennsylvania is embarking on a plan to replace its magnetic stripe-based PennCards with smart cards that will enable contactless access to academic buildings, college housing and other controlled areas, reports The Daily Pennsylvanian. The move is a...
Students are the University of Kentucky will be issued new campus ID cards starting in the spring, according to the Kentucky Kernel. The Wildcard UKID Center along with the UK Police Department will update student and faculty IDs as part...
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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
