Three deployments of campuswide access control and mobile credentials were successfully launched by Acre Security, a provider of both on-premises and cloud-native physical security solutions. Two of them – the University of Virginia and George Mason University – were done...
In a recent interview with CampusIDNews, Danny Johnson, Regional VP of Sales for Transact, highlights the company’s new IDX platform as well as other innovations. He describes IDX as the first fully cloud-architected, multi-tenant transaction system in higher education. By...
Mark McKenna, Director of the CATcard Service Center at the University of Vermont, talks with CampusIDNews about his office’s role managing campus access control. The university uses CBORD’s CS Gold platform with CS Access, and they rely heavily on Allegion...
As of July 15, 2025, University of Pittsburgh students, faculty and staff began downloading mobile credentials to phones and smartwatches via Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and Samsung Wallet. Pitt launched the new credentials with the help of Transact, the institution’s...
In a recent interview, HID Global’s Amy Surprenant discusses the project management component of the mobile credential launch at George Washington University (GWU). With 26,000 faculty, staff, and students, the project marked a significant milestone for the institution and its...
Denison University and Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) rolled out mobile credentials to students and staff across their campuses. The projects were very different, however, because of the existing reader infrastructure on the two campuses. Each partnered with Allegion and...
Palm Beach State College’s campus card office has opted to forego mobile credentials and stick with their longtime magstripe cards. While the decision may seem unusual to some, Jessica Bender, the college’s auxiliary services manager, explains to CampusIDNews the rationale...
A significant acquisition in the security industry is set to impact the campus card space. On June 12, door access reader and mobile credential provider, Allegion, announced that it will acquire ELATEC for $380 million. Germany-based ELATEC manufactures door access readers,...
While most people know Southern New Hampshire University as a private, online institution, it does have a physical campus. Its 3,000 students need ID cards, and its facilities require security and other transaction-related services. In terms of total enrollment, SNHU...
During its general assembly on April 22, the University of Texas at Austin Student Government introduced a bill to push for the implementation of digital student IDs to replace the existing physical cards. The assembly referred the bill to a...
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Feb. 1 webinar explores how mobile ordering enhanced campus life, increased sales at UVA and Central Washington @Grubhub @CBORD